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Page 1: THE BOXER - Ukulele Festival of Walesukulelefestivalofwales.co.uk/download/songbook.pdf · I met my [G] love by the gas works [G] wall Dreamed a [C] dream by the old ca-[G]nal I kissed
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THE BOXERINTRO - GUITAR ONLY[C] I am just a poor boy though my story's seldom [Am] toldI have [G] squandered my resistanceFor a [G7] pocket full of mumbles such are [C] promisesAll lies and [Am] jests still a [G] man hears what he [F] wants to hear And disregards the [C] rest hmm[G7]mmmm [C][C] When I left my home and my family I was no more than a [Am] boy In the [G] company of strangersIn the [G7] quiet of the railway station [C] running scaredLaying [Am] low seeking [G] out the poorer [F] quartersWhere the ragged people [C] goLooking [G7] for the places [F] only they would [C] knowLie la [Am] lie Lie la [G] lie lie lie lie lieLie la [Am] lie Lie la [F] lie lie lie lie (G) lie lie lie lie lie [C] lie

[C] Asking only workman's wages I come looking for a [Am] job But I get no [G] offersJust a [G7] come-on from the whores on Seventh [C] AvenueI do de[Am]clare there were [G] times when I was [F] so lonesome I took some comfort [C] there lie la [G7] lie lie lie lie [C]Lie la [Am] lie Lie la [G] lie lie lie lie lieLie la [Am] lie Lie la [F] lie lie lie lie(G) lie lie lie lie lie [C] lie

[C] Then I'm laying out my winter clothes and wishing I was [Am] gone Going [G] home where the [G7] New York City winters aren't[C] Bleeding me [Em] bleeding me [Am] going [G] home [C]In the [C] clearing stands a boxer and a fighter by his [Am] tradeAnd he [G] carries the reminders of [G7] ev'ry glove that laid him downOr [C] cut him till he cried out in his anger and his [Am] shameI am [G] leaving I am [F] leaving but the fighter still re[C]mains m[G7]m [F] [C]CHORUS X 3 Lie la [Am] lie Lie la [Em] lie lie lie lie lieLie la [Am] lie Lie la [G7] lie lie lie lie lie lie lie (Am)

Ukes - (C)to finish OUTRO - GUITAR

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DARKOTA - (C) (C) (AM) (AM) (F) (F) (C) (C)

(C)Thinking bout thinking of (Am)you, (Am)Summertime, thinking its [F] June, [F] Yeah, think it was [C] June…… [C] Laying back, head on the [Am] grass, [Am] Chewing gum, having some [F] laughs, [F] Yeah… having some [C] laughs……

[F]You made me feel like the one (F)You made me feel like the(C)one…the one…… [F]You made me feel like the one (F)You made me feel like the(C)one…the one……

[C] Drinking back, drinking for [Am] two, (Am)Drinking with [F] you. When drinking was [C] new…… (C) Sleeping in the back of my [Am] car, (Am)We never went [F] far, didn't need to go [C] far……

[F]You made me feel like the one (F)You made me feel like the(C)one..the one…… [F]You made me feel like the one (F)You made me feel like the(C)one..the one……

[C]I don't know where (G)we are going [F] now…… [C]I don't know where [G]we are going [F] now……

[C] Wake up call, coffee and [Am] juice, (Am)Remembering[F]you, what happened to [C] you…… [C] I wonder if we'll meet a-[Am] gain, Talking about life since[F]then, talk about why did it[C]end……

[F]You made me feel like the one (F)You made me feel like the(C)one…the one…… [F]You made me feel like the(C)one (F)You made me feel like the(C)one…the one……

[C]I don't know where[G] we are going[F]now…… [C]I don't know where[G] we are going[F]now……

[F]So take a look at me[C]now, so take a look at me [G] now, So take a look at me[F]now(F)…… X 3

so take a look at me (C ) now (Last line slow to finish)

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Dead Flowers -Intro: [F] [C] [Bb] [F] All ukes: (F) (C) (Bb) (F) VERSE 1 [F] Well when you're sittin [C] there in your [Bb] silk upholstered [F] chair [F] Talkin to some [C] rich folk that you [Bb] know [F] [F] Well I hope you won’t see [C] me in my [Bb] ragged compa[F]ny [F] You know I could [C] never be a[Bb]lone [F] CHORUS [F] Take me [C] down little Suzie take me [F] down [C] I know you think you're the queen of the under[F]ground [F]you can [Bb] send me dead flowers every [F] morning [Bb] Send me dead flowers by the [F] mail [Bb] Send me dead flowers at my [F] wedding [F] And I won’t forget to put [C] roses on your [Bb] grave [F] [F] [C] [Bb] [F] VERSE 2 [F] Well when you're sittin [C] back in your [Bb] rose pink Cadi[F]llac [F] Makin bets on [C] Kentucky Derby [Bb] day [F] [F] Well I'll be in my basement [C] room with a [Bb] needle and a [F] spoon [F] And another girl can [C] take my pain a[Bb]way [F]

CHORUS SOLO F C Bb F F C Bb F F C Bb F F C Bb F F C Bb

CHORUS to finish then Repeat last line of chorus single strums to finish.

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STRUM ON D until CHRIS START START SINGING.Dedicated Follower of Fashion – The Kinks (1966)D A7 D A7 DThey seek him here, they seek him there. His clothes are loud - but never squareG D B7It will make or break him so he's got to buy the best Em7 A7 DCause he's a dedicated follower of fashion A7 D A7 D D7And when he does - his little rounds - round the boutiques - of London townG D B7 Em7 A7 DEagerly pursuing all the latest fancy trends ‘Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion=========================================================================== A7 D D7Oh yes he is {'oh yes he is'} oh yes he is {'oh yes he is’} G DHe thinks he is a flower to be looked at G D B7And when he pulls his frilly nylon panties right up tight Em7 A7 DHe feels a dedicated follower of fashion =========================================================================== A7 D D7Oh yes he is {'oh yes he is'} oh yes he is {'oh yes he is'} G DThere's one thing that he loves and that is flatteryG D B7One week he's in polka dots the next week he's in stripes Em7 A7 D‘Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion=========================================================================== A7 D A7 DThey seek him here, they seek him there. In Regent's Street - and Leicester SquareG D B7 Em7 A7 DEverywhere the Carnabetian army marches on. Each ones a dedicated follower of fashion =========================================================================== A7 D D7Oh yes he is {'oh yes he is'} oh yes he is {'oh yes he is'} G DHis world is built round discotheques and parties G D B7This pleasure seeking individual always looks his best Em7 A7 D‘Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion=========================================================================== A7 D D7Oh yes he is {'oh yes he is'} oh yes he is {'oh yes he is'} G DHe flits from shop to shop just like a butterfly G D B7 Em7 A7 DIn matters of the cloth he is as fickle as can be, ‘cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion Em7 A7 D Em7 A7 D A DHe's a dedicated follower of fashion. He's a dedicated follower of fashion

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DIRTY OLD TOWN

Intro - Violin G G C G D Em

I met my [G] love by the gas works [G] wall Dreamed a [C] dream by the old ca-[G]nal I kissed my girl by the factory wall Dirty old [D] town, dirty old [Em] town

Clouds are [G] drifting a cross the [G] moon Cats are [C] prowling on their [G] beat Spring's a girl from the streets at night Dirty old [D] town, dirty old [Em] town

I heard a [G] siren from the [G] docks Saw a [C] train set the night on [G] fire I smelled the spring on the smoky wind Dirty old [D] town, dirty old [Em] town

I'm gonna [G] make me a big sharp [G] axe Shining [C] steel tempered in the [G] fire I'll cut you down like an old dead tree Dirty old [D] town dirty old [Em] town

Violin solo - G G C G D Em - (ukes strum quietly)

I met my [G] love by the gas works [G] wall Dreamed a [C] dream by the old ca-[G]nal I kissed my girl by the factory wall Dirty old [D] town, dirty old [Em] town

Dirty old[D]town, dirty old[Em] town (slow last line down)

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Fisherman's Blues The Waterboys (1988)

VIOLIN/GUITAR [G]/[G]/[F]/[F]/[Am]/[Am]/[C]/[C] Everybody [G]/[G]/[F]/[F]/[Am]/[Am]/[C]/[C]

I [G] wish I was a fisherman, [F] tumblin’ on the seas [F] [Am] Far away from dry land, and its [C] bitter memories [C] [G] Castin’ out my sweet line, with a-[F]bandonment and love [F] [Am] No ceilin’ bearin’ down on me, save the [C] starry sky above With light in my [G] head, you in my [F] arms, woo-[Am]ooh [Am]

[G]/[G]/[F]/[F]/[Am]/[Am]/[C]/[C]

I [G] wish I was the brakeman, on a [F] hurtlin’ fevered train [F] Crashin’ a-[Am]headlong into the heartland, like a [C] cannon in the rain [C] With the [G] feelin’ of the sleepers, and the [F] burnin’ of the coal [F] [Am] Countin’ the towns flashin’ by, in a [C] night that's full of soul With light in my [G] head, you in my [F] arms, woo-[Am]ooh [Am]

[G]/[G]/[F]/[F]/[Am]/[Am]/[C]/[C] [G]/[G]/[F]/[F]/[Am]/[Am]/[C]/[C]

To-[G]morrow I will be loosened, from [F] bonds that hold me [F] fast That the [Am] chains all hung around me [C] will fall away at [C] last And on that [G] fine and fateful day, I will [F] take thee in my [F] hand I will [Am] ride on a train, I will [C] be the fisherman With light in my [G] head, you in my [F] arms, woo-oo-[Am]ooh [Am]/[C]/[C]

[G]/[G]/[F]/[F]/[Am]/[Am]/[C]/[C] [G]/[G]/[F]/[F]/[Am]/[Am]/[C] oooh [C]

With light in my [G] head, you in my [F] arms [F] With light in my [Am] head, [C] ooooooo [C] With light in my [G] head, you in my [F] arms [F] With light in my [Am] head, [C] ooooooo [C]

VIOLIN/GUITAR - Ukes’ single strums [G]/[G]/[F]/[F]/[Am]/[Am]/[C]/[C] Everybody [G]/[G]/[F]/[F]/[Am]/[Am]/[C]/[C] finish on G

