3 ANNUAL UKULELE FESTIVAL FUN & STRUM SONGS & CHORDS
Transcript of 3 ANNUAL UKULELE FESTIVAL FUN & STRUM SONGS & CHORDS
Festival Leaders: Dan & Molly Lynn Watt Advanced Instruction: Shana Aisenberg
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ANNUAL UKULELE FESTIVAL
FUN & STRUM SONGS & CHORDS
BOOK 3 with 60 SONGS,
plus Medleys, Expanding Horizons Resources and more
selected & arranged by Dan & Molly Lynn Watt,
with additional materials by Shana Aisenberg
WORLD FELLOWSHIP CENTER
Albany, New Hampshire
July 17 – 24, 2016
Gwen Frankfeldt
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Contents
SONGS TO PLAY BY EAR (WITH 1, 2 OR 3 CHORDS) ............................................... 4
AIN’T SHE SWEET (C- Gdim- G7-E7-A7-D7-F9) – (4/4) ............................................ 5
ALL TOGETHER NOW (F-C7- Bb) – (4/4) .................................................................. 6
ALOHA ‘OE (CHORUS) (C-G-D7-G7) – (4/4) .............................................................. 7
AMAZING GRACE (G-G7-C-Em-A7-D7-D) – (3/4) .................................................... 8
AMELIA EARHART’S LAST FLIGHT (D-G-A) – (4/4) .................................................. 9
BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND (C-F-G-Am) – (4/4) ........................................................... 10
BRING ME LITTLE WATER, SYLVIE (G-D-C) – (4/4) ............................................. 11
BYE BYE LOVE (F-C-G) – ( 4/4) ............................................................................... 12
DO IT NOW (Dm – Gm – Am- F) – ( 4/4) .................................................................. 13
DON’T LET YOUR DEAL GO DOWN (A7-D7-G7-C) – (4/4) .................................... 14
DOWN IN THE VALLEY (C-G7) – (3/4) ................................................................... 15
FIVE FOOT TWO (C-E7-A7-D7-G7) – (4/4) ............................................................ 16
FOR ME AND MY GAL (F-F7-Gm7-C7-A7-Dm-Bb-Bdim) – (4/4) ............................ 17
GET UP AND GO (C-F -G7 -D7) – (3/4) .................................................................. 18
GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME (C-F-G7) – (4/4) ........................................ 19
GRANDFATHER’S CLOCK (D-A7-G) – (4/4) .......................................................... 20
HALLELUJAH (C-Am-F-G-E7) – (4/4) ..................................................................... 21
HEY GOOD LOOKING (C-C7-D7-G7-F) – (4/4) ...................................................... 22
HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN (Am-C-D-F-E7) – (4/4) ............................................. 23
IMAGINE (C-Cmaj7-F-Am-Dm-G-E7) (4/4) ............................................................ 24
INCH BY INCH (F-G7-C-Am-Dm) – (4/4) .................................................................. 25
IT’S ONLY A PAPER MOON (G-G7-E7-Am7-D-D7-Gdim-Bm) – (4/4) ..................... 26
JAMAICA FAREWELL (C-F-G7-Dm) – (4/4) ........................................................... 27
JARAMA VALLEY (C-G7-C7-F) (4/4) .......................................................... 28
JOE HILL (G-C-D-A7) – (4/4) ................................................................................... 29
LET’S GO CANOEING (G-G7-C-F-Dm-A7-Fm) ....................................................... 30
LET THE MYSTERY BE (F-Bb-C) – (4/4) ............................................................... 31
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD (F-Am-Dm-G-Bb-A7-C7) – (4/4) ................................. 32
L.O.V.E. (G-G7-Em7-Gmaj7-Am-D-D7-C-A-A7-cords) – (4/4) ................................. 33
LOVELY HULA HANDS (C-G7-C7-F-A7-D7) – (4/4) ................................................. 34
MAXWELL’S SILVER HAMMER (C-A7-Dm-G7-D7-E7-Am-C7-F) – ( 4/4) ............... 35
MIDNIGHT SPECIAL (G-C-D7) – (4/4) .................................................................... 36
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MOVING DAY (F-F7-C-C7-Bb-G-G7) – (4/4) .......................................................... 37
NOBODY KNOWS YOU … (C-F-G7,10 more) – (4/4) .............................................. 38
OBLADI OBLADA (C-C7-G-G7-F-Am) – (4/4) ......................................................... 39
OCTOPUS’S GARDEN (F-Dm-Bb-C7-C) – (4/4) ...................................................... 40
OH FREEDOM (G-D-D7-C) – (4/4) .......................................................................... 41
SING ALONG (C-F-D-G) – (4/4) .............................................................................. 42
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (C-G7) – (4/4) ....................................................................... 43
SUNNY AFTERNOON (Am-G7-C-E7-A7-D7) – ( 4/4) .............................................. 44
SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT (G-C-D7-G7) ( 4/4) ............................................... 45
TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME (C-C7-F-G7-A7-Dm-D-D7) – (3/4) ............... 46
TENNESSEE WALTZ (G-G7-C -D7-B7) – (3/4) ........................................................ 47
THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND (C-F-G7) – (4/4) ......................................................... 48
UKULELE LADY (F-C-C7-Bb-Db7-Dm-Am-Gm-G7) – (4/4) .................................... 50
UNDER THE BOARDWALK (C-G7-C7-F-Am-G) – ( 4/4) .......................................... 51
UNION MAID (G-C-D-A) – (4/4)................................................................................. 52
WHEN THE RED RED ROBIN (G- G7-D7-C-Em-Cm-Edim(1)-A7) – (4/4) ................ 53
WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN (C-C7-G7-F) – (4/4) ................................ 54
WILD MOUNTAIN THYME (C-F-G-Em-Am-Dm) – (4/4) ........................................... 55
WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS (C-G-Dm-G7-Bb-F-Am-D) – (4/4) ...... 56
WOMEN BE WISE (C-C7-E7-A7-D7-G7-F-F#dim) – (4/4) ....................................... 57
WORRIED MAN BLUES (G-C-D7) – (4/4) ............................................................... 58
YELLOW SUBMARINE (G7-C-Dm) – ( 4/4) ............................................................. 59
YES SIR, THAT’S MY BABY (C-C7-D7-G7-F) – (4/4) .............................................. 60
SIX MEDLEYS .............................................................................................................. 61
FIVE FOOT TWO–YES SIR – SWEET (C-C7-E7-A7-D7-G7-F-Gdim-F9) – (4/4) ..... 61
AMAZING GRACE – SWING LOW (G-G7-C-Em-A7-D7-D) – (3/4 & 4/4) ............... 62
JAMAICA FAREWELL – BOARDWALK (C-C7-F-G7-Dm-Am) – (4/4) ..................... 63
RAINBOW – WONDERFUL WORLD (C-Em-Am-F-E7-Dm7-G-G7)– (4/4) ............. 64
SYLVIE – MIDNIGHT – FREEDOM (G-D-D7-C) – (4/4) .......................................... 65
WITH HELP – YELLOW SUBMARINE (C-G-Dm-G7-Bb-F-Am-D) – (4/4) .............. 66
EXPANDING HORIZONS RESOURCES: INTERMEDIATE UKULELE (16 pages) ...... 67
UKULELE RESOURCES: BASICS & MORE (12 pages) ............................................. 68
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SONGS TO PLAY BY EAR (WITH 1, 2 OR 3 CHORDS)
Songs With One Chord Frere Jacques 4/4
Where is Thumbkin? 4/4
Row Row Row 6/8
Three Blind Mice 6/8
Old MacDonald
Songs With I & V Chords Only
(Tonic & Dominant)
Down In The Valley 3/4
Hokey Pokey 4/4
Tom Dooley 4/4
Ain’t No Bugs on Me
A Little Harder
Allouette 4/4
Beans In My Ears 3/4
Buffalo Gals 4/4
Clementine 3/4
Did You Ever See a Lassie? 3/4
Down At The Station 4/4
Eensy Weensy Spider 6/8
Go Tell Aunt Rhody 4/4
He’s Got the Whole World 4/4
Hush Little Baby 4/4
I Know An Old Lady 6/8
Mrs. Murphy's Chowder 4/4
Rock-a My Soul 4/4
Skip To My Lou 4/4
Songs with I, IV and V (or V7) Chords
(Tonic, Subdominant & Dominant)
On Top Of Old Smokey 3/4
Pack Up Your Sorrows 4/4
This Land Is Your Land 4/4
A Little Harder
All God's Critters 4/4
Banks Of The Ohio 4/4
Careless Love 4/4
Charlie & The MTA 4/4
Crawdad 4/4
Dark as a Dungeon 4/4
Deportee 3/4
Down By The Bay 4/4
Down By the Riverside 4/4
Everybody Loves Saturday Night 4/4
The Fox 4/4
Frankie And Johnny 4/4
Frozen Logger 3/4
Goodnight Irene 3/4
Home On The Range 3/4
I'll Fly Away 4/4
I'm A Little Teapot 6/8
I Never Will Marry 3/4
If You Miss Me At The
Back Of The Bus 4/4
If You're Happy And You Know It 4/4
Jamaica Farewell Calypso
Leaning On the Everlasting Arms 4/4
Long Black Veil 4/4
Mama Don't Allow 4/4
Midnight Special 4/4
New River Train 4/4
Oh Suzannah 4/4
Old Time Religion 4/4
Put Your Finger In The Air 4/4
Red River Valley 4/4
Rivers of Babylon Calypso
Sloop John B. Calypso
Tis A Gift To Be Simple 4/4
When The Saints 4/4
Will The Circle Be Unbroken 4/4
You Are My Sunshine 4/4
Musician’s Chord Calculator
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AIN’T SHE SWEET (C- Gdim- G7-E7-A7-D7-F9) – (4/4)
By Milton Ayer (music); Jack Yellen (words)
[C] Ain't [Gdim] she [G7] sweet? See her [C] coming [Gdim] down the [G7] street! Now I [C] ask you [E7] very [A7] confidentially [D7] Ain't [G7] she [C] sweet? [G7] //// [C] Ain't [Gdim] she [G7] nice? Look her [C] over [Gdim] once or [G7] twice. Now I [C] ask you [E7] kinda [A7] confidentially [D7] Ain't [G7] she [C] nice? [C] Just cast an [F9] eye in her di-[C]-rection. [C] Oh, me! Oh, [F9] my! Ain't that per-[C]-fection? [G7] //// [C] I [Gdim] re-[G7]-peat Don't you [C] think that's [Gdim] kind of [G7] neat? Now I [C] ask you [E7] very [A7] confidentially [D7] Ain't [G7] she [C] sweet? //// REPEAT
TAG: Now I [C] ask you [E7] very [A7] confidentially [D7] Ain't [G7] she [C] sweet? ////
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ALL TOGETHER NOW (F-C7- Bb) – (4/4)
By the Beatles (John Lennon and Paul McCartney)
[F] One, two, three four, [C7] can I have a little more? [F] Five, six, seven, eight, nine, [C7] ten, I love [F] you! [F] A, B, C, D, [C7] can I bring my friend to tea? [F] E, F, G, H, I, [C7] J, I love [F] you! Bom, bom, bom… [Bb] Bom-pa-bom, sail the ship [F] Bom-pa-bom, chop the tree [Bb] Bom-pa-bom, skip the rope [C7] Bom-pa-bom, look at me! [F] All together now (all together now) [F] All together now (all together now) [C7] All together now (all together now) [F] All together now (all together now) [F] Black, white, green, red, [C7] can I take my friend to bed? [F] Pink, brown, yellow, orange and [C7] blue, I love [F] you! Bom, bom, bom… [Bb] Bom-pa-bom, sail the ship [F] Bom-pa-bom, chop the tree [Bb] Bom-pa-bom, skip the rope [C7] Bom-pa-bom, look at me! [F] All together now (all together now) [F] All together now (all together now) [C7] All together now (all together now) [F] All together now (all together now)
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ALOHA ‘OE (CHORUS) (C-G-D7-G7) – (4/4)
By Queen Liliuokalani
INTRO: [D7] //// //// [G] // [C] [G] [C] Aloha ‘oe, A-[G]-loha ‘oe E-ke [D7] o-na o-na, no-ho i-ka [G] li- [G7] po One [C] fond embrace, a [G] ho ‘I a –‘e au Un-[D7]-til we meet a-[G]-gain [C][G] Fare-[C]-well to thee, Fare-[G]-well to thee, Thou [D7] charming one who dwells among the [G] bow-[G7]-ers One [C] fond embrace, be-[G]-fore I now depart, Un-[D7]-til we meet a-[G]-gain [C][G] REPEAT
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AMAZING GRACE (G-G7-C-Em-A7-D7-D) – (3/4)
By John Newton
INTRO: [G] /// [G7] /// [C] /// [G] /// [Em] /// [D] /// [C] /// [G] ///
[G] Amazing [G7] grace, How [C] sweet the [G] sound
That [Em] saved a [A7] wretch like [D7] me
I [G] once was [G7] lost but [C] now I’m [G] found
Was [Em] blind but [D] now I [C] see. [G]
[G] ‘Twas grace that [G7] taught my [C] heart to [G] fear
And [Em] grace my [A7] fear re-[D7]-lieved
How [G] precious [G7] did that [C] grace ap-[G] - pear
The [Em] hour I [D] first be-[C]-lieved [G]
[G] Thru many [G7] dangers, [C] toils and [G] snares
I [Em]have al-[A7]-ready [D7] come
‘Tis [G] grace that [G7] brought me [C] safe thus [G] far
And [Em] grace will [D] lead me [C] home [G]
[G] When we’ve been [G7] here ten [C] thousand [G] years
Bright [Em] shining [A7] as the [D7] sun
[G] We’ve no less [G7] days to [C] sing God’s [G] praise
Than [Em] when we [D] first be-[C]-gun. [G]
[G] Amazing [G7] grace, How [C] sweet the [G] sound
That [Em] saved a [A7] wretch like [D7] me
I [G] once was [G7] lost but [C] now I’m [G] found
Was [Em] blind but [D] now I [C] see. [G]
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AMELIA EARHART’S LAST FLIGHT (D-G-A) – (4/4)
Words by Red River Dave McEnery, music traditional gospel
[D] Just a ship out on the ocean, a [G] speck against the sky, [A] Amelia Earhart flying sad that [D] day; With her [D] partner, Captain Noonan, on the [G] second of July Her [A] plane fell in the ocean, far [D] away. Chorus: There’s a [G] beautiful, beautiful [D] field Far [D] away in a land that is [A] fair. Happy [D] landings to you, Amelia [G] Earhart (2-3) Fare-[A]-well, first lady of the [D] air. [D] Half an hour later her [G] S.O.S. was heard, Her [A] signals weak, but still her voice was [D] brave. In shark-infested [D] waters her [G] plane went down that night In the [A] blue Pacific to a watery [D] grave. Chorus [D] Now you have heard my story ‘bout this [G] awful tragedy, We [A] pray that she may fly home safe [D] again. In years to [D] come, though others blaze a [G] trail across the sea, Well [A] ne’er forget Amelia and her [D] plane. Chorus Tag: Happy [D] landings to you, Amelia [G] Earhart, Fare-[A]-well, first lady of the [D] air.
