Regular readers of my Blog will know that as I try to come up with good new songs for the website, I use TV shows and TV ads quite a lot for my inspiration.
The song from the UK "Surf" ad caught my attention quite a few weeks ago, but only this week I managed to catch the artistname and song title from a radio play - it's "Neapolitan Dreams" by Lisa Mitchell. I have to confess I knew nothing of Lisa, but have discovered from the ever-reliable Wikipedia that she is a young Austrialian singer-songwriter, and the song "Neapolitan Dreams" is from the soundtrack of "Packed to the Rafters", an Australian Comedy show. This album looks worth checking out, as it also features songs by Jason Mraz, Gabrielli Cilmi and Jose Gonzalez, among others.
"Neapolitan Dreams" is a really cute little song, and easy to play, featuring only 4 chords - C, C/B Am F, a very common riff - but Lisa gives the song a really distinctive sound. It is certainly one of those songs to add to the repertoire ( particularly for female guitarist/singers ), with it's anthemic "Ba-da, ba-da-da-da-da..." sing along bit at the end of the chorus, it should go down well at sessions with friends / family.
If you'd like to try playing this song, check out my interpretation at this link:
Miscellaneous Pop guitar songs - Lisa Mitchel 'Neapolitan Dreams'
If you feel like playing along to the originl, check out the YouTube version at this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSmWvU0Z_8w
Lisa's official website is at : http://www.lisamitchellmusic.com , and their music can be browsed or bought online at the link below:
Lisa Mitchell CDs at CD Universe
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
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Sunday, May 31, 2009
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Iron and Wine - "Passing Afternoon" chords and lyrics
Iron and Wine fans will be pleased to hear that, having posted chords & lyrics for my first Iron & Wine song ( Flightless Bird, American Mouth ) only yesterday, I have posted another today - "Passing Afternoon".
Followers of the US series "House" may remember this one from the final double-episode of Season 4, played over the tearjerking moments...
If you are not an Iron and Wine fan, take time out to listen to their stuff. It might be easy to dismiss as 'Emo', but Sam Beam's singing is absolutely knockout, lying somewhere between Neil Young, Michael Stipe and Jeff Buckley, while not sounding like any of these - just unique.
For the early learning guitarist, most of their stuff is a godsend, simple chords but with really tuneful melodies, so if you can nail them vocally, you can sound really professional without being a guitar virtuoso.
Just to repeat from the previous post, that I also have chords and lyrics to "Such Great Heights" which was an Iron and Wine cover of the Postal Service original. I've listed it as a Postal Service song, but I think my interpretation covers both versions.
You can check out my chords and lyrics interpretation of "Flightless Bird" is on my Rock Guitar song chords page at the link below:
Miscellaneous rock guitar songs: Iron and Wine "Passing Afternoon"
The official Iron and Wine website is http://www.ironandwine.com/ , you can check out their music online at the link below:
"Iron and Wine" music at CD Universe
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my list of cool and useful guitarist resources on ( where else! ) my Online Guitarist Resources page
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
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Followers of the US series "House" may remember this one from the final double-episode of Season 4, played over the tearjerking moments...
If you are not an Iron and Wine fan, take time out to listen to their stuff. It might be easy to dismiss as 'Emo', but Sam Beam's singing is absolutely knockout, lying somewhere between Neil Young, Michael Stipe and Jeff Buckley, while not sounding like any of these - just unique.
For the early learning guitarist, most of their stuff is a godsend, simple chords but with really tuneful melodies, so if you can nail them vocally, you can sound really professional without being a guitar virtuoso.
Just to repeat from the previous post, that I also have chords and lyrics to "Such Great Heights" which was an Iron and Wine cover of the Postal Service original. I've listed it as a Postal Service song, but I think my interpretation covers both versions.
You can check out my chords and lyrics interpretation of "Flightless Bird" is on my Rock Guitar song chords page at the link below:
Miscellaneous rock guitar songs: Iron and Wine "Passing Afternoon"
Check out the YouTube version of the song if you want to play along - YouTube - Iron and Wine "Passing Afternoon" ( if the embedded video below doesn't work just click the link above )
The official Iron and Wine website is http://www.ironandwine.com/ , you can check out their music online at the link below:
"Iron and Wine" music at CD Universe
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my list of cool and useful guitarist resources on ( where else! ) my Online Guitarist Resources page
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Iron and Wine - Flightless Bird, American Mouth Chords & Lyrics
Once again, I have no excuses to offer. My daughters have been singing the praises of Iron and Wine for years now, and I'm finally getting round to posting my first chord & lyric interpretation of one of their songs - the gorgeous "Flightless Bird, American Mouth", from their 2007 album "The Shepherd's Dog" ( it was also released as an iTunes single in 2008 ).
I had heard their excellent version of the Postal Service song "Such Great Heights", but as I'd already posted the original version of that to my Rock song chords page and the chords seemed pretty much the same, there wasn't much point in reposting.
I worked the Iron and Wine song out while listening to a live version on YouTube ( see below ), it was played in the key of C, but with capo on 2nd fret bringing it up to D. You'd really need to play this one with the C set of chord shapes, as it has that nice C, C/B, Am run going all the way through. If you find it doesn't suit your voice, keep moving the capo up a fret until you find a key that suits, as this one doesn't really lend itself to transposition ( unless you move it right up to G, where the chords would be G, G/F#, Em, C, D - which would have a similar flowing chord set. Way too high ( or low ) for me tho! ).
