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Practise Nights

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Starting back on the 6th February at 6.30pm Jubilee Bowls Club.. As a weekly event (but is subject to change at short notice)

Practice one new song with the band. If time permits we will go through again for a revision of a song previously done.

Bring 4 sets of chord charts to share between the band.

If you want to practice your instruments and get better playing with others this is the time to come along and join in the music circle. Everyone is welcome to play at practice nights.

Tea and Coffee is available for $2/cup

Cash Only please

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Magazine

October Magazine 2023

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Welcome to the magazine page of the Townsville and Thuringowa Country Music Association for October, 2023! Here you will find a wealth of information and articles about the latest happenings in the world of country music in the Townsville and Thuringowa area. From interviews with local musicians and performers, to reviews of recent concerts and festivals, to updates about the Association’s activities, this magazine is your go-to source for all things country music. So sit back, relax, and immerse yourself in the vibrant and welcoming community of the Townsville and Thuringowa Country Music Association.

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September Magazine 2023

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Welcome to the magazine page of the Townsville and Thuringowa Country Music Association for September, 2023! Here you will find a wealth of information and articles about the latest happenings in the world of country music in the Townsville and Thuringowa area. From interviews with local musicians and performers, to reviews of recent concerts and festivals, to updates about the Association’s activities, this magazine is your go-to source for all things country music. So sit back, relax, and immerse yourself in the vibrant and welcoming community of the Townsville and Thuringowa Country Music Association.

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August Magazine 2023

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Welcome to the magazine page of the Townsville and Thuringowa Country Music Association for August, 2023! Here you will find a wealth of information and articles about the latest happenings in the world of country music in the Townsville and Thuringowa area. From interviews with local musicians and performers, to reviews of recent concerts and festivals, to updates about the Association’s activities, this magazine is your go-to source for all things country music. So sit back, relax, and immerse yourself in the vibrant and welcoming community of the Townsville and Thuringowa Country Music Association.

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July Magazine 2023

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Welcome to the magazine page of the Townsville and Thuringowa Country Music Association for July, 2023! Here you will find a wealth of information and articles about the latest happenings in the world of country music in the Townsville and Thuringowa area. From interviews with local musicians and performers, to reviews of recent concerts and festivals, to updates about the Association’s activities, this magazine is your go-to source for all things country music. So sit back, relax, and immerse yourself in the vibrant and welcoming community of the Townsville and Thuringowa Country Music Association.

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June Magazine 2023

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Welcome to the magazine page of the Townsville and Thuringowa Country Music Association for June, 2023! Here you will find a wealth of information and articles about the latest happenings in the world of country music in the Townsville and Thuringowa area. From interviews with local musicians and performers, to reviews of recent concerts and festivals, to updates about the Association’s activities, this magazine is your go-to source for all things country music. So sit back, relax, and immerse yourself in the vibrant and welcoming community of the Townsville and Thuringowa Country Music Association.

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Charts

Hit the Road Jack – Ray Charles

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[Intro]
Am   G     F    E7
Am   G     F    E7

[Chorus]
        Am   G       F               E7   Am       G        F        E7
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no
more.
        Am   G       F               E7      Am  G F E7
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more. (What you say?)
        Am   G       F               E7   Am       G        F        E7
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no
more.
        Am   G       F               E7      Am  G F E7
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more.

[Verse]
   Am        G            F           E7
Oh woman, oh woman, don't treat me so mean,
           Am          G               F    E7
You're the meanest old woman that I've ever seen.
  Am       G       F  E7
I guess if you say so
     Am              G          F           E7
I'll have to pack my things and go. (That's right)

[Chorus]
        Am   G       F               E7   Am       G        F        E7
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no
more.
        Am   G       F               E7      Am  G F E7
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more. (What you say?)
        Am   G       F               E7   Am       G        F        E7
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no
more.
        Am   G       F               E7      Am  G F E7
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more.

[Verse]
     Am            G            F              E7
Now baby, listen baby, don't-a treat me this-a way
      Am    G            F         E7
For I'll be back on my feet some day.
      Am           G              F      E7
(Don't care if you do 'cause it's understood
          Am        G        F            E7
you ain't got no money you just ain't no good.)
         Am       G      F    E7
Well, I guess if you say so
     Am             G          F           E7
I'd have to pack my things and go. (That's right)

[Chorus]
        Am   G       F               E7   Am       G        F        E7
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no
more.
        Am   G       F               E7      Am  G F E7
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more. (What you say?)
        Am   G       F               E7   Am       G        F        E7
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no
more.
        Am   G       F               E7      Am    G
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more.   (Well !)

[Outro]
                                F        E7
                               Don't you come back no more.
Am            G                 F        E7
(aah! what you say)            Don't you come back no more.
Am            G                 F        E7
(I didn't understand you)      Don't you come back no more.
Am            G                 F        E7
(You can't mean that)          Don't you come back no more.
Am            G                 F        E7
(Oh, now baby, please)         Don't you come back no more.
Am            G                 F        E7
(What you tryin' to do to me?) Don't you come back no more.
Am            G                 F        E7
(Oh, don't treat me like that) Don't you come back no more.

