At Seventeen

 

I learned the truth at seventeen

that love was meant for beauty queens

for high school girls with clear-skin smiles

who married young and then retired.

 

The valentines I never knew

the Friday night charades of youth

were spent on one more beautiful.

At  seventeen I learned the truth.

 

And those of us with ravaged faces, lacking in the social graces

Desperately remained at home, inventing lovers on the phone

Who called to say "Come dance with me" and murmured vague obscenities

It isn't all it seems at seventeen

 

A brown-eyed girl in hand-me-downs

whose name I never could pronounce

Said, "Pity, please, the ones who serve

they only get what they deserve.

 

The rich-relationed home-town queen

marries into what she needs

A guarantee of company

and haven for the elderly

 

Remember those who win the game lose the love they sought to gain

In debentures of quality and dubious integrity

Their small town eyes will gape at you in dull surprise when payment due

exceeds accounts received at seventeen

 

Solo

 

To those of us who know the pain

of valentines that never came

and those whose name were never called

when choosing sides for basketball

 

It was long ago and far away.

The world was younger than today

and dreams were all they gave for free

to ugly duckling girls like me

 

We all play the game, and when we dare to cheat ourselves at solitaire

Inventing lovers on the phone, repenting other lives unknown

that call and say Come dance with me, and murmur vague obscenities

at ugly girls like me, at seventeen.

 

 

Pretend  Brenda Lee (E)

 

Pretend you're happy when you're blue

it isn't very hard to do

And you'll find happiness without an end

whenever you pretend

 

Remember anyone can dream

and nothing's bad as it may seem

The little things you haven't got could be a  lot

if you pretend

 

You'll find a love you can share

one you can call all your own

Just close your eyes he'll be there

you'll never be alone

 

And if you'll sing this melody

you'll be pretending just like me

The world is mine  it can be yours my friend

so why don't you pretend

 

(Gitaar solo):

 

You'll find a love you can share

one you can call all your own

Just close your eyes he'll be there

you'll never be alone

 

And if you'll sing this melody

you'll be pretending just like me

The world is mine  it can be yours my friend

so why don't you pretend

 

 

SEALED WITH A KISS

Intro gitaar

 

Though we gotta say goodbye for the summer

Darling I promise you this

I'll send you all my love every day in a letter

Sealed with a kiss

 

Yes it's gonna be a cold lonely summer

But I'll fill the emptiness

I'll send you all my dreams every day in a letter

Sealed with a kiss

 

I'll see you in the sunlight

I'll hear your voice everywhere

I'll run to tenderly hold you

But darling you won't be there

 

I don't want to say goodbye for the summer

Knowing the love we'll miss

Oh let us make a pledge to meet in September

And seal it with a kiss

 

SOLO

 

I'll see you in the sunlight

I'll hear your voice everywhere

I'll run to tenderly hold you

But darling you won't be there

 

 

Yes it's gonna be a cold lonely summer

But I'll fill the emptiness

I'll send you all my love every day in a letter

Sealed with a kiss

Sealed with a kiss

Sealed with a kiss

 

 

 

 

Sweet Nothin's

 

Uh-huh, honey, Alright

My baby whispers in my ear, mm, sweet nothin's

He knows the things I like to hear m, sweet nothin's

Things he wouldn't tell nobody else

secrets baby, I keep 'em to myself

Sweet nothin's mm, sweet nothin's

 

We walk along hand in hand Mm, sweet nothin's

Yeah, we both understand, mm, sweet nothin's

Sittin' in classroom try to read my book

My baby give me that special look

Sweet nothin's mm, sweet nothing's

 

    Gitaar solo:

 

Ah, sittin on my frontporch, mm, sweet nothin's

Well, do I love you? Of course  mm, sweet nothin's

Mama turned on the front door light sayin'

"Come in doughter, that's enough for tonight"

Sweet nothin's, mm, sweet nothin's

Sweet nothin's, mm, sweet nothin's

Sweet nothin's

 

 

 

HOUSE FOR SALE

Intro   gitaar.

 

 

The sign went up one rainy morning, just a couple of hours after dawn

Misses Hadley peaked out through her curtains wondering what was going on

The neighbours said over coffee cups, that nice young couple is breaking up

 

In the living room the linnen and the crystal sit all packed and set to go

I tell myself once more I won't be here in spring to see my roses grow

And all the things you tried to fix, the roof still leaks the door still sticks

 

House for sale, you can read it on the sign

House for sale, it was your's and it was mine

And tomorrow some strangers will be climbing up the stairs

To the bedroom filled with memories, the one we used to share

 

Midtro: Gitaar loopje

 

I know you've always loved the painting | from that funny little shop in Spain

Remember how we found it when we ducted in from that sudden summer rain

But I think I keep the silver tray, my mother gave us on our wedding day

 

House for sale, you can read it on the sign

House for sale, it was your's and it was mine

And tomorrow some strangers will be climbing up the stairs

 

To the bedroom filled with memories, the one we used to share

House for sale, you can read it on the sign

House for sale, it was your's and it was mine

And tomorrow some strangers will be climbing up the stairs

To the bedroom filled with memories, the one we used to share

 

House for sale, you can read it on the sign

House for sale, it was your's and it was mine

And tomorrow some strangers will be climbing up the stairs

To the bedroom filled with memories, the one we used to share

 

Can't buy me love       QA=3

 

 Intro   C...|C-

 

Can't buy me love, Love       Em...|Am...|Em...|Am...

