The order of the songs is the same as on the CD Please respect the copyright. ******************************************** * Wait! * * Words & Music Louis Gogan 1975 * * Copyright (c) Louis Gogan 1975 * * From site: www.lougogan.com * * e-mail: lou AT lougogan DOT com * ******************************************** Wait! (key E major) ***** E A E A E A E Wait, you're going out of my life F#m B F#m B I'm going out of my mind, don't leave me behind. Wait, don't leave me all on my own Come back and make this a home, and don't start to roam. Break1: A Am E A And then the hours go by, and I still wonder why, you've gone away A Am E F#m B And then the minutes go, but still I do not know, why you didn't stay. Wait, come back and give me a chance You mean so much to me, please come back and see. Lead guitar break: Break2: A Am E A And then the hours go by, and I still wonder why, you've gone away A Am E And then the minutes go, but still I do not know, why you didn't stay. B Bm I don't know where you've gone, but I still linger on A Am With the thought that you'll return someday to me, and then I'll say E B Don't go away, don't go away. E Wait, you're going out of my life I'm going out of my mind, don't leave me behind. - O - ************************************************* * Although You're Gone * * Words & music by Louis Gogan 1998 * * Copyright (c) Louis Gogan 1998 * * From site: www.lougogan.com * * e-mail: lou AT lougogan DOT com * ************************************************* Although You're Gone (key A major) ******************** A G A G A G A G A We used to chat and pass the time of day, I'd pass your house and look for you A G A G A G A G E G A Sit on the wall and talk of friends and things, it was a pleasant thing to do. A G A G A G A G A But then I noticed that you weren't around, I didn't know just what to think A G A G A G A G They said you wouldn't be returning home, it made my spirit sadly sink. Chorus : E G D Although you're gone I will remember you E G D E Your smilings face, your friendly wave. E A G A G A Although you're gone. A G A G A G A G A And I just hope you've made a change in me, to see that life can be so good A G A G A G A G I'll pass it on just like a daisy chain, I get the feeling that I should. Chorus : E G D E G D Although you're gone I will remember you, your smilings face, your friendly wave. E G D E G D Those happy times are in my memories, but things can never be the same, again D E And it's a shame. E A G A G Although you're gone. Chorus : (as 1st chorus) Although you're gone I will remember you, your smilings face, your friendly wave. E A G A G A G A G Although you're gone. Although you're gone etc.. - O - ************************************************* * Achill Island * * music 1973, lyrics 1998 by Louis Gogan * * copyright (c) 1998 Louis Gogan * * From site: www.lougogan.com * * e-mail: lou AT lougogan DOT com * ************************************************* Achill Island (key E minor) ************* Em Bm Are you coming, are you coming, to the land across the sea Am Em Feel your spirits rise, your soul revive, peace of mind is there for free Em Bm Cross the bridge on to the island, leave behind the city rush Am Em Magic moments for the taking, simple things can mean so much Am Bm Em B major Oh, oh, Achill Island. Em (etc) Take the road between the mountains, and discover Dooega bay Try some fishing, from the rocks there, mackerel glistening through the spray Look across the north horizon, Slievemore climbing, sides are steep In the shadow of the mountain an empty village lies asleep Bm Am Em B major Achill Island is my home. Smell the turf, see the black bog, like a blanket on the land Then in Saula, see my neighbours, greet them with a wave of hand We still have the empty places, with the views of sheer delight Where the land is as nature's canvass, and the paint is nature's might Am Bm Em B major Oh, oh, Achill Island. Walk along deserted beaches, push your toes deep in the sand Feel the wind from the wild Atlantic, it tingles on your face and hands See the mist caress the hillside, and feel the rain that fills the air Wash away all your daily worries, for soon the weather's turning fair. Bm Am Em Bm Am Em Achill Island is my home, Achill Island is my home. Am Bm Em Am Bm Em Oh, oh, Achill Island, oh, oh, Achill home. Am Bm Em Am Bm Em Oh, oh, Achill Island, oh, oh, Achill home. - O - ******************************************** * Rainy Day * * Words & Music 1979 by Louis Gogan * * Copyright (c) 1979 Louis Gogan * * From site: www.lougogan.com * * e-mail: lou AT lougogan DOT com * ******************************************** Rainy Day (key D major) ********* D A G D It's been another rainy day, and you are going far away Em A Em A A7 Raindrops on my window pane, and tears coming from my