APRILMEETING

FUN

SONGS!

The Fifty-Ninth Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy) Intro: C G Am G (2X) C G Am G C Slow down, you move too fast G Am G You got to make the morning last C G Am G C Just kicking down the cobble stones G Am G C G Am G Looking for fun and feelin' groovy C G Am G C G Am G Ba da da da da da da, feelin’ groovy C G Am G C Hello lamppost, what cha knowing? G Am G C I've come to watch your flowers growing G Am G C Ain't cha got no rhymes for me? G Am G C G Am G Doot-in' doo-doo, Feelin' groovy C G Am G C G Am G Ba da da da da da da, feelin’ groovy C G Am G Got no deeds to do, no promises to keep C G Am G I'm dappled and drowsy and ready to sleep C G Am G C Let the morning time drop all its petals on me G Am G C G Am G Life, I love you, all is groovy C G Am G C G Am G Ba da da da da da da, feelin’ groovy

C G Am G C Slow down, you move too fast G Am G You got to make the morning last C G Am G C Just kicking down the cobble stones G Am G C G Am G Looking for fun and feelin' groovy C G Am G Ba da da da da da da, feelin’ groovy C G Am G Ba da da da da da da da da da (Repeat and Fade)

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Get Lucky (abridged) – Daft Punk*

[intro] (Am) (C) (Em) (D) x2

Like the legend of the (Am)phoenix (C)

All ends were beg(Em)innings (D) What keeps the planet (Am)spinning (C) (ah-ah)

The force from the beg(Em)inning (D)

[pre-chorus]

(Am)We've… come too (C)far… to give (Em)up… who we (D)are So (Am)let's… raise the (C)bar… and our (Em)cups… to the (D)stars

[chorus]

(Am) She's up all night 'til the sun (C) I'm up all night to get some

(Em) She's up all night for good fun (D) I'm up all night to get lucky

(Am) We're up all night 'til the sun

(C) We're up all night to get some

(Em) We're up all night for good fun (D) We're up all night to get lucky

(Am) We're up all night to get lucky

(C) We're up all night to get lucky (Em) We're up all night to get lucky

(D) We're up all night to get lucky

(Am) (C) (Em) (D)

The present has no (Am)rhythm (C) Your gift keeps on (Em)giving (D)

What is this I'm (Am)feeling? (C) If you want to leave I'm (Em)with it (D) (ah-ah)

[pre-chorus] [chorus]

BEACH BOYS MEDLEY

CALIFORNIA GIRLS G F Well, East Coast girls are hip, I really dig those styles they wear, C D7 And the Southern girls with the way they talk, they knock me out when I'm down there. G F The midwest farmers' daughters really make you feel alright, C D7 And the Northern girls with the way they kiss, they keep their boyfriends warm at night. G Am F Gm I wish they all could be California, I wish they all could be California, Eb Fm G I wish they all could be California girls HELP ME, RHONDA D G D Since she put me down I've been out doin` in my head. D G D Come in late at night and in the morning I just lay in bed. Bm G E7 Well, Rhonda, you look so fine, I know it wouldn`t take much time, D G A7 D For you to help me Rhonda, help me get her out of my heart. A D Help me Rhonda, help, help me, Rhonda, help me Rhonda, help, help me, Rhonda, A D Help me Rhonda, help, help me, Rhonda, help me Rhonda, help, help me, Rhonda, G Bm Help me Rhonda, help, help me, Rhonda, help me Rhonda, help, help me, Rhonda, G A7 D Help me, Rhonda, yeah, get her out of my heart. LITTLE DEUCE COUPE D Well, I'm not braggin', babe, so don't put me down, But I've got the fastest set of wheels in town. G When something comes up to me, he don't even try, D ‘Cause if it had a set of wings, man, I know she could fly, A Em A D She's my little Deuce Coupe, you don't know what I got. (you don't know what I got) A Em A D She's my little Deuce Coupe, you don't know what I got.

