Reading Ukulele Group – Songbook 1
12th January to 22nd June 2011
1. You Never Can Tell
13. Happy Birthday
2. Jambalaya
14. Happy Together
3. Folsom Prison Blues
15. Somewhere Over the Rainbow
4. Candy Man
16. Ain't She Sweet
5. Cecilia
17. L.O.V.E
6. I'm A Believer
18. From Me To You
7. Ride On
19. Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue
8. Twist And Shout
20. Sway
9. Paint It Black
21. All Of Me
10. Everyday
22. Heartbreak Hotel
11. Let's Twist Again
23. The Devil and The Deep Blue Sea
12. House Of The Rising Sun
You Never Can Tell – Chuck Berry
C
It was a teenage wedding, and the old folks wished them well.
G7
You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle.
And now the young monsieur and madam have rung the chapel bell,
C
'C'est la vie', say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell.
C
They furnished off an apartment with a two room Roebuck sale.
G7
The coolerator was crammed with TV dinners and ginger ale.
But when Pierre found work, the little money comin' worked out well.
C
'C'est la vie', say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell.
C
They had a hi-fi phono, oh boy, did they let it blast.
G7
Seven hundred little records, all rock, rhythm and jazz.
But when the sun went down, the rapid tempo of the music fell.
C
'C'est la vie', say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell.
C
They bought a souped-up jitney, 'twas a cherry red '53.
G7
They drove it down New Orleans to celebrate their anniversary.
It was there that Pierre was married to the lovely mademoiselle.
C
C'est la vie', say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell.
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Jambalaya – Hank Williams
F
C
Good-bye Joe, he gotta go, me oh my oh
F
He gotta go, pole the pirogue down the bayou
F
C
My Yvonne the sweetest one, me oh my oh
F
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
Chorus:
F
C
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo
F
For tonight, I'm a-gonna see my my-my cher amie-o
F
C
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o
F
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
F
C
Thibodaux, Fontaineaux the place is buzzin'
F
A Kin-folk come to see Yvonne by the dozen
F
C
Dress in style the go hog wild, me oh my oh
F
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
Chorus:
F
C
Good-bye Joe, he gotta go, me oh my oh
F
He gotta go, pole the pirogue down the bayou
F
C
My Yvonne the sweetest one, me oh my oh
C
F
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
C
F
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
C
F
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
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Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash
C
I hear the train a coming it's rolling round the bend
C7
And I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when
F
C
I'm stuck at Folsom Prison and time keeps dragging on
G7
C
But that train keeps rolling on down to San Antone
C
When I was just a baby my mama told me Son
C7
Always be a good boy don't ever play with guns
F
C
But I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die
G7
C
When I hear that whistle blowing I hang my head and cry
C
I bet there's rich folks eating in a fancy dining car
C7
They're probably drinking coffee and smoking big cigars
F
C
But I know I had it coming I know I can't be free
G7
C
But those people keep a moving and that's what tortures me
C
Well if they freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine
C7
I bet I'd move on over a little farther down the line
F
C
Far from Folsom Prison, that's where I want to stay
G7
C
And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away
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The Candy Man
C
G
Who can take a sunrise………sprinkle it with dew
F
C
Cover it in chocolate and a miracle or two
F
C
