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Afternoon Delight by Starland Vocal Band CHORDS USED IN THIS SONG F Bb C A Dm Afternoon Delight by Starland Vocal Band [F] - [Bb] Gonna [F] find my baby, gonna hold her tight Gonna [Bb] grab some afternoon [C] delight My [F] mottos always been when it's right it's right Why [Bb] wait until the middle of a [C] cold dark night [Bb] When everythings a little clearer in the [C] light of day [Bb] And we know the night is always gonna be here [C] anyway [F] Thinking of you's working up my appetite Looking [Bb] forward to a little after [C] noon delight Rubbing [F] sticks and stones together makes the sparks ignite And the [Bb] thought of rubbing you is getting [C] so exciting [F] Sky [C] rockets [Bb] in [F] flight, [C] after [A] noon de [Dm] light [Bb] After [C] noon de [F] light, [Bb] after [C] noon de [F] light [F] Started out this morning feeling so polite I always [Bb] thought a fish could not be caught who [C] didn't bite But you [F] got some bait awaitin' and I think I might Like [Bb] nibbling a little after [C] noon delight [F] Sky [C] rockets [Bb] in [F] flight, [C] after [A] noon de [Dm] light [Bb] After [C] noon de [F] light, [Bb] after [C] noon de [F] light [Bb] Be waiting for me baby when I [C] come around [Bb] We can make a lot of loving 'fore the [C] sun gone down [F] Thinking of you's working up my appetite Looking [Bb] forward to a little after [C] noon delight Rubbing [F] sticks and stones together makes the sparks ignite And the [Bb] thought of rubbing you is getting [C] so exciting [F] Sky [C] rockets [Bb] in [F] flight, [C] after [A] noon de [Dm] light [Bb] After [C] noon de [F] light, [Bb] after [C] noon de [F] light
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Page 1: The Converted UKE Songs April 2011

Afternoon Delightby Starland Vocal Band 

CHORDS USED IN THIS SONG

F

Bb

C

A

Dm

Afternoon Delight by Starland Vocal Band[F] - [Bb]

Gonna [F] find my baby, gonna hold her tightGonna [Bb] grab some afternoon [C] delightMy [F] mottos always been when it's right it's rightWhy [Bb] wait until the middle of a [C] cold dark night

[Bb] When everythings a little clearer in the [C] light of day[Bb] And we know the night is always gonna be here [C] anyway

[F] Thinking of you's working up my appetiteLooking [Bb] forward to a little after [C] noon delightRubbing [F] sticks and stones together makes the sparks igniteAnd the [Bb] thought of rubbing you is getting [C] so exciting[F] Sky [C] rockets [Bb] in [F] flight,[C] after [A] noon de [Dm] light[Bb] After [C] noon de [F] light, [Bb] after [C] noon de [F] light

[F] Started out this morning feeling so politeI always [Bb] thought a fish could not be caught who [C] didn't biteBut you [F] got some bait awaitin' and I think I mightLike [Bb] nibbling a little after [C] noon delight[F] Sky [C] rockets [Bb] in [F] flight,[C] after [A] noon de [Dm] light[Bb] After [C] noon de [F] light, [Bb] after [C] noon de [F] light

[Bb] Be waiting for me baby when I [C] come around[Bb] We can make a lot of loving 'fore the [C] sun gone down

[F] Thinking of you's working up my appetiteLooking [Bb] forward to a little after [C] noon delightRubbing [F] sticks and stones together makes the sparks igniteAnd the [Bb] thought of rubbing you is getting [C] so exciting[F] Sky [C] rockets [Bb] in [F] flight,[C] after [A] noon de [Dm] light[Bb] After [C] noon de [F] light, [Bb] after [C] noon de [F] light

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I Still Pray – Kasey Chambers Am I still cry for baby Jesus G And I still pray when I'm alone F C And when I'm lost He'll come to find me G F Am Because He died to save my soul Am When I can't walk He's there to carry G When I speak He hears my words F C When I wake and I have nothing G F Am He sends me gold, frankincense and myrrh Am I still cry for baby Jesus G And I still pray when I'm alone F C And when I'm lost He'll come to find me G F Am Because He died to save my soul Am When I cry my tears of sorrow G When my heart will only ache F C And if I'm troubled when I'm sleeping G F Am He will hold me until I wake Am I still cry for baby Jesus G And I still pray when I'm alone F C And when I'm lost He'll come to find me G F Am Because He died to save my soul G F Am Because He died to save my soul G F Am Because He died to save my soul

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Jolene Dolly PartonAm C G Am

Jolene Jolene Jolene JoleneG Em7 Am

I'm begging of you please don't take my manAm C G Am

Jolene Jolene Jolene JoleneG Em7 Am

Please don't take him just because you can

Am C

Your beauty is beyond compareG Am

With flaming locks of auburn hairG Em7 Am

With ivory skin and eyes of emerald greenAm C

Your smile is like a breathe of springG Am

Your voice is soft like summer rainG Em7 Am

And I cannot compete with Jolene

Am C

He talks about you in his sleepG Am

And there's nothing I can do to keepG Em7 Am

From crying when he calls your name JoleneAm C

And I can easily understandG Am

How you could easily take my manG Em7 Am

But you don't know what he means to me Jolene

Am C G Am

Jolene Jolene Jolene JoleneG Em7 Am

I'm begging of you please don't take my manAm C G Am

Jolene Jolene Jolene JoleneG Em7 Am

Please don't take him just because you can

Am C

You can have your choice of menG Am

But I could never love againG Em7 Am

He's the only one for me JoleneAm C

I had to have this talk with youG Am

My happiness depends on youG Em7 Am

And whatever you decide to do JoleneAm C G Am

Jolene Jolene Jolene JoleneG Em7 Am

I'm begging of you please don't take my man

Am C G Am

Jolene Jolene Jolene JoleneG Em7 Am

Please don't take him just because you canAm

Jolene Jolene Jolene

Am C Em7 G

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Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots – by the Flaming Lips

C Em Dm F G C Em Her name is Yoshimi Dm G She's a black belt in karate C Em Working for the city Dm G She has to discipline her body F 'Cause she knows that G It's demanding C F To defeat those evil machines G I know she can beat them C Em Oh Yoshimi, they don't believe me Dm F G But you won't let those robots eat me C Em Yoshimi, they don't believe me Dm F G But you won't let those robots defeat me C Em Those evil-natured robots Dm G They're programmed to destroy us C Em She's gotta be strong to fight them Dm G So she's taking lots of vitamins F 'Cause she knows that G It'd be tragic C F If those evil robots win G I know she can beat them C Em Oh Yoshimi, they don't believe me Dm F G But you won't let those robots defeat me C Em Yoshimi, they don't believe me Dm F G But you won't let those robots eat me

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Your ghost Kristin Hersh

Am G D If I walk down this hallway tonight Am It's too quiet G D Am G So I pad through the dark and call you on the phone D Am G D push your old numbers and let your house ring Am G D - till I wake your ghost - Am G D Am Let him walk down your hallway it's not this quiet G D Am G slide down your receiver sprint across the wire D Am G D - follow my number slide into my hand - Am G D It's the blaze across my nightgown it's the phone's ring Am G D Am G D Am G D Am G D Am G D I think last night you were driving circles around me (X3) Am G D Am I can't drink this coffee till I put you in my closet G D let him shoot me down Am G let him call me off D Am G D - I take it from his whisper you're not that tough - Am G D Am G D Am G It's the blaze across my nightgown it's the phone's ring

Am G Am G D I think last night you were driving circles around me (X5) (second voice) you were in my dream, you were driving circles around me (X5)

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GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY – The Outlaws (Johnny Cash, Spiderbait)

Am C An old cowpoke went riding out one dark and windy day AmUpon a ridge he rested as he went upon his way Am (F/A) (D/A) (F/A)When all at once a mighty herd of red-eyed cows he sawF (Dm) Amcoming through the ragged sky, and up a cloudy draw

Am C Their brands were still on fire and their hot breath he could feel AmTheir horns were black and shiny and their hooves were made of steel Am (F/A) (D/A) (F/A) A bolt of fear went through him as they rumbled through the sky F (Dm) AmThen he saw the riders coming hard, and he heard their mournful cry

CHORUS

C Am (G)Yippe-ai-ay, yippee-ai-ohF (Dm) AmGhost riders in the sky

Am C As the riders loped on by him, he heard one call his name AmIf you want to save your soul from hell, a riding on this range Am (F/A) (D/A) (F/A) Then cowboy change your ways today or with us you will rideF (Dm) AmTrying to catch the devil's herd, across these endless skies

CHORUS

CHORUS

C Am (G)Yippe-ai-ay, yippee-ai-ohF (Dm) AmGhost riders in the sky C Am (G)Yippe-ai-ay, yippee-ai-ohF (Dm) AmGhost riders in the sky

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Des’ree LIFEChorus:C           G         Am      FLife, oh life, oh life, oh life,doo, doot doot dooo.C           G         Am      FLife, oh life, oh life, oh life,doo, doot dooo

C    GI'm afraid of the dark,

                           Am'specially when I'm in a park

                             FAnd there's no­one else around,

Ooh, I get the shiversC                               G I don't want to see a ghost,                                   AmIt's a sight that I fear most

                             FI'd rather have a piece of toast

                          CAnd watch the evening news(Repeat Chorus)

I'm a superstitious girl,I'm the worst in the worldNever walk under ladders,I keep a rabbit's tail

I'll take you up on a dare,Anytime, anywhereName the place, I'll be there,Bungee jumping, I don't care!

(Repeat Chorus)life, doo, doot dooodoo, doot dooo

So after all is said and doneI know I'm not the only oneLife indeed can be fun, if you really want to

Sometimes living out your dreams,Ain't as easy as it seems

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You wanna fly around the world,In a beautiful balloon(Repeat Chorus)

HURT – Johnny Cash(Not actually about ghosts although maybe junkies can see them when they’re high?)