p.2. Beach Boys Medley BARBARA ANN D Ba-ba-ba-ba-Barbara Ann, G Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-Barbara Ann, take my hand, D A Barbara Ann, you got me rockin' and a-rollin', G D Rockin' and a-reelin', Barbara Ann, ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-Barbara Ann. I GET AROUND D B7 G C A7 Round, round, get around, I get around, Yeah, get around, round, round I get a-round D I get a-round, (get around, round, round I get a-round) B7 From town to town, (get around, round, round I get a-round) Em I'm a real cool head, (get around, round, round I get a-round) C A7 I'm makin' real good bread, (get around, round, round I get a-round) SURFIN` USA D A7 D A7 D D7 If ev'rybody had an ocean, across the U.S.A., then everybody'd be surfin' like Californi-a. G D You'd see them wearin' their baggies, huarachi sandals too, A7 D D7 A bushy, bushy blond hairdo, surfin' U.S.A. FUN, FUN, FUN G C Well, she got her daddy's car and she cruised through the hamburger stand, now. G D Seems she for-got all about the library, like she told her old man, now. G C And with the radio blastin' goes cruisin' just as fast as she can, now. G D C D G And she'll have fun, fun, fun, 'til her daddy takes the T-bird a-way. D7 G D C D G And we'll have fun, fun, fun, playing ukulele both night and day. D7 G D C D G C G And we'll have fun, fun, fun, playing ukulele both night and day.

Jambalaya (Hank Williams) Intro: D7 G (Son of a gun, gonna have big fun on the bayou.) G D7 Good-bye, Joe, me gotta go, me-oh my-oh, G Me gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou. D7 My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me-oh my-oh, G Son of a gun, gonna have big fun on the bayou. Chorus: D7 Well, jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo, G 'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher ami-o D7 Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o, G Son of a gun, gonna have big fun on the bayou. G D7 Thibodaux, Fontaineaux, the place is buzzin'; G Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen. D7 We dress in style, go hog wild, me-oh my-oh, G Son of a gun, gonna have big fun on the bayou.

Chorus G D7 Settle down, far from town, get me a pirogue, G And I'll catch all the fish in the bayou D7 Swap my mon’ to buy Yvonne what she need-oh, G Son of a gun, gonna have big fun on the bayou. Chorus

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Mrs Robinson – Simon & Garfunkel

[intro – same rhythm as verse]

Dee dedee dee.... (E7) (A7) (D7) (G) (C) (Am) (E7) (D7)

And here's to (G)you, Mrs (Em)Robinson (G)Jesus loves you (Em)more than you will (C)know... oh-oh (D)oh

God bless you (G)please Mrs (Em)Robinson (G)Heaven holds a (Em)place for those who (C)pray... hey hey

(Am)hey... hey hey (E7)hey

We'd (E7)like to know a little bit about you for our files

(A7) We'd like to help you learn to help yourself (D) Look around you (G)all you see are (C)sympa(G)thectic (Am)eyes

(E7) Stroll around the grounds un(D7)til you feel at home

And here's to (G)you, Mrs (Em)Robinson (G)Jesus loves you (Em)more than you will (C)know... oh-oh (D)oh

God bless you (G)please Mrs (Em)Robinson (G)Heaven holds a (Em)place for those who (C)pray... hey hey

(Am)hey... hey hey (E7)hey

(E7) Hide it in a hiding place where no one ever goes (A7) Put it in your pantry with your cupcakes

(D) It's a little (G)secret just the (C)Robin(G)sons' a(Am)ffair (E7) Most of all you've got to (D7)hide it from the kids

Coo-coo-ca-(G)choo, Mrs (Em)Robinson (G)Jesus loves you (Em)more than you will (C)know... oh-oh (D)oh

God bless you (G)please Mrs (Em)Robinson (G)Heaven holds a (Em)place for those who (C)pray... hey hey

(Am)hey... hey hey (E7)hey

(E7) Sitting on a sofa on a Sunday afternoon (A7) Going to the candidates debate

(D) Laugh about it (G)shout about it (C)when you've (G)got to (Am)choose

(E7) Every way you look at it you (D7)lose

Where have you (G)gone Joe Di(Em)Maggio A (G)nation turns its (Em)lonely eyes to (C)you… ooh-ooh (D)ooh

What's that you (G)say, Mrs (Em)Robinson?

(G)Joltin's Joe has (Em)left and gone a(C)way Hey hey (Am)hey... hey hey (E7)hey

Old Time Rock & Roll D G Just take those old records off the shelf C I'll sit and listen to 'em by myself D Today's music ain't got the same soul G I like that old time rock and roll D G Don't try to take me to a disco C You'll never even get me out on the floor D In ten minutes I'll be late for the door G I like that old time rock and roll Chorus: D G Still like that old time rock and roll C That kind of music just soothes the soul D I reminisce about the days of old G D With that old time rock and roll D G Won't go to hear them play a tango C I'd rather hear some blues or funky old soul D There's only one sure way to get me to go G Start playing old time rock and roll D G Call me a relic, call me what you will C Say, I'm old-fashioned, say, I'm over the hill D Today's music ain't got the same soul G I like that old time rock and roll

