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Winchester Uke Jam Songbook Vol 2 Ipad Version Rev 01
Winchester Uke Jam Songbook Vol 2 Ipad Version Rev 01
For Educational use only - Materials are intended as a rough guide to playing the songs on a Ukulele
(Girls)
1. [G] Tumble out of bed and I stumble to the kitchen
[C] Pour myself a cup of ambition
[G] And yawn and stretch and try to come to [D7] life.
[G] Jump in the shower and the blood starts pumping
[C] Out on the street the traffic starts jumping
With [G] folks like me on the [D] job from 9 to [G] 5
Chorus 1: (All)
[n/c] Working [C]] 9 to 5, what a way to make a living
Barely [G] getting by, it’s all taking and no giving
They just [C] use your mind and they never give you credit
It’s [A7] enough to drive you [D] crazy if you let it
[C] 9 to 5, for service and devotion
You would [G] think that I would deserve a fair promotion
promo
Want to [C] move ahead but the boss won’t seem to let me
I [A7] swear sometimes that man is - [D] out to get me [C] [G]
(Girls)
2. They [G] let you dream just to watch them shatter
You’re [C] just a step on the boss man’s ladder
But [G] you’ve got dreams he’ll never take [D7] away
You’re [G] in the same boat with a lot of your friends
[C] Waiting for the day your ship’ll come in
The [G] tide'ss gonna turn and it’s [D] all gonna roll your way [G]
Chorus 2: (All)
[n/c] Working [C]] 9 to 5, what a way to make a living
Barely [G] getting by, it’s all taking and no giving
They just [C] use your mind and you never get the credit
It’s [A7] enough to drive you [D] crazy if you let it
Working [C] 9 to 5, yeah they’ve got you where they want you
There’s a [G] better life, and you think about it don’t you?
you
It’s a [C] rich man’s game, no matter what they call it
And you [A7] spend your life putting [D] money in his pocket.
pocket
2. Well you can [C↓] knock me down, [C↓] step in my face, [C↓]
[C slander my name
all [C↓] over the place, [C↓] do anything that you [C↓] want to do
But ah [C↓] ah, honey, lay [C7]
[ off of my shoes
But [F] don't you step on my
m blue suede [C] shoes
You can [G] do anything, but lay [F] off of my blue suede [C] shoes.
Chorus: I said, shake, rattle and roll, I said, shake, rattle and roll
I said, [F] shake, rattle and roll I said, [C] shake, rattle and roll
You [G7] never do nothin' to [F] save your doggone [C] soul
C F
1. They're gonna put me in the movies,
C G
They're gonna make a big star out of me,
C F
We'll make a film about a man that's sad and lonely
C G C
And all I gotta do is - act naturally.
Chorus G G7 C
Well, I'll bet you I'm gonna be a big star,
G C
Might win an Oscar you can never tell,
G C
The movies gonna make me a big star,
D7 G-G7
'Cause I can play the part so well.
C F
Well I hope you come and see me in the movies,
C G
Then I know that you will plainly see.
C F
The biggest fool that ever hit the big time,
C G C
And all I gotta do is act naturally. ...then 2 bars each of F & G7
C F
2. We'll make the scene about a man that's sad and lonely
C G
And beggin' down upon his bended knee
C F
I'll play the part but I won't need rehearsal
C G C
All I gotta do is - act naturally
G
1.. Well, you can rock it, you can roll it,
G7
Do the stomp
mp and even stroll it at the hop (bah da dup)
C G
When the record starts spinnin', you chalypso when you chicken at the hop,
(bah da dup)
D7 C G
Do the dance sensation that is sweepin' the nation, at the hop.
hop (bah da dup)
Chorus: G G7
Let's go to the hop,
hop, let's go to the hop (oh baby)
C G
Let's go to the hop,
hop (oh baby)
aby) let's go to the hop
D7 C G
Come on, let's go to the hop.
G
2. Well, you can swing it, you can groove it,
G7
You can really start to move it at the hop, (bah da dup)
C G
Where the jockey is the smoothest and the music is the coolest, at the hop.
D7 C G (bah da
dup)
All the cats and chicks can get their kicks at the hop (bah da dup)
Chorus
Instrumental = verse 2 but sing (bah da dup)
Chorus
Repeat verse 1, Repeat verse 2 + Chorus then:
G Em
bah-bah-bah,
Bah-bah-bah-bah, Bah-bah
C D G (stop dead)
Bah-bah-bah-bah, Bah-bah
bah-bah-bah, at the hop!
Winchester Uke Jam - Ukulele Songbook Volume 2 9
BUDDY HOLLY MEDLEY - Buddy Holly
[F] Everyday seems a little longer, [Bb] every way, love's a little stronger.
[Eb] Come what may; do you ever long for [Ab] true love from [G] me?
1. Well, you [D] give me all your lovin' and your [A] turtle dovin',
dovin
A-all your [D] hugs and kisses and your [A] money ey too...
too. well,
[D] You
ou know you love me baby, [A] until you tell me, maybe,
[B7] That someday, well, [E7] I'll be through, well... Chorus
2. [D] When Cupid shot his dart [A] he shot it at your heart,
[D] So if we ever part and [A] I leave you.
[D] You sit and hold me and you [A] tell me boldly,
[B7] That someday, well, [E7] I'll be through, well... Chorus
2. [A] Peggy Sue [D] Peggy Sue, [A] oh how [D] my heart [A] yearns for you
Oh [D] Peggy, my Peggy Su.. [A-D-A] ...uuue
Oh, well, I [E7] love you, gal, yes, I [D] love you, Peggy Sue. [A-D-A-E7]
3. [A] Peggy Sue, Peggy Sue, [F] pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty [A] Peggy Sue
Oh, my [D] Peggy, my Peggy Su.. [A-D-A] ...uuue
Oh, well, I [E7] love you, gal, and I [D] need you, Peggy Sue. [A-D-A-E7]
4. [A] I love you [D] Peggy Sue, [A] with a [D] love so [A] rare and true
Oh, [D] Peggy, my Peggy Su.. [A-D-A] ...uuue
Oh, well, I [E7] want you, gal, yes, I [D] want you, Peggy Sue [A] (2 bars)...
Chorus:
[n/c] Why do you [C] build me up (build me up) [E7] Buttercup baby
Just to [F] let
et me down (let me down) and [G] mess me around
And then [C] worst of all (worst of all) you [E7] never call, baby
When you [F] say you will (say you will) but [Dm] I love you still
I need [C] you (I need you) more than [C7] anyone darling
You [F] know thatt I have from the [Fm] start so...
[C] Build me up (build me up) [G] Buttercup
Don't break my [F] heart [C] [G] [C ] [G]
1. 'I'll be [C] over at [G] ten', you told me [Bb] time and [F] again
But you're [C] late… I wait [F] round and then (ba-dah-dah)
dah)
I [C] run to the [G] door, I can't [Bb] take any [F] more
It's not [C] you… you let me [F] down again
[F] Hey [C] hey [Dm] hey, baby, baby, [G] try to find
[G] Hey, [G] hey, [Em] hey, a little time, and [A7] I'll make you happy
[Dm] I'll be home, I'll be be[D7]side
be side the phone waiting for [G] you…
[G] ...oo-ooh… ooh-oo-ooh ooh
Chorus
2. To [C] you I'm a [G] toy, but I [Bb] could be the [F] boy
You [C] adore… if you'd just [F] let me know (ba-dah-dah)
All [C] though you're un[G]
[G]true, I'm at[Bb]tracted to [F] you
All the [C] more… why do I [F] need you so?
[F] Hey [C] hey [Dm] hey, baby, baby, [G] try to find
[G] Hey, [G] hey, [Em] hey, a little time, and [A7] I'll make you happy
[Dm] I'll be home, I'll be be[D7]side
be side the phone waiting for [G] you…
[G] You-oo-ooh… ooh-oo-ooh ooh
Chorus+
I need [C] you (I need you) more than [C7] anyone darling
You [F] know that I have from the [Fm] start so...
So [C] build me up (build me up) [G] Buttercup
Don't break my [F] heart [C] [G] [C ]
Winchester Uke Jam - Ukulele Songbook Volume 2 13
CHAPEL OF LOVE - Barry,
Barry Greenwich, Spector 1964
G Am
1. Spring g is here, th…e, sky is blue, wo….ah,
D - Am D
Birds all sing as if they knew.
G
Today's the day, we'll say I do
Am D7 G
And we'll never be lonely anymore.
D
Because we're...
Chorus: G /
Goin' to the chapel and we're gonna get ma….rried,
Am D - Am D
Goin' to the chapel and we're gonna get ma…rried.
G /
Gee, I really love you and we're gonna get ma….rried,
Am D7 G (E7)
Goin' to the Chapel of Love.
G Am
2. Bells will ring, th…e, sun will shine, wo….ah,
D - Am D
I'll be his, and he'll be mine.
G
We'll love until - the end of time,
Am D7 G
And we'll never be lonely anymore.
D
Because we're...
Am D7 G E7
Goin' to the Chapel of Love.
Am D7 G
Goin' to the Chapel of Love.
Intro as chorus: C Dm F C
C Dm F C
C Dm
1. Here's a little song I wrote, you might want to sing it note for note,
F C
Don't worry, be happy.
C
In
n every life we have some trouble,
Dm
But whenn you worry you make it double
F C
Don't worry, be happy.
Chorus:
C Dm F C
Ooooooooo - ohohhoo- don't worry - ohohhoo - be happy - ohohoo X2
C Dm
2. Ain't got no place to lay your head, somebody came and took your bed,
F C
Don't worry, be happy
C Dm
The landlord say your rent is late, he may have to litigate,
F C
Don't worry, be happy
Chorus: x2
C Dm
3. Ain't got no cash, ain't got no style, ain't
in't got no gal to make you smile,
F C
Don't worry, be happy
C Dm
'Cos when you worry your face will frown and that will bring everybody down
F C
Don't worry, be happy
Chorus: x4
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ENJOY YOURSELF (IT'S LATER THAN YOU THINK) - Sigman & Magidson 1950
Chorus:
C G7
Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think,
C
Enjoy yourself, while you're still in the pink,
C7 F
The years go by as quickly as a wink,
C G7 C
Enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself, it's later than you think.
( F C G7 C )
(Enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself, it's la--ter
la ter than you think.)
C G7
1. You work and work for years and years,
years you're always on the go,
C
Youu never take a minute off you're too busy making dough,
C7 F
Some day you say you'll have your fun when you're a millionaire,
C G7 C
Imagine all the fun you'll have in some old rocking chair. Chorus
C G7
2. You're gonna take that ocean trip, no matter,
matter, come what may;
C
You've got your reservations but you just can't get away.
C7 F
Next year, for sure, you'll see the world, you'll really get around
C G7 C
But how far can you travel when you're six-feet
six underground?
ground?
Chorus
C G7
3.. You never go to nightclubs and you just don't care to dance;
C
You don't have time for silly things
things like moonlight and romance.
C7 F
You only think of dollar bills tied neatly in a stack;
C G7 (break) C
But when you kiss a dollar bill, it doesn't kiss you back. Chorus
C G7
4.. Your heart of hearts, your dream of dreams, has left you feeling blue,
C
And now you're in a state of shock, you don't know what to do.
C7 F
So don't be down, ditch that frown,
frown, pick up your uke, old chum
C G7 C
This simple fact can't be denied,
denied life's better when you strum.
strum Chorus x2
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EYE OF THE TIGER - Sullivan/Peterik 1982
Intro:
Group 1: Am - light open strum on A string
Group 2: (stabs) Am Am--G-Am Am-G-Am Am-G-F (X4)
Am F G Am
1. Rising up back on the street, did my time, took my chances.
chances.
F
Went the distance, now I'm back on my feet,
G Am
Just a man and his will to survive.
Am F G Am
2. So many times it happens to fast; you trade your passion for glory
F
Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past,
G Am
You must fight just to keep them alive.
Chorus:
Dm C G
It's the eye of the tiger; it's the thrill of the fight,
Dm C G
Rising up to the challenge of our ri - val.
Dm C G
And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night.
Dm C F (break) Am
And he's watching us all with the eye - of the tiger.
Group 2: Am - light open strum on G string
Group 1: (stabs) Am Am-G G-Am Am-G-Am Am-G-F (X2)
Am F G Am
3. Face to face, out in the heat, hangin' tough, stayin' hungry.
F
They stack the odds, still we take to the street,
G Am
For the kill, with the skill to survive. Chorus (no stabs)
Am F G Am
4. Rising up, straight to the top, had the guts, got the glory
F
Went the distance, now I'm not gonna stop
G Am
Just a man and his will to survive Chorus
G
1. I'm getting married in the morning,
morning ding ing dong the bells are gonna chime
D D7 G
Pull out thee stopper, let's have a whopper but get me to the church on time
G
I've got to be there in the morning,
morning spruced
pruced up and looking in my prime
D
Girls come and kiss me, show how you'll miss me
D7 G
But get me to the church on time
C G A7 D7
If I am dancing, roll up the floor,
floor if I am whistling, *whew* me out the door
G
I'm getting married in the morning, ding
ding dong the bells are gonna chime
C G
Kick up a rumpus, but don't lose the compass
Bm C Bm C
And get me to the church, get me to the church
Bm C D7 G
Be sure and get me to the church on time
G
2. I'm getting
etting married in the morning, ding
ding dong the bells are gonna chime
D D7 G
Stock
ck me or jail me, stamp me and mail me but get me to the church on time
G
I've got to be there in the morning,
morning spruced
pruced up and looking in my prime
D D7 G
Some bloke who's able, lift up the table,
table but
ut get me to the church on time
C G A7 D7
If I am flying, then shoot me down,
down iff I am wooing, get her out of town
G
I'm getting
ing married in the morning, ding
ding dong the bells are gonna chime
C G
Feather and tar me, call out the army
Bm C Bm C
And get me to the church, get me to the church
Bm C D7 G
Be sure and get me to the church on time
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GOSPORT NANCY - Traditional
Intro: C GC C Am F G C
C G C
1. Nancy Johnson, she's my darling she’s my every waking thought
D G
How she greets me when she meets me when my ship gets in to port po
C C D G
All the Gosport ladies, they do the best they can,
C F C G C
But for making
aking a bed for a sailor's
sailor's head there's none like my girl Nan.
G C
2. Gosport girls can drink for England, Gosport girls, they goes their tot!
D G
Rum and brandy, gin and shandy,
shandy Gosport girls will drink the lot!
C C D G
All the Gosport ladies, they swig the flowing can
C F C G C
But for knocking
nocking it back with Honest
Honest Jack there's none like my girl Nan.
Chorus: G Am C
Oh Nancy can't you see you're the only girl for me!
F C G C
How I dream of lovely Nancy when I'm sailing on the sea.
Inst: C GC C Am F G C
G C
3. Gosport girls they’re good at dancing they’re the best there is no doubt
D G
When the music sets them prancing how they'll fling their skirts about!
C C D G
All the Gosport ladies, they do the French Can-Can
Can
C F C G C
But for real high kicks and fancy tricks there’s none like my girl Nan.
N
Chorus
G C
4. Nancy Johnson keeps a bar-room
bar room where the boys can take their ease
D G
She will wake me and she'll shake me she will do whatever she please.
C C D G
All the Gosport ladies, they do the best they can
C F C G C
But for making
aking a bed for a sailor's head there's none like my girl Nan.
Chorus then Inst: C GC C Am F G C
Chorus (slow down from “when” in
in last line to big finish on C )
Winchester Uke Jam - Ukulele Songbook Volume 2 19
HE PLAYED HIS UKULELE AS THE SHIP WENT DOWN - Le Clerq 1931
Intro: 1st 4 lines of Verse 1 then 2 bars of C then Yo [A7] ho, my lads, yo-ho.
yo
1. I'll [C] tell the tale of the [F] Nancy Lee,
The [G7] ship that got ship [C] wrecked at sea.
The bravest man was [F] Captain Brown
For he [G7] played his ukulele as the [C] ship went down.
[Am] All the crew were [E7] in despair.
[Am] Some rushed here and the [D7] others rushed [G7] there,
But the [C] captain sat in the [F] captain's chair
And he [G7] played his ukulele as the [C] ship went down. +2 bars
Yo [A7] ho, my lads, yo-ho. ho.
2. The [C] pets on board were [F] all scared stiff,
The [G7] cat miaowed and the [C] monkey sniffed
The old green parrot hung [F] upside-down
[G7] Screeching
reeching "Pretty Polly" as the [C] ship went down.
[Am] The crows' nest fell and [E7] killed the crow.
[Am] The starboard watch was [D7] two hours [G7] slow,
But the [C] Captain sang Yo- Yo [F] vodi-do-doh,
As he [G7] played his ukulele as [C] ship went down.down
[A7 slide up to 6th fret and back] Whoooo
Whooo Yo [A7] ho, my lads, yo-ho.
yo
3. The [C] skipper shouted [F] fore and aft,
“I’ll [G7] have no slackers [C] aboard this craft.
So understand,” said [F] Captain Brown,
“I want [G7] everybody present when the [C] ship hip goes down.
[Am] “The cook’s gone mad and the [E7] bosun’s lame.
[Am] The rudder has gone and the [D7] deck’s a-[G7][G7]-flame.
The [C] G-string’s
string’s snapped, but [F] all the same
I shall [G7] play my ukulele as the [C] ship goes down.” +2 bars
Yo [A7] ho, my lads, yo-ho. ho.
4. The [C] mate said, “It’s o-[F]-kay
o with me,
A [G7] shipwreck suits me [C] to a T.
I owe ten bob to [F] Captain Brown
And I’ll [G7] never have to pay him if the [C] ship goes down.”
[Am] The skipper shouted [E7] back, “No chat.
[Am] I’lll do my best, and [D7] after [G7] that,
D’you [C] mind if I pass a-[F]-round the hat,
And I'll [G7] play my ukulele as the [C] ship goes down?
[A7 slide up to 6th fret and back] Whoooo
Whooo Yo [A7] ho, my lads, yo-ho.
yo
5. Now [C] thiss is the tale of the [F] Nancy Lee,
The [G7] ship that got ship [C] wrecked at sea;
And Captain
tain Brown, who was [F] in command,
Now [G7] plays his ukulele in a [C] mermaid band. [A7] Whoooo [G7] [C]
2. Girls: C A7
A. You call me on the telephone, you tell me that you're all alone
D7
I know that you are lying through your teeth, you dirty rascal
rasca
G7
How could you expect me to believe the lies you hand me
C G7
You've been out with that blonde again, now do you understand me
C A7
You broke my heart and made me cry with every phoney alibi
D7
When I could see the lipstick on your shirt you dirty polecat
G7 C F C G7
Telephone and tell me e I'm your own
3. Girls: Repeat Verse A / Boys: Chorus
5. All - Chorus - repeat last line slowly - loose the G7 and finish on the C
Winchester Uke Jam - Ukulele Songbook Volume 2 21
HEROES – David Bowie 1977
Intro: D – G – D – G
D G D G
1. I, I wish you could
ould swim, like the dolphins, like dolphins can swim.
C D
Though nothing, nothing will keep us together,
Am - Em D
We can beat them for ever and ever.
e
Am - G D D–G–D–G
Oh we can be heroes just for one day!
D G D G
2. I, I will be king, and
nd you, you will be queen.
C D
Though nothing will drive them away,
Am - Em D
We can be heroes just for one day.
Am - G D
We can be us just for one day.
d
D G D G
3. I, I can remember (I remember), standing by the wall (by the wall)
D G
And the guards - shot above our heads,
heads (over our heads)
D G
And we kissed as though nothing could fall. (nothing could fall).
C D
And the shame - was on the other side,
Am - Em D
Oh we can beat them forever and ever,
Am - G D
Then we can be heroes just for one day.
D G
……………………………we can be heroes x2
D G D G D
…………………………….we can be heroes just for one day.
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HI HO SILVER LINING - Larry Weiss / Scott English 1967
Intro - several
ral bars of G
G C
1. You're everywhere and nowhere baby, that's where you’re at
F C G D
Going down a bumpy hillside, in your hippy hat
G C
Flying out across the country, and getting fat
F C G D7
Saying everything
thing is groovy, when your tyres
tyre are flat
Chorus:
G G7 C D D7
And it's hi ho silver lining,
l and away you go now baby
G G7 C D7
I see your sun is shining, but I won't make a fuss,
G
Though it's
t's obvious
G C
2. Flies
ies are in your pea soup baby, they're waving at me
F C G D
Anything you want is yours
yours now, only nothing's for free
f
G C
Lies are gonna get you some day, just wait and see
F C G D7
So open up your beach umbrella, while you’re watching TV
Chorus
Kazoo instrumental
nstrumental verse
Chorus x2
Chorus x2
G Bm
Hold back the night, turn on the light
C Am
Don't wanna drea...m about ya baby
(dream about you baby)
baby
D Am C
1. When you left you took the sun right out of the sky - yes you did
D Am C
Wondered why you went away, never told me why
Am↓ ↓ C
C↓ Am↓ ↓ C↓
And when the sun goes down and the moon is near
Am↓ ↓ C↓ D
I'm scared to death 'cause your face appears {1-2-3-4} Chorus x2
D Am C
2. Loneliness is haunting me when I go to bed - yes it is
D Am C
Like a character in a book that I have read
Am↓ ↓ C
C↓ Am↓ ↓ C↓
And when the sun goes down and the moon is near
Am↓ ↓ C↓ D
I'm scared to death 'cause your face appears {1-2-3-4}
G↓ G↓ G↓ G↓
Hold it, hold it, hold it, hold it,
Chorus X2 then G Bm C Am G Bm C Am
---------------------------------
---------------------------- --------------------------------------
---3-------3----2--------2-----0---- ---3-------3--2--------2-----0----
----------2-----------
-----------2------------- ----------2-----------2-------------
------------------------------------
------------------------------------- -------------------------------------
Last 2 lines of verse
Am↓↓ C↓ Am↓↓ C↓ Am↓↓ C↓ D(↓x8) Chorus x2
Am↓ ↓ C
C↓ Am↓ ↓ C↓
And when the sun goes down and the moon is near
Am↓ ↓ C↓ D
I'm scared to death 'cause your face appears
ap {1-2-3-4}
G
Chorus x3 end with Hold back the night (stop dead)
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HOTEL CALIFORNIA - Feilder / Henley / Frey 1976
2. [Am] Her mind is Tiffany twisted [E7] she got the Mercedes bends
[G] She got a lot of pretty pretty boys [D] that she calls friends
[F] How they dance in the courtyard [C] sweet summer sweat
[Dm] Some dance to remember [E7] some dance to forget
[Am] So I called up the captain [E7] please bring me my wine
He said [G] we haven't had that spirit here since [D]1969
[F] And still those voices are calling from [C] far away
[Dm] Wake you up in the middle of the night [E7] just to hear them say
Chorus 1
Chorus 2 C G F
Burning the ground, I break from the crowd, I'm on the hunt, I'm after you
C G F D
I smell like a sound, I'm lost and
and I'm found, and I'm hungry like the wolf.
C G F
Straddle the line of discord and rhyme, I'm on the hunt, I'm after you,
C G F D
Mouth is alive with juices like wine, and I'm hungry like the wolf.
C
1. You went away and left me long time ago
Now you’re knocking on my door
F C
I hear you knocking, but you can't come in
F G7
I hear you knocking, go back where
wh you been
C
2. I begged you not to go but you said goodbye
Now you’re telling me all your lies
F C
I hear you knocking, but you can't come in
F G7
I hear you knocking, go back where you been
C
3. You better get back to your used-to-be
used
'Cause your kind of love ain't good for me
F C
I hear you knocking, but you can't come in
F G7
I hear you knocking, go back where you been
C
4. I told you way back in 52, that I would never go with you
F C
I hear you knocking, but you can't come in
F G7
I hear you knocking, go back where you been
[D x12 A7 x2 D x2] x2
1. [D] Well the bride looks a picture in a gown that her mama [A] wore
She was married herself nearly 27 years [D] before
They had to change the style a little but
b it looked just [A] fine
Stayed up all night but they got it ready just in [D] time
On n the arm of her daddy she's walkin' down the [A] aisle
I caught her eye and she gave me that secret [D] smile
It sounds a little old fashioned now but we’re still close [A] friends
The way that she looks now man she never could have [D] then
[G] Well I could see her now in her tight blue jeans
Pumping [D] all her money in the record machine
Spinnin' [G] like a top, you should have seen her go g
Chorus:
[D] I knew the bride when she [A7] used [D] to rock and roll x3
[D] I knew the bride when she [A7] used [G] to rock and roll
[D x12 A7 x2 D x2] x2
2. [D] Well a proud daddy only wanna give his little girl the [A] best
He lay down a grand on a cozy little lovers [D] nest
You could call the reception an unqualified [A] success
Had a flash hotel for a hundred and fifty [D] guests
[G] Well I can see her now, drinkin' with the boys
Breakin' [D] their hearts like playin' with toys
She [G] used to do the pony, used to do the stroll
Chorus
3. [D] Take
ake a look at the bridegroom smilin' pleased as [A] pie
Shakin' hands all around with a glassy look it his [D] eye
He got a real good job and his shirt and tie are [A] nice
But I remember a time when she would never ever look at him [D] twice
Well I can [G] see her now with her headphones on
Jumpin' [D] up and down to her favorite song
I [G] still remember when she used to make a lot of noise
Hop[D]in' and a-boppin'
boppin' with the street corner boys
She [G] used to wanna party, she used to wanna go
Chorus
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I’M GONNA BE (500 MILES) - Charlie & Craig Read 1988
1. [D] When I wake up, yeah, I know I'm gonna be,
I'm gonna [G] be the man who [A] wakes up next to [D] you.
