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Song Title

Key

YouTube Link

1

A Matter of Trust

C

A Matter of Trust by Billy Joel (1986)

2

A Summer Song

C

A Summer Song by Chad & Jeremy (1964)

3

Ain't It Funny How Time Slips Away

C & G

Ain’t it Funny How Time Slips Away by Willie Nelson (1962)

4

All My Loving

Am

All My Loving by The Beatles (1963)

5

Another Saturday Night-Sam Cooke

C

Another Saturday Night by Sam Cooke

6

Anytime

C

Anytime by Herbert "Happy" Lawson (1925)

Anytime by Eddy Arnold (1947)

7

As Tears Go By (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, & Andrew Loog Oldham, 1964)
One of the first original compositions by Jagger and Richards, it became a Top 10 hit for Marianne Faithfull in the UK in 1964, launching her career as a major singer; it peaked at #22 in the US. It was recorded with a very different arrangement by the Rolling Stones in October 1965. After they performed the song on the Ed Sullivan Show, it was released as a single and become a Top 10 hit for them in 1966. As Tears Go By (song), Wikipedia.

C

As Tears Go By – Marianne Faithful

As Tears Go By – The Rolling Stones

8

As Time Goe By (Herman Hupfeld, 1931)
Written for the 1931 Broadway musical "Everybody's Welcome," it became famous when it was featured in the 1942 Warner Bros. film "Casablanca" performed by Dooley Wilson as Sam. The song was voted No. 2 on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs special, commemorating the best songs in film (only surpassed by "Over the Rainbow" by Judy Garland). The song has since become the signature tune of Warner Bros. National Public Radio also included it in its "NPR 100", a 1999 list of the most important American musical works of the 20th century as compiled by NPR's music editors. The song is a popular reflection of nostalgia and often used in films and series reflecting this feeling. It was first recorded by Rudy Vallée on July 25, 1931 for Brunswick Records; Dooley Wilson was not able to record his version due to the 1942–44 musicians' strike. Unable to record new versions of the song, RCA Victor reissued the 1931 recording by Rudy Vallée which became a number one hit, eleven years after it was originally released. As Time Goes By, Wikipedia.

Dm

As Time Goes By – Dooley Wilson, “Casablanca” (1942)

9

Banana Boat Song - C & F

C & F

Day-O (Banana Boat Song) by Harry Belefonte (1956)

Banana Boat Song, clip from movie "Beetlejuice."

10

Best of My Love

C

Best of My Love by The Eagles (1974)

11

Big River

G

Big River by Johnny Cash (1958)

12

Big Yellow Taxi

C & G

Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell, "Ladies of the Canyon" (1970)

13

Black is Black (Michelle Grainger, Tony Hayes & Steve Wadey, 1966)
The 1966 debut single by the group Los Bravos hit the top five in the US, the UK and Canada. With the song's success, Los Bravos became the first Spanish rock band to have an international hit single. Black Is Black, Wikipedia.

Dm

Black is Black by Los Bravos (1966)

14

Blowing in the Wind

C

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan (1962)

Blowin' In The Wind by Peter, Paul and Mary (1963)

15

Blue Hawaii

C & G

Blue Hawaii by Bing Crosby with Lani McIntyre and His Hawaiians from the film "Waikiki Wedding" (1937)

Blue Hawaii by Elvis Presley (1961)

16

Blue Hawaiian Moonlight

C

Blue Hawaiian Moonlight by The Gabby Pahinui Hawaiian Band featuring Ry Cooder (1975)

Blue Hawaiian Moonlight by Eddie Palama (2017)

17

Breakfast In America by Supertramp

Dm

Breakfast in America by Supertramp (1979)

18

Brown-Eyed Girl by Van Morrison

C

Brown-Eyed Girl by Van Morrison (1967)

19

Bye, Bye, Love

C

Bye Bye Love (Felice and Boudleaux Bryant) by the Everly Brothers (1957)

