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Uke at the Duke
Strums & Songs
Volume 4
1 – Jambalaya
2 – I Guess It Doesn’t Matter Anymore
3 – Sha La La La Lee
4 – Dream Lover
5 – Dream A Little Dream Of Me
6 – Take It Easy
7 – Tequila Sunrise
8 – Sea Cruise
9 – Travellin’ Man
10 – Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa
11 – Crocodile Rock
12 – The Boxer
13 – Livin’ Doll & Travellin’ Light
14 –
15 –
16 –
17 –
18 –
19 –
20 –
21 –
22 –
23 –
24 –
25 –
26 –
When I’m Dead And Gone
Malt And Barley Blues
Somewhere In My Heart
As Tears Go By
Cottonfields
Get Down
Let’s Work Together
Take Good Care Of My Baby
Islands In The Stream
Little Bit Me, Little Bit You
Garden Party
Ordinary Man
The Ballad Of A Call Centre Worker
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Jambalaya by The Carpenters
Intro: F
Goodbye, [F] Joe, me gotta go, me oh [C] my oh.
Me gotta go, pole the pirogue down the [F] bayou.
My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh [C] my oh.
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the [F] bayou.
(Chorus):
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet [C] gumbo
'cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher a[F]mio.
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be [C] gayo,
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the [F] bayou.
Key Change to: G / / / G / / /
Thibo[G]daux, Fontaineaux, the place is [D] buzzin',
Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the [G] dozen.
Dress in style and go hog wild, me oh [D] my oh.
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the [G] bayou.
(Chorus):
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet [D] gumbo
'cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher a[G]mio.
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be [D] gayo,
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the [G] bayou.
Kazoo break - to Chords of Verse
Settle [G] down far from town, get me a [D] pirogue
And I'll catch all the fish in the [G] bayou.
Swap my mon to buy Yvonne what she [D] need-o.
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the [G] bayou.
(Chorus): Twice
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I Guess It Doesn’t Matter Anymore by Buddy Holly
[C] There you go and baby, here am I
Well you [G] left me here so I could sit and cry
Well-a, [C] golly gee what have you done to me
But I [Dm] guess it doesn't [G] matter any [C] more.
[C] Do you remember baby, last September
How you [G] held me tight each and every night
Well, [C] oops-a daisy how you drove me crazy
But I [Dm] guess it doesn't [G] matter any [C] more.
[Am] There's no use in me a-[C]cryin'
I've [Am] done everything and now I'm [C] sick of trying
I've [D] thrown away my nights
And wasted all my days over [G] you.
[C] Now you go your way and I'll go mine
[G] Now and forever 'till the end of time . . . I’ll find
[C] Somebody new and baby we'll say we're through through
And [Dm] you won't [G] matter any [C] more.
[Am] There's no use in me a-[C]cryin'
I've [Am] done everything and now I'm [C] sick of trying
I've [D] thrown away my nights
And wasted all my days over [G] you.
[C] Now you go your way and I'll go mine
[G] Now and forever 'till the end of time . . . I’ll find
[C] Somebody new and baby we'll say we're through through
And [Dm] you won't [G] matter any [C] more.
[Dm] You won't [G] matter any [C] more
[Dm] You won't [G] matter any [C] more.
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Sha La La La Lee by The Small Faces
[D] Picked her up on a [A] Friday [D] night
[G] Sha la la la [D] lee, [A] yeah
I [D] knew everything was gonna [A] be al[D]right
[G] Sha la [A] la la [D] lee, [Bm] yeah
[G] Sha la [A] la la [D] lee.
I [D] asked her 'where do you [A] wanna [D] go?'
[G] Sha la la la [D] lee, [A] yeah
Well we [D] went someplace, [A] I don't [D] know
[G] Sha la [A] la la [D] lee, [Bm] yeah
[G] Sha la [A] la la [D] lee.
I [E7] held her close and I asked her if she was
[A] Gonna be my baby
It [E7] felt so good when she answered me
Oh [A] yeah (oh yeah), oh yeah (oh yeah)
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
She [D] looked good and she [A] moved so [D] fine
[G] Sha la la la [D] lee, [A] yeah
And [D] all the guys knew [A] she was [D] mine
[G] Sha la [A] la la [D] lee, [Bm] yeah
[G] Sha la [A] la la [D] lee.
I [E7] held her close and I asked her if she was
[A] Gonna be my baby
It [E7] felt so good when she answered me
Oh [A] yeah (oh yeah), oh yeah (oh yeah)
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
[D] Wanna know how my [A] story [D] ends?
[G] Sha la la la [D] lee, [A] yeah
Well [D] we invited just a [A] few close [D] friends
[G] Sha la [A] la la [D] lee, [Bm] yeah
[G] Sha la [A] la la [D] lee.
