L.A. (Light Album) chords
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1. Good Timin'
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D.................F#m7/C#....Bm7....D/A
Good good timin'
............................G........D/F#
You need good timin'
........................G.........D/F#
It takes good timin'
...........................G........D/F#
You need good timin'
Gm6...........Em7/A
Good good timin'
D........F#m7/C#....Em
All us people
D.......................F#m7/C#.....Em
Now we're just livin'
G...........................D........Em
The world keeps turnin'
G......................D.......Em7...Em7/A
And we're all learnin' about
D.......................F#m7/C#....Em
We're all goin' places
D...................F#m7/C#....Em
Sharin' each other
G...........D......Em
A celebration
G..................D.....Em7...Em7/A
Of being together, I love
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
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2. Lady Lynda
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E7.....F#m7/E.B7/E.C#m7/E..B7/E
Lady, lady, lady, lady
E/B...A/B...E/B...A/B...F#m7..F#m7/B..B7..E
A..................B7.....................E...........F#m7...........E/G#
Won't you come here and lie lady Lynda with me
...............C#m7................................F#m7.......................F#7/A#................................F#m7/B...B7
We can lie in the green canyon meadows and we'll hear the birds sing in the spring
...........................................E.............F#m7.........E/G#
Don't you know if you stay lady Lynda with me
...............C#m7........................F#m7..................F#m7/B..B7................E...E7
We can talk about love everafter when you lie lady Lynda with me
A............................G#m7........................C#m7..............F#m7..............F#m7/B.......E...E7
Lynda, won't you say that we can be near, cannot deny there've been hard times
A...................G#m7........................C#m7....................F#m7.....F#m7/B..B7
Darlin', evolution is drawing us near, look in my eyes whoa
A............................G#m7.......................C#m7.........................F#m7....F#m7/B........E...E7
Lynda, won't you say that I am your man, don't look surprised, it's all in his plan
.........A...............G#m7.........................C#m7............F#m7
But darlin', evolution is drawing us near, lie lady lie
F#m7/B.B7..................Gm7/C.C7
Oooh lady won't you lie lady
...............................F..............Gm7............F/A
Now won't you stay, lady Lynda with me
...............Dm7...........................Gm7....................Gm7/C....C7................F
We can talk about love everafter, when you lie lady Lynda with me
F..................................Gm7...........................F/A
Ohh lady won't you lie lady, won't you ooh lady,
.....................Dm7.................Gm7..................Gm7/C.............................................(F)
Won't you stay lady with me, when you lie lady Lynda, come along with me
F..................................Am7........................Gm7.............Gm7/C
Ooh lady won't you lie lady won't you lie with me
......................F..........................Am7..............................Gm7
Won't you come along, and sing a song, sing the song of love
Gm7/C.......................................F..........................................Am7...................Gm7.............Gm7/C
Darlin your love is like the coming spring, won't you come along and sing a song
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
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3. Full Sail
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.........F..C.......Cm7..F7
Full sail, full sail,
...........Dm7.................................Gm7...F/A
Steady as you go, the wind will blow
Bb...............Am7......................Dm7
Set sail at Frisco Bay in a fog cold and gray
Dm7/G..G7...................Gm7/C..C7
Clear sailing, day after day
.........F..C......Cm7..F7
Full sail, full sail,
...............Dm7......................Gm7...F/A
Now the air is still we lay adrift
Bb..................Am7..............................Dm7
Come upon a sea of trouble till the winds of change shift
Dm7/G.............................G7....................................Gm7/C........................C7
My course is set, there's no turning back but there's no goin' anywhere yet
..........F..C.....Cm7..F7
Full sail, full sail,
...........................Dm7......................................Gm7...F/A
Waiting for the wind to blow, the wind will blow
Bb....................................Am7................................Dm7
Does the silence of the sea sound warning of a storm ahead
Dm7/G.............................G7................................Gm7/C...........................C7
Whispers of the breeze, stir and disappear, too soft to hear what's in store for me
Gm7/C.................Am7/C....Gm7/C....................Am7/C