Bye Bye Love by the Everly Brothers with Simon and Garfunkle, The Old Friends Tour Madison Square Garden, New York 2003

Bye Bye Love by Simon and Garfunkel (1970)

20

Can't You See by Marshall Tucker Band

D

Can’t You See by The Marshall Tucker Band (1973)

21

Cest La Vie by Chuck Berry

Also known as "You Never Can Tell" or "Teenage Wedding"

F

You Never Can Tell by Chuck Berry (1964)

C'est La Vie by Emmylou Harris (1977)

22

Changes_In_Latitudes by Jimmy Buffett

C

Changes in Latitudes by Jimmy Buffett (1977)

23

City of New Orleans by Steve Goodman

C

City of New Orleans by Steve Goodman (1971)

The City of New Orleans by Arlo Guthrie (1972)

24

Come Go With Me by the Dell Vikings

C

Come Go With Me by the Dell Vikings (1956)

25

Country Roads by John Denver

C

Take Me Home, Country Roads by John Denver (1971)

26

Dance With Me by Orleans

D

Dance With Me by Orleans (1975)

27

Did She Mention My Name by Gordon Lightfoot

G

Did She Mention My Name by Gordon Lightfoot (1968)

28

Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying by Gerry And The Pacemakers

C

Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying by Gerry And The Pacemakers (1964)

29

Don't Think Twice by Bob_Dylan

C

Don’t Think Twice by Bob Dylan (1963)

Don't Think Twice by Peter, Paul & Mary (1963)

30

Down to the River to Pray

G

Down To The River To Pray by Alison Krauss

31

Dream Baby (Nashville Notation)

n.a.

Dream Baby by Roy Orbison

32

End of the Line by The Traveling Wilburys

C, D, G

End of the Line by The Traveling Wilburys (1988)

33

Eye In The Sky by the Alan Parsons Project

C

Eye in the Sky by the Alan Parsons Project (1982)

34

Faith

C

Faith by George Michael (1987)

35

Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue

(Has Anybody Seen My Gal?)

F

Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue by The California Ramblers (1925)

Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue by Gene Austin (1926) (full lyrics)

Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue by Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians with Kenny Gardner (1940)

Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue by Bing Crosby (1942)

36

Five Hundred Miles

C

Five Hundred Miles by Peter, Paul and Mary (1962)

37

For Loving Me (That's What You Get) by Gordon Lightfoot

C & G

For Loving Me (That’s What You Get) by Gordon Lightfoot (1965 or 1966)

38

Freight Train, the original song by Elizabeth Cotton

C

Freight Train by Elizabeth Cotten

39

Freight Train by Peter Paul and Mary

C

Freight Train by Peter Paul and Mary (1963)

40

Frog Went Courting

See: Carl Sandburg's 1927 The American Songbag, "Mister Frog Went A Courting," p. 143.

C

Froggie Went A-courtin’ by Tex Ritter

Mr. Froggie Went-A-Courtin' by Burl Ives

Froggie Went a Courtin' by Woody Guthrie

Froggie Went A-Courtin' by Doc Watson

Frog Went a Courtin by The Brothers Four (1961)

Froggie Went a-Courtin' by Kermit the Frog (ca. 1973)

41

Froggie Went a-Courtin' (Traditional, Originally Scottish-1548, 1661) - Wikipedia lists 13 alternate titles.

C

42

Get Together

C

Get Together by The Youngbloods

43

Going Up the Country by The Youngbloods

C

Going Up The Country (aka "Bull Doze Blues") by Henry Thomas (1928)

Goin’ Up the Country by Canned Heat (1968)

Goin' Up The Country by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band at the Country Music Hall of Fame Museum for a members concert on July 2, 2015.

