Absolute Beginners Ukulele Group – Songbook 1
16th January – 25th June 2012
1. Jambalaya
10. Let’s twist again
2. You never can tell
11. Daisy, Daisy
3. Folsom prison blues
12. Dirty old town
4. You are my sunshine
13. Happy Birthday
5. Singing in the rain
14. Five foot two, eyes of blue
6. It’s all over now
15. Don’t worry ‘bout a thing
7. Ride on
16. Sway
8. Twist and shout
17. Sloop John B
9. I’m a believer
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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
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You Never Can Tell – Chuck Berry
C
1. 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
2. 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.
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Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash
C
1. I hear that train a comin’ 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 in Folsom Prison and time keeps dragging on
G7
C
But that train keeps rolling on down to San Antone
C
2. 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
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You Are My Sunshine – C
Chorus:
C
C7
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
F
C
You make me happy when skies are gray
F
C
You'll never know, dear, how much I love you
G7
C
Please don't take my sunshine away
C
C7
1.The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping
F
C
I dreamed I held you in my arms
F
C
When I awoke, dear, I was mistaken
G7
C
And I hung my head and cried
Chorus …
C
C7
2. You once told me you really loved me
F
C
And no one else could come between
F
C
But now you've left me to love another
G7
C
And you've shattered all of my dreams
Chorus …
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Singing in the rain - C
C
1. I'm singing in the rain , Just singing in the rain
G
What a glorious feeling I'm happy again
I'm laughing at clouds So dark up above
C
'Cause the sun's in my heart
And I'm ready for love
C
2. Let the stormy clouds chase, Everyone from the place
G
Come on with the rain
I've a smile on my face
I'll walk down the lane, With a happy refrain
C
I'm singing, Just singing, in the rain.
A string riff: 7353 03 7353
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Its all over now – Rolling Stones
C
1. Well baby used to stay out all night long
She made my cry She done me wrong
She hurt my eyes open, that`s no lie
Tables turning, now it’s her turns to cry
G7
F
C
Because I used to love her, but it`s all over now
Because I used to love her, but it`s all over now
2. Well, she used to run around with every man in town
Spend all my money playing a high class game
She put me out it was a pity how I cried
The tables turnin’ now, it’s her turn to cry
Because I used to love her, but it`s all over now
Because I used to love her, but it`s all over now
3. Well, I used to wake up in the morning, get my breakfast in bed
When I gotten worried she would ease my aching head
But now she`s here and there with ev`ry man in town
Still trying to take me for that same old clown
Because I used to love her, but it`s all over now
Because I used to love her, but it`s all over now
Because I used to love her, but it`s all over now
Because I used to love her, but it`s all over now
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Ride On - Christy Moore
Am
F
1.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
2.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
1. 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
2. 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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I’m A Believer – The Monkees
G
D
G
1. 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:
G C G
NC
Then I saw her face
G C G
Now I'm a believer!
G C G
G C G
Not a trace
G
I'm in love
Stop
Of doubt in my mind.
C
G
F
D7
I'm a believer I couldn't leave her if I tried.
G
D
G
2. 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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Let’s Twist Again – Chubby Checker
G7
C
Am
1.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
Chorus:
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
G7
C
Am
2. Come on, let's twist again, like we did last summer
F
Come on, let's twist again
G7
C
Twisting time is here
Repeat Chorus:
Repeat Section 2
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A Bicycle Built For Two (Daisy, Daisy)
G / / / C
/
G /
Daisy! Daisy! Give me your answer do.
D7 / G / A7
/
D7 /
I’m half crazy all for the love of you!
/
/
G
/
It won’t be a stylish marriage,
C
/
G
/
I can’t afford a carriage.
G
D7
G
D7
But you’ll look sweet upon the seat
G
D7
G /
Of a bicycle built for two.
