I don't really think I'm an "idjet" but I can't always see (or hear) the chord even though I have the melody in front of me. I can read music, which is a bit of a disincentive to learning to play by ear - and looking things up is in my nature - I dig out the book to program the VCR, too.

And I find that sometimes strumming the chords while reading lyrics out loud gives me a sense of what the mood of the song might be - which might encourage me to look for the tune somewhere if it seems interesting enough to learn.

So my vote is "yes" - please do continue to include the chords!

Thanks,
JudyB