Backing tracks

intro – 4 bars

verse 1
Well, Saturday night at 8 o’clock I know where I’m gonna go.
I’m gonna pick my baby up and take her to the picture show.
Everybody in the neighbourhood is dressing up to be there too-o-o.
  And we’re gonna have a ball, just like we always do.

chorus
Saturday night at the movies, who cares what picture you see?
When you’re hugging with your baby in the last row in the balcony.

verse 2
Well, there’s Technicolor and Cinemascope, a cast out of Hollywood.
And the popcorn from the candy stand makes it all seem twice as good.
There’s always lots of pretty girls with figures they don’t try to hi-i-ide.
  But they never can compare to the girl sittin’ by my side.

chorus
Saturday night at the movies, who cares what picture you see?
When you’re hugging with your baby in the last row in the balcony.

instrumental – 10 bars

chorus
Saturday night at the movies, who cares what picture you see?
When you’re hugging with your baby in the last row in the balcony.

repeat chorus
Saturday night at the movies, who cares what picture you see?
When you’re hugging with your baby in the last row in the balcony.

final chorus – (sudden ending)
Saturday night at the movies, who cares what picture you see?
When you’re hugging with your baby in the last row in the balcony.

(capo 2)
intro – baritone sax 6-note lick, then…
  (Return to sender. Return to sender.)
  

verse 1
  I gave a letter to the postman, he put it in his sack.
  Bright and early next morning, he brought my letter back.

chorus
He wrote upon it:
  Return to sender, address unknown.
  No such number, no such zone.
We had a quarrel, a lover’s spat
I write I’m sorry but my letter keeps coming back.

verse 2
So then I dropped it in the mailbox and sent it special D.
Bright and early next morning it came right back to me.

chorus
He wrote upon it:
  Return to sender, address unknown.
  No such person, no such zone.

bridge
This time I’m gonna take it myself and put it right in her hand.
And if it comes back the very next day then I’ll understand…

chorus
… the writing on it.
  Return to sender, address unknown.
  No such number, no such zone.

outro
  Return to sender. Return to sender. Return to sender.
     No such zone.

intro (tempo 2/4: count 1 2 – 1 2 – 1 2 – 1 2)

verse 1
Raindrops keep falling on my head
And just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed,
Nothing seems to fit, those
Raindrops are fallin’ on my head, they keep fallin’

verse 2
So I just did me some talkin’ to the sun,
And I said I didn’t like the way he got things done
Sleepin’ on the job, those
Raindrops are fallin’ on my head, they keep fallin’

bridge
But there’s one thing I know,
The blues they send to meet me, won’t defeat me
It won’t be long till happiness steps up to greet me

verse 3
Raindrops keep fallin’ on my head,
But that doesn’t mean my eyes will soon be turnin’ red,
Cryin’s not for me, ’cause
I’m never gonna stop the rain by complainin’
Because I’m free, nothing’s worryin’

solo
me
It won’t be long till happiness steps up to greet me

verse 4
Raindrops keep fallin’ on my head,
But that doesn’t mean my eyes will soon be turnin’ red,
Cryin’s not for me, ’cause
I’m never gonna stop the rain by complainin’
Because I’m free… Nothing’s worryin’ me…

(capo 3)
intro – 8 bars: 4 without drums and 4 with drums

verse 1
Desmond has a barrow in the market place,
Molly is the singer in a band.
Desmond says to Molly, “Girl, I like your face,”
And Molly says this as she takes him by the hand:

chorus
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah! La-la how the life goes on.
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah! La-la how the life goes on.

verse 2
Desmond takes a trolley to the jewellery store,
Buys a 20-carat golden ring.
Takes it back to Molly waiting at the door
And as he gives it to her she begins to sing:

chorus
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah! La-la how the life goes on.
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah! La-la how the life goes on.

bridge
  In a couple of years, they have built a home sweet home,
  With a couple of kids running in the yard,
Of Desmond and Molly Jones (ha ha ha ha)

verse 3
Happy ever after in the market place,
Desmond lets the children lend a hand.
Molly stays at home and does her pretty face
And in the evening she still sings it with the band.

chorus
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah! La-la how the life goes on.
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah! La-la how the life goes on.

bridge
  In a couple of years, they have built a home sweet home,
  With a couple of kids running in the yard,
Of Desmond and Molly Jones (ha ha ha ha)

verse 4
Happy ever after in the market place,
Molly lets the children lend a hand.
Desmond stays at home and does his pretty face
And in the evening she’s a singer with the band.

chorus and outro
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah! La-la how the life goes on.
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah! La-la how the life goes on.
And if you want some fun, take ob-la-di-bla-da!

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intro – C chord-2-3-4

verse 1 – first line acappella (DT, FD, MD tune; rest harmonies)
He’s a real nowhere man, sitting in his nowhere land,
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.

verse 2 (DT, FD, MD tune; rest harmonies)
Doesn’t have a point of view, knows not where he’s going to,
Isn’t he a bit like you and me?

chorus 1 (DT, MD tune; RK harmony; Zucchinis ah-la-la’s)
Nowhere Man, please listen,
       (a-a-a-a-ah ah la la la)
You don’t know what you’re missing.
         (a-a-a-a-ah ah la la la)
Nowhere Man, the world is at your command.
       (a-a-a-ah, a-a-a-ah, a-a-a-ah a-ah la-la-la-la)

guitar solo, as verse

verse 3 (DT, FD, MD tune; rest harmonies)
He’s as blind as he can be, just sees what he wants to see,
Nowhere Man can you see me at all?

chorus 2 (DT, MD tune; RK harmony; Zucchinis ah-la-la’s)
Nowhere Man, don’t worry,
       (a-a-a-a-ah ah la la la)
Take your time, don’t hurry.
         (a-a-a-a-ah ah la la la)
Leave it all till somebody else lends you a hand.
        (a-a-a-ah, a-a-a-ah, a-a-a-ah a-ah la-la-la-la)

verse 4 (DT, FD, MD tune; rest harmonies)
Doesn’t have a point of view, knows not where he’s going to,
Isn’t he a bit like you and me?

chorus 3 (DT, MD tune; RK harmony; Zucchinis ah-la-la’s)
Nowhere Man, please listen,
       (a-a-a-a-ah ah la la la)
You don’t know what you’re missing.
         (a-a-a-a-ah ah la la la)
Nowhere Man, the world is at your command.
       (a-a-a-ah, a-a-a-ah, a-a-a-ah a-ah la-la-la-la)

verse 5 and outro (DT, FD, MD tune; rest harmonies)
He’s a real nowhere man, sitting in his nowhere land,
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.