I'm posting a song a day from the Rise Up Singing songbook, which you may or may not know. It's a pretty invaluable resource for song leaders, and useful for anyone who likes to sing in groups. The book doesn't include the melodies to the songs, just the lyrics and some chords, so I’m trying hard to find the tunes I don’t know, learn them, and post them on YouTube for anyone to learn. That’s where these videos are hosted; the blog is just pretty packaging.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
The Motorcycle Song
By Arlo Guthrie
Rise Up Singing chapter: Traveling, p.234
Chorus chords:
G - - - - CG G - / G - - - - CG G - /
CG Cmaj7G G - - C G -
I don't want a pickle; just want to ride on my motorsickle
And I don't want to tickle; I'd rather ride on my motorsickle
And I don't want to die; I just want to ride on my motorcy-cle
Verse chords: G - - - - - - - / G - - - - - - -
Late last night, the other day I thought I'd go up and see Ray
So I went up and saw Ray; there was only one thing Ray could say (was):
Late last week I was on my bike, ran into a friend named Mike
I ran into a friend named Mike, Mike no longer has a bike, he cries:
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