[D] Sha la la la [G] la la [A] lee
[D] Sha la la la [G] la la [A] lee
[D] Sha la la la [G] la la [A] lee
[A G Bm A]
[D] Sha la la la la la la la [G] la la [A] lee
[D] Sha la la la la la la la [G] la la [A] lee
[D] Sha la la la la la la la [G] la la [A] lee
[D] Sha la la la [G] la la [A] lee
[D] Sha la la la [G] la la [A] lee
[D] Sha la la la [G] la la [A] lee
[A G Bm A]
[A G Bm A D]
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Dream Lover by Bobby Darin
[C] Every night I hope and pray
[Am] A dream lover will come my way
[C] A girl to hold in my arms
[Am] And know the magic of her charms
Because I [C] want a [G7] girl to [C] call my [F] own
I want a [C] dream [Am] lover so [F] I won't have to [G] dream [C] alone. [G7]
[C] Dream lover, where are you
[Am] With a love oh so true
[C] And a hand that I can hold
[Am] To feel you near when I grow old?
Because I [C] want a [G7] girl to [C] call my [F] own
I want a [C] dream [Am] lover so [F] I won't have to [G] dream [C] alone. [C7]
[F] Some-day, I don't know how
[C] I hope you'll hear my plea
[D7] Some-way, I don't know how
[G7] She'll bring her love to me
[C] Dream lover, until then
[Am] I'll go to sleep and dream again
[C] That's the only thing to do
[Am] Until my lover's dreams come true
Because I [C] want a [G7] girl to [C] call my [F] own
I want a [C] dream [Am] lover so [F] I won't have to [G] dream [C] alone. [C7]
[F] Some-day, I don't know how
[C] I hope you'll hear my plea
[D7] Some-way, I don't know how
[G7] She'll bring her love to me
[C] Dream lover, until then
[Am] I'll go to sleep and dream again
[C] That's the only thing to do
[Am] Until my lover's dreams come true
Because I [C] want a [G7] girl to [C] call my [F] own
I want a [C] dream [Am] lover so [F] I won't have to [G] dream [C] alone. [Am]
I want a [C] dream [Am] lover so [F] I won't have to [G] dream [C] alone. [Am]
I want a [C] dream [Am] lover so [F] I won't have to [G] dream [C] alone.
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Deam A Little Dream Of Me by The Mamas And Papas
Intro: C B7 Ab G
C B7 Ab G
[C] Stars [B7] shining bright a[Ab]bove [G] you
[C] Night [B7] breezes seem to [A] whisper I [A7]love you
[F] Birds singing in the [Fm] sycamore tree
[C] Dream a little [Ab] dream of [G] me
[C] Say [B7] ‘nighty night" and [Ab] kiss [G] me
[C] Just [B7] hold me tight and [A] tell me you'll [A7]miss me.
[F] While I'm alone and [Fm] blue as can be
[C] Dream a little [Ab] dream [G] of [C] me.
[A] Stars [Gbm] fading but [E7] I linger on dear
[A] Still [Gbm] yearning your [E7] kiss
[A] I'm [Gbm] longing to [E7] linger til dawn dear
[A] Just saying [Ab] this [G7]
[C] Sweet [B7] dreams till moonbeams [Ab] find [G] you
[C] Sweet [B7] dreams that leave all [A] worries be[A7]hind you.
[F] And in your dreams what[Fm]ever they be
[C] Dream a little [Ab] dream [G] of [C] me.
[A] Stars [Gbm] fading but [E7] I linger on dear
[A] Still [Gbm] yearning your [E7] kiss
[A] I'm [Gbm] longing to [E7] linger til dawn dear
[A] Just saying [Ab] this [G7]
[C] Sweet [B7] dreams till moonbeams [Ab] find [G] you
[C] Sweet [B7] dreams that leave all [A] worries be[A7]hind you.
[F] And in your dreams what[Fm]ever they be
[C] Dream a little [Ab] dream [G] of [C] me. [Am]
[C] Dream a little [Ab] dream [G] of [C] me. [Am]
[C] Dream a little [Ab] dream [G] of [C] me.
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Take It Easy by The Eagles
Verse 1:
Well, I’m [G] running down the road
Tryin’ to loosen my load
I’ve got seven women [D] on my [C] mind.
[G] Four that wanna own me,
[D] Two that wanna stone me,
[C] One says she’s a friend of [G] mine.
Chorus:
Take it [Em] ea-sy, take it [C] ea-[G]-sy,
Don’t let the [Am] sound of your own [C] wheels
Drive you [Em] crazy.
Lighten [C] up while you still [G] can,
Don’t even [C] try to under-[G]-stand.
Just find a [Am] place to make your [C] stand,
And take it [G] easy.
Verse 2:
Well, I’m a [G] standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona
And such a fine [D] sight to [C] see.
It’s a [G] girl, my lord, in a [D] flatbed Ford
Slowin’ [C] down to take a look at [G] me
Come on, [Em] ba-[D]-by, don’t say [C] may-[G]-be
I gotta [Am] know if your sweet [C] love is gonna [Em] save me,
We may [C] lose and we may [G] win,
Though we will [C] never be here [G] again.
So [Am] open up, I’m climbin’ [C] in,
So take it [G] easy.
Play Chords: C (4 beats) G (4 beats) C (4 beats) D (4 beats)
Well I’m [G] running down the road trying to loosen my load
a world
on my[D]
[Am7]
mind
My load,
gotofa trouble
world of[D]
trouble
on my
[Am7] mind
Got
[Am]
mind
[G] Lookin’ for a lover who [D] won’t blow my cover
so [D]
to [G]
find.find
[C] She’s
Cover,
she’s
[C] hard
so hard
to [G]
Chorus:
Take it [Em] ea-sy, take it [C] ea-[G]-sy,
Don’t let the [Am] sound of your own [C] wheels
Make you [Em] crazy.