My version of "Flightless Bird" is now on my Rock Guitar song chords page at the link below:
Miscellaneous rock guitar songs: Iron and Wine "Flightless Bird, American Mouth"
The official Iron and Wine website is http://www.ironandwine.com/ , you can check out their music online at the link below:
"Iron and Wine" music at CD Universe
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my list of cool and useful guitarist resources on ( where else! ) my Online Guitarist Resources page
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
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I had heard their excellent version of the Postal Service song "Such Great Heights", but as I'd already posted the original version of that to my Rock song chords page and the chords seemed pretty much the same, there wasn't much point in reposting.
I worked the Iron and Wine song out while listening to a live version on YouTube ( see below ), it was played in the key of C, but with capo on 2nd fret bringing it up to D. You'd really need to play this one with the C set of chord shapes, as it has that nice C, C/B, Am run going all the way through. If you find it doesn't suit your voice, keep moving the capo up a fret until you find a key that suits, as this one doesn't really lend itself to transposition ( unless you move it right up to G, where the chords would be G, G/F#, Em, C, D - which would have a similar flowing chord set. Way too high ( or low ) for me tho! ).
My version of "Flightless Bird" is now on my Rock Guitar song chords page at the link below:
Miscellaneous rock guitar songs: Iron and Wine "Flightless Bird, American Mouth"
Check out the YouTube version of the song if you want to play along - YouTube - Iron and Wine "Flightless Bird, American Mouth" ( if the embedded video below doesn't work just click the link above )
The official Iron and Wine website is http://www.ironandwine.com/ , you can check out their music online at the link below:
"Iron and Wine" music at CD Universe
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my list of cool and useful guitarist resources on ( where else! ) my Online Guitarist Resources page
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
webmaster: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com/
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Monday, May 25, 2009
Noah and the Whale - Shape of my Heart chords and lyrics
As with "5 Years Time" ( which is also featured on my Rock Guitar song chords page ) "Shape of My Heart" seems to have been another slow burner, in that both of these released earlier as singles from the 2008 album "Peaceful, the world lays me down", and have since both been re-released as singles, as the reputation of the band gains momentum.
I'm kinda undecided whether they're a good band or a GREAT band, the songs are really very simple, but have the same kind of appeal for me as The Kinks, or say, Belle and Sebastian. But they are good fun to play, and many ( including "Shape of My Heart" ) can be played with just 3 Major chords and one Minor.
I've worked out my version of the chords and lyrics for "Shape of my Heart" - it's in the key of F, chords are F, Bb, C with an Am in the chorus. If you're an early learner and find these chords difficult, you can transpose down to C and put a capo on the 5th Fret, so you'll be playing: G,C,F,C for the verse, and Em,F,C for the chorus. Check out my guide to chord transposition to learn how to do this for any song where you find the chords too tricky, or where the key of the song doesn't suit your voice.
I've posted my interpretation of the chords and lyrics for "Shape of My Heart" to my Rock guitar songs page at the link below:
Miscellaneous rock guitar songs: Noah and the Whale "Shape of My Heart"
The official Noah and the Whale website is http://www.noahandthewhale.com/ , you can check out their music online at the link below:
"Noah and the Whale" music at CD Universe
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my list of cool and useful guitarist resources on ( where else! ) my Online Guitarist Resources page
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
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I'm kinda undecided whether they're a good band or a GREAT band, the songs are really very simple, but have the same kind of appeal for me as The Kinks, or say, Belle and Sebastian. But they are good fun to play, and many ( including "Shape of My Heart" ) can be played with just 3 Major chords and one Minor.
I've worked out my version of the chords and lyrics for "Shape of my Heart" - it's in the key of F, chords are F, Bb, C with an Am in the chorus. If you're an early learner and find these chords difficult, you can transpose down to C and put a capo on the 5th Fret, so you'll be playing: G,C,F,C for the verse, and Em,F,C for the chorus. Check out my guide to chord transposition to learn how to do this for any song where you find the chords too tricky, or where the key of the song doesn't suit your voice.
I've posted my interpretation of the chords and lyrics for "Shape of My Heart" to my Rock guitar songs page at the link below:
Miscellaneous rock guitar songs: Noah and the Whale "Shape of My Heart"
Check out the YouTube version of the song if you want to play along - YouTube - Noah and the Whale "Shape of My Heart"
The official Noah and the Whale website is http://www.noahandthewhale.com/ , you can check out their music online at the link below:
"Noah and the Whale" music at CD Universe
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my list of cool and useful guitarist resources on ( where else! ) my Online Guitarist Resources page
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
webmaster: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
Bon Iver - "Skinny Love" guitar chords and lyrics
Just finished working out chords and lyrics to my first song by Bon Iver, who's music I was introduced to by my daughters - their musical taste, as always, impeccable!
I've been listening to the album "For Emma, Forever Ago" ( which reached #1 in the US Top Heatseekers chart in 2008 ) for just a short while, but it's really growing on me. I know I keep moaning on about how little good 'guitar music' is being produced lately, so it's great to 'discover' a new artist to listen to and to try to work out and play good new songs.