Replace all Ds with Dsus2 (lift bottom finger off regular D) and all Fs with Fadd9 (just let your index finger off the A – a lovely one finger chord)

C Dsus2 Am C Dsus2 AmI hurt myself today to see if I still feel

C D Am C D AmI focus on the pain the only thing that's real

C D Am C D AmThe needle tears a hole the old familiar sting

C D Am C D G Try to kill it all away but I remember everything

Am F C GWhat have I become? My sweetest friend

Am F C GEveryone I know goes away in the end

Am F C GAnd you could have it all My empire of dirt

Am F C GI will let you down I will make you hurt

C D Am C D AmI wear this crown of thorns upon my liars chair

C D Am C D AmFull of broken thoughts I cannot repair

C D Am C D AmBeneath the stains of time the feeling disappears

C D Am C D GYou are someone else I am still right here

For this last part just strum a G

If I could start again A million miles away

I would keep myself I would find a way

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Alela Diane Ame|--------------------|B|-1--1--1------1--1--|G|-2--2--2------2--2--|D|-2--2--2------2--2--|A|0-----0------0------|E|---0-----0-3----0---|

Ame|--------------------|B|-1----1-1----1-1----|G|-2--2---2--2---2----|D|-2-2-2--2-2-2--2----|A|0------0------0-----|E|--------------------|

Picking verse : Am Eme|------------------------------------------|B|-1----1-1----1-1------0----0-0----0-0-----|G|-2--2---2--2---2------0--0---0--0---0-----|D|-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-0--2-2-2--2-2-2--2---0-|A|0------0------0------2------2------2--2---|E|------------------------------------------|

Am EmGrip your paddle s trong for late night fording Am EmWhile some folks row way up to heaven Am EmI'm gonna sing the Pirate's Gospel Am EmI'm gonna sew these feet for dancin' Am EmI'm gonna keep my eyes wide open

Picking chorus : Ame|---------------------------|B|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|G|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|D|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|A|0-----0--3--------0-----0--|E|---0--------0--3-----3-----|

THE PIRATES GOSPEL

http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/www.guitaretab.com/a/alela-diane/169966.html?=&1944-06-06=always&transpose=&tuning=GCEA

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Dm & Am
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Am Am Oh, oh, oh. Hum hum, hum hum, hum hum hum hum Am Am Yo Ho! Yo Ho! Yo Ho! Ho! Ho! Am Am Yo Ho! Yo Ho Ho! Yo Ho! Ho! Ho! Am Sing the Pirate's Gospel

Am EmAdd another flame to our forest Am EmWhere big bellied whales keep u s chanting Am EmWe're slapping fiery thighs for tiny dancers! Am EmWe be children creepin' till the morning Am EmWhen the sun does seep into our fair flesh Am EmAnd filthy finger nails will take us home

Am Am Oh, oh, oh. Hum hum, hum hum, hum hum hum hum Am Am Yo Ho! Yo Ho! Yo Ho! Ho! Ho! Am Am Yo Ho! Yo Ho Ho! Yo Ho! Ho! Ho! Am Sing the Pirate's Gospel

Am EmWhile some folks pray their path to Jesus Am EmWe're gonna sing the Pirate's Gospel Am EmWe're gonna sew our feet for dancin' Am EmWe're gonna keep our eyes wide open Am EmWe're gonna sing the Pirate's Gospel Am EmWe're gonna Chant the Pirate's Gospel Am EmYou'll find us c lap the Pirate's Gospel

Am Am Oh, oh, oh. Hum hum, hum hum, hum hum hum hum Am Am

http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/www.guitaretab.com/a/alela-diane/169966.html?=&1944-06-06=always&transpose=&tuning=GCEA

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Yo Ho! Yo Ho Ho! Yo Ho! Ho! Ho! Am Am Yo Ho! Yo Ho! Yo Ho! Ho! Ho! Am Sing the Pirate's Gospel Am Sing the Pirate's Gospel

http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/www.guitaretab.com/a/alela-diane/169966.html?=&1944-06-06=always&transpose=&tuning=GCEA

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Violent Femmes

The other tabs were incorrect, so this is what I have found. I think it is pretty accurate.

First of all, this is the bass line throughout the entire song.Every "-" indicates an eighth noteG|--------|--------|D|--------|--------|A|5---5---|5---5235|E|--5---5-|--5-----|

The bassline starts, the after a few measures, the guitar kicks in with this...Dme|--1---1-|B|--3---3-|B|2-2---2-|D|--0-0-0-|A|--------|E|--------|

This is the pluck/strum pattern that is consistent throughout the entire song, it iseasy, just pluck the third string, then strum the entire chord, then pluck the fourththen strum the entire chord. The lead instrument in the song is the banjo, and I do not banjo so I cannot give you that tab. But this is the guitar.

DmI had me a wife, I had me some daughters.AmI tried so hard, I never knew still waters.DmNothing to eat and nothing to drink.DmNothing for a man to do but sit around and think.Dm Am DmNothing for a man to do but sit around and think.

DmWell, I'm a-thinkin' and a-thinkin', till there's nothin' I ain't thunk.AmBreathing in the stink, till finally I stunk.DmIt was at that time, I swear I lost my mind.DmI started making plans to kill my own kind.Dm Am DmI started making plans to kill my own kind.

(Banjo kicks in)

Dm"Come, little daughter," I said to the youngest one,Am"Put your coat on, we'll have some fun.DmWe'll go out to the mountains, the one to explore."DmHer face, it lit up, I was standing by the door.Dm Am DmHer face, it lit up, I was standing by the door.

Dm"Come, little daughter, I will carry the lanterns.AmWe'll go out tonight, we'll go to the caverns.DmWe'll go out tonight, we'll go to the caves.DmKiss your mother goodnight and remember that God saves.Dm Am DmKiss your mother goodnight and remember that God saves."

(For this verse, the guitar part is only a percussive raking of the strings, Gordonjust strikes on the quarter notes but sometimes he mixes it up and plays a few eighth orbeats)

I led her to a hole, a deep black well.I said "make a wish, make sure and not tellAnd close your eyes dear, and count to seven.Know your papa loves you, good children go to heaven.Know your papa loves you, good children go to heaven."

(No guitar for this verse)I gave her a push, I gave her a shove.I pushed with all my might, I pushed with all my love.I threw my child into a bottomless pit.

COUNTRY DEATH SONG

http://chordie.com/chord.pere/www.guitaretab.com/v/violent-femmes/20390.html

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She was screaming as she fell, but I never heard her hit.She was screaming as she fell, but I never heard her hit.

(Continues with percussive quarter note strums.)

(The bridge for the guitar is the same as the first verse, I have listened to the songclosely and any leads or solos are banjo or bass, the guitar just strums)

(The next two verses are just percussive rakes of the strings)

Gather 'round, boys, to the tale that I tell.You wanna know how to take a short trip to hell?It's guaranteed to get your own place in hell.Just take your lovely daughter and push her in the well.Take your lovely daughter and throw her in the well.

Don't speak to me of lovers with a broken heart.You wanna know what will really tear you apart?I'm going out to the barn, with a never-stoppin' pain...I'm going out to the barn, to hang myself in shame.

http://chordie.com/chord.pere/www.guitaretab.com/v/violent-femmes/20390.html

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Cat PowerCapo at 4th fretIntro: G B7 C A7

G B7 Come with me My love, C A7 To the sea The sea of love. G B7 I want to tell you, C A7 How much I love you

G B7 C A7

G B7 Do you remember when we met. C A7 That's the day, I knew you were my pet. G B7 I wanna tell you, C A7 How much I love you.

G B7 C A7

G B7 Come with me my love, C A7 To the sea the sea of love. G B7 I wanna tell you, C A7 How much I love you.

G B7 C A7 x2

End on G

SEA OF LOVE

http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/www.guitaretab.com/c/cat-power/22527.html?=&1944-06-06=always&transpose=&tuning=GCEA

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Folsom Prison Blues Johnny Cash

Hear this song at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1xSt7iganA

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

[G] I hear the train a comin' it's rolling round the bend

And I ain't seen the sunshine since [G7] I don't know when

I'm [C] stuck in Folsom prison and time keeps draggin' [G] on

But that [D7] train keeps a rollin' on down to San An[G]ton

[G] When I was just a baby my mama told me son

Always be a good boy don't [G7] ever play with guns

But I [C] shot a man in Reno just to watch him [G] die

Now every [D7] time I hear that whistle

I hang my head and cry

[G] I bet there's rich folks eating in a fancy dining car

They're probably drinkin' coffee and [G7] smoking big cigars

Well I [C] know I had it coming I know I can't be [G] free

but those [D7] people keep a movin'

And that's what tortures [G] me

[G] Well if they'd free me from this prison

If that railroad train was mine

I bet I'd move it all a little [G7] further down the line

[C] Far from Folsom prison that's where I want to [G] stay

And I'd [D7] let that lonesome whistle blow my blues a[G]way

The original recording of this song is in F.

Substitute the following chords to play along:

G=F, G7=F7, C=Bb, D7 = C7

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Old Fashioned Morphine Jolie Holland Am (x4)

Am

Gimme that old fashion morphine

E7

Gimme that old fashion morphine

Am

Gimme that old fashion morphine

Am E7 Am

It's good enough for me

Well, it was good enough for my grandpa It was good enough for my grandpa It was good enough for my grandpa It's good enough for me Sister don't get worried Sister don't get worried Sister don't get worried Because the world is almost done *Interlude* (verse) Gimme that old fashion morphine Gimme that old fashion morphine Gimme that old fashion morphine It's good enough for me It was good enough for Billy Burroughs It was good enough for Billy Burroughs It was good enough for Billy Burroughs It's good enough for me Sister don't get worried Sister don't get worried Sister don't get worried Because the world is almost done *Interlude* (verse) Gimme that old fashion morphine Gimme that old fashion morphine Gimme that old fashion morphine It's good enough for me It was good enough for Isabelle Eberhardt It was good enough for Isabelle Eberhardt It was good enough for Isabelle Eberhardt It's good enough for me Sister don't get worried Sister don't get worried Sister don't get worried Because the world is almost done... *Outro* (verse, x3))

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Laura Veirs – SpelunkingIntro: C (8 cts), Dm (8cts), A (16 cts)

        AmThe tiny midnight caravan                  CMade its way across the black hills        DmAs I watched from a distance         FThe slow-going glow                DmTheyʼre wandering you know                   GMade me pine               CFor the lamplight                       FWhere you lie                       AWhere you lie

    AmIf I took you darling              CTo the caverns of my heart                       DmWould you light the lamp dear?                       FWould you light the lamp dear?                DmAnd see fish without eyesGBats with their heads                  CHanging down towards the ground                       FWould you still come around?             ACome around?