Come on, [C] ba-[G]-by, don’t say [C] may-[G]-be
I gotta [Am] know if your sweet [C] love is gonna [G] save me, [STOP!]
[C] Ooh, ooh, ooh, Ooh ooh ooh; [G] Ooh, ooh, ooh, [G7] Ooh ooh ooh;
[C] Ooh, ooh, ooh, Ooh ooh ooh; [G] Ooh, ooh, ooh, [G7] Ooh ooh ooh;
[C] Ooh, ooh, ooh, Ooh ooh ooh; Oh we got it [G-G7] ea-[C]-sy,
We oughta take it [G-G7]ea-[C]-sy. [Em]
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Tequila Sunrise by The Eagles
Intro: C
[C] It's another tequila sunrise
[G] Starin' slowly 'cross the [Dm] sky [G]
Said good[C]bye;
[C] He was just a hired hand
[G] Workin' on the dreams he planned to [Dm] try [G]
The days go [C] by.
[Am] Every night when the [F] sun goes down
[Am] Just another [F] lonely boy in [Am] town
And [Dm] she's out running [G7] round.
[C] She wasn't just another woman
[G] And I couldn't keep from comin' [Dm] on [G]
It's been so [C] long;
[C] Oh, and it's a hollow feeling
[G] When it comes down to dealing [Dm] friends [G]
It never [C] ends.
[Dm] Take another [G] shot of courage
[Em] Wonder why the [Am] right words never [Dm] come [E7]
You just get [Am] numb. [D]
[C] It's another tequila sunrise
[G] This old world still looks the [Dm] same [G]
Another [C] frame.
[Am] Every night when the [F] sun goes down
[Am] Just another [F] lonely boy in [Am] town
And [Dm] she's out running [G7] round.
[C] It's another tequila sunrise
[G] Starin' slowly 'cross the [Dm] sky [G]
Said good[C]bye;
[C] He was just a hired hand
[G] Workin' on the dreams he planned to [Dm] try [G]
The days go [C] by.
[C] It's another tequila sunrise
[G] This old world still looks the [Dm] same [G]
Another [C] frame.
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Sea Cruise by Cliff Richard - Status Quo - just about everybody
Intro = C
That [C] old man rhythm is-a in my shoes
No use sitting here a-singing the blues
So [G] be my guest you got nothing to lose
[C] Won’t you let me take you on a sea cruise.
I [C] got to get a-movin’, get my hat off the rack
Got to boogie-woogie like a train on a track
So [G] be my guest you got nothing to lose
[C] Won’t you let me take you on a sea cruise.
[C] Ooh--ee, ooh-ee baby
[C] Ooh--ee, ooh-ee baby
[G] Ooh--ee, ooh-ee baby
[C] Won’t you let me take you on a sea cruise.
I [F] feel like jumping, baby won’t you join with [C] me
[F] Don’t like beggin’, now I’m on bended [G] knee.
I [C] gotta get a-rockin’ baby, I ain’t lying
My heart’s a-beating rhythm and it’s right on time
So [G] be my guest you got nothing to lose
[C] Won’t you let me take you on a sea cruise.
[C] Ooh--ee, ooh-ee baby
etc...etc...
I [F] feel like jumping, baby won’t you join with [C] me
[F] Don’t like beggin’, now I’m on bended [G] knee.
REPEAT FIRST TWO VERSES
[C] Ooh--ee, ooh-ee baby
etc...etc...(All Four Lines)
[C] Ooh--ee, ooh-ee baby
etc...etc...(All Four Lines - To Finish)
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Travellin Man by Ricky Nelson
Intro: G
I'm a [G] travelin' man, I've [Em] made a lot of stops
[G] All over the [D] world
And in [G] every port I [C] own the heart
Of at [G] least one [D] lovely [G] girl.
I've a [G] pretty Seniorita [Em] waiting for me
[G] Down in old Mexi[D]co
If you're [G] ever in Alaska [C] stop and see
My [G] cute little [D] Eski[G]mo
Oh my [C] sweet Fraulien down in [Bm] Berlin town
[C] Makes my [D] heart start to [G] yearn [G7]
And my [C] China doll down in [Bm] old Hong Kong
[A] Waits for my re[D7]turn
Pretty [G] Polynesian baby [Em] over the sea
[G] I remember the [D] night
When we [G] walked in the sands of the [C] Waikiki
And I [G] held you [D] oh so [G] tight.
Oh my [C] sweet Fraulien down in [Bm] Berlin town
[C] Makes my [D] heart start to [G] yearn [G7]
And my [C] China doll down in [Bm] old Hong Kong
[A] Waits for my re[D7]turn
Pretty [G] Polynesian baby [Em] over the sea
[G] I remember the [D] night
When we [G] walked in the sands of the [C] Waikiki
And I [G] held you [D] oh so [G] tight.
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Twenty-Four Hours From Tulsa by Gene Pitney
[C] Dearest darling,
I had to write to say that I won't be [D7] home any[G]more.
Cause something [C] happened to me
While I was driving home and I'm not the [D7] same any[G]more.