If you'd like to try playing this song, check out my interpretation at this link:
Miscellaneous Rock guitar songs - Bon Iver 'Skinny love'
You can listen to the Youtube version here:
The Bon Iver Myspace page, featuring 3 of their songs is at : http://www.myspace.com/boniver , and their music can be browsed or bought online at the link below:
Bon Iver CDs at CD Universe
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
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I've been listening to the album "For Emma, Forever Ago" ( which reached #1 in the US Top Heatseekers chart in 2008 ) for just a short while, but it's really growing on me. I know I keep moaning on about how little good 'guitar music' is being produced lately, so it's great to 'discover' a new artist to listen to and to try to work out and play good new songs.
If you'd like to try playing this song, check out my interpretation at this link:
Miscellaneous Rock guitar songs - Bon Iver 'Skinny love'
You can listen to the Youtube version here:
The Bon Iver Myspace page, featuring 3 of their songs is at : http://www.myspace.com/boniver , and their music can be browsed or bought online at the link below:
Bon Iver CDs at CD Universe
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
webmaster: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com/
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Thursday, May 14, 2009
Nickelback - "I'd come for you" guitar chords & lyrics
Up to now I didn't have a Nickelback page on my guitar chords & lyrics site, but I had previously posted my interpretations of "You Remind Me", "Rock Star" and "Be Somebody" to my Rock song chords page. As I have now added the song chords and lyrics for "I'd come for you", one of the other singles from the Dark Horse album, and am pretty certain to be adding more, I've created a seperate Nickelback song chords page on the site. You can now find the 3 earlier song interpretations, plus my chords and lyrics version of "I'll come for you" on the new Nickelback page:
Guitar Chords and Lyrics to Nickelback "I'd Come for You" ( plus other Nickelback songs )
Nickelback's official website can be found here: http://www.nickelback.com/
If you are an early learner, or feel that you haven't yet reached your potential as a guitar player, I have put together a list of cool and useful guitarist resources on my Online Guitarist Resources page, you should really check these out!
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
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Guitar Chords and Lyrics to Nickelback "I'd Come for You" ( plus other Nickelback songs )
Nickelback's official website can be found here: http://www.nickelback.com/
If you are an early learner, or feel that you haven't yet reached your potential as a guitar player, I have put together a list of cool and useful guitarist resources on my Online Guitarist Resources page, you should really check these out!
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
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Saturday, May 09, 2009
Badfinger - Come and get it chords and lyrics
I've often been listening to radio, or watching TV and a great old 70s song from my .. em.. infancy... comes on, and I think 'That's a brilliant guitar song, nice chord sequence, not too tricky, good melody' But I end up not working it out for inclusion on my guitar chords Website or this Blog on the basis that most of the guitar community are just too young to know the song.
This situation arose recently watching "Top of the Pops 2" when Badfinger appeared, playing "Come and Get It", a really nice pop/rock song, with a great melody, and mostly straightforward chords, with one or two challenging ones for the early learning guitarist.
So I figured that while there will be people going 'What-finger? - who???', that in the age of YouTube and Wikipedia there are no excuses for anyone not being able to listen to a song, or find out about an artist - I'll post it, and encourage people to have a listen and maybe learn a little about the band. They were actually mentored by none other than The Beatles ( particularly George, if memory serves ), and for a while were touted as the next BIG band from the Apple label.
Unfortunately tragedy overtook two of the band members, and the band never realised it's potential. But they have left us with some great tracks, and I'm happy to have worked out chords and lyrics to 'Come and Get it', which I've posted on my Pop guitar songs page, at the link below:
Chords and Lyrics to Pop songs - Badfinger 'Come and get it'
You can buy Badfinger music at CDUniverse - Badfinger Music page
While there doesn't appear to be an official Badfinger website, individual members have their sites ( just search for: badfinger official website ), as usual wikipedia is the best source of information if you want to find out more about the band. Link below:
Badfinger Wikipedia page
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
webmaster: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
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This situation arose recently watching "Top of the Pops 2" when Badfinger appeared, playing "Come and Get It", a really nice pop/rock song, with a great melody, and mostly straightforward chords, with one or two challenging ones for the early learning guitarist.
So I figured that while there will be people going 'What-finger? - who???', that in the age of YouTube and Wikipedia there are no excuses for anyone not being able to listen to a song, or find out about an artist - I'll post it, and encourage people to have a listen and maybe learn a little about the band. They were actually mentored by none other than The Beatles ( particularly George, if memory serves ), and for a while were touted as the next BIG band from the Apple label.
Unfortunately tragedy overtook two of the band members, and the band never realised it's potential. But they have left us with some great tracks, and I'm happy to have worked out chords and lyrics to 'Come and Get it', which I've posted on my Pop guitar songs page, at the link below:
Chords and Lyrics to Pop songs - Badfinger 'Come and get it'
You can buy Badfinger music at CDUniverse - Badfinger Music page
While there doesn't appear to be an official Badfinger website, individual members have their sites ( just search for: badfinger official website ), as usual wikipedia is the best source of information if you want to find out more about the band. Link below:
Badfinger Wikipedia page
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
webmaster: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com/
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Saturday, April 25, 2009
The Shins "Strange Powers"
As I said in a previous post, I'm a huge fan of the Shins, and will try to get as many playable versions of their songs on my Shins guitar chords page as possible - but a lot of their stuff is pretty quirky, and the songs don't always translate to playing simplified acoustic versions.
But one of my favourite of their songs is a cover they did of Magnetic Fields' "Strange Powers", for which the rhythm guitar part uses just 5 chords - F, C, G, Dm and Am. The song doesn't feature on "Wincing the Night Away", but was the "B-side" for the "Sea Legs single.
