2021 July 25 Kona Ukulele Players Association (KUPA) Songbook

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Kona Ukulele Players Association (KUPA) Songbook 2021 July 25 Click a song below to jump to it. Click the SURF logo on each page to jump back here! Chord Diagrams for Soprano-Concert-Tenor Ukulele v2021.0719.2259 2: Across The Great Divide - Kate Wolf 3: All About That Bass - Meghan Trainor (Kate Davis/PMJ Version) 4: Aloha Friday - Kimo Kahoano 5: Bless the Telephone - Labi Siffre 6: Boogie-Woogie Bugle Boy - Andrews Sisters 7: Drop Baby Drop - Eddy Grant 8: Haleiwa Hula - Amy Hanaiali'i 9: Hawaii Aloha - Lorenzo Lyon 10: Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride 11: Hōkūle'a Star of Gladness - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole 12: I Just Can't Help Believing - BJ Thomas 13: It's Still Rock & Roll To Me - Billy Joel 14: Just the Way You Are - Bruno Mars 15: Lahaina (the Centipede Song) - Loggins & Messina 16: Listen To The Music - Doobie Brothers 17: Menehune Beach Bum Boogie - Imua 18: Molokai Slide - Ehukai 19: On The Road Again - Willie Nelson 20: Somethin' About an 'Ukulele - Casey 'Bliss' Dugan 21: Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Israel Kamakawiwo`ole 22: Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats 23: Sweet Leilani - Bing Crosby 24: Take Your Love With Me - Sophie Madeline 25: Ulili'e - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole 26: Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show 27: You Are My Sunshine - Jimmie Davis 28: Your Cheatin' Heart - Hank Williams

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Kona Ukulele Players Association (KUPA) Songbook2021 July 25

Click a song below to jump to it. Click the SURF logo on each page to jump back here!

Chord Diagrams for Soprano-Concert-Tenor Ukulele

v2021.0719.2259

◔2: Across The Great Divide - Kate Wolf◔3: All About That Bass - Meghan Trainor (Kate Davis/PMJVersion) 🆕○4: Aloha Friday - Kimo Kahoano 🌴🎶◑5: Bless the Telephone - Labi Siffre 🆕◑6: Boogie-Woogie Bugle Boy - Andrews Sisters 🎶◔7: Drop Baby Drop - Eddy Grant 🌴🆕●8: Haleiwa Hula - Amy Hanaiali'i 🌴🆕◔9: Hawaii Aloha - Lorenzo Lyon 🌴🆕◑10: Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride 🌴◔11: Hōkūle'a Star of Gladness - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole 🌴🆕◑12: I Just Can't Help Believing - BJ Thomas◑13: It's Still Rock & Roll To Me - Billy Joel 🆕◔14: Just the Way You Are - Bruno Mars 🎶◔15: Lahaina (the Centipede Song) - Loggins & Messina 🆕

◕16: Listen To The Music - Doobie Brothers 🆕◔17: Menehune Beach Bum Boogie - Imua 🌴🆕◑18: Molokai Slide - Ehukai 🆕◔19: On The Road Again - Willie Nelson 🆕◑20: Somethin' About an 'Ukulele - Casey 'Bliss' Dugan 🆕◑21: Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Israel Kamakawiwo`ole 🌴🆕◑22: Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats 🆕◕23: Sweet Leilani - Bing Crosby 🌴◑24: Take Your Love With Me - Sophie Madeline◑25: Ulili'e - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole 🌴🆕◔26: Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show 🆕◔27: You Are My Sunshine - Jimmie Davis○28: Your Cheatin' Heart - Hank Williams 🎶

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Kate Wolf, 4/4, Key of [G], 1st Notes [B]-[D], original key of G#, May18, 2020

Across The Great Divide

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[G] [C] [G] [Em] [C] [G] [Em] [C] [D] [G] I've been [G] walking ... [C] in my [G] sleep Counting [Em] troubles ... instead of counting [C] sheep Where the [G] years went, ... I can't [Em] say I just [C] turned around [D] and they've gone a- [G] way And I've been [G] sifting ... [C] through the [G] layers Of dusty [Em] books ... and faded [C] papers They tell a [G] story ... I used to [Em] know ... And it was one that [C] happened ... [D] so long a- [G] go It's

gone a- [G] way ... in [C] yester- [G] day And I [Em] find myself on the mountain- [C] side Where the [G] rivers change di- [Em] rection A- [C] cross the [D] great di- [G] vide

Now I [G] heard ... the [C] owl [G] calling Softly [Em] as ... the night was [C] falling With a [G] question, ... and I re- [Em] plied But he's [C] gone ... a- [D] cross the border- [G] line He's (chorus) [G] [C] [G] [Em] [C] [G] [Em] [C] [D] [G] The finest [G] hour ... that [C] I have [G] seen Is the [Em] one ... that comes be- [C] tween The edge of [G] night ... and the break of [Em] day It's when the [C] darkness [D] ... rolls a- [G] way It's (chorus)

It's gone a- [G] way in [C] yester- [G] day And I [Em] find myself on the mountain- [C] side (slow) Where the [G] rivers change di- [Em] rection A- [C] cross the [D] great di- [G] vide []

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Meghan Trainor (Kate Davis/PMJ Version), 4/4, Key of [G], 1st Note[B], October 20, 2019

All About That Bass

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Because you know I'm [G] all about that bass, 'Bout that [] bass, no treble I'm [Am] all 'bout that bass, 'bout that [] bass, no treble I'm [D] all 'bout that bass, 'bout that [] bass, no treble I'm [G] all 'bout that bass, 'bout that [] bass [G] Yeah it's pretty clear, [] I ain't no size 2 [Am] But I can shake it, shake it [] like I'm supposed to do [D] I got that boom boom that [] all the boys chase, and [G] All the right junk in [NC] all the right places [G] I see the magazines [] working that Photoshop [Am] We know that stuff ain't real. [] Come on now, make it stop [D] If you’ve got beauty beauty [] just raise 'em up 'Cause every [G] inch of you is perfect, from the [NC] bottom to the top

(chorus) Yes, my [G] momma she told me don't [Em] worry about your [Am] size [] because, [D] boys like a little more [] booty to hold at [G] night [] You know I [G] won't be no stick figure [Em] silicone Barbie [Am] doll, [] So, if [D] that's what's you're into, just [] go ahead and move a- [G] long. [] I'm [G] all about that bass, 'Bout that [] bass, no treble I'm [Am] all 'bout that bass, 'bout that [] bass, no treble I'm [D] all 'bout that bass, 'bout that [] bass, no treble I'm [G] all 'bout that bass, 'bout that [] bass