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Man on the moon Intro C D C C x 2 1st Verse [C] Mott the Hoople and the [D] game of life [C] yeah yeah yeah yeah Andy Kaufman in the [D] wrestling match [C] yeah yeah yeah yeah Monopoly Twenty one [D] checkers and chess [C]yeah yeah yeah yeah Mister Fred Blassie in a [D] breakfast mess [C] yeah yeah yeah yeah Let's play Twister [D] let's play Risk [C] yeah yeah yeah yeah I'll see you in heaven if you [D] make the list [C] yeah yeah yeah yeah

1st Chorus Now [Am] Andy did you hear about [G] this one [Am] Tell me are you locked in the [G] punch [Am] Andy are you goofing on [G] Elvis (hey [C] baby) [D]… Are we losing touch [G] If you be-[Am]lieve [C] they put a [D] man on the [G] moon[Am] Man on the [D] moon [D] [G] If you be-[Am]lieve [C] there's nothing [D] up his [Am] sleeve[Am] Then nothing is cool [Am]

2nd Verse (C)Moses went walking with the[D]staff of wood[C]yeah yeah yeah yeah Newton got beaned by the [D] apple good [C] yeah yeah yeah yeah Egypt was troubled by the [D] horrible asp [C] yeah yeah yeah yeah Mister Charles Darwin had the [D] gall to ask [C] yeah yeah yeah yeah

2nd Chorus then Instrumental Em D Em D EM D D

3rdVerse [C] Here's a little agit for the [D] never believer [C] yeah yeah yeah yeah Here's a little ghost for the [D] offering [C] yeah yeah yeah yeah Here's a truck stop in[D]stead of Saint Peter's [C] yeah yeah yeah yeah Mister Andy Kaufman's gone [D] wrestling [C] yeah yeah yeah yeah

3rd chorus then Instrumental Em D Em D Em D D

Outro x 3 [G] If you be-[Am]lieve [C] they put a [D] man on the [G] moon [Am] Man on the [D] moon [D] [G] If you be-[Am]lieve [C] there's nothing [Bm] up his [Am] sleeve [Am] Then nothing is cool Em to finish

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ROCKET MAN - ELTON JOHN Verses 1 (Em7)She packed by bag last night,(A)preflight…(Em7)Zero hour, nine (A)A.M. (C)And I'm gonna be (G)high… As a (Am)kite by (D)then (Em7)I miss the earth so much, I (A)miss my wife (Em7)It’s lonely out in (A)space (C) On such a(G) timeless(Am)flight(D)as this.

1st Chorus (G)And I think it's gonna be a long long(C) time, (C)’Til touchdown brings me round again to(G) find, (G)I’m not the man they think I am at (C) home Ah, no no (G)no…I’m a (A)Rocket man…. (C)Rocket man… Burnin' out his fuse up(G) here alone (C) (C) (G)And I think it's gonna be a (G)long, long, (C)time (C)’Til touchdown brings me 'round again to (G)find (G)I’m not the man they think I am at (C)home Ah, no no(G) (no… (A)I’m a rocket man…(C)Rocket man burnin fuse up (G)here (G)alone.

VERSE 2 (Em7)Mars ain’t the kind of place to (A)raise your kids. (Em7)In fact its cold as (A)hell. (C)And theres (G) no one there to (Am)raise them… if you (D)did. (Em7)And all this science, I(A) don't under stand. (Em7)Its just my job five days a (A)week - (C)Rocket (G)man… (Am)Rocket man…..(D) (C)And I think it's gonna be a (G)long, long, (C)time (C)’Til touchdown brings me 'round again (G)to find (G)I’m not the man they think I am at (C)home (C)Ah, no no no…(G)I’m a (A)rocket man(C)Rocket man..Burnin' out his fuse (G)Up here alone.

FINAL CHORUS (C) And I think its gonna be a (G)long, long, time (C)till touch down brings me run again to (G) find (G)I’m not the man they think I am at (C)home (C)oh no no no..(G) I'm a (A)rocket man..(C) rocket man Burnin out his fuse up (G)here alone…

(C)And i think its gonna be a (G)long long time x 3 (C) I think its gonna be a (F) long long time, (C) long long time, Rocket (G) man.

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! ! ! ! ! ! ! San Francisco Bay Blues - Eric Clapton version Solo to start - All Uke's start playing on the second F

INTRO: (C) (F) (C) (C7) (F) (C) (C7) (F) (C) (A7) (D7) (G7) (C)

I got the [C] blues when my baby left me [F] by the San Francisco [C] Bay [C7] The [F] ocean liner, gone so far a-[C]way [C7] I [F] didn’t mean to treat her so bad, she was the [C] best gal I ever, ever [A7] had She [D7] said “Goodbye”, she’d like to make me cry [G7] I wanna lay down and die (C)

I [C] ain’t got a nickel and I [F] ain’t got a lousy [C] dime [C7] If she [F] don’t come back, I think I’m gonna lose my [E7] mind [E7] [F] Ever get back to stayin’, gonna [C] be another brand new [A7] day [D7] Walkin’ with my baby down [G7] by the San Francisco [C] Bay [C]

INSTRUMENTAL: (UKES AND KAZOOS) I got the [C] blues when my baby left me [F] by the San Francisco [C] Bay [C7] The [F] ocean liner, gone so far a-[C]way [C7] I [F] didn’t mean to treat her so bad, she was the [C] best gal I ever, ever [A7] had She [D7] said “Goodbye”, she’d like to make me cray [G7] I wanna lay down and die

I [C] ain’t got a nickel and I [F] ain’t got a lousy [C] dime [C7] If she [F] don’t come back, I think I’m gonna lose my [E7] mind [E7] [F] Ever get back to stayin’, gonna [C] be another brand new [A7] day [D7] Walkin’ with my baby down [G7] by the San Francisco [C] Bay [C]

[C] Sittin’ down [F] lookin’ through my [C] back door [C] Wonderin’ which [F] way to [C] go [F] Woman I’m so crazy about, she don’t love me no [C] more [F] Think I’ll catch me a freight train [C] because I’m feelin’ [A7] blue [D7] Ride all the way to the end of the line [G7] thinkin’ only of you

[C] Meanwhile [F] in another [C] city [C] Just about to [F] go in-[C]sane [F] Well I heard my baby, Lord, the [E7] way she used to call my name If I [F] ever get back to stayin’, there’s gonna [C] be another brand new [A7] day [D7] Walkin’ with my baby down [G7] by the San Francisco [C] Bay, hey [A7] hey [D7] Walkin’ with my baby down [G7] by the San Francisco [C] Bay [A7] Yeah I’m [D7] walkin’ with my baby down [G7] by the San Francisco [C] Bay [G7]↓[C]↓

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THESE DAYS1st VERSELeaving to (F) find my (C) soul, Told her I (G) had to (Am) go.And (F) I know it ain’t (C) pretty, when our (G) hearts get (C) broke.To young to (F) feel this (C) old, Watching us (G) both turn (Am) cold, And I (F) know it ain’t (C) prettyWhen two (G) hearts get (C) broke. Yeah I (F) know it ain’t (C) pretty When two (G) hearts get (C) broke.

CHORUS(F) I hope some (C) day (G) We’ll sit down to(Am)gether(F) And laugh with each (C) otherAbout (G) these days, (C) these days……(F) All our (C) troubles (G) We’ll lay to (Am) restAnd (F) we’ll wish we could (C) come back to (G) these days, (C) these days.

F C G Am F C (G) These days (C) these days F C G Am F C (G) These days (C) these days

2nd VERSEThree years of (F) ups and (C) downsNothing to (F) show for it (Am) nowAnd I(F) know it ain’t(C) pretty when the (G) fire burns(C) out,Calling me (F) when I’m (C) drunk.Remind me of (G) what I’ve (Am) doneAnd I(F)know it ain’t(C)pretty when you’re(G)trying to move (C)on.

CHORUS X 2 F C G Am F C (G) These days (C) these days F C G Am F C (G) These days (C) these days

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Bad Moon Rising (Creedence Clearwater Revival 1973)

[G] I see the [D7] bad [C] moon a[G]rising [G] I see [D7] trouble [C] on the [G] way [G] I see the [D7] bad [C] moon a[G]rising, [G] I see [D7] trouble [C] on the [G] way, [G] I see [D7] earth[C]quakes and [G] lightnin', [G] I see [D7] bad [C] times to[G]day. [C] Don't go around tonight well it's [G] bound to take your life, [D7] There's a [C] bad moon on the [G] rise, [C] Don't go around tonight well it's [G] bound to take your life, [D7] There's a [C] bad moon on the [G] rise. [G] I hear [D7] hurri[C]canes a[G]blowing, [G] I know the [D7] end is [C] coming [G] soon, [G] I fear [D7] rivers [C] over [G] flowing, [G] I hear the [D7] voice of [C] rage and [G] ruin. [C] Don't go around tonight well it's [G] bound to take your life [D7] There's a [C] bad moon on the [G] rise [C] Don't go around tonight well it's [G] bound to take your life [D7] There's a [C] bad moon on the [G] rise [G] Hope you [D7] got your [C] things to[G]gether, [G] Hope you are [D7] quite pre[C]pared to [G] die, [G] Looks like we're [D7] in for [C] nasty [G] weather, [G] One eye is [D7] taken [C] for an [G] eye. [C] Don't go around tonight well it's [G] bound to take your life, [D7] There's a [C] bad moon on the [G] rise, [C] Don't go around tonight well it's [G] bound to take your life, [D7] There's a [C] bad moon on the [G] rise, [D7] There's a [C] bad moon on the [G] rise, [D7] There's a [C] bad moon on the [G] rise.

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Bring Me Sunshine (Sylvia Dee, Arthur Kent 1966)

Bring me [G] sunshine in your [Am] smile, Bring me [D7] laughter all the [G] while, In this [G7] world where we [G7] live… there should [C] be more happiness, So much [A7] joy you can give… to each [D7] brand new bright tomorrow. Make me [G] happy… through the [Am] years, Never [D7] bring me… any [G] tears, Let your [G7] arms be as warm… as the [C] sun from up above, Bring me [A] fun, bring me [D7] sunshine, bring me [G] love. Bring me [G] sunshine in your [Am] eyes, Bring me [D7] rain-bows from the [G] skies, Life’s too [G7] short to be spent… having [C] anything but fun, We can [A7] be so content if we [D7] gather little sunbeams. Be [G] light-hearted… all day [Am] long Keep me [D7] sing-ing… happy [G] songs Let your [G7] arms be as warm… as the [C] sun from up above, Bring me [A] fun, bring me [D7] sunshine, bring me [G] love. Bring me [G] sunshine in your [Am] smile, Bring me [D7] laughter all the [G] while, In this [G7] world where we [G7] live… there should [C] be more happiness, So much [A7] joy you can give… to each [D7] brand new bright tomorrow. Make me [G] happy… through the [Am] years, Never [D7] bring me… any [G] tears, Let your [G7] arms be as warm… as the [C] sun from up above, Bring me [A] fun… bring me [D7] sunshine… bring me [G] love, Bring me [A] fun… bring me [D7] sunshine… bring me [G] love, Bring me [A] fun… bring me [D7] sunshine… bring me [G] love.