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BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND (C-F-G-Am) – (4/4) By Bob Dylan
(C) How many (F) roads must a (C) man walk down
(C) Before you (F) call (C) him a (G) man?
(C ) How many (F) seas must a (C) white dove (Am ) sail
(C) Before she can (F) sleep in the (G) sand?
(C ) How many (F) times must the (C) cannon balls fly
(C ) Before they are (F) for (C) ever (G) banned?
Chorus:
The (F) answer my (G) friend, is (C) blowin' in the (Am) wind.
(F) The answer is (G) blowin' in the (C) wind.
(C) How many (F) times must a (C) man look up
(C) Before he can (F) see (C) the (G) sky?
(C) How many (F) ears must (C) one man (Am) have
(C) Before he can (F) hear people (G) cry?
(C) How many (F) deaths will it (C) take till he knows
(C) That too many (F) people (C) have (G) died?
Chorus
(C) How many (F) years can a (C) mountain exist
(C) Before it's (F) washed (C) to the (G) sea?
(C) How many (F) years can some (C) people (Am) exist
(C) Before they're (F) allowed to be (G) free?
(C) How many (F) times can a (C) man turn his head
(C) Pretending he (F) just (C) doesn't (G) see?
Chorus
Chorus (slower)
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BRING ME LITTLE WATER, SYLVIE (G-D-C) – (4/4) By Huddie Ledbetter and Paul Campbell
INTRO: [G] //// //// [C] //// [G] ////
Chorus: [G] Bring me little water, Sylvie [G] (won’t you) Bring me little water [D] now [G] Bring me little water, Sylvie [C] Every little once in a [G] while
[G] Don't you hear me callin' [G] Don't you hear me [D] now [G] Don't you hear me callin' [C] Every little once in a [G] while
[G] Sylvie says she loves me [G] But I believe she [D] lies She [G] hasn´t been to see me [C] Since the last day in [G] July Chorus
[G] Took a look a-yonder [G] What is that I [D] see Well I [G] thought it was little Sylvie [C] Hop-running there for [G] me
[G] She brought me a little coffee [G] She brought me a little [D] tea [G] She brought me nearly every damned thing But she [C] didn´t bring the jailhouse [G] key Chorus
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BYE BYE LOVE (F-C-G) – ( 4/4)
By Felice and Boudleaux Bryant (Sung by the Everley Brothers, Don and Phil)
[C] There goes my [G] baby with-a someone [C] new
[C] She sure looks [G] happy, I sure am [C] blue
[C7] She was my [F] baby till he stepped [G] in
[G] Goodbye to romance that might have [C] been
Chorus:
[F] Bye bye [C] love
[F] Bye bye [C] happiness
[F] Hello [C] loneliness
[C] I think I'm-a [G] gonna [C] cry-y
[F] Bye bye [C] love
[F] Bye bye [C] sweet caress
[F] Hello [C] emptiness
[C] I feel like [G] I could [C] die-ie
[C] Bye bye my [G] love goodbye-[C]-eye
[C] I'm-a through with [G] romance, I'm a-through with [C] love
[C] I'm through with [G] countin' the stars [C] above
[C7] And here's the [F] reason that I'm so [G] free
[G] My lovin' baby is through with [C] me
Chorus
TAG:
[C] Bye bye my [G] love goodbye-[C]-eye
[C] Bye bye my [G] love goodbye-[C]-eye
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DO IT NOW (Dm – Gm – Am- F) – ( 4/4)
Tune: Bella Ciao, Italian anti-fascist resistance song,
Words: initially from Belgium, authors unknown
INTRO:
A -------------------------------- ---------------------------------- E -----------------0–1---------- ------- ----------0 – 1---------- C -------2---2---------- 2 ----- -------2 – 2 ---------- 2 ------ G -------------------------------- ----------------------------------
[Dm] We’re on a planet That has a problem We’ve got to solve it, get involved And do it [F] now now now We need to [Gm] build a better [Dm] future And we [Am] need to [Dm] start [F] right [Dm] now
[Dm] We need to wake up We need to wise up We need to open our eyes And do it [F] now now now We need to [Gm] build a better [Dm] future And we [Am] need to [Dm] start [F] right [Dm] now
[Dm] Make it greener Make it cleaner Make it last, make it fast And do it [F] now now now We need to [Gm] build a better [Dm] future And we [Am] need to [Dm] start [F] right [Dm] now
[Dm] No point in waiting Or hesitating We must get wise--Take no more lies! And do it [F] now now now We need to [Gm] build a better [Dm] future And we [Am] need to [Dm] start [F] right [Dm] now
Repeat First Verse
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DON’T LET YOUR DEAL GO DOWN (A7-D7-G7-C) – (4/4)
Traditional (Performed by Charlie Poole & North Carolina Ramblers)
Now, I've [A7] been all around this [D7] whole wide world I've [G7] been down to Memphis, Tennes-[C]-see And [A7] any old place I [D7] hang my hat Is [G7] home, sweet home to [C] me. Chorus: [A7] Don't let your deal go [D7] down, [G7] Don't let your deal go [C] down [A7] Don't let your deal go [D7] down, 'Fore my [G7] last gold dollar is [C] gone. Now, I [A7] left my little girl [D7] crying, [G7] Standing in the [C] door; She [A7] throwed her arms a-[D7]-round my neck, Saying, [G7] "Honey, don't you [C] go." Chorus Now, I've [A7] been all around this [D7] whole wide world, [G7] Done most every-[C]-thing; I've [A7] played cards with the [D7] King and the Queen, The [G7] ace, the eight, or the [C] trey. Chorus Now, [A7] where did you get them [D7] high-top shoes, [G7] Dress you wear so [C] fine? I [A7] got my shoes from a [D7] railroad man, And my [G7] dress from a driver in the [C] mine. Chorus [A7] Who's gonna shoe your [D7] pretty little feet; [G7] Who's gonna glove your [C] hand? [A7] Who's gonna kiss your [D7] red ruby lips, [G7] Who's gonna be your [C] man? Chorus Now, [A7] Papa may shoe my [D7] pretty little feet; [G7] Mama can glove my [C] hand; [A7] She can kiss my [D7] red ruby lips, Till [G7] you come back [C] again. Chorus
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DOWN IN THE VALLEY (C-G7) – (3/4)
Traditional (performed by Flatt and Scruggs)
[C] Down in the valley, the valley so [G7] low [G7] Hang your head over hear the wind [C] blow [C] Hear the wind blow dear hear the wind [G7] blow [G7] Hang your head over hear the wind [C] blow. [C] Roses love sunshine, violets love [G7] dew [G7] Angels in heaven know I love [C] you [C] Know I love you dear know I love [G7] you [G7] Angels in heaven know I love [C] you. [C] If you don't love me, love whom you [G7] please [G7] Throw your arms 'round me give my heart [C] ease [C] Give my heart ease love give my heart [G7] ease [G7] Throw your arms round me give my heart [C] ease. [C] Build me a castle forty feet [G7] high [G7] So I can see him as he rides [C] by [C] As he rides by love as he rides [G7] by [G7] So I can see him as he rides [C] by. [C] Write me a letter, send it by [G7] mail [G7] Send it in care of Birmingham [C] jail [C] Birmingham jail love Birmingham [G7] jail [G7] Send it in care of Birmingham [C] jail. [C] Down in the valley, the valley so [G7] low [G7] Hang your head over hear the wind [C] blow [C] Hear the wind blow dear hear the wind [G7] blow [G7] Hang your head over hear the wind [C] blow.
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FIVE FOOT TWO (C-E7-A7-D7-G7) – (4/4)
By Ray Henderson (music); Sam M. Lewis and Joseph Widow Young (words)
INTRO: [C] //// [E7] //// [A7] //// [D7] //// [G] //// [C] //// //// [C] Five Foot Two, [E7] Eyes Of Blue But [A7] oh, what those five foot could do, Has [D7] anybody [G7] seen my [C] gal? [G7] //// [C] Turned up nose, [E7] turned down hose, [A7] Flapper, yes sir one of those. [D7] Has anybody [G7] seen my [C] gal? //// Now if you [E7] run into a five foot two, [A7] covered with fur, [D7] Diamond rings and all those things [G7] (N.C.) Betcha' life it isn't her.
[C] But could she love, [E7] could she woo? [A7] Could she, could she, could she coo? Has [D7] anybody [G7] seen my [C] gal? //// REPEAT
LAST TIME: [C] But could she love, [E7] could she woo? [A7] Could she, could she, could she coo? Has [D7] anybody [G7] seen my, Has [D7] anybody [G7] seen my, Has [D7] anybody [G7] seen my, [C] gal? ////
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FOR ME AND MY GAL (F-F7-Gm7-C7-A7-Dm-Bb-Bdim) – (4/4)
By Edgar Leslie, George Meyer and E. Ray Goetz
Gm7 C7 F The bells are ringing for me and my gal,
Gm7 C7 F The birds are singing for me and my gal. A7 Dm Everybody's been knowing, to a wedding they're going G7 C7 And for weeks they've been sewing, every Susie and Sal. Gm7 C7 F They're congregating for me and my gal, Gm7 C7 A7 The Parson's waiting for me and my gal. C7 F7 And sometime, I'm goin' to build a little home for two, Bb (Gm7) Bdim (G7) For three or four or more, C7 F In Love-land for me and my gal. Note: It is possible to substitute Gm7 for Bb, and G7 for Bdim. Do not play the 4th (G) string.