When I go out, yeah, I know I'm gonna be,
I'm gonna [G] be the man who [A] goes along with [D] you.
2. If I get drunk, well, I know I'm gonna be,
I'm gonna [G] be the man who [A] gets drunk next to [D] you.
And if I haver, yeah, I know I'm gonna be,
I'm gonna [G] be the man who's [A] havering to [D] you.
Chorus:
[D] But I would walk 500 miles, and [G] I would walk [A] 500 more,
Just to [D] be the man who walked 1,000 [G] miles to fall down [A] at your door
C D
1. I'm the urban spaceman,
man, baby, I've got speed,
F G C
I've got everything I need,
C D F G C
I'm the urban spaceman, baby, I can fly, I'm a supersonic guy.
Am F G C
I don't need pleasure, I don't feel pain,
F C D G
If you were to knock me down, I'd just get up again.
C D
I'm the
he urban spaceman, baby, I'm making out,
F G C
I'm all about. Kazoo inst: C - D - F - G - C
Am F G C
I wake
e up every morning with a smile upon my face,
F C D G
My natural exuberance spills out all over the place.
Kazoo inst: C - D - F - G - C
C D
2. I'm the urban spaceman, I'm intelligent and clean,
F G C
Know what I mean?
C D F G C
I'm the urban spaceman, as a lover second
sec to none; it's a lot of fun.
Am F G C
I never let my friends down, I've never made a boob,
F C D G
I'm a glossy magazine,
magazi an advert in the tube.
C D
I'm the urban spaceman, baby, here comes the twist,
F G C
I don't exist. + C-D-F-G-C
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I’VE JUST SEEN A FACE
FAC (in G) - Lennon and McCartney
McCart 1965
G
2. Had it been another day I might have looked the other way and
Em
I'd have never been aware,
C D G
But as it is I'll dream of her tonight, da da da da dada da.
Chorus:
D C G C G
Falling, yes, I am falling and she keeps calling me back again.
G
3. I have never known the like of this I've been alone and I have
Em
Missed things and kept out of sight but other girls were never quite
C D G
Like this, da da da da dada da.
Chorus
Instrumental - verse 1
Chorus
Repeat verse 1
Chorus x3
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I WANT YOU TO WANT ME - Rick Nielsen 1977
Intro: 1st 2 lines of Verse 1
Chorus:
[C] Didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you [G] crying? (cryin' cryin')
Oh, [Am] didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you [F7] cry? (cryin' cryin')
[C] Feelin' all alone without a friend,
You know you feel like [G] dying (dyin', dyin')
Oh, [Am] didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you [F7] cry?
Chorus
Inst Verse 2
Chorus
1. [C] There's a farm called Misery but of that we'll have none
[G7] Because we know of one that's always lots of [C] fun - Ha! Ha!
[C] And this one's name is Jollity believe me folks it's great
For [D7] everything sings out to us as we go through the [G7] gate
5. [C] All the little birds go tweet tweet tweet - strum above nut
The [G7] lambs all bleat [n/c] - baaaah!
And [C] shake their feet - drum roll on uke body
[F] Everything's a [C] perfect [A7] treat [Dm] down on [G7] 7] Jollity [C] Farm
6. [C] All the little ducks go quack quack quack [n/c] - quack,quack,quack
The [G7] cows all moo, [n/c] - mooooo!
The [C] bull does, too [n/c] - boooo!
[F] Everyone says [C] how do [A7] you do [Dm] down on [G7][G7 Jollity [C] Farm
Chorus:
[G] Leave her, Johnny, [C] leave her.
Oh, [F] leave her, Johnny, [C] leave her
For the [F] voyage is done and the [C] winds don't blow
And it’s time for [G] us to [C] leave her
3. [C] Oh, the winds were foul, the ship was slow
[G] Leave
ve her, Johnny, [C] leave her
And the [F] grub was bad and the [C] wages low
And it’s [G] time for us to [C] leave her
Chorus
Dm C F Dm C Dm
1. I've got a mule; her name is Sal, 15 miles on the Erie Canal
C F Dm C Dm
She's a good old worker and a good old pal, 15 miles on the Erie Canal
F C Gm Dm
We've hauled some barges in our day,
day filled
illed with lumber, coal and hay
C F Dm C Dm
And we know every inch of the way,
way from
rom Albany to Buffalo.
Chorus:
F C F C
Low bridge, everybody down, low bridge we're coming to a town
Dm C F Dm
You'll always know your neighbour, you'll always know kn your pal
C Dm - Dm C F Dm C Dm
If you've ever navigated on the Erie Canal.
Dm C F Dm C Dm
2. We better get along on our way ol' gal, 15 miles on the Erie Canal
C F Dm C Dm
You
ou bet your life I'd never part with Sal, 15 miles on the Erie Canal.
F C Gm Dm
Git-up-there
there mule, here comes a lock, we'll make Rome about 6 o'clock
C F Dm C Dm
One more trip and back we'll go, right back home
home to Buffalo. Chorus
Dm C F Dm C Dm
3. We'd better look
ook around for a job old gal, 15 miles on the Erie Canal
C F Dm C Dm
You can bet your life I'll never part with Sal,
Sal 15 miles on the Erie Canal
F C Gm Dm
Git-up-there
there mule, here comes a lock, we'll makemake Rome about 6 o'clock
C F Dm C Dm
One more trip and back we'll go, right back home to Buffalo. Chorus
Dm C F Dm C Dm
4. Where would I be if I lost my pal? 15 miles on the Erie Canal
C F Dm C Dm
I'd like to see a mule as good as my Sal,
Sal 15 miles on the Erie Canal
F C Gm Dm
A friend of mine once got her sore,
sore now
ow he's got a broken jaw
C F Dm C Dm
'Cos she let fly with an iron toe and kicked
kicked him back to Buffalo Chorus x2
+ a big finish
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MAKING LOVE UKULELE STYLE - Weinrick & Hayes, 1957
G (making love) C D G
1. Making love, uku
ukulele style you don't need to be in Waikiki
(making love) C D G
Making love, ukulele style to a lovely ukulele serenade
G (when you love) C D G
2. When you love ukulele style with every note, your heart will float
(far away) C D G
Far away, to a tropic isle where a ukulele tune is softly played
Bridge: C G
Strolling along beneath the starlight
C G
Dreaming a lover's dream for two
C B7 Soon
you'll see her eyes are starbright
E7 A7 D7 As
The ukulele magic comes through
G (now if you) C D G
3. Now if you, want to satisfy,
satisfy the one that you love, all else above,
(take a tip) C D G
Take a tip and be sure to try the ukulele style of making love
Bridge: C G
Strolling along beneath the starlight
C G
Dreaming a lover's dream for two
C B7
Soon you'll see her eyes are starbright
E7 A7 D7
As the ukulele magic comes through
G (now if you) C D G
4. Now if you, want to satisfy,
satisfy the one that you love, all else above,
(take a tip) C D G
Take a tip and be sure to try the ukulele style of making love
D G D G
The ukulele style of making love, the u-ku-le-le le style of making love
n/c C G
1. Captured
ptured my heart, captured my memory,
Am Em Dm G
Captured a time for me, I could see, a time for me,
me was gonna be.
n/c C G
Deep in my heart,
eart, deep in my memory,
Am Em Dm G
Deep in a part of me, heart of me, meant to be history,
Dm G
Could it be that I'm still wo
onderin'?
Chorus: C F G C
I never knew what had happened to me, I didn't didn t think it was true
C F G C
That I could be just like anyone else, I'llll take my chance with you.
+ F-G-C
n/c C G
2. Picture
ture a dream, picture a fantasy,
Am Em Dm G
Picture a mood of me, mystery, you and me a mystery.
n/c C G
Lost in a dream, lost in a fantasy,
Am Em Dm G
Lost in what seemed to be dreams to me, seemed to be, had to be,
Dm G
Couldn'tt find no other reason.
Chorus: + F - G - Am - F - C - G - C (same as intro)
n/c C G
3. Let's have a drink, it'ss Marguerita time,
Am Em Dm G
It'ss Marguerita time, after nine, summer time, any time,
Dm G
You'llll still always find me wonderin'.
w Chorus: + F - G - C x3
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NEW YORK GIRLS - Traditional
raditional
C F G C
1. As I walked down to New York town, a fair maid I did meet
Am F G C
She asked me back to see her place,
place she lived on Barrack Street
Chorus: C F G C
And away, Santy, my dear Annie
C F G C
Oh, you New York girls, can't you dance the polka?
C F G C
2. And when we got to Barrack Street, we stopped at forty-four
forty
Am F G C
Her mother and her sister were waiting at the door Chorus + C F G C x2
C F G C
3. And when I got inside the house, the drinks were passed around
Am F G C
The liquor was so awful strong; my head went round and round
C F G C
And then we had
ad another drink before we sat to eat
Am F G C
The liquor was so awful strong, I quickly fell asleep Chorus + C F G C x2
C F G C
4. When I awoke the next morning, I had an aching head
Am F G C
And there was I Jack all alone, stark naked in me bed
C F G C
My gold watch and my money and my lady friend were gone
Am F G C
And there was I Jack all alone, stark naked in the room Chorus + C F G C x2
C F G C
5. Oh looking round that little room, there's nothing I could see
Am F G C
But a woman's shift and apron,
apron that were no use to me
C F G C
With a barrel for a suit of clothes, down Cherry Street forlorn
Am F G C
Where Martin Churchill took me in and he sent me round Cape Horn
C F G C
So sailor lads take warning when you land on New York's
York's shore
Am F G C (stop)
You'll have to get up early to be smarter than a whore
Chorus x2 + C F G C x2
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NOBODY KNOWS YOU (WHEN YOU’RE DOWN AND OUT) - Jimmy Cox 1929
Intro Verse 1
4. [C] When you [E7] get back on your [A7] feet again,
[Dm] Everybody [A7] wants to be your [Dm] long lost friend
[F] I said it [D7] straight, but (A-3-2-1) without any [A7] doubt,
[D7] Nobody knows you when you're [G] down and [G7] out.
5. [C] When you [E7] get back on your [A7] feet again,
[Dm] Everybody [A7] wants to be your [Dm] long lost friend
[F] I said it [D7] straight, but (A-3-2-1) without any [A7] doubt,
[D7] Nobody knows you [Fm] nobody knows you
[G] Nobody knows you when you're [G7] down and out. [C]
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PROMISED LAND - Chuck Berry 1965
Intro: several bars of G
2. [n/c] It's a hand me [G]] down; the thoughts are [C] broken
Perhaps they're better, left un [G] - sung.
[Am7] I [C] don't [G] know;
now; [G] don't really [C] care
[G] Let there be [D] songs,, [C] to fill the [G] air. [G]
[Am] Ripple in still [D] water where there [G] is no pebble [C] tossed,
Nor [A] wind to [D] blow.
[Am] Ripple in still [D] water where there [G] is no pebble [C] tossed,
Nor [A] wind to [D] blow.
F Am
Smile, though your heart is aching. Smile, even though it’s
it breaking
Dm Bb Gm D
Though there are clouds in the sky you'll get by, If you
Gmm Bbm m
Smile
e through your fears and sorrow,
sorro smile,
mile, and maybe tomorrow
F Dm
m Gm C
You'll see the sun come shining through for you
F Am
Light up your face with gladness. Hide every trace of sadness
sadn
Dm Bb G
Gm D
Although a tear may be ever so near, that's the
Gmm Bbm
Time
ime you must keep on trying, trying smile,
mile, what's the use of crying
F Dm G
Gm C F
You'll find that life is still worthwhile
worthwhile if you'll just... smile.
smile...
That's
hat's where I'm gonna go, [D] when I die.
(when I die)
Several bars of C
C Am
1. When the night has come, and the land is dark,
F G C
And the moon is the only light we'll see.
Am
No, I won't be afraid, no, I won't be afraid,
F G C
Just as long, as you stand, stand by me.
Chorus:
C Am
So, darling, darling, stand by me, oh, stand by me.
F G C
Oh, stand, stand by me, stand by me.
C Am
2. If the sky that we look upon should tumble and fall,
F G C
Or the mountain should crumble to the sea.
Am
I won't cry, I won't cry, no, I won't shed a tear,
F G C
Just as long as you stand, stand by me.
Chorus:
C Am
An, darling, darling, stand by me, oh, stand by me.
F G C
Oh, stand, stand by me, stand by me
Chorus x2
Intro: [C] [F7] [C] [Am] [D7] [G] [C] [F7] [C] [Am] [D7] [G] [C] Well...