You can find my version of The Shins "Strange Powers" on my guitar chords website at the link below:
The Shins - "Strange Powers" guitar chords and lyrics ( cover of Magnetic Fields song )
You can check out/buy all of The Shins music at CDUniverse - The Shins Music page
The Shins official website is at http://www.theshins.com/ and their MySpace page is at http://www.myspace.com/theshins
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my list of cool and useful guitarist resources on ( where else! ) my Online Guitarist Resources page
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
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But one of my favourite of their songs is a cover they did of Magnetic Fields' "Strange Powers", for which the rhythm guitar part uses just 5 chords - F, C, G, Dm and Am. The song doesn't feature on "Wincing the Night Away", but was the "B-side" for the "Sea Legs single.
You can find my version of The Shins "Strange Powers" on my guitar chords website at the link below:
The Shins - "Strange Powers" guitar chords and lyrics ( cover of Magnetic Fields song )
You can check out/buy all of The Shins music at CDUniverse - The Shins Music page
The Shins official website is at http://www.theshins.com/ and their MySpace page is at http://www.myspace.com/theshins
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my list of cool and useful guitarist resources on ( where else! ) my Online Guitarist Resources page
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
webmaster: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com/
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Friday, April 24, 2009
The Smiths "How soon is now" chords & lyrics
In a recent post I made the (slightly) exaggerated claim that "Oasis saved my life!" After the mid 70's punk and late 70's post-punk/new wave we entered into that musical void commonly known as the 80's. My point being that with the arrival of Oasis, I could once again pick up my guitar and work out and play a current song, after enduring 10 years of 'New Romance', Disco and electro-pop.
But there was one band who sustained me through the trauma - Stephen Patrick Morrissey, Johnny Marr, Andy Rourke & Mike Joyce - aka The Smiths. With a new album every year from 1984 to 1987, each packed with classic songs, few if any fillers, I really just switched off the radio and listened to REAL music by the few good bands there were - and The Smiths were tops.
I haven't worked on a Smiths song for some time, haven't even listened to their stuff much ( bad idea to group your iPod/Zen playlists by decade...! ) But I had mine on random play recently, and the booming reverb that kicks off "How Soon is Now" brough me right back. So, I've worked out the chords and lyrics, and added this song to the 16 Smiths already on my "Smiths song chords" page, you can check it out at the link below:
Guitar Chords and Lyrics to The Smiths "How Soon is Now"
If you'd like to play along with the song, this is the YouTube link: Smiths "How Soon is Now"
I hope you'll have as much fun playing the song as I've had!
The Smiths website is at http://www.askmeaskmeaskme.com/ if you want to read more about the band.
If you aspire to becoming a better guitar player, check out my list of cool and useful guitarist resources on my Online Guitarist Resources page
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
webmaster: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
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But there was one band who sustained me through the trauma - Stephen Patrick Morrissey, Johnny Marr, Andy Rourke & Mike Joyce - aka The Smiths. With a new album every year from 1984 to 1987, each packed with classic songs, few if any fillers, I really just switched off the radio and listened to REAL music by the few good bands there were - and The Smiths were tops.
I haven't worked on a Smiths song for some time, haven't even listened to their stuff much ( bad idea to group your iPod/Zen playlists by decade...! ) But I had mine on random play recently, and the booming reverb that kicks off "How Soon is Now" brough me right back. So, I've worked out the chords and lyrics, and added this song to the 16 Smiths already on my "Smiths song chords" page, you can check it out at the link below:
Guitar Chords and Lyrics to The Smiths "How Soon is Now"
If you'd like to play along with the song, this is the YouTube link: Smiths "How Soon is Now"
I hope you'll have as much fun playing the song as I've had!
The Smiths website is at http://www.askmeaskmeaskme.com/ if you want to read more about the band.
If you aspire to becoming a better guitar player, check out my list of cool and useful guitarist resources on my Online Guitarist Resources page
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
The Script "Man who cant be moved" chords & lyrics
I had already posted chords and lyrics for "Breakeven" by Dublin three-piece band The Script, who are maintaining the trend of new Irish band producing pop-rock anthems over the past few years.
"Breakeven" was actually the third single take from their eponymous first album, released in 2008, which contains a number of gems, and few, if any, "fillers".
I have now worked out my interpretation of their second single from the album "The Man Who Can't be Moved" and posted it to my Rock Guitar songs page, at the link below:
Guitar chords and lyrics to "The Man Who Can't Be Moved" by The Script
If you want to play along with the song on YouTube, the link is: The Script "The Man who cant be moved"
The band's official website is at: http://www.thescriptmusic.com/ie/home/
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"Breakeven" was actually the third single take from their eponymous first album, released in 2008, which contains a number of gems, and few, if any, "fillers".
I have now worked out my interpretation of their second single from the album "The Man Who Can't be Moved" and posted it to my Rock Guitar songs page, at the link below:
Guitar chords and lyrics to "The Man Who Can't Be Moved" by The Script
If you want to play along with the song on YouTube, the link is: The Script "The Man who cant be moved"
The band's official website is at: http://www.thescriptmusic.com/ie/home/
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my list of cool and useful guitarist resources on my Online Guitarist Resources page
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
webmaster: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com/
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com/
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Friday, April 17, 2009
April Site Update and Newsletter
Main site update completed and April newsletter issued to 6,000+ subscribers on April 17th .
