MID NAD) JrMID 1M5> MIP IIVIP MIP TIVIP MIP MIP wap WMIP MiP OM IME TIVE) TIVI) OMIP MIPTHE Best OF JOE COCKER Contents Bird On The Wire Cry Me A River Darling Be Home Soon Delta Lady Girl From The North Country Honky Tonk Women 1 Can Stand A Little Rain Jamaica Say You Will Just Like A Woman Lawdy Miss Clawdy The Letter Love The One You’re With Marjorine Up Where We Belong With A Little Help From My Friends You Can Leave Your Hat On Ealted by Peter Foss First Published 1989, © International Music Publications Exclusive Distributors International Music Publications Southend Road, Woodford Green, Essex IG SHN, England Photocopying ofthis copyright material isillepal. 2152-592, BIRD ON THE WIRE Slow relaxed ballad tempo Words and Music F Ped by LEONARD COHEN — on the wire,— stl - born, — a # is me in a mid-night choir, — Ihave tried with his horn, — T have torn in my to be ev-ery - one > who reached out for me. free. = Like @ worm on a hook, — But 1 ewear by this song, — Music In, USA © 1970 Stranger ‘MAM (Music Publishing) Lid/Chrysalis Musie Ld, London WIN 9AFo F i Like a T have saved ‘And by all wrong. 1 will make saved all my rib-bons— just for thee. 1 will make———— it all up to thee~ fF ae have been un ~ kind,- on his wood-enerytehs ns e a] He hope that you Can—— Just Tet it— said to. me, "You—— must not ask—have been un-tru inher dark-ened door, Well, 1 hope youtl know it was nev-er to She cried to— me, "Hey why not ask for F iat ied D&alcoda Eh i 8 #0004 je a HB si igWords and Music by ARTHUR HAMILTON CRY ME A RIVER Slowly and rhythmically Fm7 | | WH se A iB A i you say you're —— a ae A or TE ee a —— Cm? Bb? — ry. I cried a riv-er o-ver oS 1s | z ei . i lle Il 2 PS 2] el : ° SS < i Te ° ST Mi « ME i 5 rs . | ML as Vi . dT | Th . ue WIN TU 2 fir i esl : 2 | i) (th Mn 5 E \ Oo oO a Wh lll 4.) NR : MLM Hf] nn is rH he BN) {Us ICN : td TL Na i MN mt “Tel? STS GD Y He o> AN © 1953 & 1955 Chappell & Co Inc, USA Chappell Music Ltd, London WLY 3FAFor be-in’ so un - true,—______ Well, you can cry. me a riv-er, ry Pipier Fav Gm Bb Ebmaj7 pay °7 Gm7 Gaim C7 Cry me a riv-er,— leried a riv-er o-ver you. cicero Youdrove me;-near-ly drove me out of my head, While you_nevershed a tear_ 3 oe Drsus. D7 Gm Gme All that you said; D7 cmé Dy om tae m6 D7sus,Toldme you were thro with me, A An’ Ple-be-ian, Toldme love was too iQ, nN HT mil Ist ; Wen just to prove you Cry. me a riv-er,— Gdim C7+ fg Cm? cry—____ me a. riv-er, love me, Cm6 Gm? you say you Ab Come on, an Cm Ebmaj7 pm? oe riv-er o- ver Fm? Bb-y I cried adl DARLING BE HOME SOON Words and Music by JOHN SEBASTIAN Moderate swing and talk a-bout the things we did to - day— Jaugh a-bout our fun-ny lit -,tle ways— have a few min-utes to Am c G c Bm % breathe- And I know that it's time you must leave———— So dar-ling be home soon- G Cc Bm Am G Am? © 1965 Hudson Bey Music Co, USA Sub-publshed by Robbins Musie Corp, London WC2H OEA,Th ttt TT TT ty rt ty ee Ge Gide FW aie 1 * r ih a Wil | | it = TTS 5 | he 6 oe Ue He) et PE wn . HE {Ul} A 2 OP alto ie ne: ty ms Ss I) Uh th t - a e Ae I * ALT He Ut Ug fm ins 3 OMY = A aime lit © itt Ty 8 oO H ” a