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GET UP AND GO (C-F -G7 -D7) – (3/4)
Old poem with music and new words by Pete Seeger
Chorus: F C How do I know my youth is all spent? G7 C My get up and go has got up and went F C But in spite of it all I'm able to grin G7 C And think of the places my get up has been. C G7 Old age is golden so I've heard said G7 C But sometimes I wonder as I crawl into bed F C With my ears in a drawer, my teeth in a cup D7 G7 My eyes on the table until I wake up. /// /// C G7 As sleep dims my vision I say to myself: G7 C Is there anything else I should lay on the shelf? F C Though nations are warring and business is vexed G7 C I'll still stick around to see what happens next. Chorus
C G7 When I was young my slippers were red, G7 C I could kick up my heels right over my head. F C When I was older my slippers were blue, D7 G7 But still I could dance the whole night thru./// /// C G7 Now I am older my slippers are black, G7 C I huff to the store and I puff my way back. F C But never you laugh; I don't mind at all, G7 C I'd rather be huffing than not puff at all. Chorus C G7 I get up each morning and dust off my wits G7 C Open the paper and read the obits F C If I'm not there I know I'm not dead G7 C So I eat a good breakfast and go back to bed Chorus
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GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME (C-F-G7) – (4/4)
By E. C. and Orna Ball
INTRO: [C] //// //// [F] //// [C] ////
Chorus:
(C) Give me just a little more time, (more time)
(F) Give me just a little more (C) time
(C) So many precious souls are lost in sin
So (G7) many may be left behind (behind)
I've (C) got a lot of things I need to do
(F) Before I leave this earthly (C) clime
(C) I'm ready when you call me, Lord
But (G7) give me just a little more (C) time
(C) I'm busy every day as I travel on my way
(F) To the city far beyond the (C) sky
(C) And there is not a doubt that time is running out
And the (G7) harvest time is drawing nigh
(C) Gonna need a little time to gather in the grain
(F) Before I leave this world (C) behind
(C) I'm ready when you call me, Lord
But (G7) give me just a little more (C) time
Chorus
(C) I need a little time to labor for my Lord
(F) Before the final judgment (C)day
(C) I need a little time to preach the holy word
To the (G7) sinner man along life's way
(C) Every moment that I have to tarry here below
(F) I will try to make my lamp to (C) shine
(C) I'm ready when you call me, Lord,
But (G7) give me just a little more (C) time
Chorus
Tag: (C) I'm ready when you call me, Lord
But (G7) give me just a little more (C) time
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GRANDFATHER’S CLOCK (D-A7-G) – (4/4)
By Henry Clay Work
My [D] grandfather’s [A7] clock was too [D] tall for the [G] shelf So it [D] stood ninety [A7] years on the [D] floor.
It was [D] taller by [A7] half than the [D] old man him-[G]-self,
Tho’ it [D] weighed not a [A7] pennyweight [D] more.
It was [D] bought on the morn of the [A7] day that he was born,
And was [D] always his treasure and [A7] pride, but it …
Chorus:
[D] stopped [A7] short [D] never to go [G] again, when the [D] old [A7] man [D] died.
Ninety [D] years without [G] slumber-[D]-ing, tick, tock, tick, tock,
His [D] life seconds [G] number-[D]-ing, tick, tock, tick, tock,
[D] It stopped [A7] short [D] never to go [G] again when the [D] old [A7] man [D] died.
In [D] watching its [A7] pendulum [D] swing to and [G] fro
Many [D] hours he [A7] spent as a [D] boy.
And in [D] childhood and [A7] manhood the [D] clock seemed to [G] know
And to [D] share in his [A7] grief and his [D] joy
For it [D] struck twenty-four when he [A7] entered at the door
With his [D] blooming and beautiful [A7] bride, but it…
Chorus
My [D] grandfather [A7] said of [D] those he could [G] hire,
Not a [D] servant so [A7] faithful he [D] found.
For it [D] wasted no [A7] time and had [D] but one de-[G]-sire
At the [D] end of each [A7] week to be [D] wound
And it [D] kept in its place, not a [A7] frown upon its face,
And it’s [D] hands never hung by its [A7] side, But it…
Chorus
It [D] rang an [A7] alarm in the [D] dead of the [G] night
An [D] alarm that for [A7] years had been [D] dumb;
And we [D] knew that his [A7] spirit was [D] plumbing its [G] flight,
That his [D] hour of depar-[A7]-ture had [D] come.
Still the [D] clock kept the time, with a [A7] still and muffled chime,
As we [D] silently stood by his [A7] side, but it…
Chorus
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HALLELUJAH (C-Am-F-G-E7) – (4/4)
By Leonard Cohen
INTRO (SLOWLY): [C] // [Am] // (x4)
Well I've [C] heard there was a [Am] secret chord
That [C] David played and it [Am] pleased the Lord
But [F] you don't really [G] care for music [C] do you [G]
It [C] goes like this the [F] fourth the [G] fifth
The [Am] minor fall and the [F] major lift
The [G] baffled king com [E7] posing halle-[Am]-lujah
Chorus:
Halle-[F]-lujah Halle-[Am]-lujah
Halle-[F]-lujah Halle-[C]-lu-[G]-[C]-jah [Am] // [C] // [Am] //
Your [C] faith was strong but you [Am] needed proof
You [C] saw her bathing [Am] on the roof
Her [F] beauty and the [G] moonlight over [C] threw ya [G]
She [C] tied you to a [F] kitchen [G] chair
She [Am] broke your throne, and she [F] cut your hair
And [G] from your lips she [E7] drew the halle-[Am]-lujah
Chorus:
Well [C] baby I've been [Am] here before
I [C] know this room and I've [Am] walked this floor,
I [F] used to live a [G] lone before I [C] knew ya [G]
I've [C] seen your flag on the [F] marble [G] arch
But [Am] love's not some kind of [F] victory march
No it's a [G] cold and it's a very [E7] broken halle-[Am]-lujah
Chorus:
[C] Maybe there’s a [Am] God above
[C] But all I’ve ever [Am] learned from love
Was [F] how to shoot some-[G]-body who out-[C]-drew you [G]
It’s [C] not a cry that you [F] hear at [G] night
It’s [Am] not somebody who’s [F] seen the light
It’s a [G] cold and it’s a [E7] broken halle-[Am]-lujah
Chorus:
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HEY GOOD LOOKING (C-C7-D7-G7-F) – (4/4)
By Hank Williams
Hey, [C] hey, good lookin' - what ya got cookin'? [D7] How's about cooking [G7] somethin' up with [C] me? [G7] [C] Hey, sweet baby - don't you think maybe [D7] We can find us a [G7] brand new reci-[C]-pe? [C7] I got a [F] hot rod Ford, and a [C] two dollar bill And [F] I know a spot right [C] over the hill [F] There's soda pop and the [C] dancing's free So if you [D7] wanna have fun, come [G7] along with me [C] Hey, good lookin' - what ya got cookin'? [D7] How's about cooking [G7] somethin' up with [C] me? I'm [C] free and ready, so we can go steady. [D7] How's about saving [G7] all your time for [C] me? [G7] [C] No more lookin' - I know I been tookin' [D7] Hows about keepin' [G7] steady compa-[C]-ny? [C7]I'm gonna [F] throw my date book [C] over the fence And [F] buy me one for [C] five or ten cents [F] I'll keep it till it's [C] covered with age Cause I'm [D7] writin' your name down on [G7] every page [C] Hey, good lookin' - what ya got cookin'? [D7] How's about cooking [G7] somethin' up with ... [D7] How's about cooking [G7] somethin' up with ... [D7] How's about cooking [G7] somethin' up with [C] me? [F] [C]
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HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN (Am-C-D-F-E7) – (3/4 OR 4/4)
Traditional (played by Dave Van Ronk in (3/4); by The Animals in (4/4))
INTRO: PLAY ENTIRE VERSE AS INSTRUMENTAL
There [Am] is a [C] house in [D] New O-[F]-leans
They [Am] call the [C] Rising [E7] Sun
And it's [Am] been the [C] ruin of [D] many a poor [F] boy
And [Am] God I [E7] know I'm [Am] one [E7]
My [Am] mother [C] was a [D] tailor [F]
She [Am] sewed my [C] new blue [E7] jeans
My [Am] father [C] was a [D] gamblin' [F] man
[Am] Down in [E7] New Or-[Am]-leans [E7]
Now the [Am] only [C] thing a [D] gambler [F] needs
Is a [Am] suit [C] case and a [E7] trunk
And the [Am] only [C] time that [D] he's satis-[F]-fied
Is [Am] when he's [E7] on a [Am] drunk [E7]
Oh [Am] mother [C] tell your [D] children [F]
Not to [Am] do what [C] I have [E7] done
And [Am] shun that [C] house in [D] New Or-[F]-leans
[Am] They call the [E7] Rising [Am] Sun [E7]
Well I got [Am] one foot [C] on the [D] platform [F]
The [Am] other [C] foot on the [E7] train
I'm [Am] goin' [C] back to [D] New Or-[F]-leans
To [Am] wear that [E7] ball and [Am] chain [E7]
Well, there [Am] is a [C] house in [D] New O-[F]-leans
They [Am] call the [C] Rising [E7] Sun
And it's [Am] been the [C] ruin of [D] many a poor [F] boy
And [Am] God I [E7] know I'm [Am] one [E7]
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IMAGINE (C-Cmaj7-F-Am-Dm-G-E7) (4/4)
By John Lennon
PLAY DREAMILY
[C] Imagine [Cmaj7] there's no [F] heaven
[C] It's easy [Cmaj7] if you [F] try
[C] No [Cmaj7] hell be-[F]-low us
[C] Above us [Cmaj7] only [F] sky
[F] Imagine [Am] all the [Dm] people [F]
[G] Living for today, Aah
[C] Imagine [Cmaj7] there's no [F] countries
[C] It isn't [Cmaj7] hard to [F] do
[C] Nothing to [Cmaj7] kill or [F] die for
[C] And no [Cmaj7] religion [F] too
[F] Imagine [Am] all the [Dm] people [F]
[G] Living life in peace, Ooh
Chorus:
[F] You [G] may say I'm a [C] dreamer [E7]
[F] But I'm [G] not the only [C] one [E7]
[F] I hope some [G] day you'll [C] join us [E7]
[F] And the [G] world will be as [C] one
[C] Imagine [Cmaj7] no pos-[F]-sessions
[C] I wonder [Cmaj7] if you [F] can
[C] No need for [Cmaj7] greed or [F] hunger
[C] A brother-[Cmaj7]-hood of [F] man
[F] Imagine [Am] all the [Dm] people [F]
[G] Sharing all the World. Ohh
Chorus:
[F] You [G] may say I'm a [C] dreamer [E7]
[F] But I'm [G] not the only [C] one [E7]
[F] I hope some [G] day you'll [C] join us [E7]
[F] And the [G] world will live as [C] one
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INCH BY INCH (F-G7-C-Am-Dm) – (4/4)
By Dave Mallet
(INTRO, each chord – 2 beats!) [F] [G7] [C] [Am] [Dm] [G7] [C] [G7]
Chorus: [C] Inch by inch, [F] row by [C] row, [F] Gonna [G7] make this [C] garden grow. [F] All it [G7] takes is a [C] rake and a [Am] hoe, And a [Dm] piece of fertile [G7] ground. [C] Inch by inch, [F] row by [C] row, [F] Someone [G7] bless these [C] seeds I sow. [F] Someone [G7] warm them [C] from below be-[Am]-low 'Til the [Dm] rain comes [G7] tumbling down [C] [G7]
Coda: end on [C] [C] Pullin' weeds and [F] pickin' [C] stones, [F] We are [G7] made of [C] dreams and bones [F] We need a [G7] spot to [C] grow our [Am] own ‘Cause the [Dm] time is close at [G7] hand. [C] Grain for grain, [F] sun and [C] rain [F] I'll find my [G7] way in [C] nature's chain [F] Tune my [G7] body [C] and my [Am] brain To the [Dm] music [G7] of the [C] land. [G7] Chorus [C] Plant your rows [F] straight and [C] long, [F] temper [G7] them with [C] prayer and song [F] Mother [G7] earth will [C] keep you [Am] strong If you [Dm] give her love and [G7] care. [C] Old crow watching [F] hungry-[C]-ly [F] From his [G7] perch in [C] yonder tree [F] In my [G7] garden [C] I'm as [Am] free As that [Dm] feathered [G7] thief up [C] there. [G7] Chorus
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IT’S ONLY A PAPER MOON (G-G7-E7-Am7-D-D7-Gdim-Bm) – (4/4)
By Harold Arlen (music), Yip Harburg and Billy Rose (words)
INTRO: [G] // [E7] // [Am7] //// [D7] //// [G] //// [G] Say, it's [E7] only a [Am7] paper [D7] moon, [D] Sailing [D7] over a [G] card-[D7]-board [G] sea, [G] But it [E7] wouldn't be [Am7] make believe, If [D7] you believed in [G] me. [D7] [G] Yes, it's [E7] only a [Am7] canvas [D7] sky, [D] Hanging [D7] over a [G] mus-[D7]-lin [G] tree, [G] But it [E7] wouldn't be [Am7] make believe, [D7] If you believed in [G] me. [G7] With-[Am7]-out [Gdim] your [Bm] love, [Am7] It's a honky-[D7]-tonk par-[G]-ade, [G7] With-[Am7]-out [Gdim] your [Bm] love, It's a [G] melody [E7] played at a [D7] penny arcade.
[G] It's a [E7] Barnum and [Am7] Bailey [D7] world, [D] Just as [D7] phony as [G] it [D7] can [G] be, [G] But it [E7] wouldn't be [Am7] make believe, If [D7] you believed in [G] me.
