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The Sound of Silence ( Simon and Garfunkel )

[] Hello darkness my old friend, I've come to talk with you again. [] Because a vision softly creeping Left it's seed while I was sleeping, And the vision that was planted in my brain Still remains [] Within the sounds of silence. [] In …

The Story ( Brandi Carlile )

All of these lines across my face tell you the story of who I am So many stories of where I've been, and now I got to where I am But these stories don't mean anything, when you've got no one to tell them to …

The times they are a-changing ( Bob Dylan )

Come gather 'round people wherever you roam And admit that the waters around you have grown, And accept it that soon you'll be drenched to the bone, If your time to you is worth saving. Then you'd better start swimming or you'll sink like a …

The Town I Loved So Well ( The Dubliners )

In my memory I will always see The town that I have loved so well Where our school played ball by the gasyard wall And we laughed through the smoke and the smell Going home in the rain, running up the dark lane Past the …

The Wanderer ( Johnny Cash )

I went out walking through street paved with gold Lifted some stones, saw the skin and bones of a city without a soul I went out walking under an atomic sky, where the ground won't turn and the rain it burns like the tears when …

The Weight ( The Band )

I pulled in to Nazareth, I was feeling about half past dead. I just need some place where I can lay my head. "Hey, Mister, can you tell me where a man might find a bed?" He just grinned, shook my hand, "No" was all …

The Window Cleaner (When I'm Cleaning Windows) ( George Formby )

I go window cleaning to earn an honest bob. For a nosey parker it's an interesting job Now it's a job that just suits me, A window cleaner you will be. If you could see what I can see When I'm cleaning windows. The honeymooning …

Theyll Never Take Her Love From Me ( Hank Williams )

If today the sun should set on all my hopes and cares There is one who's smiling face that God would see 'Cus she'll walk along beside me up the golden stairs No they'll never never take her love from me What a fool I …

Things That Stop You Dreaming ( Passenger )

I’ve got no money in my hands or my coat or my pocket Wont get to space cos I haven’t got a rocket But I’ve air in my lungs Eyes in my sockets And a heart that beats Like a tap that leaks In the …

Thirteen ( Johnny Cash )

Bad luck wind been blowin' at my back I was born to bring trouble to wherever I'm at Got the number 13 tattooed on my neck When the ink starts to itch, then the black will turn to red I was born in the soul …

This Is The Life ( Amy MacDonald )

Oh the wind whistles down The cold dark street tonight And the people they were dancing to the music vibe And the boys chase the girls with the curls in their hair While the shy tormented youth sit way over there And the songs they …

Those Were The Days ( Mary Hopkin, Johnny Mathis )

(for original key of F#m) Once upon a time, there was a tavern Where we used to raise a glass or two Remember how we laughed away the hours, Think of all the great things we would do Those were the days, my friend We …

Through the echoes ( Paolo Nutini )

I'm always wondering what it would be like to die? She asks me why? I always smile when I feel like I'm gonna cry She asks me why? Over the cliff and phantom sands She's always offering me her hand I hear her coming Through …

Till I Gain Control Again ( Emmylou Harris )

Just like the sun over the mountain top You know I'll always come again You know I love to spend my morning time Like sunlight dancing on your skin I've never gone so wrong as to telling lies to you What you've seen is what …

Till The Morning Comes ( Neil Young )

I'm gonna give you till the morning comes Till the morning comes Till the morning comes I'm only waiting till the morning comes Till the morning comes Till the morning comes I'm gonna give you till the morning comes Till the morning comes Till the …

'Til the Money Runs Out ( Tom Waits )

Check this strange beverage that falls out from the sky Splashin' Bagdad on the hudson in panther martin's eyes He's high and outside wearin' candy apple red Scarlet gave him twenty seven stitches in his head With a pint of green chartreuse ain't nothin' seems …

Time in a bottle ( Jim Croce )

[] If I could save time in a bottle [] The first thing that I'd like to do Is to save every day until eternity passes away Just to spend them with you If I could make days last forever [] If words could make …

Tiny Broken Heart ( Alison Krauss )