il im * tt Mm) 8 Ut it ~ Th ll} | my & Qt =~ Ts TT a “ol Te IN : 2 : 5 iN He Ot = i) = Tt IMs fi > ist We 2 All : I = [i ls I ~ f oO o s WS Mie (tt ® We A | re Hil iv; 2 ii . Po IMs ING 0 he Ee iF : aye | © ah ii uy) ‘3 Hy) = ON s il = Ti Wi) = th Mt HII | ml a : a | Th Ty qe at Ih eR 2 oh 2 oe 8 | h a 2 HU a UT © HN) g Ul meat) tl i ir i hea ral L : i t ANT é Ul Ms I (IE 3 If a rT Mi} 8 Ih e rT hie = rt th | ‘ re eB ye 8 i 4 5 OM il se ; le a | al Ss | al ‘ : TSH Ths? _ieTh 4) a ty Hee _Ah ‘ i, i,10 think 'vecometo see my-self at last— And I see that the time spent con- Was the time that I spent with-out feel my-self im-prove —_________—______—- So dar-ling be home soon— Cc Bm Am DT AmT DT? Am? D7 Ant I could-n't bear to wait an ex-tra min-ute if you dawd-le-11 It's not just these few hours but I'vebeen waiting sincelI dar-ling be home soon- ee he MT “eee OS ee But and Go Sil-hou-ette a-gainstthe moon. ing you to talk to— a For the great relief of hav- beat your crazy head a-~gainst the tod-dled- see beyond the housesthat your eyes— Cn nneedetechndent LL LL healt AP TT MT ay ul D. $ AL FINE D7 Am7D7 Am? D7 C Bm Am2 DELTA LADY Words and Music by LEON RUSSELL al eb atl eb ce Heavy Rock beat ae i Hy Wo -man of — the coun — try now— I've found Please don't ask— how man — y — times— 1 found There are con— crete moun — tains in — the Long-ing in — your soft —— and fer — tile Stand-ing wet — and na ked = in — the And» pret-ty = ch — ty wo men live — in = And 1 whis-per sighs— — acon. And 1 think of | days— — then. And it seems — ———, vet © 1969 Teddy Jack Music, USA Assigned to Stuck On Music ‘dministered by Rondor (London) Lid, London SW6 4TW_ For UK, Eire and all PRS administered teritores13 warm— For the ing. you, long your sat -is - fy — are Gh ferent ways— to you h ore , held I ing, ty scene— (11) | lt t | | i ll Ht ih bo my was of — heart— shel - ter der and ten—— Oh, yes, you're ing | | | i beat yes, our me, - ly to — close H | il diy i te bs2 ai Pt nd _ Ca Yes, you're P| Ld a —E7=_— | , mr | tt mh i: muro OE elt Ml tl o Q / | [-- (tH? MI vl HH HITT I HHT a! wold uf ta La — dy. Del me oh my —— my tlSlower and smooth and I'm ov er here in ? ih : a Pick up speed But I'm think-ing you,love, ———— Be-cause 1 love— D.# (vs 3) a1@-coda a HT i I. ca epost tx Yes, you'reJAMAICA SAY YOU WILL is Words and Music by JACKSON BROWNE Moderately Slow E A E/G$ bass F#m F#m7/Bbass E A/Bbass Ep —§ open a ee) td ed Se TY ES se PEE =e Sr (i. fg oe =e ee eT O_O eee Nl ee tnneenmeneens e ae | trt—eCCi‘“‘CNOOOTCSQSTCOCOCtég a es SS - “— played her well. as we lay in the tall grass___ where’ the sha - dows fell. f\ ry 7 _ ee a — wavy: = eee — Lome aD td aa Ee =a a esd ed AEE = Hid-ing __ from the chil-dren so they # would not tell we would stay__ there till her sis - ter rang __ the eve - ning bell. JA-MAI-CA, SAY___ YOU ___ WILL help me find a } = | \ er i ee eee dl“ Ue 5 ——_—______ —_—_o*—_——_—_—_—__+7> == 3 © 1970-1972 Atlantic Music Corp-Open Window Music, USA Loma Music Co Ltd, London NW1 OAP. For The UK & Eire.will come a - gin 0 - [a 2.The eS Gaughter of 2 cap tain on the roll ~ ing seas fhe would