Chords / How To Play : Cover Songs & Music Videos Category

  • The Laptop Sessions: “Only Wanna Be With You” (Hootie & the Blowfish Acoustic Rock Cover Song)

    Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

    By Chris Moore:

    Welcome to today’s edition of the Laptop Sessions! I am proud to bring you “Only Wanna Be With You,” a song from an artist we haven’t covered yet, although we’ve played it many times in concert. In our MoU live shows, Mike and I shared the lead, and in our recent “Laptop Sessions Live” concert, Jim and I made it our own. Now, all we need is for Jeff to take a turn…

    “Only Wanna Be With You” is a great 90’s tune that I’ve loved for a long time for several reasons. Aside from being catchy and acoustic-based, it includes the line “Ain’t Bobby so cool?…” — meaning, of course, Bob Dylan. The lyrics directly quote “Idiot Wind,” a 1970’s Dylan song that I hope to record soon, AND “Tangled Up in Blue,” another Blood On the Tracks alum that I have already recorded. Needless to say, it was a lot of fun to play!

    I hope you’ll rate and/or comment once you’ve watched, and don’t forget to check back tomorrow for an all-new Original Wednesday installment from Jeff at http://laptopsessions.com …

    See you next session!

     



     

    CHORDS:
    Only Wanna Be With You
    Hootie & the Blowfish
    Capo 2:
    
    
    E	Asus2  E		   Asus2
    
    You and me, we come from different worlds,
    You like to laugh at me when I look at other girls.
    
    Sometimes you’re crazy, and you wonder why
    I’m such a baby, ‘cause the dolphins make me cry
                   B	     Asus2				   E	    Asus2
    Well, there’s nothing I can do; I’ve been looking for a girl like you.
    You look at me, you’ve got nothing left to say,
    I’ll only pout at you until I get my way.
    
    I won’t dance, you won’t sing,
    I just want to love you but you want to wear my ring.
    
    Well there’s nothing I can do…  I only wanna be with you.
    You can call me your fool…  Only wanna be with you.
    
    Put on a little Dylan, sitting on a fence
    I say that line is great, you ask me what I meant by
    
    Said I shot a man named Gray, took his wife to Italy
    She inherited a million bucks, and when she died it came to me
    
    I cant help it if I’m lucky…  Only wanna be with you.
    Ain’t Bobby so cool…  Only wanna be with you
    
    (Solo)
    
    Yeah I’m tangled up in blue…  Only wanna be with you.
    You can call me your fool…  Only wanna be with you.
    Sometimes I wonder if it will ever end
    
    You get so mad at me when I go out with my friends
    Sometimes you’re crazy, and you wonder why
    I’m such a baby yeah, the dolphins make me cry…
    
    Well there’s nothing I can do…  Only wanna be with you.
    You can call me your fool…  Only wanna be with you.
    Yeah I’m tangled up in blue…  Only wanna be with you.

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  • Chord for Covers: Coldplay’s “Clocks” (Chords / Tabs)

    Monday, April 21st, 2008

    CLOCKS
    By Coldplay
    Chords Used:
    Abm	4 6 6 4 4 4
    Eb	6 6 8 8 8 6
    Bbm	6 8 8 6 6 6
    F#maj7	2 4 3 3 2 2
    C#	4 4 6 6 6 4
    Eb	Bbm	Abm
    Eb	Bbm	Abm
    