The Newsletter is now available online at: http://www.guitarsongs.info/news170405.htm
Ten songs added from Avril Lavigne, Tom Waits, Kings of Leon, Keane, Snow Patrol, Natasha Bedingfield, Greenday, Damien Rice, Beck and McFly, plus guitar tips from Andrew Koblick at AmazingGuitar, Chris Elmore at GuitarTips, and a new article and multimedia lesson from James Todd at Guitar-Leads, plus recommended online guitarist resources and more!
I hope you'll find it useful and informative!
Can't say I don't do me best for ya!
Enjoy your music,
PJ
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The Newsletter is now available online at: http://www.guitarsongs.info/news170405.htm
Ten songs added from Avril Lavigne, Tom Waits, Kings of Leon, Keane, Snow Patrol, Natasha Bedingfield, Greenday, Damien Rice, Beck and McFly, plus guitar tips from Andrew Koblick at AmazingGuitar, Chris Elmore at GuitarTips, and a new article and multimedia lesson from James Todd at Guitar-Leads, plus recommended online guitarist resources and more!
I hope you'll find it useful and informative!
Can't say I don't do me best for ya!
Enjoy your music,
PJ
www.guitarsongs.info
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Friday, April 10, 2009
Nilsson - Without You chords and lyrics
As my site has now been around for 10 years, I've come to assume that I had posted all of the older, classic songs years ago. It's really only now, when I'm struggling to find good, new guitar songs, that the "Golden Oldie" radio stations are getting me to rush to the PC, just to confirm that the song I'm listening to is already on the site.
Which wasn't the case today, when listening to Harry Nilsson's "Without You", which for me will always be a classic 1970's ballad, while I know that many will think of it as a Mariah Carey song ( see... I'd written down Whitney Houston, but luckily Googled it, just to be sure...! ).
Either way, there can be very few of my website visitors and Blog readers who won't be familiar with the song, and it has the great advantage of being a huge ballad which was a big success for both a male and female singer, so let's take this one out of the shower and into the public performance domain, eh?
You can find chords and lyrics for "Without You" on my Pop Songs guitar chords page, at the link below:
Miscellaneous Pop guitar songs - Harry Nilsson - Without You
You can listen to the Youtube version here:
(If you're reading a syndicated version of this post (Facebook, MySpace etc, the video may not play - just click THIS LINK )
The official Harry Nilsson website can be found at: www.harrynilsson.com
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P.J. Murphy
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Which wasn't the case today, when listening to Harry Nilsson's "Without You", which for me will always be a classic 1970's ballad, while I know that many will think of it as a Mariah Carey song ( see... I'd written down Whitney Houston, but luckily Googled it, just to be sure...! ).
Either way, there can be very few of my website visitors and Blog readers who won't be familiar with the song, and it has the great advantage of being a huge ballad which was a big success for both a male and female singer, so let's take this one out of the shower and into the public performance domain, eh?
You can find chords and lyrics for "Without You" on my Pop Songs guitar chords page, at the link below:
Miscellaneous Pop guitar songs - Harry Nilsson - Without You
You can listen to the Youtube version here:
(If you're reading a syndicated version of this post (Facebook, MySpace etc, the video may not play - just click THIS LINK )
The official Harry Nilsson website can be found at: www.harrynilsson.com
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
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Monday, March 30, 2009
Arctic Monkeys - 'Bakery' Chords and Lyrics
Sometimes when I'm scraping around for good songs to add to the site, inspiration comes from unexpected places. Quite a few songs on the site are courtesy of the song appearing in a TV ad, or on a TV program like House or Scrubs.
This one was a post from one of my Facebook Friends Diona ( I've made a bunch of new FB friends from my participation in the Guitarist Groups and forums ). Not for the first time, a video post has introduced me to a song I hadn't heard, by one of my favourite bands - the Arctic Monkeys. The song was called "Bakery", and I couldn't find it on either "Favourite Worst Nightmare" or the debut album "Whatever people say, that's what I'm not".
Diona got back to me and identified it as being included on the "Fluorescent Adolescent" single, while not being on the album - thank you Diona!! So, I've worked out what I believe is a pretty playable version, and added it to my Arctic Monkeys chords page ( which already includes "Fluorescent Adolescent". You can check out the song at the link below:
Guitar Chords and Lyrics for Arctic Monkeys "Bakery" ( included on Fluorescent Adolescent single )
You can find the official Arctic Monkeys website at: http://www.arcticmonkeys.com/
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- Guitar Leads - Electric, Acoustic, Rock, Jazz - learn to play lead guitar in 30 days
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For early learners, or those who want to bring their guitar playing to a higher level, I have put together a list of cool and useful guitarist resources ( including the Elmore Music lessons above ) on my Online Guitarist Resources page, please feel free to check them out!
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
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This one was a post from one of my Facebook Friends Diona ( I've made a bunch of new FB friends from my participation in the Guitarist Groups and forums ). Not for the first time, a video post has introduced me to a song I hadn't heard, by one of my favourite bands - the Arctic Monkeys. The song was called "Bakery", and I couldn't find it on either "Favourite Worst Nightmare" or the debut album "Whatever people say, that's what I'm not".
Diona got back to me and identified it as being included on the "Fluorescent Adolescent" single, while not being on the album - thank you Diona!! So, I've worked out what I believe is a pretty playable version, and added it to my Arctic Monkeys chords page ( which already includes "Fluorescent Adolescent". You can check out the song at the link below:
Guitar Chords and Lyrics for Arctic Monkeys "Bakery" ( included on Fluorescent Adolescent single )
You can find the official Arctic Monkeys website at: http://www.arcticmonkeys.com/
~~~~
Chris Elmore, who has been a great supporter and regular contributor to my newsletter has consolidated all of his guitarist resources under one banner - elmore-music.
