The Band

Accords et partitions

Acadian Driftwood

Gm7 F Bb C7 Bb/D C7sus4

The war was over and the spirit was broken The hills were smokin' as the men withdrew We stood on the cliffs Oh, and watched the ships Slowly sinking to their rendezvous

Across The Great Divide

G C A7 Em B D

Artist-The Band Song-Across the Great Divide Album-The Band Writer-Robbie Robertson Tabbed by S. McNally

Aint That A Lot Of Love

A D C

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[Verse 1] I know the desert could hold all the love that I feel in my heart for you Just like the ocean that started to roll, my love it could be coming to you Ain't that a lot of love for one heart to hold Ain't that a lot of love for one heart to hold

All La Glory

D A G Em7 Bm Bm7

I wanna hear pitter patter Climb up your ladder now It's time for you to dream away, For what a big day you've been through. You've done all the things that you wanted to do.

Atlantic City

G Em C D

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Well they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night And they blew up his house too Down on the boardwalk, they're ready for a fight Gonna see what them racket boys can do

Back To Memphis

A7 D7 E7 A e B

Everybody wants to take, nobody likesgiving I wish I was in Memphis back home with my Mama The only clothes I got left that ain't rags is my pajamas No brotherly love, no help, no danger Just a great big town full of cold hearted strangers

Back To Memphis Remastered

C F G

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Don't think I don't love you Don't think I don't care Don't think I won't come back First I gotta go down there Shuffle back to Memphis

Bessie Smith

C F Am G D7 E

[verse 1] Bessie was more than just a friend of mine We shared the good times with the bad Now many a year has passed me by I still recall the best thing I ever had

Book Faded Brown

Dm C F Bb Am Gm

(verse) Another autumn night it's getting chilly Birds are gathering round getting ready The Moon and the sun are both so heavy Barely off the ground

Caldonia

G C D G/D D9

You know what mama told me? Mama said son... Keep away from that woman - she's gonna take all your money Hey, hey, hey boy.... don't laugh about my mama - you hear that? Hey man I told you man....

Caledonia Mission

D C G G7 Em

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She reads the leaves and she leads the life That she learned so well from the old wives It's so strange to arrange it, you know I Wouldn't change it But hear me if you're near me, can I just

The Caves Of Jericho

A Dm C Bb F C#

[Verse 1] They should have known that trouble was brewing They should have seen what the old men knew They should have shut us down When the hail fell to the ground

Chest Fever

E A D/F# B D F#7

I know she's a tracker, Any style that would back her They say she's a chooser But I just can't refuse her She was just there, but then she can't be here no more

Christmas Must Be Tonight

G D Am C Em

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Come down to the manger, see the little stranger Wrapped in swaddling clothes, the prince of peace Wheels start turning, torches start burning And the old wise men journey from the East

Country Boy

A F#m Bm7 E7 D E

[Verse] I ain't gonna marry in the fall Ain't gonna marry in the spring Cause I'm in love with a pretty little girl Who wears a diamond ring

Daniel And The Sacred Harp

F Bb C Am C7 Dm

Chorus: Daniel, Daniel and the sacred harp, Dancing through the clover. Daniel, Daniel would you mind, If I look it over.

Daniel Daniel And The Sacred Harp

G C D Em D7 Bm

Chorus: Daniel Daniel and the sacred harp Dancing through the clover Daniel Daniel would you mind If I look it over

Didnt It Rain

G D G7 C D7 Am7

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[Chorus] Didn't it rain, children Rain, oh my Lord Didn't it, didn't it, didn't it, oh my Lord Didn't it rain

Dont Do It

G C A Dm D E

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Don't Do It (Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland) The Band Time: 4/4 Key: G

Dont Wait

G C D

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'Sing me a song, son, lay it down' 'Bring it forth then stand your ground' It smelled like winter, it all felt fine In that dry bone hazy late November time.