Source: Ultimate Guitar

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Charts

Wagon Wheel – Darius Rucker

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[Intro]
G  D  Em  C
G  D  Em  C
G  D  C


[Verse]
 G                         D
Heading down south to the land of the pines
Em                        C
I'm thumbing my way into North Caroline
  G                      D                 C
Staring up the road and pray to God I see headlights
G                            D
I made it down the coast in seventeen hours
Em                       C
Picking me a bouquet of dogwood flowers
          G                          D             C
And I'm a-hopin' for Raleigh, I can see my baby tonight


[Chorus]
    G                    D
So rock me momma like a wagon wheel
Em                C
Rock me momma any way you feel
 G  D        C
Hey,  momma rock me
 G                      D
Rock me momma like the wind and the rain
 Em                   C
Rock me momma like a south bound train
 G  D        C
Hey,  momma rock me


[Instrumental]
G  D  Em  C
G  D  C


[Verse]
 G                    D
Running from the cold up in New England
      Em                         C
I was born to be a fiddler in an old time string band
   G                    D              C
My baby plays a guitar, I pick a banjo now
     G                            D
Oh, north country winters keep a-getting me down
           Em                       C
I lost my money playing poker so I had to leave town
      G                      D                   C
But I ain't turning back to living that old life no more


[Chorus]
    G                    D
So rock me momma like a wagon wheel
 Em                C
Rock me momma any way you feel
 G  D        C
Hey,  momma rock me
 G                      D
Rock me momma like the wind and the rain
 Em                   C
Rock me momma like a south bound train
 G  D        C
Hey,  momma rock me


[Instrumental]
G  D  Em  C
G  D  C
G  D  Em  C
G  D  C


[Verse]
 G                    D
Walkin' to the south out of Roanoke
            Em                          C
I caught a trucker out of Philly had a nice long toke
     G                            D
But he's a heading west from the Cumberland gap
    C
To Johnson City, Tennessee
       G                   D
And I gotta get a move on before the sun
           Em                         C
I hear my baby calling my name and I know that she's the only one
    G                        D                C
And if I died in Raleigh at least I will die free


[Chorus] (one strum each chord below)
    G                   D
So rock me momma like a wagon wheel
 Em                C
Rock me momma any way you feel
 G  D        C
Hey,  momma rock me
     G                      D
Oh, rock me momma like the wind and the rain
 Em                   C
Rock me momma like a south bound train
 G  D        C
Hey,  momma rock me

(normal strumming)
        G                    D
Oh, so rock me momma like a wagon wheel
 Em                C
    Ohhhhhhhhhhhh, I wanna feel
(Rock me momma any way you feel)
 G  D        C
Hey,  momma rock me
 G                      D
Rock me momma like the wind and the rain
 Em                   C
Rock me momma like a south bound train
 G  D        C
Hey,  momma rock me

G  D  Em  C
G  D  C
G  D  Em  C
G  D  C
G  D  Em  C
G  D  C
G  D  Em  C
G  D  C

(fade out)

Source: Ultimate Guitar

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Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door – Bob Dylan

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[Intro]
G    D     Am    G    D     C
                   Oo oo-oo oo
G    D     Am    G    D     C
  Oo oo-oo oo      Oo oo-oo oo

[Verse 1]
G                D                Am
  Mama take this badge off of me
G         D               C
  I can't use it anymore
G              D                      Am
  It's getting dark, too dark to see
G            D                     C
  I feel I'm knockin on heaven's door

[Chorus]
G               D                    Am
  Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
G               D                    C
  Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
G               D                    Am
  Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
G               D                    C
  Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door

[Verse 2]
G             D                   Am
  Mama put my guns in the ground
G         D               C
  I can't shoot them anymore
G                 D               Am
  That long black cloud is comin' down
G            D                      C
  I feel I'm knockin' on heaven's door

[Chorus]
G               D                    Am
  Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
G               D                    C
  Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
G               D                    Am
  Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
G               D                    C
  Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door

[Outro]
G    D     Am    G
  Oo oo-oo oo   (fade)

Source: Ultimate Guitar

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The Gambler – Kenny Rogers

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[Verse 1]

     G                          C               G
On a warm summer's evenin' on a train bound for nowhere,
  C               G                C                 D
I met up with the gambler; we were both too tired to sleep.
   G                               C             G
So we took turns a starin' out the window at the darkness
     C           G        D               G
'til boredom overtook us, and he began to speak.


[Verse 2]

         G                             C                G
He said, "Son, I've made a life out of readin' people's faces,
    C                  G                 C                   D
and knowin' what their cards were by the way they held their eyes.
       G                               C                 G
And if you don't mind my sayin', I can see you're out of aces.
      C             G            D             G
For a taste of your whiskey I'll give you some advice."


[Verse 3]

     G                           C                  G
So I handed him my bottle and he drank down my last swallow.
C                G             C              D
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light.
        G                                C                 G
And the night got deathly quiet, and his face lost all expression.
                 C                    G             D
Said, "If you're gonna play the game, boy, ya gotta learn to play it
G
right.


[Chorus]

           G                     C             G
You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em,
C            G         C                D
know when to walk away and know when to run.
          G                            C              G
You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table.
                 C          G        D                 G
There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done.


[Verse 4] (transpose +1 here if you want to play it correctly)

G                             C             G
Ev'ry gambler knows that the secret to survivin'
   C               G              C               D
is knowin' what to throw away and knowing what to keep.
       G                         C              G
'Cause ev'ry hand's a winner and ev'ry hand's a loser,
        C                 G              D           G
and the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep."


[Verse 5]

    G                               C                       G
And when he'd finished speakin', he turned back towards the window,
C               G             C            D
crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep.
    G                             C                 G
And somewhere in the darkness the gambler, he broke even.
    C            G                D                G
But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep.


[Chorus]

           G                     C             G
You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em,
C            G         C                D
know when to walk away and know when to run.
          G                            C              G
You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table.
                 C          G        D                 G
There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done.

           G                     C             G
You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em,
C            G         C                D
know when to walk away and know when to run.
          G                            C              G
You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table.
                 C          G        D                 G
There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done.

           G                     C             G
You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em,
C            G         C                D
know when to walk away and know when to run.
          G                            C              G
You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table.
                 C          G        D                 G
There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done.

Source: Ultimate Guitar

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