Am7
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JAMAICA FAREWELL (C-F-G7-Dm) – (4/4) By Lord Burgess Try a calypso strum: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
C F Down the way, where the nights are gay C G7 C And the sun shines daily on the mountain top C F I took a trip on a sailing ship C G7 C And when I reached Jamaica, I made a stop. Chorus: C Dm But I'm sad to say, I'm on my way, G7 C Won't be back for many a day, C Dm My heart is down, my head is turning around C G7 C I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town. C F Sounds of laughter everywhere C G7 C And the dancing girls sway to and fro, C F I must declare, my heart is there, C G7 C 'Though I've been from Maine to Mexico. Chorus C F Down at the market, you can hear C G7 C Ladies cry out while on their heads they bear, C F Akey, rice, salt fish are nice, C G7 C And the rum is fine any time of year. Chorus
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JARAMA VALLEY (C-G7-C7-F) (4/4)
Music: Traditional (Red River Valley) Words: Unknown
INTRO: [C] //// ////
[C] There's a valley in Spain called Jarama [C] It's a place that we all know so [G7] well; It was [C] there that we [C7] gave of our [F] manhood Where so [G7] many of our brave comrades [C] fell. [C] We are proud of the Lincoln Battalion [C] And the fight for Madrid that it [G7] made, There we [C] fought like true [C7] sons of the [F] people As [G7] part of the Fifteenth Bri-[C]-gade.
[C] Now we’re far from that valley of sorrow [C] But its memory we ne’er will for-[G7]-get, So be-[C]-fore we con-[C7]-clude this [F] reunion Let us [G7] honor our glorious [C] dead. [C] There's a valley in Spain called Jarama [C] It's a place that we all know so [G7] well; It was [C] there that we [C7] gave of our [F] manhood Where so [G7] many of our brave comrades [C] fell.
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JOE HILL (G-C-D-A7) – (4/4)
Words: Alfred Hayes; Music: Earl Robinson
INTRO: STRUM FIRST VERSE AS INSTRUMENTAL I [G] dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night, A-[C]-live as you and [G] me. Says [C] I "But Joe, you're [D] ten [C] years [G] dead" "I [A7] never died" said [D] he, "I [D] never died" said [G] he. "In [G] Salt Lake City, Joe," says I, Him [C] standing by my [G] bed, "They [C] framed you on a [D] mur-[C]-der [G] charge," Says [A7] Joe, "But I ain't [D] dead," Says [D] Joe, "But I ain't [G] dead." "The [G] Copper Bosses killed you Joe, they [C] shot you Joe" says [G] I. "Takes [C] more than guns to [D] kill [C] a [G] man" Says [A7] Joe "I didn't [D] die" Says [D] Joe "I didn't [G] die" And [G] standing there as big as life and [C] smiling with his [G] eyes. Says [C] Joe "What they [D] forgot [C] to [G] kill went [A7] on to organ-[D]-ize, went [D] on to organ-[G]-ize" From [G] San Diego up to Maine, in [C] every mine and [G] mill, where [C] working-men are [D] out [C] on [G] strike, it's [A7] there you’ll find Joe [D] Hill, it's [D] there you’ll find Joe [G] Hill! I [G] dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night, A-[C]-live as you and [G] me. Says [C] I "But Joe, you're [D] ten [C] years [G] dead" "I [A7] never died" said [D] he, "I [D] never died" said [G] he.
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LET’S GO CANOEING (G-G7-C-F-Dm-A7-Fm) (4/4)
By Daine Taraz
INTRO: [C] //// //// [C] let's go canoeing on [C] Lake Chargoggagogg—manchauggagogg—chau-[G]-bunagungamaugg. [G] Scenery viewing, on [G] Lake Chargoggagog—man-[G7]-chauggagogg—chau-[C]-bunagungamaugg. [F] On ancient deeds it's Chabana—kongkomom, [C] easier to say by far. I [Dm] don't know how it got so long, but [G] now it's quite bizarre, [G7] oh, [C] Let's go canoeing on [C] Lake Chargoggagogg—manchauggagogg—chau-[G]-bunagungamaugg. [G] Pleasure pursuing, on [G] Lake Chargoggagog—man-[G7]-chauggagogg—chau-[C]-bunagungamaugg. The [F] Nipmuk tribe would meet with the Mohegans, the [C] treaty went this way: (SPOKEN) "You fish on your side, I'll fish on mine, and [Dm] Nobody's allowed to fish in the middle, so [G] that is why we say, [G7] oh, [C] Let's go canoeing on [C] that lake with the really, really, really, really, really, long [G] name. [G] Not overdoing, [G] 'cuz if we paddle too hard [G7] we'll be sore, and [C] that'll be a shame. The [F] Narragansetts powwowed with the Pequots, [C] on this peaceful shore. With [Dm] lots of fish for everyone, they [G] had a fine rapport, [G7] oh, [C] Let's be reviewing, it's [C] Lake Chargoggagogg—manchauggagogg—chau-[G]-bunagungamaugg. [G] Syllables chewing, it's [G] Lake Chargoggagog—man-[G7]-chauggagogg—chau-[C]-bunagungamaugg. [F] How I long to see you in the moonlight, [C] as the stars shine clear. [Dm] Darling, won't you hold me close, and [G] whisper in my ear, [G7] oh . . . [C] Let's go canoeing on [C] Lake Chargoggagogg—manchauggagogg—chau-[G]-bunagungamaugg. [G] Romance ensuing, on [G] Lake Chargoggagog—man-[G7]-chauggagogg—chau-[C]-bunagungamaugg. [F] Wooing as our scruples we're subduing, [C] cooing as our [A7] buttons we're undoing, [Dm] Let's ----- [G] go ---- canoe-[C]-ing! (chau-[F]-buna – [Fm] gunga – [C] maugg!)
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LET THE MYSTERY BE (F-Bb-C) – (4/4)
By Iris Dement
INTRO (briskly): [F] //// ////
CHORUS:
[F] Everybody is [Bb] wondering' what and [C] where they all came [F] from ////
Everybody is [Bb] worrying' 'bout where they're gonna [C] go
When the whole thing's [F] done ////
But no one knows for [Bb] certain, and so it's [F] all the same to [Bb] me ////
[F] I think I'll just [C] let the mystery [F] be. //// ////
Some [F] say once gone you're [Bb] gone forever
And some [C] say you're gonna come [F] back ////
Some [F] say you rest in the [Bb] arms of the Savior
If in [C] sinful ways you [F] lack ////
Some [F] say that they're comin' [Bb] back in a garden
Bunch of [F] carrots and little sweet [Bb] peas ////
[F] I think I'll just [C] let the mystery [F] be. //// ////
CHORUS
Some [F] say they're goin' to a [Bb] place called Glory
And I [C] ain't sayin' it ain't a [F] fact ////
But I've [F] heard that I'm on the [Bb] road to purgatory
And I [C] don't like the sound of [F] that ////
[F] I believe in [Bb] love and I live my [F] life according-[Bb]-ly ////
[F] But I choose [C] to let the mystery [F] be. ////
CHORUS
TAG: [F] I think I'll just [C] let the mystery [F] be – ee .
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LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD (F-Am-Dm-G-Bb-A7-C7) – (4/4)
By Ronald Blackwell (performed by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs)
Howl [F] [Am] [Dm] [N.C. Spoken] Who's that I see walking in these woods [F] [Am] [Dm] [N.C. Spoken] Why it's Little Red Riding Hood [F] [Am] [Dm] Hey there Little Red [F] Riding Hood [G] You sure are lookin' good [Bb] You're everything a [A7] big bad wolf could [Dm] want [A7] [Dm] Little Red [F] Riding Hood, [G] I don't think little big girls should [Bb] Go walking' in these [A7] spooky old woods a-[Dm]-lone [A7] (howl) [F] What big eyes you have [Dm] The kind of eye that drive wolves mad [G] So just to see that you don't get chased I think I [C7] ought to walk with you for a ways [F] What full lips you have [Dm] they're sure to lure someone bad So un-[G]-til you get to Grandma's place I think you [C7] ought to walk with me and be safe [Dm] I'm gonna keep my [F] sheep suit on [G] 'Til I'm sure that you've been shown That [Bb] I can be trusted [A7] walkin' with you a-[Dm]-lone [A7] (howl) [Dm] Little Red [F] Riding Hood [G] I'd like to hold you if I could But [Bb] you might think I'm a [A7] big bad wolf So I [Dm] won't [A7] (howl) [F] What a big heart I have [Dm] the better to love you with [G] Little Red Riding Hood [C7] even bad wolves can be good [F] I'll try to keep satisfied [Dm] just to walk close by your side [G] Maybe you'll see things my way Be-[C7]-fore we get to Grandma's place [Dm] Little Red [F] Riding Hood [G] you sure are lookin' good [Bb] You're everything a [A7] big bad wolf could [Dm] want [A7] (howl) I mean...... [Dm] Baa [F] Baa? [G] Baa! [Bb] [A7] [Dm]
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L.O.V.E. (G-G7-Em7-Gmaj7-Am-D-D7-C-A-A7-cords) – (4/4)
By Bert Kaempfert (music), Milt Gabler (lyrics). (performed by Nat King Cole)
Intro: [G] // [Em7] // [Gmaj7] // [Em7] // (x 2) [G] L is [Em7] for the way you [Am] look at [D] me [D] O is for the only [G] one I [Em7] see [G7] V is very very [C] extraordinary [A] E is [A7] even more than [D] anyone that [D7] you adore and [G] Love is [Em7] all that I can [Am] give to [D] you [D] Love is more than just a [G] game for [Em7] two [G7] Two in love can make it [C] Take my heart and [A7] please don't break it [G] Love was [D7] made for me and [G] you [G] L is [Em7] for the way you [Am] look at [D] me [D] O is for the only [G] one I [Em7] see [G7] V is very very [C] extraordinary [A] E is [A7] even more than [D] anyone that [D7] you adore and [G] Love is [Em7] all that I can [Am] give to [D] you [D] Love is more than just a [G] game for [Em7] two [G7] Two in love can make it [C] Take my heart and [A7] please don't break it [G] Love was [D7] made for me and [G] you [G] L is [Em7] for the way you [Am] look at [D] me [D] O is for the only [G] one I [Em7] see [G7] V is very very [C] extraordinary [A] E is [A7] even more than [D] anyone that [D7] you adore and [G] Love is [Em7] all that I can [Am] give to [D] you [D] Love is more than just a [G] game for [Em7] two [G7] Two in love can make it [C] Take my heart and [A7] please don't break it [G] Love was [D7] made for me and [G] you [G] Love was [D7] made for me and [G] you [G] Love was [D7] made for me and [G] you
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LOVELY HULA HANDS (C-G7-C7-F-A7-D7) – (4/4)
By Robert Alexander Anderson
Intro: [D7] // [G7] // [C] //// 2x
[C] Lovely hula hands, graceful as a bird in mo-[G7]-tion
[G7] Gliding like the gulls o’er the ocean, lovely hula [C] hands
Kou [G7] lima nani [C] e
[C] Lovely hula hands, telling of the rain in the val-[G7]-ley
[G7] And the swirling winds on the Pali, lovely hula [C] hands
Kou [G7] lima nani [C] e
[C] I can feel the soft car-[C7]-esses
Of your lovely [F] hands, your [C7] lovely hula [F] hands
[A7] Every little move expresses, so I'll under-[D7]-stand
[G7] All the tender meanings, [C] of your hula hands,
Fingertips that say A-[G7]-loha
Say to me again I love you, lovely hula [C] hands
Kou [G7] lima nani [C] e
[C] I can feel the soft car-[C7]-esses
Of your lovely [F] hands, your [C7] lovely hula [F] hands
[A7] Every little move expresses, so I'll under-[D7]-stand
[G7] All the tender meanings, [C] of your hula hands,
Fingertips that say A-[G7]-loha
Say to me again I love you, lovely hula [C] hands
Kou [G7] lima nani [C] e
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MAXWELL’S SILVER HAMMER (C-A7-Dm-G7-D7-E7-Am-C7-F) – ( 4/4) By Paul McCartney
INTRO: [C](x2) [E7](x2) [Am](x2) [C7](x2) [F-4](x4) [C][G7][C](x2)
[C] Joan was quizzical [A7] studied pataphysical [Dm] science in the home (2-3-4)
[G7] Late nights all alone with a test tube [C] oh oh oh [G7] oh (2-3-4)
[C] Maxwell Edison [A7] majoring in medicine [Dm] calls her on the phone (2-3-4)
[G7] Can I take you out to the pictures [C] Jo-o-o-[G7]-oan (2-3)
But [D7] as she's getting ready to go a [G7] knock comes on the door KKK
[C]Bang Bang Maxwell's silver hammer came [D7] down upon her head (2-3-4)
[G7] Bang Bang Maxwell's silver hammer
Made [Dm] sure that [G7] she was [C] dead [G7] [C](x2)
[C](x2) [E7](x2) [Am](x2) [C7](x2) [F-4](x4) [C][G7][C](x2)
[C] Back in school again [A7] Maxwell plays the fool again
[Dm] teacher gets annoyed (2-3-4)
[G7] Wishing to avoid an unpleasant [C] sce-e-e-[G7]-ene (2-3-4)
[C] She tells Max to stay [A7] when the class has gone away
[Dm] so he waits behind (2-3-4)
[G7] Writing fifty times I must not be [C] so-o-o-[G7]-o (2-3)
But [D7]when she turns her back on the boy, he [G7]creepsupfrom behind KKK
[C]Bang Bang Maxwell's silver hammer came [D7] down upon her head (2-3-4)
[G7] Bang Bang Maxwell's silver hammer
Made [Dm] sure that [G7] she was [C] dead [G7] [C](x2)
[C](x8) [D7](x8) [G7](x8) [Dm](x2) [G7](x2) [C] [G7] [C](x2)
[C](x2) [E7](x2) [Am](x2) [C7](x2) [F-4](x4) [C][G7][C](x2)
[C] P.C. Thirty-one [A7] said we caught a dirty one [Dm] Maxwell stands alone (2-3-4)
[G7] Painting testimonial pictures [C] oh oh oh [G7] oh (2-3-4)
[C] Rose and Valerie [A7] screaming from the gallery [Dm] say he must go free(2-3-4)
The [G7] judge does not agree and he tells them [C] so-o-o-[G7]-o (2-3)
But [D7] as the words are leaving his lips A [G7]noisecomesfrom behind KKK
[C]Bang Bang Maxwell's silver hammer came [D7] down upon his head (2-3-4)
[G7] Bang Bang Maxwell's silver hammer
Made [Dm] sure that [G7] he was [C] dead [G7] [C](x2)
[C](x8) [D7](x8) [G7](x8) [Dm](x2) [G7](x2) [C] [G7] [C](x2)
[C] Sil-[E7]-ver [Am]Ham-[C7]-mer [F-4](x4) [C][G7][C](x2)
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MIDNIGHT SPECIAL (G-C-D7) – (4/4)
By Huddie Ledbetter
[G] When you wake up in the [C] morning, you hear the ding dong [G] ring
[G] Go marchin’ to the [D7] table, see the same damn [G] thing
[G] Knife and fork are on the [C] table, nothin’ in the [G] pan
[G] Say anything [D7] about it, you’re in trouble with the [G] man
Chorus
[G] Let the midnight [C] special shine its light on [G] me
[G] Let the midnight [D7] special shine its everlovin’ light on [G] me
[G] Yonder comes Miss [C] Rosie, how in the world do you [G] know?
[G] Well, I knows her by her [D7] apron & the dress she [G] wore
[G] Umbrella on her [C] shoulder, piece of paper in her [G] hand
[G] Well she’s gonna tell the [D7] Governor “Turn loose my [G] man.”
Chorus:
[G] If you ever go to [C] Houston, boy, you better walk [G] right
[G] Well you better not [D7] stagger and you better not [G] fight
[G] Sheriff Benson will [C] arrest you & he’ll carry you [G] down
[G] When the jury finds you [D7] guilty, you’re penitentiary [G] bound
Chorus:
[G] I’m goin’ away to [C] leave you, cuz my time ain’t [G] long
[G] The Man is gonna [D7] call me & I’ll be [G] gone
[G] Be done all my [C] weepin’, whooping, hollerin & [G] cryin’
[G] Be done all my [D7] studyin’ about my great long [G] time
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MOVING DAY (F-F7-C-C7-Bb-G-G7) – (4/4)
Jim Kweskin version. (original recording, Charlie Poole)
[F] The landlord said this mornin' to me
[C7] a-Give me your key, [F] a-this place ain't free
[F] I can't get no rent outta you
[C7] Pack up your clothes and skid-[F]-doo, [F7]
[Bb] Well, I’ve been waitin' ‘til my Bill comes home
[F] He's my honey from the honeycomb
[G7] He’ll have money cause he told me so this [C] mornin', //
[NC] because it's
CHORUS:
[F] Movin' day, [G] movin' day
[C] Rip that carpet up offa the floor
[C] [NC] a-pick up your overcoat and [C] [NC] get out the door
Because it's [F] movin' day, yeah, [Bb] pack up your clothes and get [G7] away
If you [F] can't pay your rent, then you live out in a tent
[F] Because it's moo-oo-oovin', [C] Lord it’s movin [F] Day
[F] Well, Bill come in all covered with snow
[C7] I said, "Hello. [F] Gimme some dough.
[F] Here's the landlord waitin' for rent."
[C7] Bill says, "I ain't got a [F] cent.” [F7]
[Bb] We'll be leavin' just as soon as we can
[F] You can try and catch me, mister landlord man,
I'm [G7] goin' back to Dixieland this [C] mornin', //
[NC] because it's ...
CHORUS
[F] Movin' day, [G] movin' day
[C] Rip that carpet up offa the floor
[C] [NC] a-pick up your overcoat and [C] [NC] get out the door
Because it's [F] movin' day, yeah, [Bb] pack up your clothes and get [G7] away
If you [F] can't pay your rent, then you live out in a tent
[F] Cause it’s moo-oo-oovin, [C] Lord it’s movin
[F] No more groovin, [C] Lord it’s movin
[F] Moo-oo-oovin, [C] Yeah it’s movin’ [F] day
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NOBODY KNOWS YOU … (C-F-G7,10 more) – (4/4)
By Jimmy Cox
[C] Once I lived the [E7] life of a [A7] millionaire [Dm] Spent all my [A7] money, and [Dm] I did [A7] not [Dm] care [F] Takin’ my [F#dim] friends out for a [C] mighty fine [A7] time [A7] Buyin’[D7] bootleg liquor, [G7] champagne and wine
[C] Then I be-[E7] gan to [A7] fall so low [Dm] Didn’t have a [A7] friend, and no [Dm] place [A7] to [Dm] go If I [F] ever I get my [F#dim] hands on a [C] dollar a-[A7]- gain [A7] I'm gonna [D7] hold on to it till that [G7] eagle grins
'Cause [C] no-[E7]- body [A7] knows you [Dm] When you're [A7] down and [Dm] out [A7 – Dm] [F] In your [F#dim] pocket, [C] not one [A7] penny [D7] And as for friends, you [G7] haven’t any
But as [C] soon as you get [E7] back up on your [A7] feet again [Dm] Everybody [A7] wants to be your [Dm] long-[A7]-lost [Dm] friend [F] It's mighty [F#dim] strange, with-[C] out a [A7] doubt [D7] Nobody knows you when you're [G7] down and [C] out
Yes, [F] it's mighty [F#dim] strange, with-[C]-out a [A7] doubt [D7] Nobody knows you [Eb7-E7-Db7] [D7] Nobody needs you [Eb7-E7-Db7] [D7] No one can use you when you're [G7] down and [C] out
I [F#dim] mean when you’re [D7] down [G7] and [C] out [C- B- Bb – C]
Notes:
The “Hawaiian” alternate D7 is helpful for chord transitions until the last verse.
For the last verse the barred D7 is needed because it becomes a moveable chord.
You can substitute G7 for F#dim – don’t play the fourth string.
For Optional Ending [C-B-Bb-C]: first play normal C, then play C in Bb position
starting on 3rd
fret, then slide down one fret at a time to B and Bb, then play normal
C.
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OBLADI OBLADA (C-C7-G-G7-F-Am) – (4/4)
By The Beatles
[C] Desmond has a barrow in the [G] market place [G7] Molly is the singer in a [C] band [C] Desmond says to [C7] Molly "girl I [F] like your face" And Molly [C] says this as she [G7] takes him by the [C] hand Chorus: Ob-la-[C]-di ob-la-da life goes [G] on [Am] brah [F] La-la how the [G7] life goes [C] on Ob-la-[C]-di ob-la-da life goes [G] on [Am] brah [F] La-la how the [G7] life goes [C] on [C] Desmond takes a trolley to the [G] jeweler’s store [G7] Buys a twenty carat golden [C] ring [C] Takes it back to [C7] Molly waiting [F] at the door And as he [C] gives it to her [G7] she begins to [C] sing Chorus [F] In a couple of years they have built a home, sweet [C] home //// //// [F] With a couple of kids running in the yard Of [C] Desmond and Molly [G] Jones (Ah ha ha ha ha ha) [C] Happy ever after in the [G] market place [G7] Desmond lets the children lend a [C] hand [C] Molly stays at home [C7] and does her [F] pretty face And in the [C] evening she still [G7] sings it with the [C] band Chorus [F] In a couple of years they have built a home, sweet [C] home //// //// [F] With a couple of kids running in the yard Of [C] Desmond and Molly [G] Jones (Ah ha ha ha ha ha) [C] Yeah, Happy ever after in the [G] market place [G7] Molly lets the children lend a [C] hand [C] Desmond stays at home [C7] and does his [F] pretty face And in the [C] evening she’s a [G7] singer with the [C] band Chorus TAG: And if you [Am] want some fun, Sing [F] ob-la-[G7]-di bla-[C]-da
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OCTOPUS’S GARDEN (F-Dm-Bb-C7-C) – (4/4)
By Ringo Starr and the Beatles
[F] I’d like to be, [Dm] under the sea In an [Bb] octopus’s [F] garden in the [C7] shade [C7] [F] He’d let us in, [Dm] knows where we’ve been,
In his [Bb] octopus’s [F] garden in the [C7] shade [C7]
[Dm] I’d ask my friends to come and see [Bb] An octopus’s [C] garden with me, [F] I’d like to be, [Dm] under the sea
In an [Bb] octopus’s [C7] garden in the [F] shade [F]
[F] We would be warm, [Dm] below the storm In our [Bb] little hidea-[F]way beneath the [C7] waves [C7] [F] Resting our head, [Dm] on the sea bed,
In an [Bb] octopus’s [F] garden near a [C7] cave [C7]
[Dm] We would sing and dance around [Bb] Because we know we [C] can’t be found
[F] I’d like to be, [Dm] under the sea In an [Bb] octopus’s [C7] garden in the [F] shade [F]
[F] We would shout, [Dm] and swim about [Bb] The coral that [F] lies beneath the [C7] waves [C7]
[F] Oh, what joy, [Dm] for every girl and boy [Bb] Knowing they’re [F] happy and they’re [C7] safe [C7]
[Dm] We would be, so happy you and me, [Bb] No one there, to tell us what to [C] do
[F] I’d like to be, [Dm] under the sea, In an [Bb] octopus’s [C7] garden with [F] you [F]
In an [Bb] octopus’s [C7] garden with [F] you [F] [C7] [F]
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OH FREEDOM (G-D-D7-C) – (4/4)
Traditional
[G] Oh Freedom, [D7] Oh, [G] Freedom,
Oh Freedom over [D7] me, over me
And be [G] fore I’d be a slave I’ll be [C] buried in my grave
And go [G] home to my [D] Lord and be [G] free [C – G]
[G] No more moaning, [D7] no more [G] moaning,
No more moaning over [D7] me, over me
And be [G] fore I’d be a slave I’ll be [C] buried in my grave
And go [G] home to my [D] Lord and be [G] free [C – G]
[G] No more Jim Crow, [D7] no more [G] Jim Crow,
No more Jim Crow over [D7] me, over me
And be [G] fore I’d be a slave I’ll be [C] buried in my grave
And go [G] home to my [D] Lord and be [G] free [C – G]
Other possibilities:
No more weeping, …
No segregation, ...
No more Jim Crow, …
We’ll be shouting, …
We’ll be singing, …
(Make up your own)
End with first verse
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SING ALONG (C-F-D-G) – (4/4)
By Malvina Reynolds
I get [C] butterflies in my stomach [F] whenever I start to [C] sing
And [F] when I’m at a [C] microphone I [D] shake like any-[G]-thing
But [C] if you’ll sing along with me I’ll [F] holler right out [C] loud,
‘Cause I’m [F] awful nervous [C] lonesome, but I’m [G] swell when I’m a [C] crowd.
Chorus:
Sing [F] along, sing [C] along,
[C] And just sing la, la, la, la, la, if you don’t know the [G] song.
You’ll [C] quickly learn the music, you’ll [F] find yourself a [C] word,
[C] ‘Cause [F] when we sing together [G] we’ll be [C] heard.
[C] Oh when I want a raise in pay and [F] have to ask my [C] boss,
[F] If I go see him [C] by myself I’m [D] just a total [G] loss.