Down South In New Orleans

G D

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Down south in New Orleans, The prettiest girls I've ever seen. Sparkling eyes, lips so sweet, We make love to the Rumba beat. Ship's at anchor, my suitcase packed,

Endless Highway

A D E G Bm C#

Take a silver dollar and put it in your pocket, Never let it slip away. Always be a man, not a boy gone astray. When ya get half cra-zy from the August heat Or on a frozen, rotted road

Evangeline

A E D

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She stands on the banks of the mighty Mississippi Alone in the pale moonlight Waitin' for a man, a riverboat gambler Said that he'd return tonight

Forbidden Fruit

A D E B C Bm

[Verse 1] High and lonesome out on Times Square Haven't got a dime, ain't got a prayer Deliver us, Lord, from this golden calf People only want what they cannot have

Georgia On My Mind

F Bb Gm7 C7 Dm A7

Bridge Other arms reach out to me Other Eyes have smiled tenderly But Still in peaceful dreams I see That the road, the road leads back to you

Get Up Jake

A D G Bm

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[Verse 1] Me and Jake, we work down on the river On the ferry "Baltimore" And when Jake don't rise up in the mornin' People lined up all along the shore

Hobo Jungle

C G F Em7 Am Dm7

There was a chill that night in the hobo jungle Over the train yard lay a smooth coat of frost And although nobody here really knows where they're goin' At the very same time nobody's lost

Holy Cow

C G D D7 Dm7 G7

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Intro: I can't wheel -- I can't deal -- Since you walked out on me Holy smoke, what you doing to me?

Home Cookin

F C Am Em6 C# Dm

[Verse] I lost my way down the line Ain't been back home for some time And all the memories left behind, and I sure do miss

I Aint Got No Home

D G Bm A Am Gbm

I Ain't Got No Home:The Band. Album - Moondog Matinee - #35 CANADA RPM And #73 on BB Hot 100 on CAPITOL Records In 1973. (A big hit for Clarence (Frogman) Henry.)

I Shall Be Released

E F#m A G#m B7 D

They say everything can be replaced They say every distance is not near So I remember every face Of every man who put me here

If I Lose

A E D

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Verse 1 I never thought I'd need you But now I find I'm wrong Come on back sweet mama Back where you belong

In A Station

C F G Em Dm C7

Once I walked through the halls of a station Someone called your name In the street I heard children laughing They all sound the same Wonder, could you ever know me

Is All Depend On You

Bm A E F# C#

I close my eyes to think of another world out of space Time come now we had to start by ourselves Is hard to follow all the steps in the city Don't worry i'll be by your side

It Makes No Difference

G C D Em Bm Am7

It makes no diff'rence where I turn I can't get over you and the flame still burns It makes no diff'rence, night or day The shadow never seems to fade away And the sun don't shine anymore

Java Blues

G C G7 D7 D

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[Verse 1] Stopped by a diner, and the blond behind the counter Asked if she could help in any way. I could tell by her smile, her number I could dial If I was in the need of company.

Jawbone

E B7 A C#m F# D

Three time loser, you'll never learn Lay down your tools before you burn Ya keep on runnin' and hidin' your face Spreadin' your heat all over the place

Jemina Surrender

G D A7 F C E7

Jemima Surrender, I'm gonna give it to you, Ain't no pretender, gonna ride in my canoe. If I were a barker in a girly show, Tell ya what I'd do, I'd lock the door, tear my shirt and let my river flow. Oh, oh, Sweet Jemima wont'cha come out tonight?

Just Another Whistle Stop

C Bb A Am Ab F

[Verse 1] To all concerned dead or alive The locomotive will arrive Bringin' souls from all around They'll be bound for higher ground

Key To The Highway

A7 D7 E7 E

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Verse 1: Key to the highway Packed up and bound to go I'm gonna leave here running

King Harvest Has Surely Come

Am Bb F C G E

[Chorus 1] Corn in the fields Listen to the rice when the wind blows 'cross the water

Knockin Lost John

A D C G F#m Em

[Verse 1] I went down to Duffy's bar with depression on my mind Just to blow off a little steam and try to unwind Times were getting tough with no relief in sight Last straw I lost my job, next straw your life