44

Great Balls of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis

G

Great Balls of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis (1957)

45

He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands

F

He’s Got the Whole World by Laurie London (1957)

He's Got The Whole World by Mahalia Jackson

He’s Got the Whole World by Tanya Tucker

46

Hey Good Looking

C

Hey Good Lookin’ by Hank Williams (1951)

47

Highway Forty Blues

G

Highway 40 Blues by Ricky Skaggs

48

Hold Me Now

C

Hold Me Now by the Thompson Twins (1983)

49

I Am a Pilgrim

G

I Am A Pilgrim by Merle Travis (1971)

I Am A Pilgrim by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

I Am A Pilgrim by The Byrds

50

I Like It Like That

C

I Like it Like That by Pete Rodriguez (1967)

51

I Saw Her Standing There (Paul McCartney and John Lennon, 1963) (G)
The opening track on the band's 1963 debut album "Please Please Me," it became the B-Side of the Beatles first single issued in the US in December, 1963. The A-Side, "I Want To Hold Your Hand" topped the US Billboard chart for 7 weeks beginning in February 1, 1964, while this song entered Billboard the following week, peaking at #14. This song is listed on the Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. I Saw Her Standing There, Wikipedia.

G

I Saw Her Standing There by The Beatles (1963)

52

I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

C

I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For by U2 (1987)

53

I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing

C

The Coca-Cola™ Commercial by The Hilltop Singers (1971)

I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing by The Hilltop Singers (1971)

I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing by The New Seekers  (1971)

54

I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (Nashville Notation)

n.a

I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight by Bob Dylan (1967)

55

I’ll Fly Away (Albert E. Brumley, 1929)
Written in 1929 and published in 1932, this song is said to have been influenced by the 1924 secular ballad, "The Prisoner's Song". It has been called the most recorded gospel song, and it is frequently used in worship services by Baptists, Pentecostals, Nazarenes, the Churches of Christ and many Methodists. It is also a standard song at bluegrass jam sessions and is often performed at funerals. Author Albert E. Brumley has been described as the "pre-eminent gospel songwriter" of the 20th century with over 600 published songs. The listings at AllMusic are in excess of 1000 published recordings. I'll Fly Away, Wikipedia.

C & G

I'll Fly Away by the Selah Jubilee Singers (1941)

I'll Fly Away by Chuck Wagon Gang (1948)

I’ll Fly Away by the Kossoy Sisters (1956) from "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"

I’ll Fly Away by Alison Krauss & Gillian Welch with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band from the soundtrack of "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"

56

I'll Never Find Another You

C & G

I’ll Never Find Another You by The Seekers (1968)

57

I'm A Believer

C

I'm a Believer by The Monkees

I'm A Believer by Neil Diamond

58

I'm Henry The Eighth

C

I’m Henry the VIII by Harry Champion (1911) (full lyrics)

I’m Henry the VIII by the Herman's Hermits (1965)

59

In The Summertime by Mungo Jerry

C

In the Summertime by Mungo Jerry (1970)

60

Is Any Body Going to San Antone

C

Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone by Charlie Pride

61

Jamaica Farewell

C

Jamaica Farewell by Harry Belafonte (1957)

62

Jambayala-Hank Williams

F

Jambalaya, Hank Williams (1950)

Jambalaya, Creedence Clearwater Revival

Jambalaya, Emmylou Harris

63

Joy to the World (Jeremiah)

A

Joy to the World by Three Dog Night (1971)

64

Johnny B Goode

C

Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry

65

Keep on the Sunny Side

Keep_On_The_Sunny_Side-1902 (Sheet Music)

C

Keep on the Sunny Side by The Carter Family (1928)

Keep on the Sunny Side by The Whites from "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" (2000)

66

Kilauea

C

"Kilauea" is a parody by Keith Fukumitsu of Jimmy Buffett's Volcano.