Beat =
1
23
Melody line: Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer do
-5---2---------------------------------------------------------3-------0-------2----3----0---3----------------------2---------------------------------2------------------------------------------------------
I'm half crazy all for the love of you
---0----5--2----------------------------2---0----------------3--0----2---3----5---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
It won't be a stylish marriage
-2---3-----2--0--5---2----0--------------------------------------------3------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I can't afford a carriage
-0---2------------------------------------3---0---3--0-------------------------------------2-------------------------------------
But you'll look sweet upon the seat
----------------2---------0-------------2----0---------3-------------------------3---------------2--------------------------2-----------------------------------------------------------------
Of a bicycle built for two
-2--3-5--2--------0-----------------------------3--------------3----------------------------2--------------------------------------------
[email protected] 10‐ABUG‐Daisydaisy‐G.Doc Page 1 / 1 Dirty Old Town - D
D
1. Met my love, by the gas works wall
G
D
Dreamed a dream, by the old canal
Kissed my love, by the factory wall
A
Bm
Dirty old town, dirty old town
2. Heard a siren from the dock
Saw a train cut the night on fire
Smelled the breeze on the smokey wind
Dirty old town, dirty old town
3. I'm going to make a big sharp ax
Shining steel tempered in the fire
I'll cut you down like an old dead tree
Dirty old town, dirty old town
4. Clouds are drifting on the street
Cats are prowling on their beats
Springs a girl on the streets at night
Dirty old town, dirty old town
5. Met my love, by the gasworks wall
Dreamed a dream, by the old canal
Kissed my love, by the factory wall
Dirty old town, dirty old town
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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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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E7
A7
Five foot two, eyes of blue, Oh, what those five feet could do
D7
G7
C
G7
Has anybody seen my gal?
C
E7
A7
Turned-up nose, turned-down hose, Flapper? Yes sir, one of
those
D7
G7
C
Has anybody seen my gal?
Bridge:
E7
A7
Well, if you run into a five foot two
D7
Covered in fur,
G7 (stop)
Diamond rings, all those things,
C
Betcha’ life it isn't her. But
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
Has anybody seen my gal?
G7 C
Absolute Beginners Ukulele Group – 15‐Two little birds Don’t worry – Three little birds Reggae beat: z 2+ z 4
C
F
C
Don’t worry about a thing, ‘cos every little thing gonna be all right.
C
F
C
Singin’ don’t worry about a thing, ‘cos every little thing is gonna be all right!
C
G
Rise up this mornin’, smiled with the risin’ sun,
C
F
Three little birds on my doorstep
C
G
Singin’ sweet songs of melodies pure and true,
F
C
Sayin’, this is my message to you-ou-ou
Sway - Dean Martin
Dm
A
A7
Dm
1. 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.
Dm
A
A7
Dm
2. 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
Only you have that magic technique. When we sway, I go weak...
NC
A
A7
Dm
3. 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 x3 then:
A
A7
Dm
You know how… sway me smooth...sway me now. x2 fade
NC = No Chord
Sloop John B - C
Intro: C Csus4
C
1. We come on the sloop John B, My grandfather and me,
G7
Around Nassau town we did roam,
C C7
F
Dm
Drinking all night, got into a fight,
C
G7
C
Well I feel so broke up, I wanna go home.
Chorus:
C
So hoist up the John B's sail, See how the mainsail sets,
G7
Call for the Captain ashore, Let me go home,
C C7
F
Dm
Let me go home, I wanna go home, yeah yeah,
C
G7
C
Well I feel so broke up, I wanna go home.
C
2. The first mate he got drunk, And broke in the Cap'n's trunk,
G7
The constable had to come and take him away,
C C7
F
Dm
Sheriff John Stone, Why don't you leave me alone, yeah yeah,
C
G7
C
Well I feel so broke up I wanna go home.
Chorus:
C
3.The poor cook he caught the fits, And threw away all my grits,
G7
And then he took and he ate up all of my corn,
C C7
F
Dm
Let me go home, Why don't they let me go home,
C
G7
C
This is the worst trip I've ever been on.
Chorus: