Ry Cooder Lyrics

Ry Cooder Chord and Tabs

634-5789 (S. Cropper/E. Floyd) Hey, baby, if you need a little lovin', call on me And if you want some kis...

BORDERLINE (Ry Cooder) Instrumental ...

CRAZY 'BOUT AN AUTOMOBILE (Every Woman I Know) (William R. Emerson) -Man, I'm gonna tell you my story -Go on and tell about it, go on and tell a...

DOWN IN THE BOONDOCKS (Joe South) Down in the boondocks, down in the boondocks People put me down 'cause that's the sid...

JOHNNY PORTER (Bobby Ray Appleberry/William Cuomo) Johnny Porter was the oldest in his family And I remember he...

NEVER MAKE YOUR MOVE TOO SOON (Will Jennings/Nesbert Hooper Jr.) Three days of snow out in Birmingham Thought you would wonder ...

SPEEDO (Esther Navarro) Well, now they often call me Speedo but my real name is Mr. Earl [Earl, Mr. Earl]...

THE GIRLS FROM TEXAS (James Lewis/Jimmy Holiday/Cliff Chambers) Well, I met a girl from Texas 'bout a year ago Hadn't ...

THE WAY WE MAKE A BROKEN HEART (John Hiatt) Just a one more kiss He'll have to miss This night with you Now you're guilty of t...

WHY DON'T YOU TRY ME (E. Young) If your man has got you on the run why don't you try me ? If you wanna have a little f...

AX SWEET MAMA (Sleepy John Estes) Well, I ax sweet mama, let me be her kid She said "I might but I'd like ...

BOOMER'S STORY (Traditional, adapted by Ry Cooder) Come and gather all around me Listen to my tale of woe Got s...

Cherry Ball Blues (Instrumental) ...

COMIN' IN ON A WING AND A PRAYER (Harold Adamson & Jimmie McHugh) One of our planes was missing Two hours overdue One of our ...

CROW BLACK CHICKEN (Laurence Wilson) Well, I went on the mountain And I gave my horn a blow Thought I heard some pu...

Dark End of the Street (Instrumental) ...

GOOD MORNING MR. RAILROAD MAN (Traditional) Good morning, Mr. Railroad Man What time do your trains roll by ? "At 9:16 an...

Maria Elena (Instrumental) ...

PRESIDENT KENNEDY (Sleepy John Estes) Late one Friday evening everybody was sad We lost the best president we ever ...

RALLY 'ROUND THE FLAG (Traditional) Yes, we'll rally 'round the flag, boys We'll rally 'round again Shouting the battl...

BLUE SUEDE SHOES (Carl Perkins) Well, it's one for the money, two for the show Three to get ready and it's go man ...

GYPSY WOMAN (Curtis Mayfield) From out of nowhere, through a caravan, around the campfire light Came a lovely...

I NEED A WOMAN (Bob Dylan) It's been raining in my mouth all day Dripping down to my clothes My patience it is ...

I'M DRINKING AGAIN (Ry Cooder & Jim Keltner) Yes, it's me and I'm drinking again Tell everybody I'm drinking aga...

MAMA, DON'T TREAT YOUR DAUGHTER MEAN (Ry Cooder) Hey, mama, don't you treat your daughter mean Hey, mama, don't you treat your daughte...

THAT'S THE WAY LOVE TURNED OUT TO BE (Quinton Claunch, Dave Hall & Ry Cooder) Brand new day, brave new man It's a miracle what lov...

UFO HAS LANDED IN THE GHETTO (Ry Cooder & Jim Keltner) Lonesome outerspace invader blasting through the night Tuning in th...

WHICH CAME FIRST (Willie Dixon & Ry Cooder) You may be a hater, you may be a lover You can bet your life one d...

DITTY WAH DITTY (Arthur Blake) There's a great big mistery And it sure is worrying me It's a ditty wah ditty Mi...

IF WALLS COULD TALK (Bobby Miller) Well, if things could talk then I'm sure you'd hear A lot of things to make you cr...

IT'S ALL OVER NOW (Bobby & Shirley Womack) Well, baby used to stay out all night long She made me cry and she d...

JESUS ON THE MAINLINE (Traditional) I know Jesus is on that mainline Tell Him what you want Jesus is on that mainline ...

MARRIED MAN'S A FOOL Had a friend, Louie Brown, he was a deacon, Just as wise as he could be. Now I realize he could read...

MEDLEY: FOOL FOR A CIGARETTE/FEELIN' GOOD (Sidney Bailey)/(J.B. Lenoir/Jim Dickinson) Uhm, I'm a fool for a cigarette Lord, I'm fool for a ...

