Raindrops keep falling on my head
Just like the guy who’s feet were too big for his bed
Nothing seems to fit, but,
Raindrops keep falling on my head they keep falling
So I just . . .
Did me some talking to the sun
I said that I didn’t like that way he got things done
Sleepin’ on the job
But, raindrops keep falling on my head they keep falling
But there’s one thing, I know,
The blues that come to meet me, won’t defeat me
It won’t be long ‘til happiness steps up to greet me
Raindrops keep falling on my head
That doesn’t mean my eyes will soon be turning read
Cryin’s not for me, cause . . .
I’m never gonna stop the rain by complaining
Because I’m free, nothin’s worryin’ me
Because I’m free, nothin’s worryin’ me
Verse: D, Dmaj7, D7, G, F#m, B7, F#m, B7, Em7 . . . A7 . . . (x2)
Bridge: D, Dmaj7, G, A, F#m, B7, Em7 . . . G, A, G, A . . .
Finish: A7, D, A7, D
Rainy day people always seem to know when it's time to call
Rainy day people don't talk, they just listen till they've heard it all
Rainy day lovers don't lie when they tell 'ya they've been down like you
Rainy day people don't mind if you're cryin' a tear or two
If you get lonely, all you really need is that rainy day love
Rainy day people all know there's no sorrow they can't rise above
Rainy day lovers don't love any others, that would not be kind
Rainy day people all know how it hangs on a piece of mind
Rainy day lovers don't lie when they tell you, they've been down there too
Rainy day people don't mind if you're cryin' a tear or two.
Rainy day people always seem to know when you're feeling blue
High stepping strutters who land in the gutters sometimes need one too
Take it or leave it, or try to believe it
If you've been down too long
Rainy day lovers don't hide love inside they just pass it on
Rainy day lovers don't hide love inside they just pass it on
And the sign said "Long-haired freaky people need not apply"
So I tucked my hair up under my hat and I went in to ask him why
He said "You look like a fine upstanding young man, I think you'll do"
So I took off my hat, I said "Imagine that. Huh! Me workin' for you!"
Whoa-oh-oh
Sign, sign, everywhere a sign
Blockin' out the scenery, breakin' my mind
Do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign?
And the sign said anybody caught trespassin' would be shot on sight
So I jumped on the fence and-a yelled at the house, "Hey! What gives you the right?"
"To put up a fence to keep me out or to keep mother nature in"
"If God was here he'd tell you to your face, Man, you're some kinda sinner"
Sign, sign, everywhere a sign
Blockin' out the scenery, breakin' my mind
Do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign?
Now, hey you, mister, can't you read?
You've got to have a shirt and tie to get a seat
You can't even watch, no you can't eat
You ain't supposed to be here
The sign said you got to have a membership card to get inside Ugh!
And the sign said, "Everybody welcome. Come in, kneel down and pray"
But when they passed around the plate at the end of it all, I didn't have a penny to pay
So I got me a pen and a paper and I made up my own little sign
I said, "Thank you, Lord, for thinkin' 'bout me. I'm alive and doin' fine."
I don't need a whole lots of money
I don't need a big fine car
I got everything that a man could want
I got more than I could ask for
And I don't have to run around I don't have to stay out all night '
Cause I got me a sweet, a sweet loving woman
And she know just how to treat me right
Oh, my baby, she's alright Oh, my baby's clean out of sight
Don't you know that she's?
She's some kind of wonderful
She's some kind of wonderful
Yes, she is, she is
She's some kind of wonderful Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
When I hold her in my arms You know she sets my soul on fire
Oh, when my baby kisses me My heart becomes filled with desire
When she wraps her loving arms around me
It 'bout drives me out of my mind
Yeah, when my baby kisses me
Chills run up and down my spine
Oh, my baby, she's alright Oh, my baby's clean out of sight
Don't you know that she is?
She's some kind of wonderful She's some kind of wonderful
Yes, she is She's some kind of wonderful Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Now is there anybody Got a sweet little woman like mine?
There's got to be somebody Got a, got a sweet little woman like mine
Yeah, now can I get a witness? Can I get a witness?
Oh, can I get a witness? Can I get a witness?
I'm talking, talking 'bout my baby (She's some kind of wonderful)
Talking 'bout my baby (She's some kind of wonderful)
Talking 'bout my baby (She's some kind of wonderful)
Talking 'bout my baby, my baby, my baby (She's some kind of wonderful)
Talking about my baby, my baby, my baby (She's some kind of wonderful)
Yeah yeah yeah yeah, my baby, my baby (She's some kind of wonderful)
Talking 'bout my baby, my baby, my baby (She's some kind of wonderful)
When the night has come And the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we'll see
No I won't be afraid Oh, I won't be afraid
Just as long as you stand, stand by me
So darling, darling Stand by me, oh stand by me
Oh stand, stand by me Stand by me
If the sky that we look upon should tumble and fall
And the mountains should crumble to the sea
I won't cry, I won't cry No, I won't shed a tear
Just as long as you stand, stand by me
And darling, darling Stand by me, oh stand by me
Oh stand now, stand by me Stand by me
So darling, darling Stand by me, oh stand by me
Oh stand now, stand by me, stand by me
Whenever you're in trouble won't you stand by me
Oh stand by me, oh won't you stand now, stand, stand by me
Where it began I can’t begin to know it
I only know it’s goin’ strong
Was in the spring And spring became the summer
Who’d a believed you’d come along
Hands, touching hands, reaching out Touching me, touching you
Sweet Caroline, good times never seemed so good
I’d be inclined, to believe they never would (but now I . . .)