I'm bringing [G] booty back! [] Go ahead and tell them skinny [Am] ladies that! [] No, I'm just playing I know you [D] think you're fat, [] But I'm here to tell you that every [G] inch of you is perfect from the [NC] bottom to the top! (chorus) [G] [] [Am] [] [D] [] [G] [] I'm [G] all about that bass, 'Bout that [] bass, no treble I'm [Am] all 'bout that bass, 'bout that [] bass, no treble I'm [D] all 'bout that bass, 'bout that [] bass, no treble I'm [G] all 'bout that bass, 'bout that [] bass Yes, my [G] momma she told me don't [Em] worry about your [Am] size [] because, [D] boys like a little more [] booty to hold at [G] night [] You know I [G] won't be no stick figure [Em] silicone Barbie [Am] doll, [] So, if [D] that's what's you're into, just [] go ahead and move a- [G] long. []

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Kimo Kahoano, 4/4, Key of [C], 1st Note [C], Sep 27, 2018

Aloha FridayCountry Style, strum P_du_udu, swung

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[C] [] [F] [] [C] [] [G7] [] [C] [G7] [C] Here is where I sit all [] cloudy and blitzed With the [C7] Primo bottles lying every-[F] where Got a [F] guitar in my hand and a [C] Wesson Oil can [G7] Under my okole for a [C] chair [C7]

It's Aloha [F] Friday, [] no work till [C] Monday [] [G7] Do Be Doo, Be [] Doo Be Doo Be Doo Be Doo Be [C] Doo [C7] It's Aloha [F] Friday, [] no work till [C] Monday [] [G7] Do Be Doo, Be [] Doo Be Doo Be Doo Be Doo Be [C] Doo [G7]

My [C] cousins all here [] drinking up my beerGot [C7] keikis running every [F] where Got some [F] poke on the side while [C] mamas trying to hide the [G7] Miller and the Heineken [C] Beer [C7] (chorus) [C] [] [C7] [F] [] [C] [G7] [C] [C7] [F] [] [C] [] [G7] [] [C] [C7] [F] [] [C] [] [G7] [] [C] [G7] [C] Kimo and the Crew, [] sucking up the brew Pu- [C7] lehu meat smoking on the [F] side All the [F] surfers are a dropping while the [C] high schools' a-boppin' [G7] down Kalakaua for a [C] ride [C7]

It's Aloha [F] Friday, [] no work till [C] Monday [] [G7] Do Be Doo, Be [] Doo Be Doo Be Doo Be Doo Be [C] Doo [C7]

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Labi Siffre, 4/4, Key of [G], 1st note [D], Jul 21, 2019

Bless the TelephoneFingerpick G-C-E-A. In Em before Am, pluck the open A instead of B

as the 4th beat of Em

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[G] [D] [Em] [] /[Am] [C] [D] [] [G] It's nice to [D] hear your voice a - [Em] gain [Em] /[Am] I've wai - ted [C] all day long [D] e - ven [] wrote a song for [G] you It's strange the [D] way you make me [Em] feel [] /[Am] With just a [C] word or two [D] I'd like to [D] do the same for [G] you [D] [Em] [] /[Am] [C] [D] [] [G] It's nice to [D] hear you say he - [Em] llo [Em] /[Am] And how are [C] things with you [D] I [] love yo - u [G] But ve -- ry [D] soon it's time to [Em] go [] /[Am] An off - ice [C] job to do [D] While I'm here [D] wri - ting songs for [G] you [D] [G] [D] [Em] Str - a - a - a - [] nge how a [Am] phone call can cha - [] nge your [C] day [] take you a - [G] way a - [] wa - - [Em] y [] From the fee [Am] - ling of [Am] being a - [C] lone [] Bless the tele - [G] phone [D] [Em] [Em] /[Am] [C] [D] [] [G] It's nice the [D] way you say my [Em] name [Em] /[Am] Not ve -- ry [C] fast or slow [D] just [] soft and low The [G] same as when you [D] tell me how you [Em] feel [] /[Am] I feel the [C] same way, too [D] I'm very [D] much in love with [G] you [D] [Em] [] /[Am] [C] [D] I'm very [] much in love with [G] you [D] [G] [] []

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Andrews Sisters, 4/4, Key of [G], 1st Notes [A][B][A][D], Dec 16, 2018

Boogie-Woogie Bugle Boy"Train"-like boogie rhythm, accenting the 2 and 4 puXupuXu, swung

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[A7] [G] [D] [] He was a [D] famous trumpet man from out Chi- [] cago way He [D] had a boogie style that no one [] else could play He was the [G] top man at his [] craft But then his [D] number came up and he was [] gone with the draft He's in the [A7] army now, a-blowin' [G] reveille He's the [D] boogie-woogie bugle boy of [] Company B They [D] made him blow a bugle for his [] Uncle Sam It [D] really brought him down, because he [] couldn't jam The Captain [G] seemed to under- [] stand Because the [D] next day the Cap' went out and [] drafted a band And now the [A7] company jumps, when he plays [G] reveille He's the [D] boogie-woogie bugle boy of [] Company B A- [D] toot, a-toot, a- [] toot diddle-ee-ada-oot He blows it [] eight to the bar [] in boogie rhythm He [G] can't blow a note unless the [] bass and guitar is playin' [D] with 'im [] He makes the [A7] company jump when he plays [G] reveille He's the [D] boogie-woogie bugle boy of [] Company B (high vocal) [D] He was the [] boogie-woogie bugle boy of [D] Company B [] [G] And when he played, [] boogie-woogie bugle He was [D] busy as a bzzzzz [] bee And when he [A7] plays he makes the company jump [G] eight to the bar He's the [D] boogie-woogie bugle boy of [] Company B [] Toot toot [] toot doodly-doot He blows it [D] eight to the bar [] He [G] can't blow a note unless the [] bass and guitar is playin' [D] with 'im [] and the [A7] company jumps when he plays [G] reveille He's the [D] boogie-woogie bugle boy of [] Company B He [D] puts the boys to sleep with boogie [] every night And [D] wakes them up the same way in the [] early bright They clap their [G] hands and stamp their [] feet Because they [D] know how he plays when someone [] gives him a beat He really [A7] breaks it up when he plays [G] reveille He's the [D] boogie-woogie bugle boy of [] Company B [D] Da-daa, [] da-do-da-daa [] Da-daa, [] da-do-da-daa [G] Da-daa, [] da-do-da-daa [D] Da-da, [] da-do-da-daa A-a-a- and the [A7] company jumps when he plays [G] reveille He's the [D] boogie-woogie bugle boy of [] Company B [G] [A7] [D] [A7] [D]

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Eddy Grant, Key of [A], 4/4, original in A, 1st note [C#], Apr 22, 2019

