Harry Chapin

Accords et partitions

30000 Pounds Of Bananas

G C Cm F Dm D

It was just after dark when the truck started down The hill that leads into Scranton Pennsylvania. Carrying thirty thousand pounds of bananas. Carrying thirty thousand pounds of bananas.

A Better Place To Be (Ver.2)

Em D G A Em7 F#m

A Better Place To Be It was an early morning barroom And the place had just opened up And a little man came in so fast And he started at his cups

All My Lifes A Circle

A D E Amaj7

The moon rolls through the night time, Till the daybreak comes around. All my life's a circle, but I can't tell you why Seasons spinning round again, the years keep rolling by.

Any Old Kind Of Day

E A B7 B G#m7 Amaj7

Intro: Turning on my pillow, thinking kind of strange The color is of midnight in this room

Better Place To Be

Em D G A D# Em7

It was an early morning barroom And the place had just opened up And a little man came in so fast And he started at his cups

Burning Herself

Am Dm E7 A5 B5 C5

[Verse 1] She was crazy [She was beautiful] I guess she had to be And I was angry [You were blind] Because I could not see

Cat's in the Cradle

E D G Bm A Bm/F#

My child arrived just the other day He came to the world in the usual way But there were planes to catch and bills to pay He learned to walk while I was away

Circle

G Gmaj7 G6 C D Am

[Chorus] All my life's a circle; Sunrise and sundown; Moon rolls thru the night time; 'til the daybreak comes around.

Circle(All My Life's a)

G Am7 Gmaj7 D7 Am7/G C

All my life's a circle, sunrise and sundown The moon rose through the night time, till the daybreak rolls around /Gmaj6 All my life's a circle, but I can't tell you why

Copper

D G a C F A

Album: Legends of the Lost and Found Song: Copper Artist: Harry Chapin Transcribed: Ken Reynolds

Coreys Coming

Em D A7 A G C

Old John Joseph was a man with two first names They left him in the railroad yard when they took away the trains And only one run a week comes on roarin' down that line So all he's got to worry about is time

Corey's Coming Long

Em D A7 A G A7sus4

Open: - - - - - Old John Joseph was a man with two first names They left him in the railroad yard when they took away the trains

Could You Put Your Light On Please

G C D Am D7 Em

Whatever it was, she knew it was holy And each time I tried to hold her Her smile came sad and slowly She said, "No one knows me."

Country Dreams

D A Em G Bm C

[Verse 1] This phone's growin' in to my ear I made three hundred calls today Though yours is the only voice that I want to hear I gotta make me a living some way

Dance Band On The Titanic

B7 E7 E A7 A C7

Dance band on the Titanic Sing nearer my God to Thee The iceberg's on the starboard bow Won't you dance with me?

Dirt Gets Under The Fingernails

C G7 F G B A

[Verse 1] Now he was a man who worked with his hands Only in a motor he found peace He could make an engine sing like a bird He could find his only kind of release

Dog Town

Em B7 C G F#m7 C7

[Verse] Up in Massachusetts there's a little spit of land The men who make the maps, yes they call the place Cape Anne The men who do the fishing call it Gloucester Harbor Sound But the women left behind, they call the place Dogtown

Dreams Go By

C G Em Am Dm F

There you stand in your dungarees Lookin all grown up and so very pleased. When you write your poems,they have so much to say When I hear your dreams, it takes my breath away. You know I want to be a ballplayer, a regular sluggin fool

Empty

G Am Em Bm C7 Am7

[Verse 1] Empty closet... Empty heart... Empty morning... The day won't start...

Everybodys Lonely

C Dm G7 G9 C6 Cmaj7

All I got is time Nothing else is mine All I want is you And one more tomorrow Nothing lasts too long

Flowers Are Red

G D C Em Am7

Pas de barré

Riff- The little boy went first day of school He got some crayons and started to draw He put colors all over the paper For colors was what he saw

Halfway To Heaven

C#m E B Amaj7 A D

There's no tick tock on your electric clock But still your life runs down There's no tick tock on your electric clock But still your life runs down

I Miss America

G Em D Am C B

By the time I was thirteen I started taking shape At eighteen I was so beautiful That the strangers started to gape

I Wanna Learn A Love Song

Am7 G C D7 D Dm7

Pas de barré

[Verse 1] I come fresh from the street, fast on my feet, kinda lean and lazy Not much meat on my bones and a whole lot alone and more than a little bit crazy The old six string was all I had, to keep my belly still And for each full hour lesson I gave I got a crisp ten dollar bill

I Wonder What Happened To Him

D A Bm Bm/A G D/C#

Verse 1 I'm the green young gentleman And you're the lady with the past I admit I'm insecure about How long we will last

I Wonder What Would Happen To This World

C G D7 A7 G6 G7

(capo 1st fret) Oh well I wonder... Yes I wonder...