He was just a little farm lad so busy at play With his little play mate outside the gate He stopped to watch a truck that was parking next door At the home of his tiny play mate Then he saw his daddy watching too …

Today Has Been OK ( Emilíana Torrini )

[] Friends tell me it's spring My window show the same Without you here the seasons pass me by [] I know you were not new [] That loved like me and you [] All the same I miss you Today has been ok [] …

Tom Dooley ( The Kingston Trio )

Hang down your head Tom Dooley Hang down your head and cry Hang down your head Tom Dooley Poor boy your bound to die I met her on the mountain And there I took her life Met her on the mountain Stabbed her with my …

Tomorrow night ( Bob Dylan )

[] [] Tomorrow night Will you remember what you said tonight Tomorrow night Will all the thrill be gone [] Tomorrow night Will it be just another memory Or just another song That's in my heart to linger on [] Your lips are so tender …

Top Hat Bar and Grille ( Jim Croce )

Well if you're lookin' for a good time Look hard as you want but you ain't gonna find The kinda good time you will Come ev'y Friday Saddidy evenin' At the Top Hat Bar and Grille Well at the Top Hat Bar and Grille There …

To Ramona ( Bob Dylan )

Ramona, come closer Shut softly your watery eyes The pangs of your sadness Will pass as your senses will rise The flowers of the city Though breathlike, get deathlike sometimes And there's no use in tryin' To deal with the dyin' Though I cannot explain …

Touch the Sky ( Julie Fowlis )

When cold wind is a calling, and the sky is clear and bright, Misty mountains sing and beckon, lead me out into the light. I will ride, I will fly, Chase the wind, and touch the sky. I will fly, Chase the wind, and touch …

Tower of Song ( Leonard Cohen )

Well, my friends are gone, and my hair is grey, I ache in the places where I used to play And I'm crazy for love, but I'm not coming on I'm just paying my rent everyday in the Tower of Song I said to Hank …

Train Of Love ( Johnny Cash )

Train of love's a-coming Big black wheels a-humming People waiting at the station Happy hearts are drumming Trainman tell me maybe Ain't you got my baby Every so often everybody's baby gets the urge to roam But everybody's baby but mine's coming home Now stop …

Trampled Rose ( Tom Waits )

Woah, woah Woah, woah Long way going to Get my medicine Sky's the autumn grey of a lonely wren Piano from a window played Gone tomorrow, gone yesterday I found it in the street At first I did not see Lying at my feet A …

Transformer Man ( Neil Young )

Transformer Man Transformer Man You run the show Remote control Direct the action with the Push of a botton, You're a Transformer Man Power in your hand Transformer man Transformer man Transformer Man Transformer Man Sooner or later you'll have to see The cause and …

Travelin Band ( Creedence Clearwater Revival )

[] [] 737 coming out of the sky, oh, won't you take me down to Memphis on a midnight ride? I want to move; playing in a travelin band, yeah Well, I'm flying cross the land, trying to get a hand; playing in a travelin …

Treat You Better ( Shawn Mendes )

[] [] [] I won't lie to you I know he's just not right for you [] And you can tell me if I'm off But I see it on your face When you say that he's the one that you want And you're spending …

Trouble ( Ray Lamontagne )

Trouble. Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble Been doggiln' my soul since the day I was born Worry. Worry, worry, worry, worry. Worry Just will not seem to leave my mind alone Well I've been saved by a woman I've been saved by a woman I've been …

Trouble On The Line ( Loretta Lynn )

I can't understand a word your saying We've got a bad connection on our minds Communication's one thing we never seem to find Oh Lord I'm sorry but there's trouble on the line All I get is static when we're talking You say my line …

Tulips from Amsterdam ( Max Bygraves )

When it's Spring again I'll bring again Tulips from Amsterdam With a heart that's true I'll give to you Tulips from Amsterdam I can't wait until the day you fill These eager arms of mine Like the windmill keeps on turning That's how my heart …

Turn The Cards Slowly ( Martina McBride, Patsy Cline )