Last Of The Blacksmiths

G# Cm D# C A# Fm

[Verse] Who robbed the cradle? Who robbed the grave? Who's the one that asked to be saved? No, no answer came I moved to the country that cried of shame

Last Train From Memphis

D G

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Last Train to Memphis 4/4 The Band (Levon Helm) Capo 2 Standard Tuning Transcribed by Ken Lee [email protected] Intro: Take the / last train to / Memphis, Ride the Tennessee / Eagle,

Life Is A Carnival

E A A7 F#m G#

You can walk on the water, Drown in the sand You can fly off a mountaintop if anybody can Run away, run away -- it's the restless age Look away, look away--you can turn the page

Life Is Carnaval

E A/E A A7 F#m E/G#

Run away, run away--it's the restless age Look away, look away--you can turn the page Hey, buddy, would you like to buy a watch real cheap Here on the street I got six on each arm and two more round my feet Life is a carnival--believe it or not

Livin In A Dream

G C D F#m

[Verse 1] I'm gonna buy, buy, buy you a sheepskin coat I'm gonna string red rubies a-round your throat Gently by the stream I will row your boat Cause you know we're only livin' in a dream

Lonesome Suzie

C Am E7 Bb F G

Lonesome Suzie never got the breaks She's always losing and so she sits and cries and shakes It's hard just to watch her and if I touch her Oh, poor Suzie, I'm wondering what to do

Long Black Veil

G C D

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Ten years ago on a cool dark night There was someone killed 'neath the town hall light There were few at the scene and they all did agree That the man who ran looked a lot like me

Long Distance Operator

G7 C7 D7

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Place this call, it's not for fun. Long-distance operator, Please, place this call, you know it's not for fun. I gotta get a message to my baby, You know, she's not just anyone.

Look Out Cleveland

F G C C/E Dm Em

Look Out Cleveland, the storm is coming through And it's running right up on you Look out Houston, there'll be thunder on the hill Bye-bye baby don't you lie so still

Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever

C F G C7

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I remember yet before we met When every night and day I had to live the life of a lonely one And I remember meeting you Discovering love could be so true

The Moon Struck One

Bb Eb D7 Eb7 Gb G7

Julie and little John Tyler lived in the house next door We would be the great triangle and to this we swore Julie was my sweetheart, little John was my cohort And all the wild horses in the world couldn't keep us apart Once we went for a swim in the noonday sun

Move To Japan

E7 A G C D E

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[Verse] Well I'm starin' at my Sony a-drinkin' Kirun beer I had a nickel in my pocket when it all came clear I hopped into my Honda it's a little bitty car And I'm drivin' down to meet you at the Sushi Bar

Music From Big Pink

F C Am Dm Bb E7

We carried you in our arms on Independence Day And now you'd throw us all aside and put us all away Oh, what dear daughter 'neath the sun could treat a father so? To wait upon him hand and foot and always tell him "No"

Mystery Train

E A B7

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I come down to the station meet my baby at the gate Asked the station master if the train's runnin' late He said it's still a-waitin' on the four forty four I hate to tell you son that train don't stop here anymore

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

C/G F Am Dm C F/E

Virgil Caine is the name and I served on the Danville train, Till Stoneman's cavalry came and tore up the tracks again. In the winter of sixty-five we were hungry, just barely alive. By May the tenth Richmond had fell. It was a time I remember oh, so well.

Northern Lights - Southern Cross

F Bb C D G Eb

1. Forbidden Fruit 2. Hobo Jungle 3. Ophelia (166K) 4. Acadian Driftwood 5. Ring Your Bell

Old Time Religion

D5 G B D

Old Time Religion Traditional Arr. The Band Transcribed by Alec Liddle Chords:

Ophelia

C D7 F G7 A7 E7

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Was it somethin' that somebody said? Mama, I know we broke the rules Was somebody up against the law? Honey, you know I'd die for you

Ophelia Come Together

E A B7 B G#7 C#7

[Verse] Here come old flat top, He come grooving up slowly, He got Joo Joo eyeball, He one holy roller He got Hair down to his knee; Got to be a joker, he just do what he please.