Adventure on the high seas, put the childhood dream to the test
Gm7/C............................Am7/C..Gm7/C......................Am7/C
Find the measure of the man, follow the sun heading west
..........F..C.....Cm7..F7
Full sail, full sail
............Dm7................................Gm7...Am7
Steady as you go, steady as you go
.........F..C......Cm7..F7
Full sail, full sail
...........................Dm7......................................Gm7..Am7
Waiting for the wind to blow, the wind will blow
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
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4. Angel Come Home
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G....................................D/G.....................................C/G....................C
Now the puzzle's laid out on my table but the pieces don't fit
D/A..................G............D...................C.........................................G.................C/G
I move from chair to chair but that empty one's there where she used to sit
G....................................D/G...................................C/G......................C
I'm sitting here going out of my mind 'cause she's gone away
D/A..................G............D...........C
She couldn't wait, now I, I'm afraid it's too late
.........C....................G...................D.........................C................G.........D
I'm waitin' till my angel comes home, it's been hell being here alone
...................C.........................G......................D
I'll be in heaven when my angel comes home
D................................C..............................................D....................C
Angel, angel come home, if you see her tell my angel come home
.........D...................C...............................................D......................C
Ooh angel come home, if you see her tell my angel to come home
G.....................................D/G.....................................C/G.......................C
Does she remember that I can't forget, does she know I regret
D/A........G.................D......C...................................G................C/G
I never told her how I, I wanted to hold her, I just let her go
G..............................................D/G.........................C/G...............................C
Lonely nights thinkin', it's starting to sink in, we had a way to go
D/A................G............D..............C
We'll grow closer together by being apart
C.................G.....................D.......................C................G.........D
When my angel comes home, it's been hell being here alone
..........C............G...................D.....................C
God tell me why has she flown so far away,
....G.........................D.....................C
I pray she won't stay another day
................G............................D....................C
I'll be in heaven when my angel comes home, please come home
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
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5. Love Surrounds Me
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Am9.........................................Dm7/G
On my own again, left alone, to remember when
........Dm7........................Am9................Dm7/G
Her love filled my life, made my life alive her love
.............Em7/A
Love around me
Dm7...........................................Em7
How can I cope without the love
............C/A.........C6/A......Cmaj7/A....C6/A
That I had, all around me, love surrounds me
Dm7...................................Em7
The love that I lost was more than I could hope
......C/A................C6/A.......Cmaj7/A..C6/A
To find, love surrounds me, all around me
Dm7..........................Em7
Did I have love or did love have me
......................Am7
Ooh love around me
...................Dm7/G......Em7/A.................F6/C....C....G/B....(intro)
But there's no, there's no love of my own
Dm7.....................................Em7
I gave up our love but it won't disappear
....................C/A.....C6/A...Cmaj7/A..C6/A
Ooh love around me, desire
Dm7........................Em7
Seems as though everywhere I go
.....................C/A........C6/A.....................Cmaj7/A...C6/A
Ooh love around me, put your arms around me
Dm7................................Em7
Huggin' and a-kissin', making the love I've been missin'
...........Am7
All around me
....................Dm7/G.......Em7/A................F6/C....C
But there's no, there's no love of my own
..............F6/C.........................C.....................................F6/C
Love around me, love surround me, no love of my own
..............C...........................F6/C.....................................C
Love around me, love surround me, no love of my own
................F6/C.......................C.....................................F6/C
Love surround me, love around me, no love of my own
.................C........................F6/C......................................C
