- Baby
The world is new in your newborn eyes You got no shame and you tell no lies Your slate is clean and your mind is free Your soul is pure let it shine on me Let ...
- Baby, Don't
I got mad, wasn't cool Had a grip on myself but I lasted like one big boot I can make it, if I must If I only I ain't got your love in my lifetime, it all goes ...
- Big City Cat
Buildings an' people down under the skies, I walk down the street lookin' out through my eyes, I'm getting so skinny it hurts to sit down, I'm deep in the well,...
- Big New World
What a big new world ? Is it all this tall? Shelves in the den And the fan blades that spin Seem far away; On my hands and knees I can crawl the hall, Wide open...
- Born Too Late
Saddle up that old grey mare for me I wanna ride until these eyes of mine can't see I never really feel like looking very much anymore And nothing really matter...
- Breaking Through
Tell me, tell me, Will they ever not short sell me? I'm trusting you, You're trusting, too Hear me, hear me, Just as long as you're here near me, Fears fade fr...
- Dear Lord
Dear Lord, hear Lord, Please, if you will, my plea, Send me someone else, Send me someone else I can't eat, I can't sleep, I don't even brush my teeth, Down he...
- Don't Stop
So you're down, So it's hard, Don't stop, Don't stop now Stop an' you're negating Ev'rything that you've been waiting for so long; Stop an' you're denying Ev'ry...
- Dream Dream
The signal lights jerk in the wind And snow blows off the road like sand, The driver squints and sets his chin, He's got to hold the upper hand, Saginaw by midn...
- Evergreen Boy
On the turnpike again Just to reach you, my friend Just to find you and see If you still care for me Oh, the times I've been burned Don't it seem like I'd lear...
- Gambling Barroom Blues
(Jimmie Rodgers) I went down to the corner, just to meet my gal, Saw her standing on the sidewalk, talking to my pal I strolled back to the bar room, to get an...
- Get That Vagabond Feeling
VERSE Lazy, weeping willow Swaying by a stream Lay your body easy down And drift into a dream Way down south in Dixie How long has it been? You caught that ride...
- Goin' Down To Laurel
Capo on 2nd fret [C-G-Dmin-G] Intro: play 3 times (1 harmonica + 2 guitar) Well [C] everybody here, [G] seems to like to laugh [Dmin] Look at Johnny jivin' acr...
- Good Planets Are Hard To Find
Good planets are hard to find, Temp'rate zones and tropic climes, True currents in thriving seas, Winds blowin' through breathing trees, Strong ozone and safe s...
- Grand Central Station, March 18, 1977
{t:Grand Central Station, March 18, 1977 {st:Steve Forbert # Transcribed by Joe Hartley {ng {c:Capo up 2 {c:Intro riff 2x {sot e ---00-----0---00---00---00---0...
- Ho, Camille
VERSE Burnin' candles, watchin' shadows Long hours melt away in spider town Sultry ev'nings, whisperin' windows I sit and listen to the rain come down CHORUS O...
- House Of Cards
VERSE Oooh, I guess I knew it would happen eventually But I was not prepared for the word No, I was not prepared for the word No, they didn't give me no warning...
- I Blinked Once
the basic chord pattern for the verses in any key 1 is 1 - 4 - 1, 5 - 1, 1 - 4 - 1, 4 - 5 - 1 use a capo at the 2nd or 3rd fret and use these chords (D) I thi...
- I Don't Know
VERSE I don't know what you're tryna do I don't know what's on your mind I can't see just what's come over you Oooh, baby, won't you show me a sign? VERSE I do...
- I Know What I Know
I know what I know, I see what I see And whatever will be and not be Is not up to me; I struggle and strain Again and again While the power that makes and break...
- I Will Be There
CHORUS I will be there when your train comes In the station #1 I will be there when your train comes around the bend And I hope you'll be my final destination I...
- I Will Be There (When Your Train Comes In?
CHORUS I will be there when your train comes In the station #1 I will be there when your train comes around the bend And I hope you'll be my final destination I...