eyes D A G D The drops are falling at their will, and splashing on my window sill Em A Em A D Drowning out the sound of passing steps, and tears coming from my eyes Chorus : F#m Bm Em A F#m I can only weep and grieve, and huddle on my own F# Bm B7 E E7 A A7 Will you not return to me, and clear away the skies Clouds roll by but mine remain, locked within my raindrop chains Nothing here but broken promises, and tears coming from my eyes The sun shines down but not on me, the raindrops are my company Loneliness and cold for me, and tears coming from my eyes Chorus : I can only weep and grieve, and huddle on my own Will you not return to me, and clear away the skies It's been another rainy day, and you are going far away Raindrops on my window pane, and tears coming from my eyes And tears coming from my eyes And tears coming from my eyes - O - ******************************************** * The Hooley * * music & lyrics by Louis Gogan 1973 * * Copyright (c) Louis Gogan 1973 * * From site: www.lougogan.com * * e-mail: lou AT lougogan DOT com * ******************************************** The Hooley (E major) ********** E Come listen to my song, please come and sing along A E A E We'll dance upon the floor, and laugh for evermore This is my marriage day, so come and sing and play A E A E And you can wish me health and make your feelings felt. Chorus : B A E B E Come on right in and get yourself a glass B A E B E And when you're drunk, you can try and find a lass B A E B E There's lots of grub and plenty here to drink B A E B E B Come on sit down and watch the people 'ag rince'. E They're dancing all night long, this hooley's going strong A E A E They've got the walls a shaking, I'm drunk if I'm mistaken It's early in the morning, but no one is a snoring A E A E Cos no one is in bed, the noise would waken up the dead. Chorus : as first chorus: A jig in Rathfarnham (key E minor) Em A Em, Em, A, Em (it is also possible to include the G, D and B chords) - O - ************************************************* * Your Song * * music & lyrics 1976 by Louis Gogan * * copyright (c) 1976 Louis Gogan * * From site: www.lougogan.com * * e-mail: lou AT lougogan DOT com * ************************************************* Your Song (key C) ********* C Am Dm G G7 You used to be a tom-boy, but I have seen you change C Am Dm G G7 From a child, girl to woman, in your own special way C Am Dm G G7 But I am also with you, in that I've grown up too C Am Dm G C Am Dm To be a man, both strong, yet gentle, I love you G C I love you. Some people, they have told me, all's fair in love and war Oh, the way you move your body, makes me want you all the more The way you talk, the way you listen And the way you gaze at me, makes me want to hold you tightly I love you, I love you. Chorus : F Am Fm C Some people think I'm foolish, they don't understand F Am Fm G G7 C What it's like to love a woman, what it's like just to hold her hand C I never used to notice, but that's all past in time Every little thing you do now, shows me that you're feminine I need, I want, I love you so much All I have I give to you, I want the pleasure of your touch, please I love you, I love you. I love you. - O - ************************************************* * Angel Called Love * * Words & music by Louis Gogan 1978, 2004 * * Copyright (c) Louis Gogan 1978, 2004 * * From site: www.lougogan.com * * e-mail: lou AT lougogan DOT com * ************************************************* Angel Called Love (key E major) ***************** E6 E E6 E E6 She comes to me, within my dreams, an angel for my heart E6 E E6 E A And though she's not reality, she'll always be a part of me. Chorus : E B7 I know somewhere, outside the dream E B7 E I'll find the girl, my angel called love. She always brings such peace to me, within my troubled mind And though she's not reality, she'll always be a part of me. Chorus : Instrumental Break: E F#m G#m A Bm C#m D B7 E I know her name and keep it close, from once upon a time And when I hear it from her lips, I know she always will be mine. Chorus: - O - *************************************************** * Dancing Gang * * music 1974, lyrics 1974 & 2005 by Louis Gogan * * copyright (c) 1991 Louis Gogan * * From site: www.lougogan.com * * e-mail: lou AT lougogan DOT com * *************************************************** Dancing Gang (key G) ************ Chorus: G Hey everybody come and join our dancing gang C G Hey everybody come and join our dancing gang D C G D Hey everybody come and join our dancing gang, yeah G Well you bend your head forward, and shake it all about G7 A shaking and a jumping, then you sing and shout C I've gotta dance all night, (gotta dance all night) G I've gotta dance real free, (gotta dance real free) D C G D I must be shaking and a dancing and a