Berkeley Ukulele Club Chart #083

Jambalaya by Hank Williams Sr. 1952 Key of C

C G7

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Intro

| G7 | G7 | C | C Verse 1 (First notes - E - G - A)

| C | C | G7 | G7 Goodbye Joe, me got - ta go, me oh, my oh..., | G7 | G7 | C | C me got - ta go pole the pirogue, down the bayou... | C | C | G7 | G7 my Y - vonne, the sweetest one, me oh, my oh..., | G7 | G7 | C | C son - of - a - gun, we'll have big fun, on the bayou...

Chorus

| C | C | G7 | G7 Jamba - laya, and a crawfish pie, and fillet gumbo | G7 | G7 | C | C 'cause to - night I'm gonna see my ma cher-a mi - o... | C | C | G7 | G7 pick gui - tar, fill fruit jar, and be gay - o... | G7 | G7 | C | C son - of - a - gun, we'll have big fun, on the bayou... Instrumental

Verse 2

| C | C | G7 | G7 Thibo - daux, Fontain - eaux, the place is buzzin'... | G7 | G7 | C | C kin - folk come to see Y - vonne by the dozen. | C | C | G7 | G7 We dress in style and go hog wild, me oh, my oh... | G7 | G7 | C | C son - of - a - gun, we'll have big fun, on the bayou... Chorus

Instrumental

Verse 3

| C | C | G7 | G7 Settle down, far from town, give me a pirogue... | G7 | G7 | C | C and I'll catch all the fish in the bayou, | C | C | G7 | G7 Swap my mon, to buy Y - vonne, what she need - o, | G7 | G7 | C | C son - of - a - gun, we'll have big fun, on the bayou... Chorus

Ending

| G7 | G7 | C | C/// | son - of - a - gun, we'll have big fun, on the bayou...

AMAZING GRACE 3/4 123 12

A-mazing grace how sweet the sound

That saved a wretch like me.

I once was lost but now am found

Was blind but now I see.

Jamaica FarewellWords and music by Irving Burgie

Verse 1:

(C)Down the way, where the (F)nights are gay And the (G7)sun shines daily on the (C)mountain top I took a trip on a (F)sailing ship

And when I (G7)reached Jamaica, I (C)made a stop.

Chorus:

But I’m (C)sad to say, I’m (F)on my way,

(G7)Won’t be back for (C)many a day,

My heart is down, my head is (F)turning around

I had to (G7)leave a little girl in (C)Kingston town.

Verse 2:

(C)Sounds of laughter (F)everywhere

And the (G7)dancing girls sway (C)to and fro,

I must declare, my (F)heart is there

‘Though I’ve (G7)been from Maine to (C)Mexico.

Chorus:

Verse 3:

(C)Down at the market, (F)you can hear

Ladies (G7)cry out while on their (C)heads they bear,

Ackee, rice, salt (F)fish are nice

And the (G7)rum is fine any (C)time of year.

Chorus:

First Note: G (3rd fret, E string)

Beginner Ukulele Lesson #2: I’M YOURS by Jason Mraz Beginner Uke arrangement by Cynthia Lin, http://cynthialin.com/ukulele Tutorial video at http://youtube.com/cynthialinmusic reggae/backbeat strum: d D | d D | d D | d D -- one strum per chord

INTRO: C G Am F

VERSE 1: C Well, you done done me and you bet I felt it G I tried to be chill but you’re so hot that I melted Am I fell right through the cracks, F and I'm tryin’ to get back C before the cool done run out I'll be givin it my bestest G and nothin's gonna stop me but divine intervention Am I reckon it's again my turn F to win some or learn some

CHORUS 1: C G Am F I won't hesi-tate no more, no more, it cannot wait I'm yours

break: C G Am F

VERSE 2: C G Well open up your mind and see like me open up your plans and damn you're free Am F look into your heart and you'll find love love love love C G listen to the music of the moment people dance and sing we’re just one big family Am F D (hold) It's our god forsaken right to be loved loved loved loved Loved