- I'm In Love
Share it, it's in your soul so bear it It's on your sleeve so wear it And wave it wide and high Do it, just sail on strictly through it Just like there's nothi...
- I'm In Love With You
Pick me up, shake me out And hang me on the line I'm a fool for you I looked up, saw you smile And then I saw your eyes I'm in love with you You're too much f...
- If I Want You Now
Who took your hand When I had nothing to say? Who brushed your tears away? Who heard your cries? When I had no time to spare? Who came on wings that day? Look,...
- In The Jailhouse Now
VERSE I had a friend called Ramblin' Bo He used to steal and gamble and ro He thought he was the smartest man around But I found out last Monday They locked him...
- In The Jailhouse Now #1
VERSE I had a friend called Ramblin' Bo He used to steal and gamble and ro He thought he was the smartest man around But I found out last Monday They locked him...
- It Doesn't Matter Much
I cover ground and Get around a lot these days And I meet a lotta people, too An' if it takes a broken heart To know one, well, I'm seein' lotsa shades of blue ...
- It Isn't Gonna Be That Way
Intro: D Bm G A (twice) A D Bm V1: You've traveled so far, the wind in your face G A Y...
- It Sure Was Better Back Then
It Sure Was Better Back Then – Steve Forbert Live version – Folk Live from Mountain Stage (guitar Intro) Working on the Georgia Line the live long day Ninety n...
- It's Been A Longtime
VERSE It's been a long time Since we stood beside the water The sun goin' down Was burnin' peaceful and slow And the shadows of evening Were creepin' around us ...
- January 23-30, 1978
(try capoing up 3) G D Am G D Plane comes down on the old runway, home again for a week I'll stay G D Am G D Hanging out like I use...
- Late Winter Song
Ev'rybody's waiting for the sun to shine Waiting on a springtime day Waiting on tomorrow to unwrap their minds Waiting till the sky's not grey Ev'rybody's sitt...
- Lay Down Your Weary Tune Again
capo on 3rd fret intro: [F] walk down to [Dm] [G] [C] walk down to [Am] [Dm] [G] [C] [C]In spite of you, you [F]like yourself An' [G]that's alright with [...
- Leaving Blues
VERSE Wish I was more than one One for work and one for fun One to go and one to stay Little darlin', I'm goin' away Well, I wish I was two somehow That could ...
- Listen To The Mockingbird
Woke up one bright morning, Woke up in the rain, Woke up to the sunshine and the pain, Stood out in the rosebuds, Stood out in the dew, Stood out in the clear ...
- Lonesome Cowboy Bill's Song
VERSE I waited for moonlight, I waited for fall I waited for midnight, I waited for calls I waited for daylight, I waited for signs I waited for love, I guess I...
- Lonsome Cowboy Bill's Song
VERSE I waited for moonlight, I waited for fall I waited for midnight, I waited for calls I waited for daylight, I waited for signs I waited for love, I guess I...
- Make It All So Real
Take your seat in the table watch the cabaret fill Ted came down for the singer He saw the name on the bill how the minutes were draggin'as the audience grew Te...
- Mexico
intro: first part of chorus: E ------------------------------ E B ------------------------------- ...
- Moon Man
Can anybody hear me? Is there anybody there? Is anybody listening? Is there anyone that cares? I've been so long in silence I'm not sure if you exist, You may h...
- Moon River
INTRO Roll your rain Roll your rain Roll your rain down VERSE Well, help me peel the frown off my face chit-chat-chat I need a little faith an' that's what ...
- My Blue Eyed Jane
The sweetest girl in the world is my blue eyed Jane We fell in love like turtle doves while the moon was shining down I asked her then, I asked her when the wed...
- My Carolina Sunshine Girl
Moon, moon I can see you sinking low You make me think of the sweetheart, a little girl that I love so After I've wondered the whole night through wondering if ...
- My Time Ain't Long
The fortune teller's eyes, They would not look at me, She said these cards don't lie An' I said so what d' you see? She told me what I did, Her voice was cold a...
- New Working Day
Daybreak has beautifully broken Boy, what a weird look of roots Pressure like this you might not even wish Of the locker room bullies at school Life heats up h...
