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The Redtail Hawk Chords And Strumming Kate Wolf

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Did You Know? The Redtail Hawk was recorded on Kate Wolf's first independently released album 'Back Road' and the entire album was recorded in a living room.


The song was originally written by Californian song writer George Schroder 

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Always On My Mind Chords And Strumming, Elvis Presley

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Did You Know? Always on Mind Mind was co-written by 3 song writers Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher and Mark James.


It began with a phone call between Wayne Carson and his wife where would be delayed from coming home for 10 days to finish a project and he said to her - 'Well, I know I’ve been gone a lot, but I’ve been thinking about you all the time.'. He then quickly got off the phone and started to write the song. 


As it didn't come together he showed it first to Johnny Christopher to contribute too and then Mark James and they completed it together.


As Mark James previously write Suspicious Minds for Elvis, it's assumed that Always On My Mind was written for Elvis, but Carson explained it was written for for every man, 'it was one long apology. It’s sort of like all guys who screw up and would love nothing better than to pick up the phone and call their wives and say, "Listen, honey, I could have done better, but I want you to know that you were always on my mind.'"

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O Come O Come Emmanuel Chords And Strumming, Traditional

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Did You Know? O Come O Come is an ancient song with it's roots traceable to monastic life over 1200 year ago. to over the most well know version in English was first published in 1851. 


The words and music of the song originally developed separately before coming together in the modern version of the song. It was of course originally sung in Latin. 


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The Masterplan Chords And Strumming, Oasis

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Did You Know? The Masterplan was sung by Oasis guitarist and songwriter Noel Gallagher, it doesn't feature band singer Liam.


Noel considers it one of the best song he has written and still performs it live with his band High Flying Birds. It was originally released as the B-side to Wonderwall. Noel regrets his decision to release the song as a B-side, admitting he was 'young and stupid'.


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The Way I Tend To Be Frank Turner

The Way I Tend To Be Chords And Strumming, Frank Turner

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Did You Know? Frank attended boarding school (on a scholarship) with Prince William whilst simultaneously being in a hardcore punk band. 


After hearing Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen he had a epiphany and a change or direction to start his solo acoustic carrier.  

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Hallelujah Chords And Strumming, Leonard Cohen

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Did You Know? Hallelujah is one of Leonard Cohen's most well known songs. 


Leonard Cohen wrote over 100 verses for Hallelujah over a 5 year period. When her finally finished the song, the album was rejected by his record label, Columbia records. 


When asked about what the song means Cohen said 'This world is full of conflicts and full of things that cannot be reconciled. But there are moments when we can reconcile and embrace the whole mess, and that's what I mean by 'Hallelujah.'


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Norwegian Wood The Beatles

Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown Chords And Strumming, The Beatles

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Did You Know? Norwegian Wood marks the very first time that the sitar was heard on a western rock record. It was played by Beatles guitar player George Harrison. 


Rolling Stone Magazine rated Norwegian Wood 83 in it's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time. 

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Beyond The Sea Chords And Strumming, Bobby Darin

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Did You Know? Beyond The Sea is the English language version of the French song La Mer by Charles Trenet. 


Bobby Darin's version is the best know and was recorded in 1959. 

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Seventeen Going Under Chords And Strumming, Sam Fender

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Did You Know? Sam Fender wrote Seventeen Going Under about his own experiences of being 17 and unable to help his mum to make ends meet after she was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and could no longer work as a nurse. She was 'harassed and treated unjustly by the Department for Work and Pensions'. 


The song won the 2022 Ivor Novello songwriting award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. 

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Dirty Old Town Chords And Strumming, The Pogues

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Did You Know? Dirty Old Town was originally written by Ewan MacColl in 1949 to fill space for a scene change in his play Landscape With Chimneys.


It was later made popular by cover versions by The Dubliners and The Pogues and has since been covered many times in multiple styles. 

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