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.

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

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