Randy Newman Chords and Lyrics

Burn On Chords and Lyrics
by: Randy Newman

Verse 1:

        G
There's a red moon rising
     D7
On the Cuyahoga River
                            G
Rolling into Cleveland to the lake
        G7
There's a red moon rising
     D7
On the Cuyahoga River
                            G
Rolling into Cleveland to the lake
There's an oil barge winding
       D7
Down the Cuyahoga River
                            G
Rolling into Cleveland to the lake
There's an oil barge winding
       D7
Down the Cuyahoga River
                            G
Rolling into Cleveland to the lake

Bridge 1:

C                                  G
Cleveland, city of light, city of magic
C                                         G
Cleveland, city of light, you're calling me
C                             G
Cleveland, even now I can re-member
         D7
'Cause the Cuyahoga River
   C                  G
Goes smokin' through my dreams

Chorus 1:

   G7      D7          G7  D7
Burn on, big river, burn on
   G7      D7          G7
Burn on, big river, burn on

Verse 2:

      G                 C
Now the Lord can make you tumble
      G                 C
And the Lord can make you turn
      G        G/F      Em 
And the Lord can make you over-flow
Eb7      C          C/D      G
But the Lord can't make you burn

Chorus 2:

   G7      D7          G7  D7
Burn on, big river, burn on
   G7      D7          G  C7  G
Burn on, big river, burn on

Dayton Ohio 1903 Chords and Lyrics
by: Randy Newman

Intro:

  Gmaj7
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-----------3----------------3--------|
G|--------4-----4----------4-----4-----|
D|-----4-----------4----4-----------4--|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------------3----------------| (x4)


Verse 1:

G               Gmaj7
Sing a song of long ago
               G6               G7
When things were green and movin' slow
A                             D7
And people'd stop to say hel-lo
             Am7        D7
Or they'd say "hi" to you

Chorus 1:

         G       C             G 
"Would you like to come over for tea
A7                   D7
With the missus and me?"
     G
It's a real nice way
 G7
To spend the day
 C         Cm
In Dayton, O-hio
   G    D/F#   Em    D       C        C/B D   
On a lazy Sunday after-noon in Nineteen O'  Three

Verse 2:

G               Gmaj7
Sing a song of long ago
                G6                   G7
When things could grow and days flowed quietly
A                                A7
The air was clean and you could see
             Am7        D7
And folks were nice to you

Chorus 2:

         G       C             G
"Would you like to come over for tea
A7                   D7
With the missus and me?"
     G
It's a real nice way
 G7
To spend the day
 C         Cm
In Dayton, O-hio
   G    D/F#   Em    D       C        C/B D   
On a lazy Sunday after-noon in Nineteen O'  Three

Falling in Love Chords and Lyrics
by: Randy Newman

Intro:
e|---------------3---3---2---3----------------3---5---2---3|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---0---4---0--------------------0---4---0----------------|     x3
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

(Verse)
G               C
Your eyelids are gettin' heavy
G           C
Hard to lift
G                C
Your mind begins to wander
G                    C
Things start to drift
G            C
Your arms are getting heavy
G           C
Hard to lift
G             C
You sink down a little deeper
                      G
You're feeling wonderful

(Chorus)
G                           D  C
Maybe you're falling in love
G                           D  C
Maybe you're falling in love
G                    D       C       C  D       G
Maybe you're falling falling falling falling in love

(Intro)

(Verse 2)

You stare across the harbor
At the lights along the bay
Your arms have got so heavy now
They're just getting in your way

G
Look
                                 D
Now you're walkin' in the holy land
G                                            D
Yeah, that's you there, walkin' with the king
G                                         C
You ask "What have I done to deserve this?"
D
Why, you haven't done a thing

(Repeat chorus)

Guilty Chords and Lyrics
by: Randy Newman

G   D    G

G                    G7
Yes baby, I've been drinking
C           C7                Cm7
And I shouldn't come here, no more
G7                      Em7
But I found myself in trouble, darling
D7                         G   D   G
And I had nowhere else to go

Got some whisky from a barman
Got some cocaine from a friend
I just had to keep on walking, baby
'Till I was back in your arms again

G7     C
I'm guilty
C7         Cm7
Yes, I'm guilty
G7                          D           G7 Am7
And I'll be guilty for the rest of my life
C7                               Cm7
Why can't I ever do, what I'm supposed to do?
       A         A7                    D
Why can nothing, nothing ever turn out right?


