A Compilation of Sing-Along, Folk, & Rock Guitar Songs
(with chords and lyrics)

Background: My mom has been transcribing and collecting songs for her guitar longer than I've been around. In recent years, I've started adding to these my own transcriptions of songs I enjoy. To me, many of these songs mean something about being a kid, singing with my mom, and being home with my family. Now, with a little one on the way, I am hoping to pass the same songs on to another generation.
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Some of the songs I have transcribed use a slightly nonstandard notation convention, whereby 'somewhat' I mean to say that I invented it and am surely the only person who uses it. So you could complain, or you could read about it and understand my brilliance ;)

If you are a data-nut like me, you might appreciate this page I made for viewing the popularity of the site and various songs (it takes a sec to load).

For your convenience, there are versions of this page with songs ordered by artist and by first line.

The Songs

1.A - Soalin (Peter Paul and Mary) 65.Gambler (Kenny Rogers) 129.Oden
2.A Most Peculiar Man (Simon and Garfunkel) 66.Games People Play (Joe South) 130.Oh Sinner Man (Peter Paul and Mary)
3.Alberta Bound (Gordon Lightfoot) 67.Geordie (Joan Baez) 131.Omaha (Counting Crows)
4.And When I Die (Peter Paul and Mary) 68.Golden Vanity 132.Once I Had A Sweetheart (Joan Baez)
5.Anna Begins (Counting Crows) 69.Good Times We Had (Peter Paul and Mary) 133.Pack Up Your Sorrows (Judy Collins)
6.Annie's Song (John Denver) 70.Goodbye Again (John Denver) 134.Plaisir D'amour (Joan Baez)
7.April Come She Will (Simon and Garfunkel) 71.Goodnight Irene (Weavers) 135.Puff, The Magic Dragon (Peter Paul and Mary)
8.Autumn To May (Peter Paul and Mary) 72.Gospel Ship 136.Rain King (Counting Crows)
9.Away With Rum (Bikel Theo) 73.Green, Green Grass Of Home (Tom Jones,Englebert Humperdink) 137.Reason To Believe (Tim Hardin,Rod Steward)
10.Back Home Again (John Denver) 74.Greenland Whale Fisheries (Peter Paul and Mary) 138.Red Rag Top (Tim McGraw)
11.Bamboo 75.Haul Away, Joe 139.Red Rubber Ball (Cyrkle)
12.Blowin' In The Wind (Bob Dylan) 76.Hey Jude (Beatles) 140.Rock-a My Soul
13.Blue-tail Fly, Jimmie Crack Corn 77.Homefires (Sons of Ralph) 141.Rocky Mountain High (John Denver)
14.Bob Dylan's Dream (Bob Dylan) 78.Homeward Bound (Simon and Garfunkel) 142.Rooster Song (Jake Thackery)
15.Bobby Mcgee (Janis Joplin) 79.Hotel California (Eagles,Gypsy Kings) 143.Scarborough Fair (Simon and Garfunkel,Traditional)
16.Bottle Of Wine (Tom Paxton) 80.House Carpenter (Joan Baez) 144.Sing In The Sunshine (Gale Garnett)
17.Box of Rain (Grateful Dead) 81.House Of The Rising Sun (Bob Dylan,Animals) 145.Sloop John B (Beach Boys)
18.Boxer (Simon and Garfunkel) 82.Hurry Sundown (Peter Paul and Mary) 146.Someday Soon (Ian Tyson)
19.Boy Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn (Alison Kraus and Union Station) 83.I Ain't Marchin' Anymore (Phil Ochs) 147.Song For Adam (Jackson Browne)
20.Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon and Garfunkel) 84.I Am A Rock (Simon and Garfunkel) 148.Sound Of Silence (Simon and Garfunkel)
21.Careless Love (Handy) 85.I'll Never Find Another You (Seekers) 149.Springhill Mine Disaster (Martin Carthy)
22.Carolina In My Mind (James Taylor) 86.I'm In Love With A Big Blue Frog (Peter Paul and Mary) 150.Stewball (Peter Paul and Mary)
23.Cat Came Back 87.I'm Not Sayin' (Gordon Lightfoot) 151.Story In Your Eyes (Moody Blues)
24.Cats In The Cradle (Harry Chapin,Ugly Kid Joe) 88.I'm Only Sleeping (Beatles) 152.Streets Of Laredo (Kingston Trio)
25.Cecilia (Simon and Garfunkel) 89.I'm Sorry (John Denver) 153.Sultans of Swing (Dire Straits)
26.Changes (Phil Ochs) 90.I've Been Working On The Railroad 154.Suzanne (Leonard Cohen)
27.Charlie On The MTA (Kingston Trio) 91.If I Had A Hammer (Pete Seeger) 155.Sweet Baby James (James Taylor)