Love surround me, love around me, put your love around me
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
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6. Sumahama
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(original key: C#)
C
Sumahama, there's a lover's leap in old Japan
..........................................Dm7...................Dm7/G...............................C
Where the lovers walk along the sand, hand in hand at Sumahama
C
Sumahama, born a lovely oriental daughter
..................................Dm7.................Dm7/G.......................................C
Never ever having met her father asks some questions of her mother
F...........................F/C.....F.............F/C..........C..................C/G.........C.......C/G
Tell me tell me mama, will you ever go again to Sumahama
........F.................................F/C.....F..........F/C...........................G............................G7/F
Perhaps you'll find love there, somewhere between the Earth the sky and water
G6/E....................G/D
There at Sumahama
C
Sumahama, in the autumn as the leaves are falling
.............................................Dm7...............Dm7/G............................C
One can almost hear the lovers calling from the sea at Sumahama
C
Sumahama, years have passed and tears have long since dried
....................................................Dm7..............Dm7/G........................................C
But no amount of time could hope to hide a love so strong from Sumahama
F..........................F/C.....F............F/C...............C....................C/G.......C......C/G
Tell me tell me mama, will you go with me back to Sumahama
......F...................................F/C.....F..........F/C...........................G...........................G7/F
Perhaps you'll find love there, somewhere between the Earth the sky and water
G6/E...................G/D
There at Sumahama
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
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7. Here Comes The Night (12" version)
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8. Baby Blue
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(original key: F#)
F...................C/F...............Eb/Bb....................Bb
Lie alone in bed at night, feel the pull of a lonely day
F.................................C/F.............Eb/Bb...........................Bb
Thoughts like music start to play, I wonder where you were today
F.................C/F...Eb/Bb....................Bb
Baby, baby blue, baby blue eyes I dream of you
F...........F/E...................F/D.....................F/C.....Bb..Bb/C.......F
Late at night when the whole world's sleeping, I dream of you
F..............F/E.....................F/D.............F/C......Bb..Bb/C......F
Close to you I feel your sweet heart beating, I dream of you
F.....................F/E...............F/D......F/C............Bb..Bb/C.......F
Late at night, late at night, honey late at night I dream of you
F..F/E..F/D..F/C..Bb..Bb/C.....F
Ooh ...ooh...........I dream of you
F.................C/F...Eb/Bb......................Bb
Baby, baby blue, baby blue eyes I'm lovin' you
F.............................C/F..................Eb/Bb.............Bb
I hold you in my dreams tonight, hold you 'til morning light
F................C/F...Eb/Bb.......................Bb
Baby, baby blue, baby blue eyes I'm lovin' you
F.................C/F...Eb/Bb......................Bb
Baby, baby blue, baby blue eyes I'm lovin' you
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
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9. Goin' South
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.............................G..Em............D.................Bm7.......C
I think of goin' south for the winter, it's getting mighty cold
C/D.D...................G..Em............................D
I watch the fire glow, the moon shining 'cross the snow
..............Bm7............C...C/D...................C/G......G
Maybe Florida or Mexico, is where I oughta go
B7sus4......B7.........Em
Somewhere where everything is green
Em7/D.....C...................C/D.........................G
Ooh the change of scene might do me good
B7sus4.......B7.........................Em
When the swallows go, when they leave Capistrano
Em7/D..............C...........C/D.............C/G....G...D/F#
Fly away so gracefully, maybe that's for me
(sax solo: G / / / Em / / / D / / / / / Bm7 / C / / / C/D / / / C/G / / / G / / / )
Am7...............Bm7................Em7
Snowdrifts blowing up against my door
.............Am7.......Bm7...Em7
Going clear up to the roof
Am7............Em7..................A7
I could be lying on some sun-washed shore
.................Am7/D
Truth is, don't know what I'm waiting for
...(D).....................G...Em............D..............Bm7.........C
I think of goin' south for the winter, it's getting mighty cold
C/D.D....................G..Em...............................D
I watch the fire glow, the moon shining 'cross the snow