If My Mary Were Here

C F G Bbmaj7 Em7 Dm

[Verse 1] I would not be so stoned If my Mary were here And I don't think I'd have phoned you If my Mary were here

If You Want To Feel

F Fmaj7 Bb C7 Bb6 Gm7

Oh God they got you gun shy You know your skin's as cold as ice Your eyes are double filtered babe Your so afraid to be nice

Jenny

A E B F#m D C#m

Verse 1 It was when I rode off in my daydream Chasing that vision of light It was then I got caught in the jet stream And I dropped through a hole in the night

Last Of The Protest Singers

A Em G F C F#m

Open: He's the last of the protest singers Selling truth and commitment

Last Stand

A D G E E7 Em

Pas de barré

I used to be the old John Wayne And fight the good fight once again You find the strength to bear the pain Stand up to the final fall

Let Time Go Lightly

C G D Am A Gmaj7

Chorus: I let time go lightly when I'm here with you I let time go lightly when the day is through I keep a watch on time when I've got work to do I let time go lightly with you

Mail Order Annie

F C G Em Am G7

My first contribution on here as I noticed this song was missing. It's a beautiful song and straightforward to play albeit I use a capo at Fret1 because it suits my voice better. I also find these better chords to Use than those Harry Chapin uses as he seems to play it open fret in D (you Can achieve this with by putting the capo at Fret 2). The only other change

The Mayor Of Candor Lied

Dm C Am G Bb F

[Verse 1] In the little town of Candor in the last year of my youth I learned the final lesson of the levels to the truth My father was a farmer, he'd go tillin' in the ground My mother was a neighbor, she'd go visiting around

Mercenaries

G6 D G A F#m Bm

[Intro] Dsus4 D Dsus2 Am Asus2 G9 Dsus4 Dsus2 Dsus4 Dsus2

Mismatch

E A6 A Bm

D Dsus2 At first you seemed just like my dream D Dsus2 Of a fine and better life

Mr Tanner

G D F E C Em

Mister Tanner was a cleaner from a town in the Midwest. And of all the cleaning shops around he'd made his the best. He Also was a baritone who sang while hanging clothes

November Rains

F Am Em Dm C G

Open: - - (2x's) When November rains It rides on the cold wind

Old College Avenue

G F# E D C Em

It was Old College Avenue and in the time of having you I remember it as if it were today The tiny room and the single bed Though the tangled trails of time have led us far astray The memory seems to stay

Old Folkie

D G A Em Gsus D5

You know... He's always the old folkie They say he's always bleedin' But whenever somebody's needin' him He's the one who cares

On The Road To Kingdom Come

G Am C F Em B

The smoke witch says Wahoo! And the wise man says me too! And the guru says wazoo! So do what you do!

The Parades Still Passing By

G6 Em C F D7 D

[Verse 1] I got the news today That you refused to play Cause you never made number one but it's not just the words It's the deeds that are heard When all is said and done Kings take their crowns They melt them all down

Please Come To Boston

D A G Em Bm

Pas de barré*

() Please Come to Boston For the () springtime I'm () stayin' with some friends and they got () lots of room. () You can sell you paintings on the () sidewalk By a () cafe' where I () hope to be () working soon () Please come to Boston She said () no boy you come home to () me.

Poor Damned Fool

C G F Dm Am B

You're a livin' walkin' dream You're the best I've ever seen, Oh God I wanted you. I've often dreamed what I would do, If I could give myself to you,

Remember When The Music

A D G A7 Bm F#m

[Verse] Remember when the music Came from wooden boxes strung with silver wire And as we sang the words, it would set our minds on fire, We believed in things, and so we'd sing.

The Rock

Em B C D G Am

The rock is gonna fall on us, he woke with a start And he ran to his mother, the fear dark in his heart He told her of the vision that he was sure he'd seen

Salt And Pepper

C D G Em Bm d

[Verse 1] The old sailor sat at the window seat So he could watch as the ships went by And he drank from a glass that was always filled For the rest of us would buy

Same Sad Singer

C7 Fmaj7 Gm7 F Bb Am

[Verse 1] They just told me take a pause Here between the takes at the studio And you came into my mind

Saturday Morning

G C D Em Am

Pas de barré

[Verse 1] Saturday morning and it's growin' light I look out my window and remember the night The story is staring and this story ends And I feel like I need you again

Sequel

D E C G Bb A

I got into town a little early Had eight hours to kill before the show First I though about heading up north of the bay Then I knew where I had to go I thought about taking a limousine