Turn the cards slowly while you're dealing darling Please don't double deal to win my heart Turn the cards slowly while you're dealing darling Don't go breaking rules right from the start The rambling gambling reckless way you treat my heart's a sin Each night …

Ukulele Lady ( Frank Crumit, Bette Midler, ... )

I saw the splendor of the moonlight On Honolulu Bay There something tender in the moonlight On Honolulu Bay And all the beaches are full of peaches Who bring their 'ukes' along And in the glimmer of the moonlight They love to sing this song …

Understand Your Man ( Johnny Cash )

Don't call my name out your window I'm leaving I won't even turn my head Don't send your kin folks to give me no talking I'll be gone like I said You'd say the same old things that you've been saying all along Lay there …

U.N.I. ( Ed Sheeran )

I found your headband on my bedroom floor Only evidence that you'd been here before I dont get waves of missing you any more They're more like tsunami tides in my eyes Never get things right, so i get high Smoke with the days, never …

Up On Cripple Creek ( The Band )

When I get off of this mountain, you know where I want to go? Straight down the Mississippi river, to the Gulf of Mexico To Lake Charles, Louisiana, little Bessie, girl that I once knew She told me just to come on by, if there's …

Vincent ( Don McLean )

Starry, starry night [] Paint your palette blue and grey Look out on a summer's day with eyes that know the darkness in my soul Shadows on the hills, [] sketch the trees and the daffodils Catch the breeze and the winter chills, in colours …

Visions of Johanna ( Bob Dylan )

Ain't it just like the night to play tricks when you're trying to be so quiet? We sit here stranded, though we're all doing our best to deny it And Louise holds a handful of rain, tempting you to defy it Lights flicker from the …

Volcano ( Damian rice )

Don't hold yourself like that You'll hurt your knees I kissed your mouth and back That's all I need Don't build your world around Volcanoes melt you down What I am to you, is not real What I am to you, you do not need …

Waiting for a Train ( Johnny Cash )

All around the water tank waiting for a train A thousand miles away from home sleeping in the rain I walked up to a brakeman just to give him a line of talk He said if you've got money I'll see that you don't walk …

Walk Out Backwards ( Bill Anderson )

I'd rather live a life of lies and fantasy Than to face the truth and realize you're leaving me You built me up so high my heart can't stand to fall And life without your love just isn't life at all So walk out backwards …

Walk Right Back ( Nanci Griffith )

I want you to tell me why you walked out on me I´m so lonesome every day I want you to know that since you walked out on me Nothing seems to be the same old way Think about the love that burns within my …

Walk Right In ( The Rooftop Singers, Dr. Hook )

[] Walk right in, sit right down, baby let your hair hang down Walk right in, sit right down, baby let your hair hang down Everybody's talking 'bout a new way of walking Do you want to lose your mind? Walk right in, sit right …

Wallflower ( Bob Dylan )

Wallflower, wallflower Won't you dance with me? I'm sad and lonely too. Wallflower, wallflower Won't you dance with me? I'm fallin' in love with you. Just like you I'm wondrin' what I'm doin' here. Just like you I'm wondrin' what's goin' on. Wallflower, wallflower Won't …

Wand'rin' Star ( The Popes, Shane MacGowan, ... )

I was born under a wand'rin' star I was born under a wand'rin' star Wheels are made for rollin' mules are made to pack I never seen a sight that didn't look better lookin' back I was born under a wand'rin' star Mud can make …

Wanted Man ( Johnny Cash )

Wanted man in California wanted man in Buffalo Wanted man in Kansas city wanted man in Ohio Wanted man in Mississippi wanted man in ol' Cheyenne Wherever you might look tonight you might see this wanted man I might be in Colorado or Georgia by …

Way Downtown ( Doc Watson )

Way downtown just fooling around They took me to the jail Oh me and it's oh my No one to go my bail It was late last night when Willie came home I heard him a-rapping on the door He's a slipping and a sliding …

Wayfaring Stranger ( Emmylou Harris )

I am a poor wayfaring stranger While traveling through this world of woe Yet there's no sickness toil nor danger In that bright world to which I go I'm going there to see my Father I'm going there no more to roam I'm only going …