stare m-crose__ the wa ‘mai'-ca was @ sweet young one,1 loved her trie he was a comfort and ® mer -cy, een et * F Laat time he was home he bel Hid ~ ing — from this world 10 -geth - et,Ffimt/Bbass E ET Fim SS = next time they would a= way. just where they pleased. JA-MAL- CA SAY. YOU WILL hee things “down to the bay, what could To. JAMAICA. SAY, YoU WILL ? help me find these life ~Tess. sails help me find these sails ‘a then we'll Fa Chm/B bass E Gtm/Dtbass ny ships can find the sea, wa =ters have run é18 GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY Moderato, gently Nerd % Ab Eb? if you're trav - ‘lin’ © 1963 M Witmark & Sons, USA. ‘Warner Chappell Music Ltd, London WIY 3FA.) 7) eee ey TV eee |.) i rrr e was f) OD ED Ee ooo] he a ey yr? eye ve, hy | rr 7 A — CTT se er ooo 2, oo nN Well if you go in the snowflake storm When the rivers freeze and summer ends, Please see she has a coat so warm To keep her from the howlin' winds. P . Please see for me if her hair hangs long, If it rolls and flows all down her breast, Please see for me if her hair hangs long, That's the way I remember her best. . I'm a-wonderin' if she remembers me at all, Many times I've often prayed In the darkness of my night, In the brightness of my day, . So if you're travelin' in the north country fair, Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline, Remember me to one who lives there, She once was a true love of mine. : mn =e @ sak | | once S wn S ” — © e lbh eee ord KR: HONKY TONK WOMAN Words and Music by MICK JAGGER, KEITH RICHARDS, BILL WYMAN, CHARLIE WATTS and BRIAN JONES = ae ? gin soaked bar—— room queen— in Mem. div-or - cee— in New-—York Cit —y, Sra es oF ere as SSS Ss . c ‘F(C bass) She tried— to take-me up —— stairs — for 1 had to put up some— kind — of a c G Ana) ar oD G(Dbass) gs She had to heave me right a - eross-her should — er, The Ia -dy thenshe — cov——ered me— with ros. c F(C bass) (© 1969 Westminster Musi Limited/ Abkco Musie Inc, London $W10 OSZ.G Am7 WA a F es rit i I nese eT BE i lI r tll] ) | ( be AT 2 IF | || > ry Tine Ul | + [ QQ ek We 2 (Lo " I ° I S | | p ge | >” o E il i it i le “ | 3 i A SS i 4 ri tit Wee Ml Mt i we Qe oy Ht hehe ik iit | a Foal 1 oe Sa HW Gu —_ fi tit oi 8 o UY —- e Pe lm Fo ee Pp seem — to nose,— and 4 id. = TT T HT) o 2 imi, tl) 3 ‘ — . a | rit | ih a Y | ae KE) : g 4 Y rien o x 7H 2 & 3 © it th | f Will qT Ms HTS yy DS . { ® § . ' n i! g [’ 1 a A NV e — ‘ a CS TS C#dim Cc: I CAN STAND A LITTLE RAIN Words and Music bby JIM PRICE Slowly with pedal throughout Guitar Em D (Capo #099 _ 3rd fret Piano Gm a lit-tle stand —— a lit-tle © 1974 WB Music Corp & Extreme Music USA. ‘Wamer Chappell Music Ltd, London WIY 3FA.23 | [; oe | i floor-boards, Ft —————EEE | TTT Cf “eg rT @ — §f gg 4 stand a lit - tle [-——j Se ee te eee eee Se Sy ey pO eeeseeseSesSsesS oo TT Te ) Cc 0 0 E rain, fe ; pain. fj | OT ee [ee oF Co re ee eee a ee ee ee eee {_ comes-_through the Eb7 EE ..A ae | can CSCS [TTT | sess eT lie ro) | | 7 TN — a s tH L i Hy = rr) yy * | " | | iets | "SS | g | Cy g S Serra TR) @ lli UP | | AS It lll TR Oo | i TF \!! + | ge ry “hh ae : | fh NE