(Solo on the same chords) Am C Dm F Dm G C F A

AmI believe in you               CIn your honesty and your eyesDmEven when Iʼm sloshing             FIn the muck of my demise    DmA large part of me     GIs always and forever tied              CTo the lamplight                FOf your eyes                AOf your eyes

 F A

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A Message To You Rudy Dandy Livingstone http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZWWUQNSV2E (play along in this key)

Intro: [A] [F#m] [D] [E7] [A] [F#m] [D] [E7]

[A] Stop your runnin' a[F#m]bout [D] [E7] It's [A] time you straighten right [F#m] out [D] [E7] [A] Stop your runnin' a[F#m]round [D] Making [E7] problems in [A] town a[F#m]ha‐a [D] [E7]

Ru[A]dy, [F#m] a [D] message to [E7] you Ru[A]dy, [F#m] a [D] message to [E7] you

[A] [F#m] [D] [E7] [A] [F#m] [D] [E7]

You're [A] growing older each [F#m] day [D] [E7] You [A] want to think of your [F#m] future [D] [E7] Or [A] you might wind up in [F#m] jail [D] And [E7] you will [A] suffer a[F#m]ha‐a [D] [E7]

Ru[A]dy, [F#m] a [D] message to [E7] you Ru[A]dy, [F#m] a [D] message to [E7] you

[A] [F#m] [D] [E7] [A] [F#m] [D] [E7]

[A] Stop your runnin' a[F#m]bout [D] [E7] It's [A] time you straighten right [F#m] out [D] [E7] [A] Stop your runnin' a[F#m]round [D] Making [E7] problems in [A] town a[F#m]ha‐a [D] [E7]

Ru[A]dy, [F#m] a [D] message to [E7] you Ru[A]dy, [F#m] a [D] message to [E7] you

[A] [F#m] [D] [E7] [A] [F#m] [D] [E7]

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

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Stray Cat Strut Stray Cats

Hear this song at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbNBlJiAujk

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

Intro: [Dm] [C] [Bb] [A] x 4

[Dm] Oo [C] oo [Bb] oo [A] ooh [Dm] Oo [C] oo [Bb] oo [A] ooh

[Dm] Oo [C] oo [Bb] oo [A] ooh [Dm] Oo [C] oo [Bb] oo [A] ooh

[Dm] Black and orange [C] stray cat [Bb] sittin' on a [A] fence

[Dm] [C] [Bb] [A]

[Dm] Ain't got e[C] nough dough to [Bb] pay the [A] rent

[Dm] [C] [Bb] [A]

[Dm] I'm flat [C] broke but [Bb] I don't [A] care

I [Dm] strut right by with my tail in the air

[Gm] Stray cat [F] strut I'm a [Eb] ladies' [D7] cat

I'm a [Gm] feline Casa[F]nova hey [Eb] man that's [D7] that

Get a [Gm] shoe thrown [F] at me from a [Eb] mean old [D7] man

[Gm] Get my dinner from a garbage can

[Dm] [C] [Bb] [A] Meow [Dm] [C] [Bb] [A] Don't cross my path

[Gm] I don't bother chasin' mice a[Dm]round

I [Gm] slink down the alley lookin' for a fight

[E7] Howlin' to the moonlight on a [A7] hot summer night

[Dm] Singin' the [C] blues while the [Bb] lady cats [A] cry

[Dm] Wow stray [C] cat you're a [Bb] real gone [A] guy

[Dm] I wish I could [C] be as [Bb] carefree and [A] wild

But I [Dm] got cat class and I got cat style

[Dm] [C] [Bb] [A] x 4 [Dm]

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Femme Fatale Velvet Underground

Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Here she comes

Gmaj7 Cmaj7 You better watch your step Gmaj7 C Am D She's gonna break your heart in two, yes it's true

Gmaj7 Cmaj7 It's not hard to realize Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Just look into her false colored eyes Gmaj7 C Am D She'll bring you up just to put you down, what a clown

CHORUS G C Cause everybody knows (she's a femme fatale) G C The things she does to please (she's a femme fatale) G C She's just a little tease (she's a femme fatale) Am F D Just see the way she walks and hear the way she talks

Gmaj7 Cmaj7 You're written in her book Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Number 47 have a look Gmaj7 C Am D She's going to play you for a fool, it's true Gmaj7 Cmaj7 The voices in the street Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Before you start you're already beat Gmaj7 C Am D She's going to smile just to make you frown, what a clown

CHORUS x 2

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ILL FLY AWAY Alison Krauss

D Some bright morning when this life is o’er G D I' - / ll fly a - / way. /

D To that / home on / God's celestial / shore, D - A D I' - / l l . .. fly a - /

way. Chorus:

D I' - ll / fly a - / way oh / glory, G D I' - / ll fly a - / way, (in the / morning),

D When I / die Ha lle - / lujah by and / by, D - A D I' - / l l . .. fly a - / way.

D When the / shadows / of this life have / gone, G D I' - / ll fly a - / way. /

D Like a / bird from these / prison walls I'll / fly, D - A D I' - / l l . .. fly a - / way.

Chorus: - Break (One verse Instrumental) - Second Break

D Oh how / glad an d / happy when we / meet, G D I' - / ll fly a - / way. / D No more / cold iron / shackles on my / feet, D - A D I' - / l l . .. fly a - /

way. Chorus: - Break -

Chorus

D Just a / few more / weary days and / then, G D I' - / ll fly a - / way. / D To a / land where / joys will never / end, D - A D I' - / ll ... fly a - / way.

Chorus: @ 2 Then repeat Last Line

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Oh, Sinner Man (Dm) Oh, sinner man, where you gonna run to ? (C) Oh, sinner man, where you gonna run to ? (Dm) Oh, sinner man, where you gonna run to (Dm) All (Am) on that (Dm) day. (Dm) Run to the rock, the rock was a-meltin' (C) Run to the rock, the rock was a-meltin' (Dm) Run to the rock, the rock was a-meltin' (Dm) All (Am) on that (Dm) day. (Dm) Run to the sea, the sea was a-boilin' (C) Run to the sea, the sea was a-boilin' (Dm) Run to the sea, the sea was a-boilin' (Dm) All (Am) on that (Dm) day. (Dm) Run to the moon, the moon was a-bleedin' (C) Run to the moon, the moon was a-bleedin' (Dm) Run to the moon, the moon was a-bleedin' (Dm) All (Am) on that (Dm) day. (Dm) Run to the Lord, Lord won't you hide me ? (C) Run to the Lord, Lord won't you hide me ? (Dm) Run to the Lord, Lord won't you hide me ? (Dm) All (Am) on that (Dm) day. (Dm) Run to the Devil, Devil was a-waitin' (C) Run to the Devil, Devil was a-waitin' (Dm) Run to the Devil, Devil was a-waitin' (Dm) All (Am) on that (Dm) day. (Dm) Oh sinner man, you oughta been a-prayin' (C) Oh sinner man, you oughta been a-prayin' (Dm) Oh sinner man, you oughta been a-prayin' (Dm) All (Am) on that (Dm) day.

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A Case of You Joni Mitchell

INTRO:

C G2 Just before our love got lost you said Am7 I am as constant as a northern star and I said Dm C G2 Constantly in the darkness, where's that at? Am7 G If you want me I'll be in the bar C G2 On the back of a cartoon coaster Am7 In the blue TV screen light Dm C I drew a map of Canada C G2 Am7 Oh Ca - na - da Dm C G2 With your face sketched on it twice F Em Oh, you're in my blood like holy wine Dm C You taste so bitter and so sweet

C C G2 Am7 Oh, I could drink a case of you darling and I would Dm C G2 C still be on my feet, oh I would still be on my feet

C G Oh I am a lonely painter Am7 I live in a box of paints Dm C I'm frightened by the devil G Am7 G2 And I'm drawn to those ones that ain't afraid C G Am7 I remember that time you told me, you said love is touching souls Surely you touched mine 'cause Dm C Part of you pours out of me

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G In these lines from time to time F Em Oh, you're in my blood like holy wine Dm C Taste so bitter and so sweet C C G2 Am7 Oh, I could drink a case of you darling F C G Still I'd be on my feet C I would still be on my feet

C G I met a woman, she had a mouth like yours Am7 She knew your lies She knew your devils and your deeds, and she said Dm C Go to him, stay with him if you can G But be prepared to bleed F Em Oh but you are in my blood, you're my holy wine Dm You're so bitter, baby C Bitter and so sweet C C G2 Am7 Oh I could drink a case of you darling Dm C G Still I'd be on my feet C I would still be on my feet

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Ingrid Bergman by Woody Guthrie and Billy Bragg A D A D Ingrid Bergman, Ingrid Bergman, A D A D Let's go make a picture A D A D A D A On the Island of Stromboli, Ingrid Bergman A D A D Ingrid Bergman, you're so perty, A D A D you'd make any mountain quiver A D A D A You'd make fire fly from the crater, D A (Bass walk on A string 0-2-4) Ingrid Bergman D This old mountain it's been waiting D All its life for you to work it D A For your hand to touch its hardrock, D A D A D A D Ingrid Bergman, Ingrid Bergman A D A D If you'll walk across my camera, A D A D I will flash the world your story, A D A D A D A D I will pay you more than money, Ingrid Bergman A D A D Not by pennies dimes nor quarters, A D A D but with happy sons and daughters, A D A D A And they'll sing around Stromboli, D A Ingrid Bergman

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Bizarre Love TriangleFm7 GEvery time I think of you

Em FI get a shot right through into a bolt of blue

GIt's no problem of mine but it's a problem I findEm FLiving a life that I can't leave behind

F GThere's no sense in telling me

Em FThe wisdom of a fool won't set you free

F GBut that's the way that it goes and it's what nobody knows

Em FAnd every day my confusion grows

Fm7 GEvery time I see you falling

Em FI get down on my knees and pray

F GI'm waiting for that final moment

Em FYou say the words that I can't say

Fm7 GI feel fine and I feel good

Em FI feel like I never should

GWhenever I get this way I just don't know what to sayEm FWhy can't we be ourselves like we were yesterday

F GI'm not sure what this could mean

Em FI don't think you're what you seem

GI do admit to myself that if I hurt someone elseEm FThen I'd never see just what we're meant to be

Fm7 GEvery time I see you falling

Em FI get down on my knees and pray

F GI'm waiting for that final moment

Em FYou say the words that I can't say

Fm7 GEvery time I see you falling

Em FI get down on my knees and pray

F GI'm waiting for that final moment

Em FYou say the words that I can't say

Em F Fm7 G

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Sugar in my bowl

Key: Bb

(Bb) I want a little (D7) sugar (G7) in my bowl,

(C7) I want a little sweetness down in my soul

(F7) I could stand some lovin', oh so bad,

...(Bb) I feel so funny, I feel so (F7) sad

(Bb) I want a little (D7) steam (G7) on my clothes

(C7) Maybe I can fix things up, so they'll go

(Eb) What's the matter, (Gdim7) daddy, (Bb) come on (D7/A) save my (G7) soul

(C7) I need some (F7) sugar in my (Bb) bowl, I (D7/A) ain't (G7) fooling,

(C7) I want some (F7) sugar in my (Bb) bowl (F7)

<1st two lines instrumental>

You been acting different, I been told

Sue me, I want some sugar in my bowl

I want some steam on my clothes

Maybe I can fix things up, so they'll go

What's the matter, daddy, come on save my soul

I want some sugar in my bowl, I ain't fooling,

I want some sugar in my bowl

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Be careful what you pray forEmBe careful what you pray for You just might get it EmBe careful what you pray for

BYou might regret itEmYou get your hands on that glittering prize AmEverybody's coming at you, from every sideEm BBe careful what you pray for

EmYou just might get it

EmBe careful what you want now You might be sorry Em BBe careful what you want now You might be so sorryEmYou finally make it to your place in the sunAmYou stop and look around you - you're friends with no oneEm BBe careful what you want now