[C] But if we go together, I’ll do my [F] part right [C] pretty,
‘Cause [F] I’m awful nervous [C] lonesome but I[G] make a swell [C] committee.
Chorus
My [C] congressman’s important, he [F] hobnobs with big [C] biz,
He [F] soon forgets the [C] guys and gals who [D] put him where he [G] is,
I’ll [C] just write him a letter that [F] peace is what we [C] need,
With a [F] hundred thousand [C] signatures, why [G] even he can [C] read.
Chorus
And [C] when I say together, I [F] don’t mean just we [C]two,
But [F] Black, Brown, White, Red, [C] Yellow, [D] Christian, Muslim, [G] Jew
The [C] worker in the factory, the [F] sailor on the [C] sea,
From [F] mine and mill, both [C] him and her and [G] you & you & [C] me
Chorus
Oh [C] life is full of problems, the [F] world’s a funny [C] place,
I [F]sometimes wonder [C] why the heck I [D] joined the human [G] race,
But [C] when we work together, it all seems [F] right and [C] true,
I’m an [F] awful nothing [C] by myself but [G] I’m okay with [C] you.
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SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (C-G7) – (4/4)
By Nacio Herb Brown
I'm [C] singin' in the rain. Just singin' in the rain. [C] What a glorious feeling. I'm [G7] happy again. I'm [G7] laughin' at clouds. So dark up above. The [G7] sun's in my heart And I'm [C] ready for love. Let the [C] stormy clouds chase everyone from the place. [C] Come on with the rain, I've a [G7] smile on my face. I [G7] walk down the lane with a happy refrain. And [G7] singin', just singin' in the [C] rain. REPEAT
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SUNNY AFTERNOON (Am-G7-C-E7-A7-D7) – ( 4/4)
By Ray Davies (performed by The Kinks)
The [Am] tax man's taken [G7] all my dough,
And [C] left me in my [G7] stately home,
[E7] Lazing on a sunny after-[Am]-noon
and I can't [G7] sail my yacht,
He's [C] taken every [G7] thing I've got,
[E7] All I've got's this sunny after-[Am]-noon. N.C. (3-4) (1-2-3-4)
[A7] Save me, save me, save me from this squee-[D7]-eeze. N.C. (1-2)
I got a [G7] big fat mama trying to break [C] me.
[E7] And I [Am] love to live so [D7] pleasantly
[Am] Live this life of [D7] luxury,
[C] Lazing on a sunny after-[Am]-noon. [E7] (2-3-4)
In [Am] summertime [E7] (2-3-4), In [Am] summertime [E7] (2-3-4)
In [Am] summertime [E7] (2-3-4)
My [Am] girlfriend's run off [G7] with my car,
And [C] gone back to her [G7] ma and pa,
[E7] Telling tales of drunkenness and [Am] cruelty
now I'm [G7] sitting here,
[C] Sipping at my [G7] ice cold beer,
[E7] Lazing on a sunny after-[Am]-noon. N.C. (3-4) (1-2-3-4)
[A7] Help me, help me, help me sail away-[D7]-ay, N.C.(1-2)
Well give me [G7] two good reasons why I ought to [C] stay.
[E7] 'Cause I [Am] love to live so [D7] pleasantly,
[Am] Live this life of [D7] luxury,
[C] Lazing on a sunny after-[Am]-noon. [E7]
In [Am] summertime [E7], (2-3-4), In [Am] summertime [E7], (2-3-4)
In [Am] summertime [E7] (2-3-4)
[A7] Save me, save me, save me from this squee-[D7]-eeze. N.C.(1-2)
I got a [G7] big fat mama trying to break [C] me.
And I [Am] love to live so [D7] pleasantly
[Am] Live this life of [D7] luxury,
[C] Lazing on a sunny after-[Am]-noon. [E7] (2-3-4)
In [Am] summertime [E7] (2-3-4), In [Am] summertime [E7] (2-3-4)
In [Am] summertime [E7], (2-3-4) In [Am] summertime [E7], (2-3-4) [Am]
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SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT (G-C-D7-G7) ( 4/4)
(Traditional Spiritual)
Chorus: Swing [G] low sweet [C] char-[G]-i-ot Coming for to carry me [D7] home Swing [G] low [G7] sweet [C] char-[G]-i-ot Coming for to [D7] carry me [G] home I [G] looked over Jordan and [C] what did I [G] see Coming for to carry me [D7] home A [G] band of [G7] angels [C] coming after [G] me Coming for to [D7] carry me [G] home Chorus I’m [G] sometimes up and I’m [C] sometimes [G] down Coming for to carry me [D7] home Still [G] my [G7] soul is [C] heavenly [G] bound Coming for to [D7] carry me [G] home Chorus If [G] you get there be-[C]-fore I [G] do Coming for to carry me [D7] home Tell [G] all my [G7] friends [C] I’m a-coming [G] too Coming for to [D7] carry me [G] home Chorus
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TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME (C-C7-F-G7-A7-Dm-D-D7) – (3/4)
By Jack Norwirth and Albert Von Tilzer
[C] Take me out to the [G7] ball game
[C] Take me out to the [G7] crowd
[A7] Buy me some peanuts and [Dm] Cracker Jack
[D] I don’t care if I [G7] never get back,
For it’s [C] root, root, root for the [G7] home team,
If [C7] they don’t win it’s a [A7] shame,
For it’s [F] one, [D7] two, [C] three strikes your [A7] out
At the [D7] old [G7] ball [C] game.
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TENNESSEE WALTZ (G-G7-C -D7-B7) – (3/4)
Lyrics by Redd Stewart, music by Pee Wee King (Waltz!)
Intro: [G] /// [D7] /// [G] ///
[G] I was dancing with my darling to the [G7] Tennessee [C] Waltz When an [G] old friend I happened to [D7] see I intro-[G]-duced her to my darling And [G7] while they were [C] dancing My [G] friend stole my [D7] sweetheart from [G] me [G] I remember the [B7] night and the [C] Tennessee [G] Waltz Now I [G] know just how much I have [D7] lost Yes, I [G] lost my little darling the [G7] night they were [C] playing the [G] beautiful [D7] Tennessee [G] Waltz
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THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND (C-F-G7) – (4/4)
By WOODY GUTHRIE
C F C This land is your land, This land is my land C G7 C From California to the New York island; C F C From the red wood forest to the Gulf Stream waters G7 C This land was made for you and Me. C F C As I was walking that ribbon of highway, C G7 C I saw above me that endless skyway: C F C I saw below me that golden valley: G7 C This land was made for you and me. C F C I've roamed and rambled and I followed my footsteps C G7 C To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts; C F C And all around me a voice was sounding: G7 C This land was made for you and me. C F C When the sun came shining, and I was strolling, C G7 C And the wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling, C F C As the fog was lifting a voice was chanting: G7 C This land was made for you and me.
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C F C This land is your land, but it once was my land C G7 C Until we sold you, Manhattan Island C F C You pushed our nations to the reservations G7 C This land was stole by you from me C F C In the squares of the city in the shadow of the steeple, C G7 C By the relief office, I seen my people; C F C As they stood there hungry, I stood there asking G7 C If this land was made for you and me? C F C Maybe you’ve been working, as hard as you’re able C G7 C But you’ve just got crumbs from the rich man’s table C F C And maybe you’re thinking, was it truth or fable G7 C That this land was made for you and me C F C A big high wall there tried to stop me; C G7 C A sign was painted, said private property; C F C But on the back side it didn't say nothing; G7 C That side was made for you and me. C F C Nobody living can ever stop me, C G7 C As I go walking that freedom highway; C F C Nobody living can make me turn back G7 C This land was made for you and me. Final Chorus
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UKULELE LADY (F-C-C7-Bb-Db7-Dm-Am-Gm-G7) – (4/4)
By Gus Kahn and Richard A. Whiting
Verse 1 F C7 F I saw the splendor of the moonlight F Db7 C7 F On Hono - lu - lu Bay F C7 F There something tender in the moonlight F Db7 C7 F On Hono - lu - lu Bay Dm And all the beaches are full of peaches Am Who bring their 'ukes' along F And in the glimmer of the moonlight F G7 C7 They love to sing this song Chorus: F Am Dm C7 If you like-a Ukulele Lady F Am Dm F Ukulele Lady like-a you Gm C7 Gm C7 If you like to linger where it's shady Gm C7 F Ukulele Lady linger too F Am Dm C7 If you kiss a Ukulele Lady F Am Dm F While you promise ever to be true Gm C7 Gm C7 And she see an other Uk-ulele Gm C7 F Lady fool a-round with you
Bb Maybe she'll sigh (and maybe not) F Maybe she'll cry (and maybe not) G7 Maybe she'll find somebody else C C7 Bye and bye F Am Dm C7 To sing to When it's cool and shady F Am Dm F Where the tricky Wicki Wackies woo Gm C7 Gm C7 If you like a Ukulele Lady Gm F Ukulele Lady like a you Verse 2 F C7 F She used to sing to me by moonlight F Db7 C7 F On Hono- lu - lu Bay F C7 F Fond mem'rys cling to me by moonlight F Db7 C7 F Although I'm far a way Dm Someday I'm going where eyes are glowing Am And lips are made to kiss F To see somebody in the moonlight F G7 C7 And hear the song I miss Chorus
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UNDER THE BOARDWALK (C-G7-C7-F-Am-G) – ( 4/4)
By Arthur Resnick and Kenny Young Try a calypso strum:
INTRO: [C] //// //// //// //
Oh when the [C] sun beats down and burns the tar up on the [G7] roof And your [G7] shoes get so hot / you wish your tired feet were fire [C] proof [C7] Under the [F] boardwalk, down by the [C] sea, yeah [C] On a blanket with my baby is [G7] where I'll [C] be
Chorus:
[C] Under the [Am] boardwalk, out of the sun [Am] Under the [G] boardwalk, we'll be havin' some fun [G] Under the [Am] boardwalk, people walking above [Am] Under the [G] boardwalk, we'll be falling in love
[G] Under the [Am] boardwalk, boardwalk!
[C] From the park you hear the happy sound of a carou-[G7]-sel You can [G7] almost taste / the hot dogs and French fries they [C] sell [C7] Under the [F] boardwalk, down by the [C] sea, yeah [C] On a blanket with my baby is [G7] where I'll [C] be
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UNION MAID (G-C-D-A) – (4/4)
Music: Red Wing; original words by Woody Guthrie, 1941 (third verse by Millard
Lampell, fourth verse unknown) – There are many variations and parodies
[G] There once was a union maid, she [C] never was a-[G]-fraid Of [D] goons and ginks and [G] company finks
and the [A] deputy sheriffs who [D] made the raid. She [G] went to the union hall when a [C] meeting it was [G] called, And [D] when the company [G] boys came 'round She [D] always stood her [G] ground.
Chorus: Oh, you [C] can't scare me, I'm sticking to the [G] union, I'm sticking to the [D] union, I'm sticking to the [G] union. Oh, you [C] can't scare me, I'm sticking to the [G] union, I'm sticking to the [D] union 'til the day I [G] die.
This [G] union maid was wise to the [C] tricks of company [G] spies, She [D] couldn't be fooled by a [G] company stool,
she'd [A] always organ-[D]-ize the guys. She [G] always got her way when she [C] struck for higher [G] pay. She'd [D] show her card to the [G] National Guard And [D] this is what she'd [G] say:
Chorus You [G] gals who want to be free, just [C] take a tip from [G] me; [D] Get you a man who's a [G] union man [A] and join the Ladies [D] Auxiliary [G] Married life ain't hard when you’ve [C] got a union [G] card, A [D] union man has a [G] happy life when he's [D] got a union [G] wife. Chorus We [G] modern union maids are [C] also not a-[G]-fraid, To [D] walk the line, leave [G] jobs behind, And [A] we’re not just the [D] Ladies Aid! We’ll [G] fight for equal pay, And [C] we will have our [G] say, We’re [D] workers too, the [G] same as you, And [D] union all the [G] way!” Chorus
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WHEN THE RED RED ROBIN (G- G7-D7-C-Em-Cm-Edim(1)-A7) – (4/4)
By Harry Woods
[G] When the red, red, robin comes
[D7] bob-bob, bobbin a-[G]-long, along,
[G] There’ll be no more sobbin when
[D7] he starts throbbin’ his [G] old sweet [G7] song
[C] Wake up, wake up you sleepyhead,
[G] get up, get up, get out of bed,
[Em] Cheer up, cheer up, the sun is red,
[D7] Live, love, laugh and be happy,
[G] What if I’ve been blue,
[D7] now I’m walking through [G] fields of flowers,
[G] Rain may glisten, but
[D7] still I listen for [G] hours and [G7] hours,
[C] I’m just a kid again, [Cm] doin’ what I did again,
[G] sing-[Edim]-ing a [A7] song,
[G] When the red, red, robin comes
[D7] bob-bob, bobbin a-[G]-long.