laughing with you and me. Well you bend your head forward till your hair meets the ground You start stamping your feet and turning round and round and round I've gotta dance all night, etc etc Chorus: Lead guitar break: (so Lou can show off ! - wow!) Chorus: Well you shake your hips forward to the left and the right And start a moving your waist until the end of the night I've gotta dance all night, etc etc Well you twist and twist around just like a spinning top But you will never stop dancing till you're ready to drop I've gotta dance all night, etc etc Chorus: (x2) - O - ******************************************** * It's No Use * * Words & Music Louis Gogan 1973 * * Copyright (c) Louis Gogan 1973 * * From site: www.lougogan.com * * e-mail: lou AT lougogan DOT com * ******************************************** It's No Use (key E major) *********** E A E (E Esus4) x 4 It's no use in trying to fool me E A E (E Esus4) x 4 I now know the truth so please go away A Asus4 A E Please leave me alone, it's no use I'll never believe you A Asus4 A E I want to give my heart a little rest A Asus4 A B C D E If you don't go away, I'll have something to say. It's no use in saying you love me I'll never forgive you for the rest of my life You've turned me against you, I'll never want you now Please don't start explaining, or telling me just how I don't want to see your eyes, so please won't you realise. It's no use in saying you're sorry There is no use in covering up I always believed in you, but you tore my life apart So you will have to leave me, and give me a new start I see you don't understand how, I cannot love you now. It's no use in trying to regret it These things that I know, will stay unchanged We can never go back to the life we used to live Or try to forget about the things you always did Darling, don't you see, you can never stay with me. - O - ************************************************* * On A Saturday * * music 1998 / lyrics 2002 by Louis Gogan * * copyright (c) 2002 Louis Gogan * * From site: www.lougogan.com * * e-mail: lou AT lougogan DOT com * ************************************************* On A Saturday (key G) ************* G Gmaj7, G Gmaj7, C Cmaj7, C Cmaj7 G Gmaj7 G Gmaj7 Just another town, like any other sleepy town G Gmaj7 G Gmaj7 A peaceful place, but some people laid a plan Just another street, a place where people shop and meet Where children run, and wish for toys and chocolate sweets Just another car, like any other family car Parked among the crowd, the driver walks away Chorus : C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 Then the day was torn apart Am Am(+9) Am Am(+9) By some stupid fools, with their cold cold hearts G Gmaj7 G Gmaj7 On a Saturday, just another Saturday The noise and blast, took everybody by surprise The crowd confused, one second seemed an hour The frantic search, to try and find a loved one The desperate prayers, and the fear of what they’ll find Chorus : On the day which was torn apart By some stupid fools, with their cold cold hearts On a Saturday, just another Saturday The years pass by, to some it now is history But others cry, it still feels like yesterday Those who survived, each day another struggle Those who were lost, they were someone's family The empty beds, the toys that have been stilled The hopes and dreams, that can never be fulfilled Chorus : Because the day was torn apart By some stupid fools, with their cold cold hearts D D7 D D7 And what did they gain, at such a cost G etc On a Saturday, just another Saturday A Saturday, such a painful Saturday A Saturday, such an awful Saturday - O - ******************************************** * Singing High * * Words & Music Louis Gogan 1981 * * Copyright (c) Louis Gogan 1981 * * From site: www.lougogan.com * * e-mail: lou AT lougogan DOT com * ******************************************** Singing High (key E minor) ************ Em C Em When the war is over and forgotten, still hear the people scream Em C Em Silent eyes and silent faces, facing; forms without a dream. Em C D Em Bones on bones on rotting flesh, the living, living as the dead. Em D C Am C D Em Jackboots on their hearts and souls, the killing, heil the eagle's head. Chorus: Em G D Am Em Singing high, singing high, their cries still fill the air G D Am B7 Em Singing high, singing high, Jehova, are you there? Em D C Am C D Em Open graves that beckon them to satisfy the hunger of the ground Em D C Cmaj7 Am C D Em Mouth of clay and teeth of stones are swallowing souls without a sound Chorus: Em G D Am Em Singing high, singing high, their cries still fill the air Em G D Am Em Singing high, singing high, Jehova, do you care? Em G D Am Em Singing high, singing high, their cries still fill the air Em G D Am B7 Em Singing high, singing high, Jehova, are you there? - O -