EmYou might be sorry

D EmGo ahead like a moth to the flameDGo ahead now

EmBe careful what you dream on Dreams come trueEmBe careful what you dream on

BThey can turn on youEmRevenge is a dish they say best tasted coldAmBut revenge digs two graves, makes a young person oldEm BBe careful what you dream on

EmDreams come true

D EmGo ahead like a moth to the flameDGo ahead now

EmBe careful what you pray for EmBe careful what you pray for EmBe careful what you pray for EmBe careful what you dream on EmBe careful what you pray for

Am B D Em

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Target’s Air Conditioner Baterz

Hear this song at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR1zs6mEf_M

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

Intro: [D] [G*] [D] [G*] [D] [G*]

[D] I’m [G] going into [D] town [G*] [D] on the sweaty [G] 18[D]1 [G*] [D] [G*] To [G] stand be[G] neath Target [G] air conditioner’s [G] Freezing [D] hum [G*] [D]

[D] I [G] don’t have any [D] money [G*] [D] To [G] spend on haber[D]dashery [G*] [D] [G*] I’ll just [D] pretend I’m [G] looking for [D] something [G] For my [D] mum [G*] [D] [G] When actually I’m just [G] standing be[G] neath Target [G] air conditioner’s [G] freezing [D] hum [G*] [D] [G] I’ll stand there [D] vaguely [G*] [D] Finge[G] ring chequered [D] knits [G*] [D] And [G] trying to pre[D]tend I can’t de[G] cide Between the [D] gingham and the [G] polyester [D] mix [G*] [D] [G*] And I will [D] fondle the [G] fabric [D] lovingly Twixt [G] finger and [D] thumb [G*] [D] [G] But in actuality I’m really just [G] standing be[G] neath Target [G] air conditioner’s [G] freezing [D] hum [G*] [D] [D] Target oh Target I [A] love your air conditioning It [C] seems a crime of nature to [G] keep us separately Oh [D] Target oh Target I [A] love your air conditioning It [G] seems a crime of nature to [G] keep us separate[D]ly [G*] [D] So [G] separate[D]ly [G*] [D]

We’d [G] make the perfect [D] pair [G*] [D] Target’s [G] air conditioner and [D] me [G*] [D] [G] We could [D] move [G] in to[D]gether I reckon it’s [G] our desti[D]ny [G*] [D] [D] Target oh Target I [A] love your air conditioning It [G] seems a crime of nature to [G] keep us separately Oh [D] Target oh Target I [A] love your air conditioning It [G] seems a crime of nature to [G] keep us separate[D]ly [G] [D] (Repeat chorus) Chords marked G* are to be played as three staccato strums

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Man of Constant Sorrow Soggy Bottom Boys Hear this song at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OF5OtSO3j6I (play along in this key)

Intro: [F] [F7] [Bb] [C7] [F]

[F] I am the man [F7] of constant [Bb] sorrow I've seen [C7] trouble on my [F] days [F] I bid farewell [F7] to old [Bb] Kentucky The place where [C7] I was born and [F] raised The place where [C7] he was born and [F] raised

[F] [F7] [Bb] [C7] [F]

[F] For six long years [F7] I've been in [Bb] trouble No pleasure [C7] here on earth I [F] find [F] For in this world [F7] I'm bound to [Bb] ramble I have no [C7] friends to help me [F] now He has no [C7] friends to help him [F] now

[F] [F7] [Bb] [C7] [F]

[F] For I'm bound to ride [F7] that northern [Bb] railroad Perhaps I'll [C7] die upon this [F] train Perhaps he’ll [C7] die upon this [F] train

[F] [F7] [Bb] [C7] [F]

[F] Maybe your friends think [F7] I'm just a [Bb] stranger My face you'll [C7] never see no [F] more [F] But there is one promise [F7] that is [Bb] given I'll meet you [C7] on God's golden [F] shore He’ll meet you [C7] on God's golden [F] shore

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

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Girl From Ipanema

Hear this song at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxCbN3Wg0wY&feature=related (play along in this key)

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

[Gmaj7] Tall and tan and young and lovely

The [A9] girl from [G+7-5] Ipa[A9]nema goes [G+7-5] walking [A9]

And [Am] when she passes

Each [G#7] one she passes goes [Gmaj7] a-a-ah [G#7]

[Gmaj7] When she walks she's like a samba

That [A9] swings so [G+7-5] cool

And [A9] sways so [G+7-5] gentle [A9]

That [Am] when she passes

Each [G#7] one she passes goes [Gmaj7] a-a-ah

[Abmaj7] Oh but I watch her so [C#7] sadly

[Bbm] How can I tell her I [E7] love her

[Aminadd9] Yes I would give my heart [Cm6] gladly

But each [Gmaj7] day when she walks to the [E7] sea

She [Am] looks straight ahead not at [G#7] me

[Gmaj7] Tall and tan and young and lovely

The [A9] girl from [G+7-5] Ipa[A9]nema goes [G+7-5] walking [A9]

And [Am] when she passes

I [G#7] smile but she doesn’t [Gmaj7] see

She [G#7] just doesn't [Gmaj7] see

[G#7] No she doesn't [Gmaj7] see

First note of the melody for singing is A

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The Girl From Ipanema

Tall and tan and young and lovely, The girl from Ipa nema goes walking

And when she passes, Each one she passes goes a-a-ah

When she walks she's like a samba, That swings so cool, And sways so gentle

That when she passes, Each one she passes goes a-a-ah

Oh but I watch her so sadly, How can I tell her I love her

Yes I would give my heart gladly

But each day when she walks to the sea, She looks straight ahead not at me

Tall and tan and young and lovely, The girl from Ipa nema goes walking

And when she passes, I smile but she doesn"t see

She just doesn't see, No she doesn't see

[Gmaj7] [A9] [Gp7-5] [A9] [Gp7-5] [A9]

[Am] [G#7alt] [Gmaj7] [G#7alt]

[Gmaj7] [A9] [Gp7-5] [A9] [Gp7-5] [A9]

[Am] [G#7alt] [Gmaj7]

[Abmaj7] [C#7] [Bbm] [E7]

[Aminadd9] [Cm6]

[Gmaj7] [E7] [Am] [G#7alt]

[Gmaj7] [A9] [Gp7-5] [A9] [Gp7-5] [A9]

[Am] [G#7alt] [Gmaj7]

[G#7alt] [Gmaj7] [G#7alt] [Gmaj7]

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In Between Days The Cure

Hear this song at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu3TiqmQ9Ec (play along with capo at the second fret)

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

Intro: [G] [Cmaj7] [G] [Cmaj7] (with riff over) x 2

[G] Yesterday I [Cmaj7] got so old I [G] felt like I could [Cmaj7] die

[G] Yesterday I [Cmaj7] got so old

It [G] made me want to [Cmaj7] cry

Go [G] on go on just [Cmaj7] walk away

Go [G] on go on your [Cmaj7] choice is made

Go [G] on go on and [Cmaj7] disappear

Go [G] on go on a[Cmaj7]way from here

And I [Am] know I was wrong when I [D] said it was true

That it [Am] couldn't be me and be [D] her in between

Without [G] you [Cmaj7] without [G] you [Cmaj7]

[G] [Cmaj7] [G] [Cmaj7] (with riff over) x 2

[G] Yesterday I [Cmaj7] got so scared

I [G] shivered like a [Cmaj7] child

[G] Yesterday a[Cmaj7]way from you

It [G] froze me deep in[Cmaj7]side

Come [G] back come back don't [Cmaj7] walk away

Come [G] back come back come [Cmaj7] back today

Come [G] back come back why [Cmaj7] can't you see

Come [G] back come back come [Cmaj7] back to me

And I [Am] know I was wrong when I [D] said it was true

That it [Am] couldn't be me and be [D] her in between

Without [G] you [Cmaj7] without [G] you [Cmaj7]

Without [G] you [Cmaj7] without [G] you [Cmaj7]

[G] [Cmaj7] [G] [Cmaj7] (with riff over) x 2

[G] Yesterday I [Cmaj7] got so old I [G] felt like I could [Cmaj7] die..

Riff: A:0 2 0 2 0 2 5 3 0 2 0 2 0 2 - -

E:3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

C:- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0

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Creep Radiohead

Hear this song at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eHus6M7Gpk (play along in this key)

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

Intro: [G] [B7] [C] [Cm]

When you were here be[G]fore couldn't look you in the [B7] eye

You're just like an [C] angel your skin makes me [Cm] cry

You float like a [G] feather in a beautiful [B7] world

I wish I was [C] special you're so very [Cm] special

But I'm a [G] creep I'm a [B7] weirdo

What the hell am I doin' [C] here I don't be[Cm]long here

I don't care if it [G] hurts I wanna have con[B7]trol

I want a perfect [C] body I want a perfect [Cm] soul

I want you to [G] notice when I'm not a[B7]round

You're so very [C] special I wish I was [Cm] special

But I'm a [G] creep I'm a [B7] weirdo

What the hell am I doin' [C] here I don't be[Cm]long here oh oh

[G] She's running out a[B7]gain [C] she's running out

She [Cm] run run run ru[G]n [B7] [C] run [Cm]

Whatever makes you [G] happy whatever you [B7] want

You're so very [C] special I wish I was [Cm] special

But I'm a [G] creep I'm a [B7] weirdo

What the hell am I doin' [C] here I don't be[Cm]long here

I don't be[G]long here...

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Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps (Am)

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

You won't admit you [Am] love me and so [E7] How am I [Am] ever to know [E7] You only [Am] tell me [Am] Perhaps per[E7]haps per[Am]haps

A million times I [Am] ask you and then [E7] I ask you [Am] over again [E7] You only [Am] answer [Am] Perhaps per[E7]haps per[Am]haps

[Am] If you can't make your [E7] mind up we'll never get [A] started And I don't wanna' [E7] wind up being parted broken [A] hearted

So if you really [Am] love me say yes [E7] But if you [Am] don't dear confess [E7] And please don't [Am] tell me [Am] Perhaps per[E7]haps per[Am] haps

[Am] If you can't make your [E7] mind up we'll never get [A] started And I don't wanna' [E7] wind up being parted broken [A] hearted

So if you really [Am] love me say yes [E7] But if you [Am] don't dear confess [E7] And please don't [Am] tell me [Am] Perhaps per[E7]haps per[Am] haps [Am] Perhaps per[E7]haps per[Am]haps [Am] Perhaps per[E7]haps per[Am]haps

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I Fall In Love Too Easily

I

Intro Verse:

I

A7 A7sus4 Em A9 D D6

A

There are those who can leave love or take it,

T

Em7 A7 Gdim D Love to them is just what they make it.

L

A Bm7-5 E7 A G#7 A F#7I wish that I were the same;

I

Bm Bm7-5 E7 A7But love is my fav'rite game.