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Deliah (Barry Mason & Les Reed, Tom Jones 1968)

[Dm] [Dm] [Dm] [Dm] [Dm] I saw the [Dm] light on the [Dm] night that I [Dm] passed by her [A7] window, [Dm] I saw the [Dm] flickering [Dm] shadows of [Dm] love on her [A7] blind, [D] She [D7] was my [Gm] woman, [Dm] As she be[Dm]trayed me I [A7] watched, and went [A7] out of my [Dm] mind. [C7] [F] My, [F] my, [F] my, Del[C]ilah, [C7] Why, [C7] why, [C7] why, Del[F]ilah? [F] I could [F7] see that [Bb] girl was no good for [Gm] me, [F] But I was [F] lost like a [C] slave that [C] no man could [F] free. [A7] [Dm] At break of [Dm] day when that [Dm] man drove a[Dm]way I was [A7] waiting, [Dm] I crossed the [Dm] street to her [Dm] house and she [Dm] opened the [A7] door, [D] She [D7] stood there [Gm] laughing (mwha-ha-ha-ha-ha), [Dm] I felt the [Dm] knife in my [A7] hand, and [A7] she laughed no [Dm] more [C7] [F] My, [F] my, [F] my, Del[C]ilah, [C7] Why, [C7] why, [C7] why, Del[F]ilah? [F] So be [F7] fore they [Bb] come to [Bb] break down the [Gm] door, [F] Forgive me, De[F]lilah, I [C] just couldn't [C] take any [F] more. [A7] (Kazoo-backed Instrumental! – only first two lines) [Dm] At break of [Dm] day when that [Dm] man drove a[Dm]way I was [A7] waiting, [Dm] I crossed the [Dm] street to her [Dm] house and she [Dm] opened the [A7] door, [D] She [D7] stood there [Gm] laughing (mwha-ha-ha-ha-ha), [Dm] I felt the [Dm] knife in my [A7] hand, and [A7] she laughed no [Dm] more [C7] [F] My, [F] my, [F] my, Del[C]ilah, [C7] Why, [C7] why, [C7] why, Del[F]ilah? [F] So be [F7] fore they [Bb] come to [Bb] break down the [Gm] door, [F] Forgive me, De[F]lilah, I [C] just couldn't [C] take any [F] more, [A7] [Dm] Forgive me, De[Dm]lilah, I [A7] just couldn't [A7] take any [Dm] more. [Dm] [G][G] [Dm][Dm] [Dm] [A7] [Dm]

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Folsom Prison Blues (Johnny Cash 1955)

[G] [G] [G] [G] [G] I hear the train a [G] comin', it's [G] rolling round the [G] bend, And [G] I ain't seen the [G] sunshine, since [G7] I don't know [G7] when, I'm [C7] stuck in Folsom [C7] prison [C7] and time keeps [C7] draggin' [G] on, [G] [G] [G] But that [D7] train keeps a [D7] rollin' [D7] on down to [D7] San An[G]ton. [G] When I was just a [G] baby my [G] mama told me [G] son, [G] Always be a [G] good boy, don't [G7] ever play with [G7] guns, But I [C7] shot a man in [C7] Reno, just to watch him [G] die, [G] [G] [G] Now every [D7] time I hear that [D7] whistle I hang my [D7] head and [G] cry. [G] I bet there's rich folks [G] eating in a [G] fancy dining [G] car, They're [G] probably drinkin' [G] coffee, and [G7] smoking big ci[G7]gars, Well I [C7] know I had it [C7] coming [C7] I know I [C7] can't be [G] free, [G] [G] [G] But those [D7] people keep a [D7] movin' [D7] and that's what [D7] tortures [G] me. Well if they'd [G] free me from this [G] prison if that [G] railroad train was [G] mine, I [G] bet I'd move it [G] all a little [G7] further down the [G7] line, [C7] Far from Folsom [C7] prison [C7] that's where I [C7] want to [G] stay, [G] [G] [G] And I'd [D7] let that lonesome [D7] whistle [D7] blow my [D7] blues a[G]way. [G] I hear the train a [G] comin', it's [G] rolling round the [G] bend, And [G] I ain't seen the [G] sunshine, since [G7] I don't know [G7] when, I'm [C7] stuck in Folsom [C7] prison [C7] and time keeps [C7] draggin' [G] on, [G] [G] [G] But that [D7] train keeps a [D7] rollin' [D7] on down to [D7] San An[G]ton. [G] [G] [G]

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Friday I’m In Love (The Cure 1992)

[C] [F] [C] [G] [Am] [F] [C] [G] (x2) [C] I don't care if [F] Monday's blue, [C] Tuesday's grey and [G] Wednesday too, [Am] Thursday I don't [F] care about you, it's [C] Friday I'm in [G] love, [C] Monday you can [F] fall apart, [C] Tuesday, Wednesday [G] break my heart, [Am] Thursday doesn't [F] even start, it's [C] Friday I'm in [G] love. [F] Saturday, [G] wait, And [Am] Sunday always [F] comes too late, But [C] Friday never [G] hesitate. [C] I don't care if [F] Monday's black, [C] Tuesday, Wednesday [G] heart attack, [Am] Thursday never [F] looking back, it's [C] Friday I'm in [G] love. [C] [F] [C] [G] [Am] [F] [C] [G] [C] Monday you can [F] hold your head, [C] Tuesday, Wednesday [G] stay in bed Or [Am] Thursday watch the [F] walls instead, it's [C] Friday I'm in [G] love. [F] Saturday [G] wait And [Am] Sunday always [F] comes too late, But [C] Friday never [G] hesitate. [Am] Dressed up to the [F] eyes it's a wonderful sur[C]prise, To see your [G] shoes and your spirits [Am] rise, Throw out your [F] frown and just smile at the [C] sound, As sleek as a [G] sheik spinning round and [Am] round, Always take a big [F] bite, it's such a gorgeous [C] sight, To see you [G] eat in the middle of the [Am] night, You can never get [F] enough, enough of this [C] stuff, It's [C] Friday [G] I'm in love. [C] I don't care if [F] Monday's blue, [C] Tuesday's grey and [G] Wednesday too, [Am] Thursday I don't [F] care about you, it's [C] Friday I'm in [G] love, [C] Monday you can [F] fall apart, [C] Tuesday, Wednesday [G] break my heart, [Am] Thursday doesn't [F] even start, it's [C] Friday I'm in [G] love. [C] [F] [C] [G] [Am] [F] [C] [G] [C] [F] [C] [G] [Am] [F] [C] [G] [C]

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He Played His Ukulele As The Ship Went Down (Arthur Le Clerq 1931) [NC] Yo ho m'lads yo ho! Yo ho m'lads yo ho! I'll [F] tell you the tale of the [Bb] Nancy Lee, A [C7] ship that got ship [F] wrecked at sea, The bravest man was [Bb] Captain Brown And he [C7] [STOP] played his ukulele as the ship went down, [Dm] All the crew were [Bb7] in des[A7]pair, [Dm] Some rushed here and [G7] others rushed [C7] there, But the [F] Captain sat in the [Bb] Captain's chair And he [C7] played his ukulele as the [F] ship [F] went [F] down. [STOP] [NC] Yo ho m'lads yo ho! Yo ho m'lads yo ho! The [F] bosun said to [Bb] Stoker Jim, You'll [C7] have to teach me [F] how to swim, The stoker answered [Bb] with a frown, [C7] [STOP] We can learn together as the ship goes down, They [Dm] sprung a leak just [Bb7] after [A7] dark, And [Dm] through the hole came a [G7] hungry [C7] shark It [F] bit the skipper near the [Bb] watermark And he [C7] played his ukulele as the [F] ship [F] went [F] down. [STOP] [NC] Yo ho m'lads yo ho! Yo ho m'lads yo ho! (Kazoo-backed instrumental!) The [F] Bosun said to [Bb] Stoker Jim, You'll [C7] have to teach me [F] how to swim, The stoker answered [Bb] with a frown, [C7] [STOP] We can learn together as the ship goes down, They [Dm] sprung a leak just [Bb7] after [A7] dark And [Dm] through the hole came a [G7] hungry [C7] shark, It [F] bit the skipper near the [Bb] watermark And he [C7] played his ukulele as the [F] ship [F] went [F] down. [STOP] [NC] Yo ho m'lads yo ho! Yo ho m'lads yo ho! The [F] Captain's wife was [Bb] on the ship And [C7] he was glad she'd [F] made the trip, As she could swim she [Bb] might not drown, So he [C7] [STOP] tied her to the anchor as the ship went down, The [Dm] cook's gone mad and the [Bb7] bosun's [A7] lame, The [Dm] rudder has gone and the [G7] deck's a [C7] flame, My [F] G-strings snapped but [Bb] all the same, I shall [C7] play my ukulele when the [F] ship [F] goes [F] down. [STOP] [NC] Yo ho m'lads yo ho! Yo ho m'lads yo ho! And [F] that is the tale of the [Bb] Nancy Lee, A [C7] ship that got ship [F] wrecked at sea, And Captain Brown who was [Bb] in command, [NC] Now plays his ukulele in a Mermaid band! [STOP] [NC] Yo ho m'lads yo ho! Yo ho m'lads yo ho! (Loud tailing off of the last ho!)

