Posts Tagged ‘RAIDERS’

I HAD A DREAM

I had a dream
paul revere and the raiders
I had a dream
i had a dream
had myself a dream today
the same one
havin’ it most every day now
since you been gone
wake up in the mornin’ and i find
you’re not in my room
you’re in my mind
suddenly the sun has lost its shine
baby, baby, baby
i had a dream
i had a dream
I had a dream
i had a dream
had myself a dream tonight
the same one
havin’ it most every day now
since you been gone
all alone upon a mountain high
lookin’ at your pictures in the sky
turned around and looked into your eyes
baby, baby, baby
i had a dream
i had a dream

KICKS

Kicks
paul revere & the raiders
(barry mann – cynthia weil)
Intro:
12-string [2x; chords implied]:
(fm) (bb)
v v v v v v v v
—————–|—————–
—————–|—————–
—–1—3—1—|—1————-
-3—–3——-3-|—–3-1—–1—
—————–|———3——-
—————–|—————–
bass [enters 2nd time]:
v v v v v v v v
—————–|—————–
———–1-2-3-|——-3-1—0—
-3—–3-3——-|—————–
—————–|—————–
Verse (chords on first two lines implied by guitar/bass riffs above):
(fm) (bb)
girl, you thought you found the answer on that magic carpet ride last
(fm) (bb)
night
(fm) (bb)
but when you wake up in the mornin’ the world still gets you
(fm) (bb)
uptight
db
well, here’s nothin’ that you ain’t tried
fm /e /eb /d
to fill the emptiness inside
db
but when you come back down, girl
c
still ain’t feelin’ right
Chorus:
[1,2,4: and don't it seem like]
ab db
kicks just keep gettin’ harder to find
[3, 4: oh, you don't need kicks, girl]
ab db
and all your kicks ain’t bringin’ you peace of mind
[3, 4: you just need help, girl]
ab
before you find out it’s too late, girl
c
you better get straight
Link (over intro guitar/bass riffs, 2x):
(fm) (bb)
no, but not with kicks
(fm) (bb)
you just need help, girl
Verse 2:
well you think you’re gonna find yourself a little piece of
paradise
but it ain’t happened yet, so girl, you better think twice
don’t you see no matter what you do
you’ll never run away from you
and if you keep on runnin’
you’ll have to pay the price
[repeat chorus]
Bridge:
f
no, you don’t need kicks
dm
to help you face the world each day
bb
that road goes nowhere
c
i’m gonna help you find yourself another way

[repeat chorus 2x; fade second time]

– another ace 60′s tab from andrew rogers

HIM OR ME WHATS IT GOING TO BE

Him or me, what’s it going to be
paul revere & the raiders

Chorus
Now have you got yourself a brand new baby, don’t tell me maybe.
is it so, i got to know? what’s it gonna be? him or me?
him or me? him or me? him or me?
i can still recall when you told me i was all.
ev’ry thing you looked for in a man.
but i know that it’s not true, i’ve seen the way he looks at you,
and i think you’re gonna hang me up again,
repeat chorus
So if you’d be so kind would you please make up your mind?
i won’t share your lovin’ with another man,
and if you see things my way, could you let me know today,
but if you decide it’s him i’ll change my plans.
repeat chorus

GREAT AIRPLANE STRIKE

The great airplane strike
paul revere & the raiders
I was down in l.a. town, when our manager said "jump"
i through my close and my saxophone in a two by four bit trunk
i pushed it to the airport and run to the ticket line
man said "son, you could have saves the run, those airplanes just quit flyin’"
If i can’t leave here, i just might stay
and that l.a. flyway is goin’ to be my home, umm, huum
I ran to the terminal building, to fly by my airline
the man said i could ride the wing and i said that was fine
he said "i’ll confirm your reservation, and put the plane on hold"
he came back and said "sorry but that wing space just been sold"
If i can’t leave here, i just might stay
and that l.a. flyway is goin’ to be my home, umm, huum, baby
I walked into the washroom and i built myself a fire
throw on lots of paper and the flames kept gettin’ higher
the janitor come runnin’ in, so scare his face was white
so, i explained my situation, he said "that’s all right"
If i can’t leave here, i just might stay
and that l.a. flyway is goin’ to be my home
Next day i thought that i would leave, so i packed my thing again
waited 14 hours for a taxi to come in
spotted one that wasn’t full and i threw myself in fast
the driver said "i’m sorry but this taxi’s out of gas"
If i can’t leave here, i just might stay
and that l.a. flyway is goin’ to be my home