Drop Baby Dropswung, d_xu_uxu

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[A] [C#m7] [Bm7] [E7] [A] [C#m7] [Bm7] [E7] [A] [C#m7] [Bm7] [E7] [A] [C#m7] [Bm7] [E7] [A] . My heart does the [C#m7] tango . with [Bm7] every little move you [E7] make [A] . I love you like a [C#m7] mango . wish [Bm7] we could make it every [E7] day, I want you to

(chorus) [A] drop . baby, [C#m7] drop . baby, [Bm7] drop . Got to [E7] drop all your love on me [A] Drop . baby, [C#m7] drop . baby, [Bm7] drop . Drop [E7] 'cause I'm hungry [A] Drop . baby, [C#m7] drop . baby, [Bm7] drop . Got to [E7] drop all your love on me [A] Drop . baby, [C#m7] drop . baby, [Bm7] drop . Drop [E7] 'cause I'm hungry

[A] . My nights would be so [C#m7] lonely . If [Bm7] ever you should choose to [E7] go . [A] . I'd live just like a [C#m7] zombie, . With [Bm7] very little love to [E7] show, I want you to (chorus) [A] [C#m7] [Bm7] [E7] x4 [A] . Who loves you [C#m7] pretty baby? [Bm7] . Who's gonna [E7] help you through the [A] night? Who loves you [C#m7] pretty mama? [Bm7] . Who's always [E7] there to make it [A] right? Who loves you, [C#m7] who loves you pretty [Bm7] baby? . [E7] . Who's gonna love you? [A] Mama, . [C#m7] . baby [Bm7] drop! . [E7] [A] . My heart does the [C#m7] tango . with [Bm7] every little move you [E7] make . [A] . I love you like a [C#m7] mango . wish [Bm7] we could make it every [E7] day, I want you to (chorus) [A] [C#m7] [Bm7] [E7] [A] Drop baby, [C#m7] drop baby, [Bm7] drop!

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Amy Hanaiali'i, 4/4, Key of [Bb], 1st Note [F], Nov 17, 2019

Haleiwa Hula

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[Bb] [C#dim7] [Cm] /[C#dim7] /[Bb] [C#dim7] [Cm] [Bb-2] [A] [G#]

hano [G7] ha- [] no hale- [C7] 'iwa [] ku'u [F7] ho- [] me a- [Bb] loha [C#dim7] [Bb-2] [A] [G#] (hana hou - repeat) u'i [G7] no [] ‘o pu- [C7] a'ena [] ka'ehu- [F7] kai [] hawana- [Bb] wana [C#dim7] [Bb-2] [A] [G#] (hana hou)

(instrumental) [G7] [] [C7] [] [F7] [] [Bb] [C#dim7] [Bb] [A] [G#] [G7] up at hale'iwa at the [] sugar bar [C7] we danced to music under- [] neath the stars [F7] by the old plantation in wai- [] lua town /[Bb] 5 mokule'ia is where we fool a- [Bb-2] round [A] [G#]

kila [G7] ki- [] la ‘o hale- [C7] 'iwa [] ka hale [F7] ki-ii- [] pa o na mali- [Bb] hini [C#dim7] [Bb-2] [A] [G#] (hana hou)

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Lorenzo Lyon, 4/4, Key of [F], 1st Note [F], Feb 16, 2020

Hawaii Aloha

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[F] [] ...E Ha- [F] wai-i e ku-u [] o-ne [Bb] ha-nau [F] e [] ...Ku-u [C7] ho-me [] ku-la-i-wi [F] nei [] ...O-li [F] no au i na [] po-no [Bb] la-ni [F] ou [] ...E Ha- [C7] wai-i a- [] lo-ha- [F] e [F7] ...E hau-

[Bb] o-li-e na o- [] pi-o o Ha-wai-i [F] ne- [] i...Oli [F] e [] ...O-li [C7] e [] ...Mai na [F] a-he-a-he ma- [] ka-ni e [Bb] pa mai [F] nei [] ...Mau ke a- [C7] lo-ha [] no Ha- [F] waii [] ...E ha-i

[F] mai kou ma-u [] ki-ni [Bb] la-ni [F] e [] ...Kou mau [C7] ku-pa [] a-lo-ha e Ha- [F] wai-i [] ...Na me-a [F] o-li-no ka-ma- [] ha o no [Bb] lu-na [F] mai [] ...E Ha- [C7] wai-i a- [] lo-ha- [F] e [F7] ...E hau-

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From Disney's "Lilo & Stitch", 4/4, Key of [F], 1st Note [C], Apr 22,2018

Hawaiian Roller Coaster RideBy Mark Kealiʻi Hoʻomalu Strumming: Easier: d_d_D__u _ud_D___

Advanced: duduD__u _u_uD___ Alternate: Call & response chant for intro

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Hurry, don't dallyBring along your surfboard

Hurry, don't dallyBring along your surfboardBroad waves are breaking

The ocean is swellingLet's lay out in the warm sun

While soft-sounding seas lap the dunesCome on let's go (for)

Let's lay out in the warm sunWhile soft-sounding seas lap the dunes

Aloha ē aloha ē 'Ano 'ai ke aloha ē Aloha ē aloha ē 'Ano 'ai ke aloha ē [F] [] [] [] [F] [] [] []

(chorus) [F] There's no ^place I'd [] rather ^be [] Then on my ^surfboard [] out at ^sea [F] Linge- ^ring in the [] ocean ^blue [] And If I ^had one [] wish come ^true I'd [Bb] surf ^'til the [] sun ^sets Be- [] yond ^the [] hori- ^zon

[F] 'Ā wiki- ^wiki [] mai lohi- ^lohi [F] Lawe ^mai i ko [] papa he'e ^nalu [C] ^ Flyin [] by on ^the Ha-[Bb] waiian ^roller [] coa- ^ster [F] ride ^ [] [] []

[F] 'Ā wiki- ^wiki [] mai lohi- ^lohi [Bb] Lawe ^mai i ko [F] papa he'e ^nalu [F] Pi'i nā ^nalu [] lā laha-^laha [Bb] 'O ka mo^ana [F] hānu-pa^nupa [C] La-la-^la i ka-[] lā hana-^hana [Bb] Me-ke-kai he-^one [] i ka pu'e ^one [F] Hele-^hele mai [] kakou ^ē [NC] Hawaiian ^roller [NC] coaster ^ride