*practice singing just the underlined syllables to build your singing-while-playing skills

CHORUS 2: C G Am F So I won't hesi-tate no more no more, It cannot wait I'm sure C G Am F There's no need to compli-cate, our time is short, this is our fate, I'm yours

break: C G Am F

VERSE 3: C I've been spending way too long checking my tongue in the mirror G And bending over backwards just to try to see it clearer Am But my breath fogged up the glass F And so I drew a new face and I laughed C I guess what I'll be saying is there ain't no better reason G To rid yourself of vanities and just go with the seasons Am It's what we aim to do F Our name is our virtue

CHORUS 3: C G Am F I won't hesi-tate no more, no more, it cannot wait I'm yours

C G Well open up your mind and see like me open up your plans and damn you're free Am F look into your heart and you'll find the sky is yours C G so please don't please don't please don't, there's no need to complicate Am F D (hold) 'cause our time is short This this this is our fate I'm yours

LEAVING ON A JET PLANE for ukulele Key: C Level 4 - Peter, Paul and Mary version- Timing: 4/4 (listen to recording for rhythm)

C F 1. All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go, C F I'm standing here out-side your door, C F G7 I hate to wake you up to say goodbye. C F But the dawn is breakin', it's early morn', C F The taxi's waitin', he's blowin’ his horn, C F G7 Al-ready I'm so lonesome I could die. CHORUS:

C F C F So kiss me and smile for me, tell me that you'll wait for me, C F G7 Hold me like you never let me go. C F - C F 'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane, don't know when I'll be back again. C F G7 - Oh babe, I hate to go. C F C F 2.There's so many times I've let you down, so many times I've played around, C F G7 I tell you now that they don't mean a thing. C F C F Every place I go I'll think of you, every song I sing I’ll sing for you. C F G7 When I come back I'll bring your wedding ring. CHORUS……… C F C F 3. Now the time has come to leave you, one more time- let me kiss you, C F G7 Then close your eyes, I'll be on my way. C F C F Dream about the days to come, when I won't have to leave alone, C F G7 A-bout the times I won't have to say - CHORUS ……… (slow down at end)

By John Denver www.cathyschords.com

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*Starting note: ^ (C)

OH! SUSANNA for Ukulele Key: C Level 4 (F chord)

Verse 1- C G7 I- come from A-labama with- my banjo on my knee, C G7 C I'm going to Louisi-a-na, my true love for to see. C G7 It rained all night- the day I left, the weather it was dry C G7 C The sun so hot- I froze to death, Susanna, don't you cry.

Chorus - F C G7 *Starting note: (̂C) Oh! Susanna, Oh don't you cry for me, C G7 C For I come from A-labama with- my banjo on my knee.

Verse 2- C G7 I had a dream the other night, when everything was still; C G7 C I thought I saw Susanna dear, a-coming down the hill. C G7 A red red rose was in her cheek, a tear was in her eye, C G7 C I said to her “Susanna, girl, Susanna, don't you cry”.

Chorus - F C G7 Oh! Susanna, Oh don't you cry for me, C G7 C For I come from A-labama with- my banjo on my knee; Repeat Chorus. www.cathyschords.webs.com

Timing- 2/4:

ONE, + a, 2, +a, ONE, + a, 2, +a,

Strum: 1 (a) + a 2 (a) + a

D, d u, D, d u (fast)

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The Beatles - Act Naturally

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5rpAqfd35Q

[Intro]

D7, G

[Verse 1]

G C They're gonna put me in the movies

G D7

they're gonna make a big star out of me

G C

We'll make a film about a man that's sad and lonely

D7 G

and all I gotta do is act naturally

[brief pause]

D7 G

Well, I'll bet you I'm gonna be a big star

D7 G

might win an Oscar you can never tell

D7 G

the movies gonna make me a big star

A7 D

7 'Cause I can play the part so well

[Verse 2]