Oh, I was [F] only twenty-four hours from [Dm] Tulsa,
[F] Only one day away from your [Dm] arms
I [Bb] saw a welcoming [C] light
And [Bb] stopped to rest for the [C] night.
And that is [C] when I saw her
As I pulled in outside of the small mo[D7]tel she was [G] there.
And so I [C] walked up to her
Asked where I could get something to eat and [D7] she showed me [G] where.
Oh, I was [F] only twenty-four hours from [Dm] Tulsa,
[F] Only one day away from your [Dm] arms
She [Bb] took me to the ca[C]fe
I [Bb] asked her if she would [C] stay.
She said, o[C]kay.
PLAY CHORDS OF VERSE
Oh, I was [F] only twenty-four hours from [Dm] Tulsa,
[F] Only one day away from your [Dm] arms
The [Bb] jukebox started to [C] play
And [Bb] nightime turned into [C] day.
As we were [C] dancing closely,
All of a sudden I lost control as [D7] I held her [G] charms.
And I ca[C]ressed her, kissed her,
Told her I'd die before I would let her [D7] out of my [G] arms.
And I was [F] only twenty-four hours from [Dm] Tulsa,
[F] Only one day away from your [Dm] arms
I [Bb] hate to do this to [C] you
But [Bb] I found somebody [C] new.
What can I [C] do?
And I can [C] never, never, [C7] never.....go [F] home again.
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Crocodile Rock by Elton John
[C] La
La la la la [Am] la
La la la la [F] la
La la la la [G] la
I re[C]member when rock was young
Me and [Em] Suzie had so much fun
Holding [F] hands and skimming stones
Had an [G] old gold Chevy and a place of my own;
But the [C] biggest kick I ever got
Was doing a [Em] thing called the Crocodile Rock
While the [F] other kids were Rocking Round the Clock
We were [G] hopping and bopping to the Crocodile Rock...well...
Chorus:
[Am] Croc Rocking is something shocking
When your [D7] feet just can't keep still
[G] I never knew me a better time
And [C] I guess I never will;
[A] Oh Lawdy mama those Friday nights
When [D7] Suzie wore her dresses tight
And [G7] Crocodile Rocking was out of si[F]ght.
La la la la la la etc. (All four lines - TWICE)
But the [C] years went by and the rock just died
[Em] Suzie went and left for some foreign guy
[F] Long nights crying by the record machine
[G] Dreaming of my Chevy and my old blue jeans;
But they'll [C] never kill the thrills we got
Burning [Em] up to the Crocodile Rock
[F] Learning fast as the weeks went past
We [G] really thought the Crocodile Rock would last...well...
Chorus:
La la la la la la etc. (All four lines - TWICE)
Ending on [C]
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The Boxer by Simon and Garfunkel
Intro = C
[C] I am just a poor boy though my story's seldom [Am]told
I have [G]squandered my resistance
For a pocket full of mumbles such are [C]promises
All lies and [Am]jest - still a [G]man hears what he [F]wants to hear
And disregards the [C]rest
La-la-[G]la la [F]la [G]la la [C]la
When I [C]left my home and my family I was no more than a [Am]boy
In the [G]company of strangers
In the [F]quiet of the [G]railway station [C]running scared
Laying [Am]low, seeking [G]out the poorer [F]quarters
Where the ragged people [C]go
Looking [G]for the places [F]only [G]they would [C]know.
Lie
Lie
Lie
Lie
la [Am]lie
La [G]lie la lie la lie
la [Am]lie
la [F]lie la lie lie [G]lie la la la la [C]lie
Asking [C]only workman's wages I come looking for a [Am]job
But I get no [G]offers,
Just a [F]come-on from the [G]whores on Seventh [C]Avenue
I do de[Am]clare, there were [G]times when I was [F]so lonesome
I took some comfort [C]there
La-la-[G]la la [F]la [G]la la [C]la
Lie la lie ... etc... (All Four Lines)
Then I'm [C]laying out my winter clothes and wishing I was [Am]gone
Going [G]home
Where the [F]New York City [G]winters aren't [C]bleeding me
[Am]Leading me, going [G]home
La la [F]la [G]la la [C]la
In the [C]clearing stands a boxer and a fighter by his [Am]trade
And he [G]carries the reminders of [F]ev'ry glove that [G]layed him down
Or [C]cut him till he cried out
In his anger and his [Am]shame "I am [G]leaving, I am [F]leaving"
But the fighter still re[G]mains
La-la-[G]la la [F]la [G]la la [C]la
Lie la lie ... etc ... (All four lines
Three Times)
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Livin’ Doll & Travellin’ Light (Medley)
by Cliff Richard
Key = G
Got
Got
Got
Got
myself a [G]crying, talking, sleeping, walking, living doll
to do my best to please her, just 'cause she's a [A7]living doll [D]
a roving [G]eye and that is why she satis[E7]fies my soul
the one and [G]only walking [D7]talking, living [G]doll
Take a look at her [C]hair, it's real
And if you don't [G]believe what I say, just feel
I'm gonna lock her [C]up in a trunk
So no big hunk can [D]steal her away from [D7]me
Got
Got
Got
Got
myself a [G]crying, talking, sleeping, walking, living doll
to do my best to please her, just 'cause she's a [A7]living doll [D]
a roving [G]eye and that is why she satis[E7]fies my soul
the one and [G]only walking [D7]talking, living [G]doll
[G] Got no bags and baggage to slow me down
I'm [C] travelling so fast my feet ain't touching the [G] ground
Travellin' [D] light travellin' [G] light
Well I [C] just can't wait to [D] be with my baby to[G]night.