BB

Melody:

M

Em7 A7 D D6I fall in love too easily,

I

Em7 A7 Bm Bm7

E

I fall in love too fast,

I

Em F#7 Bm Bm7I fall in love too ter-ri-bly hard

I

C#7 C#m7-5 F#7For love to ev - er last.

F

Bm Bm7 G F#7My heart should be well-schooled,

M

B7 Bm7-5 B7 Em'Cause I've been fooled in the past;

'

D9 Em7 B7 D D7 G

And still I fall in love too easily,

AA

First Time:

F

A9 D A9 D Bm7I fall in love too fast.

II

Last Time:

L

A9 D

A

I fall in love too fast.

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IN THE FLESHBlondie

G C D Darlin darlin darlin I can't wait to see you Bm A DYour picture ain't enough I cant wait to touch you G D C DIn the flesh ooh ooh ooh G C D Darlin darlin darlin I can't wait to hear you Bm A DRemembering your love is nothing without you G D C DIn the flesh Bm F#mWent walking one day on the lower east side Em G F#m Met you with a girlfriend you were so divine Em F#mShe said hands off this one sweetie this boy is mine Em G A G D C DI couldn't resist you Im not deaf dumb and bl ind G C D Darlin darlin darlin now your out of town Bm A DThose girls that you run with they bring my head down G C DOoh darlin darlin darlin watch out if I see you BM A D GCause if you say hello it'll mean you wanna see me in the fl esh D C D GOoh ooh ooh warm and soft in the fl esh D C D GOoh ooh ooh close and hot in the fl esh D C D GOoh ooh ooh ooh ooooh ooh

ArrangedBy Alan Guinelly .

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I Only Want To Be With You (in C) Dusty Springfield Hear this song at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrpmXsrCoGE

Intro: [C] [F] [G7] [C] [F] [G7]

I [C] don't know what it is that makes me [Am] love you so I [C] only know I never want to [Am] let you go Cause [F] you started [G7] something [Dm] can't you [G7] see That [C] ever since we met you've had a [Am] hold on me It [F] happens to be [G7] true I [Dm] only wanna [G7] be with [C] you [F] [G7]

It [C] doesn't matter where you go or [Am] what you do I [C] want to spend each moment of the [Am] day with you [F] Look what has [G7] happened with [Dm] just one [G7] kiss I [C] never knew that I could be in [Am] love like this It's [F] crazy but it's [G7] true I [Dm] only wanna [G7] be with [C] you

[Ab] You stopped and smiled at me and [C] asked me if I [F] cared to [C] dance [G7] I fell into your open arms [D7] I didn't stand a [G7]chance now listen honey

[C] I just wanna be beside you [Am] everywhere As [C] long as we’re together honey [Am] I don’t care Cause [F] you started [G7] something [Dm] can't you [G7] see That [C] ever since we met you've had a [Am] hold on me It [F] happens to be [G7] true I [Dm] only wanna [G7] be with [C] you

Instumental: [C] [Am] [C] [Am] [F] [G7] [Dm] [G7] [C] [Am] [F] [G7] [Dm] [G7] [C]

[Ab] You stopped and smiled at me and [C] asked me if I [F] cared to [C] dance [G7] I fell into your open arms [D7] I didn't stand a [G7]chance now listen honey

[C] I just wanna be beside you [Am] everywhere As [C] long as we’re together honey [Am] I don’t care Cause [F] you started [G7] something [Dm] can't you [G7] see That [C] ever since we met you've had a [Am] hold on me It [F] happens to be [G7] true I [Dm] only wanna [G7] be with [C] you

[F] No matter no matter what you [G] do I [F] only wanna [G7] be with you [F] No matter, no matter what you [G] do I [F] only wanna [G] be with [C] you

Richard G’s Ukulele Songbook

www.scorpex.net/uke.htm

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Different Drum Stone Poneys (written by Mike Nesmith)

Hear this song at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjOeoAcjKx8

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

[F] You and [Am] I [Bb] travel to the [C7] beat of a [F] different [Am] drum

[Bb] Oh can't you [C7] tell by the [F] way I [Am] run

[Bb] Every time [C7] you make [F] eyes at [Am] me [Bb] [C7]

[F] You [Am] cry and [Bb] moan and [C7] say it will [F] work out [Am]

But [Bb] honey [C7] child I've [F] got my [Am] doubts

[Bb] You can't see the forest for the [C7] trees

[Bb] Oh don't get me wrong it's not that I knock it

It's [C7] just that I'm not in the market

For a [Bb] girl who wants to [C7] love only [F] me [F7]

Yes and [Bb] I ain't saying [C7] you ain't pretty

[F] All I'm [Am] sayin's [Bb] I'm not [F] ready

For [G7] any person place or thing

To [Gm7] try and pull the reins in on [C] me [C7]

So [F] goodbye [Am] [Bb] I'll be [C7] leavin' I [F] see no [Am] sense

In this [Bb] cryin' and [C7] grievin'

We'll [F] both live a lot [Am] longer

[Bb] If you [C7] live with [F] out me [Am] [Bb] [C7]

[Bb] Oh don't get me wrong it's not that I knock it

It's [C7] just that I'm not in the market

For a [Bb] girl who wants to [C7] love only [F] me [F7]

Yes and [Bb] I ain't saying [C7] you ain't pretty

[F] All I'm [Am] sayin's [Bb] I'm not [F] ready

For [G7] any person place or thing

To [Gm7] try and pull the reins in on [C] me [C7]

So [F] goodbye [Am] [Bb] I'll be [C7] leavin' I [F] see no [Am] sense

In this [Bb] cryin' and [C7] grievin'

We'll [F] both live a lot [Am] longer

[Bb] If you [C7] live with [F] out me [Am] [Bb] [C7]

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Different Drum Stone Poneys (written by Mike Nesmith) (in C)

[C] You and [Em] I [F] travel to the [G7] beat of a [C] different [Em] drum

[F] Oh can't you [G7] tell by the [C] way I [Em] run

[F] Every time [G7] you make [C] eyes at [Em] me [F] [G7]

[C] You [Em] cry and [F] moan and [G7] say it will [C] work out [Em]

But [F] honey [G7] child I've [C] got my [Em] doubts

[F] You can't see the forest for the [G7] trees

[F] Oh don't get me wrong it's not that I knock it

It's [G7] just that I'm not in the market

For a [F] girl who wants to [G7] love only [C] me [G7]

Yes and [F] I ain't saying [G7] you ain't pretty

[C] All I'm [Em] sayin's [F] I'm not [C] ready

For [D7] any person place or thing

To [Dm7] try and pull the reins in on me [G7]

So [C] goodbye [Em] [F] I'll be [G7] leavin' I [C] see no [Em] sense

In this [F] cryin' and [G7] grievin'

We'll [C] both live a lot [Em] longer

[F] If you [G7] live with [C] out me [Em] [F] [G7]

[F] Oh don't get me wrong it's not that I knock it

It's [G7] just that I'm not in the market

For a [F] girl who wants to [G7] love only [C] me [G7]

Yes and [F] I ain't saying [G7] you ain't pretty

[C] All I'm [Em] sayin's [F] I'm not [C] ready

For [D7] any person place or thing

To [Dm7] try and pull the reins in on me [G7]

So [C] goodbye [Em] [F] I'll be [G7] leavin' I [C] see no [Em] sense

In this [F] cryin' and [G7] grievin'

We'll [C] both live a lot [Em] longer

[F] If you [G7] live with [C] out me [Em] [F] [G7]

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"Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue" by Sam Lewis, Young, and Henderson

Intro: [C-E7-A7-D7-G7-C-G7]

[C]Five foot two, [E7]eyes of blue

But [A7]oh! what those five foot could do,

Has [D7]anybody [G7]seen my [C]girl? [G7]

[C]Turned up nose, [E7]turned down hose

[A7]Never had no other beaus.

Has [D7]anybody [G7]seen my [C]girl?

Bridge: Now if you [E7]run into a five foot two,

[A7]Covered in fur,

[D7]Diamond rings and all those things,

[G7]Betcha' life it [D7]isn't [G7]her,

[X]But...

[C]Could she love, [E7]could she woo?

[A7]Could she, could she, could she coo?

Has [D7]anybody [G7]seen my [C]girl?

(repeat G7)

7

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Dm

44

KBluesey: Dm

A7

Traditional

It was down in Old Joe's barroom, On the corner by the square,

The usual crowd was assembled And big Joe McKinney was there.

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A7 Dm Dm A7Gm

Dm A7 Dm A7 DmBb7

He was standing at my shoulder.His eyes were bloodshot red;He turned to the crowd around him,These are the very words he said:

"I went down to the St James InfirmaryI saw my baby there,She's laid out on a cold white table,So so cold, so white, so fair."

chorus"Let her go, let her go, God bless her;Wherever she may beShe may search this wide world overShe’ll never find a sweet man like me."

Oh, when I die, bury meIn my high top Stetson hat;Put a twenty-dollar gold piece on my watch chainGod'll know I died standin' pat.

I want six crap shooters for pall bearers.Chorus girl to sing me a song.Put a jazz band on my hearse wagon.Raise Hell as I roll along.

Roll out your rubber tired carriage,Roll out your old time hat.Twelve men going to the graveyardAnd eleven coming back.

Now that I've told my story,I'll take another shot of booze.And if anyone should happen to ask you,I've got those gamblers' blues.