G C

Well I hope you come and see me in the movies

G D7

then I know that you will plainly see

G C

The biggest fool that ever hit the big time

D7 G

and all I gotta do is act naturally

[Guitar Solo]

D7, G, D7, G

[Verse 3]

G C

We'll make the scene about a man that's sad and lonely

G D

7 and beggin down upon his bended knee

G C

I'll play the part but I won't need rehearsin'

D7 G all I gotta do is act naturally

[brief pause]

D7 G

Well, I'll bet you I'm gonna be a big star

D7 G

might win an Oscar you can never tell

D7 G

the movies gonna make me a big star

A7 D

7 'Cause I can play the part so well

[Verse 2]

G C

Well I hope you come and see me in the movies

G D7

then I know that you will plainly see

G C

The biggest fool that ever hit the big time

D7 G

and all I gotta do is act naturally

[Outro]

D7, G

Hey, Good Lookin’ by Hank Williams

C . . . | . . . . | . . . . | . . . . | Say, He-e-ey, good lookin’,-----------wha-a-atcha got cookin’? -----------

D7 . . . |G7 . . . |C . . . |G7 . . . | How’s a-bout cook-in’ some-thing up with me-e--e--e? --------------- C . . . | . . . . | . . . . | . . . . | He-e-ey, sweet baby, ------------ do-o-on’t cha think maybe -----------

D7 . . . |G7 . . . |C . . . |C7 . . We could find us a brand new re-ci-pe-e--e--e ----------- . |F . . . |C . . . |F . . . |C . . I got a hot rod Ford and a two dol-lar bill And I know a spot right over the hill . |F . . . |C . . . |D7 . . . |G7 . . There’s so-da pop and the dan-cin’s free. So if you wanna have fun, come a-long with me. C . . . | . . . . | . . . . | . . . . | Say, He-e-ey, good lookin’,-----------wha-a-atcha got cookin’? -----------

D7 . . . |G7 . . . |C . . . |G7 . . . How’s a-bout cook-in’ some-thing up with me-e--e--e? ---------------- |C . . . | . . . . | . . . . | . . . . | I’m free-e-e-e and ready, ------- so we-e--e can go steady ----------- D7 . . . |G7 . . . |C . . . |G7 . . How’s a-bout sav-in’ all your time for me-e--e--e ----------- C . . . | . . . . | . . . . | . . . . | No-o--o more lookin’, ------ I kno-o-ow I been tooken ----------- D7 . . . |G7 . . . |C . . . |C7 . . How’s a-bout keep-in’ stea-dy com-pa-ny-y--y--y? ----------- . |F . . . |C . . . |F . . . |C . . I’m gonna throw my date book over the fence, and find me one for five or ten cents . |F . . . |C . . . |D7 . . . |G7 . . I’ll keep it ‘til it’s covered with age, ‘cause I’m writin’ your name down on eve-ry page C . . . | . . . . | . . . . | . . . . | Say, He-e-ey, good lookin’,-----------wha-a-atcha got cookin’? ----------- D7 . . . |G7 . . . | D7 . . . |G7 . . . | How’s a-bout cook-in’ some-thin’ up ------ How's a-bout cook-in’ some-thing up ---- D7 . . . |G7 . . . |C . . . | . G7\ C How’s a-bout cook-in’ some-thin’ up with me--e--e--e? -----------------------

San Jose Ukulele Club

Waltzing Matilda For Ukulele Key: C Level 4 (F chord)

C G7 C F V1. Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong C G7 Under the shade of coolibah tree; C G7 C F

And he sang as he watched and waited 'til his billy boiled C G7 C “You'll come a-waltzing ma-tilda with me”. C F Chorus: Waltzing matilda, waltzing matilda, *Starting note: ̂ (E) C G7 You'll come a-waltzing ma-tilda with me; C G7 C F And he sang as he watched and waited 'til his billy boiled: C G7 C “You'll come a-waltzing ma-tilda with me” C G7 C F V2. Down came a jumbuck to drink at that billabong. C G7 Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee; C G7 C F