[F] There's no ^place I'd [] rather ^be [] Than on the ^seashore [] dry, wet, ^free [F] On golden ^sand is [] where I ^lay [] And if I ^only [] had my ^way I'd [Bb] play ^‘til the [] sun ^sets Be- [] yond ^the [] hori- ^zon [F] La-la-^la i ka-[] lā hana-^hana [F] Me-ke-kai he-^one [] i ka pu'e ^one [C] It's ^time to, [] try ^the Ha- [Bb] waiian ^roller [] coa-^ster [F] ride [] [] [] [F] Hang loose, ^hang ten, [] howzit shake a ^shaka [Bb] No worry, ^no fear, [F] ain't no biggie ^braddah [F] Cuttin' in, ^cuttin' up, [] cuttin' back, ^cuttin' out [Bb] Frontside, ^backside, [F] goofy footed, ^wipe out [C] Let's get ^jumpin', [] surf's up and ^pumpin' [Bb] Coastin' ^with the [] motion of the ^ocean [F] Whirlpools ^swirling, [] cascading, ^twirling [NC] Hawaiian ^roller [NC] coaster ^ride [F] [] [] [] [F] [] [] [] [Bb] [] [] [] [F] [] [] [] [C] [] [Bb] [] [F] [] [] [] (repeat indented at top)

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Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, 4/4 (8 beats / chord), Key of [C], 1st Note [A],Apr 14, 2018

Hōkūle'a Star of GladnessAll [C] can be played as [C] [Cmaj7] [C6] [Cmaj7] , like in the intro

All [G7] can be played as [G7] [G7sus4] [G7] , like in the intro [] = ‘rasqueado' swung, strum "hot potato" P_uD_u

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[C] [Cmaj7] [C6] [Cmaj7] [G7] [G7sus4] [G7] [C] Raindrops they hamper my vision [] Falling down and cutting incisions, [G7] in my mind While we [C] sail away our time [C] Blow makani, shout jubilation [] Carry us down to our destination [G7] O wikiwiki, a ke- [C] ala Tahiti [C] Millions of stars up in the sky [] Looking up they all make us high [G7] Hōkūle'a, Star of [C] Gladness (you're the happy star) [G7] Hōkūle'a, Star of [C] Gladness [C] Stand beside me and be my friend [] make me smile and laugh again, yes [G7] Hōkūle'a, you're the Star of [C] Gladness (you're the happy star) Oh, [G7] Hōkūle'a, Star of [C] Gladness [F] Lift your bow, your hull [C] slides through the sea [F] Guide Hōkūle'a, Lord we [C] ask you please [G7] in this we pray, Lord to [C] show us the way Ah, [G7] Hōkūle'a, Star of [C] Gladness (you're the happy star) Oh, [G7] Hōkūle'a, Star of [C] Gladness [C] Raindrops they hamper my vision [] Falling down and cutting incisions, [G7] in my mind While we [C] sail away our time [C] Blow makani, shout jubilation [] Carry us down to our destination [G7] O wikiwiki, a ke- [C] ala Tahiti [C] Millions of stars up in the sky [] Looking up they all make us high, but [G7] Hōkūle'a, Star of [C] Gladness (you're the happy star) Oh, [G7] Hōkūle'a, Star of [C] Gladness (you're the happy star) Oh, [G7] Hōkūle'a, Star of [C] Gladness (you're the happy star) [G7] [C] []

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BJ Thomas, 4/4, Key of [C], Original key of [F#], 1st Note [C], June 12,2021

I Just Can't Help Believing

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[C] /[Csus4] [C] /[Csus4] Oh I [C] just can't help be- [] lieving When she [Cmaj7] smiles up soft and [] gentle With a [Dm] trace of misty [] morning And a [G7] promise of to- [] morrow in her [C] eyes /[Csus4] [C] /[Csus4] And I [C] just can't help be- [] lieving When she's [Cmaj7] lying close be- [] side me And my [C7] heart beats with the [] rhythm of her [F] sighs [] [Dm] [] [C] This time the [F] girl is gonna [C] stay [F] [C] This time the [F] girl is gonna [G7] stay [] For more than just a [C] day /[Csus4] [C] /[Csus4] I [C] just can't help be- [] lieving When she [Cmaj7] slips her hand in [] my hand And it [Dm] feels so small and [] helpless That my [G7] fingers fold a- [] round it like a [C] glove /[Csus4] [C] /[Csus4] And I [C] just can't help be- [] lieving When she's [Cmaj7] whis-per-ing her [] magic And her [C7] tears are shining [] honey sweet with [F] love [] [Dm] [] [C] This time the [F] girl is gonna [C] stay [F] [C] This time the [F] girl is gonna [G7] stay [] For more than just a [C] day /[Csus4] [C] /[Csus4] [C] /[Csus4] [C] /[Csus4] [C]

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Billy Joel, 4/4, Key of [C], 1st note [E], Original Key of F, Nov 17, 2019

It's Still Rock & Roll To Me

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[C] [] [] [] [C] What's the matter with the [Em] clothes I'm wearing? "Can't ya [Bb] tell that your tie's too [F] wide?" [C] Maybe I should buy some [Em] old tab collars? Welcome [Bb] back to the age of [F] jive. [Em] "Where have you been hidin' [Am] out lately, honey? You [Em] can't dress trashy till you [D] spend a lot of [G] money." [C] Everybody's [Em] talkin' 'bout the [Bb] new sound. [F] Funny, but it's [Am] still rock and [G] roll to [C] me. [] [C] What's the matter with the [Em] car I'm driving? "Can't ya [Bb] tell that it's out of [F] style?" [C] Should I get a set of [Em] white wall tires? "Are you [Bb] gonna cruise the miracle [F] mile?" [Em] "Nowadays you can't be [Am] too sentimental. Your [Em] best bet's a true baby [D] blue Conti [G] nental." [C] Hot funk, [Em] cool punk, [Bb] even if it's [F] old junk, it's [Am] still rock and [G] roll to [C] me. [] oh! [G] it doesn't matter what they [F] say in the papers, it's [E7] always been the same old [Am] scene. Well, there's a [G] new band in town but you [F] can't get the sound from a [E7] story in a maga- [Ab] zine, [Eb] aimed at your average [F] teen. [G] [C] How about a pair of [Em] pink sidewinders and a [Bb] bright orange pair of [F] pants? [C] "Well, you could really be a [Em] Beau Brummel baby, if you [Bb] just give it half a [F] chance." [Em] "Don't waste your money on a [Am] new set of speakers. You [Em] get more mileage from a [D] cheap pair of [G] sneakers." [C] Next phase, [Em] new wave, [Bb] dance craze, [F] anyways it's [Am] still rock and [G] roll to [C] me. [] [G] [F] [E7] [Am] [G] [F] [E7] [Ab] [Eb] [F] [G] Ooooooooh [NC] [C] What's the matter with the [Em] crowd I'm seeing? "Don't ya [Bb] know that they're out of [F] touch?" [C] Should I try to be a [Em] straight 'A' student? "If ya [Bb] are, then you think too [F] much." [Em] "Don't you know about the [Am] new fashion, honey? [Em] All you need are looks and a [D] whole lotta [G] money." It's the [C] next phase, [Em] new wave, [Bb] dance craze, [F] anyways it's [Am] still rock and [G] roll to [C] me. [C] Everybody's [Em] talkin' 'bout the [Bb] new sound. [F] Funny, but it's [G] still rock and roll to [C] me.