A7

St James In�rmary Blues

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Man of Constant Sorrow Intro: [F] [F7] [Bb] [chorus] In constant [C7] sorrow all through his [F] days [F]I am a man [F7] of constant [Bb] sorrow I've seen [C7] trouble all my [F] day(s). [F] I bid farewell [F7] to old [Bb] Kentucky The place where [C7] I was born and [F] raised. [chorus] The place where [C7] he was born and [F] raised [F] [F7] [Bb] [C7] [F] [F] For six long years [F7] I've been in [Bb] trouble No pleasures [C7] here on earth I [F] found [F] For in this world [F7] I'm bound to [Bb] ramble I have no [C7] friends to help me [F] now [chorus] He has no [C7] friends to help him [F] now [F] [F7] [Bb] [C7] [F] [F] It's fare thee well [F7] my old true [Bb] lover I never [C7] expect to see you [F] again For I'm bound to ride [F7] that northern [Bb] railroad Perhaps I'll [C7] die upon this [F] train. [chorus] Perhaps he'll [C7] die upon this [F] train. [F] [F7] [Bb] [C7] [F] [F] You can bury me [F7] in some deep [Bb] valley For many [C7] years where I may [F] lay Then you may learn [F7] to love [Bb] another Whilst I am [C7] sleeping in my [F] grave. [chorus] Whilst he is [C7] sleeping in his [F] grave. [F] Maybe your friends think [F7] I'm just a [Bb] stranger My face you [C7] never will see no [F] more. But there is one promise [F7] that is [Bb] given I'll meet you [C7] on God's golden [F] shore. [chorus] He'll meet you [C7] on God's golden [F] shore. [F] [F7] [Bb] [C7] [F]

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Losing My Religion REM

Hear this song at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_XFMCgeI7c (play along in this key)

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

Intro: [F] [Am] [F] [Am] [G] Oh

A|5-7-0-8 5-7-5-3-0 5-7-0-8 5-7-5-3-0

[Am] Life is bigger [Em] it's bigger than you and you are [Am] not me

The lengths that I will [Em] go to the distance in your [Am] eyes

[Em] Oh no I've said too [Dm] much I set it [G] up

That's me in the [Am] corner that's me in the [Em] spot light losing my re[Am]ligion

Trying to [Em] keep up with you and I [Am] don't know if I can do it

[Em] Oh no I've said too [Dm] much I haven't said e[G]nough

[G] I thought that I heard you [F] laughing I thought that I heard you [Am] sing

I [F] think I thought I saw you [Am] try [G]

[G] Every [Am] whisper every waking [Em] hour I'm choosing my con[Am]fessions

Trying to [Em] keep an eye on you like a [Am] hurt lost and blinded fool fool

[Em] Oh no I've said too [Dm] much I set it [G] up

Consider [Am] this consider this the [Em] hint of the century

Consider [Am] this the slip that [Em] brought me to my knees failed

[Am] What if all these fantasies come [Em] flailing around

Now I've [Dm] said too [G] much

[G] I thought that I heard you [F] laughing I thought that I heard you [Am] sing

I [F] think I thought I saw you [Am] try [G]

[Am] [F] [Am] [F]

A|-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-0-0-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-0-0

[Am] That was just a [F] dream [Am] That was just a [F] dream

That's me in the [Am] corner that's me in the [Em] spot light losing my re[Am]ligion

Trying to [Em] keep up with you and I [Am] don't know if I can do it

[Em] Oh no I've said too [Dm] much I haven't said e[G]nough

[G] I thought that I heard you [F] laughing I thought that I heard you [Am] sing

I [F] think I thought I saw you [Am] try

But [F] that was just a dream [Am] try cry why try

[F] That was just a dream just a [Am] dream just a [G] dream dream [Am]

A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7 then

A|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-5-3-0-5-3-0-3-0

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TO HAVE AND TO HAVE NOTBilly Bragg

C F C Am G C

C F C up in the morning and out to school

Am G C mother says there'll be no work next year

C F C qualifications once the golden rule

Am G C are now just pieces of paper

C F C Just because you're better than me

Am G C doesn't mean i'm lazy

C F C just because you're going forwards

Am G C doesnt mean i'm going backwards

(same riff for the whole song)

if you look the part, you'll get the job

in last year's trousers and your old school shoes

the truth is son, it's a buyer's market

they can't afford to pick and choose

just because you're better than me

doesn't mean i'm lazy

just because i dress like this

doesn't mean i'm a communist

the factories are closing and the army's full

i don't know what i'm going to do

but iv'e come to see that in the land of the free

there's only a future for the chosen few

just because you're better than me

doesn't mean i'm lazy

just because you're going forwards

doesn't mean i'm going backwards

at twenty-one you're on top of the scrap heap

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at sixteen you were top of the class

all they tought you in school was how to be a good worker

the system has failed you, don't fail yourself

just because you're better than me

doesn't mean i'm lazy

just because you're going forwards

doesn't mean im going backwards

thats just the chords. i suggest listening to the cd and playing around with the

dynamics. alo try picking through the chords or just hitting the overdrive and playing

power chords. just have fun with it. send questions, comments, or corrections [email protected].

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(Am)First I was afraid I was (Dm)petrified,

Kept thinkin' (G)I could never live without you (C)by my side.

But then I (F)spent so many nights thinkin'

(Dm)How you did me wrong,

And I grew (E)strong and I learned (E7)how to get along.

And so you’re back(Am)back from outer(Dm)space

I just walked(G)in to find you here with that sad(C)look upon your face

I should have (F)changed that stupid lock,

I should have(Dm) made you leave your key

If I had (E)known for just second you’d be (E7)back to bother me.

Go on now(Am) go, walk out the (Dm)door,

Just turn (G)around now, cause you’re not (C)welcome anymore

(F)Weren’t you the one who tried to (Dm)hurt me with goodbyes?

Did you think I’d (E)crumble? Did you think I’d (E7)lay down and die?

Oh no not(Am) I, I will(Dm)survive

For as (G)long as I know how to love I (C)know I’ll stay alive.

I’ve got(F)all my life to live, I’ve got (Dm)all my love to give,

And I’ll (E)survive, I will (E7)survive—hey hey.

(Am)(Dm)(G)(C)(F)(Dm)(E)

It took(Am) all the strength I had not to (Dm)fall apart,

Kept trying (G)hard to mend the pieces of my (C)broken heart.

And I spent(F)oh so many nights just feeling (Dm)sorry for myself

I used to (E)cry, but now I (E7)hold my head up high...

And you see(Am) me, somebody(Dm) new;

I’m not that(G)chained up little person still in (C) love with you.

And so you(F) felt like dropping in, and just (Dm)expect me to be free

And now I’m (E)savin’ all my lovin’ for (E7)someone who’s lovin’ me.

Go on now(Am) go, walk out the (Dm)door,

Just turn (G)around now, cause you’re not (C)welcome anymore

(F)Weren’t you the one who tried to (Dm)hurt me with goodbyes?

Did you think I’d (E)crumble? Did you think I’d (E7)lay down and die?

Oh no not(Am) I, I will(Dm)survive

For as (G)long as I know how to love I (C)know I’ll stay alive.

I’ve got(F)all my life to live, I’ve got (Dm)all my love to give,

And I’ll (E)survive, I will (E7)survive—hey hey.

(Am)(Dm)(G)(C)(F)(Dm)(E)(Am)

I Will Survive-Gloria Gaynor

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I Touch Myself - Divinyls Intro C Verse 1: C Dm Bb C I love myself I want you to love me C Dm Bb C When I’m feeling down I want you above me C Dm Bb C I search myself I want you to find me C Dm Bb C I forget myself I want you to remind me Chorus: Bb C F Bb C F I don’t want anybody else When I think about you I touch myself Bb C F Bb C I don’t want anybody else Oh no, oh no, oh no Bridge: (F) You’re the one who makes me come running (C) You’re the sun who makes me shine (F) When you’re around I’m always laughing (Bb) I want to make you mine Verse 2: C Dm Bb C I close my eyes And see you before me C Dm Bb C Think I would die If you were to ignore me C Dm Bb C A fool could see Just how much I adore you C Dm Bb C I get down on my knees I’ll do anything for you Chorus Repeat Verse 1 Chorus Bridge C C I want you I don’t want anybody else C C And when I think about you I touch myself C Ooh, oooh, ooooh, aaaaaah Chorus

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CALL MEBlondie

Dm-F-C Dm Color me your color, baby Bb Color me your car Dm Color me your color, darling Bb I know who you are Gm A Come up off your color chart Gm A I know where you're coming from Dm F Call me on the line Gm Bb Call me call me any anytime Dm F Gm Bb Call me my love you can call me any day or night Dm F C Call me Dm F C Dm Cover me with kisses, baby Bb Cover me with love Dm Roll me in designer sheets Bb I'll never get enough Gm A Emotions come I don't know why Gm A Cover up love's alibi Dm F Call me on the line Gm Bb Call me call me any anytime Dm F Call me oh my love Gm Bb When you're ready we can share the wine Dm F C Call me Dm F C (Bridge) Em Bm

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Ooh, he speaks the language s of love Em Bm Ooh, amore, chiamami chiamami. F C Oo, appelle-moi mon cheri e, appelle-moi Gm A Anytime anyplace anywhere anyway Gm A Anytime anyplace anywhere any day, anyway

(Solo: Over Bridge Chord�s)

Dm F Call me my life Gm Bb Call me call me any anytime Dm F Call me for a rid e Gm Bb Call me call me for some overtime Dm F Call me in my life Gm Bb Call me call me in a sweet desi gn Dm F Call me call me Gm Bb For your lover's lover's alibi Dm F Call me on the line Gm Bb Call me call me any anytime Dm F Call me Gm Bb Oh, call me, ooh ooh ah. Dm F Call me my love. Gm Bb Call me

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Proud Mary Creedence Clearwater Revival

Intro: [F] [D] [F] [D] [F] [D] [C] [Bb] [G]

[G] Left a good job in the city, Workin' for the man ev'ry night and day And I never lost one minute of sleepin' Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been

[D7] Big wheel keep on turnin' [Em] Proud Mary keep on burnin' [G] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river

[G] Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis Pumped a lot of pain down in New Orleans But I never saw the good side of the city 'Til I hitched a ride on a river boat queen

[D7] Big wheel keep on turnin' [Em] Proud Mary keep on burnin' [G] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river [G] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river

[F] [D] [F] [D] [F] [D] [C] [Bb] [G]

[G] If you come down to the river Bet you gonna find some people who live You don't have to worry 'cause you have no money People on the river are happy to give

[D7] Big wheel keep on turnin' [Em] Proud Mary keep on burnin' [G] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river

[G] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river [G] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river [G] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river

[F] [D] [F] [D] [F] [D] [C] [Bb] [G]

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

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Waltjim Bat Matilda–Ali Mills versionVerse 1[C] one balla [G] carrdia bin [C] cum up langa [F] billabong[C] im bin chid on a groun langa [G] coolibah tree[C] im bin [G] chingum but [C] corobree watchim but him [F] billy boil[C] you balla cum n waltjim bat [G] matilda langa [C] me

Chorus 1[C] waltjim bat matilda [F] waltjim bat matilda,[C] you balla cum n waltjim bat matilda langa [G] me[C] im bin chingum but [G] corobree [C] watchim but him [F] billy boil[C] you balla cum n waltjim bat [G] matilda langa [C] me

Verse 2[C] bum bye datun [G] maaa bin [C] cum up langa [F] billabong[C] carrdia bin gatchim wholly [G] maaa ngee ngeeim bin [C] put im dtun [G] maaa [C] inchide langa [F] ducker bag[C] you balla cum n waltjim bat [G] matilda langa [C] me

Chorus 2[C] waltjim bat matilda [F] waltjim bat matilda,[C] you balla cum n waltjim bat matilda langa [G] meim bin [C] put im dtun [G] maaa [C] inchide langa [F] ducker bag[C] you balla cum n waltjim bat [G] matilda langa [C] me

Verse 3[C] bum bye datun [G] marrdagee bin [C] cum up langa [F] dimina[C] pleetjaman bin cum up [G] one, two, three[C] where datun [G] maaa [C] you bin putim langa [F] ducker bag[C] you balla cum n waltjim bat [G] matilda langa [C] me

Chorus 3[C] waltjim bat matilda [F] waltjim bat matilda,[C] you balla cum n waltjim bat matilda langa [G] me[C] where datun [G] maaa [C] you bin putim langa [F] ducker bag[C] you balla cum n waltjim bat [G] matilda langa [C] me

Verse 4[C] bum bye datun [G] carrdia bin [C] jump in langa [F] billabong[C] you gan gatchim me libe [G] one ngee ngeeand im [C] pirit jere [G] chingin out [C] inchide langa [F] billabong[C] you balla cum n waltjim bat [G] matilda langa [C] me

Chorus 4 X2[C] waltjim bat matilda [F] waltjim bat matilda,[C] you balla cum n waltjim bat matilda langa [G] meand im [C] koodook (spirit) jere [G] chingin out [C] inchide langa [F] billabong[C] you balla cum n waltjim bat [G] matilda langa [C] me

[C] Dibmorr diborr dibmorr diborr dibmorr diborr – whee!