Can't buy me love,         Dm...|G...

 

I'll buy you a diamond ring my friend    C7...|....

if it makes you feel alright.      C7...|....

I'll get you anything my friend     F7...|....

 if it makes you feel alright.      C7...|....

For I don't care too much for money     G7...|F7-

money can't buy me love.      F7...|C....

 

I'll give you all I've got to give     C7...|....

if you say you love me too.      C7...|....

I may not have a lot to give       F7...|....

but what I've got I give to you.     C7...|....

'cause I don't care too much for money    G7...|F7-

money can't buy me love.      F7...|C7...

 

Can't buy me love,           Em...|Am...

ev'rybody tells me so.      C...|....

Can't buy me love,       Em...|Am...

no, no, no, no.       Dm...|G...

 

Say you don't need no diamond ring     C7...|....

and I'll be satisfied.       C7...|....

Tell me that you want the kind of thing     F7...|....

that money just can't buy.      C7...|....

I don't care too much for money,      G7...|F7-

money can't buy me love.      F7...|C7...

 

      Solo:   C...|....|....|....|F...|....|C...|....|G...|F...|C...|C-C-

 

One, two, three o'clock, four o'clock, rock,     C-

Five, six, seven o'clock, eight o'clock, rock,     C7-

Nine, ten, eleven o'clock, twelve o'clock, rock,    G-

We're gonna rock around the clock tonight.    G-

 

Put your glad rags on and join me, hon',     C...|....

We'll have some fun when the clock strikes one,    C...|....

We're gonna rock around the clock tonight,    F...|....

We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'till broad daylight.    C...|....

We're gonna rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonight.   G...|F...

 

When the clock strikes two, three and four,    C...|....

If the band slows down we'll yell for more,     C...|....

We're gonna rock around the clock tonight,    F...|....

We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'till broad daylight.    C...

We're gonna rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonight.  G...|F...

         C...|....

 

The warden threw a party in the county jail   B-C snare snare

The prison band was there and they began to wail  B-C snare snare

The band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing B-C snare snare

You should have heard those knocked out jail birds sing B-C snare snare

 

Lets Rock !       F...|....

Everybody  lets Rock !     C...|....

Everybody in the whole cell block    G..|F...

Was dancin' to the Jail-house Rock!    C...|....

 

Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone   B-C snare snare

Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone  B-C snare snare

The drummer boy for Illinois went crash, boom, bang ! B-C snare snare

The whole rhythm section was a  purple gang  B-C snare snare

 

Lets Rock !       F...|....

Everybody lets Rock !     C...|....

Everybody in the whole cell block    G..|F...

Was dancin' to the Jail-house Rock!    C...|....

 

Bye bye love       F.../C...

Bye bye happiness      F.../C...

Hello loneliness      F.../C...

I think Im gonna cry      C.G./C...

Bye bye love       F.../C...

Bye bye sweet caress      F.../C...

Hello emptiness      F.../C...

I feel like I could die      C.G./C...

Bye bye my love, goodbye     C.G.|C...

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Well, its one for the money,     B|C-

Two for the show,      B|C-

Three to get ready,      B|C-

Now go, cat, go.      B|C-

But don't you step on my blue suede shoes.  F...|....|C....|....

Well you can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes. G...|F...|C...

 

Well, you can knock me down,    B|C

Step in my face,      B|C

Slender my name,      B|C

All over the place,      B|C

Do anything what you wanna do, But oh,oh,  B|C

honey lay off of my shoes      B|C

But don't you step on my blue suede shoes.  F...|....|C....|....

Well you can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes. G...|F...|C...\C-

       Solo

Blue blue blue suede shoes etc.

 

     Einde   e-f-fis-g-a-b-c

        e-f-fis-g-f-e-c

 

 

Venus (shocking blue)     Em

     Intro:

 

A goddes on a mountain top

Was burning like silver flame

The summit of beauty and love

And Venus was her name

 

She's got it, yeah baby she's got it

Well, I'm your venus. I'm you fire, at your desire

Well, I'm your venus. I'm you fire, at your desire

 

    Solo: gitaar

 

Her weapens were her crystal eyes

Making every man mad

Black as the dark night she was

Got what no one else had

 

She's got it, yeah baby she's got it

Well I'm your venus. I'm you fire, at your desire

Well I'm your venus. I'm you fire, at your desire

 

    Solo: zang oh oh

 

She's got it, yeah baby she's got it

Well I'm your Venus. I'm you fire, at your desire

Well I'm your Venus. I'm you fire, at your desire

 

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