Look at the night And it don’t seem so lonely
We fill it up with only two
And when I hurt Hurtin’ runs off my shoulders
How can I hurt when I’m with you
Warm, touching warm, reaching out Touching me, touching you
Sweet Caroline, good times never seemed so good I’d be inclined, to believe they never would
(One more time with feeling)
CHORUS Verse: A, D, A, E
Pre-Chorus: A, D, E, D, E
Chorus: A, D (D, A, D), D, E (x2) . . . (slow) D, C#m, Bm
I come from down in the valley where mister when you're young
They bring you up to do like your daddy done
Me and Mary we met in high school when she was just seventeen
We'd ride out of this valley down to where the fields were green
We'd go down to the river And into the river we'd dive
Oh down to the river we'd ride
Then I got Mary pregnant and man that was all she wrote
And for my nineteenth birthday I got a union card and a wedding coat
We went down to the courthouse and the judge put it all to rest
No wedding day smiles no walk down the aisle No flowers no wedding dress
That night we went down to the river And into the river we'd dive
Oh down to the river we did ride
I got a job workin’ construction for the Johnstown Company
But lately there ain't been much work on account of the economy
Now all them things that seemed so important
Well mister they vanished right into the air
Now I just act like I don't remember Mary acts like she don't care
But I remember us riding in my brother’s car
Her body tan and wet down at the reservoir
At night on them banks I'd lie awake
And pull her close just to feel each breath she'd take
Now those memories come back to haunt me
they haunt me like a curse
Is a dream a lie if it don't come true
Or is it something worse
that sends me down to the river though I know the river is dry
That sends me down to the river tonight
Down to the river my baby and I
Oh down to the river we ride
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, "no" was all he said
CHORUS
Take a load off Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
And (and, and) you put the load right on me
(You put the load right on me)
I picked up my bag, I went lookin' for a place to hide
When I saw Carmen and the Devil walkin' side by side
I said, "Hey, Carmen, come on let's go downtown."
She said, "I gotta go but my friend can stick around."
CHORUS
Go down, Miss Moses, there's nothin' you can say
It's just old Luke and Luke's waitin' on the Judgment Day
"Well, Luke, my friend, what about young Anna Lee?"
He said, "Do me a favor, son, won't you stay and keep Anna Lee company?"
CHORUS
Crazy Chester followed me and he caught me in the fog
He said, "I will fix your rack if you take Jack, my dog."
I said, "Wait a minute, Chester, you know I'm a peaceful man."
He said, "That's OK, boy, won't you feed him when you can?"
CHORUS
Catch a cannon ball now to take me down the line
My bag is sinkin' low and I do believe it's time
To get back to Miss Fanny, you know she's the only one
Who sent me here with her regards for everyone
CHORUS
When no-one else can understand me
When everything I do is wrong
You give me hope and consolation
You give me strength to carry on
And you're always there to lend a hand
In everything I do
That's the wonder
The wonder of you
And when you smile the world is brighter
You touch my hand and I'm a king
Your kiss to me is worth a fortune
Your love for me is everything
I guess I'll never know the reason why
You love me as you do
That's the wonder
The wonder of you
I guess I'll never know the reason why
You love me as you do
That's the wonder
The wonder of you
The screen door slams, Mary's dress waves
Like a vision she dances across the porch as the radio plays
Roy Orbison singing for the lonely, hey that's me and I want you only
Don't turn me home again, I just can't face myself alone again
Don't run back inside, darlin, you know just what I'm here for
So you're scared and you're thinking that Maybe we ain't that young any more
Show a little faith, there's magic in the night
You ain't a beauty but hey you're all right
Oh and that's alright with me
You can hide beneath your covers and study your pain,
Make crosses for your lovers, throw roses in the rain
Waste your summer praying in vain for a savior to rise from these streets
Well now I'm no hero that's understood
All the redemption I can offer girl is beneath this dirty hood
With a chance to make it good somehow
hey what else can we do now except
Roll down the window and let the wind blow back your hair
Well the night's busting open these two lanes can take us anywhere
We got one last chance to make it real
to trade in these wings on some wheels
Climb in back, heaven's waiting down on the tracks
Oh come take my hand We're ridin out tonight to case the promised land
Oh oh thunder Road, oh thunder road, oh thunder road
Lyin' out there like a killer in the sun Hey I know it's late, we can make it if we run
Oh oh thunder road, sit tight, take hold, thunder road
Well I got this guitar and I learned how to make it talk
And my car's out back if you're ready to take that long walk
From your front porch to my front seat
Door's open but the ride ain't free
Well I know you're hungry for words that I ain't spoken
Well tonight we'll be free, all the promises will be broken
There were ghosts in the eyes of all the boys you sent away
They haunt this dusty beach road in the skeleton frames of burned-out Chevrolets sweet
They scream your name at night in the street
Your graduation gown lies in rags at their feet
And in the lonely cool before dawn you hear their engines roaring on
But when you get to the porch, they're gone on the wind
so Mary climb in
It's a town full of losers I'm pulling out of here to win
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