- No Running From The Blues
VERSE Try your pills and powders Take your drugs of every kind Try your luck with liquor Try your luck with beer and wine CHORUS You can try Try it any way you...
- No Use Running from the Blues
VERSE Try your pills and powders Take your drugs of every kind Try your luck with liquor Try your luck with beer and wine CHORUS You can try Try it any way you...
- Now You Come Back
Well, you said goodbye And good luck in your Dear John letter and I thought I'd die 'Cuz I thought we were carved in stone And it made me cry as I walked throug...
- Oh, to Be Back With You
Dm (with variations shown at end of the song ) G Am Dm G Am In the shadow of the old north church I courted her Dm ...
- On the Streets of This Town
Capo 5'th (Works with 3) I'll lock myself away and not face one more day Dm On the streets of this town And all I've got to lose, is a feelin' called the blues...
- One Short Year Gone By
VERSE Sailin' down my life so fast And someone seen me zippin' past And reachin' out they took my hand And made a move to slow me Speakin' words, an angel's voi...
- Open House
Open house now for your fading heart, Tell your ghost it's time to hide; Strangers won't know when to stop and start Once they've fin'ly got inside Spir'ling s...
- Planet Earth Song
VERSE Down Silver Avenue in rain and mist You're lookin' for Easy Street which don't exist And count the years, yes, and count the years You smash the mirrored ...
- Poor Boy
VERSE He's always alone, wrapped up in his plight With his hands in his pockets he's walkin' in the night With his dark eyes lookin', he's a poor boy His dark e...
- Responsibility
Capo fret 3 [Live version, Ferrara, Italy, 1998] [A min] Poor ole surrender [G] Mimosa, fin'ly burnt out by the [A min] sun I feel pretty burnt [C] out myself ...
- Rose Marie
What's the wine like? What's the beer? What a deluxe, uptown, gala quagmire, I thought you'd be here What's the wine like? What's the beer? It's a damp night up...
- Sadly Sorta Like a Soap Opera
The (C)walls closing around you, and he (Am)woun`nt be home to night He's (Dm)out somewhere and gambling and (G7)perhaps he's in a fight, and yes you (C)know ab...
- Say Goodbye To Little Jo
Just say goodbye to little Jo Just turn her loose now let her go And she'll be leaving while the sun goes down She doesn't love ya anymore Sometimes it's worth...
- Schoolgirl
School girl won't you talk to me, Show a little hospitality, I'm a lonesome stranger in your college town baby, School girl won't you walk me round School girl...
- Search Your Heart
Descending Chord Progession A=5th fret "rock" barre w/thumb holding bass-6th string G#m=Same type, minor form-4th fret F#m=Same form-2nd fret E=First position "...
- Settle Down
If I seem a little crazy, well, it's just because I am, but that aint no call to talk behind my back Sometimes I go de-railin' when it's chaos in my mind, but a...
- She's Living In A Dream World
You don't care real from not, You're a dream believer You fool yourself a lot, Such a self deceiver No, I don't, yes, you do, No, I don't, yes, you do, No, I do...
- Smoky Windows
Creatures of the daylight Fade away into the sky I can hear 'em talking sadly All they ever ask is "why" Memories and shadows Down the sand into the tide See m...
- So Good to Feel Good Again
Capo 5'th (Works with 3) Intro: F G E Am F G F G C G F I had to get loose from those quarreling tongues, C ...
- Some Will Rake The Coals
A perfect stranger might could make you smile, Might could take your mind off your despair for half a while, But time moves quickly, strangers look like friends...
- Something's Got A Hold On Me
Something's got a hold on me An' it won't let go Ev'ry time I close my eyes I hear a freight train blow My papa was a gamblin' man An' mama tried, tried, tried ...
- Song for Katrina
Capo 2fret? G C C/ You sure looked good bound for Shilburn Town G C C/B ...
- Song for the South
VERSE Baby's livin' on from hand to mouth She's roamin' all alone in the deep, dark South Her eyes are tired An' she's been livin' with a brain full of sunset f...