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Bruno Mars, 4/4, Key of [C], 1st note [E], Original Key of F, Nov 17, 2019

Just the Way You AreThree Chord Song Series

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[C] Ah, [] ah ah [Am] ah [] Ah ah [F] ah ah, [] ah ah [C] ah [] [C] her eyes, her eyes, make the [] stars look like they're not shining [Am] Her hair, her hair, falls [] perfectly without her trying [F] She's so beautiful, [] and I tell her every [C] day [] [C] I know, I know when I [] compliment her she won't believe me [Am] And it's so, it's so sad to [] think that she don't see what I see [F] But every time she asks me [] "Do I look okay?" I [C] say []

When I see your [C] face, [] there's not a [Am] thing that I would [] change Cuz' you're a- [F] mazing, [] just the way you [C] are [] And when you [C] smile, [] the whole world [Am] stops and stares for a [] while Cuz' girl you're a- [F] mazing, [] just the way you [C] are, []

[C] Her lips, her lips, I could [] kiss them all day if she'd let me [Am] Her laugh, her laugh, she [] hates but I think it's so sexy [F] She's so beautiful, [] and I tell her every [C] day [] (bridge) Oh, you [C] know, you know, you know I'd never [] ask you to change If [Am] perfect's what you're searching for, then [] just stay the same So- [F] o don't even bother asking [] if you look okay, you know I'll [C] say [] (chorus) The way you [C] are, [] the way you [Am] are [] Girl you're a- [F] mazing, [] just the way you [C] are [] (quiet) When I see your [C] face, [] there's not a [Am] thing that I would [] change Cause you're a- [F] mazing, [] just the way you [C] are [] (louder) And when you [C] smile, [] the whole world [Am] stops and stares for a [] while Cause girl you're a- [F] mazing, [] just the way you [C] are, [] yeah-eah! [C]

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Loggins & Messina, 4/4, Key of [F], 1st Note [F], Jul 19, 2021

Lahaina (the Centipede Song)

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[F] [] [C7] /[F] I was [F] sitting at a table at an [] open cafe [Bb] Waiting for a drink of [F] rum When I [F] asked my waiter for the [] time of day, he said "Look [C7] out! There's a centipede [F] comin' your way!"

In La- [F] haina, the [] sugar cane grow In La- [C7] haina, the [F] livin' is slow In La- [F7] haina, the [Bb] mangos are sweet, but the [F] centipede, he crawls all [C7] over your /[F] feet.

[F] [] [C7] /[F] I was [F] layin' by the water in the [] mornin' sun, [Bb] shaded by a coconut [F] tree When I [F] turned around it was [] all I could see, there was a [C7] great big centipede [F] starin' at me (chorus) [F] Boh doh doh doh doh - [] boh doh doh doh doh, [C7] boh doh doh doh doh /[F] doh [F] Boh doh doh doh doh - [] boh doh doh doh doh, [C7] boh doh doh doh doh /[F] doh I had [F] only just a second to de- [] cide what to do, while [Bb] looking at his poisonous [F] fangs. When I [F] said, I thought it was a [] beautiful day, he said [C7] "Wow, Mr. Haole, think you're [F] pushing my leg" (chorus) [F] Boh doh doh doh doh - [] boh doh doh doh doh, [C7] boh doh doh doh doh /[F] doh [F] Boh doh doh doh doh - [] boh doh doh doh doh, [C7] boh doh doh doh doh /[F] doh [F] Boh doh doh doh doh - [] boh doh doh doh doh, [C7] boh doh doh doh doh /[F] doh [F] Boh doh doh doh doh - [] boh doh doh doh doh, [C7] boh doh doh doh doh /[F] doh []

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Doobie Brothers, 4/4, Key of [G], 1st Note [B], Jul 16, 2018

Listen To The MusicD__uD_d_ __d_D___ D__uD_d_ __d_DU__

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[G] [C] [G] [C] [G] Don't you feel it growin', day by [C] day [G] People gettin' ready for the [Em] news Some are [D] happy, some are [C] sad [C] Oh, we got to let the music [G] play [C] [G] What the people need Is a way to make 'em [C] smile It [G] ain't so hard to do if you know [Em] how Gotta get a [D] message Get it on [C] through [C] Oh now mama, don't you ask me [G] why

(chorus) Woah-oo- [Em7] oh, listen to the [C] musicWoah-oo- [Em7] oh, listen to the [C] musicWoah-oo- [Em7] oh, listen to the [C] musicAll the [A7] time [C] []

[G] [C] [G] [C] [G] Well I know, you know better Everything I [C] say [G] Meet me in the country for a [Em] day We'll be [D] happy And we'll [C] dance [C] Oh, we're gonna dance our blues a-[G] way [C] And [G] if I'm feelin' good to you And you're feelin' good to [C] me [G] There ain't nothin' we can't do or [Em] say Feelin' [D] good, feeling [C] fine [C] Oh, baby, let the music [G] play (chorus) [G] Like a lazy flowing [F] river [C] Surrounding castles in the [G] sky [G] And the crowd is growing [F] bigger [C] List'nin' for the happy sounds And I [] got to let them fly (chorus) (chorus) (fade out chorus) [G]

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Imua, 4/4, Key of [F], 1st Note [C], May 27, 2018

Menehune Beach BumBoogie

Reggae Feel, [X] chord is a muted strum (chunk) d_d_DxxU _ud_dudu

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[F] [Bb] [C] [F] [C] I [F] wake up in the morning and I [Bb] walk outside to see if the [F] waves are breaking head high or they're [C] crumbling at the knee I [F] need to choose what board I'll use, my [Bb] tanker or my gun But I'll [C] grab my snorkel, fins and spear if [F] waves are none to one

(chorus) I swing my [Bb] hips from left to right. 'e [F] ku'i 'ami just right It's the [C] menehune beach bum boogie. [F] Boy is it a /[F7] sight I swing my [Bb] hips from left to right. 'e [F] ku'i 'ami just right It's the [C] menehune beach bum boogie. [] [] oh what a [F] sight. Menehune /[Bb] beach bum boogie [F] Menehune boogie /[Bb] woogie Oh what a [F] sight. Menehune /[Bb] beach bum boogie [F] Menehune boogie /[Bb] woogie