- Guitar Tips: Over 70 multimedia lessons to skyrocket your learning process
- Guitar Songs: 50 classic rock songs broken down into intros, rhythm, lead, solos with audio, video and tab to give you all you need to be able to play these great numbers.
- Guitar Backing Tracks - Your very own backing band in the comfort of your home!
- Guitar Leads - Electric, Acoustic, Rock, Jazz - learn to play lead guitar in 30 days
- Guitar Theory - Binds it all together by teaching you the reasoning behind the music
For early learners, or those who want to bring their guitar playing to a higher level, I have put together a list of cool and useful guitarist resources ( including the Elmore Music lessons above ) on my Online Guitarist Resources page, please feel free to check them out!
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
webmaster: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com/
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009
No You Girls - Franz Ferdinand
You might well ask what I'm doing working out chords for a Franz Ferdinand song NOW, when I've pretty much ignored them thus far, even when they were winning the 2004 Mercury Prize, "Brit" awards in 2005 for Best British Group and Best British Rock Act, with the "Franz Ferdinand" album also named as NME's Album of the Year.
In truth, I don't really have an excuse. Except maybe that there was such a plethora of good guitar music around those days the band just passed me by. Possibly the label "Dance-Rock" didn't help.
But... good rock guitar songs are becoming thin on the ground these days, and I'm struggling to find good new songs to give the newest batch of learning guitarists a chance of playing their favourite songs early on in the process. I check the US and UK Singles charts regularly, more in hope than expectation, but tonight ( coincidentally the name of their new album! ) I find, among the instantly forgettable and the songs I've already posted, a new entry at #27 in the UK charts for "No You Girls" by Franz Ferdinand. So I think, "can't hurt", and turn to the ever-reliable YouTube. I've been listening to the song all night since, only stopping to pause and check a chord here, a lyric there. The results of my attempts to work out a playable version of the song can be found at the link below:
Guitar Chords and Lyrics to Franz Ferdinand's "No You Girls"
I'd be delighted if you'd take a look at the other miscellaneous songs on my Rock guitar songs or Pop guitar songs pages or browse through the list of artists on the left of my Guitar Chords & Lyrics home page.
The official Franz Ferdinand website is at: http://www.franzferdinand.co.uk/
If you are an early learner, or feel that you haven't yet reached your potential as a guitar player, I have put together a list of cool and useful guitarist resources on my Online Guitarist Resources page, you should really check these out!
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
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Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com/
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In truth, I don't really have an excuse. Except maybe that there was such a plethora of good guitar music around those days the band just passed me by. Possibly the label "Dance-Rock" didn't help.
But... good rock guitar songs are becoming thin on the ground these days, and I'm struggling to find good new songs to give the newest batch of learning guitarists a chance of playing their favourite songs early on in the process. I check the US and UK Singles charts regularly, more in hope than expectation, but tonight ( coincidentally the name of their new album! ) I find, among the instantly forgettable and the songs I've already posted, a new entry at #27 in the UK charts for "No You Girls" by Franz Ferdinand. So I think, "can't hurt", and turn to the ever-reliable YouTube. I've been listening to the song all night since, only stopping to pause and check a chord here, a lyric there. The results of my attempts to work out a playable version of the song can be found at the link below:
Guitar Chords and Lyrics to Franz Ferdinand's "No You Girls"
I'd be delighted if you'd take a look at the other miscellaneous songs on my Rock guitar songs or Pop guitar songs pages or browse through the list of artists on the left of my Guitar Chords & Lyrics home page.
The official Franz Ferdinand website is at: http://www.franzferdinand.co.uk/
If you are an early learner, or feel that you haven't yet reached your potential as a guitar player, I have put together a list of cool and useful guitarist resources on my Online Guitarist Resources page, you should really check these out!
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
webmaster: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com/
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Monday, March 16, 2009
Oasis - 'Falling Down" guitar chords & lyrics
Oasis saved my life!! Well... my musical life at least. After enduring the horrors of 80's disco and 'New Romance', I'd pretty much accepted that I'd just keep plodding on playing old 60's and 70's folk and rock songs. And then I heard the rip-roaring raucousness that was 'Definitely Maybe', and I was back on track - 15 years on I'm eagerly awaiting albums from Kings of Leon, Killers, Arctic Monkeys, The Fray, The Shins ... any of the great rock bands that resurfaced after that mid-90's guitar revolution and were influenced by it.
Which of course, still includes Oasis - their 2008 album 'Dig Out Your Soul' showed signs of a return to former greatness, leading to them receiving the NME award for "Best British Band of 2009"
I have already worked out my interpretations of "I'm outta time" and "Shock of the Lightning" and posted them to my Oasis Chords and Lyrics page I've now worked out chords & lyrics for "Falling Down" ( the 27th Oasis song on my site ) which you can check out at the link below:
Guitar Chords and Lyrics to Oasis "Falling Down"
I hope you'll have as much fun playing the song as I've had!
