Don’t Do It - Cahoots

Baby don’t you do it, don’t do it Don’t you break my heart Pleeeeease don’t do it, don’t you break my heart A sacrifice would make you happy if nothing for myself Now you wanna leave me for the love of someone else My pride is all gone whether i’m right or wrong I need […]

Bessie Smith - Cahoots

(intro) c f f#dim c am d7 f c f [c]bessie was [c/g#)more than [am]just a [d7]friend of mine [f] [g] [c]we shared the [e]good times with the [am]bad [d7] [f] [c]now [c/g#]many a [am]year has [d7]passed me by [f] [g] [c]i still re[e]call the best [am]thing i ever had [f] [g] [c]i’m just goin’ […]

When I Paint My Masterpiece - Cahoots

D a d a e (no chord) a d a Oh, the streets of rome are filled with rubble, E a d Ancient footprints are everywhere. A d a You could almost think that your seeing double, E a On the cold, dark night on the spanish stairs. E a Gotta hurry on back to […]

Endless Highway - Cahoots

G d Take a silver dollar and put it in your pocket, A e Never let it slip away. G d a Always be a man, not a boy gone astray. D d/c# bm bm/a e a When ya get half cra-zy from the august heat D d/c# bm bm/a Or on a frozen, rotted […]

The River Hymn - Cahoots

(the | means a new measure and the / means the bass note on the current chord.) [piano intro slow gospel thang] Starts 3/4 Improv/no time F |bb |f/c |d- |d- /d /e | The ladies would put the baskets on the table F |bb/c |d- |g- / f/a And the men would sit beneath […]

Volcano - Cahoots

Got my motor runnin’ Little girl, are you comin’ Keep your candle burning bright Soon as you are ready Hold that ladder steady Come tread softly through the night Don’t leave me in the dark Like a ghost rider in your yard Carving names in bark along the boulevard I’d be a bushwhacker Even be […]

Smoke Signal - Cahoots

Went to the movie matinee To see the blue coats try to get away From a smoke signal Above the trees A smoke signal Shifting in the breeze Some folks think it’s make believe Other folks ain’t so naive About a smoke signal Could see it coming A smoke signal Hear the drums drumming You […]

Thinkin’ Out Loud - Cahoots

I was thinkin’ out loud Talking to myself I was up on a cloud There was nobody else No, no i did not call I never was allowed To speak up at all I was just thinkin’ out loud Transylvania train, circus never came The heroes are all gone No trampoline, fell without a scream […]

The Moon Struck One - Cahoots

(the | means a new measure and the / means the bass note on the current chord.) Intro: |bb eb9 |bb eb9 |bb eb9 |bb eb9 | |g-7 |g-7 |d-7 |d-7 | Julie and little john tyler lived in the house next door G-7 d-7 |g-7 d-7 |e-7b5 |eb-j7 | We would be the great […]

Shoot Out In Chinatown - Cahoots

(the | means a new measure and the / means the bass note on the current chord.) B sound, 4ths in cliche far east sound B g# f# g# f# e c# e c# F# d# c# d# c# b g# b g# |_| |_| | |_| | | | | B | Trouble on […]