[F] North Shore summer no mo' waves, let's [Bb] picnic in park [F] swimmin' fishin', for o'ama, [C] jumpin' from the rock [F] Winter waves are mountains, and the [Bb] best go out to show that the [C] spirit of true surfers know that [X] "eh! Eddie would go!" (chorus) [F] [Bb] [C] [F] [C] I [F] end the day of surfin' with a [Bb] meal no one can beat. Laulau, [F] poke, poi, and lomi salmon [C] and some 'opihi I [F] eat until my ōpū full I [Bb] know that it's a fact, That I'm [C] comin' down with all the symptoms [X] of kanak attack! (chorus) Oh what a [F] sight. Menehune [Bb] beach bum boogie [F] Menehune boogie [Bb] woogie Oh what a [F] sight. Menehune [Bb] beach bum boogie [F] Menehune boogie [] woogie [Bb] [F]

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Ehukai, 4/4, Key of [F], 1st Note [A], Jul 19, 2021

Molokai Slidemoderate-slow pace

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[F] [] [Dm] [] [Bb] [C7] [F] /[C7] [F] I like the sand spreadin’ [] out to the sea, I like the [Dm] tropical moon and the [] lazy palm trees I like to [Bb] listen to my heart, there's [C7] no place I'd rather [F] be [C7] [F] I like the people, I [] like the way they smile, I like the [Dm] feeling of you on this [] paradise isle I like the [Bb] cool island gecko, [C7] man this is where I wanna [F] be [C7]

(chorus) Take me [F] back (take me back) [] Back to da kine Take me [Dm] back (take me back) [] Back to da kine All [Bb] over, mo' betta, Molo [C7] ka`i I will re- [F] turn [C7] Take me [F] back (take me back) [] Back to da kine Take me [Dm] back (take me back) [] Back to da kine All [Bb] over, mo' betta, Molo [C7] ka`i I will re- [F] turn [C7]

[F] I like the gecko [] singin' in the night, I like to [Dm] do the dance they do to the [] Moloka`i Slide When the [Bb] sun comes up shining, [C7] always mo` betta da [F] kine [C7] [F] I like to hula, I [] think it's really good, woman I [Dm] don't understand the words, but in [] time I think I could, if I [Bb] just had the time, [C7] oh if I just had the [F] time [C7] I say a [Dm] won't you come along, we'll have a [Am] lu`au by the sea We'll [Dm] cook a little pig and all the [Am] coconuts are free And what you [Bb] see is what you get. It's just a [Am] little grass shack I [Gm] know you're gonna like it and I [C7] hope you come back [F] I like the fishes swimming a- [] round in the sea, I like to [Dm] hop 'em on the grill, and [] cook 'em up for me, with a [Bb] big pan of butter, [C7] man it can't get better than [F] this [C7] [F] I like the chicken, we [] hop 'em on the grill, man it [Dm] hurts to eat some raw fish, and [] eat up all the spills. Oh [Bb] well, oh yeah. It's just a [C7] lu`au down by the [F] sea. [C7] (chorus) All [Bb] over, mo' betta, Molo [C7] ka`i I will re- [F] turn [C7] All [Bb] over, mo' [C7] bettah, I will re- [F] turn [F] (fade) All [Bb] over, mo' betta, Molo [C7] ka`i I will re- [F] turn []

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Willie Nelson, 4/4 []=2, Key of [C], 1st Note [G]-[E], Feb 16, 2020

On The Road Again

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[C] [] [] [] On the [C] road again, [] [] just can't [] wait to get on the [E7] road again [] [E7] The life I [] love is makin' [Dm] music with my [] friends And [F] I can't wait to get [G7] on the road a- [C] gain. [] On the [C] road again, [] [] goin' [] places that I've [E7] never been [] [E7] Seein' [] things that I may [Dm] never see a- [] gain, And [F] I can't wait to get [G7] on the road a- [C] gain. []

On the [F] road again, [] like a [] band of gypsies [] we go down the [C] highway ... [] We're the [F] best of friends, [] In- [F] sisting that the [] world be turnin' [C] our way [] and [G7] our way []

Is on the [C] road again, [] [] just can't [] wait to get on the [E7] road again [] [E7] The life I [] love is makin' [Dm] music with my [] friends And [F] I can't wait to get [G7] on the road a- [C] gain. [] [C] [] [] [] [E7] [] [] [] [Dm] [] [F] [G7] [C] [] [C] [] [] [] [E7] [] [] [] [Dm] [] [F] [G7] [C] [] (chorus) Is on the [C] road again, [] [] just can't [] wait to get on the [E7] road again [] [E7] The life I [] love is makin' [Dm] music with my [] friends And [F] I can't wait to get [G7] on the road a-[C]-gain. [] And [F] I can't wait to get [G7] on the road a-[C]-gain. [] [F] [G7] [C] []

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Casey 'Bliss' Dugan, 4 beats per chord, Key of [G], 1st Notes [B]-[D],July 19 2021

Somethin' About an 'Ukulele

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[G] [Gmaj7] [G6] /[Gmaj7] [Am] [D7] [G] [Gmaj7] [G6] /[Gmaj7] [Am] [D7] There's [G] Somethin' a- [Gmaj7] bout an [G6] 'uku- /[Gmaj7] lele brings a [Am] smile to every [D] face It's [Am] so fun to do, it [D] carries you to a [G] playful [Gmaj7] place [G6] /[Gmaj7] There's [G] Something' a- [Gmaj7] bout an [G7] 'ukulele [C] makes me feel [Cm] free [G] All I wanna do is [C] sing [D] and be [G] happy [C] [D7] be [G] happy [C] [D7] There's [G] Somethin' a- [Gmaj7] bout an [G6] 'uku- /[Gmaj7] lele makes me [Am] wanna tap my [D] toes [Am] Wiggle my lips, [D] swivel my hips and [G] tickle my [Gmaj7] nose [G6] /[Gmaj7] There's [G] somethin' a- [Gmaj7] bout an [G6] 'uku- /[Gmaj7] lele [C] feels oh so [Cm] nice [G] All I wanna do is [C] sit and [D] strum my [G] new vice [C] [D7] my [G] new vice [G] [NC] [F#] [NC] I [B] used to be an uptight, [B7] dressed-up urbanite [Em] Couldn't lift a finger to [] play Now I'm [A] pink as [NC] a [NC] peach, [A] [A7] here on [NC] this [NC] beach [A7] [D] strumming my [Am] heart a- [D7] way-yay-yay There's [G] Somethin' a- [Gmaj7] bout an [G6] 'uku- /[Gmaj7] lele [Am] opens a hidden [D] door A [Am] new way of seein', [D] livin' and bein' [G] lies in [Gmaj7] store [G6] /[Gmaj7] There's [G] somethin' a- [Gmaj7] bout an [G7] 'ukulele [C] has changed my [Cm] world [G] I just wanna sing and [C] play for [D] you, [G] nothin' else I really [C] wanna [D] do [G] just wanna play, all [C] day, [D] my 'uku- [G] lele [C] [D] my 'uku- [G] lele [C] [D] (slow) my 'uku- [Bb] le-e-e-e- [] e-e-e-e- [G] le

