Biography:
Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter from Indiana. His works include the musical comedies Kiss Me, Kate (1948) (based on Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew), Fifty Million Frenchmen and Anything Goes, as well as songs like "Night and Day", "I Get a Kick Out of You" and "I've Got You Under My Skin". He was noted for his sophisticated (sometimes ribald) lyrics, clever rhymes, and complex forms. He was one of the greatest half-dozen contributors to the Great American Songbook.
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Other songs:
- All Of You
- Éasy To Love
- I Love Paris
- Let's Do It, Let's Fall In Love
- Miss Otis Regrets
- Anything Goes
- Anything Goes Medley
- Begin The Beguine
- Dont Fence Me In
- Easy To Love
- Every Time We Say Goodbye
- Evry Time We Say Goodbye
- Friendship
- Im In Love Again
- Ive Got You Under My Skin
- Just One Of Those Things
- Lets Do It Lets Fall In Love
- Lets Misbehave
- Makin Whoopee
- Night And Day
- So In Love
- Take A Ride
- The Physician
- The Trailer Song
- Wunderbar
- Youre The Top
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“Don’t Fence Me In” – Cole Porter
[Chords by Joan’s Genius 2008}
This is my most favorite song. The chords below are based on my 2 favorite covers of this:
(1) a very slow & quiet blues rendition by Holly Cole &
(2) a very fast & lively cajun version by David Byrne.
* I've revised this to include the intros (about Wildcat Kelley) that are in the original version. Feel free
to sing it with or without these sections.
“Don’t Fence Me In”
A D
Wildcat Kelley, lookin mighty pale
A E7
Was standing by the sheriff’s side
A D
And when the sheriff said, “I’m sending you to jail”
E A
Wildcat raised his head and cried
E E7 A
Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies above
E
Don't fence me in
E
Let me ride through the wide-open country that I love
E E7 A
Don't fence me in
A A7
Oh let me be by myself in the evening breeze
D Dm
Listen to the murmur of the cottonwood trees
A A7
Send me off forever, but I ask you, please
E E7 A
Don't fence me in
A7 D A
Just let me loose // Let me straddle my old saddle underneath the western skies
A7 D A
On my cayuse // Let me wonder over yonder till I see the mountains rise
E E7 A A7
I want to ride to the ridge where the West commences
D Dm A A7 D Dm
Gaze at the moon until I lose my senses // Can't look at hobbles & I can't stand fences
E E7 A
Don't fence me in
(Solo)
A D
Wildcat Kelley, back again in town
A E7
Was standin by his sweetheart’s side
A D
And when his sweetheart said, “come on, let’s settle down”
E A
Wildcat raised his head and cried
(repeat from “Oh give me land”)
E E7 A
Don't fence me in!
[Chords by Joan’s Genius 2008}
This is my most favorite song. The chords below are based on my 2 favorite covers of this:
(1) a very slow & quiet blues rendition by Holly Cole &
(2) a very fast & lively cajun version by David Byrne.
* I've revised this to include the intros (about Wildcat Kelley) that are in the original version. Feel free
to sing it with or without these sections.
“Don’t Fence Me In”
A D
Wildcat Kelley, lookin mighty pale
A E7
Was standing by the sheriff’s side
A D
And when the sheriff said, “I’m sending you to jail”
E A
Wildcat raised his head and cried
E E7 A
Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies above
E
Don't fence me in
E
Let me ride through the wide-open country that I love
E E7 A
Don't fence me in
A A7
Oh let me be by myself in the evening breeze
D Dm
Listen to the murmur of the cottonwood trees
A A7
Send me off forever, but I ask you, please
E E7 A
Don't fence me in
A7 D A
Just let me loose // Let me straddle my old saddle underneath the western skies
A7 D A
On my cayuse // Let me wonder over yonder till I see the mountains rise
E E7 A A7
I want to ride to the ridge where the West commences
D Dm A A7 D Dm
Gaze at the moon until I lose my senses // Can't look at hobbles & I can't stand fences
E E7 A
Don't fence me in
(Solo)
A D
Wildcat Kelley, back again in town
A E7
Was standin by his sweetheart’s side
A D
And when his sweetheart said, “come on, let’s settle down”
E A
Wildcat raised his head and cried
(repeat from “Oh give me land”)
E E7 A
Don't fence me in!
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