The Candy Man, The Candy Man can
G
F
C
The Candy man can because he mixes it with love and makes the world taste good
C
G
Who can take a rainbow……….wrap it in a sigh
F
C
Soak it in the sun and make a strawberry lemon pie
F
C
The Candy Man, The Candy Man can
G
F
C
The Candy man can because he mixes it with love and makes the world taste good
F
C
Am
C
The candy man makes everything he bakes, Satisfying and delicious
F
C
F
G
Now you talk about your childhood wishes, You can even eat the dishes
C
G
Who can take tomorrow………dip it in a dream
F
C
Separate the sorrows and collect up all the cream
F
C
The Candy Man, The Candy Man can
G
F
C
The Candy man can because he mixes it with love and makes the world taste good
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Cecilia – Simon and Garfunkel
C
F
C
Cecilia, you're breaking my heart
F
C
G7
You're shaking my confidence daily
F C
F
C
Oh Cecilia, I'm down on my knees
F
C
G7
I'm begging you please to come home
Chorus:
C
F
C
Cecilia, you're breaking my heart
F
C
G7
You're shaking my confidence daily
F C
F
C
Oh Cecilia, I'm down on my knees
F
C
G7
I'm begging you please to come home
C
Come on home
C
F
C
Making love in the afternoon with Cecilia
F
G7
C
Up in my bedroom
F
C
I got up to wash my face
F
When I come back to bed
G7
C
Someone's taken my place
Chorus:
F C
F
C
Jubilation, she loves me again
F
C
G7
I fall on the floor and I’m laughing
F C
F
C
Jubilation, she loves me again
F
C
G7
I fall on the floor and I’m laughing
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F
C
I’m A Believer – The Monkeys
G
D
G
I thought love was only true in fairy tales
G
D
G
Meant for someone else but not for me
C
G
Love was out to get me
C
G
That's the way it seemed
C
G
D
Disappointment haunted all my dreams
Chorus:
NC
G
C G
Then I saw her face
G
C G
Now I'm a believer!
G
C G
Not a trace
G
C G
Of doubt in my mind.
G C
I'm in love
G
I'm a believer
F
D7
I couldn't leave her if I tried.
G
D
G
I thought love was more or less a givin’ thing
G
D
G
Seems the more I gave, the less I got
C
G
What's the use in tryin'?
C
G
All you get is pain.
C
G
D
When I needed sunshine, I got rain.
Chorus:
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Ride On - Christy Moore
Am
F
True you ride the finest horse, I've ever seen
G
Am
Standing sixteen one or two with eyes wild and green
Am
F
You ride the horse so well hands light to the touch
G
Am
I could never go with you no matter how I wanted to
Chorus
Am
F
Ride on, see you
G
Am
I could never go with you no matter how I wanted to
Am
F
Ride on, see you
G
Am
I could never go with you no matter how I wanted to
Am
F
When you ride into the night without a trace behind
G
Am
Run your claw along my gut, one last time
Am
F
I turn to face the empty space, where you used to lie
G
Am
And look for the spark that lights the night, through the teardrop in my eye
Chorus
Verse:3: instrumental
Chorus x 2 then fade out or play verse 3 again
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Twist And Shout – The Beatles
Chorus:
C
F
G
Well shake it up baby now, (shake it up baby)
C
F
G
Twist and shout. (twist and shout)
C
F
G
Come on, come on, come on, come on, baby now, (come on baby)
C
F
G
Come on and work it on out. (work it on out, ooh!)
C
F
G
Well work it on out, (work it on out)
C
F
G
You know you look so good. (look so good)
C
F
G
You know you got me goin' now, (got me goin')
C
F
G
Just like I knew you would. (like I knew you would, ooh!)
Chorus:
C
F
G
You know you twist it little girl, (twist little girl)
C
F
G
You know you twist so fine. (twist so fine)
C
F
G
Come on and twist a little closer now, (twist a little closer)
C
F
G
And let me know that you're mine. (let me know you're mine, ooh!)
Solo: played over
C F Gx4
A: ---------0-3-2---2-0----E: ---------------------------C: -0---0--------------------g: -------------------------0-G
G7
Ahh ahh ahh ahh ahh yeah!!