67

Leaving on a Jet Plane

C

Leaving on a Jet Plane by Peter, Paul and Mary
Leaving on a Jet Plane by John Denver
Leaving on a Jet Plane by John Denver & Cass Elliot

68

Let Me Be There

C

Let Me Be There by Olivia Newton-John (1973)

69

Let The Mystery Be

C D G

Let the Mystery Be by Iris DeMent (1992)

70

Let Your Love Flow

C

Let Your Love Flow by the Bellamy Brothers (1976)

71

Look What They've Done to My Song

C

Look What They've Done To My Song by Ma, Melanie

72

Losing My Religion - REM

Am

Losing My Religion by R.E.M. (1991)

73

Lost Highway

C

Lost Highway by Leon Payne

Lost Highway by Hank Williams

74

Louie_Louie

G

Louie Louie by Richard Berry (1957)

Louie Louie by Rockin Robin Roberts & the Wailers (1958)

Louie Louie by the Kingsmen (1963)

Louie Louie by Paul Revere & the Raiders (1963)

75

Love Will Keep Us Alive

C

Love Will Keep Us Alive by The Eagles (1994)

76

Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys (Updated Copy)

C

Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys by Waylon & Willie (1978)

77

Me and Bobby McGee - C

Me and Bobby McGee - G

C & G

Me and Bobby McGee by Kris Kristofferson (1969)

Other early recordings:

78

Me and Bobby McGee - C (Janis Joplin)

Me and Bobby McGee - G (Janis Joplin)

C & G

Me and Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin from "Pearl" released January 12, 1971, three months after her death from a heroin overdose. She was 27.

79

Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard

C

Me and Julio Down By The Schoolyard by Paul Simon (1972)

80

Morning Has Broken - Cat Stevens

C

Morning Has Broken by Cat Stevens

81

Morningtown Ride

C & G

Morningtown Ride by The Seekers (1966)

82

Mountain Dew

G

Mountain Dew (William York) by Willie Nelson
Mountain Dew by the Stanley Brothers
Mountain Dew by Grandpa Jones
Mountain Dew by Tennessee Mafia Jug Band

83

My Girl

C

My Girl by the Temptations (1964)

84

Nowhere Man

C

Nowhere Man by The Beatles

85

Old Time Rock and Roll

C

Old Time Rock and Roll by Bob Seger (1978)

86

Only The Lonely Can Play

G

Only the Lonely Can Play by the Motels (1982)

87

Peggy Sue (Jerry Allison and Norman Petty, 1957)
The recordiing by Buddy Holly (and the Crickets) was released in September, 1957. It went to number three on the Billboard Top 100 chart in 1957, and is on just about every "Greatest Songs" list. Allison was one of the members of the Crickets, together with Holly and Joe. B. Mauldin. Peggy Sue, Wikipedia

C

Peggy Sue by Buddy Holly (1957), appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show

88

People are Strange - The Doors

Am

People are Strange by Jim Morrison & Robby Krieger performed by The Doors from their second album "Strange Days" (1967).

89

Piano Man [Version July 2, 2019]

C

Piano Man by Billy Joel

90

Pink Cadillac - Bruce Springsteen

G

Pink Cadillac by Bruce Springsteen

91

Ring of Fire

 > Ring of Fire-Mariachi Strum Patterns

G

Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash

92

Ripple - The Grateful Dead

G

Ripple by the Grateful Dead (1970)

93

Riptide - Vance Joy

 > Riptide - Vance Joy - Tabs UF19

Am

Riptide by Vance Joy (2013)

94

River

G

River by Bill Staines at the Iron Horse Concert Hall in El Dorado, Kansas on the afternoon of Sunday, May 18, 2008.

95

Rock and Roll Music

C

Rock And Roll Music by Chuck Berry

96

Rocky Top

C & G

Rocky Top by the Osborne Brothers
Rocky Top by Lynn Anderson
Rocky Top by Dolly Parton

97

Save the Last Dance for Me

C

Save the Last Dance for Me by the Drifters (1960)

98

Sea of Love

C

Sea of Love by Phil Phillips and the Twilights (1959)

99

Seven Spanish Angels

C & G

Seven Spanish Angels by Ray Charles & Willie Nelson (1984)

100

Sitting On Top Of the World

C & G

Sittin On Top Of The World by Doc Watson

101

Sloop John B

See: Carl Sandburg's 1927 The American Songbag, "John B Sails," pp. 22-23.