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Hello Mary Lou (Ricky Nelson 1973)

[A] Hello Mary [D7] Lou goodbye [G/] heart [C/] [G] I said [G] Hello Mary Lou, [C] goodbye heart, Sweet [G] Mary Lou, I'm so in love with [D7] you, I [G] knew, Mary Lou, [B7] we'd never [Em] part, So [A] hello Mary [D7] Lou, goodbye [G/] heart [C/] [G] You [G] passed me by one sunny day, [C] Flashed those big brown eyes my way And I [G] knew I wanted you forever [D7] more, Now [G] I'm not one that gets around, [B7] I swear my feet stuck [Em] to the ground, And [G] though I never [D7] did meet you be[G/]fore [C/] [G] I said [G] Hello Mary Lou, [C] goodbye heart, Sweet [G] Mary Lou, I'm so in love with [D7] you, I [G] knew, Mary Lou, [B7] we'd never [Em] part, So [A] hello Mary [D7] Lou, goodbye [G/] heart [C/] [G] I saw your [G] lips, I heard your voice, Be[C]lieve me I just had no choice, Wild [G] horses couldn't make me stay [D7] away, I [G] thought about a moonlit night, [B7] My arms about [Em] good an' tight, And that's [G] all I had to [D7] see for me to [G/] say [C/] [G] I said [G] Hello Mary Lou, [C] goodbye heart, Sweet [G] Mary Lou, I'm so in love with [D7] you, I [G] knew, Mary Lou, [B7] we'd never [Em] part, So [A] hello Mary [D7] Lou, goodbye [G/] heart [C/] [G] I said [G] Hello Mary Lou, [C] goodbye heart, Sweet [G] Mary Lou, I'm so in love with [D7] you, I [G] knew, Mary Lou, [B7] we'd never [Em] part, So [A] hello Mary [D7] Lou, goodbye [G/] heart [C/] [G] So [A] hello Mary [D7] Lou goodbye [G/] heart [C/] [G] [C] [G]

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Moodhoover (The Naughty Corner 2014)

[F] [G7] [C] [C] [C] You were schooled in [C] misery and [F] came top of your [F] class, You [C] killed the joy for [C] everyone with your [G7] more that empty [G7] glass, You’ve be[C]come the wettest [C] blanket in a [F] laundry for the [F] glum, You’ve [C] spoiled all the [C] sports you know and [G7] wished you hadn’t [G7] come. You’re just a [C] Moodhoover [C] baby, [C] not even a [C] maybe, [F] Sucking the [Gdim] life out of [G7] me, [G7] You’re just a [C] Moodhoover [C] baby, [C] not even a [C] maybe, [F] How about some [G7] positivi[C]ty? [C] [C] Crotchety, can[C]tankerous and [F] always in a [F] huff, [C] We’ve only just [C] started but [G7] still you’ve had e[G7]nough, If I [C] had a silver [C] lining, you’d [F] always find the [F] cloud, It’s [C] the incessant [C] whining that you’ve [G7] got turned up to [G7] loud. You’re just a [C] Moodhoover [C] baby, [C] not even a [C] maybe, [F] Sucking the [Gdim] life out of [G7] me, [G7] You’re just a [C] Moodhoover [C] baby, [C] not even a [C] maybe, [F] How about some [G7] positivi[C]ty? [C] You’re a [C] merchant of the [C] doom you sell and [F] never out of [F] stock, You [C] found a veil of bitterness and [G7] wear it like a smock, Your [C] outlook is more miserable than a [F] British weather chart, [C] You’re so low in spirits cos you’ve [G7] drunk life’s minibar. You’re just a [C] Moodhoover [C] baby, [C] not even a [C] maybe, [F] Sucking the [Gdim] life out of [G7] me, [G7] You’re just a [C] Moodhoover [C] baby, [C] not even a [C] maybe, [F] How about some [G7] positivi[C]ty? [C] You’re just a [C] Moodhoover [C] baby, [C] not even a [C] maybe, [F] Sucking the [Gdim] life out of [G7] me, [G7] You’re just a [C] Moodhoover [C] baby, [C] not even a [C] maybe, [F] How about some [G7] positivi[C]ty? [C] [G] [C6]

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Mrs Robinson (Simon 1968)

And here's to [G] you, Mrs [Em] Robinson, [G] Jesus loves you [Em] more than you will [C] know….. woah- woah [D7] woah, God bless you [G] please Mrs [Em] Robinson, [G] Heaven holds a [Em] place for those who [C] pray... Hey hey [Am] hey... hey hey [E7] hey. We'd [E7] like to know a little bit about you for our files, [A7] We'd like to help you learn to help yourself, [D] Look around you [G] all you see are [C] sympathetic [Am] eyes, [E7] Stroll around the grounds un[D]til you feel at home. And here's to [G] you, Mrs [Em] Robinson, [G] Jesus loves you [Em] more than you will [C] know... woah- woah [D7] woah, God bless you [G] please Mrs [Em] Robinson, [G] Heaven holds a [Em] place for those who [C] pray... Hey hey [Am] hey... hey hey [E7] hey. [E7] Hide it in a hiding place where no one ever goes, [A7] Put it in your pantry with your cupcakes, [D] It's a little [G] secret just the [C] Robinsons' a[Am]ffair, [E7] Most of all you've got to [D] hide it from the kids. Coo-coo-ca-[G]choo, Mrs [Em] Robinson, [G] Jesus loves you [Em] more than you will [C] know... woah- woah [D7] woah, God bless you [G] please Mrs [Em] Robinson, [G] Heaven holds a [Em] place for those who [C] pray... Hey hey [Am] hey... hey hey [E7] hey. [E7] Sitting on a sofa on a Sunday afternoon, [A7] Going to the candidates’ debate, [D] Laugh about it [G] shout about it [C] when you've got to [Am] choose, [E7] Every way you look at it you [D] lose. Where have you [G] gone Joe Di [Em] Maggio? A [G] nation turns its [Em] lonely eyes to [C] you… woah- woah [D7] woah, What's that you [G] say, Mrs [Em] Robinson? [G] Joltin's Joe has [Em] left and gone a[C]way, Hey hey [Am] hey... hey hey [E7] hey. [E7] [E7] [E7]

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Oom-pah-pah! (Bart 1968)

[F] [F] [F] [F] [F] There's a little [F] ditty they're [G7] singin' in the [G7] city, Esp[C7]cially when they've [C7] been on the [F] gin or the [C] beer, [F] If you've got the [F] patience, your [G7] own imagi[G7]nations Will [C7] tell you just ex[C7]actly what [F] you want to [F] hear. [F] Oom-pah-pah! [F] Oom-pah-pah! [G7] That's how it [G7] goes, [C7] Oom-pah-pah! [C7] Oom-pah-pah! [F] Ev'ryone [C] knows, [F] They all sup[F]pose what they [G7] want to sup[G7]pose, [C7] When they hear [C7] oom-pah-[F]-pah! [F] [F] Mister Percy [F] Snodgrass would [G7] often have the [G7] odd glass, But [C7] never when he [C7] thought any[F]body could [C] see, [F] Secretly he'd [F] buy it and [G7] drink it on the [G7] quiet, And [C7] dream he was an [C7] Earl with a [F] girl on each [F] knee! [F] Oom-pah-pah! [F] Oom-pah-pah! [G7] That's how it [G7] goes, [C7] Oom-pah-pah! [C7] Oom-pah-pah! [F] Ev'ryone [F] knows, [F] They all sup[F]pose what they [G7] want to sup[G7]pose, [C7] When they hear [C7] oom-pah-[F]-pah! [F] [F] Pretty little [F] Sally goes [G7] walkin' down the [G7] alley, Dis[C7]plays her pretty [C7] ankles for [F] all of the [C] men, [F] They could see her [F] garters, but [G7] not for free and [G7] gratis, An [C7] inch or two, and [C7] then she knows [F] when to say [F] when! [F] Oom-pah-pah! [F] Oom-pah-pah! [G7] That's how it [G7] goes, [C7] Oom-pah-pah! [C7] Oom-pah-pah! [F] Ev'ryone [C] knows, [F] They all sup[F]pose what they [G7] want to sup[G7]pose, [C7] When they hear [C7] oom-pah-[F]-pah! [F] [F] She was from the [F] country but [G7] now she's up a [G7] gum-tree, She [C7] let a feller [C7] feed 'er, and [F] lead 'er a[C]long, [F] What's the good of [F] cryin'? She's [G7] made a bed to [G7] lie in, She's [C7] glad to bring a [C7] coin in and [F] join in this [F] song! [F] Oom-pah-pah! [F] Oom-pah-pah! [G7] That's how it [G7] goes, [C7] Oom-pah-pah! [C7] Oom-pah-pah! [F] Ev'ryone [C] knows, [F] She is no [F] longer the [G7] [slow it down 2nd time round!] same blushin' [G7] rose, [C7] Ever since [C7] oom-pah-[F]-pah! [F]

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Save All Your Kisses For Me (Brotherhood of Man 1976)

Though it [C] hurts to go away it's im[Cmaj7]possible to stay, But there's [C7] one thing I must say before I [F] go, I [Fm] love you (I love you) you [C] know, I'll be [Dm] thinking of you in most [G] everything I [G7] do, Now the [C] time is moving on and I really [Cmaj7] should be gone, But you [C7] keep me hanging on for one more [F] smile, I [Fm] love you (I love you) all the [C] while, With your [Dm] cute little way, will you [G] promise that you'll [G7] save [Stop!] Your [C] kisses for me? Save all your [Cmaj7] kisses for me, [C7] Bye bye baby, bye [F] bye…. [Fm] don't cry honey, don't [C] cry, Going to [Dm] walk out this door, but I'll [G] soon be back for [G7] more, [Stop!] Your [C] kisses for me, save all your [Cmaj7] kisses for me, [C7] So long honey so [F] long…. [Fm] hang on baby hang [C] on, Don't you [Dm] dare me to stay, cos you [G] know I'll have to [G7] say, That I've [C] got to work each day and that's [Cmaj7] why I go away, But I [C7] count the seconds till I'm home with [F] you, I [Fm] love you (I love you) it's [C] true, You're so [Dm] cute honey gee, won't you [G] save them up for [G7] me? [Stop!] Your [C] kisses for me, save all your [Cmaj7] kisses for me, [C7] Bye bye baby, bye [F] bye…. [Fm] don't cry honey, don't [C] cry, Going to [Dm] walk out this door, but I'll [G] soon be back for [G7] more, [Stop!] Your [C] kisses for me, save all your [Cmaj7] kisses for me, [C7] Bye bye baby, bye [F] bye…. [Fm] don't cry honey, don't [C] cry, Won't you [Dm] save them for me? [Slower!] Even [G] though you're only [G7] three.