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WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN (C-C7-G7-F) – (4/4)
Traditional
[C] Oh when the saints go marching in
Oh when the saints go marching [G7] In
Oh Lord I [C] want to [C7] be in that [F] number
When the [C] saints go [G7] marching [C] in [F]-[C]
[C] Oh when the sun refuse to shine
Oh when the sun refuse to [G7] shine
Oh Lord I [C] want to [C7] be in that [F] number
When the [C] sun re-[G7]-fuse to [C] shine [F]-[C]
[C] Oh when the moon turns red with blood
Oh when the moon turns red with [G7] blood
Oh Lord I [C] want to [C7] be in that [F] number
When the [C] moon turns [G7] red with [C] blood [F]-[C]
[C] Oh when the trumpet sounds the call
Oh when the trumpet sounds the [G7] call
Oh Lord I [C] want to [C7] be in that [F] number
When the [C] trumpet [G7] sounds its [C] call [F]-[C]
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WILD MOUNTAIN THYME (C-F-G-Em-Am-Dm) – (4/4)
Traditional (Introduced by the McPeake Family of Belfast)
O the [C] summer [F] time has [C] come, And the [F] trees are sweetly [C] bloomin' And the [F] wild [Em] mountain [Am] thyme Grows a-[Dm]-round the bloomin' [F] heather … Chorus: Will ye [C] go, [F] lassie, [C] go?
And we'll [F] all [G] go to-[C]-gether To pluck [F] wild [Em] mountain [Am] thyme
All a-[Dm]-round the bloomin' [F] heather Will ye [C] go, [F] lassie, [C] go?
I will [C] build my [F] love a [C] bower, By yon [F] cool crystal [C] fountain And [F] round it [Em] I will [Am] pile All the [Dm] wild flowers of the [F] mountain Chorus I will [C] range [F] through the [C] wilds, And the [F] deep glen so [C] dreary And re-[F]-turn [Em] with their [Am] spoils To the [Dm] bower of my [F] dearie
Chorus If my [C] true love [F] she'll not [C] come,
I will [F] surely find a-[C]-nother To puck [F] wild [Em] mountain [Am] thyme,
All a-[Dm]-round the bloomin' [F] heather Chorus (2x)
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WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS (C-G-Dm-G7-Bb-F-Am-D) – (4/4)
By the Beatles
INTRO: [C] //// [G] //// [Dm] //// //// [G7] //// [C] //// [C] What would you [G] think if I [Dm] sang out of tune [Dm] Would you stand up and [G7] walk out on [C] me? //// [C] Lend me your [G] ears and I'll [Dm] sing you a song [Dm] And I'll try not to [G7] sing out of [C] key Oh I get [Bb] by with a little [F] help from my [C] friends Mm I get [Bb] high with a little [F] help from my [C] friends Mm I’m gonna [F] try with a little help from my [C] friends //// [G7] //// [C] What do I [G] do when my [Dm] love is away? ([Dm] Does it worry you to [G7] be a-[C]-lone?) //// [C] How do I [G] feel by the [Dm] end of the day? ([Dm] Are you sad because you're [G7] on your [C] own?) No I get [Bb] by with a little [F] help from my [C] friends Mm I get [Bb] high with a little [F] help from my [C] friends Mm I’m gonna [F] try with a little help from my [C] friends //// [G7] //// (Do you [Am] need any-[D]-body?) [C] I need some-[Bb]-body to [F] love (Could it [Am] be any-[D]-body?) [C] I want some-[Bb]-body to [F] love //// ([C] Would you be-[G]-lieve in a [Dm] love at first sight?) [Dm] Yes I'm certain that it [G7] happens all the [C] time //// ([C] What do you [G] see when you [Dm] turn out the light?) [Dm] I can't tell you, but I [G7] know it's [C] mine Oh I get [Bb] by with a little [F] help from my [C] friends Mm I get [Bb] high with a little [F] help from my [C] friends Mm I’m gonna [F] try with a little help from my [C] friends //// [G7] //// (Do you [Am] need any-[D]-body?) [C] I need some-[Bb]-body to [F] love (Could it [Am] be any-[D]-body?) [C] I want some-[Bb]-body to [F] love Oh I get [Bb] by with a little [F] help from my [C] friends Mm I get [Bb] high with a little [F] help from my [C] friends Mm I’m gonna [F] try with a little help from my [C] friends Yes I get [Bb] by with a little help from my [F] friends [F] With a little help from my [C] friends
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WOMEN BE WISE (C-C7-E7-A7-D7-G7-F-F#dim) – (4/4)
By Sippy Wallace
[C] Women be [E7] wise, [A7] keep your mouth shut,
[D7] don't adver-[G7]-tise your [C] man
[C] Don't sit [E7] around [A7] gossiping,
ex-[D7]-plaining what your good man [G7]really can do
Some [C] women nowadays, Lord they [C7] ain't no good
They will [F] laugh in your face, Then try to
[F#dim ] steal your man from you
[C] Women be [E7] wise, [A7] keep your mouth shut,
[D7] don't adver-[G7]-tise your [C] man
[C] Your best [E7] girlfriend, she [A7] might be a highbrow,
she [D7] changes clothes [G7] three times a [C] day
[C] What do you [E7] think she's [A7] doing now,
while [D7] you're so far a-[G7]-way
She's [C] loving your man in your [C7] own damn bed
You better [F] call for the doctor, mama, try to
in-[F#dim ]-vestigate your head
[C] Women be [E7] wise, [A7] keep your mouth shut,
[D7] don't adver-[G7]-tise your [C] man
[C] Women be [E7] wise, [A7] keep your mouth shut,
[D7] don't adver-[G7]-tise your [C] man
[C] Don't sit [E7] around, girl, [A7] telling all your secrets,
[D7] telling all those good things he [G7] really can do
If you [C] talk about your baby, you [C7] tell me he's so fine
[F] Lord honey, I just might sneak up and
[F#dim ] try to make him mine
[C] Women be [E7] wise, [A7] keep your mouth shut,
[D7] don't adver-[G7]-tise your [C] man
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WORRIED MAN BLUES (G-C-D7) – (4/4)
Traditional (Sung by the Carter Family & Woody Guthrie & many others)
Chorus: It [G] takes a worried man to sing a worried song
It [C] takes a worried man to sing a worried [G] song
It [G] takes a worried man to sing a worried song
I'm worried [D7] now but I [C] won't be worried [G] long
I [G] went across the river and I lay down to sleep
I [C] went across the river and I lay down to [G] sleep
I [G] went across the river and I lay down to sleep When I woke [D7] up, they put [C] shackles on my [G] feet
chorus
Twenty-one links of chain around my leg (3x)
And on each link an initial of my name
chorus
I asked the judge, what might be my fine (3x) Twenty-one years on the Rocky Mountain Line
chorus
The train that I ride is twenty-one coaches long (3x) The girl I love is on that train and gone
chorus
Twenty-one years, to pay my awful crime (3x)
Twenty-one years, and I still got ninety-nine
chorus
If anyone should ask you who composed this song (3x) Tell 'em 'twas I, and I sing it all day long
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YELLOW SUBMARINE (G7-C-Dm) – ( 4/4)
By the Beatles
[C] In the [G7] town where I was [C] born,
Lived a [Dm] man who sailed to [G7] sea,
And he [G7] told us of his [C] life,
In the [Dm] land of subma-[G7]-rines.
[C] So we [G7] sailed up to the [C] sun,
‘Til we [Dm] found a sea of [G7] green,
And we [G7] lived beneath the [C] waves,
In our [Dm] yellow subma-[G7]-rine.
Chorus:
[C] We all live in a [G7] yellow submarine,
[G7] Yellow submarine, [C] yellow submarine.
[C] We all live in a [G7] yellow submarine,
[G7] Yellow submarine, [C] yellow submarine.
[C] And our [G7] friends are all on [C] board,
Many [Dm] more of them live next [G7] door,
And the [G7] band begins to [C] play... (band sounds ) ..[G7]
Chorus
[C] As we [G7] live a life of [C] ease
Every [Dm] one of us has all we [G7] need
Sky of [G7] blue and sea of [C] green
In our [Dm] yellow subma-[G7]-rine
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YES SIR, THAT’S MY BABY (C-C7-D7-G7-F) – (4/4)
By Gus Kahn and Walter Donaldson
[C] Yes, sir, that's my baby [G7] No, sir, don't mean 'Maybe' [G7] Yes, sir, that's my baby [C] now. [G7] //// [C] Yes, ma'am, we've decided [G7] No ma'am, we won't hide it [G7] Yes, ma'am, you're invited [C] now. //// By the way, [C7] By the [F] way When we [D7] reach the preacher I'll [G7] say, ([N.C.] with feeling) [C] Yes, sir, that's my baby [G7] No, sir, don't mean 'Maybe' [G7] Yes, sir, that's my baby [C] now. [G7] //// REPEAT
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FIVE FOOT TWO–YES SIR – SWEET (C-C7-E7-A7-D7-G7-F-Gdim-F9) – (4/4)
Medley Arranged by Ukulele Nights
INTRO: [C] //// [E7] //// [A7] //// [D7] //// [G] //// [C] //// ////
[C] Five Foot Two, [E7] Eyes Of Blue But [A7] oh, what those five foot could do, Has [D7] anybody [G7] seen my [C] gal? [G7] //// [C] Turned up nose, [E7] turned down hose [A7] Flapper, yes sir one of those. [D7] Has anybody [G7] seen my [C] gal? //// Now if you [E7] run into a five foot two, [A7] covered with fur, [D7] Diamond rings and all those things [G7] (N.C.) Betcha' life it isn't her.
[C] But could she love, [E7] could she woo? [A7] Could she, could she, could she coo? Has [D7] anybody [G7] seen my [C] gal? //// (LAST TIME: Has [D7] anybody [G7] seen my, Has [D7] anybody [G7] seen my, Has [D7] anybody [G7] seen my [C] gal? ////) (End after 2
nd time!)
********************************************************************** [C] Yes, sir, that's my baby [G7] No, sir, don't mean 'Maybe' Yes, sir, that's my baby [C] now. [G7]. //// [C] Yes, ma'am, we've decided [G7] No ma'am, we won't hide it Yes, ma'am, you're invited [C] now. //// By the way, [C7] By the [F] way When we [D7] reach the preacher I'll [G7] say, ([N.C.] with feeling), [C] Yes, sir, that's my baby [G7] No, sir, don't mean 'Maybe' Yes, sir, that's my baby [C] now. [G7] ////
********************************************************************* [C] Ain't [Gdim] she [G7] sweet? See her [C] coming [Gdim] down the [G7] street! Now I [C] ask you [E7] very [A7] confidentially [D7] Ain't [G7] she [C] sweet? [G7] ////
[C] Ain't [Gdim] she [G7] nice? Look her [C] over [Gdim] once or [G7] twice. Now I [C] ask you [E7] kinda [A7] confidentially [D7] Ain't [G7] she [C] nice?
[C] Just cast an [F9] eye in her di-[C]-rection. [C] Oh, me! Oh, [F9] my! Ain't that per-[C]-fection? [G7]
[C] I [Gdim] re-[G7]-peat Don't you [C] think that's [Gdim] kind of [G7] neat? Now I [C] ask you [E7] very [A7] confidentially [D7] Ain't [G7] she [C] sweet? //// (Return to top and repeat “Five Foot Two!”)