Orange Juice Blues

D7 C7 G7 Bb7 F7 A7

Verse 1: I had a hard time waking this morning I got a lotta things on my mind Like those friends of yours They keep bringing me down

Out Of The Blue

F C G G7 Em Am

Out of this world Out of this mind Out of this love for you Out of this world Out of the blue

The Path

C Em D

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Or are you going to end up like the pore pore boy who lives next door to you Dirty with a bottle in his hand Messed up he could not even stand Trying to do my best don't know if that's god be enough to pass the test If you believe in me and I believe in you maybe I don't have to feel like a fool

Promised Land

G C D

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I LEFT MY HOME IN NORFOLK VIRGINIA CALIFORNIA ON MY MIND I BOARDED THAT GREYHOUND, RODE IN INTO RALIEGH ON ACROSS CAROLINE STOPPED IN CHARLOTTE TO BY PASS ROCKHILL

Rag Mama Rag

D G C D7 A7 C7

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Rag Mama Rag, I can't believe its true. Rag Mama Rag, What did you do?

Remedy

C7 F7 C D7 G7 Bb

Now it's so cold in your doorway that I can hardly breathe You know I wanna lay down but I'm afraid I'll freeze. I've spent my last lone dollar getting in the shape that I'm in And runnin' from the border just as fast as they can. Well, last September I was on a roll

Right As Rain

G C D Am Em Gmaj7

[Verse] Blue misty morning, an empty street in Ol' Paree She appeared like the angel of destiny He spent a lifetime tryin' to reach beyond that rainbow And found when you look down it gives you vertigo.

The River Hymn

F C Bb D G A

[Verse] The ladies would put the baskets on the table And the men would sit beneath a shady tree The children would listen to a fable While something else came through to me

Rockin Chair

F Dm Bb C

Oh Willie, can't you hear that sound Down In Old Virginny I just wanna get my feet back on the ground Down In Old Virginny And I'd love to see my very best friend They call him Ragtime Willie

The Rumor

D G A A7 Bm F#m

Now when the rumor comes to your town It grows and grows, where it started no one knows Some of your neighbors will invite it right in Maybe it's a lie, even if it's a sin They'll repeat the rumor again

The Saga Of Pepote Rouge

G D C F A E

[Verse] There's a legend of a lady on the mountain Who lives alone beyond the mecca plain And with her hands, she makes it through the winter She never goes against the grain

Same Thing

D7 A7 G7

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Chorus: Well, it's the same thing -- Well, it's the same old thing Better tell me who is to blame Well, the whole world is a-fighting all about that same thing.

Shakin

A D G E E7 A7

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[Verse 1] The whole world shaking Something must be going on It's got the whole world shaking Something must be going on

The Shape I'm In

C Dm G Em D E

I'm gonna go down by the wa - ter But I ain't gonna jump in, no, no I'll just be looking for my mak - er And I hear that that's where she's been? Oh!

Sing At Night

G C A Bm Gm Am

When the night comes Don't be shy And just hide Just open your eyes

Sleeping

F Bb F/C C Eb/Bb Bb/F

Sad old ships, A morning eclipse, I spent my whole life guessing, Then I turned from the sun And saw everyone

Smoke Signal

G7 D7 C7 A7

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You don't believe what you read in the paper You can't believe the stranger at your door You don't believe what you hear from your neighbor Your old neighborhood ain't even there no more

Southern Cross

A D A7 D#o7 E

High and lonesome out on Times Square Haven't got a dime, ain't got a prayer Deliver us, Lord, from this golden calf People only want what they cannot have

Stage Fright

D G F Em C B

[Verse] Now deep in the heart of a lonely kid Who suffered so much for what he did, They gave this ploughboy his fortune and fame, Since that day he ain't been the same.

