Songs - Ordered by Year

These are the songs we learn and play together at our meetups.

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Title Artist Year Tempo Difficulty Chords Page
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Hank Williams 1949 112 Easy 4 208
Your Cheatin' Heart Hank Williams 1952 112 Easy 5 184
Earth Angel The Penguins 1954 88 Beginner 6 44
Only You The Platters 1955 104 Hard 12 122
Don't Be Cruel Elvis Presley 1956 170 Beginner 4 36
Love Me Tender Elvis Presley 1956 69 Medium 9 98
Tonight You Belong To Me Patience & Prudence 1956 112 Easy 7 210
Walkin' After Midnight Patsy Cline 1956 90 Easy 6 164
Bye Bye Love The Everly Brothers 1957 144 Beginner 6 16
Wake Up Little Susie The Everly Brothers 1957 88 Medium 7 162
All I Have To Do Is Dream The Everly Brothers 1958 108 Medium 8 4
Everyday Buddy Holly 1958 136 Easy 7 50
Tears On My Pillow Little Anthony & The Imperials 1958 66 Medium 11 148
(What A) Wonderful World Sam Cooke 1960 129 Easy 6 178
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? The Shirelles 1960 137 Easy 9 172
Can't Help Falling In Love Elvis Presley 1961 101 Easy 7 22
Crying Roy Orbison 1962 98 Medium 8 30
Moon River Andy Williams 1962 96 Hard 16 110
Up On the Roof The Drifters 1962 90 Beginner 4 158
Be My Baby The Ronettes 1963 126 Medium 9 10
I Want To Hold Your Hand The Beatles 1963 120 Easy 8 78
It's My Party Lesley Gore 1963 128 Medium 10 88
A Hard Days Night The Beatles 1964 140 Medium 9 2
Can't Buy Me Love The Beatles 1964 170 Easy 9 20
House of the Rising Sun The Animals 1964 117 Medium 6 72
My Girl The Temptations 1964 120 Easy 7 112
Pretty Woman Roy Orbison 1964 120 Hard 9 124
Under the Boardwalk The Drifters 1964 120 Beginner 4 156
Where Did Our Love Go The Supremes 1964 136 Easy 5 166
Will The Circle Be Unbroken The Carter Family 1964 83 Easy 4 204
In My Life The Beatles 1965 103 Medium 9 86
Ticket To Ride The Beatles 1965 130 Easy 7 152
Turn! Turn! Turn! The Byrds 1965 128 Medium 6 154
You Can't Hurry Love The Supremes 1965 96 Hard 7 180
California Dreamin' The Mamas & The Papas 1966 112 Easy 8 18
Daydream The Lovin' Spoonful 1966 106 Medium 8 34
For What It's Worth Buffalo Springfield 1966 112 Beginner 3 54
Happy Together The Turtles 1966 132 Medium 8 60
I'm A Believer The Monkees 1966 116 Easy 4 84
Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison 1967 120 Beginner 5 14
Daydream Believer The Monkees 1967 126 Medium 8 32
Nights In White Satin The Moody Blues 1967 146 Medium 9 114
There's A Kind Of Hush Herman's Hermits 1967 128 Medium 8 150
With A Little Help From My Friends The Beatles 1967 108 Medium 9 176
(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay Otis Redding 1968 104 Medium 7 132
Hey Jude The Beatles 1968 76 Medium 9 68
Proud Mary Creedence Clearwater Revival 1968 120 Easy 6 126
Son of a Preacher Man Dusty Springfield 1968 80 Easy 7 134
Sympathy for the Devil The Rolling Stones 1968 114 Easy 4 146
The Weight The Band 1968 72 Medium 6 190
While My Guitar Gently Weeps The Beatles 1968 108 Hard 12 168
Bad Moon Rising Creedence Clearwater Revival 1969 92 Beginner 4 8
Come Together The Beatles 1969 88 Easy 5 26
Down By The River Neil Young 1969 92 Easy 7 40
Down on the Corner Creedence Clearwater Revival 1969 108 Easy 3 42
Fortunate Son Creedence Clearwater Revival 1969 128 Easy 6 56
Me and Bobby McGee Janis Joplin 1969 144 Easy 9 108
Space Oddity David Bowie 1969 72 Hard 14 136
Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond 1969 128 Medium 7 142
Have You Ever Seen The Rain Creedence Clearwater Revival 1970 116 Easy 6 64
No Matter What Badfinger 1970 128 Medium 10 116
Wild World Cat Stevens 1970 72 Easy 9 170
Draggin The Line Tommy James 1971 114 Easy 2 196
Maggie May Rod Stewart 1971 120 Medium 6 102
Heart of Gold Neil Young 1972 85 Easy 4 66
I Can See Clearly Now Johnny Nash 1972 88 Medium 7 74
Lean On Me Bill Withers 1972 96 Easy 4 90
Listen To The Music The Doobie Brothers 1972 106 Medium 7 94
Suffragette City David Bowie 1972 132 Medium 7 140
Breathe Pink Floyd 1973 64 Medium 9 194
Can't You See The Marshall Tucker Band 1973 82 Beginner 3 24
Free Bird Lynyrd Skynyrd 1973 59 Medium 7 200
Love Potion Number 9 The Clovers 1973 129 Easy 5 100
Stuck In The Middle With You Stealers Wheel 1973 116 Easy 6 138
Rebel Rebel David Bowie 1974 126 Easy 4 128
Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd 1974 116 Easy 4 144
Don't Cry No Tears Neil Young 1975 114 Medium 5 192
Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd 1975 56 Easy 6 174
Hotel California The Eagles 1976 120 Medium 7 70
Easy The Commodores 1977 132 Medium 15 46
I Want You To Want Me (Live) Cheap Trick 1977 93 Medium 6 80
Comfortably Numb Pink Floyd 1979 63 Medium 9 188
I Melt With You Modern English 1982 150 Easy 5 76
Every Breath You Take The Police 1983 117 Easy 8 48
Don't You (Forget About Me) Simple Minds 1985 112 Easy 6 38
Manic Monday The Bangles 1986 118 Easy 9 104
Back On The Chain Gang The Pretenders 1987 153 Medium 9 6
Handle With Care Traveling Wilburys 1988 115 Medium 5 186
I Won't Back Down Tom Petty 1989 114 Medium 4 82
Rockin' In The Free World Neil Young 1989 132 Easy 6 130
Wicked Game Chris Isaak 1989 114 Easy 3 202
You Got It Roy Orbison 1989 112 Hard 8 182
Learning To Fly Tom Petty 1991 120 Easy 4 92
Creep Radiohead 1992 88 Easy 4 28
Harvest Moon Neil Young 1992 113 Easy 7 62
Losing My Religion R.E.M. 1992 126 Easy 6 96
Fields of Gold Sting 1993 112 Easy 6 52
Low Cracker 1993 87 Easy 4 198
Mary Jane's Last Dance Tom Petty 1993 170 Easy 5 106
Hallelujah Jeff Buckley 1994 101 Medium 5 58
One Of Us Joan Osborne 1995 87 Easy 5 120
One Headlight The Wallflowers 1996 104 Easy 7 118
Wayfaring Stranger Johnny Cash 2000 119 Medium 6 206
Boulevard of Broken Dreams Green Day 2004 86 Easy 9 12
Wake Me Up When September Ends Green Day 2004 105 Medium 8 160