Raining In My Heart - Buddy Holly

"Raining in My Heart" is a song recorded by Buddy Holly with the orchestral backing by Dick Jacobs. The music and lyrics are written by the songwriting team of Felice Bryant and Boudleaux Bryant. It was released as a single on Coral Records in 1959, peaking at #88 on the Billboard charts as the B-side of "It Doesn't Matter Anymore". This recording was included on Buddy Holly's first "greatest hits" compilation album titled The Buddy Holly Story that was released in March 1959.

Do not panic! Caug = C+ and Gaug = G+ very simple chords :)

 


C     C+     Am    C+

C                             C+

The sun is out, the sky is blue

              Am                 C7

There’s not a cloud to spoil the view

            F           G                   C      G

But it’s raining, raining in my heart

C                                  C+

The weatherman says clear today

      Am                             C7

He doesn’t know you’ve gone away

             F           G                  C      G

And it’s raining, raining in my heart

Gm        C         F   Dm

Oh misery, misery

Am                      D7         G      G+

What’s gonna become of me?

(Instrumental Verse)

Gm        C         F   Dm

Oh misery, misery

Am                      D7         G      G+

What’s gonna become of me?

C                             C+

I tell my blues they mustn’t show

      Am                             C7

But soon these tears are bound to flow

                  F           G                   C      G

'Cause it’s raining, raining in my heart

G                     C      G

Raining in my heart

G                     C      

Raining in my heart

C+     Am     C+     C     C+     Am     C+     C

and a pretty little acoustic version

The Tattooed Lady - Skeets McDonald (1952)

Thanks to Manitoba Hal who checked out the chords and made a couple of corrections! 

Enos William McDonald (1 October 1915 – 31 March 1968), better known as Skeets McDonald, was an American country and rockabilly musician popular during the 1950s and 60s. Best known for the Slim Willet-penned song "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes", McDonald was a devoted honky tonk singer and songwriter whose work helped to bridge the gap between country and rock and roll.

McDonald was born on 1 October 1915 in Greenway, Arkansas. He was the youngest of his parents' seven children; his gained his nickname for calling mosquitoes "skeets" as a child. When his older brother moved to Detroit, Michigan the early 1930s, McDonald followed; and joined his first band, the Lonesome Cowboys, in 1935. He later formed his own band and played local clubs and on radio in Flint and Pontiac.

McDonald was drafted in 1943 and was stationed in North Africa and the Far East during World War II, earning a Bronze Star. On discharge, he returned to radio and television work in Dearborn, Michigan. He made his first recordings for Fortune Records in 1950 with Johnnie White and his Rough Riders, and cut records for London and Mercury Records as Skeets Saunders.

In 1951, McDonald moved to Los Angeles, California, where he became a regular on Cliffie Stone's Hometown Jamboree and later appeared on Town Hall Party. He was soon signed by Capitol Records, which viewed him as its answer to Columbia Records' Lefty Frizzell and demanded he continue releasing country songs rather than the rockabilly sound he experimented with since the war.  He recorded more than 80 numbers for the label, including his 1952 smash country hit, "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" (No. 1 for 18 weeks). In the late 1950s, he appeared on Ozark Jubilee and continued recording for Capitol; his last release for the label was the album, The Country's Best.

McDonald signed with Columbia in 1959 and spent the decade there, recording some excellent West Coast hillbilly, as well as some forays into the rockabilly. He employed young guitar-whiz Eddie Cochran to back him in the studio for "You Oughta See Grandma Rock" and "Heart Breaking Mama". Although they made little impact on the charts at the time, they are now considered rockabilly classics.

He scored several hits on the Billboard country chart, including "This Old Heart" (1960, No. 21), "Call Me Mr. Brown" (1963, No. 9), "Big Chief Buffalo Nickel (Desert Blues)" (1966, No. 29), and "Mabel" (1967, No. 28).^[4] He also appeared on the Grand Ole Opry and the Big D Jamboree in Dallas, Texas. His songs included "I'll Make Believe", "Big Family Trouble", "I Need Your Love" and "The Echo of Your Footsteps". In 1964, he released the album Call Me Skeets!.

McDonald made several film appearances, including Saddle Pals with Johnny Mack Brown, Ma and Pa Kettle Go To Town (1950), The Glenn Miller Story (1954) and Hud (1963), singing "Driftwood on the River" with Janet McBride.

In later years, McDonald moved his style more towards rock and roll; but refused to move far from the tearjerking songs which made his name. When told by reviewers he "belonged to another age," he took it as a compliment to his dedication.

McDonald died from a heart attack on March 31, 1968 in Los Angeles.

