COURAGE

Everybody, listen to me,

Listen to my story

About a girl and boy who met and fell in love, man, we

Danced on stars above, we was

Young and in love

I was standing in the corner of the room,

Trying to find my courage

Then I held her and I knew that she’d be mine,

I knew that she’d be mine all the

Time, all the time, dig!

Then came that day she said she had to leave,

Caused a heartache that you would not believe

They say it’s better to have loved and have lost, but

Mother, what it cost! And

I’m the one got tossed

So everybody, listen to me,

I’m trying to find my courage

I keep thinkin’ she’ll come back to me some day

At least I hope and pray, but it

Just don’t look that way, hey, hey

So when people ask me why I’m feeling down

I just tell them it’s ‘cause you are not around

They just stare at me, they go their merry way

Don’t have much to say and it

Just comes out this way and all I hear is....

Bababa da…..

COURAGE

SWING GROOVE

TEMPO 115 KEY OF D

D A G F#m F# G D F# G D A (note: this progression repeats the entire song)

D A

Everybody, listen to me,

G F#m F#

Listen to my story

G D

About a girl and boy who met and fell in love, man, we  

F# G

Danced on stars above, we was  

D A

Young and in love

D A

I was standing in the corner of the room, (Aaah)

G F#m F#

Trying to find my courage  

G D

Then I held her and I knew that she’d be mine, (Aaah)

F# G

I knew that she’d be mine (Aaah) all the

D A

Time, all the time, dig!

D A G F#m F# G D F# G D A

D A

Then came that day she said she had to leave,

G F#m F#

Caused a heartache that you would not believe

G D

They say it’s better to have loved and have lost, but

F# G

Mother, what it cost! And

D A

I’m the one got tossed

D A

So everybody, listen to me, (Aaah)

G F#m F#

I’m trying to find my courage

G D

I keep thinkin’ she’ll come back to me some day (Aaah)

F# G

At least I hope and pray, but it (Aaah)

D A

Just don’t look that way, hey, hey (Aaah) (Aaah)

D A

So when people ask me (why) why I’m feeling down

G F#m F#

(I) I just tell them it’s ‘cause (you) you are not around

G D

They just stare at me, they go their merry way (Aaah)

F# G

Don’t have much to say and it (Aaah)

D A

Just comes out this way and all I hear is.... (Aaah) (Aaah)

D A G F#m F# G D F# G D A

Bababa da…..

Words and Music Ed Wake

Vocals Ralph Grimke