MEXICAN DIVORCE (Burt Bacharach/Bob Hilliard) It's a sin for you to get a Mexican divorce Down below El Paso lie...

TAMP 'EM UP SOLID (Traditional) Tamp 'em up solid, so they won't come down Tamp 'em up solid, buddy, so they won't ...

TATTLER (Ry Cooder/Russ Titelman/Washington Phillips) Whenever you find a man that loves every woman he se...
TATTLER Chords and Tabs

BILLY THE KID (Traditional, arranged by Ry Cooder) (G) - (D) (G) I'll sing you a true song of (D) Billy the (G)...

DENOMINATION BLUES (Washington Phillips) (G) - (C) - (D) (G) I wanna tell you people it's a nat'ral fact Ev'ry man ...

F.D.R. IN TRINIDAD (Fitz MacLean) (C) - (G) - (Am) Capo on 2 (C) When Roosevelt came to the land of the (G) humming...

GREAT DREAM FROM HEAVEN (Joseph Spence) Instrumental ...
GREAT DREAM FROM HEAVEN Chords and Tabs

HEY PORTER (Johnny Cash) (C) - (G) - (F) (C) Hey, Porter, Hey Porter! Would you tell me the (F) time? (C) H...

HOW CAN YOU KEEP ON MOVING (UNLESS YOU MIGRATE TOO) (Agnes Cunningham) (C) - (F) - (G) (C) How can you keep on moving un (F) less you migrate (C) too...

MONEY HONEY (Jesse Stone) (A) - (D) - (E) Capo on 1 (A) Well, the landlord rang my frontdoor bell (E) I let...

ON A MONDAY (Huddie Ledbetter) (D) - (A) - (C) - (E) (D) On a Monday, I was ar (A) rested On a Tuesday, I wa...

TAXES ON THE FARMER FEEDS US ALL (Traditional, adapted by Ry Cooder) (D) - (A) - (E) (A) We worked through Spring and Winter, thro...

TEARDROPS WILL FALL (Dickey Doo-Marion Smith) (E) - (A) - (B7) (E) I read your letter and (A) tears filled my (E) eye...

VIGILANTE MAN (Woody Guthrie) (E) - (A) - (B7) Capo on 1 (E) Have you seen that (A) vigilante (E) man ? (A) ...

DON'T MESS UP A GOOD THING (O. Sain) Good thing, good thing, good thing You been cheating on me, now, baby You know I know...

DOWN IN HOLLYWOOD (T. Drummond/R. Cooder) (C#7) Well, did you hear the good news ? There's gonna be some bad blues...

GO HOME, GIRL (A. Alexander) Well, me and Frank we're the best of friends And our friendship will never end Bu...

I CAN'T WIN (L. Johnson/D. Richardson/C. Knight) I've been trying so hard to find a way to your heart I can't...

LITTLE SISTER (M. Shuman-D. Pomus) (Bþ) - (Eþ) - (Gm) - (F) - (C9) - (F7) - (Gm7) (B&th...

LOOK AT GRANNY RUN RUN (J. Ragovoy/M. Shuman) Said, look at Granny run, run Grandpa runnin' close behind. Look at Grann...

THE VERY THING THAT MAKES YOU RICH (MAKES ME POOR) (S. Bailey) (C#m) - (G#m7) - (G#7) - (F#7) - (E) - (B) My father (C#m) told me, lying (G#m7) on h...

TROUBLE YOU CAN'T FOOL ME (F. Knight/A. Varnell) (C) - (F) - (G) (C) Trouble you can't fool me (F) I see you behind that tr...

ARCHIE'S FUNERAL (HOLD TO GOD'S UNCHANGING HAND) (Traditional, arranged by Ry Cooder) Instrumental ...

BETTER THINGS TO THINK ABOUT (Ry Cooder) Instrumental ...

COLE YOUNGER POLKA (D. Lindley-R. Cooder) Instrumental ...

ESCAPE FROM NORTHFIELD (Ry Cooder) Instrumental ...

I ALWAYS KNEW YOU WERE THE ONE (David Lindley) Instrumental ...

I'M A GOOD OLD REBEL (Traditional, arranged by Ry Cooder) Oh, I'm a good old Rebel Now that's just what I am For this...

JESSE JAMES (Traditional, arranged by Ry Cooder) Jesse James we understand Has killed him many a man He robb...

JESSE JAMES (Another version) (Neil Morris) I'll tell you about Jesse and Frank James My grandfather was personally acquainted ...

LEAVING MISSOURI (David Lindley) Instrumental ...

SENECA SQUARE DANCE (Traditional, arranged by Ry Cooder) Instrumental ...

THE LONG RIDERS (Ry Cooder) Instrumental ...