Yel ae a ‘ UG HC) i i fh we ee” 7,™ ave, Em7 4 i eli! T can stand a_ little sor-row, Em 0000 io 4 Em © 0000 offi 4 mor - row; stand a lit - tle strife,can I HE dt i - sCs—CSC~CSCSY just an-oth-er taste of iNg = — CO a ee re T eT] | OM. 7 ] TT HI | ° i 4 . I at i nt * . it T th i ei LT Ir || it im in ( I ri rye i HH | im ni rr | if HTT | t Tr Vl i | wp : HT Wo oO lao | | yi i He tt i - Hi uti ml emme |, A : - ul Hh iH ts UT : M) | VO HH Hi . wl eH 8 oO a gm I > nt Ul: i : [is at WV | rr ih He bis VII — ft ‘ e Lib Ths Ub OQ We ~~ Nes Ke 2 Hee i Cs a ee ; ed aNstand an-oth-er test. Ag 4000 Freely Tacet made it be - fore 1 can make- it some —_____ more,f i ie ( a)! l | l TT Oo 1 . i aa - ‘aul I: Tie Wamu WE Me wt ll t I i; III = ie MI I |: ||) il |.) If — Q ° m ral ° : x ofits Hien ae | LP oS wll | I | N r ' Oo Am7 0 ri 0 AEH yt | . SY - cvesc ee SS St — m7-5 x 000 m7-5 — Pf eo [ft ae (Made it be - fore—— and I know — bg epg o_O Tt eT os Oe po op A) ITI || mt _ [th + Il =H (TT [A i ory hil ll is i") ! Q) — Ml ll Qe Uh) NE C Tn 5 ~— rm | e Ot C 4 o 28 4 Sent I 5 = ou rr sR 6 Ns a fe {i} fir @ ; Mth i Ct ft ft " TNS tN ie Ne Nos _ GN the te on ol _ TNS MY hesome more. se = a —E A little slower (JJ = 7) c on afoo G Fel ate, ate ; He Ete cae 4 HEH Bb bm Bb at Bb7JUST LIKE A WOMAN o ‘Words and Music by BOB DYLAN Moderately slow, with a beat ary ve So FE, eas es ait 1, No - bod-y feels an-y pain to - night as stand» in-side the 2. (Queen) Mar-y, she's my____ friend, Yes, I be-lieve I'l go see her a - e 1 just don't fit, Yes, I be-lieve it's time for us to % 3 7 Ey-‘'ry~- bod - y knows that ba-by's got new clothes, But gain,, No - bod- y has to guess that ba- by can't be blessed Till quit, When we mect a-gain, andare in- tro-duced by friends, a a a EE rib - bons and she's like all that you knew © 1966 Dwarf Music, USA Sub-publshed by B Feldman and Co Ltd, London WC2H OEA,+ from 9 her? her am-phet - a- mine and her and it was your Em cd F e fat ae Bel 3 takes Just Like A Wo - man, Yes, she does, She fake Just Like A Wo - man, Yes, you do, You 3 ¢ one makes love Just = Like A= Wo - man, Yes, she does, And she make love Just. ike A Wo - man, Yes, you do, Then you 3. 3 . ou gr a + ~—__* aches Just Like A Wo - man, But she breaks just like a lit - tle Like A Wo - man, But you break just like a lit - tle3 Interlude rain~ing— from the first and I was dy- ing there of thirst so. I 3 ET. ie ‘And your long - time curse hurts, but what's worse 3 = ou eu ae i= 3 iy pain in here,— T can't stay in here, Ain't it — a %. LAWDY, MISS CLAWDY Words and Music by LLOYD PRICE ee S aa ots Cae eee ce ee cee ee Fe Boa CBS F.BS6Bdim F Fe 1 Ohinow Law-dy,Lawdy.Law-dy,Miss Claw-dy, Girl! You sure look good to me cause Igive you all my mon-ey, Girl! You just wont treat me right r = — Well lease don't ex-cite me ba - by it cant be me — You like to ball in the morn-ing don't come back un-til night > Be F Fe Bb am? oc? F Om ¥ Om C6 Om c7 F6 C7 F Om om F © 1952 Venice Music Inc, USA (Carlin Masie Corp, London WIX 2LR3 F Boa comb FP BbG Bdim Fe 5. lingonna tell, tell my mama,Lawdlim gon-na tell her what you been do-ing to