[C] No comb and no toothbrush
[G] I’ve got nothing to haul
[C] I'm carryin' only
A [D] pocket full of dreams a hand full of love
And they weigh nothing at all.
[G] Soon I'm going to see that love look in her eyes
I'm a [C] hoot and a holler away from para[G]dise
Travellin' [D] light travellin' [G] light
I [C] just can't wait to [D] be with my baby to[G]night.
[C] No comb and no toothbrush
[G] I’ve got nothing to haul
[C] I'm carryin' only
A [D] pocket full of dreams a hand full of love
And they weigh nothing at all.
[G] Soon I'm going to see that love look in her eyes
I'm a [C] hoot and a holler away from para[G]dise
Travellin' [D] light travellin' [G] light
I [C] just can't wait to [D] be with my baby to[G]night.
I [C] just can't wait to [D] be with my baby to[G]night.
I [C] just can't wait to [D] be with my baby to[G]night.
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When I’m Dead And Gone by McGuinness Flint
Intro: D
[D]
[D]
[D]
[D]
G A
D
G A
Ooh I love you baby, I [G] love you night and day
When I leave you baby, don't [G] cry the night away
When I die, don't you write no [G] words upon my tomb
I don't believe, I want to leave no [G] epitaph of doom.
Chorus:
[D] Oh oh oh [A] oh
[D] When I'm dead and [G] gone
I wanna [D] leave some happy [A] woman living [D] on [G A]
[D] Oh oh oh [A] oh
[D] When I'm dead and [G] gone
Don't [D] want nobody to [A] morn beside my [G] grave[D].
[D]
[D]
[D]
[D]
Ooh, my Melinda, she's [G] out to get my hide
She's got a shotgun and a [G] daughter by her side
Hey there ladies, [G] Johnson´s free
Who's got the love, who's got enough to [G] keep a man like me.
Chorus:
Instrumental of Chorus (+ Kazoo)
Sing Chorus: TWICE
Intro piece: D
D
G A
G A
D
D
G A
G A
Sing Chorus once more - (to finish)
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Malt And Barley Blues by McGuinness Flint
Intro: C x4 beats G x2 beats C x2 beats
C x4 beats G x2 beats C x2 beats
[C] Don’t delay, leave today
[G] Get out now, [C] while you can
[C] Don’t be daft, leave your half
[G] To the hard [C] drinking man.
And if they [G] start knocking
It’s just the [C] booze talking [Am-A]
[D] They’ve got the [G] malt and barley [C] blues.
Instrumental (Repeat of Intro)
[C] Take you chance while you can
[G] We’re behind you [C] all the way
[C] Some are proud, some are loud
[G] They don’t heed to [C] what they say.
It’s just the [G] booze talking
It’s just the [C] booze talking [Am-A]
[D] They’ve got the [G] malt and barley [C] blues.
[F] Someone tries to [C] patronise you
[D] When you don’t know [G] why
But you can [C] stand [A] up
And [D] look them right be[G]tween the [C] eyes. [D G C]
‘cos it’s the [G] booze talking
It’s just the [C] booze talking [Am-A]
[D] They’ve got the [G] malt and barley [C] blues.
Instrumental (Repeat of Intro)
It’s just the [G] booze talking
It’s just the [C] booze talking [Am-A]
[D] They’ve got the [G] malt and barley [C] blues.
It’s just the [G] booze talking
It’s just the [C] booze talking [Am-A]
[D] They’ve got the [G] malt and barley [C] blues.
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Somewhere In My Heart by Aztec Camera
[C] Somewhere in the city where the air is still,
A baby being born to the overkill.
[F] Well who cares what people say,
We walk down love's motorway.
[C] Ambition and love wearing boxing gloves
And singing hearts and flowers.
Chorus:
But [F] somewhere in my heart there is a [E7] star that shines for you,
[F] Silver splits the [Fm] blue [C] Love will see it through.
And [F] somewhere in my heart there is the [E7] will to set you free,
[F] All you've got to [Fm] be is [C] true.
[C] A star above the city in the northern chill,
A baby being born to the overkill.
[F] No say, no place to go; a TV, a radio.
[C] Ambition and love wearing boxing gloves
And singing hearts and flowers.
Chorus:
But [F] somewhere in my heart there is a [E7] star that shines for you,
[F] Silver splits the [Fm] blue [C] Love will see it through.
And [F] somewhere in my heart there is the [E7] will to set you free,
[F] All you've got to [Fm] be is [C] true.
[G] Who could heal what's never been as one
[Fm] And our hearts have been torn
Since the day we were born
Just like [E7] anyone
Bridge:
[Ab] From Westwood to Hollywood
The one thing that's understood
Is that you [G] can't buy time
But you can sell your soul
And the closest thing to heaven is to rock and roll
Solo:
[F] / / / [C] / / / [F] / / / [E7] / / /
Chorus:
But [F] somewhere in my heart there is a [E7] star that shines for you,
[F] Silver splits the [Fm] blue [C] Love will see it through.