Chorus: D G Still like that old time rock and roll C That kind of music just soothes the soul D I reminisce about the days of old G D With that old time rock and roll Chorus (a capella) Chorus Ending: /G /G /C /C /D /D /G (one strum)

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Under The Boardwalk – The Drifters

[intro] (G)

Oh when the (G)sun beats down and melts the tar up on the (D)roof

And your (D7)shoes get so hot you wish your tired feet were fire(G)proof (G7) Under the (C)boardwalk ... down by the (G)sea

On a blanket with my ba(D)by is where I'll (G)be

Under the (Em)boardwalk… out of the sun Under the (D)boardwalk… we'll be having some fun

Under the (Em)boardwalk… people walking above

Under the (D)boardwalk… we'll be falling in love Under the (Em)board-walk… board-walk

From the (G)park you hear the happy sound of a… carou(D)sel

You can (D7)almost taste the hotdogs and french fries (G)they sell (G7) Under the (C)boardwalk… down by the (G)sea

On a blanket with my ba(D)by is where I'll (G)be

Under the (Em)boardwalk… out of the sun Under the (D)boardwalk… we'll be having some fun

Under the (Em)boardwalk… people walking above Under the (D)boardwalk… we'll be falling in love

Under the (Em)board-walk… board-walk

[instrumental break – same as first two lines of verse]

(G) (G) (D) (D) (D7) (D7) (G) (G7)

Under the (C)boardwalk ... down by the (G)sea

On a blanket with my ba(D)by is where I'll (G)be

Under the (Em)boardwalk… out of the sun Under the (D)boardwalk… we'll be having some fun

Under the (Em)boardwalk… people walking above Under the (D)boardwalk… we'll be falling in love

Under the (Em)board-walk… board-walk

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YMCA – The Village People

(Bb) (C7sus4)

(F)Young man… there’s no need to feel down, I said

(Dm)Young man… pick yourself off the ground, I said (Bb)Young man… cos you’re in a new town

There’s no (C)need… (Bb)to… (C)be… (Bb)un(Am)hap(Gm)py (F)Young man… there’s a place you can go, I said

(Dm)Young man… when you’re short on your dough, you can (Bb)Stay there… and I’m sure you will find

Many (C)ways… (Bb)to… (C)have… (Bb)a… (Am)good… (Gm)time

(C7sus4)

[chorus]

It’s fun to stay at the (F)YMCA It’s fun to stay at the (Dm)YMCA

They have (Gm)everything for you men to enjoy You can (C7sus4)hang out with all the boys

It’s fun to stay at the (F)YMCA It’s fun to stay at the (Dm)YMCA

You can (Gm)get yourself cleaned, you can have a good meal

You can (C7sus4)do whatever you feel

(F)Young man… are you listening to me, I said (Dm)Young man… what do you want to be, I said

(Bb)Young man… you can make real your dreams But you’ve (C)got… (Bb)to…(C)know… (Bb)this… (Am)one… (Gm)thing

(F)No man… does it all by himself, I said (Dm)Young man… put your pride on the shelf and just

(Bb)Go there… to the YMCA I’m sure (C)they… (Bb)can… (C)help… (Bb)you… (Am)to(Gm)day

(C7sus4)

[chorus]

(F)Young man… I was once in your shoes, I said (Dm)I was… down and out with the blues, I felt

(Bb)No man… cared if I were alive I felt (C)the… (Bb)whole… (C)world… (Bb)was… (Am)so… (Gm)tight

(F)That’s when… someone came up to me and said, (Dm)Young man… take a walk up the street, there’s a

(Bb)Place there… called the YMCA They can (C)start… (Bb)you… (C)back… (Bb)on… (Am)your… (Gm)way

[chorus] – then (F – single strum)

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F Om I bought a thirty four wagon and we call it a woodie,

F Surf city, here we come.

Om You know it's not very cherry, it's an oldie but a goodie, F Surf city, here we come.

Bb Gm Well, it ain't got a back seat or a rear window, Eb C C7 But it still gets me where I wanna go

Chorus:

F .... and we're goln' to Surf City, 'cause it's two to one

You know we're goln' to Surf City, gonna have some fun Bb

you know we're goln' to surf city, 'cause H's two to one, F

you know we're goin' to surf city, gonna have some fun, now,

Two girts for eve-ry boy

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F Dm You know they never roll the streets up 'cause there's always somethin' goin', F Surf city, here we come.