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Israel Kamakawiwo`ole, 4/4, Key of [C], 1st Note [D], Sep 27, 2018

Somewhere Over TheRainbow

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[C] [Em] [Am] [F] [C] [G] [Am] [Am7no5] [F][F] (oohs) [C] [Em] [F] [C] [F] [E7] [Am] [F] [C] Somewhere [Em] over the rainbow [F] way up [C] high [F] and the [C] dreams that you dreamed of [G] once in a lulla- [Am] by ii ii [F] ii ii iii oh [C] Somewhere [Em] over the rainbow [F] blue birds [C] fly [F] and the [C] dreams that you dreamed of [G] dreams really do come [Am] true oo oo [F] oo oo ooh

Some [C] day i'll wish upon a star [G] wake up where the clouds are far [Am] behind... [F] me ... where [C] trouble melts like lemon drops [G] high above the chimney tops that's [Am] where you'll [F] find me oh [C] Somewhere [Em] over the rainbow [F] (1st chorus) bluebirds [C] fly (2nd chorus) way up [C] high [F] and the [C] dreams that you dare to oh [G] why oh why can't [Am] I? I ii ii [F]

Well I see [C] trees of [Em] green and [F] red roses [C] too [F] I'll watch them [C] bloom for ... [E7] me and [Am] you, and I [F] think to [] myself [G] what a [] wonderful [Am] world [] [F] [] well I see [C] skies of [Em] blue and I see [F] clouds of [C] white and the [F] brightness of [C] day [E7] I like the [Am] dark, and I [F] think to [] myself [G] what a [] wonderful [C] world [F] [C] [] The [G] Colors of the [] rainbow so [C] pretty in the [] sky are [G] also on the [] faces of [C] people passing [] by, I see [F] friends shaking [C] hands saying [F] “How do you [C] do” [F] they're really [C] saying [Dm7] I [] I love [G] you [] I hear [C] babies [Em] cry and [F] I watch them [C] grow, [F] They'll learn much [C] more [E7] than we'll [Am] know and I [F] think to myself, [G] what I wonderful [Am] wor-r-rl [F] -or-r-rld (chorus) (oohs) [C] [Em] [F] [C] [F] [E7] [Am] [F] [C]

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Stray Cats, 4/4, Key of [Am], original key of Cmin 1st Note [A], Feb 22,2020

Stray Cat StrutStrum/sing every 4th chord 1/2-beat early. Sing lines 3 & 4 as later

harmony

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10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

[Am] [G] [F] /[E7] [Am] [G] [F] /[E7] [Am] Oo [G] oo [F] oo /[E7] oo [Am] Oo [G] oo [F] oo /[E7] oo [Am] Oo [G] oo [F] oo /[E7] oo [Am] Oo [G] oo [F] oo /[E7] oo [Am] Black and orange [G] stray cat [F] sittin' on a /[E7] fence. [Am] [G] [F] /[E7] [Am] Ain't got e- [G] nough dough to [F] pay the /[E7] rent. [Am] [G] [F] /[E7] [Am] I'm flat [G] broke but [F] I don't /[E7] care. I [Am] strut right [NC] by with my [NC] tail in the [NC] air. [Dm] Stray cat [C] strut I'm a [Bb] ladies' /[A7] cat. I'm a [Dm] feline Casa- [C] nova hey [Bb] man that's /[A7] that. Get a [Dm] shoe thrown [C] at me from a [Bb] mean old /[A7] man. [Dm] Get my [NC] dinner from a [NC] garbage [NC] can

[Am] [G] [F] /[E7] [Am] [G] [F] /[E7] [Dm] I don't [] bother [] chasin' [] mice a- [Am] round. [] [] [] I [Dm] slink down the [] alley [] lookin' for a [] fight. [B7] Howlin' to the [] moonlight on a [E7] hot summer [] night. [Am] Singin' the [G] blues while the [F] lady cats /[E7] cry. [Am] Wow stray [G] cat you're a [F] real gone /[E7] guy. I [Am] wish I could [G] be as [F] carefree and /[E7] wild. But I [Am] got cat [NC] class and I [NC] got cat [NC] style

(chorus) [Am] [G] [F] /[E7] (slow down) [Am] [G] [F] /[E7] [Am]

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Bing Crosby, 4/4, Key of [C], 1st Note [G], June 12 2021

Sweet Leilani

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[C] [G7] [C] []

Sweet Lei- [C] lani [C7] Heavenly [F] flow- [Fm] er [C] Nature fashioned [G7] roses kissed with [C] dew [Am] [C#dim7] [G7] And then she [G7] placed them in a [C] bower [Am] [C#dim7] [G7] It was the [G7] start of [C] you Sweet Lei- [C] lani [C7] Heavenly [F] flow- [Fm] er [C] I dreamed of [G7] paradise for [C] two [Am] [C#dim7] [G7] You are my [G7] paradise comp- [C] leted [Am] [C#dim7] [G7] You are my [G7] dream come [C] true

(repeat) (slow) [G7] You are my dream come [C] true []

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Sophie Madeline, 4/4, Key of [C], 1st Note [G], Feb 16, 2020

Take Your Love With Me

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10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

[C] [Edim] [F] [Fm] [C] [] Oh I could [C] navigate the [] ocean in a [Edim] homemade [] boat and [Dm] fly across the [] desert on a [F] ten pound [] note. I could [C] do most any [E7] thing if every [Am] where I [C7] go I could [F] take your [Fm] love with [C] me. [] Oh I could [C] tame the wildest [] animals with [Edim] just one [] stare. I'd [Dm] even take my [] chances with a [F] polar [] bear. I could [C] be in mortal [E7] danger but… [Am] I wouldn't [C7] care If I could [F] take your [Fm] love with [C] me. [] And so you [F] ma-a- [] ade me a [C] promise [] that you would [F] a-a- [] lways be a- [C] round. [] and you would [Adim] sta-a- [] ay true and [C] honest [] because I [Am] need you in my [] pocket, in my [F] heart and in my [] head, so I just [D] had to find a [] way to take you [G] every where I [G] went [G] [F#] [F#] [G] [X] [X] [F#] [G] [X] And [X] so [X] you [C] bought a uku- [] lele with a [Edim] message in- [] side that I should [Dm] always have it [] with me never [F] leave it be- [] hind And now [C] everywhere I [E7] play it I will [Am] keep you in [C7] mind so I can [F] take your [Fm] love with [C] me. [] so I can [F] take your [Fm] love with [C] me. [] And I can [F] take your [Fm] love with [C] me [C] [B] [C]