And [F] somewhere in my heart there is the [E7] will to set you free,
[F] All you've got to [Fm] be is [C] true.
[F] Somewhere in my heart there is a [E7] star that shines for you,
[F] Silver splits the [Fm] blue [C] Love will see it through.
[F] Somewhere in my heart there is the [E7] will to set you free,
[F] All you've got to [Fm] be is [C] true.
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As Tears Go By by Marianne Faithfull
[F] [G] [Bb] [C]
[F] It is the [G] evening of the [Bb] day [C]
[F] I sit and [G] watch the children [Bb] play [C]
[Bb] Smiling faces [C] I can see
[F] But not for [Dm] me
[Bb] I sit and watch as tears go [C] by.
[F] My riches [G] can't buy every[Bb]thing [C]
[F] I want to [G] hear the children [Bb] sing [C]
[Bb] All I hear, [C] is the sound
Of [F] rain falling [Dm] on the ground.
[Bb] I sit and watch as tears go [C] by.
Kazoo Break - STRUM CHORDS OF VERSE
[F] It is the [G] evening of the [Bb] day [C]
[F] I sit and [G] watch the children [Bb] play [C]
[Bb] Doing things I [C] used to do
[F] They think are [Dm] new.
[Bb] I sit and watch as tears go [C] by.
[F] [G] [Bb] [C]
[F] [G] [Bb] [C]
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Cottonfields by Creedence Clearwater Revival
[C] When I was a little bitty baby
My mama would [F] rock me in the [C] cradle
In them old cotton fields back [G] home;
It was [C] down in Louisiana
Just about a [F] mile from Texar[C]kana
In them old [G] cotton fields back [C] home.
Oh when them [F] cotton balls get a-rotten
You can’t [C] pick very much cotton
In them old cotton fields back [G] home;
It was [C] down in Louisiana
Just about a [F] mile from Texar[C]kana
In them old [G] cotton fields back [C] home.
Now it [C] may seem very funny
But you don’t [F] make very much [C] money
In them old cotton fields back [G] home;
Yes it [C] may seem very funny
But you don’t [F] make very much [C] money
In them old cotton fields back [G] home;
‘Cause when them [F] cotton balls get a-rotten
You can’t [C] pick very much cotton
In them old cotton fields back [G] home;
It was [C] down in Louisiana
Just about a [F] mile from Texar[C]kana
In them old [G] cotton fields back [C] home.
Instrumental of Verse 1 (+ Kazoo)
Oh when them [F] cotton balls get a-rotten
You can’t [C] pick very much cotton
In them old cotton fields back [G] home;
It was [C] down in Louisiana
Just about a [F] mile from Texar[C]kana
In them old [G] cotton fields back [C] home.
Yes it was [C] down in Louisiana
Just about a [F] mile from Texar[C]kana
In them old [G] cotton fields back [C] home.
In them old [G] cotton fields back [C] home.
In them old [G] cotton fields back [C] home.
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Get Down by Gilbert O’Sullivan
Intro: C
[C] Told you once before and I won't tell you no more
Get [F] down, get [C] down, get [Dm] down
You're a [G7] bad dog baby [Dm]
But I still [G7] want you a[C]round [G7]
You [C] give me the creeps when you jump on your feet
So get [F] down, get [C] down, get [Dm] down
Keep your [G7] hands to yoursef [Dm]
I'm strictly [G7] out of [C] bounds
[Em] Once upon a time I drank a little wine
Was as [Am] happy as could be, (happy as could be)
Now [D7] I'm just like a cat on a hot tin roof
Baby [Dm] what do you think you're [G7] doin' to me
[C] Told you once before and I won't tell you no more
So get [F] down, get [C] down, get [Dm] down
You're a [G7] bad dog baby [Dm]
But I still [G7] want you a[C]round...a[Am]round
[D] I still [G7] want you a[C]round [G7]
[C] I don't give a damn and I'd like you if you can
To get [F] down, get [C] down, get [Dm] down
You're a [G7] bad dog baby [Dm]
But I still [G7] want you a[C]round
[Em] Once upon a time I drank a little wine
Was as [Am] happy as could be, (happy as could be)
Now [D7] I'm just like a cat on a hot tin roof
Baby [Dm] what do you think you're [G7] doin' to me
[C] Told you once before and I won't tell you no more
So get [F] down, get [C] down, get [Dm] down
You're a [G7] bad dog baby [Dm]
But I still [G7] want you a[C]round...a[Am]round
[D] I still [G7] want you a[C]round [G7]
[C] Bad Baby bad dog baby
[C] Bad Baby bad dog baby
[C] Bad Baby bad dog baby .... [C]
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Let’s Work Together by Canned Heat
To[C]gether we'll stand, divided we'll fall
Come on now people let's get on the ball
And work to[F]gether
Come on, come on Let's work to[C]gether
You know to[G]gether we will stand
Every [F] boy, girl, woman and a [C] man. [G]
Well now, [C] make someone happy, make someone smile
Let's all work together, make life worth the while
Let’s work to[F]gether
Come on, come on Let's work to[C]gether
Because to[G]gether we will stand
Every [F] boy, girl, woman and a [C] man. [G]
Well now [C] two or three minutes, two or three hours
What does it matter now in this life of ours
Let’s work to[F]gether
Come on, come on Let's work to[C]gether
Because to[G]gether we will stand
Every [F] boy, girl, woman and a [C] man. /////// Key change to [D] ////////
Well now, [D] make someone happy, make someone smile
Let's all work together, make life worth the while
Let’s work to[G]gether
Come on, come on Let's work to[D]gether
You know to[A]gether we will stand
Every [G] boy, girl, woman and a [D] man.