F         Bb                        F                     

Once I married a tattooed lady (Well tell me about her, Skeets)

                  G7                   C7

It was on a cold and winter day

F                  Bb                 F

and tattooed all around her body (What was that?)

             G7                          C

was the map of the good old USA

Bb                                           F

and every night before I'd go to sleep (What’d ya do?)

     G7                                             C

I'd jerk down the quilt and I’d take a peep

N.C.

But good gracious alive! 

                   F                  G                C7                   F        

Upon on her leg was Minnesota on her shoulder Tennessee

                    Bb                                  F

and tattooed on her back was good old Rackensack*

      G7                           C7

the place where I long to be

F                                                        G7 

down on her (wolf whistle) was West Virginny

                      C                        D                                                

Through them hills I just love to roam 

Bb                                                                      F

But when the moon began to shine down upon her Wabash

                     G                  C          F

That’s when I recognised my Indiana home

(Instrumental)

                   F                  G                C7                   F        

Upon on her leg was Minnesota on her shoulder Tennessee

                    Bb                                  F

and tattooed on her back was good old Rackensack

      G7                           C7

the place where I long to be

F                                                   G7

upon her (wolf whistle) was West Virginny

                      C                        D                                                  

Through them hills I just love to roam around

Bb                                                                      F

When the moon began to shine down upon her Wabash

                     G                   C                F

That’s when I recognised my home sweet home

*Rackensack is an early nickname for the state of Arkansas.

Eskimo Nell - Cotton Henry and His Oklahoma Hillbillies

Thanks to Neil Hopper for sharing and chording this song.

Bb

She’ll drink your whiskey and she’ll drink your gin

                          G7

But I swear she won’t give in

      C        F                Bb  F

Be careful of Eskimo Nell

Bb

Well she’s not too hot, she’s not too cold

                                             G7

She’s not too shy and she’s not too bold 

      C        F               Bb  F

Be careful of Eskimo Nell

D7

Now she’s not a gal just come to town

G7

She bakes her biscuits with her damper down

C

Look out boys, you better leave her be

F                              

If you don’t like them peaches don’t you shake that tree

Bb

She paints her lips with iodine

                          G7

Her kisses they taste like wine

      C        F                Bb  F

Be careful of Eskimo Nell

(instrumental 1 verse)

Bb

She’ll drink your beer, she’ll drink your wine

                                                            G7

But when she turns you loose you’ve had a time

      C        F                Bb  F

Be careful of Eskimo Nell

Bb

She’s not too dry, she’s not too wet

                                  G7

You’ll have a fall you won’t forget

      C        F                Bb  F

Be careful of Eskimo Nell

D7

Now she’s not a gal just come to town

G7

She bakes her biscuits with her damper down

C

Look out boys, you better leave her be

F                              

If you don’t like them peaches don’t you shake that tree

Bb

To me it’s any old port in a storm

                                                         G7

If you can’t pay the price, don’t you toot your horn

      C        F                Bb  F  Bb F Bb 

Be careful of Eskimo Nell

Dear Jane - The Madden Brothers

Lucky Day - Aileen Quinn (The Frog Prince)

Written by Kenn Long for the 1986 film The Frog Prince.

I couldn't find this anywhere on the net so I whipped it up just now. Please contact me with any corrections. Enjoy! 



G                                                                     D
Today will be my lucky day, my lucky day I know
G                                                                                  D
The trumpets and the fanfare and the banners tell me so
C                             G                      C                           G
I don’t know why I feel this way, I don’t know why I should
C                        G               C       D
But ever since I woke today I felt good
G                        C               D             G
Today will be my lucky day, knock on wood


G                                                                   D
Today will be my lucky day, I’m sure you all agree
G                                                                                      D
If you could speak I know you’d say, How lucky can she be?
C                        G                     C                    G
My heart is all a-flutter, my poor head is in the sky
C                          G           C          D
I know just how a butterfly feels to fly
G                    C                      D       G
A giddy and exciting feeling - My oh my! 


Em                        C    G
Yesterday I felt so lone-ly
Em                            G
All day long I was so blue
Em                         C         G      D
Yesterday my only friends were you

G                                                                                        D
Last night I wished upon a star - Let all my dreams come true
G                                                                    D
And I believe it’s worked so far, I really, truly do
C                         G                        C                             G
But just for extra measure, just in case my star should fall
C                                G                   C                  D
I’ll get out my special treasure - my lucky golden ball
      G                  C                              D          G
My lucky golden ball should help me most of all


                       C      D      G      
On my lucky, lucky, lucky day
                     C       D        G
It’s my lucky, lucky, lu-cky day