She Is Always Seventeen

Fmaj7 Cmaj7 G D Bm A

[Verse 1] She has no fear of failure She's not bent with broken dreams For the future's just beginning When you're always seventeen

Shooting Star

Em C D Bm G A

He was crazy, of course >From the first she must have known it But still she went on with him And she never once had shown it And she took him off the street

Short Stories

C G F Fmaj7 Bb E

[Verse 1] Have you ever been up Have you ever been down Have you ever been lost Have you ever been found

The Shortest Story

G F C Em Am B

STRUM CHORD SLOWLY PLUCK ON THE STRING AND THE OPEN STRING TOGETHOR THREE TIME STRUM SLOWLY

Six String Orchestra

D A G Em Bm E

Six String Orchestra Words and Music by Harry Chapin A funny, cute little song...it came to my attention when Scooter (in the muppet show) It in the starwars special...

Sniper

A G Am Em D C

It is an early Monday morning The sun is becoming bright on the land No one is watching as he comes a walking Two bulky suitcases hang from his hands

Someone Keeps Calling My Name

E A B F#m7 D B7

[Verse 1] My name is Jenny and I am four fingers old Mostly I just try to do the things that I am told But when they say that I'm too young a girl to ride a bike I may be just four fingers old but I know what I like

Sounds Like America To Me

B C#m E A F#m G#m

Well I don’t know about inflation Who makes what inflate Each new taste sensation I don’t know why it rates And though in my imagination

Stop Singing These Sad Songs

D E7 A7 G B7 D9

Stop singing these sad songs Just tell me 'bout the good times baby 'Cause I don't want to hear them old heart breaking sad songs anymore Ah, don't you listen to my lyrics 'Cause they don't make much sense

Story Of A Life

G D Em Am C F

[Intro] [Verse 1] I can see myself it's a golden sunrise

Stranger With The Melodies

D D/A D/G D/E A F

It was my first night in that roomin` house, In the last room down the hall. I heard a hoarse voice, and an old guitar, Comin` through the paper thin walls. A crazy nonsense nursery rhyme,

Sunday Morning Sunshine

D G A Em C F#m

[Verse] I came into town with a knapsack on my shoulder, And a pocketful of stories that I just had to tell. You know, I've knocked around a bit, And I've had my share of small town glories,

Tangled Up Puppet

D G Em Bm A Em7

I'm a tangled up puppet Spinning 'round in knots And the more I see what used to be The less of you I've got

Taxi

D Am C Bb G Bm

It was raining hard in Frisco, I needed one more fare to make my night. A lady up ahead waved to flag me down and she got in at the light. Where are you going, my lady blue? It a shame you ruined your gown in the rain. She just looked out the window, she said sixteen Parkside Lane.

There Was Only One Choice

G C Dm F B Am

Open There's a kid out on my corner, hear him strumming like a fool Shivering in his dungarees, but still he's going to school

They Call Her Easy

A Bm D G C# F#

[Verse 1] It was just another night I was out on a limb Looking for someone to help me back in A couple of hours of cruising around Brought me into a bar and I sat me down

Too Many Miles

A E C#5 B5 D a

[Verse] Sittin' nearby the long steel rails, waitin' for a train to come Yonder sleeps a little town, faidin' with the settin sun Sittin' here watchin' evenin' fall, singin' alone some tune And if the train don't come 'til midnight, I guess I'll sing it to the moon

Vacancy

G F Am C Em Dm

[Verse 1] Misses Smith and Mister Jones have come to pass the night They pulled off of the highway when they saw my light It's a vacancy I offer them; what they offer me Is fullness for a lifetime that's bare as can be

We Grew Up A Little Bit

Em G D Am C Bm

[Verse 1] We got married early, and just a little bit late The baby came too early, but some things just can't wait We were just beginning, but it was very clear We grew up a little bit that year

What Made America Famous

G C Am C/B D C/G

It was the town that made America famous The churches full and the kids Gone to hell Six traffic lights, and seven cops And all the streets kept clean

Why Do Little Girls

Am C D G Em B

[Verse 1] Why did the little girls grow crooked While the little boys grew tall The boys were taught to tumble The girls told not to fall

W.O.L.D.

Em D C G Fmaj7 Am

Remember how we listened to the radio And I said That's the place for me' How I got the job as an FM Jock the day you married me ? We were two kids and I was into AM rock But I just had to run around

You Are The Only Song

G A D Bm D7 Dmaj7

Oh, I?ve sung it all tonight Almost every story that I know And now when they turn out the spotlight I?m not sure where I?m supposed to go