Backing tracks

You’ve Got A Friend In Me

instrumental intro

verse 1
You’ve got a friend in me. You’ve got a friend in me.
When the road looks rough ahead and you’re
Miles and miles from your nice warm bed
You just remember what your old pal said: boy,
You’ve got a friend in me. Yeah, you’ve got a friend in
Me. (instrumental)

verse 2
You’ve got a friend in me. You’ve got a friend in me.
You got troubles, I got them too.
There isn’t anything I wouldn’t do for you.
(If) we stick together, we can see it through, ’cause
You’ve got a friend in me. You’ve got a friend in me.

bridge
  Now some other folks might be a little bit smarter than I am,
  Bigger and stronger too, maybe,
   But none of them will ever love you the way I do.
It’s me and you, boy.

verse 3
  And as the years go by, our friendship will never die.
  You’re gonna see it’s our des-ti-ny.
  You’ve got a friend in me. You’ve got a friend in me.
  You’ve got a friend in me. (instrumental outro)

With A Little Help From My Friends

Download MP3 file

(G) (girls) (B) (boys)

intro – as the record

verse 1
What would you think if I sang out of tune,
Would you stand up and walk out on me?
Lend me your ears and I’ll sing you a song,
And I’ll try not to sing out of key.

chorus
Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends,
Oh, I get high with a little help from my friends,
I’m gonna try with a little help from my friends.

verse 2
(G) What do I do when my love is away?
(B) Does it worry you to be alone?
(G) How do I feel by the end of the day?
(B) Are you sad because you’re on your own?

chorus
No, I get by with a little help from my friends,
Oh, I get high with a little help from my friends,
I’m gonna try with a little help from my friends.

bridge
(G) Do you need anybody? (B) I need somebody to love
(G) Could it be anybody? (B) I want somebody to love

verse 3
(G) Would you believe in a love at first sight?
(B) Yes, I’m certain that it happens all the time
(G) What do you see when you turn out the light?
(B) I can’t tell you but I know it’s mine

chorus
Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends,
Oh, I get high with a little help from my friends,
I’m gonna try with a little help from my friends.

bridge
(G) Do you need anybody? (B) I need somebody to love
(G) Could it be anybody? (B) I want somebody to love

chorus
Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends,
Oh, I get high with a little help from my friends,
I’m gonna try with a little help from my friends.

outro
Yes, I get by with a little help from my friends,
With a little help from my frie-eee-ends.

Waterloo Sunset

Download MP3 file

Here’s the intro only, showing where to come in…

intro – run-down, intro lick, then 2-3-4

verse 1
Dirty old river, must you keep rolling, rolling into the night,
         (o-o-o-o-o-o-o-ooh o-o-ooh la-la-la o-o-ooh o-o-ooh)
People so busy, makes me feel dizzy, taxi lights shine so bright,
         (o-o-o-o-o-o-o-ooh o-o-ooh la-la-la o-o-ooh o-o-ooh)
But I don’t need no friends,
      (o-o-ooh o-o-ooh o-o-ooh)
As long as I gaze on Waterloo sunset I am in paradise, (sha-la-la)

chorus
  Every day I look at the world from my window, (sha-la-la)
But chilly, chilly is the evening time,
Waterloo sunset’s fine.
                 (Waterloo sunset’s fine)
                 (a-a-a-a-a-a-ah a-a-a-a-ah aah-aah aaah)

verse 2
Terry meets Julie, Waterloo Station, every Friday night,
But I am so lazy, don’t want to wander, I stay at home at night,
But I don’t feel afraid,
As long as I gaze on Waterloo sunset I am in paradise, (sha-la-la)

verse 3
Millions of people swarming like flies ’round Waterloo underground,
But Terry and Julie cross over the river where they feel safe and sound,
And they don’t need no friends,
As long as they gaze on Waterloo sunset they are in paradise.

outro – la’s as first lines of verse
La la la la la, la la la la la, la la la la-la-la.
Waterloo sunset’s fine. Waterloo sunset’s fine.
(Waterloo sunset’s fine)
(a-a-a-a-a-a-ah a-a-a-a-ah aah-aah aaah)

Sunny Afternoon

Download MP3 file

intro – descending riff x 2

verse 1
The tax man’s taken all my dough, and left me in my stately home.
Lazing on a sunny afternoon.
(And I can’t) sail my yacht, he’s taken everything I’ve got,
All I’ve got this sunny afternoon.

chorus 1
Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze,
I got a big fat mama trying to break me.
And I love to live so pleasantly, live this life of luxury,
Lazing on a sunny afternoon,
In summertime, in summertime, in summertime.

verse 2
My girlfriend’s run off with my car, and gone back to her ma and pa
Telling tales of drunkenness and cruelty.
Now I’m sitting here, sipping on my ice-cold beer,
Lazing on a sunny afternoon.

chorus 2
Help me, help me, help me sail away,
Give me two good reasons why I oughta stay.
‘Cause I love to live so pleasantly, live this life of luxury,
Lazing on a sunny afternoon,
In summertime, in summertime, in summertime.

repeat chorus 1 and outro
Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze,
I got a big fat mama trying to break me.
And I love to live so pleasantly, live this life of luxury,
Lazing on a sunny afternoon,
In summertime, in summertime, in summertime.

Summer Holiday

Download MP3 file

intro – Hank Marvin lick x 2

verse 1
We’re all going on a summer holiday,
No more working for a week or two,
Fun and laughter on our summer holiday,
No more worries for me or you,
For a week or two.

bridge
We’re going where the sun shines brightly,
We’re going where the sea is blue,
We’ve seen it in the movies,
Now let’s see if it’s true.

verse 2
Everybody has a summer holiday,
  Doing things they always wanted to,
So we’re going on a summer holiday,
  To make our dreams come tru-u-ue,
  For me and you.

instrumental – as verse

bridge
We’re going where the sun shines brightly,
We’re going where the sea is blue,
We’ve seen it in the movies,
Now let’s see if it’s true.

verse 3 and outro
Everybody has a summer holiday,
  Doing things they always wanted to,
So we’re going on a summer holiday,
  To make our dreams come tru-u-ue,
  For me and you.  Hmm-m,
  Hmm-m, hmm-m  hmm-m, hmm-m.
  Hmm-m, hmm-m  hmm-m, hmm-m.