me 4, Well now Law-dy. Law dy.Lawdy Miss Claw-dy Girl! you sure look good to me 5. Well so bye, bye, bye, bye, ba-by Girll 1 wont be trouble nomore 7 TT rt e7 Boe rece cai 97, re F7 Bb Be Bby Tim gon-na tell ev —"ry- bo - ay that tin down in mis - er - y You just wheel-ing and rock-ing ba - by youre just as fine as you can be Good-bye Claw-dy oh dar- ling down the road Tl go > Ltd Bho? F Fe Bb om? C7 F 4. Well now 5. Well_so dm F Om 06 OmTHE LETTER Words and Music by WAYNE CARSON ah aa Give me a tick- etfor an air- plane 1 don'tcarehow much money I got-ta. spend a > a © Ain't got_time— to take the fastest train Got - ta get back — to my ba- by a- gain— oeaneate Coa ‘ei i "ie =e Tm a-go-ing home my ba- by just wrote me a let - ter — Gm Gm ie Fe ae 5 Fae Well she wrote mea let— ter Said she couldn't live— with - BP F @ Bb Li Fae Se ‘out me no more ———____ Lis-ten mis ter can't you see I © 1967 Jastian Music, USA, Chelsea Music Pub Co Lid, 70 Gloucester Place, London WIH 4AJ, For UK & Eirei Fae ae i got to get back—— to my ba -by once more EP Bb F D7 ee a Ed give mea tick— et for an air— plane Ain't got time— to take the m, ee ep Gm. fast - est train Lone-ly days are gone—— I'ma go-ing home— My Ey ‘Oa oo cr a ba-by just wrote- me a ——_____—_ Well she DI Gm fa & let-ter— My. ba-by just wrote- me a. LOVE THE ONE YOU'RE WITH Moderately fast F/C Words and Music by STEPHEN A STILLS Be HEI g lt lH ! you're down con - fused, be sad, in - to and you don't re - mem a anddon't sit cry she's a girl, © 2970 8 1973 Gold Hil Mase Inc, USA MCA Music Lid, London Wewho you'retalk - in’ to_—___ con - cen - tra - 0 ver good times you've had, there's a and you're a boy. well, get it to - F/G g F/C slip a - way, right next to you, make it nice, F/C (eet ‘eause your baby is so fara way. ‘and she's just whit - in’ for some - thing to you ain't’ gon= na need any more ad F/C Ge fae} fais Well, And” > there's a rose Andand if you can't be. love the one_ you're with, love the one— you're with,Ea the love the one— you're with, one — you're with. F/C c ait dit dit_ dit dit_ ait ait dit ditt ait ait dit dit, Turn your heart -the one— you're with, love one you're with, the love il ; It (7) it | tl Uy : o Le i dit dit dit, dit dit __ dit _ INT I H | rip) , th : LT yy HCY) T t a na 4 Dit dit tH mt | LN | TTP | | dit____ dit__.__ dit dit dit dit dit, dit dit__—_— dit dit dit dit + —f pe eee i dit. YF | ee 4 SS ees eee 7 Eee eee tee —_ Td am dit [ —- nm ye a ee Lee] dit dit, dit dit | Pd pe jg? a ee - eee L | fi] s A! vw i a : at 1G |MARJORINE “ ‘Words and Music by JOE COCKER, Moderate, with bounce CHRIS STANTON, TOM RATTIGAN, FRANK MYLES, Bim iif] Mar ~ jor-ine, Where have you been? Did youmeet the queen, Mar ~jor-ine? Let me know, Why did you go? Why don't you show, Mar-jof-ine? down by the sea, Search-in' Mar- jor-ine, © 1968 Writers Workshop Ltd, London $W10 0SZ,42 UL ll (| * mo ofr Hi I | i oa oh mt rT E 5 Aly (| li I "| Hl i al Tt I | | }) AH yy Hl e Ail MT aml nn Wl sell IT ! ° ee fv 4 t 1 i re 4 MN age ill = I : Mt ey eS TTT = LAT i TI, [| I | SU UR a a , | Tl 5 | yo ti f : Hs Dire A f T Em by a ea-gles cry