C

Sloop John B by The Beach Boys (1966)

Earlier arrangements of the folk song:

102

Solitary Man

Am

Solitary Man by Neil Diamond (1966)

103

Stand By Me (Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller, 1961)
Originally performed in 1961 by American singer-songwriter Ben E. King and written by King, Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stoller. According to King, the title is derived from, and was inspired by, a spiritual written by Sam Cooke and J. W. Alexander called "Stand by Me Father," recorded by the Soul Stirrers with Johnnie Taylor singing lead. The third line of the second verse of the former work derives from Psalm 46:2c/3c. Stand by Me (Ben E. King song), Wikipedia

G

Stand By Me by Ben E. King (1961)

104

Sweet Violets

G

Sweet Violets by Dinah Shore (1951)

105

Take It Easy by The Eagles

G

Take it Easy by The Eagles (1972)

106

Tears in Heaven

This is a song by Eric Clapton and Will Jennings, written about the death of Clapton's four-year-old son, Conor.

F

Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton (1992)

107

Tequila Sunrise - The Eagles

G

Tequila Sunrise by the Eagles (1973)

108

The Fly - Foster & Allen 

C

The Fly by Foster & Allen

109

The Fox (English Traditional, 15th Century)

C

The Fox by Burl Ives (1961)

110

The Great Pretender

G

The Great Pretender by  the Platters (1955)

111

The Last Thing on My Mind

Based on a Traditional song, The Leaving of Liverpool here performed by The Dubliners.

"The Leaving of Liverpool" (lyrics pending)

Alternate Title: Fare Thee Well, My Own True Love

C & G

The Last Thing on My Mind by Tom Paxton (1964)

The Last Thing on My Mind by The Seekers (1966)

The Last Thing on My Mind by Peter, Paul and Mary (1965)

112

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

G

The Lion Sleeps Tonight  ("Mbube" which means "Lion" in Zulu) by Solomon Linda and the Evening Birds (1939)

The Lion Sleeps Tonight by The Tokens (1961 recording, with English lyrics written by George David Weiss.)

The Lion Sleeps Tonight by The Weavers (1952)

The Lion Sleeps Tonight by Mariam Makeba (1960)

 The Lion Sleeps Tonight by Ladysmith Black Mambazo with the Mint Juleps (adapting the George David Weiss lyrics)

113

The River of Dreams

C

The River of Dreams by Billy Joel

114

The Weight by Jaime Robbie Robertson

C

The Weight by The Band

115

This Land is Your Land

G

This Land is Your Land by Woody Guthrie (1940)

This Land Is Your Land by Pete Seeger (1967)

This Land Is Your Land by Pete Seeger,  Live before the Lincoln Memorial  at the "We Are One" Presidential Inaugural Concert, January 19, 2009.

This Land Is Your Land by Peter, Paul and Mary (1963)

116

Those Were the Days by Mary Hopkin

Am

Those Were the Days by Mary Hopkin (1968)

117

Three Little Birds by Bob Marley (Nashville Notation)

n.a.

Three Little Birds by Bob Marley & The Wailers (1977)

118

Ticket to Ride

C

Ticket To Ride by The Beatles

119

Tiny Bubbles

C

Tiny Bubbles by Don Ho (1966)

120

Unchain My Heart

Am

Unchain My Heart by Ray Charles

121

Under the Boardwalk

C

Under the Boardwalk by The Drifters (1964)

122

Up on the Roof

C & G

Up On The Roof by The Drifters

123

Uptown Girl

G

Uptown Girl by Billy Joel

124

Volcano

C

Volcano by Jimmy Buffett

125

Wagon Wheel aka "Rock Me Mama"

Written by Bob Dylan and Ketch Secor of "Old Crow Medicine Show." Dylan recorded the chorus in 1973; Secor added verses 25 years later. Old Crow Medicine Show's final version was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in April 2013.