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SUNNY AFTERNOONKinks

Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb A A/G A/F A/EIntro:

Dm C The t axman's taken a ll my dough F C And l eft me in my st ately home A A/G A/F A/E Dm Lazin' on a sunny aftern oonAnd I can't sail my yachtHe's taken everything I've gotAll I've got's this sunny afternoon

D7 G7 Save me, save me, save me from this squ eeze C7 F A7 I got a big fat mama tryin' to break me Dm G7 And I love to live so pl easantly D7 G7 C7 Live this life of luxu ry F A7 Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb Lazin' on a sunny afternoon A A/G A/F A/E In the summer time

My girlfriend's run off with my carAnd gone back to her ma and paTellin' tales of drunkenness and crueltyNow I'm sittin' hereSippin' at my ice-cooled beerAll I've got's this sunny afternoon

Help me, help me, help me sail awayOr give me two good reasons why I oughta stay'Cause I love to live so pleasantlyLive this life of luxuryLazin' on a sunny afternoonIn the summertime

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The Cure D G D A Bm G G AIntro: (x2)

D G i don't care if monday's blue D A tuesday's grey and wednesday too Bm G thursday i don't care about you D Ait's f riday i'm in l ove

D G monday you can fall apart D At uesday wednesday break my heart Bm G thursday doesn't even start D Ait's friday i'm in love

G A saturday wait Bm Gand sunday always comes too late D Abut friday never hesitate...

D G i don't care if monday's black D A tuesday wednesday heart attack Bm G thursday never looking back D Ait's friday i'm in love

D G monday you can hold your head D A tuesday wednesday stay in bed Bm Gor thursday watch the walls instead D Ait's friday i'm in love

G A saturday wait Bm Gand sunday always comes too late

FRIDAY I'M IN LOVE

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D Abut friday never hesitate...

Bm G dressed up to the ey es Dit's a wonderful surpri se A Bmto see your sho es and your spirits ris e Gthrowing out your frow n Dand just smiling at the soun d Aand as sleek as a shrie k Bmspinning round and round Galways take a big bite Dit's such a gorgeous sight A Bmto see you ea t in the middle of the nigh t Gyou can never get enoughenough of this stuff D Ait's friday i'm in l ove

Repeat first 2 versesOutro = intro

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Goes around comes Ben Drysdale Verse 1: C F C Well there’s something they say about what goes around comes around F C G I dinted my car and it door jammed my thumb C F C F And there must be something in it, I think you will see C F G C Cause I scratched my guitar, now my fingers bleed Chorus: C F C And there’s something they say about what goes around comes around F C G Goes around comes around, goes round again C F C F So if you keep on coming, I’ll keep on goin’ round C F G C And we’ll keep on coming till our days are done Verse 2: C F C Well there’s something they say about don’t shit where you eat F C G So it stands to reason that your toilet seat C F C F Ain’t no place to dine, and I think you will find C F G C If you shit on your table you’re out of your mind

Chorus Verse 3: C F C Well there’s something they say about don’t fight where you fuck F C G Or maybe they didn’t and I made it up C F C F But it sure wasn’t practice that gave me that thought C F G Cause I tell you right now I sure fucked where I fought

Chorus

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Four Walls, Don Walker

⏐C⏐C⏐E7⏐E7⏐Am⏐Am7⏐F⏐Dm⏐

⏐C⏐E7⏐F⏐Bb7⏐Bb7⏐C⏐F⏐C F⏐C⏐

They're calling time for exercise round Her Majesty's Hotel

The maid'll hose the room out when I'm gone

I never knew such luxury until my verdict fell

Four walls, washbasin, prison bed

Well the Bathurst riots ended

When they clubbed the Rebels down

And in every congregation

There was silence

You can hear the Angels singin'

When Christmas comes around

Four walls, washbasin, prison bed

⏐Eb⏐Bb⏐F⏐Dm⏐C⏐C⏐G⏐F⏐

I love to march while some Nazi calls the time

Who'd wanna go home

⏐C⏐C⏐E7⏐E7⏐Am⏐Am7⏐F⏐Dm⏐

⏐C⏐E7⏐F⏐Bb7⏐Bb7⏐C⏐F⏐C⏐F⏐C⏐F⏐C F⏐C⏐

I can't see I can't hear

They've burnt out all the feeling

I've never been so crazy

And it's just my second year

Four walls, washbasin, four walls, washbasin, four walls, washbasin, prison bed

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And She Was ­ Talking Heads

A

  E7 And she A was lying E7 in the grass  E7 And she A could hear E7 the highway breathing  E7 And she A could see E7 a nearby factory  E7 She's ma A king sure E7 she is not dreaming  Bb See the F lights of C the nei F ghbor's house  Bb Now she's C starti F ng to rise  Bb Take a F minute to C concen F trate

Bb And she G opens up C her eyes

 

  E7 The world A was mov D ing, she A was right there with it  E7 And she A was D A                   E7 The world  A was mov D ing she A floating above it  E7 And she A was D A

A

             

 

  E7 And she A was drift E7 ing thorugh the backyard  E7 And she A was tak E7 ing off her dress  E7 And she A was mov E7 ing very slowly  E7 Rising A up above E7 the earth  Bb Moving F into the C universe F  Bb Drifting C this way F and that  Bb Now touch F ing the C ground  F at all  Bb Up above G the yard C 

E7 The world A was mov D ing, she A was right there with it  E7 And she A was D A                   E7 The world  A was mov D ing she A floating above it  E7 And she A was D A

A

  Bm She was glad about it ... no doubt about it  G She isn't sure about where she's gone  Bm No time to think about what to tell them  G No time to think about what she's done  E7 And she A was E7       

 

  E7 And she A was loo E7 king at herself  E7 And things A were loo E7 king like a movie  E7 She had A a pleas E7 ant elevation  E7 She's mov A ing out E7 in all directions

 

  Bb Oh F oh C oh   F.  Bb Oh C oh  F oh  Bb Oh  F oh C oh   F

F

  Bb Oh G oh C oh

 

  E7 The world A was mov D ing, she A was right there with it  E7 And she A was D A                   E7 The world  A was mov D ing she A floating above it  E7 And she A was D A

A

  E7 Joining A the world D of A missing persons  E7 And she A was D A                  E7 Missing A en D ough to A feel alright  E7 And she was

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Bobby Lee’s Song – Nigel McRae ⎜G ⎜C G ⎜C G⎜C D ⎜ x4

Verse 1 ⎜G ⎜You’re in love with the ⎜C ⎜part of ⎜D ⎜me that’s the ⎜G ⎜best But I’m afraid that I ⎜C ⎜can’t recommend ⎜D ⎜all the ⎜G ⎜rest But you take such ⎜C ⎜delight in ⎜D ⎜peeling my ⎜G ⎜skin That there’s nowhere to ⎜C ⎜hide and I’ll ⎜D ⎜have to give ⎜C ⎜in

Chorus 1 I am ⎜D ⎜lazy and I am ⎜G ⎜just a little bit ⎜C ⎜crazy I am ⎜D ⎜dirty and I ⎜G ⎜have been living in ⎜C ⎜sin ⎜D ⎜ ⎜G ⎜I’ve been living in ⎜C ⎜sin ⎜D ⎜

Intro x2 Verse 2 ⎜G ⎜You’re in love with the ⎜C ⎜part of ⎜D ⎜me that you ⎜G ⎜know But you made me all ⎜C ⎜up, it’s the ⎜D ⎜Bobby Lee ⎜G ⎜show So don’t make any ⎜C ⎜plans for a ⎜D ⎜future with ⎜G ⎜me Till you’ve spent the whole ⎜C ⎜week with the ⎜D ⎜real Bobby ⎜C ⎜Lee

Chorus 2 I am ⎜D ⎜lazy and I am ⎜G ⎜just a little bit ⎜C ⎜crazy I am ⎜D ⎜angry and I will ⎜G - STOP ⎜tear you apart if you ⎜C ⎜lay down your guard I am ⎜D ⎜dirty and I ⎜G ⎜have been living in ⎜C ⎜sin ⎜D ⎜ ⎜G ⎜I’ve been living in ⎜C ⎜sin ⎜D ⎜

Intro x4 Verse 3 ⎜G ⎜So come lie down here with ⎜C ⎜me and I’ll ⎜D ⎜tell you a ⎜G ⎜tale Bout a splendid ⎜C ⎜romance that’s ⎜D ⎜destined to ⎜G ⎜fail But the light in your ⎜C ⎜eyes makes me ⎜D ⎜forget for a ⎜G ⎜while So I’ll settle for ⎜C ⎜knowing in the ⎜D ⎜biblical ⎜C ⎜style

Chorus 2 I am ⎜D ⎜lazy and I am ⎜G ⎜just a little bit ⎜C ⎜crazy I am ⎜D ⎜angry and I will ⎜G ⎜tear you apart if you ⎜C ⎜lay down your guard I am ⎜D ⎜dirty and I ⎜G ⎜have been living in ⎜C ⎜sin ⎜C ⎜ I am ⎜D ⎜lazy and I am ⎜G ⎜just a little bit ⎜C ⎜crazy I am ⎜D ⎜angry and I will ⎜G - STOP⎜tear you apart if you ⎜C ⎜lay down your guard I am ⎜D ⎜dirty and I ⎜G ⎜have been living in ⎜C ⎜sin ⎜D ⎜ ⎜G ⎜I’ve been living in ⎜C ⎜sin ⎜D ⎜