Oasis' official website is at http://www.oasisinet.com/ if you want to get any info on the band, and their MySpace page can be found at http://www.myspace.com/oasis
If you aspire to becoming a better guitar player, check out my list of cool and useful guitarist resources on my Online Guitarist Resources page
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
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Which of course, still includes Oasis - their 2008 album 'Dig Out Your Soul' showed signs of a return to former greatness, leading to them receiving the NME award for "Best British Band of 2009"
I have already worked out my interpretations of "I'm outta time" and "Shock of the Lightning" and posted them to my Oasis Chords and Lyrics page I've now worked out chords & lyrics for "Falling Down" ( the 27th Oasis song on my site ) which you can check out at the link below:
Guitar Chords and Lyrics to Oasis "Falling Down"
I hope you'll have as much fun playing the song as I've had!
Oasis' official website is at http://www.oasisinet.com/ if you want to get any info on the band, and their MySpace page can be found at http://www.myspace.com/oasis
If you aspire to becoming a better guitar player, check out my list of cool and useful guitarist resources on my Online Guitarist Resources page
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
webmaster: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
Guitar Backing Tracks - http://www.guitarsongs.info/guitar-backing-tracks.htm
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Sunday, March 15, 2009
Ray Lamontagne - You are the Best Thing chords & lyrics
Y'know, when I first heard Ray Lamontagne sing "You are the best thing", the song sounded so familiar I was sure it was his version of one of those great 1960's soul songs, but the album cover for the great "Gossip in the Grain" album on which it features says "all songs written by Ray Lamontagne". I guess the song is just *that* catchy!
Anyway, somewhat later than intended, I have worked out the chords & lyrics to "You are the Best Thing" and have posted them to my Soul/R&B page at the link below:
Guitar Chords and lyrics to Ray Lamontagne's "You are the best thing"
I hope you'll have fun trying this one out, I certainly did! I also have my interpretation of Ray's earlier hit "Trouble" on the same page.
Ray's official website is at: http://www.raylamontagne.com/
If you are an early learner, or have reached a plateau and want to bring yourself to a higher level of guitar playing, I have a list of cool and useful guitarist resources on my Online Guitarist Resources page you should check out.
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
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Anyway, somewhat later than intended, I have worked out the chords & lyrics to "You are the Best Thing" and have posted them to my Soul/R&B page at the link below:
Guitar Chords and lyrics to Ray Lamontagne's "You are the best thing"
I hope you'll have fun trying this one out, I certainly did! I also have my interpretation of Ray's earlier hit "Trouble" on the same page.
Ray's official website is at: http://www.raylamontagne.com/
If you are an early learner, or have reached a plateau and want to bring yourself to a higher level of guitar playing, I have a list of cool and useful guitarist resources on my Online Guitarist Resources page you should check out.
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
webmaster: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
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Tuesday, March 03, 2009
The Shins 'Australia' guitar chords & lyrics
Just realized that it's nearly five months since I added a song from my newest 'favourite band', The Shins - shame on me!
The songs are pretty quirky, and difficult enough to work out, although in the end, reasonably easy to play. This time around, sticking with the 'Wincing the Night Away' album, I've worked out the chords and lyrics for 'Australia'. The chords are: E, C#m, F#m and A - if you find these too difficult, put your capo on the 2nd fret and play D, Bm, Em and G ( substituting D for E, Bm for C#m etc. ). I have a guide to chord transposition you might find handy at http://www.guitarsongs.info/transpos.htm
You can find my version of The Shins "Australia" on my guitar chords website at the link below:
The Shins - "Australia" guitar chords and lyrics
You can check out/buy all of The Shins music at CDUniverse - The Shins Music page
The Shins official website is at http://www.theshins.com/ and their MySpace page is at http://www.myspace.com/theshins
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my list of cool and useful guitarist resources on ( where else! ) my Online Guitarist Resources page
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
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The songs are pretty quirky, and difficult enough to work out, although in the end, reasonably easy to play. This time around, sticking with the 'Wincing the Night Away' album, I've worked out the chords and lyrics for 'Australia'. The chords are: E, C#m, F#m and A - if you find these too difficult, put your capo on the 2nd fret and play D, Bm, Em and G ( substituting D for E, Bm for C#m etc. ). I have a guide to chord transposition you might find handy at http://www.guitarsongs.info/transpos.htm
You can find my version of The Shins "Australia" on my guitar chords website at the link below:
The Shins - "Australia" guitar chords and lyrics
You can check out/buy all of The Shins music at CDUniverse - The Shins Music page
The Shins official website is at http://www.theshins.com/ and their MySpace page is at http://www.myspace.com/theshins
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my list of cool and useful guitarist resources on ( where else! ) my Online Guitarist Resources page
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
webmaster: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
Guitar Backing Tracks - http://www.guitarsongs.info/guitar-backing-tracks.htm
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com/
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com/
Squidoo Lens: http://www.squidoo.com/guitarsongs/
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Ane Brun 'Big in Japan' guitar chords & lyrics
I have to admit, I hadn't heard of Ane Brun, who hails from Norway, until I tried to find out who sang the song on the Sky HD TV ad, and found it was her.
Not sure if "Big in Japan" has been released in Ireland/UK ( or even the US? ) but it's getting a load of airplay here in Ireland at the moment. I knew the song sounded familiar when I first heard it, but only when the chorus kicked in did I recognize it as another Cyndi Lauper song ( also covered by Alphaville ).
It's an amazing version of the song, if you can imagine Norah Jones singing with a Jeff Buckley guitar backing, you get the idea.