Well now [D] come on you people, walk hand in hand
Let’s malke this world of ours a good place to stand
And work to[G]gether
Come on, come on Let's work to[D]gether
You know to[A]gether we will stand
Every [G] boy, girl, woman and a [D] man.
Now [D] when things go wrong as they sometimes will
The road that you travel is always uphill
Let’s work to[G]gether
Come on, come on Let's work to[D]gether
You know to[A]gether we will stand
Every [G] boy, girl, woman and a [D] man.
You know to[A]gether we will stand
Every [G] boy, girl, woman and a [D] man.
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Take Good Care Of My Baby by Bobby Vee
First three lines sung very slowly - to single strums
[D] My tears are [Bm] fallin' 'cause you've [G] taken her a[A]way
And [D] though it really [Bm] hurts me so
There's [G] something that I've gotta [A] say . . .
[D]
[D]
[D]
[G]
[D]
Take good [Bm] care of my [G]ba[A]by
Please don't [Bm] ever make her [G] blue [A]
Just tell her [D7] that you love her
Make sure you're [Gm] thinking of her
In every[Bm]thing you say and [G] do [A]
[D]
[D]
[D]
[G]
[D]
Take good [Bm] care of my [G]ba[A]by
Now don't you [Bm] ever make her [G] cry [A]
Just let your [D7] love surround her
Paint a rainbow [Gm] all around her
Don't [Bm] let her [G] see a [A] cloudy [D] sky [D7]
[G] Once upon a [A] time that [D] little girl was [Bm] mine
[G] If I'd been [A] true
I [D] know she'd never [A7] be with you . . so
[D]
[D]
[D]
[G]
[D]
Take good [Bm] care of my [G]ba[A]by
Be just as [Bm] kind as you can [G] be [A]
And if you [D7] should discover
That you don't [Gm] really love her
Just send my [Bm] baby back [G] home [A] to [D] me.
[G] Once upon a [A] time that [D] little girl was [Bm] mine
[G] If I'd been [A] true
I [D] know she'd never [A7] be with you . . so
[D]
[D]
[D]
[G]
[D]
Take good [Bm] care of my [G]ba[A]by
Be just as [Bm] kind as you can [G] be [A]
And if you [D7] should discover
That you don't [Gm] really love her
Just send my [Bm] baby back [G] home [A] to [D] me.
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Islands In The Stream by Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
Intro = C
FC
C
FC
[C] Baby when I met you there was peace unknown
I set out to get you with a fine tooth [C7] comb
I was [F] soft inside
There was somethin' going [C] on
FC
[C] You do something to me that I can't explain
Hold me closer and I feel no [C7] pain
Every [F] beat of my heart
We got somethin' goin [C] on
FC
Tender love is [C6] blind
It requires a dedication
[Fm] All this lovin’
Needs no conversation
We [C] ride it together, ah-ah
Makin' love with each other, ah-ah
(Chorus):
Islands [C] in the stream
That is [F] what we are
No one [Dm7] in between
How can [G] we be wrong?
Sail a[C]way with me to a[F]nother world
And we re[C]ly on each other, ah-ah
From one [Dm] lover to another, ah-[C]ah
[C] I can't live without you if the love is gone
Everything is nothin' if you got no [C7] one
And you just [F] walk in tonight
Slowly losing sight of the [C] real thing
But [C] that wont happen to us and we got no doubt
Too deep in love and we [C7] got no way out
And the [F] message is clear
This could be the year for the [C] real thing
No more will you [C6] cry
Baby I will hurt you never
[Fm] Start and end as one
In love forever
We [C] ride it together, ah-ah
Makin' love with each other, ah-ah
(Chorus - TWICE)
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Little Bit Me Little Bit You by The Monkees
Intro Chords:
[C]
[C]
[C]
[C]
[C]
[C]
C F
Bb C
C F Bb C
Walk out [Bb]
Girl don't you [Bb] walk out
We've got [Bb] things to [C] say [Bb]
Talked out [Bb]
Let's have it [Bb] talked out
Thinks will [Bb] be o[C]kay [Bb]
Chorus:
[F] Girl, [Bb[ [C]
I [Bb] don't want to [F] fight [Bb[ [C]
I'm a [Bb] little bit [F] wrong [Bb[ [C]
And you're a [Bb] little bit [F] right; [Bb[ [C]
[Bb] I said [F] Girl, [Bb[ [C]
You [Bb] know that its' [F] true [Bb[ [C]
It's a [Bb] little bit [F] me ( a [Bb] little bit [C] me)
And it's a [Bb] little bit [F] you [Bb] [F] too [STOP]
Play Intro Chords:
C F
Bb C
C F Bb C
[C] Don't know [Bb]
[C] Just what I [Bb] said wrong
But [C] girl I a[Bb]polo[C]gize [Bb]
[C] Don't go [Bb]
[C] Here's where you [Bb]belong
So [C] wipe the [Bb] tears from your [C] eyes [Bb]
Chorus:
[F] Girl, [Bb[ [C]
I [Bb] don't want to [F] fight [Bb[ [C]
...etc...etc...