Intro x2

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Oh What A Queer Sensation [C] Young Ellen Lovecock [F] was a [C] lass, both beautiful and [F] tender [C] There weren’t a lad in [F] all the [C] town who’d willingly [F] offend [C] her But though she was but [F] just [C] fifteen and humble [F] was her [C] station Each [F] night as [G] she lay [C] on her [Am] bed she [C] felt such a queer [F] sensation [C] [C] Young Lubin he was [F] stout and [C] strong and kissed her more than [F] one [C] day He used to walk her [F] in the [C] fields but that was every [F] Sunday [C] One day while wandering [F] through a [C] grove in a state of [F] agitation [C] He [F] slipped his [G] hand [C] above her [Am] knee for he [C] felt such a queer [F] sensation [C] [C] Young Ellen blushed like [F] any [C] rose but o she couldn’t [F] resist [C] him His fingers wandered [F] neath her [C] clothes and filled with joy she [F] kissed [C] him While pressed unto her [F] belly [C] tight his roger [F] left his [C] station And [F] stood [G] revealed [C] before her [Am] sight while she [C] felt such a queer [F] sensation [C] [C] Then down they both sunk [F] on the [C] grass, Lubin till know had [F] felt [C] it But Ellen’s petticoats [F] flew [C] up and of course he then [F] beheld [C] it The sight increased his [F] lecherous [C] fire, she cried in [F] consternation [C] Oh [F] Lubin; [G] Lubin [C] I [Am] expire, I [C] feel such a queer [F] sensation [C] [C] Four times they played their [F] amorous [C] sport, till nature could no [F] longer [C] Then Ellen sighed, O [F] would my [C] dear, that roger was but [F] stronger [C] But after all, [F] indeed it’s [C] true, Whate’er your [F] rank and [C] station Young [F] roger [G] is the [C] only [Am] thing, to [C] cure a queer [F] sensation [C] /C /F C /C /F C / /C /F C /C /F C / /C /F C /C F /C / /F G / C Am /C /F C /

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The Centre of the Universe – Nigel McRae ⎜G⎜ Jesus didn’t have much to ⎜Am⎜ say about anal ⎜Em⎜ play

I guess he didn’t ⎜Bm⎜ think about it ⎜C⎜ very much

Or maybe he was ⎜Bm⎜ out of touch ⎜Am⎜

⎜G⎜ I think he’d say it’s ⎜Am⎜ok, you don’t have to be ⎜Em⎜ gay

To enjoy some ⎜Bm⎜ stimulation of the ⎜C⎜ back passage

A little intimate ⎜D⎜ tongue massage

Chorus These ⎜Em⎜ days seem to have ⎜C⎜ blown that sucker ⎜G⎜ away

We know he had ⎜D⎜ something to say

But in a ⎜Em⎜ world far from here ⎜C⎜ superstitious and fearful

Where they ⎜D⎜ still thought the earth was the centre of the universe

Instr. ⎜G ⎜Am ⎜G ⎜C D ⎜

⎜G ⎜Am ⎜G ⎜C D G ⎜

⎜G⎜ Jesus didn’t know that the ⎜Am⎜ bees communicate with their ⎜Em⎜ knees

He didn’t know that you could ⎜Bm⎜ make a baby in a ⎜C⎜ petri jar

Or how much like ⎜Bm⎜ monkeys we are ⎜Am⎜

⎜G⎜ Jesus didn’t know we would ⎜Am⎜ fly, to join the ⎜Em⎜ mile high club

He’d ⎜Bm⎜ have to have climbed a ⎜C⎜ mountain

Miracles ⎜D⎜ discounting

Chorus Instr x2 ⎜G⎜ Jesus didn’t know that his ⎜Am⎜ words would become so ⎜Em⎜ absurd

When in the ⎜Bm⎜ hands of rich and ⎜C⎜ powerful men

Maybe he’ll come ⎜Bm⎜ back again ⎜Am⎜

⎜G⎜ And if the priests and he ⎜Am⎜ met, would they lie down and ⎜Em⎜ confess

Or would they ⎜Bm⎜ string him up like they ⎜C⎜ did last time

I guess they’d think that they’re ⎜D⎜ doing just fine

Chorus Intro x2

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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John

[INTRO]F C | Dm C | Bb C | F | F

[VERSE 1]Gm CWhen are you gonna come downF BbWhen are you going to land Gm CI should have stayed on the farm, should haveF Flistened to my old man Gm CYou know you can't hold me forever F BbI didn't sign up with you Eb CI'm not a present for your friends to open F FThis boy's too young to be singing theC# Eb Ab C# C# C7 blues... Ah...... Ah....

[CHORUS] F A7So Goodbye yellow brick road Bb Fwhere the dogs of society howl D7 GmYou can't plant me in your penthouse C FI'm going back to my plowDm ABack to the howling old owl in the woodsBb C# C#Hunting the horny black toad F C Dm F... Oh I've finally decided my future lies Bb C Beyond the yellow brick C# Eb Ab C# C# C F F road... Ah..... Ah......

[VERSE 2]Gm CWhat do you think you'll do then?F BbI bet to shoot down your plane Gm CIt'll take you a couple of vodka and tonicsF Fto set you on your feet again Gm CMaybe you'll get a replacement F BbThere's plenty like me to be found Eb CMongrels who ain't got a penny F FSniffing for titbits like you on the C# Eb Ab C# C# C7 ground... Ah.... Ah....

[CHORUS] F A7So Goodbye yellow brick road Bb Fwhere the dogs of society howl D7 GmYou can't plant me in your penthouse C FI'm going back to my plowDm ABack to the howling old owl in the woodsBb C# C# Hunting the horny black toad F C Dm F... Oh I've finally decided my future lies Bb C Beyond the yellow brick C# Eb Ab C# C# C Froad... Ah..... Ah......

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Sister Madly - INTRO: Em A Em C

Em Anow you're heading down to get someoneEm Cshould've done what he had to do years agoEm Athe position is coming throughEm Call the people that you're standing onEm Aall the people that you're standing onEm Cnow you're heading down to be someoneEm Asomeone that you've seen in a magazineEm Cyour premonition is coming trueEm Aoh baby you're not so greenEm Cno baby you're not so greenEm Ano baby you're nutso

Am D G Dsister madly waking up the dead Am D G Dyou're systematically stepping on my head Am D G Dsister madly waking up the dead Am B7 Eyou're systematically stepping on my head

now you're heading down to find somethingsomething that you buried in your back yardthe position is coming throughfrom all the dirt that you're digging upfrom all the dirt that you're digging upnow you're heading down to be somewheresomewhere you imagined in your wildest dreamthe opposition is coming throughfrom all the people that you're standing onfrom all the people that you're standing onnow you better you'd better take a firm hand

sister madly waking up the deadyou're systematically stepping on my headsister madly waking up the deadyou're systematically stepping on my headnow you're heading down to get someonesomeone that you should've had years ago the position is coming throughall the people that you're standing onall the people that you're standing onyou're hard to get a hand on

sister madly waking up the deadyou're systematically stepping on my headsister madly waking up the deadyou're systematically stepping on my head

Em A C

Am D G

B7 E

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After You’ve Gone 1918 Layton/Creamer Verse 1 /F /Fm After you’ve gone………….And left me crying /C /A7 After you’ve gone………….There’s no den - y – ing /D7 /G7 You’ll feel blue……………. You’ll feel sad /C You’ll miss the dearest friend you’ve ever had. /F /Fm There’ll come a time…………Now don’t forget it /C /A7 There’ll come a time………….When you’ll regret it /Dm /A7 /Dm /Fm /C Some………day………..When you grow lone – ly /E7 /Am /D7 Your heart will break like mine and you’ll want me only /C /G7 /C After you’ve gone…………..After you’ve gone a-way. Verse 2 /F /Fm After I’m gone………..After we break up /C /A7 After I’m gone…………Your gonna wake up /D7 /G7 You will find…………..You were blind /C To let somebody come and change your mind. /F /Fm After the years……………We’ve been together /C /A7 Their joys and tears………….All kinds of weather /Dm /A7 /Dm /Fm /C Some……day………. Blue and down hear – ted, /E7 /Am /D7 You’ll long to be with me right back where we started. /C /G7 /C After I’m gone……………After I’m gone a -way.

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That’s All Right Mama - Elvis

(A) Well that’s all right, mama,

That’s all right for you,

That’s all right mama, just (A7) anyway you do.

Well, that’s all (D) right, that’s all right,

That’s all (E7) right now mama any way you (A) do.

Well, Mama she done told me,

Papa done told me too,

Son, that gal you’re foolin’ with , she (A7) ain’t no good for you.

Well, that’s all (D) right, that’s all right,

That’s all (E7) right now mama any way you (A) do.

( Just ukes for one verse...)

I’m leaving town, baby,

I’m leaving town for sure,

Well, then you won’t be bothered with me (A7) hangin’ round you door.

But, that’s all (D) right, that’s all right,

That’s all (E7) right now mama any way you (A) do.

All the way through again.

2

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Some Dark Holler (C)

(Verse instrumental)

C F CI'd rather be in some dark hollerC F CWhere the sun don't never shine C C7 FThan to be here alone knowing that you're gone

C G CAs I slowly lose my mind

C F CSo blow your whistle freight trainC F CTake me farther on down the trackC C7 FI'm going away, I'm leaving today

C G CI'm going and I ain't coming back

(verse instrumental)

C F CI'd rather be in some dark hollerC F CWhere the sun don't never shine C C7 FThan to be in some big city

C G CIn a small room with your love on my mind

C F CSo blow your whistle freight trainC F CTake me farther on down the trackC C7 FI'm going away, I'm leaving today

C G CI'm going and I ain't coming back

(verse instrumental)

C F CI'd rather be in some dark hollerC F CWhere the sun don't never shine C C7 FThan to be here alone knowing you're gone

C G CAs I slowly lose my mind

C F CSo blow your whistle freight trainC F CTake me farther on down the trackC C7 FI'm going away, I'm leaving today

C G CI'm going and I ain't coming back

C C7 FI'm going away, I'm leaving today

C G CI'm going and I ain't coming back

C C7 F G

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When Johnny Comes Marching Home - Traditional song The chords for this classic 19th century Civil War song... The chord sequence is the same for every verse. Em When Johnny comes marching home again G Hurrah! Hurrah! Em We'll give him a hearty welcome then G B7 Hurrah! Hurrah! G D The men will cheer and the boys will shout Em B7 The ladies they will all turn out Em D C B7 And we'll all feel gay when Em B7 Em Johnny comes marching home. The old church bell will peal with joy Hurrah! Hurrah! To welcome home our darling boy, Hurrah! Hurrah! The village lads and lassies say With roses they will strew the way, And we'll all feel gay when Johnny comes marching home. Get ready for the Jubilee, Hurrah! Hurrah! We'll give the hero three times three, Hurrah! Hurrah! The laurel wreath is ready now To place upon his loyal brow And we'll all feel gay when Johnny comes marching home. Let love and friendship on that day, Hurrah, hurrah! Their choicest pleasures then display, Hurrah, hurrah! And let each one perform some part, To fill with joy the warrior's heart, And we'll all feel gay when Johnny comes marching home. Em: G: D: C: B7: 0-2-2-0-0-0 3-2-0-0-3-3 x-x-0-2-3-2 x-3-2-0-1-0 x-2-1-2-0-2


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