Boys: [C] Don’t get on the wrong train; [F7] don’t fly in an old plane,
[C] Don’t go out in the [Am] pouring rain, you [D7] might get wet, I’d [G] be upset
[C] You’re bound to get sneezes or [F7] nasty diseases,
[C] Take good care when [Am] I’m not there, I’m [D] still in [G] love with [C] you
Girls: [C] While I’m on vacation, [F7] you be a good patient,
[C] Take your medication, I [D7] worry so, each [G] time I go.
[C] Try to keep warm, dear, in [F7] case there’s a storm, dear,
[C] Take good care while [Am] I’m not there, I’m [D] still in [G] love with [C] you
Girls: [C] Won’t see other fellas, [F7] don’t wanna make you jealous,
No [C] need to fear when [Am] you’re not here, I’m [D] still in [G] love with [C] you
Boys: [C] Don’t walk on the red light, [F7] don’t stay out at midnight,
[C] Don’t get in a [Am] fist fight, that [D7] pretty face can’t [G] be replaced
Girls: [C] Won’t be out at night, hon, [F7] it wouldn’t be right, hon.
No [C] need to fear when [Am] you’re not here, I’m [D] still in [G] love with [C] you
Inst: (1st Verse) [C] [F7] [C] [Am] [D7] [G] [C] [F7]
[F7] [C] [Am] [D] [G] [C] X2
F Gm C7 F
1. Don’t know why there’s no sun up in the sky - stormy
ormy weather
Gm7 C7 F Gm C7 F C7
Since my gal and I ain’t together, keeps rainin' all the time
F Gm C7 F
Life is bare, gloom and d misery everywhere - stormy
tormy weather
Gm7 C7 F Gm C7 F
Just can’t get my poor self together, I’m weary all of the time
Gm C7 F C7
So weary all of the time
Chorus:
Gm C7 F Dm
When she went away the blues came in and met me.
Gm C7 F Dm
If she stays away that old rockin’ chair’s gonna get me.
Gm C7 F D7
All I do is pray the lord above gonna let me
G7 C7
Walk in the sun once more.
F Gm C7 F
2. Can’t go on, everything I had is
i gone - stormy
tormy weather
Gm7 C7 F Gm C7 F
Since my gal and I ain’t together, keeps rainin' all the time
Gm C7 F C7
Keeps rainin' all the time
Chorus
F Gm C7 F
3. Can’t go on, everything I had is gone - stormy
tormy weather
Gm7 C7 F Gm C7 F
Since my gal and I ain’t together, keeps rainin' all the time
Gm C7 F
Keeps rainin' all the time X8
repeat getting quieter and quieter - finish with a whisper
Dm
1. Summerti………..me, an` the livin` is easy,
Gm A7
Fish are jumpin`, an` the cotton is high.
Dm
Oh, yo` daddy`s
ddy`s ri…………ch, an` yo` ma is goodlookin`,
Gm A7 Dm
So hush, little baby, don`t you cry.
Dm
2. One of these mornings, you goin` to rise up singin`,
Gm A7
Then you`ll spread yo` wings, an` you`ll take to the sky.
Dm
But till that morning`,
ng`, there`s a nothin` can harm you,
Gm A7 Dm
With Daddy an` Mammy standin` by.
Dm
3. Summerti………..me, an` the livin`
livin is easy,
Gm A7
Fish are jumpin`, an` the cotton is high.
Dm
Oh, yo` daddy`s ri…………ch, an` yo` ma is goodlookin`,
Gm A7 Dm
So hush, little baby, don`t you cry.
Gm A7 Dm
So hush, little baby, don`t you cry.
Gm A7 Dm
So hush, little baby, don`t you cry
Am G C G
1. The taxman`s taken all my dough, andand left me in my stately home,
E7 Am G
Lazing on a sunny afternoon, and I can`t sail my yacht,
C G E7 Am
He`s taken everything
erything I`ve got, all I`ve got`s this sunny afternoon.
Chorus 1: A7 D
Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze,
G C - E7
I`ve gott a big fat mama tryin` to break me.
Am D Am D
And I love to live so pleasantly, live this life of luxury,
C E7 Am - E7
Lazing
ing on an a sunny afternoon, in the summertime,
Am - E7 Am - E7 (Am)
In the summertime, in the summertime
Am G C G
2. My girlfriend's gone off with my car and gone back to her Ma and Pa
E7 Am G
Telling tales of drunkenness and cruelty. Now I am sitting here,
C G E7 Am
Sipping at my ice-cold
cold beer, lazing on a sunny afternoon.
Chorus 2: A7 D
Help me, help me, help me sail away,
G C - E7
You give me two good reasons, why I ought to stay.
Am D Am D
`Cause I love to live so pleasantly, live this life of luxury,
C E7 Am
Lazing on a sunny afternoon,
A| 7-7--5-5--3-3--2-2
- E7 Am - E7 Am - E7
in the summertime, in
n the
th summertime, in
n the summertime
A| 7-7--5-5--3-3--2-2
2 A 7-7--5-5--3-3--2-2
A| A| 7-7--5-5--3-3--2-2
7
Repeat Chorus 1 ending on a Am
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SWEET HOME - Secor / Hayes 2014
Intro: several bars of G
1. [G] Two hobos on a railroad line [C] I'm getting ready to [G] go
Pulling on a bottle of burgundy wine [A7] I'm getting ready to [D7] go
Well they [G] couldn't hear that southbound whistle when the Dixie [C] Flyer
burned [A7] around the bend
And it [G] punched their tickets for the [Em] promise land
[D7] I'm getting ready to [G] go
Chorus:
[G] Sweet home, [C] loving heaven [G] heaven
Sweet home, can't ya [A7] hear me singing [D7] low
[G]Sweet home, [C] lordy I'll be [G] travelling
So throw the gates wide [A7] open 'cos [D7] I'm getting ready to [G] go
2. [G] Two magpies on a telephone wire [C] I'm getting ready to [G] go
Singing to the corn like a heavenly choir [A7] I'm getting ready to [D7] go
[G] Old Farmer John must be sleeping sound they [C] shucked that corn and
[A7] passed
assed it around, but the [G] old man's wife got her [Em] shotgun down
[D7] I'm getting ready to [G] go Chorus
[Em] Listen here pal 'fore your road is run and your tightrope breaks in two
[A] It's a mighty big world you're standing on and it [D] keeps eps going round
without little old youou know.....whooooooooooooooooooooooo......
know.. oooooooooooooooooooooo......