Om You know they're either out surfin' or they got a party goin' F Surf city, here we come.

Bb Gm There's two swingin' honeys for every guy,

Bb C C7 And all you gotta do is just wink your eye

Chorus

F Dm And if my woodie breaks down on me some-where on the surf route, F Surf city. here we come.

Om I'll strap my board to my back and hitch a ride in my wetsuit, F

Surf city, here we come. Bb Gm

And when I get to surf city I'll be shootin' the curl, Bb C

And checkin' out the parties for a surfer girl

Repeat Chorus and FINISH WITH .... .. .. two girls for every boy

. .. . two boys for every girl .. .. and ukes for everyone.'

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273

Your Song – Elton John*

[intro] (F) (Bb) (C) (Bb)

(F) It’s a little bit (Bb)funny… (C) this feeling in(Am)side

(Dm) I’m not one of (Dm7)tho-ose who can… (Dm6) easily (Bb)hide (F) I don’t have much (C)money but… (A) boy if I (Dm)did

(F) I’d buy a big (Gm)house where… (Bb) we could both (C)live

(F) If I was a (Bb)sculptor (huh)… (C) but then again (Am)no Or a (Dm) man… who makes (Dm7)potions in a… (Dm6) travelling

(Bb)show

(F) I know it’s not (C)much… but it’s the (A)best… I can (Dm)do (F) My gift is my (Gm)song yeah… (Bb) and this one’s for you(F)ou

(F)

(C) And you can tell (Dm)everybody… (Gm) this is your (Bb)song (C) It may be (Dm)quite simple but… (Gm) now that it’s (Bb)done

(Dm) I hope you don’t mind… (Dm7)I hope you don’t mind That I (Dm6)put down in (Bb)words

How (F)wonderful (Gm)life is… while (Bb)you’re in the (C)world

(F) (Bb) (C) (Bb)

(F) I sat on the (Bb)roof… (C) and kicked off the (Am)moss Well a (Dm)few… of the (Dm7)verses… well they’ve (Dm6) got me quite

(Bb)cross

(F) But the sun’s been (C)quite kind… (A) while I wrote this (Dm)song (F) It’s for people like (Gm)you… that… (Bb) keep it turned (C)on

(F) So excuse me for(Bb)getting… (C) but these things I (Am)do

You (Dm)see… I’ve for(Dm7)gotten… if they’re (Dm6)green… or they’re (Bb)blue

(F)Anyway, the thing is… (C) what I really (A)mean (Dm) (F) Yours are the (Gm)sweetest eyes… (Bb) I’ve ever see(F)een

(F)

(C) And you can tell (Dm)everybody… (Gm) this is your (Bb)song (C) It may be (Dm)quite simple but… (Gm) now that it’s (Bb)done

(Dm) I hope you don’t mind… (Dm7)I hope you don’t mind That I (Dm6)put down in (Bb)words

How (F)wonderful (Gm)life is… while (Bb)you’re in the (C)world

(Dm) I hope you don’t mind… I (Dm7)hope you don’t mind

That I (Dm6)put down in (Bb)words How (F)wonderful (Gm)life is… while (Bb)you’re in the (F)world

(F) (Bb) (C) (Bb) (F – single strum)

I'm a Believer Page 1 of 2

I'm a Believer (The Monkees) (Note L=One Strum) G D G I thought love was only true in fairy tales D G Meant for someone else but not for me C G Love was out to get me C G That's the way it seemed C G D D7L Disappointment haunted all my dreams Chorus (Tacet) G C G Then I saw her face C G C G Now I'm a believer C G C G C G C G Not a trace, of doubt in my mind C GL CL I'm in love, oooooh GL FL D7L I'm a believer, I couldn't leave her if I tried G D G I thought love was more or less a given thing D G Seems the more I gave the less I got C G What's the use in tryin' C G All you get is pain C G D D7L When I needed sunshine I got rain Chorus

I'm a Believer Page 2 of 2

Instrumental G D G (I thought love was only true in fairy tales) D G (Meant for someone else but not for me) C G Love was out to get me C G That's the way it seemed C G D D7L Disappointment haunted all my dreams Chorus Ending G C G Yes, I saw her face C G C G Now I'm a believer C G C G C G C G Not a trace, of doubt in my mind C G C G C Said, I'm a believer Ya, ya, ya, yaaaa G C G I'm a believer C G C G Said, I'm a believer C G C G Said, I'm a believer