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Ska Medley (The Specials 1979, Blondie 1980, Peter Andre 1996)

[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]

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]

(GG – Mysterious Girl)

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]

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]

GROUP 1! 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]

GROUP 2! The [A] tide is [F#m] high and I’m [D] holding [E7] on, [A] I’m gonna [F#m] be your [D] number [E7] one, [A] I’m not that [F#m] kinda girl [D] Who gives [E7] ju-ust like [A] that, [F#m] oh [D] no [E7]oh

GROUP 1! [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]

GROUP 3! [A] Oh [F#m] oh [D] mysterious [E7] girl, I wanna get [A] close to you, [F#m] [D] [E7] [A] Oh [F#m] oh [D] mysterious [E7] girl, Move your [A] body close to [F#m] mine. [D] [E7]

EVERYONE!

EVERYONE!

EVERYONE!

GROUP 1!

VERSE 1! GROUP 2!

BLONDIE! GROUP 3!

ANDRE! EVERYONE!

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Sweet Caroline (Neil Diamond 1969)

[A] [A] [A] [A] [A] Where it began (la la la la), [D] I can't begin to knowing, [A] But then I know it's growing [E7] strong, [E7] [A] Was in the spring [D] and spring became a summer, [A] Who'd believe you'd come [E7] along? [E7] [A] Hands…. [F#m] Touching hands…. [E7] Reaching out…. [D] Touching me…. Touching [E7] you. [E7/] [D] [E7] [A] Sweet Caro[D]line (ba ba ba), Good times [D] never seemed so [E7] good [E7/] [D] [E7] [A] I've been in[D]clined (ba ba ba), To be[D]lieve they never [E7] would, [D] But [C#m7] now [Bm] I…. [A] Look at the night (la la la la) [D] and it don't seem so lonely, [A] We fill it up with only [E7] two, [E7] [A] And when I hurt (la la la la), [D] hurting runs off my shoulders, [A] How can I hurt when holding [E7] you? [E7] [A] Warm…. [F#m] Touching warm…. [E7] Reaching out…. [D] Touching me…. Touching [E7] you. [E7/] [D] [E7] [A] Sweet Caro[D]line (ba ba ba), Good times [D] never seemed so [E7] good [E7/] [D] [E7] [A] I've been in[D]clined (ba ba ba), To be[D]lieve they never [E7] would, [D] Oh [C#m7] no [Bm] no…. [A] Ba ba [A] ba…. [F#m] Ba ba [F#m] ba…. [E7] Ba ba [E7] ba…. [D] Ba ba [D] ba…. Ba ba [E7] ba…. [E7/] [D] [E7] [A] Sweet Caro[D]line (ba ba ba), Good times [D] never seemed so [E7] good [E7/] [D] [E7]] [A] I've been in[D]clined (ba ba ba), To believe they never [E7] would, [E7] Sweet [D] Car[E7]o[A]line.

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Urban Spaceman (Written by Neil Innis, performed by Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band 1968)

Intro (with kazoo): [G] [G] [A] [A] [C] [D7] [G] [G] [G] I'm the urban spaceman baby [A] I've got speed, [C] I've got [D7] everything I [G] need, [G] I'm the urban spaceman baby [A] I can fly, I'm a [C] super[D7]sonic [G] guy, I [Em] don't need pleasure, I [C] don't [D] feel [G] pain, [C] If you were to [G] knock me down I'd [A] just get up a[D7]gain, [G] I'm the urban spaceman baby [A] I'm making out, [C] I'm [D7] all [G] about. Instrumental (with kazoo): [G] [G] [A] [A] [C] [D7] [G] I [Em] wake up every morning with a [C] smile upon my [G] face, [C] My natural [G] exuberance spills [A] out all over the [D7] place. Instrumental (with kazoo): [G] [G] [A] [A] [C] [D7] [G] [G] [G] I'm the urban spaceman I'm in[A]telligent and clean, [C] Know [D7] what I [G] mean? [G] I'm the urban spaceman as a [A] lover second to none, [C] It's a [D7] lot of [G] fun, I [Em] never let my friends down, I've [C] never [D] made a [G] boob, [C] I'm a glossy [G] magazine, an [A] advert on the [D7] tube, [G] I'm the urban spaceman baby [A] here comes the twist…. [C] I [D7] don't [G] exist! Outro: (with kazoo): [G] [G] [A] [A] [C] [D7] [G]

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You’re Sixteen (Sherman, Sherman 1960)

[C] You come on like a dream, [E7] peaches and cream, [F] lips like strawberry [C] wine, You're six[D7]teen….you're [G7] beautiful….and you're [C] mine.[G7] [C] You come on like a dream, [E7] peaches and cream, [F] lips like strawberry [C] wine, You're six[D7]teen….you're [G7] beautiful….and you're [C] mine, [G7] You're all [C] ribbons and curls, [E7] oooh what a girl, [F] eyes that sparkle and [C] shine, You're six[D7]teen….you're [G7] beautiful….and you're [C] mine. [C7] Aw....[G7] you're my baby.…[G7] you're my pet, we….[C] fell in love on the [C] night we met, You.…[D7] touched my hand, my [D7] heart went pop, WOOH! [G7] When we kissed….we [G7 fast strum] could not stop! You walked [C] out of my dreams, and [E7] into my arms, [F] now you're my angel di[C]vine, You're six[D7]teen….you're [G7] beautiful….and you're [C] mine, You're six[D7]teen….you're [G7] beautiful….and you're [C] mine. [C] (Whistling solo) [C] You come on like a dream, [E7] peaches and cream, [F] lips like strawberry [C] wine, You're six [D7] teen….you're [G7] beautiful….and you're [C] mine,[G7] You're all [C] ribbons and curls, [E7] oooh what a girl, [F] eyes that sparkle and [C] shine, You're six[D7]teen….you're [G7] beautiful and you're [C] mine. [C7] Aw....[G7] you're my baby.…[G7] you're my pet, we….[C] fell in love on the [C] night we met, You.…[D7] touched my hand, my [D7] heart went pop, WOOH! [G7] When we kissed….we [G7 fast strum] could not stop! You walked [C] out of my dreams, and [E7] into my arms, [F] now you're my angel di[C]vine, You're six[D7]teen….you're [G7] beautiful….and you're [C] mine, You're six[D7]teen [D7/] ….you're [G7] beautiful ….and you're [C] mine.

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Delilah

Intro: Dm ...............................................................................A7

Dm I saw the light on the night that I passed by her A7 window

Dm I saw the flickering shadows of love on her A7 blind

D She D7 was my Gm woman, Dm As she deceived me

I A7 watched and went out of my Dm mind C7

F My my my De-C-lilah, C7 Why why why De-F-lilah

F I could F7 see, that Bb girl was no good for Gm me

F But I was lost like a C slave, that no man could F free A7

Dm At break of day when that man drove away, I was A7 waiting

Dm I crossed the street to her house and she opened the A7 door

D She D7 stood there Gm laughing, Dm I felt the knife in my A7 hand [Stop]

And she laughed no Dm more C7

F My my my De-C-lilah, C7 Why why why De-F-lilah

F So be-F7-fore they Bb come to break down the Gm door

F Forgive me Delilah I C just couldn't take any F more A7

kazoo break

Dm------------------------------------------------------A7

Dm------------------------------------------------------A7

D She D7 stood there Gm laughing, Dm I felt the knife in my A7 hand [Stop]

And she laughed no Dm more C7

F My my my De-C-lilah, C7 Why why why De-F-lilah

F So be-F7-fore they Bb come to break down the Gm door

F Forgive me Delilah I C just couldn't take any F more A7

Dm Forgive me Delilah I A7 just couldn't take any Dm more

G more Dm more A7 Dm

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HELLO MARY LOU

Hello G Mary Lou, C goodbye heart,

Sweat G Mary Lou I’m so in love with you D7

I G knew, Mary Lou, B7 we’d never Em part

So he-A7-llo Mary Lou, D7 goodbye heart G C G

You G passed me by one sunny day,

C flashed those big brown eyes my way

And G ooh I wanted you for ever D7 more

Now G I’m not one who gets around,

I C swear my feet stuck to the ground

And G though I never D7 did meet you before G C G

I said hello Mary Lou….

I G saw your lips I heard your voice,

Be C lieve me I just had no choice

Wild G horses couldn’t make me stay a D7 way

I G thought about a moonlit night,

My C arms around you good and tight

That’s G all I had to D7 see for me to say G C G

Hello G Mary Lou, C goodbye heart,

Sweat G Mary Lou I’m so in love with you D7

I G knew, Mary Lou, B7 we’d never Em part

So he-A7-llo Mary Lou, D7 goodbye heart G

So he-A7-llo Mary Lou, D7 goodbye heart G

So he-A7-llo Mary Lou, D7 goodbye heart G C G D7 G

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RUNAROUND SUE

C Here's my story, sad but true. Am About a girl that I once knew

F She took my love then ran around. G7 With every single guy in town

Heh, heh C Hey, hey, um-da-da-di-di Am Hey, hey, um-da-da-di-di

F Hey, hey, um-da-da-di-di G7 Hey, oooooooooohhhh

C Hey, hey, um-da-da-di-di Am Hey, hey, um-da-da-di-di

F Hey, hey, um-da-da-di-di G7 Hey, oooooooooohhhh

C I guess I should have known it from the very start

Am This girl would leave me with a broken heart

F Listen people what I'm telling you. G7 Keep away from runaround Sue C I miss her lips and the smile on her face

Am The touch of her hand and her warm embrace

F If you don't wanna cry like I do. G7 Keep away from runaround Sue

C Hey, hey, um-da-da-di-di Am Hey, hey, um-da-da-di-di

F Hey, hey, um-da-da-di-di G7 Hey, oooooooooohhhh

# Ah, F she likes to travel around. She'll C love you then she'll put you down

Now F people let me put you wise. G7. [STOP] She goes out with other guys

And the C moral of the story from the guy who knows

Am I fell in love and my love still grows

F Ask any fool that she ever knew, they'll say. G7 Keep away from runaround Sue

C Hip, hip, um-da-da-di-di Am Hip, hip, um-da-da-di-di

F Hip, hey, um-da-da-di-di G7 Hip, oooooooooohhhh

# Back to; Ah, she likes to travel around.

C Hip, hip, um-da-da-di-di Am Hip, hip, um-da-da-di-di

F Hip, hey, um-da-da-di-di G7 Hip, oooooooooohhhh x 2 and finish with single C

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Sunny Afternoon Dm ................... A x2

The Dm taxman's taken C all my dough and F left me in my C stately home

A Lazing on a sunny after-Dm-noon

And I can't C sail my yacht he's F taken every-C-thing I've got

A All I've got's this sunny after-Dm-noon

D7 Save ma, save me, save me from this G7 squeeze

I got a C7 big fat mama tryin' to break F me A7

And I Dm love to live so G7 pleasantly

Dm Live this life of G7 luxu-C7-ry F lazing on a A7 sunny after-Dm-noon

In the summertime A In the Dm summertime A In the Dm summertime A

My Dm girlfriend's run off C with my car and F gone back to her C ma and pa

A Tellin' tales of drunkenness and Dm cruelty

Now I'm C sittin' here F sippin' at my C ice cold beer

A Lazing on a sunny after-Dm-noon

D7 Help me, help me, help me sail a-G7-way

Or give me C7 two good reasons why I oughta to F stay A7

And I Dm love to live so G7 pleasantly Dm live this life of G7 luxu-C7-ry

F Lazing on a A7 sunny after-Dm-noon

In the summertime A In the Dm summertime A In the Dm summertime A

D7 Save ma, save me, save me from this G7 squeeze

I got a C7 big fat mama tryin' to break F me A7

And I Dm love to live so G7 pleasantly

Dm Live this life of G7 luxu-C7-ry F lazing on a A7 sunny after-Dm-noon

In the summertime A In the Dm summertime A In the Dm summertime A

In the Dm summertime A In the Dm summertime .............

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SWEET CAROLINE

Intro: |G7 |G7 |G7 |G7 |G7 |G7 |G7 | C Where it began, F I can't begin to know it, C But then I know it's growing G7 strong C Was in the spring, F and spring became a summer C Who'd have believed you'd come al-G7-ong

C Hands C6 touching hands [C6 = 0 0 0 0] G Reaching out F touching me touching G you

C Sweet Caro-F-line, Good times never seemed so G7 good C I feel in-F-clined to believe they never G7 would. [Stop] F But. Em now. Dm I'm.

C Look at the night, F and it don't seem so lonely, C We fill it up with only G7 two C And when it hurts, F hurting runs off my shoulders C How can I hurt when holding G7 you

C Warm C6 touching warm G Reaching out F touching me touching G you C Sweet Caro-F-line, Good times never seemed so G7 good C I feel in-F-clined to believe they never G7 would. [Stop] F Oh. Em no. Dm no. Solo: |G7 |G7 |G7 |G7 |G7 |G7 |G7 |

C Sweet Coro-F-line, Good times never seemed so G7 good C I feel in-F-clined, to believe they never G7 would. C Sweet Coro-F-line, Good times never seemed so G7 good C I feel in-F-clined - to believe they never G7 would Sweet Caro-C-line.

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Bad moon risingIntro And Verse Strumming Pattern [C] DD UDU [G7] DD [F] DD [C] DD UDU DD x 2

[C] I see a [G7] bad [F] moon [C] rising[C][C] I see [G7] trouble [F] on the [C] way[C][C] I see [G7] earth-[F]-quakes and [C] lightning[C][C] I see [G7]bad [F] times [C]today

[C7]/// [F] Don't go out tonight /=number of single strums

It’s [C] bound to take your life[G7] Theres a [F] bad moon on the [C] rise[C]

[C] I hear [G7] hurri-[F]-canes a [C] blowing[C][C] I know the [G7] end is [F] coming [C] soon[C][C] I fear [G7] rivers [F] over-[C]-flowing[C][C] I hear the [G7] voice of [F] rage and [C] ruin

[C7]/// [F] Don't go out tonightIt’s [C] bound to take your life[G7] Theres a [F] bad moon on the [C] riseNO SINGING ; UKES ONLY[C] I see a [G7] bad [F] moon [C] rising[C][C] I see [G7]trouble [F] on the [C] way[C][C] I see [G7] earth-[F]-quakes and [C] lightning[C][C] I see [G7]bad [F] times [C]today [C7]/// [F] Don't go out tonightIt’s [C] bound to take your life[G7] Theres a [F] bad moon on the [C] rise[C]

[C] Hope you [G7] got your [F] things to-[C]gether[C][C] Hope you are [G7] quite pre-[F]pared to [C] die[C][C] Looks like we're [G7] in for [F] nasty [C] weather[C][C] One eye is [G7] taken [F] for an [C] eye

[C7]/// [F] Don't go out tonightIt’s [C] bound to take your life[G7] Theres a [F] bad moon on the [C] rise[C7]/// [F] Don't go out tonightIt’s [C] bound to take your life[G7] Theres a [F] bad moon on the [C] rise x2 [G7] [C]

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THINGS (Every night I sit here)INTRO : [C] [C] [C][C]

[C] Every night I sit here by my window (window)Staring at the lonely ave-[G7]-nue (avenue) [C] Watching Lovers [C7]holding hands and [F] walking (walking)And [C] thinking 'bout the [G7] things we used to [C] do [STOP]CHORUS:Thinking about [G7] things (Things) like a walk in the park[C] (Things) like a kiss in the dark[G7] (Things) like a sailboat ride (yeah [C stop] yeah)What about the night we cried?[F] Things like a lover's vow[C] Things that we don't do now[G7] Thinking 'bout the things we used to [C] do

[C] Memories are all I have to cling to (cling to)And heartaches are the friends I'm talking [G7] to (talking to)[C] But I’m not talking [C7] about how much I [F] love you (love you)Well, I'm [C] talking 'bout the [G7] things we used to [C] do [STOP]CHORUS:Thinking about [G7] things (Things) like a walk in the park[C] (Things) like a kiss in the dark[G7] (Things) like a sailboat ride (yeah [C stop] yeah)What about the night we cried?[F] Things like a lover's vow[C] Things that we don't do now[G7] Thinking 'bout the things we used to [C] do[C] I still hear the juke box softly playing (playing)And the face I see each day belongs to [G7] youBut [C] there’s not a single [C7] soundAnd there’s [F] no-one else aroundBut I’m [C] thinking about the[G7] things we used to [C] do [STOP]CHORUS:Thinking about [G7] things (Things) like a walk in the park[C] (Things) like a kiss in the dark[G7] (Things) like a sailboat ride (yeah [C stop] yeah)What about the night we cried?[F] Things like a lover's vow[C] Things that we don't do now[G7] Thinking 'bout the things we used to [C] do[G7] Thinking 'bout the things we used to[C] do [C] [G7] [C]

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Bye Bye Love

Chorus:[F] Bye, bye, [C] love, [F] bye bye, [C] happiness[F] Hello, [C] loneliness, I think I’m [G7] gonna [C] cry[F] Bye, bye, [C] love, [F] bye bye, [C] sweet caress[F] Hello, [C] emptiness, I feel like [G7] I could [C] dieBye bye, my [G7] love, good[C]bye

There goes my [G7] baby with someone [C] newShe sure looks [G7] happy, I sure am [C] blue[C7] She was my [F] baby, till he stepped [G7] inGoodbye to romance that might have [C] been [C7]Chorus[F] Bye, bye, [C] love, [F] bye bye, [C] happiness[F] Hello, [C] loneliness, I think I’m [G7] gonna [C] cry[F] Bye, bye, [C] love, [F] bye bye, [C] sweet caress[F] Hello, [C] emptiness, I feel like [G7] I could [C] dieBye bye, my [G7] love, good[C]bye

[C] I’m through with [G7] romance, I’m through with [C] loveI’m through with [G7] counting the stars a[C]bove[C7] And here’s the [F] reason that I’m so [G7] freeMy loving baby is through with [C] me [C7]Chorus[F] Bye, bye, [C] love, [F] bye bye, [C] happiness[F] Hello, [C] loneliness, I think I’m [G7] gonna [C] cry[F] Bye, bye, [C] love, [F] bye bye, [C] sweet caress[F] Hello, [C] emptiness, I feel like [G7] I could [C] dieBye bye, my [G7] love, good[C]bye[F] Bye, bye, [C] love, [F] bye bye, [C] happiness[F] Hello, [C] loneliness, I think I’m [G7] gonna [C] cry[F] Bye, bye, [C] love, [F] bye bye, [C] sweet caress[F] Hello, [C] emptiness, I feel like [G7] I could [C] dieBye bye, my [G7] love, good[C]bye [G7][C]

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Half The World Away

[C] [F] [C] [F]

[C] I would like to [F] leave this city[C] This old town don't [F] smell too pretty and[C] I can feel the [Am] warning signs [D7] running around my [F] mind[C] And when I [F] leave this island I'll [C] book myself into a [F] soul asylumCos [C] I can feel the [Am] warning signs [D7] running around my [F] mind

[Am] So here I [C] go, I'm still [E7] scratching around the [Am] same old holeMy [F] body feels young but my [D7] mind is very [G] old[Am] So what do you [C] say? You can [E7] give me the dreams that are [Am] mine anyway[F] Half the world away, [Fm] Half the world away, [C] Half the world a- [Am]wayI've been [D7]lost, I've been found but I [F]don't feel down.

[C] And when I [F] leave this planetYou [C] know I'd stay but I [F] just can't stand it and[C] I can feel the [Am] warning signs [D7] running around my [F] mind[C] And if I could [F] leave this spirit I'd [C] find me a hole and [F] I'd live in it cos[C] I can feel the [Am] warning signs [D7] running around my [F] mind

[Am] So here I [C] go still [E7] scratching around in the [Am] same old holeMy [F] body feels young but my [D7] mind is very [G] old[Am] So what do you [C] say? You can [E7] give me the dreams that are [Am] mine anyway[F] Half the world away, [Fm] Half the world away, [C] Half the world a- [Am]wayI've been [D7] lost, I've been found but I [F] don't feel down.No I [C] don't feel down [F]

No I [C] don't feel down [F] .No I [C] don't feel down [F] rall. [C]___

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Pack up your troubles Medley Intro; [C][C][C][C] Or 12- 1234

[C]Pack up your troubles in your old kit-bag,And [F]smile, smile, [C]smile,While you’ve a lucifer to light your fag,[D7]Smile, boys, that’s the [G7]style.[C]What’s the use of [G7]worrying?It never [F]was worth [G7]while, so[C]Pack up your troubles in your old kit-bag,And [G7]smile, smile, [C]smile,

[C]It's a long way to Tipperary, It's a [F]long way to [C]go.It's a long way to Tipperary, To the [D7]sweetest girl I [G7]know![C]Goodbye Picca- [C7] -dilly, [F]Farewell Leicester [E7]Square!It's a [C]long long way to Tippe- [D7] -rary, But [G7]my heart's right [C]there

[C]My old man, said [D7]follow the van and [G7]dont dilly dally on the [C]way.[E7]Off went the cart with me [Am]home packed in it,[D7]I walked behind with me [G7]old cock linnet,I [C]dillied, I [G7]dallied, [C]dallied and I [G7]dillied [C]lost me way and [D7]dont where to [G7]roam, [C]You can’t trust the [C7]specials like the [F]old time copperswhen you [G7]can’t find your way [C]home.