28.China Grove (Doobie Brothers) 92.If I Had My Way 156.Sweet Sir Galahad (Joan Baez)
29.City of New Orleans (Steve Goodman,Arlo Guthrie) 93.If I Were Free 157.Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
30.Clementine 94.It Ain't Me, Babe (Bob Dylan) 158.Teach Your Children (Crosby Stills and Nash)
31.Copper Kettle 95.Jesse James 159.That Was The President (Phil Ochs)
32.Country Roads (John Denver) 96.Jesus Met The Woman 160.That's What You Get For Loving Me (Gordon Lightfoot,Peter Paul and Mary)
33.Cryin (Aerosmith) 97.Jet Plane (John Denver) 161.The Cruel War (Peter Paul and Mary)
34.Czar Song 98.Kisses Sweeter Than Wine (Weavers) 162.The Letter (Boxtops)
35.Daddy, You've Been On My Mind (Joan Baez) 99.Klan 163.The Weight (The Band)
36.Dancing Bear (Mamas and Papas) 100.Knockin' on Heaven's Door (Bob Dylan,Eric Clapton) 164.There But For Fortune (Phil Ochs)
37.Day Is Done (Peter Paul and Mary) 101.Lady Mary 165.There Is A Ship (Peter Paul and Mary)
38.Desperado (Eagles) 102.Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream (Kingston Trio) 166.There Is Love, Wedding Song (Paul Stookey)
39.Did She Mention My Name (Gordon Lightfoot) 103.Last Thing On My Mind (Tom Paxton) 167.This Land Is Your Land (Woody Guthrie)
40.Don Quixote (Gordon Lightfoot) 104.Layla (Eric Clapton) 168.Three Ravens (Peter Paul and Mary)
41.Don't Think Twice (Bob Dylan) 105.Le Deserteur 169.Times They Are A-changing (Bob Dylan)
42.Dona (Donovan) 106.Lemon Tree (Peter Paul and Mary) 170.Today (New Christy Minstrels)
43.Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Rolling Stones) 107.Let Me Be There (Olivia Newton John) 171.Tom Dooley (Kingston Trio)
44.Draft Dodger Rag (Phil Ochs) 108.Little Boxes (Malvina Reynolds,Pete Seeger) 172.Turn, Turn, Turn (Byrds)
45.Dragon Song (Billy Berson) 109.Lo Yisa Goy 173.Unicorn (Irish Rovers)
46.Drill Ye Tarriers 110.Logger Love 174.Universal Soldier (Buffy St. Marie)
47.Duncan (Paul Simon) 111.Long Black Veil (Joan Baez) 175.Violets Of Dawn (Eric Anderson)
48.Dust In The Wind (Kansas) 112.Lookin' Out My Back Door (Creedence Clearwater Revival) 176.Waltzing Matilda (Roger Clarke)
49.Early Mornin' Rain (Gordon Lightfoot) 113.Man Of Constant Sorrow (Joan Baez) 177.What Did You Learn In School Today (Tom Paxton,Pete Seeger)
50.Erev Shel Shoshanem 114.Man Of Constant Sorrow (Union Station) 178.What Have They Done To The Rain (Malvina Reynolds)
51.Eye of the Tiger (Survivor) 115.Margaritaville (Jimmy Buffett) 179.What's That I Hear (Phil Ochs)
52.Fennario (Joan Baez) 116.Marvelous Little Toy (Peter Paul and Mary) 180.When I First Came To This Land
53.Fire And Rain (James Taylor) 117.Mary Jane's Last Dance (Tom Petty) 181.When The Ship Comes In (Bob Dylan)
54.Fire On The Mountain (Marshall Tucker Band) 118.Matthew (John Denver) 182.Where Have All The Flowers Gone (Pete Seeger)
55.Five Hundred Miles (Kingston Trio) 119.Michael Row Your Boat Ashore (Peter Paul and Mary,Traditional) 183.Will The Circle Be Unbroken (Willie Nelson,Traditional)
56.Foggy, Foggy Dew 120.Mr. Jones (Counting Crows) 184.Will You Love Me Tomorrow (Carol King,Shirelles)
57.For Baby, For Bobby (John Denver) 121.Mr. Tambourine Man (Bob Dylan) 185.With God On Our Side (Bob Dylan)
58.Forever and Ever (Randy Travis) 122.Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter (Herman's Hermits) 186.Worried Man Blues (Kingston Trio)
59.Four Strong Winds 123.Mrs. Robinson (Simon and Garfunkel) 187.Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (Gordon Lightfoot)
60.Fox 124.Nellie, Nellie 188.Wynken, Blynken, And Nod (Donovan)
61.Frank Mills (Hair) 125.Night They Drove Old Dixie Down 189.You Ain't Goin' Nowhere (Bob Dylan)
62.Frankie And Johnnie 126.Nights In White Satin (Moody Blues)
63.Friend of the Devil (Grateful Dead) 127.Nine Hundred Miles
64.Friends in Low Places (Garth Brooks) 128.No Other Name (Peter Paul and Mary)