................Bm7.............C...C/D.................C/G.....G
Maybe Florida or Mexico, is where I oughta go
G......Em.........G......Em
South of the border
.............................G......Em....................G......Em
Think I'm goin' south, get my life in order
.............................G.......Em..........C
Think I'm goin' south, for the winter
C/D.........................C/G....G
It's gettin' mighty cold
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
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10. Shortenin' Bread
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F.............Bb/F..F7...Bb/F......F.....Bb/F..F7...Bb/F
Mama's little baby loves shortenin' shortenin'
F.............Bb/F..F7...Bb/F.....Cm/F..Bb/F..F
Mama's little baby loves shortenin' bread
F.............Bb/F..F7...Bb/F......F.....Bb/F..F7...Bb/F
Mama's little baby loves shortenin' shortenin'
F.............Bb/F..F7...Bb/F.....Cm/F..Bb/F..F
Mama's little baby loves shortenin' bread
F....Bb/F...F7..Bb/F..F..Bb/F....F7...Bb/F
Put on the skillet, slip on the lid
F..................Bb/F..F7...........Bb/F...Cm/F..Bb/F..F
Mammy's gonna make us some shortenin' bread
..........F...Bb/F..F7...Bb/F...F..........Bb/F..F7...Bb/F
And that ain't all, our mammy's gonna do
F..........Bb/F....F7...Bb/F....Cm/F..Bb/F..F
She's gonna cook us some coffee, too
.......F......Bb/F...F7...Bb/F...F.....Bb/F....F7...Bb/F
I slipped in the kitchen, raised up the lid
.......F....Bb/F..F7.....Bb/F....Cm/F..Bb/F..F
I stole me a mess o' that shortenin' bread
.....F.............Bb/F..F7...Bb/F...F..Bb/F..F7...Bb/F
I walked up to a pretty girl and I said
F.........Bb/F..........F7...Bb/F...Cm/F..Bb/F..F
Baby how'd you like some shortenin' bread
...............F............Bb/F..........F7...Bb/F......F.............Bb/F.......F7...Bb/F
They caught me with the skillet, they caught me with the lid
..............F.............Bb/F........F7...Bb/F...Cm/F..Bb/F..F
They caught me with the girl eatin' shortenin' bread
..........F........Bb/F......F7...Bb/F......F.....Bb/F.....F7...Bb/F
Six months for the skillet, six months for the lid
F..............Bb/F..F7........Bb/F.....Cm/F..Bb/F..F
Now I'm doin' time for eatin' shortenin' bread
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
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[*] It's A Beautiful Day
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intro: F........Bb
F..............................G7..........................Gm7..C7..Bb..F..Bb/C.C
Ooh, living out in LA, such a beautiful day.........oh, oh, oh, oh
............F........................................................Bb
The skies are clear it's a beautiful day in LA
F.................................................................................Bb
People in motion on wheels moving all kinds of ways
C...............................................................Dm......................................Bb
Indoors, outdoors in the sun, there are people everywhere having fun fun fun
............C
And when the moon and stars come out at night
Dm.................................................Bb.................C..........................C7
We'll know what to do when we turn out the light, turn out the light, out the light
..........F.....................................................................................Bb
The freeways are jammed with all kinds of folks on their bikes
............F....................................................................................Bb
With asphalt surfers they're all doing their lefts and their rights
C.................................................................Dm.........................................................Bb
Roller skating, jogging or a fancy bike, you can get around most any way you really like
............C
And when the sun is down and the stars are bright
Dm......................................Bb............C......................C7
I can hardly wait to get to hold you tight, hold you tight, hold you tight
F..............................G7..........................Gm7..C7..Bb..F..B/C#.C#
Ooh, living out in LA, such a beautiful day.........oh, oh, oh, oh
F#.....................................................................B
Riding the fast last is a ballet in leisurely flight
F#............................................................................B
People in motion make the streets a beautiful sight
.........C#...........................................................D#m.........................................................B
And good-time sunshine you'll feel alright, when you may be even doing an afternoon delight
.............C#
You're sure to get as high as the clouds above
........D#m..............................B..........C#...................C#7
Participating in this little dance of love, dance of love, dance of love
F#...........................G#7........................G#m7..C#7..B..F#..B/C#.C#
Ooh, living out in LA, such a beautiful day
Chart prepared by Francis Greene