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Paint It Black – The Rolling Stones
Am
E7
I see a red door and I want it painted black
Am
E7
No colours anymore I want them to turn black
Am G
C
G
Am
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
Am G
C
G D7
E7
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes
Am
E7
I see a line of cars and they're all painted black
Am
E7
With flowers and my love both never to come back
Am G
C
G
Am
I see people turn their heads and quickly look away
Am
G
C G
D7
E7
Like a new born baby it just happens every day
Am
E7
I look inside myself and see my heart is black
Am
E7
I see my red door and I want it painted black
Am
G
C
G
Am
Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts
Am
G
C
G
D7
E7
It's not easy facing up when your whole world is black
Am
E7
No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue
Am
E7
I could not foresee this thing happening to you
Am G
C
G
Am
If I look hard enough into the setting sun
Am G
C
G
D7
E7
My love will laugh with me before the morning comes
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Everyday – Buddy Holly
D
G
A7
Everyday, it's a gettin' closer,
D
G
A
Goin' faster than a roller Coaster,
D
G
A7
D
G A
Love like yours will surely come my way, (hey, hey, hey)
D
G
A7
Everyday, it's a gettin' faster,
D
G
A
Everyone says go ahead and ask her,
D
G
A7
D
G A
Love like yours will surely come my way, (hey, hey, hey)
Chorus:
G
Everyday seems a little longer,
C
Every way, love's a little stronger,
F
Come what may, do you ever long for
Bb
A A7
True love from me?
Repeat 1st Verse
Repeat verse chords x 2 (solo)
Repeat chorus:
D
G
A7
Everyday, it's a gettin' closer,
D
G
A
Goin' faster than a roller Coaster,
D
G
A7
D
G A
Love like yours will surely come my way, (hey, hey, hey)
D
G
A7
D
Love like yours will surely come my way.
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Let’s Twist Again – Chubby Checker
G7
C
Am
Come on, let's twist again, like we did last summer
F
G7
Yeah, let's twist again, like we did last year
C
Am
Do you remember when, things were really hummin'
F
G7
C
Yeah, let's twist again, twistin' time is here
F
C
And 'round and a 'round and a up and down we go again
F
G7
Oh, baby make me know you love me so and then
C
Am
Twist again, like we did last summer
F
Come on, let's twist again
G7
C
Like we did last year
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House Of The Rising Sun – The Animals
Intro: Am C
D
F
Am C
E
E
Am C
D
F
There is a house in New Orleans,
Am
C
E
E
They call the Rising Sun
Am
C
D
F
And It's been the ruin of many a poor boy
Am
E
Am C D F Am
And God, I know, I'm one
Am
C
D
F
My mother was a tailor
Am
C
E
E
She sewed my new blue jeans
Am C
D
F
My father was a gambling man
Am
E
Am C D F Am
Down in New Orleans
E
E
Am
Am
E
And the only things a gambler needs
Is a suitcase and a trunk
And the only time he's satisfied
Is when he's all a-drunk
I've got one foot on the platform
The other foot on the train
I'm going back to New Orleans
To wear the ball and chain
So mothers, tell your children
Not to do what I have done
Spend your life in sin and misery
In the house of the Rising Sun
Am C
D
F
There is a house in New Orleans,
Am
C
E
E
They call the Rising Sun
Am
C
D
F
And It's been the ruin of many a poor boy
Am
E
Am C D F Am
And God, I know, I'm one
E
Am
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E
Happy Birthday
C
G
Happy birthday to you
C
Happy birthday to you
G F
Happy birthday dear ... …
F
C
G C
Happy birthday to you
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Happy Together – The Turtles
Em
D
Imagine me and you, I do, I think about you day and night, it's only right.
C
B
To think about the girl you love, and hold her tight, so happy together.
Em
D
If I should call you up, invest a dime, and you say you belong to me, and ease my mind.
C
B
Imagine how the world would be, so very fine, so happy together.
Chorus:
E
A
D
G
I can see me loving' nobody but you, for all my life.
E
A
D
G
When you're with me baby, the skies will be blue for all my life.
Em
D
Me and you, and you and me, no matter how they toss the dice, it was to be.
C
B
The only one for me is you, and you for me. So happy together
Chorus:
Em
D
Me and you, and you and me, no matter how they toss the dice, it was to be.
C
B
The only one for me is you, and you for me. So happy together
E
A
D
G
Ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba x 2
Em
D
Me and you, and you and me, no matter how they toss the dice, it was to be.
C
B
The only one for me is you, and you for me. So happy together
Em
B
Em
B
So happy together, how is the weather?