Stones I Throw

G C D7 C7

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When obstruction blocks my way I walk down that narrow way Till I can see the light of day Shining at the world And I realise that something here sure is wrong

Strawberry Wine

E7 A7 B7 A E

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I would try my finger and I would try my hand At any fool game in this man's land But don't you talk about this-a friend of mine, I ain't never been let down and you'd be wastin' time.

Street Walker

E A7 Am A F# B

Sightseer in the middle of the night I'm looking for action, something real tight But can you make it when we turn on the lights Of the city

Tears of Rage

F C Am Dm Bb E7

Verse: We carried you in our arms on Independence Day And now you'd throw us all aside and put us all away Oh, what dear daughter 'neath the sun could treat a father so? To wait upon him hand and foot and always tell him "No"

Thinking Out Loud

D Bm G Em F#m7 A

I was thinkin' out loud Talking to myself I was up on a cloud There was nobody else No, no I did not call

This Wheels On Fire

Am C F Dm G Bdim7

If your memory serves you well We were goin' to meet again and wait So I'm goin And sit before it gets too late No man alive will come to you

Time To Kill

E D A F# B

The many roads I've covered The many trails I've burned But when our paths did cross, love, whew My whole world made a turn

To Kingdom Come

A E F#m B F# Abm

Forefather pointed to kingdom come Sadly told his only son Just be careful what you do It all comes back on you

Too Soon Gone

Gm Bb Dm Eb C F

Last night, the constellations Watched me walk at half past twelve With some people you don't see the whole picture all at once Like you fill in the gaps in the stars all by yourself

Twilight

G C Em D7 D Am

Don't send me no distant salutations Or silly souvenirs from far away Don't leave me alone in the twilight Twilight is the loneliest time a day Over by the wildwood

The Unfaithful Servant

D/F# G E7 A/E Am7 G/A

Unfaithful Servant, I hear you leavin' soon in the mornin' What did you do to the lady, That she's gonna have to send you away? Unfaithful servant,

Up On Cripple Creek

A D E F#m G

Up on Cripple Creek, she sends me. If I spring a leak, she mends me. I don't have to speak, she defends me. A drunkard's dream if I ever did see one.

Volcano

Bb Eb Cm F Ab

Don't leave me sitting here Up on top of your fence I'm like an alley cat up here, without a lick of sense Volcano--I'm about to blow Volcano--Gonna overflow

W S Walcott Medicine Show

G D7 C Eb D F

When your arms are empty, got nowhere to go Come on out and catch the show There'll be saints and sinners you'll see losers and winners C Gdim7 All kinds of people you might want to know

We Can Talk

A G D Bm Em F#m

We can talk about it now It's that same old riddle Only starting from the middle I'd fix it but I don't know how Well, we could try to reason

The Weight

D A E C#m A/G# A/F#

I pulled into Nazareth, was feelin' 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 and shook my hand, and "No !", was all he said.

When I Get My Reward

D A

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Oh the / night is so / still, / / Not a / baby will / cry, / / Not a / chill wind will / blow, / / Dis - / turbin' the / sky. / / But there's / no peace in / me, / /

When I Paint My Masterpiece

D A E a C Dm

[Verse 1] Oh, the streets of Rome are filled with rubble, Ancient foot prints are everywhere. You could almost think that your seein' double, On the cold, dark night on the Spanish Stairs.

When You Awake

E F#m C G A F

(Chorus:) When You Awake you will remember ev'rything, You will be Hangin' on a string from your... When you believe, You will relieve the only soul That you were born with to grow old and never know

Where Do We Go from Here?

B F# Esus2 G#m C#7 D#m

Did you hear about the eagle of distinction The one that came on every Friday afternoon Well, it seems that eagle has near flown into extinction Descending to the sand his biggest enemy being man Have you ever seen the freedom on the wing

Whispering Pines

Cmaj7 Em7 Am Am/G F Bb

If you find me in a gloom, or catch me in a dream Inside my lonely room, there is no in between Whispering pines, rising of the tide If only one star shines That's just enough to get inside

Yazoo Street Scandal

Em7 B7 A7

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Standin' out in the night, Elizah took me down To see the Widow give