From: "j. r. walskey" <[email protected]>

TOO MUCH TALK

Too much talk
paul revere & raiders
Read the news in the times today…said the world is goin’ round (world is
goin’ round)
i don’t care what somebody said, somebody always puts ‘em down (always puts
‘em down)
red or yellow, black or white?
are you left-handed or are you right?
when you open your eyes can you see the light?
do you wake up screamin’ in the middle of the ni-i-i-ight?
Too much talk, and not enough action
do you know anybody gettin’ satisfaction?
everbody wonders ’bout the crowd’s reaction.
and the world gets better by a very small fraction.
Turn around til you see a face and it won’t be very long (won’t be very long)
someone soon will be in your place and it won’t be very wrong (won’t be very
wrong)
red or yellow, black or white….. (to chorus)
Bridge:
now’s our chance to change the world,
change the world with love, with love…
(chorus repeats)

from: [email protected]

UPS AND DOWNS

Ups and downs
paul revere & the raiders
- written by mark lindsay and terry melcher
- as recorded by paul revere & the raiders (released february 18, 1967)
- entered the billboard top 40 the week of march 4, 1967 and
stayed for 6 weeks, peaking at #22 the week of march 18, 1967.
Now, things was looking golden, baby
everything was fine
you never made no sign
that you had changed your mind
I guess i was mistaken, girl
to count so on you
what else could i do
time to pay my dues
well girl, i’ve been torn up before
but i can’t handle that once more
well i been down for a long long time
and now it’s time to reach my mind
there’s lots of pain upon this earth
girl, i’ve had my money’s worth
i have had my ups and downs and all around
Girl, i’ve tried to change your way of thinkin’
tried to make you see
well, livin’ here with me
is where you ought to be
But it didn’t seem to make no difference
it never changed your world
or stopped your social twirl
you’re still the same old girl
and now, i’ve been torn up before
but i can’t handle that once more
i been down for a long long time
but now it’s time to reach my mind
’cause there’s lots of pain upon this earth
and girl, i’ve had my money’s worth
i have had my ups and downs and all around
I’ve been up, down, all around now baby (up, down, all around)
i’ve been up, i been down, i been all around now baby (up, down, all around)
yeah we’ve both been up and down and all around baby(up, down, all around)
you go up, you go down, you go all around now baby (up, down, all around)
yes, i’m up, i’m down, all around now baby (up, down, all around)
up and down and all around

LET ME

Let me
paul revere and the raiders
Let me, let me, let me
baby don’t you get me
let me, let me, let me
baby don’t you get me
come on baby, don’t you get me
come on baby, won’t you let me
Can’t you see what i’m trying to do
doing my best to try to get to you
don’t you hear what i’m trying to say
all the right words but still you run away
come on, come on baby don’t you get me
alright, don’t it seem that when you love somebody
ain’t it right that somebody loves you too
but i know my love is going somewhere
but i’m sure it ain’t being got by you
and it’s true won’t you try, won’t you try
let me, let me, let me
baby don’t you get me
come on baby, don’t you get me
come on baby, won’t you let me

INDIAN RESERVATION

Indian reservation
Artists: paul revere and the raiders (peak billboard position # 1 in 1971)
words and music by john d. loudermilk

they took the whole cherokee nation
put us on this reservation
took away our ways of life
the tomahawk and the bow and knife
took away our native tongue
and taught their english to our young
and all the beads we made by hand
are nowadays made in japan
Cherokee people, cherokee tribe
so proud to live, so proud to die
They took the whole indian nation
locked us on this reservation
though i wear a shirt and tie
i’m still part redman deep inside
Cherokee people, cherokee tribe
so proud to live, so proud to die
But maybe someday when they learn
cherokee nation will return, will return, will return, will return, will return

transcribed by ronald e. hontz
[email protected]

DONT TAKE IT SO HARD

Don’t take it so hard
paul revere and the raiders
I’ve tried to let you down so easy
i’d like to still be just a friend
we shared such memories together
but all good things come to an end
You should not take it so hard
you should not take it so hard
you should not take it so hard
you should not take it so hard
you should not take it so hard
you should not take it so hard

You wonder when you are going to see me
i might just pass this way again
until then don’t you wait up for me
cause now i’m getting in the wind
don’t you remember what i told you from the start
when people fall in love too much
it can cause a broken heart that won’t mend easy
but if you just wait sometime
i may come walking to you in the sunshine