[C]Roll out the barrel, we'll have a barrel of [G7]funRoll out the barrel, we've got the blues on the [C]runZing boom tararrel, [C7]ring out a song of good [F]cheer[Dm]Now's the time to [G7]roll out the [C]barrel,for the [G7]gang's all [C]here[Dm]Now's the time to [G7]roll out the [C]barrel,for the [G7]gang's all [C]here [G7] [C]

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Dakota

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

[C] Thinking 'bout thinking of [Am] youSummertime I think it was [F] JuneYeah, think it was [C] June

[C] Lay about head on the [Am] grass,Chewing gum having some [F] laughsYeah, having some [C] laughs

[F] You made me feel like the one. You made me feel like the [C] one, the one[F] You made me feel like the one. You made me feel like the [C] one, the one

[C] Drinking back drinking for [Am] two,Drinking with [F] you, when drinking was [C] new[C] Sleeping in the back of my [Am] car,We never went [F] far, didn’t need to go [C] far

[F] You made me feel like the one. You made me feel like the [C] one, the one[F] You made me feel like the one. You made me feel like the [C] one, the one

Bridge[C] I don't know where [G] we are going [F] now[F] [F] [F] [F][C] I don't know where [G] we are going [F] now[F] [F] [F] [F]

[C] Wake up cold coffee and [Am] juice,Remembering [F] you, what happened to [C] you?[C] I wonder if we'll meet [Am] againTalk about life since[F] then, talk about why did it [C] end?

[F] You made me feel like the one. You made me feel like the [C] one, the one[F] You made me feel like the one. You made me feel like the [C] one, the one

Bridge[C] I don't know where [G] we are going [F] now[F] [F] [F] [F][C] I don't know where [G] we are going [F] now[F] [F] [F] [F]

So take a look at me [C] now. So take a look at me [G] nowSo take a look at me [F] now. So take a look at me [C stop] now

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RETURN TO SENDERIntro; [C][C][C][C]

[C]I gave a letter to the [Am]postman [Dm]He put it in his [G7]sack[C]Bright and early next [Am]morning. He [Dm]bought my [G7]letter [C]back

She wrote upon it[F]Return to [G7]sender [F]Address un-[G7]-known[F]No such [G7]number [C]No such zone[F]We had a [G7]quarrel. [F]A lovers [G7]spat[D7]I write 'I'm sorry' but my letter keeps coming [G7]back

[C]So when I dropped it in the [Am]mailbox[Dm]And sent it 'Special [G7]D'[C]Bright and early next [Am]morningIt [Dm]came right [G7]back to [C]me

She wrote upon it[F]Return to [G7]sender [F]Address un-[G7]known[F]No such [G7]person [C]No such zone[F]This time I'm gonna take it myself[C]And put it right in her hand[D7]And if it comes back the very next day[G7 Stop]Then I'll understand

The writing on it[F]Return to [G7]sender [F]Address un-[G7]known[F]No such [G7]number [C]No such zone[F]Return to [G7]sender [F]Return to [G7]sender

[C/] [C/] [G7/] [G7/] [C/] [G7/] [C/]

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Handle With Care Travelling WilburysIntro: [G] [G7] [C] [G] [G7] [C][G] Been beat [G7] up and [C] battered around[G] Been sent [G7] up and I’ve [C] been shot down[F] You’re the best thing that [C] I’ve ever [Am] found[F] Handle [G7] me with [C] care[G] Repu[G7]tation’s [C] changeable [G] situ[G7]ation’s [C] tolerable[F] Baby you’re a[C]dorable [Am] [F] handle me with [G7] careChorus[C] I’m so [E7] tired of [F] being [G7] lonely[C] I still [E7] have some [F] love to [G7] give[C] Wont you [E7] show me [F] that you [G7] really [C] care[Rhythm8s] [F] Everybody’s got somebody to [C] lean onPut your [F] body next to mine and [G7] dream onVerse2[G] I’ve been fobbed [G7] off and [C] I’ve been fooled[G] I’ve been [G7] robbed and [C] ridiculed[F] In day care centres and [C] night [Am] schools[F] Handle [G7] me with [C] care[G] Been stuck in [G7] airports [C] terrorized[G] Sent to [G7] meetings [C] hypnotized[F] Overexposed [C] commercial[Am]lized[F] Handle me with [G7] careChorus[C] I’m so [E7] tired of [F] being [G7] lonely[C] I still [E7] have some [F] love to [G7] give[C] Wont you [E7] show me [F] that you [G7] really [C] care[Rhythm8s] [F] Everybody’s got somebody to [C] lean onPut your [F] body next to mine and [G7] dream on

[G] I’ve been up[G7]tight and [C] made a messBut I’ll [G] clean it [G7] up my[C] self I guess[F] Oh the sweet [C] smell of suc[Am]cess[F] Handle [G7] me with [C] care [X3 3rd Time Slowing Down]

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Marry You Bruno Mars

Intro [C] [Dm] [F] [C]

[C] It's a beautiful night, we're looking for something [Dm] dumb to doHey [F] baby, I think I wanna marry you [C][C] Is it the look in your eyes, or is it this [Dm] dancing juiceWho [F] cares baby, I think I wanna marry you [C]

[C] Well I know this little chapel on the boulevard We can [Dm] goNo one will [F] know Oh come [C] on girl[C] Who cares if we're trashed Got a pocket full of cash we can [Dm] blowShots of Pat –[F]-ron And it's [C] on girl

[C] Don't say no no no no no Just say [Dm] yeah yeah yeah yeah yeahAnd we'll [F] go go go go go If you're [C] ready, like I'm ready

[C] It's a beautiful night, we're looking for something [Dm] dumb to do

Hey [F] baby, I think I wanna marry you [C]

[C] Is it the look in your eyes, or is it this [Dm] dancing juice

Who [F] cares baby, I think I wanna marry you [C]

[C] Oh I'll go get a ring Let the choir bell sing like [Dm] ooh

So what you wanna [F] do Lets just [C] run girl

If we wake up and you want to break up that's [Dm]cool

No I won't blame [F] you It was [C] fun girl

[C] Don't say no no no no no Just say [Dm] yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

And we'll [F] go go go go go If you're [C] ready, like I'm ready

[C] It's a beautiful night, we're looking for something [Dm] dumb to do

Hey [F] baby, I think I wanna marry you [C]

[C] Is it the look in your eyes, or is it this [Dm] dancing juice

Who [F] cares baby, I think I wanna marry you [C]

Just say I do [Dm] Tell me right [F] now baby Tell me right [C] now baby (REPEAT)

[C]It's a beautiful night, we're looking for something [Dm] dumb to do

Hey [F] baby, I think I wanna marry you [C]

[C] Is it the look in your eyes, or is it this [Dm] dancing juice

Who [F] cares baby, I think I wanna marry you [C]

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Riptide - Vance Joy

Intro [Am] [G] [C] [C] x2 / After a Chord =1 Strum

[Am] I was scared of [G] dentists and the [C] dark[Am] I was scared of [G] pretty girls and [C] starting conversationsOh [Am] all my [G] friends are turning [C] greenYou're the [Am] magicians a[G]ssistant in their [C] dreamsAh [Am] ooh [G] ooh [C] oohAh [Am] ah ooh [G] ooh and they [C] come unstuck[Am] Lady [G] running down to the [C] riptideTaken away to the [Am] darkside[G] I wanna be your [C] left hand manI [Am] love you [G] when you're singing that [C] song andI got a lump in my [Am] throat 'cause[G] You're gonna sing the [C] words wrong

[Am] There's this movie [G] that I think you'll [C] likeThis [Am] guy decides to [G] quit his jobAnd [C] heads to New York CityThis [Am] cowboy's [G] running from him[C]selfAnd [Am] she's been living [G] on the highest [C] shelfAh [Am] ooh [G] ooh [C] oohAh [Am] ah ooh [G] ooh and they [C] come unstuck[Am] Lady [G] running down to the [C] riptideTaken away to the [Am] darkside[G] I wanna be your [C] left hand manI [Am] love you [G] when you're singing that [C] song andI got a lump in my [Am] throat 'cause[G] You're gonna sing the [C] words wrong

[Am] I just wanna I just wanna [G] know [C] If you're gonna if you're gonna [F] stay[Am] I just gotta I just gotta [G] know[C] I can't have it I can't have it [F] any other way[Stop] / after chord=1strumI [Am/] swear she's [G/] destined for the [C/] screen[Am/] Closest thing to [G/] Michelle Pfeiffer [C/] that you've ever seen oh

[Am] Lady [G] running down to the [C] riptideTaken away to the [Am] darkside [G] I wanna be your [C] left hand manI [Am] love you [G] when you're singing that [C] song andI got a lump in my [Am] throat 'cause[G] You're gonna sing the [C] words wrong I got a lump in my [Am] throat 'cause[G] You're gonna sing the [C] words wrong.

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CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

[F] [F] [F] [F]

[F] Riding on the [C] City Of New [F] Orleans [Dm] Illinois Central, [Bb] Monday morning [F] rail [C][F] Fifteen cars and [C] fifteen restless [F] riders [Dm] Three Conductors; [C] twenty-five sacks of [F] mail All a- [Dm]long the southbound odyssey - the [Am] train pulls out of Kankakee And [C] rolls along past houses, farms, and [G] fields [Dm] Passing towns that have no name, [Am] freight yards full of old black men And the [C] graveyards of the [C7] rusted automo- [F]biles.