    Eb                  Bbm
    
    Lights go out and I can't be saved
    
    Ab
    
    Tides that I tried to swim against
    
    Eb                     Bbm
    
    Have brought me down upon my knees
    
    Ab
    
    Oh I beg, I beg and please, singing
    
    Eb                Bbm
    
    Come out of the things unsaid
    Ab
    Shoot an apple off my head
    Eb            Bbm
    And a trouble that can't be named
    Ab
    A tiger's waiting to be tamed, singing
    Eb	Bbm	 Ab
    Yooooouuuuu arrrreeee
    Eb	Bbm	 Ab
    Yooooouuuuu arrrreeee
    Eb	Bbm	Ab
    Eb	Bbm	Ab
    Eb               Bbm
    Confusion that never stops
    Ab
    Closing walls and ticking clocks
    Eb                     Bbm
    Gonna come back and take you home
    Ab
    I could not stop, that you now know
    Eb          Bbm
    Singing come out upon my seas
    Ab
    Curse missed opportunities
    Eb            Bbm
    Am I a part of the cure
    Ab
    Or am I part of the disease, singing
    Eb	Bbm	 Ab
    Yooooouuuuu arrrreeee
    Eb	Bbm	 Ab
    Yooooouuuuu arrrreeee
    Eb	Bbm	 Ab
    Yooooouuuuu arrrreeee
    Eb	Bbm	 Ab
    Yooooouuuuu arrrreeee
    Eb	Bbm	Ab
    Eb	Bbm	Ab
    Eb	Bbm	 Ab
    Yooooouuuuu arrrreeee
    Eb	Bbm	 Ab
    Yooooouuuuu arrrreeee
    F#                    C#
    And nothing else compares
    F#                    C#
    And nothing else compares
    F#                    C#
    And nothing else compares
    F#                    C#
    And nothing else compares
    Eb	Bbm	Ab
    Eb	Bbm	Ab
    Eb	Bbm	 Ab
    Yooooouuuuu arrrreeee
    Eb	Bbm	 Ab
    Yooooouuuuu arrrreeee
    Eb     Bbm
    Ab
    Home, home, where I wanted to go
    Eb     Bbm                      Ab
    Home, home, where I wanted to go
    Eb     Bbm                      Ab
    Home, home, where I wanted to go
    Eb     Bbm                      Ab
    Home, home, where I wanted to go

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  • The Laptop Sessions: “Scare Easy” (Mudcrutch Acoustic Rock Cover Song)

    Sunday, April 13th, 2008

    **CHORDS / TABS BELOW!!**

    By Chris Moore:

    I was on the Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Message Board yesterday, and I came across a newly released song from Mudcrutch. For those who haven’t heard, Tom Petty has reassembled his high school band, Mudcrutch, and they’re releasing a new album on April 29th. I knew this was coming, but I had no idea one of the songs was out yet! I listened to it, and I knew immediately it would be a lot of fun to record!

    So, I proudly bring you “Scare Easy,” off the not-yet-released Mudcrutch album. I hope you enjoy my version of it. Since I was warmed up from last night’s four hour (8:30-12:30) “Laptop Sessions Live” show at Testa’s Bar, I threw in some harmonica to make up for the missing guitar solo. Speaking of the show last night, I want to thank everyone who came out for your support. I’m sure Jim and Jeff will be mentioning it in their posts over the next couple days, but I, for one, hope this isn’t the last show we do. I can’t wait to master new songs (and to brush up on old ones that I wish I had remembered easier…).

    Finally, I am really excited to announce two milestones today — I just found out about my 150th subscriber and I am 6 video views away from 10,000 total views on YouTube! I realize these are just numbers, but it really gives me hope that the Laptop Sessions will become even more successful and that people will hear the good things that are happening at http://Fusco-Moore.com !

    Thank you again to those on the Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Message Board who posted the chords and lyrics for this song. See you next session!

     



    “Scare Easy”
    Mudcrutch
    
    CHORDS!
    
    Am           G          Em         D
    My love’s an ocean, you better not cross it
    I’ve been the distance and I need some rest
    Yeah, I had somebody once, and damn if I lost her
    I’ve been running like a man possessed
    
            C      G          D
    I don’t scare easy
    Don’t fall apart when I’m under the gun
    You can break my heart and I ain’t gonna run
    
            Am                D
    I don’t scare easy for no one
    
    Yeah, I’m a loser at the top of my game
    I should have known to keep an eye on you
    I got a sky that ain’t never the same
    Yeah, I got a dream that don’t ever come true
    
    CHORUS
    
    SOLO to verse chords
    
    Sun going down on a canyon wall
    I’ve got a soul that ain’t never been blessed
    Yeah, I’m a shadow at the back of the hall
    Yeah, I got a sin I ain’t never confessed…
    
    CHORUS 
    
    CHORUS

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Chords / How to Play Songs

Many amateur musicians say to themselves, “I own an acoustic guitar, but I’m not sure how to play my favorite new music.” They may visit a video blog to try to figure out the chords, or they may go in search of the acoustic tabs. Regardless of the approach, there is a proliferation of chords sites that are incorrectly transcribed as often as not. This can be frustrating. Thus, the songwriters of the Laptop Sessions have established a “Chords / How to Play…” section on their website devoted to providing accurate chords/tabs for cover songs and new music. These are “How to…” articles written by young artists who know how to write a song and love to listen to new music – whenever possible, they are trying to share the chords and tabs that they have developed for their favorite music. The best cover songs are the ones that are played as faithfully to the originals, at least in terms of chords, and the boys of the Laptop Sessions hope to aid fellow musicians to play their own cover songs.