ona moun - tain high. Love lift us up where we be-long,. lana—__ far from the world we know;____ up where the ' ehh cement pienaneen De i onal I ere papa ee pee ] aaa \a" clear winds blow. clear winds blow. Time gees by,__ no time to cry, @ —__ 2 _ or ._._ Saw 7 = VE Eee ed —_ enna np eeepc ef Pee i re Land re Si eee TE er) rt re ee rd rr nr life's you. and {, } —_t tt. be JVs wo ——_ - =|} —__—_ 2-9 sie-cere, nar pl rere een eaeeeneh hh Sor ett id oo — > mT _— a _—____ > a —_— ootetenennepnemnnsenenene™ oS oo Fe te —! mm ree ee _—————————— rr S,.——_—_— a fsLove lift us up where we be-long,. ea = gles cry,— moun ~ tain high. up where we be-long. ‘Repeat ad lib and fade Cm ‘nea ee fax from the, world we know where the clear winds blow. > » Verse 2. Some hang on t0 “used-to-be”, Live their lives looking behind. All we have is here and now: All our life, out there to find. The road is long, There are mountains in our way, But we climb them a step every day2 WitH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS Words and Music by JOHN LENNON and PAUL MeCARTNEY 2 Be ee % Whatwouldyoudo if 1 aang e— 4 ‘do—— when my Tove. ‘Soe ry Jouto be" @- lone?) Wouldyou te-lieve— “ina” love tainthat i hap-pensall” the aan (small notes 2nd time ad lib.) Lendmeyoureare—— and Tl aing you a song andi'll try by the end ff the ‘day —— (areyou, sad whenyou turn out the Tigh ST dante fel ay Hy Ee —— Te-causeyot're— ‘onyour own pot to sing —— out of key. Spt et by wits ete help trommy tne —— you but Low 2s mine ob fof Tf r (© 1967 Northern Songs Lid, London WIP IDA.e p 4 5 0 Ee a Mm, I get high witha lit-tle help__ from my friends. Mm I'm gon-na_ try Oh I'm gon-na_ try! ——with a Iit-tle help—from my friends — =a ae some - bo - dy to love. —#) 1 just need some-one to love_ you need ___an. (Do you need af = comait = CouaieDKalcoda } CODA Eg 3_ : a ? a get high _ with a lit-tle help — from my friends t from my friends_witha lit-tle help from my friendsYOU CAN LEAVE YOUR HAT ON = Words and Music by RANDY NEWMAN ‘Moderately slow Tacet E7 Ba-by, take off your coat__ real__ slow. Ba- by, take off your I'll take your shoes. Baby, take off your dress, © 1972 & 1975 WB Music Corp, & Randy Newman USA ‘Warmer Chappell Music Ltd, London WIY 3You can yes._ 3 yes, $2 the lights. as — yh Cl ~~ all__ ? YS ——}——— — i on, or no fi a }— your hat ~~” — EF 7 , |_| Lt you can leave i — ye turn on the light; J ———— [a your hat + —— oo -—— > a +] Fe = you can leave_ 3° § |MIN I | hi ° 3 > a O > i | fr “3 “ : o om t A i Te if fue Bria3 Come back here, stand on this chair; Raise your arms up —— You give me rea-son to _ live, you give me rea- son toBm7 rea - son give me you ) to tear us a-part try'n' talk-in', cious minds a - Sus- pi- >—_— wrong is You say that my love__they don't know what love is. ‘They don't know what love FHT they don't know what love is, they don't on HEB race know what love is. I know what love is. 4 a Repeat and fade E7 E7 ° ° i EEE Repeat and fade Photocopying this music i legal and fe expressly Printed in England forbidden by the Copyright Act 1956. 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