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AMAZING GRACE – SWING LOW (G-G7-C-Em-A7-D7-D) – (3/4 & 4/4)
By John Newton
INTRO: [G] /// [G7] /// [C] /// [G] /// [Em] /// [D] /// [C] /// [G] ///
[G] Amazing [G7] grace, How [C] sweet the [G] sound
That [Em] saved a [A7] wretch like [D7] me
I [G] once was [G7] lost but [C] now I’m [G] found
Was [Em] blind but [D] now I [C] see. [G]
[G] Thru many [G7] dangers, [C] toils and [G] snares
I [Em] have al-[A7]-ready [D7] come
‘Tis [G] grace that [G7] brought me [C] safe thus [G] far
And [Em] grace will [D] lead me [C] home [G] ///
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Swing [G] low [G7] sweet [C] char-[G]-i-ot Coming for to carry me [D7] home Swing [G] low [G7] sweet [C] char-[G]-i-ot Coming for to [D7] carry me [G] home I [G] looked over [G7] Jordan and [C] what did I [G] see Coming for to carry me [D7] home A [G] band of [G7] angels [C] coming after [G] me Coming for to [D7] carry me [G] home Swing [G] low [G7] sweet [C] char-[G]-i-ot Coming for to carry me [D7] home Swing [G] low [G7] sweet [C] char-[G]-i-ot Coming for to [D7] carry me [G] home ////
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[G] Amazing [G7] grace, How [C] sweet the [G] sound
That [Em] saved a [A7] wretch like [D7] me
I [G] once was [G7] lost but [C] now I’m [G] found
Was [Em] blind but [D] now I [C] see. [G]
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JAMAICA FAREWELL – BOARDWALK (C-C7-F-G7-Dm-Am) – (4/4) (Lord Burgess) (Resnick-Young) Try a calypso strum:1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
INTRO: [C] //// [Dm] //// [C] // [G7] // [C] ////
[C] Down the way, where the [F] nights are gay [C] And the sun shines [G7] daily on the [C] mountain top I [C] took a trip on a [F] sailing ship And when I [C] reached Ja-[G7]-maica, I [C] made a stop. Chorus: But I'm [C] sad to say, I'm [Dm] on my way, [G7] Won't be back for [C] many a day, My [C] heart is down, my head is [Dm] turning around I had to [C] leave a little [G7] girl in [C] Kingston town. [C] Sounds of laughter [F] everywhere And the [C] dancing [G7] girls sway [C] to and fro, I [C] must declare, my [F] heart is there, 'Though I've [C] been from [G7] Maine to [C] Mexico. //// Chorus
[C] Under the [Am] boardwalk, out of the sun [Am] Under the [G] boardwalk, we'll be havin' some fun [G] Under the [Am] boardwalk, people walking above [Am] Under the [G] boardwalk, we'll be falling in love
[G] Under the [Am] boardwalk, boardwalk!
Oh when the [C] sun beats down and burns the tar up on the [G7] roof //// /// And your [G7] shoes get so hot / you wish your tired feet were fire [C] proof //// /// [C7] Under the [F] boardwalk, down by the [C] sea, yeah [C] On a blanket with my baby is [G7] where I'll [C] be //// ///
Chorus
[C] From the park you hear the happy sound of a carou-[G7]-sel You can [G7] almost taste / the hot dogs and French fries they [C] sell [C7] Under the [F] boardwalk, down by the [C] sea, yeah [C] On a blanket with my baby is [G7] where I'll [C] be //// ///
***************************************************************************** But I'm [C] sad to say, I'm [Dm] on my way, [G7] Won't be back for [C] many a day, My [C] heart is down, my head is [Dm] turning around I had to [C] leave a little [G7] girl in [C] Kingston town.
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RAINBOW – WONDERFUL WORLD (C-Em-Am-F-E7-Dm7-G-G7)– (4/4)
By Israel Kamakawiwo`ole (“Somewhere Over the Rainbow” on YouTube)
[C] //// [Em] //// [Am] //// [F] //// [C] //// [Em] //// [Am] //// [F] ////
[C] Oh-oo [Em] Oo-oo [F] Oo-oo [C] Oo-oo
[F] Oo-oo [E7] Oo-oo [Am] Oo-oo [F] Oo-oo
[C] Somewhere [Em] over the rainbow [F] way up [C] high
[F] And the [C] dreams that you dream of [G] once in a lulla-[Am]-by-y-y / [F] hi-i-i-i
[C] Somewhere [Em] over the rainbow [F] blue birds [C] fly
[F] And the [C] dreams that you dream of
[G] Dreams really do come [Am] true –oo-oo / [F] oo-oo-oo
Some [C] day I'll wish upon a star
And [G] wake up where the clouds are far be-[Am]-hind [F] me –e-e-ee
Where [C] trouble melts like lemon drops
[G] High above the chimney tops that’s [Am] where you'll [F] fi-i-i-ind me, oh
[C] Somewhere [Em] over the rainbow [F] blue birds [C] fly
[F] And the [C] dreams that you dare to [G] why oh why can't [Am] I-I-I / [F] hi-i-i-i
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] colours 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 [G7] you
I hear [C] babies [Em] cry and I [F] watch them [C] grow
[F] They'll learn much [C] more than [E7] we'll ever [Am] know
And I [F] think to myself [G] what a wonderful [Am] wor-or-orld / [F] or-or-or-orld
Some [C] day I'll wish upon a star
And [G] wake up where the clouds are far be-[Am]-hind [F] - - - me –e-e-ee
Where [C] trouble melts like lemon drops
[G] High above the chimney tops that’s [Am] where you'll [F] fi-i-i-ind me, oh
[C] Somewhere [Em] over the rainbow [F] way up [C] high
[F] And the [C] dream that you dare to [G] why oh why can't [Am] I-I-I / [F] hi-i-i-i
[C] Oh-oo [Em] Oo-oo [F] Oo-oo [C] Oo-oo (fade)
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SYLVIE – MIDNIGHT – FREEDOM (G-D-D7-C) – (4/4) By Huddie Ledbetter (traditional)
INTRO: [G] //// //// [C] //// [G] ////
[G] Bring me little water, Sylvie, [G] Bring me little water [D] now [G] Bring me little water, Sylvie, [C] Every little once in a [G] while
[G] Don't you hear me callin'’ [G] Don't you hear me [D] now [G] Don't you hear me callin', [C] Every little once in a [G] while
[G] She brought me a little coffee, [G] She brought me a little [D] tea [G] She brought me nearly every damned thing, But she [C] didn´t bring the jailhouse [G] key (no break) ********************************************************************************* [G] Let the midnight [C] special shine its light on [G] me
[G] Let the midnight [D7] special shine its everlovin’ light on [G] me
[G] When you wake up in the [C] morning, you hear the ding dong [G] ring
[G] Go marchin’ to the [D7] table, see the same damn [G] thing
[G] Knife and fork are on the [C] table, nothin’ in the [G] pan
[G] Say anything [D7] about it, you’re in trouble with the [G] man
[G] Yonder comes Miss [C] Rosie, how in the world do you [G] know?
[G] Well, I knows her by her [D7] apron & the dress she [G] wore
[G] Umbrella on her [C] shoulder, piece of paper in her [G] hand
[G] Well she’s gonna tell the [D7] Governor “Turn loose my [G] man.”
[G] Let the midnight [C] special shine its light on [G] me
[G] Let the midnight [D7] special shine its everlovin’ light on [G] me ////
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[G] Oh Freedom, [D7] Oh, [G] Freedom,
Oh Freedom over [D7] me, over me
And be [G] fore I’d be a slave I’ll be [C] buried in my grave
And go [G] home to my [D] Lord and be [G] free [C – G] ////
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[G] Bring me little water, Sylvie, [G] Bring me little water [D] now [G] Bring me little water, Sylvie, [C] Every little once in a [G] while
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WITH HELP – YELLOW SUBMARINE (C-G-Dm-G7-Bb-F-Am-D) – (4/4)
By the Beatles
INTRO: [C] //// [G] //// [Dm] //// //// [G7] //// [C] //// [C] What would you [G] think if I [Dm] sang out of tune [Dm] Would you stand up and [G7] walk out on [C] me? //// [C] Lend me your [G] ears and I'll [Dm] sing you a song [Dm] And I'll try not to [G7] sing out of [C] key, Oh I get [Bb] by with a little [F] help from my [C] friends Mm I get [Bb] high with a little [F] help from my [C] friends Mm I’m gonna [F] try with a little help from my [C] friends //// [G7] //// [C] What do I [G] do when my [Dm] love is away? ([Dm] Does it worry you to [G7] be a-[C]-lone?) //// [C] How do I [G] feel by the [Dm] end of the day? ([Dm] Are you sad because you're [G7] on your [C] own?) //// /// *********************************************************************************** In the [G7] town where I was [C] born,
Lived a [Dm] man who sailed to [G7] sea, And he [G7] told us of his [C] life,
In the [Dm] land of subma-[G7]-rines.
So we [G7] sailed up to the [C] sun,
‘Til we [Dm] found a sea of [G7] green, And we [G7] lived beneath the [C] waves,
In our [Dm] yellow subma-[G7]-rine.
[C] We all live in a [G7] yellow submarine, Yellow submarine, [C] yellow submarine
[C] We all live in a [G7] yellow submarine, Yellow submarine, [C] yellow submarine
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No I get [Bb] by with a little [F] help from my [C] friends Mm I get [Bb] high with a little [F] help from my [C] friends Mm I’m gonna [F] try with a little help from my [C] friends //// [G7] //// (Do you [Am] need any-[D]-body?) [C] I need some-[Bb]-body to [F] love (Could it [Am] be any-[D]-body?) [C] I want some-[Bb]-body to [F] love
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EXPANDING HORIZONS RESOURCES: INTERMEDIATE UKULELE (16 pages)
Excerpts from Intermediate Ukulele By Shana Aisenberg and Greg Horne,
provided for educational use only by permission of the author. (These pages are not included in songbook posted online.)
The World A’ Chording to Uke ……………………………………………….. S-1
Playing Melodies ………………………………………………………………. S-5
Jazzin’ The Blues ……………………………………………………………… S-7
Circle of Fifths ………………………………………………………………….. S-9
Ode to Joy, Melody Tabs …………………………………………………….. S-10
Worried Man Blues, Melody Tabs ……………………………………………. S-11
Amazing Grace, Melody Tabs ………………………………………………. S-12
Amazing Grace, Chord Melody Tabs ………………………………………… S-13
This Land is Your Land, Melody Tabs ……….………………………………. S-14
This Land is Your Land, Chord Melody Tabs .………………………………. S-15
PLUS: Expanding Your Groove and Strumming and Finger Picking
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UKULELE RESOURCES: BASICS & MORE (12 pages)
A FEW FAVORITE RESOURCES FOR UKULELE PLAYERS
Books:
Ukulele Festival Sing and Strum Songbooks compiled by Dan and Molly Lynn Watt, Volume 1 (2014); Volume 2 (2015); Volume 3 (2016)
Ukulele, Complete Edition (Beginning, Intermediate, Mastering), by Greg Horne and Shana Aisenberg
American Roots – Music for Ukulele, by Dick Sheridan, CD, notation, tab & chords $19.99
Camp Ukulele, compiled and arranged by Jim Beloff $14.95
Daily Ukulele, 365 Songs compiled by Liz & Jim Beloff $34.99
Daily Ukulele Leap Year Edition, 366 more compiled by Liz & Jim Beloff $34.99
Fingerstyle Ukulele, Method & Songbook, Back-up & Solos, by Fred Sokolow $16.99
Gospel Hymns for Ukulele, Hal Leonard, notation & chords, $8.99
Play Ukulele Today Level 1, by Barrett Tagliarino CD & Demo tracks $9.99
Ukulele—Complete Guide for Absolute Beginners, Level 1 (formal) by Ben Parker $10.95
Ukulele – A Visual History, by Jim Beloff, (small print & hard to read) $24.95
Ukulele Chord Dictionary, by Morton Manus $4.99
Ukulele Chord Finder, by Hal Leonard (1,000 Chords) $5.99
Ukulele for Dummies, by Allstair Wood with CD $14.12
Ukulele Fretboard Roadmaps, by Fred Sokolow & Jim Beloff $8.00
Ukulele Method Book 2, by Lil’ Rev (Hal Leonard) tab, scale & chords $6.99
Ukulele Tips ‘n’ Tunes, A Beginners Method and Songbook, by Jim Beloff $14.95
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Instructional DVDs (a small selection)
Jumpin’ Jim’s Ukulele Workshop DVD, Jim Beloff, $29.95
Joy of Uke, DVD, Jim Beloff, $29.95 (Basic instruction for beginners)
Joy of Uke, 2 DVD, Jim Beloff, $29.95 (Intermediate level instruction)
Websites (just a few – you’ll find many more)
UkuleleHunt.com (Before You Buy, Learn to Play, Tabs, Chords, Strums, lessons, how-to, reviews, blog, almost anything! Music by Allstair Wood, author of Ukulele for Dummies)
makeuseof.com ( Linked to 5 resources to get started (how to play, how to tune) Pineapple Pete’s Uke School (with lessons) Ukulele Underground (to bring new players in, gives basic lessons for free), Easy Ukulele (Video lessons, chord charts, tips for tuning & strumming, uke reviews) Ukulele Songs (when you want to do more, like perform, Hendrix, The Wind Cries Mary with tablature), Uketoob has videos of performers and is a blog with an index of every subject blogged.
boatpaddleukuleles.com (a democratic listing of links by 200 of lessons, blogs, events, ads, Chinese finger picking styles etc. from the wide world of uke)
Youtube and Web Lessons (you’ll find many more)
Madeline L. Pots (7 sequential lessons to move from 1 chord to 5)
Ukulele Mike (tutorials – Amazing Grace etc.),
Jumpin’ Jim (zen ukulele examples from his CD),
Jake Simabukuru (a range from one chord songs to Bohemian Rhapsody),
Danno Sullivan (Leading Boston area teacher – live courses and on-line))