It's a lovely, soulful version of what was a pretty raucous pop song, as I recall it. I've worked out the chords and lyrics for the song, which you can find below. Just guessing, but I would imagine you just speed it up if you want to play the Cyndi Lauper / Alphaville version. Check it out at this link:
Miscellaneous Pop guitar songs - Ane Brun 'Big in Japan'
You can listen to the Youtube version here:
The official Ane Brun website can be found at: http://www.anebrun.com/ , and her music can be browsed or bought online at the link below:
Ane Brun CDs at CD Universe
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
webmaster: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
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Not sure if "Big in Japan" has been released in Ireland/UK ( or even the US? ) but it's getting a load of airplay here in Ireland at the moment. I knew the song sounded familiar when I first heard it, but only when the chorus kicked in did I recognize it as another Cyndi Lauper song ( also covered by Alphaville ).
It's an amazing version of the song, if you can imagine Norah Jones singing with a Jeff Buckley guitar backing, you get the idea.
It's a lovely, soulful version of what was a pretty raucous pop song, as I recall it. I've worked out the chords and lyrics for the song, which you can find below. Just guessing, but I would imagine you just speed it up if you want to play the Cyndi Lauper / Alphaville version. Check it out at this link:
Miscellaneous Pop guitar songs - Ane Brun 'Big in Japan'
You can listen to the Youtube version here:
The official Ane Brun website can be found at: http://www.anebrun.com/ , and her music can be browsed or bought online at the link below:
Ane Brun CDs at CD Universe
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
webmaster: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com/
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com/
Squidoo Lens: http://www.squidoo.com/guitarsongs/
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Bell X1 'The Great Defector' guitar chords & lyrics
Bell X1 ( pronounced 'bell-ex-one' ) are a hugely up-and-coming rock band from Kildare in Ireland, who are beginning to hit it big in the US ( some of their songs have featured on US TV shows like The O.C. and Grey's Anatomy )
I have already featured two of their songs on my 'Rock Songs' page: 'Flame' and 'Rocky Takes a Lover', and have now worked out the chords and lyrics for their latest single 'The Great Defector', from their soon-to-be-released 2009 album "Blue Lights on the Runway". If you haven't heard Bell X1 yet, you're really missing out - great rollicking songs with anthemic choruses and lyrics which always raise a smile. Chords & Lyrics to "The Great Defector" are at the link below:
Guitar chords and lyrics to "The Great Defector" by Belle X1
Listen to the song on YouTube here:
The band's official website is at: http://www.bellx1.com
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my list of cool and useful guitarist resources on my Online Guitarist Resources page
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
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I have already featured two of their songs on my 'Rock Songs' page: 'Flame' and 'Rocky Takes a Lover', and have now worked out the chords and lyrics for their latest single 'The Great Defector', from their soon-to-be-released 2009 album "Blue Lights on the Runway". If you haven't heard Bell X1 yet, you're really missing out - great rollicking songs with anthemic choruses and lyrics which always raise a smile. Chords & Lyrics to "The Great Defector" are at the link below:
Guitar chords and lyrics to "The Great Defector" by Belle X1
Listen to the song on YouTube here:
The band's official website is at: http://www.bellx1.com
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my list of cool and useful guitarist resources on my Online Guitarist Resources page
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
webmaster: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com/
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com/
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009
All American Rejects - Gives You Hell chords & lyrics
Hard to believe that it is almost 2 years since the last time I posted chords and lyrics for an All American Rejects song, but it was indeed March 13th 2007 when I posted "Dirty Little Secret" chords to my Rock Guitar Chords page.
The band probably wouldn't make my all time Top 20 list, but they play their own inimitable style of Rock/Pop, and their songs are just fun - to listen to and to play!
The Oklahoma boys released a new album "When the World Comes Down" toward the end of 2008, and I've just finished working out my interpretation of the first ( and still the only ) single from the album "Gives You Hell", which you can find at the link below:
Guitar Chords and Lyrics to "Gives You Hell" by All American Rejects
I'd be delighted if you'd take a look at the other miscellaneous songs on my Rock guitar songs or Pop guitar songs pages or browse through the list of artists on the left of my Guitar Chords & Lyrics home page.
The official All American Rejects website is at: http://www.allamericanrejects.com/
If you are an early learner, or feel that you haven't yet reached your potential as a guitar player, I have put together a list of cool and useful guitarist resources on my Online Guitarist Resources page, you should really check these out!
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
webmaster: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com/
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com/
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Guitar Lessons+Guitar Tips+DVD Lessons
The band probably wouldn't make my all time Top 20 list, but they play their own inimitable style of Rock/Pop, and their songs are just fun - to listen to and to play!
The Oklahoma boys released a new album "When the World Comes Down" toward the end of 2008, and I've just finished working out my interpretation of the first ( and still the only ) single from the album "Gives You Hell", which you can find at the link below:
Guitar Chords and Lyrics to "Gives You Hell" by All American Rejects
I'd be delighted if you'd take a look at the other miscellaneous songs on my Rock guitar songs or Pop guitar songs pages or browse through the list of artists on the left of my Guitar Chords & Lyrics home page.
The official All American Rejects website is at: http://www.allamericanrejects.com/
If you are an early learner, or feel that you haven't yet reached your potential as a guitar player, I have put together a list of cool and useful guitarist resources on my Online Guitarist Resources page, you should really check these out!
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
webmaster: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com/
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com/
Squidoo Lens: http://www.squidoo.com/guitarsongs/
Guitar Lessons+Guitar Tips+DVD Lessons
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