C & G

Wagon Wheel (as "Rock Me Mama") by Bob Dylan (1973)

Wagon Wheel by Old Crow Medicine Show (1998)

Wagon Wheel by Old Crow Medicine Show & Darius Rucker, Live at the Grand Ole Opry (July 6, 2012)

Wagon Wheel by Darius Rucker with Lady Antebellum on backing vocals (2013)

126

What a Wonderful World

C

Wonderful World by Sam Cooke (1960)

Wonderful World by Herman's Hermits (1965)

127

When I’m 64

C

When I’m Sixty-Four by The Beatles (1967)

128

Will the Circle Be Unbroken

C

Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Mother Maybelle Carter & The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

129

Yellow Bird "Choucoune" is a 19th-century Haitian song composed by Michel Mauléart Monton with lyrics from a poem by Oswald Durand. It was rewritten with English lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman in 1957 as "Yellow Bird" for the Norman Luboff Choir. Exotica musician Arthur Lyman made the song a hit in 1961. Choucoune (song), Wikipedia.

C

Yellow Bird by The Mills Brothers, 
Yellow Bird by Brothers Four, 
Yellow Bird by Kingston Trio

130

Yellow Submarine

C & G

Yellow Submarine by The Beatles (1966)

131

You Ain't Going Nowhere by Bob Dylan

G

You Ain’t Going Nowhere by Bob Dylan (Recorded 1967, Released 1971)

You Ain’t Going Nowhere by the Byrds (1968)

You Ain’t Going Nowhere by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (1989)

132

You Are My Sunshine  (Paul Rice, with the rights purchased by Jimmie Davis & Charles Mitchell, 1939)
"You Are My Sunshine" is a song popularized by Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell in 1939. It has been declared one of the state songs of Louisiana because of its association with Davis, a country music singer and governor of the state in the years 1944–1948 and 1960–1964.
The song has been recorded numerous times — so often, in fact, that it is "one of the most commercially programmed numbers in American popular music." In 1941, it was recorded by Gene Autry, Bing Crosby, Mississippi John Hurt, Wayne King, and Lawrence Welk. The versions by Autry, Crosby, and King reached the US charts of the day. You Are My Sunshine, Wikipedia.

C

You Are My Sunshine by The Rice Brothers Gang (1939)

You Are My Sunshine by Jimmy Davis with the Charles Mitchell Orchestra (1940)

You Are My Sunshine by Johnny Cash and June Carter

You Are My Sunshine by from "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" (2000)

133

You're So Vain

C

You're So Vain by Carly Simon

134

Mack the Knife

C

Mack the Knife by Bobby Darin

135

Devil With a Blue Dress - Good Golly Miss Molly by Mitch Rider and the Detroit Wheels

G

Devil in a Blue Dress - Good Golly Miss Molly by Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels (1966)

136

Harvest Moon by Neil Young

F

Harvest Moon by Neil Young

Playlist Songs not on The Master Song List

Title

Key

YouTube Link

Baton Rouge

C/G

Baton Rouge by Guy Clark

Mr Tambourine Man (Bob Dylan)

C/G

Mr Tambourine Man by The Byrds (1965)

Rain (Lennon-McCartney)

C/G

Rain by The Beatles (1970)

Raindrops Keep falling On My Head

C

Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head by B. J. Thomas (1969) from the movie "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"

The Bicycle Scene from the movie

Rockin Robin

C

Rockin Robin by Bobby Day (1958)

Rockin Robin by Michael Jackson (1972)

Sweet City Woman

C/G

Sweet City Woman by The Stampeders (1971) (Studio Version)

Sweet City Woman by The Stampeders (Official Video)

When the Red Red Robin

C

When The Red Red Robin by Al Jolson (1926)

When The Red Red Robin by Doris Day (1954)

When The Red Red Robin by Bing Crosby (1956)

Sweet City Woman Tutorials and Covers

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