WILDWOOD BOYS (J. Dickinson-R. Cooder) This here was our situation We was just young wildwood boys New as the ...

13 QUESTION METHOD (Chuck Berry) Now, the thirteen question method is the one to use Listen to me! Thirteen questio...

ACROSS THE BORDERLINE (Ry Cooder/John Hiatt/James Dickinson) There's a place where I've been told Every street is paved...

ALL SHOOK UP (Otis Blackwell/Elvis Presley) Yeah! Oh! Well, bless my soul, what's wrong with me ? I'm itching...

GET RHYTHM (Johnny Cash) Get rhythm when you get the blues Hey, get rhythm when you get the blues Get a roc...

GOING BACK TO OKINAWA (Ry Cooder) Goin’ back down to Okinawa Sorry, baby, but I can’t take you You better stay at ...

I CAN TELL BY THE WAY YOU SMELL (Walter Davis) Hey, look here baby, what's going on ? Step over in the light Oh, no! Look here. ...

LET'S HAVE A BALL (Bunn) I wanna ball like I never did ball before [Before, before, before] I wanna ball like I nev...

LOW-COMMOTION (instrumental) ...

WOMEN WILL RULE THE WORLD (Raymond Quevedo) How different the ladies of long ago to the modern women that we all know If yo...

ALIMONY (R. L. Jones/W. Young/R. Higginbotham) (C) - (F) - (G) (C) Look at this one, look at that one Te...

AVAILABLE SPACE (Ry Cooder) Instrumental ...

DARK IS THE NIGHT Instrumental ...
DARK IS THE NIGHT Chords and Tabs

DO RE MI (Woody Guthrie) (G) - (C) - (G7) - (D) - (D7) - (Bm) - (Em) (G) Lots of folks back east they say ...

FRANCE CHANCE (Joe Callicott) Drop down baby, just like showers of rain I hate to hear my fair brown call my na...

GOING TO BROWNSVILLE (John Estes, adapted by Ry Cooder) I'm going to Brownsville, take that right hand road Well, I'm ...

HOW CAN A POOR MAN STAND SUCH TIMES AND LIVE ? (Alfred Reed) (G) - (C) - (G7) - (D) - (D7) - (Am) (G) I remember a time when every (D) thing was...

OLD KENTUCKY HOME (Randy Newman) (D) - (G) - (A) - (E7) - (A7) - (Bm) (D) Turpentine and dandelion wine I've turne...

ONE MEAT BALL (L. Singer-H.Zaret) A litle man walked up and down, To find an eating place in town. He read the ...

PIG MEAT (Huddie Ledbetter) (C7) - (C) - (F7) - (C) - (G7) (C7) Just look here mama Don't pick pig meat t...

POLICE DOG BLUES (Arthur Blake, adapted by Ry Cooder) All my life I've been a travellin' man All my life I've been...

ALWAYS LIFT HIM UP/KANAKA WAI WAI (Alfred Reed)/(Traditional) (G) - (C) - (D) (G) When a fellow has the blues and feels discouraged...

BOURGEOIS BLUES (Huddie Ledbetter/Alan Lomax) (G7) - (C7) - (G) - (D7) (G7) Me and my wife went all over town An...

GOODNIGHT IRENE (Huddie Ledbetter/John Lomax) (E) - (E7) - (A) - (B7) (E) I asked your mother for (B7) you She t...

HE'LL HAVE TO GO (Allison/Allison) (F) - (Bþ) - (Dm) - (C7) - (F7) Put your (F) sweet lips a little (B&a...

I GOT MINE (Traditional) (C) - (F) - (G) - (Am) (C) And I went down to a big crap game, 'Twas (F) certainly...

SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE (Charles E. Calhoun) (G) - (G7) - (C) - (D7) - (F) Well, (G) pick me a town in any clime People ...

STAND BY ME (Ben E. King/Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller) (G) - (Em) - (C) - (D7) - (Am) (G) When the night is come...

YELLOW ROSES (K. Devine/S. Nichols) (C) - (F) - (G) - (Am) (C) I just received, sweetheart, your yellow (F) ro...

AT THE DARK END OF THE STREET (Penn/Moman) (C) - (F) - (G) (C) At the dark end (G) of the (C) street That's where we (G) alway...

CHAN CHAN (Francisco Repilado) (Dm) - (F) - (C) - (A7) De (Dm) Alto Cedro voy (F) para Marcane (C) Luego a...

SCHOOL IS OUT (Anderson/Barge/Guida/Royster) (C) - (F) - (G) (C) No more books and studies And I can (F) stay ...

VOLVER, VOLVER (F. Z. Maldonado) (C) - (F) - (G) (C) Este amor apasionado Anda todo alborotado por vol (F) ver ...