- Song For The South (time's Gonna Take Me Back)
VERSE Baby's livin' on from hand to mouth She's roamin' all alone in the deep, dark South Her eyes are tired An' she's been livin' with a brain full of sunset f...
- Steve Forbert's Midsummer Night's Toast
Here's to all you all you lucky dogs, it's heads or tails Here's to all you filthy rich, I wish you well Here's to all the pretty women made for cash And here's...
- Steve Forbert's Moon River
INTRO Roll your rain Roll your rain Roll your rain down VERSE Well, help me peel the frown off my face chit-chat-chat I need a little faith an' that's what ...
- Strange
Strange, how you and I don't speak Strange, how we're so strong and weak, I don't wanna talk to you, Sure you feel the same way, too, And so we've made our mind...
- Suspicion
VERSE Every time you kiss me I'm still not certain that you love me Every time you hold me I'm still not certain that you care Though you keep on saying You rea...
- The American In Me
I need me a destination I ain't the kinda cat's gon' just jump in his car an' drive I'm usin' my transportation So then when am I going to arrive? Chorus: And...
- The Oil Song
"Oh the engine's gone dead," cried the men who work there And she passed up the dock on the wide Delaware Then the ship ran aground and the oil got away And the...
- The Sweet Love That You Give
(capo III) D F Well, the road seems so long before me, I'm feeling confused and C A D hungry, dark clouds are blocking moonlight -- time is sleepin ro...
- The Sweet Love That You Give (Sure Goes A Long Long Way)
(capo III) DF Well, the road seems so long before me, I'm feeling confused and CAD hungry, dark clouds are blocking moonlight -- time is sleepin road FC signs ...
- The Weekend
VERSE Oh, few things work out like you want 'em to But just do your best, it's the best you can do The sailboats are gliding to shore with the wind Go out and s...
- Thinkin'
Well [E] don't ya go [A]thinkin', and [E] thinkin', and [B] thinkin' And [E] thinkin' so [A] much 'till you're [E] stranded be[B]hind [E] Don't ya go [A] thinki...
- Thirty Thousand Men
VERSE Thirty thousand men on the Bowery Thirty thousand men on the street Can't help but roam when you ain't got no home Beggin' handouts for something to eat B...
- Tonight I Feel So Far Away from Home
Standin' on the corner, waiting for the snow, wishin' I's a little warmer, wond'rin' where to go I saw a man break down today, break down into tears, tonight I ...
- Trusting Old Soul
I'm a trusting old soul, babe, And I guess I'll never change I'm a trusting old soul And I guess that I'm never gonna change I've done it all the hard way And I...
- Wait
Wait till the snow falls down on the doorstep Wait till the branches make cracks on the sky Wind at your window, screams while you sleepy You live near your fir...
- What Kinda Guy?
What kinda guy am I really am? I love some turkey, but I don't eat lam No sweet potato, but I do like ham What kinda guy am I really am? What kinda guy am I re...
- When the Sun Shines
(Steve capos up 2 or 3 frets) Intro: Em C D Em C D D C G D Down comes the pounding rain, and dar...
- When You Walk In The Room
Baby, it's a dream come true Walking right along side of you Wish i could tell ya how much i care But i only have the nerve to stare I can feel a new expressio...
- Why Should I Be Lonely
Oh, the moon lights so bright makes me lonely tonight Everything seems to make me feel blue here I'm down hearted now I'm lonesome somehow 'Cause you are provin...
- Witch Blues
VERSE Hell ain't got no fury That can match your kind of scorn You've got a lot of people Sorta sorry you were born VERSE The way you treated Jim yeah Was m...
- You Cannot Win 'Em All
You've got a lotta detail in your life, of late you find Hey, now that you got kids, well, things loom larger in your mind You make your best decisions in the t...
- You Cannot Win If You Do Not Play
I was sittin' by the road, my head in a cloud, wishin' that I had some wings; wishin' for a scooter, a-wishin' for a train or any kin' o' movin' thing Well, I l...
- Your Own Hero
There might be someone here tonight Who might not know what I mean When I say, "days in a maze of sorrow" When I say, "trouble I've seen" When I say, "trouble I...