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Workshop: Two Chord Songs - Cornbread, Cocaine Blues, Draggin' The Line, and More, Study notes of Music

The lyrics to several classic folk and rock songs, including 'Cornbread and Butterbeans' by the Carolina Chocolate Drops, 'Cocaine Blues' by T.J. Arnall, and 'Draggin' The Line' by Tommy James. Students of music history, music theory, or English literature may find this document useful for studying the structure, rhythm, and meaning of these songs.

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Download Workshop: Two Chord Songs - Cornbread, Cocaine Blues, Draggin' The Line, and More and more Study notes Music in PDF only on Docsity! Two Chord Song Workshop Download this document at: punchdrunkband.com Cornbread and Butterbeans Carolina Chocolate Drops [G] Cornbread and butterbeans and you across the table [D] Eating them beans and making love as long as I am [G] able Growing corn and cotton too and when the day is over [D] Ride the mule and cut the fool and love again all [G] over Goodbye, don't you cry I'm going to Louisiana [D] Buy a coon dog and a big fat hog and marry [G] Suzianna. Same song, ding dong I'll take a trip to China [D] Cornbread and butterbeans and back to North [G] Carolina. Wearing shoes and drinking booze goes against the Bible. [D] A necktie will make you die and cause you lots of [G] trouble Streetcars and whiskey bars and kissing pretty women [D] Women yeah, that's the end, of a terrible [G] beginning I can't read and don't care and education is awful [D] Raising heck and writing checks it ought to be [G] unlawful Silk hose and frilly clothes is just a waste of money [D] Come with me and stay with me and say you'll be my [G] honey Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) recorded by Roy Orbison written by Cindy Walker [C7] Sweet dream baby. Sweet dream baby [F] Sweet dream baby. [C7] How long must I [F] dream? [C7] Dream-baby got me dreaming sweet dreams, the whole day through. Dream-baby got me dreaming sweet dreams, nighttime too. [F] I love you and I'm dreaming of you, But that won't do. [C7] Dream-baby make me stop my dreaming. You can make my dreams come [F] true. Dreams Fleetwood Mac [Fmaj7] [G] [Fmaj7] [G] Now here you go again you say you want your free dom well who am I to keep you Down. It's only right that you should play the way you feel it, But listen care- fully to the sound of your Loneliness. Like a heartbeat drives you mad In the stillness of Remembering, what you had and what you lost. what you had and what you lost Thunder only happens when it's raining Players only love you when they're playing say women they will come and they will go when the rain washes you clean you'll know, you'll know Now here I go again I see the crystal vision I keep my Visions to myself It’s only me who wants to wrap around your dreams And have you any dreams you'd like to Sell. Dreams of Loneliness. Like a heartbeat drives you Mad. In the stillness of re membering what you had and what you lost what you had and what you lost Thunder only happens when it's raining Players only love you when they're playing say women they will come and they will go when the rain washes you clean you'll know, you'll know Eleanor Rigby [C] Ah, look at all the lonely [Em] people. [C] Ah, look at all the lonely [Em] people. Eleanor Rigby, picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has [C] been, lives in a dream. [Em] Waits at the window, wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the [C] door, who is it for? [Em] All the lonely people, where [C] do they all come [Em] from? All the lonely people, where [C] do they all be[Em]long? Father McKenzie, writing the words of a sermon that no one will [C] hear, no-one comes near. [Em] Look at him working, darning his socks in the night when there’s nobody [C] there, what does he care? [Em] All the lonely people, where [C] do they all come [Em] from? All the lonely people, where [C] do they all be[Em]long? [C] Ah, look at all the lonely [Em] people. [C] Ah, look at all the lonely [Em] people. Eleanor Rigby died in the church and was buried along with her [C] name, nobody came. [Em] Father McKenzie, wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the [C] grave, no-one was saved. [Em] All the lonely people, where [C] do they all come [Em] from? All the lonely people, where [C] do they all be[Em]long? Iko Iko [D] My grandma and your grandma were sittin' by the [A] fire My grandma told your grandma, “I'm gonna set your flag on [D] fire” [D] Talkin' 'bout hey now (hey now) hey now Iko iko un [A] day jockamo feeno i na nay jockamo fee na [D] nay [D] Look at my king all dressed in red iko iko un [A] day I betcha five dollars he'll kill you dead jockamo fee na [D] nay [D] Talkin' 'bout hey now (hey now) hey now now Iko iko un [A] day jockamo feeno i na nay jockamo fee na [D] nay [D] My flag boy and your flag boy were sittin' by the [A] fire. My flag boy told your flag boy, “I'm gonna set your flag on [D] fire” [D] Talkin' 'bout hey now (hey now) hey now now Iko iko un [A] day jockamo feeno i na nay jockamo fee na [D] nay [D] See that guy all dressed in green iko iko un [A] day He’s not a man he's a lovin' machine. jockamo fee na [D] nay [D] Talkin' 'bout hey now (hey now) hey now now Iko iko un [A] day jockamo feeno i na nay jockamo fee na [D] nay [D] Talkin' 'bout hey now (hey now) hey now Iko iko un[A]day jockamo feeno i na nay jockamo fee na [D] nay [A] Jockamo fee na [D] nay [A] jockamo fee na [D] nay Jambalaya (On the Bayou) Hank Williams Sr. 1952 [C] Goodbye, Joe, me gotta go, me oh my [G7] oh. Me gotta go, pole the pirogue down the [C] bayou. My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh [G7] my oh. Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the [C] bayou. Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and a fillet [G7] gumbo Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma chaz ami- [C] o. Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be [G7] gayo, Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the [C] bayou. Thibodaux, Fontaineaux, the place is [G7] buzzin', Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the [C] dozen. We dress in style and go hog wild, me oh [G7] my oh. Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the [C] bayou. Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and a fillet [G7] gumbo Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma chaz ami- [C] o. Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be [G7] gayo, Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the [C] bayou. Memphis Tennessee Chuck Berry [E7] [A7] Long [E7] distance information give me Memphis, Tennessee. Help me find the party trying to get in touch with me. She [A7] could not leave her number but I know who placed the call. Cause my [E7] uncle took a message and he wrote it on the [A7] wall. [E7] Help me information get in touch with my Marie. She's the only one who'd phone me here from Memphis, Tennessee. Her [A7] home is on the southside, high upon a ridge, [E7] just a half-a-mile from the Mississippi [A7] bridge. [E7] Help me information more than that I cannot add. Only that I miss her, and all the fun we had. But [A7] we were pulled apart because her mom did not agree. [E7] It tore apart our happy-home in Memphis, Tennes-[A7]-see. [E7] Last time I saw Marie she was waving me goodbye. Hurry-home-drops on her cheeks that trickled from her eyes. [A7] Marie is only six-years old, information please. [E7] Try to put me through to her in Memphis, Tennes-[A7]-see. Pistol Packin’ Mama Al Dexter 1943 Adapted from “Boil Them Cabbage Down” Refrain: [F] Lay that pistol down, babe - lay that pistol [C7] down Pistol Packin' Mama, lay that pistol [F] down. [F] Drinking beer in a cabaret and was I having [C7] fun Until one night she caught me right and now I'm on the [F] run. She kicked out my windshield - she hit me over the head She cussed and cried and said I'd lied and wished that I was dead. Drinking beer in a cabaret and dancing with a blond Until one night she shot out the light - Bang! that blond was gone. I'll see you every night, babe - I'll woo you every day I'll be your regular daddy - if you'll put that gun away. Now there was old Al Dexter - he always had his fun But with some lead, she shot him dead - his honkin' days are done. Summer By WAR [G] Ridin' round town [C] with all the windows [G] down Eight track playin' [C] all your favorite [G] sounds The rhythm of the [C] bongos fill the [G] park The street musicians [C] tryin' to get a [G] start [C] Cause it's [G] summer, [C] Summer time is [G] here [C] Yes it's [G] summer, [C] My time of [G] year [C] Yes it's [G] summer, [C] My time of [G] year [C] Stretched out on a blanket in the sand Kids of all ages diggin' Disneyland Rappin' on the C.B. radio in your van We'll give a big "10-4" to the truckin' man Young boys playin' stick ball in the street Fire hydrants help to beat the heat Old man feeding pigeons in the square Nighttime finds young lovers walking there In Atlantic City or out in Malibu Or anywhere in between, I'm telling you When you feel those balmy breezes on your face Summertime is the best time any place 25 Minutes To Go Recorded by Johnny Cash Written by Shel Silverstein [G] Well they're building a gallows outside my cell I've got 25 minutes to [D7] go And the whole town's waiting just to hear me yell I got 24 minutes to [G] go Well they gave me some beans for my last meal I got 23 minutes to [D7] go But nobody ask me how I feel I got 22 minutes to [G] go Well I sent for the governor and the whole darn bunch With 21 minutes to [D7] go And I called up the mayor but he's out to lunch I got 20 more minutes to [G] go Then the sheriff said boy I'm gonna watch you die With 19 minutes to [D7] go So I laughed in his face and I spit in his eye With 18 minutes to [G] go Now here comes the preacher for to save my soul With 13 minutes to [D7] go And he's talking bout burning but I'm so cold And I got 12 more minutes to [G] go Now they're testing the trap and it chills my spine With 11 more minutes to [D7] go And the trap and the rope oh they work just fine Got 10 more minutes to [G] go Well I'm waiting for the pardon that'll set me free With 9 more minutes to [D7] go But this ain't the movies so forget about me Got 8 more minutes to [G] go With my feet on the trap and my head in the noose 5 more minutes to [D7] go Won't somebody come and cut me loose Got 4 more minutes to [G] go I can see the mountains I can see the sky 3 more minutes to [D7] go And it's too darn pretty for a man to wanna die I got 2 more minutes to [G] go I can see the buzzards I can hear the crows 1 more minute to [D7] go And now I'm swinging And here I go-o-o-o
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