And he sang as he stuffed that jumbuck in his tucker-bag: C G7 C “You'll come a-waltzing ma-tilda with me” Chorus

C G7 C F V3. Up rode the squatter, mounted on his thoroughbred; C G7 Up rode the troopers, one, two, three: C G7 C F "Where's that jolly jum-buck you've got in your tucker-bag? C G7 C You'll come a-waltzing ma-tilda with me!” Chorus

C G7 C F V4. Up jumped the swag-man and sprang into that billabong. C G7 "You'll never take me a-live!" said he; C G7 C F

And his ghost may be heard as you pa-ass by that bill-a-bong - C G7 C “You'll come a-waltzing ma-tilda with me” Chorus www.cathyschords.com

Timing- 4/4:

ONE, 2,3,4,

ONE, 2,3,4,

etc... e.g. D, Du, D D

Somewhere Over The Rainbow/What a Wonderful World Israel Kamakawiwo`ole

[C] [Em] [Am] [F] [C] [Em] [Am] [Am9] [F] [C] Ooh [Em] [F] [C] [F] [E7] [Am] [F]

[C] Somewhere [Em] over the rainbow [F] way up [C] high

[F] And the [C] dreams that you dream of [G] once in a lulla[Am]by [F]

[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 [F]

Some [C] day I'll wish upon a star

And [G] wake up where the clouds are far be[Am]hind [F]me

Where [C] trouble melts like lemon drops

[G] High above the chimney tops is [Am] where you'll [F] find me

[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 [F]

Well I see [C] trees of [Em] green and [F] red roses [C]too

[F] I'll watch them [C] bloom for [E7] me and [Am]you

And I [F] think to myself [G] what a wonderful [Am] world [F]

Well I see [C] skies of [Em] blue and I see [F] clouds of [C] white

And the [F] brightness of [C] day [E7] I like the [Am] dark

And I [F] think to myself [G] what a wonderful [C] world[F] [C]

The [G] colors of the rainbow so [C] pretty in the sky

Are [G] also on the faces of [C] people passing by

I see [F] friends shaking [C] hands saying [F] how do you [C]do

[F] They're really [C] saying [Dm7] I I love [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] world [F]

[C] Someday I'll wish upon a star

And [G] wake up where the clouds are far be[Am]hind [F] me

Where [C] trouble melts like lemon drops

[G] High above the chimney tops is [Am] where you'll [F] find me

[C] Somewhere [Em] over the rainbow [F] way up [C] high

[F] And the [C] dreams that you dare to [G] why oh why can't [Am] I [F]

[C] Ooh [Em] [F] [C] [F] [E7] [Am] [F] [C]

Richard G’s Ukulele Songbook www.scorpex.net/uke.htm

Goodnight Irene (based on Weavers Performance Carnegie Hall 1963) From: Richard G’s Ukulele Songbook www.scorpex.net/uke.htm

Chorus: [G] Irene good[D7]night Irene good[G]night [G] Goodnight I[G7]rene Good[C]night I[Am]rene I'll [D7] see you in my [G] dreams

[G] Last Saturday night I got [D7] married [D7] Me and my wife settled [G] down [G] Now me and my [G7] wife are [Am] parted Gonna [D7] take another stroll down[G]town [D7]

Chorus

[G] Sometimes I live in the [D7] country [D7] Sometimes I live in [G] town [G] Sometimes I [G7] take a great [C] notion [Am] To [D7] jump in the river and [G] drown [D7]

Chorus

[G] I love Irene God [D7] knows I do [D7] Love her till the seas run [G] dry [G] If Irene [G7] turns her [C] back on [Am]me I'm [D7] gonna take morphine and [G] die [D7]

Chorus

[G] Stop ramblin' stop [D7] gamblin' [D7] Stop stayin' out late at [G] night [G] Go home to your [G7] wife and your [C] family [Am] Stay [D7] there by the fireside [G] bright [D7]

Chorus