[Bb] Good morning, Am- [C]erica, how [F] are you? Say, [Dm] don't you know me? [Bb] I'm your native [F] son [C7]I'm the [F] train they call the [C] City Of New [Dm] Orleans [G7]I'll be [Eb] gone five hundred [C] miles when the day is [F] done

Dealing [F] card games with the [C] old men in the [F] Club Car [Dm] Penny a point - ain't [Bb] no one keeping [F] score [C][F] Pass the paper [C] bag that holds the [F] bottle [Dm] Feel the wheels [C] rumbling 'neath the [F] floor And the [Dm] sons of Pullman Porters, and the [Am] sons of Engineers Ride their [C] father's magic carpets made of [G] steel [Dm] Mothers with their babes asleep [Am] rocking to the gentle beat And the [C] rhythm of the [C7] rails is all they [F] feel

[Bb] Good morning, Am- [C]erica, how [F] are you? Say, [Dm] don't you know me? [Bb] I'm your native [F] son [C7]I'm the [F] train they call the [C] City Of New [Dm] Orleans [G7]I'll be [Eb] gone five hundred [C] miles when the day is [F] done

[F] Night time on the [C] City Of New [F] Orleans [Dm] Changing cars in [Bb] Memphis Tenne- [F]ssee [C][F] Halfway home - [C] we'll be there by [F] morning Through the [Dm] Mississippi darkness, [C] rolling down to the [F] sea But, [Dm] all the towns and people seem to [Am] fade into a bad dream And the [C] steel rail still ain't heard the [G] news The con- [Dm]ductor sings his songs again - the [Am] passengers will please refrain This [C] train got the [C7] disappearing railroad [F] blues

[Bb] Good night, Am- [C]erica, how [F] are you? Say, [Dm] don't you know me? [Bb] I'm your native [F] son [C7]I'm the [F] train they call the [C] City Of New [Dm] Orleans [G7]I'll be [Eb] gone five hundred [C] miles when the day is [F]doneI'll be [Eb] gone five hundred [C] miles when the day is [F] done. [C] [F]

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Singing the Blues

Intro: [C] [C] [C] [C stop] 12

Well I [C]never felt more like [F]singin' the blues'Cause [C]I never thought that

[G7] I'd ever lose your [F]love dear[G7] Why'd you do me that [C] way? [F] [C] [G7]

I [C]never felt more like [F]cryin' all night'Cause [C] everything's wrong

And [G7] nothin' ain't right, with[F]out you[G7] You got me singin' the [C]blues [F] [C] [C7]

The [F]moon and stars no [C]longer shineThe [F]dream is gone I [C]thought was mineThere's [F] nothin' left for [C]me to do but cry over [G7] you

Well I [C]never felt more like [F]runnin' awayBut [C]why should I go 'cause [G7] I couldn't stay [F]without you?[G7] You got me singin' the [C] blues [F] [C] [C7]

The [F]moon and stars no [C]longer shineThe [F]dream is gone I [C]thought was mineThere's [F] nothin' left for [C]me to dobut cry over[G7] you

Well I [C]never felt more like [F]runnin' awayBut [C]why should I go 'cause [G7] I couldn't stay [F]without you?[G7] You got me singin' the [C] blues

[G7] You got me [G7] singin' the [C] blues [F] [C]

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King of the Road / =Number Of Strums. /=1 strum etc

Intro:[C] [F] [G7] [C] as first two lines

[C] Trailer for [F] sale or rent [G7] Rooms to let [C] fifty cents [C] No phone, no [F] pool, no pets [G7/-Stop]I ain't got no cigarettesAh but [C] two hours of [F] pushin' broom Buys an [G7] eight-by-twelve [C] four-bit room I'm a [C] man of [F] means, by no means [G7/-Stop]King of the [C] Road.

[C] Third boxcar, [F] midnight train, [G7] Destination [C] Bangor, Maine [C] Old worn-out [F] suit and shoes [G7/-Stop]I don't pay no union dues I smoke [C] old stogies [F] I have found [G7] Short, but not too [C] big around I'm a [C] man of [F] means, by no means [G7/-Stop]King of the [C] Road.

I know [C] every engineer on [F] every train [G7] All of their children, and [C] all of their names And [C] every handout in [F] every town And [G7-Stop] every lock that ain't locked, When no one's around, I sing…

[C] Trailer for [F] sale or rent, [G7] Rooms to let [C] fifty cents [C] No phone, no [F] pool, no pets [G7/-Stop]I ain't got no cigarettes, Ah but [C] two hours of [F] pushin' broom Buys an [G7] eight-by-twelve [C] four-bit room I'm a [C] man of [F] means, by no means [G7//-Stop]King of the [C] Road [G7//-Stop] King of the [C] Road [G7//-Stop] King of the [C] Road [C] [G7] [C]

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Eight Days a Week

INTRO: [C] [D7] [F] [C] X2 Like the first two lines

[C] Ooh, I need your [D7] love, babe [F] Guess you know it's [C]true[C] Hope you need my [D7] love babe, [F]Just like I need [C]you

[Am] Hold me, [F] love me [Am] Hold me, [F] love me (DUD)[C] I ain't got nothing but [D7] love babe [F] Eight days a [C] week

[C] Love you every [D7] day girl [F]Always on my [C] mind[C] One thing I can [D7] say girl [F]Love you all the [C] time

[Am] Hold me, [F] love me [Am] Hold me, [F] love me (DUD)[C] I ain't got nothing but [D7] love babe [F] Eight days a [C] week

[G7] Eight days a week [Am,STOP] I love you

[D7] Eight days a week Is [F] not enough to [G7] show I care

[C] Ooh, I need your [D7] love babe Guess [F] you know it's [C]true[C] Hope you need my[D7] love babe [F]Just like I need [C]you, oh

[Am] Hold me, [F] love me [Am] Hold me, [F] love me (DUD)[C] I ain't got nothing but [D7] love babe [F] Eight days a [C] week

[G7] Eight days a week [Am,stop] I love you

[D7] Eight days a week Is [F] not enough to [G7] show I care

[C] Love you every [D7] day girl [F]Always on my [C] mind[C] One thing I can [D7] say girl [F]Love you all the [C] time

[Am] Hold me, [F] love me [Am] Hold me, [F] love me (DUD)[C] I ain't got nothing but [D7] love babe [F] Eight days a [C] week

[F] Eight days a [C] week X 3

OUTRO: [C]DDUDUD[D7]DDUDUD[F]DDUDUD[C/]

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Folsom prison bluesIntro; [C] [C] [C] [C] I [C]hear the train a comin' - it's rolling round the bendand I ain't seen the sunshine – since [C7]I don't know when, I'm [F]stuck in Folsom prison, and time keeps draggin' [C]onbut that [G7]train keeps a rollin' on down to San An-[C]-ton

When [C]I was just a baby - my mama told me. Son,always be a good boy - don't [C7]ever play with guns.But I [F]shot a man in Reno just to watch him [C]dieWhen I [G7]hear that whistle blowing, I hang my head and [C]cry

I [C]bet there's rich folks eating in a fancy dining carthey're prob’ly drinkin' coffee - and [C7]smoking big cigars.But I [F]know I had it coming, I know I can't be [C]freeBut those [G7]people keep a movin'–and that's what tortures [C]me...

Well, [C]if they freed from that prison, if that railroad train was mineI bet I'd move it all a little [C7]further down the line[F]Far from Folsom prison, that's where I want to [C]stayand I'd [G7]let that lonesome whistle - blow my blues a-[C]-way

I [C]hear the train a comin' - it's rolling round the bendand I ain't seen the sunshine - since [C7]I don't know when, I'm [F]stuck in Folsom prison, and time keeps draggin' [C]onbut that [G7]train keeps a rollin'– on down to San An-[C]-ton [F] [C] [C] [G7] [C]

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Sloop John B

INTRO: [C][C][C][C]

[C]We came on the Sloop John B, my grandfather and me.Around Nassau town we did [G7] roam,Drinking all [C]night, [C7] got into a [F] fight, [Dm]Well I [C] feel so broke up, [G7]I wanna go [C]home.

So[C]hoist up the John B sail, see how the mainsail sets,Call for the captain ashore, let me go [G7]home.I wanna go [C] home, [C7] I wanna go [F]home, [Dm]Well I[C] feel so broke up, [G7]I wanna go[C] home.

[C]First Mate, he got drunk, broke up the captain’s trunk,The constable had to come and take him a- [G7] -way.Sheriff John[C] Stone [C7] why don't you leave me [F]alone [Dm]Well [C]I feel so broke up[G7], I wanna go[C] home.

So[C]hoist up the John B sail, see how the mainsail sets,Call for the captain ashore, let me go [G7]home.I wanna go [C] home, [C7] I wanna go [F]home, [Dm]Well I[C] feel so broke up, [G7]I wanna go[C] home.

[C] The poor cook he caught the fits, threw away all my grits,Then he took and ate up all of my [G7] corn.Let me go [C] home [C7] Why don’t they let me go[F] home [Dm][C] This is the worst trip [G7] I've ever been [C] on.

So[C]hoist up the John B sail, see how the mainsail sets,Call for the captain ashore, let me go [G7]home.Let me go [C] home, [C7] I wanna go [F]home, [Dm]Well I[C] feel so broke up, [G7]I wanna go[C] home [G7]Well I[C] feel so broke up, [G7]I wanna go[C].home [C] [G7] [C]

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Bless ’em all Medley Count In: [123] [123] Intro: [C] [C] [C] [C stop] Bless 'em [C]all, bless 'em allThe long and the [C7]short and the [F]tall [G7]Bless all the sergeants and W.O. Ones[D7]Bless all the corporals’ and [G7]their blinking sonsFor we're [C]saying good-bye to them allAs [C7]back to the barracks we [F]crawlYou'll [G7]get no promotion this side of the oceanSo [D7]cheer up my lads [G7]Bless 'em [C]all, [Stop];[C]We'll meet a-[E7]-gainDon't know [A7]where , don't know [A7+5]when,But I [D7]know we'll meet again some sunny [G]day, [G7][C]Keep smiling [E7]through, just like [A7]you always [A7+5]do,Till the [D7]blue skies drive the [G7]dark clouds far a-[C]-way.And will you [C7]please say hello to the folks that I know,Tell them [F]I won't be long. They'll be [D]happy to knowThat you saw me go, I was [G]singing this song[C]We'll meet a-[E7]-gainDon't know [A7]where ,don't know [A7+5]when,But I [D7]know we'll meet again some [G]sunny [C]day [Stop];

[C]Show me the way to go [C7]home,I'm [F]tired and I want to go to [C]bed.I had a little drink about an hour ago And it's [D7]gone right to my [G7]head,No [C]matter where I roam, over [F]land or sea or [C]foam,You will always hear me singing this song [G7]Show me the way to go [C]homeYou will always hear me singing this song [G7]Show me the way to go [C]home. [G7] [C]