Em
B
Em
B
So happy together, we’re happy together
Em
B
Em
B
So happy together, so happy together
Em
B
Em
B
So happy together, so happy together
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Somewhere Over The Rainbow – Judy Garland
C
Em
Somewhere over the rainbow
F
C
Way up high
F
C
There's a land that I heard of
G7
C
Once in a lullaby
C
Em
Somewhere over the rainbow
F
C
Skies are blue
F
C
And the dreams that you dare to
G7
C
Dream really do come true
Chorus:
C
Someday I'll wish upon a star
G7
F
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me
C
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
G7
A way above the chimney tops
Am
F
That's where you'll find me
C
Em
Somewhere over the rainbow
F
C
Bluebirds fly
F
C
Birds fly over the rainbow
G7
C
Why then, oh why can't I?
C
G7
F G7 C
If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow, why, oh why can't I?
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Ain’t She Sweet - Jack Yellen & Milton Ager
Verse intro: C C#dim G7 x 2
C E7 A7
D7 G7 C
C
C#dim G7
Ain't - she - sweet?
C
C#dim
G7
See her coming down the street
C
E7 A7
Now I ask you very confidentially
D7 G7 C
Ain't she sweet?
C
C
C#dim G7
Ain't - she - nice
C C#dim G7
Look her over once or twice
C
E7 A7
Now I ask you very confidentially
D7 G7 C
Ain't she nice?
F
C
Just cast an eye in her direction
F
D7 G7
Oh me, oh my, ain't that perfection
C C#dim G7
I - re - peat
C
C#dim G7
Don't you think that's kind of neat
C
E7 A7
Now I ask you very confidentially
D7 G7 C
Ain't she sweet?
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L.O.V.E. – Nat King Cole
Intro: G Em7 Gmaj Em7 x 2
G Em7
C
D7
L is for the way you look at me
G Em7
O is for the only one I see
G7
C
V is very, very extraordinary
A7
D7
E is even more than anyone that you adore can
G
Em7
C
D7
Love is all that I can give to you
G
Em7
Love is more than just a game for two
G7
Two in love can make it
C
A7
Take my heart and please don't break it
G
D7
G (1st chord of intro)
Love was made for me and you
Repeat Intro: G Em7 Gmaj Em7 x 2
Repeat 1st Verse
G
Em7
C
D7
Love is all that I can give to you
G
Em7
Love is more than just a game for two
G7
Two in love can make it
C
A7
Take my heart and please don't break it
G
D7
G
Em7 Gmaj Em7
Love was made for me and you
G
D7
G
Em7 Gmaj Em7
Love was made for me and you
G
D7
G
Love was made for me and you
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From Me To You – The Beatles
C
Am
Da da da da da dum dum da
C
Am
Da da da da da dum dum da
C
Am
If there's anything that you want
C
G7
If there's anything I can do
F7
Am
C
G7
C
Just call on me and I'll send it along with love from me to you
C
Am
I’ve got everything that you want
C
G7
Like a heart that's oh, so true
F7
Am
C
G7
C
Just call on me and I'll send it along with love from me to you
Bridge:
Gm
C7
I got arms that long to hold you
F
and keep you by my side.
D7
I got lips that long to kiss you
G
And keep you satisfied
C
Am
If there's anything that you want
C
G7
If there's anything I can do
F7
Am
C
G7
C
Just call on me and I'll send it along with love from me to you
Repeat Bridge
Repeat last verse
C
G7
C
With love from me to you x 2
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Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue (Has Anybody Seen My Gal)
C
E7
Five foot two, eyes of blue,
A7
Oh, what those five feet could do
D7
G7
C
G7
Has anybody seen my gal?
C
E7
Turned-up nose, turned-down hose
A7
Flapper? Yes sir, one of those
D7
G7
C
Has anybody seen my gal?
Bridge:
E7
Well, if you run into a five foot two
A7
Covered in fur,
D7
Diamond rings, all those things,
G7 (stop)
Betcha’ life it isn't her. But
C
E7
Could she love, could she woo?
A7
Could she, could she, could she coo?