Boodle-amam boodle-am
boodle boodle-am boodle-am am [G] boo
[D]Toodle-am toodle-am am toodle-am
toodle toodle-am [G] too
[D] 'N' shake a leg, shake a leg, shake a leg, shake a leg [G] now
[C] Break a leg, drag a leg, [G] shake a leg, grab a leg,
[C] break a leg, [D] shake a leg [G] now
3. [G] Well it's so long, good luck, great to know you [C] I'm getting ready to [G] go
May the Lord above take a liking to you [A7] I'm getting ready to [D7] go
Well it's [G] a short life of trouble so don't make more when hen [C] death comes
creeping 'round [A7] your back door, door
It [G] don't knock twice brother [Em] that's for sure
[D7] I'm getting ready to [G] go Chorus - repeat last line
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SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT - Traditional
Chorus:
C F C G
Swing low, sweet chariot, comin' for to carry me home.
C F C G G7 C
Swing low,
w, sweet chariot, comin' for to carry me home.
C F C
1. I looked over Jordan, and what did I see,
G
Comin'
omin' for to carry me home,
C F C
A band of angels comin' after me,
G G7 C
Comin'
omin' for to carry me home. Chorus
C F C
2. If you get there, before I do,
G
Comin'
omin' for to carry me home.
C F C
Just tell my friends that I'm a comin' too,
G G7 C
Comin'
omin' for to carry me home.
home Chorus
C F C
3. I'm sometimes up and sometimes down,
G
Comin'
omin' for to carry me home.
C F C
But still my soul feels heavenly bound,
G G7 C
Comin'
omin' for to carry me home. Chorus x2 big
ig finish
[Em] I hear [D] her voice, in the [G] morning hours she calls me,
The [C] radio re[G]minds
minds me of my [D] home far away.
And [Em] drivingg down the road, I get a [C] feeling that
I [G] should have been home [D] yesterday, yester [D7] day.
day
G C
2. I went down to an ale-house
house that I used to frequent,
f
G D D7 G
And I told the landlady, my money was spent.
C
I asked her for credit but she answered me, “Nay!
G D D7 G
Such custom as yours I can get any day!“ Chorus
G C
3. Then out of my pockets I pulled sovereigns bright,
G D D7 G
And the landlady`s eyes opened wide with delight.
C
She said, “We have Whisky and wines of the best,
G D D7 G
What I told you before, it was only in jest.“ Chorus
G C
4. I`ll go home to my parents, confess what I`ve done,
G D D7 G
And I`ll ask them to pardon their prodigal son.
C
And if they forgive me as often before,
G D D
D7 G
Then I swear I will play the wild rover no more. Chorus x2
G G7 C Cm
1. I know, (I know) you be--lo-o-o-ong to s-o-omebody neeeew,
neeee
G D G
But tonight, you be-lo-ong
ong to me
G G7 C Cm
2. Although, (although),, we're ap-a-a-a-art,
ap you're a pa-a-art
art of my hea-a-art,
hea
G D G G7
And to-night you be-lo-ong
ong to me
Bridge: Cm
Way down..... by the stream.... how sweet.... it will seem
G E7 A7 D7 (pause)
Once more, just to dream,
am, in the moonlight...........My
moonlight...........My honey...
honey
G G7 C Cm
3. ...I know (I know) with the da-a-a-awn
da that yooou will be go-o-o-o-one
go
G D G
But tonight, you be-loong
loong to me
Intro: D C G G X4
1. [D] I saw a [C] werewolf with a Chinese [G] menu in his hand,
[D] Walking through the e [C] streets of Soho in the [G
G] rain,
[D] He was looking for the [C] place called [G] Lee Ho Fook's,
[D] Going to get a big [C] dish of beef chow [G] mein.
Chorus
D C G D C G
ooo-ooo X2
Ah-ooo-ooo,, Werewolves of London, ah-ooo-ooo
2. [D] If you hear him [C] howling around your [G] kitchen door,
[D] You better [C] not let him [G] in,
[D] Little old lady got muti [C] lated late last [G] night,
[D] Werewolves of [C] London [G] again.
Chorus + D-C-G-G X4
4. [D] Well, I saw Lon [C] Chaney walking with the [G] Queen,
[D] Doing the Were [C] wolves of [G] London,
[D] I saw Lon Chaney[C]
[C] Jr. walking [G] with the Queen,
[D] Doing the Were [C] wolves of [G] London.
[D] I saw a werewolf drinking a [C] piña
iña colada at Trader [G] Vic's,
[D] His hair [C] was perfect. [G]
Chorus X2 - finish on a G
58 Winchester Uke Jam - Ukulele Songbook Volume 2
WHERE DID YOU GET THAT HAT? - James Rolmaz 1888
C G7
1. Now how I came to get this hat, 'tis very strange and funny
G C
Grandfather died and left to me his property and money
F C F G7
And when the will it was read out, they told me straight and flat
C F G7 C
If I would have his money, I must always wear his hat Chorus
C G7
2. If I go to the op'ra house, in the op'ra season
G C
There's someone sure to shout at me without the slightest
slightes reason
F C F G7
If I go to a concert hall to have a jolly spree
C F G7 C
There's someone in the party who is sure to shout at me Chorus
C G7
3.. When Colonel South, the millionaire, gave his last garden party
G C
I was amongst the guests who had a welcome true and hearty
F C F G7
The Prince of Wales was also there and my heart jumped with glee
C (stop!) n/c
When I was told the Prince would like to have a word with me
Chorus x2 Repeat last line
Winchester Uke Jam - Ukulele Songbook Volume 2 59
WHISKEY IN THE JAR - Traditional
C Am
1. As I was a-goin' overr the Cork & Kerry Mountains
F C
I met with Captain Farrell, and his money he was countin'.
C Am
First I drew my pistols and then I drew my rapier,
F C
Sayin' "Stand and deliver, for I am your bold deceiver."
Chorus: G
Musha ringum duram da,
C F C G C
Whack fol the daddy-o,o, Whack fol the daddy-o,
daddy o, there’s whiskey in the jar
Group 1:
F
1. I hear singing and there's no one there,
C7
I smell blossoms, and the trees are bare.
F
All day long, I seem to walk on air, I wonder why? I wonder why?
F7 Bb
I keep tossing in my sleep at night and what's more, I've lost my appetite
Gm F
Stars that used to twinkle in the skies
Gm F
Are twinkling in my eyes - I wonder why
Group 2:
F
2. You don't need analyzing; it's
it' not so sur-pri-sing
C7
That you feel very strange, but nice - your heart goes pitter-patter
pitter
F
I know just what's the matter, because
ecause I've been there once or twice
All: Gm C7 F
You're not sick you're just in love