Play Intro Chords:
C F
Bb C
C F Bb C
REPEAT FIRST VERSE
REPEAT CHORUS (and STOP)
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Garden Party by Rick Nelson
C
F
C
F
I went to a garden party to reminisce with my old friends
C
Am
F
G7
C
A chance to share old memories and play our songs again
C
F
C
F
When I got to the garden party they all knew my name
C
F
G7
C
No one recognized me I didn't look the same
Chorus:
F G7 C
But it's all right now
F
G7
C
I learned my lesson well
F
C
You see you can't please everyone
F
G7
C
So you got to please yourself
C
F
C
F
People came from miles around everyone was there
C
Am
F
G7
C
Yoko brought her walrus there was magic in the air
C
F
C
F
And over in the corner much to my surprise
C
F
G7
C
Mr. Hughes hid in Dylan's shoes wearing his disguise
Chorus:
C
F
C
F
Played them all the old songs thought that's why they came
C
Am
F
G7
C
No one heard the music, we didn't look the same
C
F
C
F
I said hello to Mary Lou she belongs to me
C
F
G7
C
When I sang a song about a honky-tonk it was time to leave
Chorus:
C
F
C
F
Someone opened up a closet door and out stepped Johnny B. Goode
C
Am
F
G7
C
Playing guitar like a-ringing a bell and looking like he should
C
F
C
F
If you gotta play at garden parties I wish you a lotta luck
C
F
G7
C
But if memories were all I sang I rather drive a truck
Chorus:
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Ordinary Man Written and performed by WOB
Intro:
C G F G x4
C
G
Not as smart as I thought I would be
Am
F
G
Never quite as cool or clever enough to play the fool
C
G
No head for figures or business sense
Am
F
G
More along the lines that a little brains are dangerous.
Chorus:
Dm
F
I took from here, borrowed from there
Am
C
Took some chances and played it safe
Dm
F
Chose to believe the things that made me what I am
Am
F
G C G F G
Not exceptional just an Ordinary Man.
Intro:
C G F G
C
G
Not as tolerant as I’d like to be
Am
F
G
Remarkably easy to fray
C
G
At times I’ve broken and I’ve been ashamed
Am
F
G
Need reminding that we’re learning from day to day.
Chorus:
Intro: C G F G x3
F
G
Am
Em
C
We once believed we could change the world
F
G
Am
Em C
Perhaps still true and we should not lose heart
F
G
Sometimes we forget to do the best we can
Am
F
G
C
G F G
That many things are possible for an Ordinary Man
Intro:
C G F G x3
Chorus:
Intro: C G F G x4
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The Ballad of A Call Centre Worker
by The Bandana Collective
[D]
[D]
[D]
[D]
[D]
[D]
[D]
[D]
Tock goes the [A] arm of the clock,
I’m keeping an [A] eye on the door,
It feels like I’ve [A] already been here all day
And I don’t get a [A] break until [D] four;
I’m in here each [A] morning by ten a.m.,
Log in, head set and [A] go;
Clicking a mouse and re[A]citing out loud
Wears you out [A] more than you’d [D] know.
Chorus:
My [G] eyelids beginning to [A] fall,
I [G] don’t hit my targets at [A] all,
[D] Oh, how I’ll [A] shout when [G] I can get [A] out,
[G] Now I [A] struggle to make the next [D] call.
[D]
[D]
[D]
[D]
[D]
[D]
[D]
[D]
People and places [A] pass by your face,
Lined up, laid out, [A] black and white.
Whether happy or friendly, [A] hostile or confused,
You’re professional, [A] calm and po[D]lite;
You talk for a moment, [A] then they are gone,
The conveyor belt [A] rolls them along.
It’s nice to think s[A] ometimes you’re doing some good,
But you’re not paid to [A] think, so move [D] on.
Chorus:
[D]
[D]
[D]
[D]
[D]
[D]
[D]
[D]
We can chat, but [A] not as much as you’d like
Perhaps they don’t [A] like what we’d say.
A joke and a smile is as [A] good as you get,
If you keep out the [A] shift leader’s [D] way;
There’s a pub down at the [A] end of the road,
We go there each [A] day on our break.
It’s great to kick [A] back for a moment or two,
But sometimes it’s an [A] awful mis[D]take.
Chorus:
[D]
[D]
[D]
[D]
[D]
[D]
[D]
[D]
Some other people go [A] home at five
And have a whole [A] evening ahead.
I’d give up the lie-[A]in to get back a life,
When I finish I’m [A] ready for [D] bed;
The new bloke got s[A] acked last night,
No notice, no [A] apologies,
He seemed a good [A] lad, but his numbers were bad;
Next time I [A] hope it’s not [D] me.
Chorus: x2
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