D7
G7
C
Has anybody seen my gal?
Repeat whole song again then end with:
D7
G7
Has anybody seen my,
D7
G7
Has anybody seen my,
D7
G7
C
G7 C
Has anybody seen my gal?
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Sway – Dean Martin
Dm
A
A7
Dm
When marimba rhythms start to play, Dance with me, make me sway.
A
A7
Dm
Like a lazy ocean hugs the shore, Hold me close, sway me more.
NC
A
A7
Dm
Like a flower bending in the breeze, Bend with me, sway with ease.
A
A7
Dm
When we dance you have a way with me, Stay with me, sway with me.
Chorus:
A
F
Other dancers may be on the floor, but my eyes see only you.
A
Bb A (stop)
Only you have that magic technique. When we sway, I go weak...
NC
A
A7
Dm
I can hear the sounds of violins, Long before, it begins.
A
A7
Dm
Make me thrill as only you know how, Sway me smooth, sway me now.
Chorus:
Repeat 3rd Verse:
A
A7
Dm
You know how… sway me smooth...sway me now. x 2
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All Of Me – Gerald Marks and Seymour Simons
C
E7
All of me why not take all of me
A7
Dm
Can't you see I'm no good without you
E7
Am
Take my arms I wanna lose them
D7
G7
Take my lips I'll never use them
C
E7
Your goodbyes left me with eyes that cry
A7
Dm
How can I go on, dear without you
Fm
C
A7
You took the part that once was my heart
Fm
G7
C
So why not take all of me
C
E7
All of me why not take all of me
A7
Dm
Can't you see I'm no good without you
E7
Am
Take my arms I wanna lose them
D7
G7
Take my lips I'll never use them
C
E7
Your good bye left me with eyes that cry
A7
Dm
How can I go on, dear without you
Fm
C
A7
You took the part that once was my heart
Fm
G7
C
So why not take all of me
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Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley
EE
Well since my baby left me
EE
I found a new place to dwell
E7
It's down at the end of lonely street at Heartbreak Hotel.
Chorus:
A7
You make me so lonely baby, I get so lonely,
B7
E
I get so lonely I could die.
EE
And although it's always crowded
EE
You still can find some room
E7
Where broken hearted lovers do cry away their gloom
Chorus:
EE
Well, the Bell hop's tears keep flowin'
EE
And the desk clerk's dressed in black
E7
Well they been so long on lonely street, they ain't ever gonna look back
Chorus:
EE
Hey now, if your baby leaves you
EE
And you got a tale to tell
E7
Just take a walk down lonely street to Heartbreak Hotel
Chorus:
Riff (played over the E7 at end of each verse: A :-7--7--5--5--4--4--3--3-or
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The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea – George Harrison
Intro:
F
F Dm Gm C7 F Dm Gm C7
F7
Bb Bbm F C7 F C7
Dm
Gm C7 F
Dm
Gm C7
I
don't want you,
But I hate to lose you
F7
Bb Bbm
F
C7
F C7
You got me in between, The devil and the deep blue sea
F
Dm Gm C7
F
Dm
Gm C7
I
forgive you,
'Cause I can't forget you
F7
Bb Bbm
F
C7
F
You got me in between, The devil and the deep blue sea
Chorus:
A
F#m
Bm
E A
F#m
Bm
E
I want to cross you off my list,
But when you come knocking at my door
C
Am
Dm
G
Eb
G
C7
Fate seems to give my heart a twist, And I come running back for more
F
Dm
Gm C7 F
Dm
Gm C7
I should hate you,
But I guess I love you
F7
Bb Bbm
F
C7
F C7
You've got me in between, The devil and the deep blue sea
Solo: F Dm Gm C7 F Dm Gm C7
F7
Bb Bbm F C7 F C7
F Dm Gm C7 F Dm Gm C7
F7
Bb Bbm F C7 F E
Chorus:
Repeat last verse:
F7
Bb Bbm
You've got me in between
F6
F
C7
F
The devil and the deep blue sea
Arrangement for
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