You know, you know how it is, baby
You know, I can't take care of myself
And it takes a whole lot of medicine
For me to pretend that I'm somebody else

Gods Song Chords and Lyrics
by: Randy Newman

Verse 1:

Am
Cain slew Abel Seth knew not why
Dm                                           Am
For if the children of Israel were to multi-ply
       E7         Am    E7  Am
Why must any of the child-ren die?
So he asked the Lord
E
And the Lord said:

Chorus 1:

Am         E7         Am    E7      Am  A7
Man means nothing he means less to me
Dm                 A7
Than the lowliest cactus flower
     Dm       A7    Dm
Or the humblest Yucca tree
 Am                E7
He chases round this desert
        Am            C7         F7
'Cause he thinks that's where I'll be
Am            E7       Am   E7
That's why I love man-kind

Am           E7              Am   E7      Am   A7
I recoil in horror from the foul-ness of thee
Dm                        A7    Dm      A7   Dm
From the squalor and the filth and the mise-ry
     Am               E7            Am          C7    F7
How we laugh up here in heaven at the prayers you offer me
Am            E7       Am   E7
That's why I love man-kind

Verse 2:

Am
The Christians and the Jews were having a jamboree
Dm                                      Am
The Buddhists and the Hindus joined on satellite TV
                E7       
They picked their four greatest priests
  Am      E7     Am
And they be-gan to speak
They said, "Lord, a plague is on the world
Lord, no man is free
  Dm
The temples that we built to you
   Am
Have tumbled into the sea
                      E7
Lord, if you won't take care of us
        Am             E7     Am
Won't you please, please let us be?"
      Am        E
And the Lord said
      C         E
And the Lord said

Chorus 2:

Am                           E7             Am  A7
I burn down your cities-how blind you must be
Dm                    A7
I take from you your children and you say
Dm   A7          Dm
How blessed are we
Am               E7       Am       C7       F7
You all must be crazy to put your faith in me
Am            E7       Am 
That's why I love man-kind
  Dm
You really need me
Am            E7       Am
That's why I love man-kind

I Love La Chords and Lyrics
by: Randy Newman

A
Rollin' down
E
Imperial Highway
A            D
Big nasty redhead at my side
A                       E
Santa Ana winds blowing hot from the north
           A          F#m  E
And we were born to ride
A
Roll down the windows
E
Put down the top
A
Crank up the Beach Boys then
D                    F#m
Don't let the music stop
A
We're gonna ride it till we
E                        F#m
Just can't ride it no more

D
>From the South Bay
F#m
To the Valley
C#m
>From the Westside
E
To the Eastside
D
Everybody's
F#m
Very happy
C#m                     E
Cos the sun is shinin' all the time
          G
Looks like another perfect day

        A  F#m  E
I love L.A.
        A  F#m  E
We love it!
        A  F#m  E
I love L.A.
       A   F#m  E
We love it!

We love it!

(Tango Part (Synth Solo)):
F         F/C         Am        Am/E       Bb        Bb/F       F       F/C

F        F/C         Eb           Eb/Bb

G    G3   G    G9
Ahhhhhh......

C
Look at that mountain
G
Look at those trees
C
Look at that bum over there
    F               Am
Man, he's down on his knees
C
Look at these women
G                         Am    F
Ain't nothin' like them nowhere
Am            F
Century Blvd...We love it!
Am            F
Victory Blvd...We love it!
Am                 F
Santa Monica Blvd...We love it!
G   G3   G   G9
6th Street..We love it, we love it we love it....

We love L.A.!

Guitar Solo:
C     Ab/C    Bb/C    G/C (4x)

        C   Am   G
I love L.A.
         C   Am   G
We love it!
        C  Am  G
I love L.A.
        C  Am  G
We love it!
        C  Am  G
I love L.A.
         C
We  love it!

I Love To See You Smile Chords and Lyrics
by: Randy Newman

Intro:

C9  G9  Ab9  Eb9  G9  G7


Verse 1:

C      G9               C     C9
I was born to make you happy.
F                       C    G7(#5)  C7
I think you're just my style.
F             F#dim7
Everywhere I go,
C/G      E/G#       A     A7
Tellin' everyone I know,
D7      G7              C7
Baby I love to see you smile.

Verse 2:

C              G9             C     C9
Don't want to take a trip to China.
F                          C    G7(#5)  C7
Don't want to sail up the Nile.
F                     F#dim7
Wouldn't want to get too far,
C/G   E/G#       A   A7
From where you are,
D7        G7              C     C9
'Cause I love to see you smile.

Verse 3: (Instrumental)

C  G9  C  C9, F  C  G7(#5)  C7
F  Fdim7, C/G  E/G#  A  A7
D7  G7  C9  G9  Ab9  Eb9  G9  G7

Verse 4:

C       G9             C     C9
Like a sink without a faucet.
F                       C    G7(#5)  C7
Like a watch without a dial.
F             F#dim7
What would I do,
C/G   E/G#        A   A7
If I didn't have you?
D7 G7              C7
I love to see you smile.

Bridge:

F       F#dim7        
In the Summer, in the Springtime,
C/G        A7
Winter or Fall.
  D7        
The only place I want to be
       G     Am7     Bbdim    G/B
Is where I can see you smile at me.

Verse 5:

C     G9                   C     C9
In a world that's full of trouble,
F                      C    G7(#5)  C7
You make it all worth-while.
F             F#dim7
What would I do,
C/G   E/G#        A   A7
If I didn't have you?
D7 G7              C7
I love to see you smile.
             G7      C9    G9  Ab9  Eb9  G9  G7  C6
Mmm, I love to see you smile.

I Think He's Hiding Chords and Lyrics
by: Randy Newman

(Notes)
E   F#    A
If  the   Big Boy
       A7
comes tomorrow
                   D
There'll be no more teardrops
                   B7
There'll be no more sorrow
     A                E7
If the Big Boy comes tomorrow
      D                     A
Will He take you with Him?

C#7           F#m     C#7  
Have you been good?
F#m           A
Have you been bad?
     C7                        
If you haven't lived the way you should
              D7
You'll wish you had

(Notes)
E     F#   A
When  the  Big Boy
         A7
brings his fiery furnace
      D
Will He like what he sees
                    B7
Or will He strike the fire and burn us?
       A
Oh, He's so great
       A7
And He's so straight
      D                    A
And you know He's watching


C#7           F#m    C#7  
Have you been good?
F#m           A
Have you been bad?
C7                        
If things dont go the way they should
          D7
It makes me sad

(Notes)
E    F#   A
Come on   Big Boy
       A7   F#m  A7
Come and say  ay   ave us
            D               
Come and look at what we've done
            B7
With what you gave us
       A
Now I've heard it said
       E7
That our Big Boy's dead
    D           A
But I think He's hiding
           D
I think He's hiding
           A
I think He's hiding

I Think Its Gonna Rain Today Chords and Lyrics
by: Randy Newman

Intro:

G  Am7 G/B  C  C/D G,  Am7, Dsus

Verse 1:

G       C/B         C     G
Broken windows and empty hallway
G/B  F#/D G/B         D9                G9   G/D
A pale dead moon in the sky streaked with grey
Bm7    Em          C C/B  Csus   C
Human kindness is o-over-flowing
    Esus       Asus     Dsus    G    Am7  G/B  C  C/D
And I think it's going to rain to-day

Verse 2:

G           C/B            C      G
Scarecrows dressed in the latest styles
   G/B F#/D G/B       D9           G9   G/D
With fro-zen  smiles to chase love a-way
Bm7    Em          C C/B  Csus   C
Human kindness is o-over-flowing
    Esus       Asus     Dsus    G    Am7  G/B  C  C/D
And I think it's going to rain to-day

Bridge:

G
Lonely, lonely
Gm9
Tin can at my feet
Eb9
Think I'll kick it down the street
Bbsus       Bb             C      G   C  Eb
That's the way to treat a friend

Verse 3:

G          C/B         C        G
Bright be-fore me the signs im-plore me
 G/B  F#/D G/B       D9            G9   G/D
To help the  needy and show them the way
Bm7    Em          C C/B  Csus   C
Human kindness is o-over-flowing
    Esus       Asus     Dsus    G    Am7  G/B  C  C/D  G
And I think it's going to rain to-day

I'll Be Home Chords and Lyrics
by: Randy Newman

Intro:  G | C | G | C  (one measure each)

VERSE 1:
G             D          (7)
I'll be home, I'll be home
G
When your nights are troubled
C
And you're all alone
Em                                     A
When you're feeling down and need some sympathy
Em                                         A
And there's no one else around to keep you company
G               B7/F#          Em       Em/D      C(chord)
Remember, baby, you can always count on me
      G             D             G   | C | G | C
I'll be home, I'll be home, I'll be home

VERSE 2:
G             D         (7)
I'll be home, I'll be home
G
Wherever you may wander
C
And wherever you may roam
Em                                 A
You come back, and I'll be waiting here for you
Em                             A
No one else will ever love you the way I do
G               B7/F#            Em            Em/D     C(chord)
I'll be here to comfort you, and see you through
      G             D             G   | C | G | C | G
I'll be home, I'll be home, I'll be home

It's Money that Matters Chords and Lyrics
by: Randy Newman

 D      AGD
Of all of the people

  D         AGD
that I used to know


  D     AGD
Most never adjusted

  D   AGD
to the great big world

etc.

BRIDGE  I

Bmin                         A            G
All of these people are much brighter than I

  Bmin                      A             G
In any fair system they would flourish and thrive


                 D
But they barely survive

             A
They eke out a living

         A#dim    Bmin
And they barely survive

Bmin    A     G     D/F#   (A (no third)      C no third (riff:  G C C C D)
When I was a young boy


 A (no third)      C no third (riff:  G C C C D)
Maybe thirteen

      A (no third)      C no third (riff:  G C C C D)
I took a hard look around me


       A (no third)      C no third (riff:  G C C C D)
and asked what does it mean?


    D            A       G       D
So I talked to my father

 D            A       G       D
and he didn't know.

etc.


(Note: Bridge II repeats after third verse)

Jolly Coppers On Parade Chords and Lyrics
by: Randy Newman

INTRO:  G | G/B | C | C/D
all chords are one measure long except the "Am7, Bm7, C, C/D"
sequence; they are all a 1/2 measure long

VERSE 1:
G                   G/B
   They're comin' down the street
C                   C/D
   They're comin' right down the middle
G                  G/B
   Look how they keep the beat
C                   C/D
   Why they're as blue as the ocean
Em7          Bm7
   How the sun shines down
C                        G
   How the feet hardly touch the ground
Am7  Bm7   C       C/D
   Jolly Coppers on Parade

VERSE 2:
G                  G/B
   Here come the black-and-whites
C                  C/D
   Here come the motorcycles
G                    G/B
   Listen to those engines roar
C                      C/D
   Now they're doin' tricks for the children
Em7                Bm7
   Oh, they look so nice
C                                G
   Looks like angels have come down from paradise
Am7  Bm7   C       C/D
   Jolly Coppers on Parade

BRIDGE:
Em7      Bm7    C                   G
   Oh, mama.  That's the life for me
Am7           Bm7    C               C/D
   When I'm grown, that's what I'm gonna be

VERSE 3:
G                   G/B
   They're comin' down the street
C                   C/D
   They're comin' right down the middle
G                  G/B
   Look how they keep the beat

C                       C/D
   Comin' through the heart of the city
Em7           Bm7
   Oh, it's all so nice
C                                G
   Looks like angels have come down from paradise
Am7  Bm7   C       C/D
   Jolly Coppers on Parade

G  |  G/B (one measure each)

Am7  Bm7   C       C/D
   Jolly Coppers on Parade

Intro chords repeat and fade.
Note:  Intro chords are played once through between all verses and
the bridge.

Living Without You Chords and Lyrics
by: Randy Newman

Intro:

G(4)

Verse 1:

  G(4)
The milk truck hauls the sun up
      Bm             Bm/E
And the paper hits the door
Am                    Fmaj7
The subway shakes my floor
                G(4)
And I think about you
G(4)
Time to face the dawning gray
Bm                 Bm/E
Of another lonely day
         Am
Baby, it's so hard
G               C
Living without you

Chorus 1:

   Cadd9    G
It's so.......hard
    D        G
Baby, so.......hard
         C
Baby, it's so hard
C/D                 Fmaj9
Living without you

Verse 2:

G(4)
Ev'ry one's got something
              Bm                  Bm/E
And they're out tryin' to get some more
       Am               Fmaj7
They got something to get up for
                   G(4)
Well I ain't about to
G(4)
Nothin's gonna happen
Bm              Bm/E
Nothin's gonna change
         Am
Baby, it's so hard
G               C
Living without you

Chorus 2:

   Cadd9    G
It's so.......hard
    D        G
Baby, so.......hard
         C
Baby, it's so hard
C/D                 Fmaj9
Living without you

G(4)

(Repeat to Fade)

Lonely At The Top Chords and Lyrics
by: Randy Newman

Intro: Em, B7, Em, B7

Verse 1:

Em           B7
I've been a-round the world
Em              B7
Had my pick of any girl
Em                  C
You'd think I'd be happy
      Em  B7
But I'm not

Chorus 1:

Am         B7
Ev'rybody knows my name
Em               C
But it's just a crazy game
Em       B7            Em  B7  Em  B7
Oh it's lonely at the top

Middle 8:

C                                         
Listen to the band they're playing
       Em  Am  Em  B7, Em  B7  Em
Just for me
C9
Listen to the people paying
       Em  Am  Em  C#m C9  B7
Just for me

Chorus 2:

Am                B7
All the applause all the parades
Em                 C
And all the money I have made
Em       B7            Em  C#m7  Ddim7  B/Eb
Oh it's lonely at the top

Em  B7  Em  B7  Em  C9  Em  B7

Chorus 3:

Am              B7
Listen all you fools out there
Em                 C
Go on and love me I don't care
Em       B7            Em
Oh it's lonely at the top
C9        B7            Em
Oh, it's lonely at the top

(Repeat to fade)