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Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, 4/4, []=2, Key of [C], 1st Note [C], Jun 16,2019

Ulili'eMany chords are half-beat early

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10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33

[C] /[Csus4] [C] /[Csus4] [C] /[G7] [C] [] [C] /[Csus4] [C] /[Csus4] [C] /[G7] [C] [] hone ana [C] ko leo [F] e'ulili [C] e [] - o kahi [C] manu [G7] noho ‘ae [C] kai [] - kia'i [C] maka lae [F] a'o ke-[C] ka-ha [] - ‘o ia [C] kai ua [G7] lana ma-[C] lie []

(chorus) - ‘ulili [C] e /[Csus4] [C] /[Csus4] [C] /[G7] [C] [] - ‘ulili [C] ho 'i /[Csus4] [C] /[Csus4] [C] /[G7] [C] [] - ‘ulili [C] holoholo [F] kahakai [C] e [] - ‘o ia [G7] kai ua [F] lana ma-[C] lie [] - ‘ulili [C] holoholo [F] kahakai [C] e [] - ‘o ia [C] kai ua [G7] lana ma-[C] lie []

[C] /[Csus4] [C] /[Csus4] [C] /[G7] [C] [] [C] /[Csus4] [C] /[Csus4] [C] /[G7] [C] [] [C] [F] [C] [] [G7] [F] [C] [] [C] [F] [C] [] [C] [G7] [C] [] [C] /[Csus4] [C] /[Csus4] [C] /[G7] [C] [] [C] /[Csus4] [C] /[Csus4] [C] /[G7] [C] [] hone ana [C] ko leo [F] e kolea [C] e [] - pe hea [C] ‘o kahiki [G7] maika'i [C] no [] - ‘o ia [C] ‘aina [F] ulu wehi [C] wehi [] - i hui [C] pu ‘ia [G7] me ke ona [C] ona [] (chorus) [C] /[Csus4] [C] /[Csus4] [C] /[G7] [C] [] (slow) [C] /[Csus4] [C] /[Csus4] [C] /[G7] [C]

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Old Crow Medicine Show, 4/4, Key of [D], 1st Note [F#], Feb 16, 2020

Wagon Wheel

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10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41

[D] [A] [Bm] [G] [D] [A] [G] [G] [D] [A] [Bm] [G] [D] [A] [G] [G] [D] Headed down south to the [A] land of the pines, I'm [Bm] thumbin' my way to [G] North Caroline [D] Starin' up the road and [A] pray to God I see [G] headlights [] I [D] made it down the coast in [A] seventeen hours, [Bm] Pickin' me a bouquet of [G] dogwood flowers And I'm a [D] hopin' for Raleigh, I can [A] see my baby [G] tonight []

So [D] rock me mama like a [A] wagon wheel, [Bm] Rock me mama any [G] way you feel [D] Hey… [A] mama [G] rock me [] [D] Rock me mama like the [A] wind and the rain, [Bm] Rock me mama like a [G] south-bound train [D] Hey… [A] mama [G] rock me []

[D] [A] [Bm] [G] [D] [A] [G] [] [D] Runnin' from the cold [A] up in New England, I was [Bm] born to be a fiddler in an [G] old-time string band My [D] baby plays the guitar, [A] I pick a banjo [G] now [] Oh, the [D] North country winters keep a [A] gettin' me now, Lost my [Bm] money playin' poker so I [G] had to up and leave But I [D] ain't a turnin' back, [A] livin' that old life [G] no more [] (chorus) [D] [A] [Bm] [G] [D] [A] [G] [] [D] Walkin' to the south [A] out of Roanoke, I caught a [Bm] trucker out of Philly, had a [G] nice long toke But [D] he's a headed west from the [A] Cumberland Gap to [G] Johnson City, [NC] Tennessee And I [D] gotta get a move on [A] fit for the sun, I hear my [Bm] baby callin' my name, and I [G] know that she's the only one And [D] if I die in Raleigh, at [A] least I will die [G] free [] (Chorus) [D]

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Jimmie Davis, 4/4, Key of [C], 1st Note [G], Jun 12 2021

You Are My Sunshineswung

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[C] [] The other [C] night, dear, as I lay [C7] sleeping I dreamt I [F] held you in my [C] arms When I a- [F] woke, dear, I was mis- [C] taken [Am] So I [C] hung my [G7] head, and I [C] cried []

You are my [C] sunshine, my only [C7] sunshineYou make me [F] happy when skies are [C] grey You'll never [F] know, dear, how much I [C] love you [Am] Please don't [C] take my [G7] sunshine a- [C] way []

I'll always [C] love you and make you [C7] happy If you will [F] only say the [C] same But if you [F] leave me to love an- [C] other, [Am] You'll re- [C] gret it [G7] all one [C] day [] (chorus) You told me [C] once, dear, you really [C7] loved me And no one [F] else could come be- [C] tween But now you've [F] left me and love an- [C] other [Am] You have [C] shattered [G7] all my [C] dreams [] You are my [C] sunshine, my only [C7] sunshine You make me [F] happy when skies are [C] grey You'll never [F] know, dear, how much I [C] love you [Am] Please don't [C] take my [G7] sunshine a- [C] way Please don't [C] take my [G7] sunshine a- [C] way []

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Hank Williams, 4/4, Key of [C], 1st note [C], original key of C, Aug 26,2018

Your Cheatin' HeartThree Chord Song Series

Suggested Chords [C] [F] [G7] [Dm]

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Verse I - IV - V+7 - I Your cheatin' heart Will make you weep You'll cry and cry And try to sleep But sleep won't come The whole night through Your cheatin' heart will tell on you...

(Chorus IV - I - IV(II) - V+7) When tears come down Like falling rain You'll toss around And call my name

Verse I - IV - V+7 - I You'll walk the floor The way I do Your cheatin' heart will tell on you... Your cheatin' heart Will pine some day And crave the love You threw away The time will come When you'll be blue Your cheatin' heart will tell on you...

(Chorus IV - I - IV(II) - V+7) When tears come down Like falling rain You'll toss around And call my name

Verse I - IV - V+7 - I You'll walk the floor The way I do Your cheatin' heart will tell on you...

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