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Rickmansworth U3A Ukulele Group (RUG

Rickmansworth & District Ukulele Club

(RADUC) “Highly Strung”

PRACTICE BOOK 2 Chords C - F

3 Chords G - B

4 Banana Boat Song

5 The Cat Came Back

6 Blue-Tail Fly

7 Bluebirds Over the White Cliffs of Dover

8 Life Gets Tedious

9 Happy Birthday

10 Always Look on the Bright Side

11 Hello Mary Lou

12 World of Our Own

13 Tonight You Belong to Me

14 A Nightingale Sang in Berkley Square

15 Messing about on the River

16 On Top of Old Smokey

17 The Big Rock Candy Mountain

18 On Moonlight Bay

19 The Carnival is Over

20 I’ll Fly Away

21 I’m Gonna Be a Country Girl Again

22 Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?

23 He’s in the Jailhouse Now

24 Paint it Black

25 Tiptoe Through the Tulips

26 I’m Dreaming Tonight of My Blue Eyes

27 The Titanic

28 The Ballad of Jesse James

29 Annie’s Song

30 Sailor / Sailing

31 Botany Bay

32 Have You Ever Seen the Rain ?

33 Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Hitler?

34 The Sound of Silence

35 I Took Me Uke to a Party

36 Hey Babe

37 A Mother’s Lament

38 King of the Road

39 Ginny Come Lately

40 The Bare Necessities

41 This Little Light

42 s Tears Go By

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KEY F 4/4 Starting note 2-1 (chorus) 1-3 (Verse)

Banana Boat Song Jamaican Folk Song 1950 Writer unknown

As sung by Harry Belafonte

F F C7 F Work all night on a drink of rum ……… Daylight come and me wan’ go home F F C7 F Stack banana til de morn-in’ come …….. Daylight come and me wan’ go home F F C7 F Come mister tally man an tally me banana Daylight come and me wan’ go home Me say F F C7 F Come mister tally man an tally me banana Daylight come and me wan’ go home F F C7 F Lif’ six han’, seven han, eight han’ bunch Daylight come and me wan’ go home

F F C7 F

Lif’ six han’, seven han, eight han’ bunch Daylight come and me wan’ go home

Chorus

F F C7 F

Beautiful bunch of ripe banana ……… Daylight come and me wan’ go home F F C7 F Hide de deadly black tarantula ……… Daylight come and me wan’ go home F F C7 F Lif’ six han’, seven han, eight han’ bunch Daylight come and me wan’ go home F F C7 F Lif’ six han’, seven han, eight han’ bunch Daylight come and me wan’ go home

F F C7 F Come mister tally man an tally me banana Daylight come and me wan’ go home Me say F F C7 F Come mister tally man an tally me banana Daylight come and me wan’ go home

Chorus

F C7 F

End (sing slowly) Daylight come and me wan’ go home BW 31 Jan 2016

Chorus

F Bb F C7 F C7 F Day - o day-o Daylight come and me wan’ go home F Bb F C7 F C7 F Day - o day - o Daylight come and me wan’ go home

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THE CAT CAME BACK 1893 & many Modern recordings

F Dm Bb C7

Freddie Wilson had a cat that he didn’t want to keep Starting note 2-1 (chorus) F Dm Bb C7

He offered him for sale and he tried to sell it cheap F Dm Bb B

He called upon the preacher one Sunday for advice C PAUSE C7

He said “Yes, Leave him here that would be so nice

F Dm Bb C7

Freddie put the cat on board a ship was headed for Ceylon F Dm Bb C7

The ship was overloaded more than forty thousand tons F Dm Bb B

Miles from shore, the ship went down C PAUSE C7

There wasn’t any doubt about it, everybody drowned but CHORUS

F Dm Bb C7

He put the cat on board with a man in a balloon F Dm Bb C7

Who would give the cat away to the man in the moon F Dm Bb B

The balloon it didn’t rise, it burst in bits instead C PAUSE C7 Ten miles away they found the man stone dead but CHORUS

F Dm Bb C7

Freddie Wilson took his gun and he hid behind a bush F Dm Bb C7

Up the barrel of the gun lead and powder he did push F Dm Bb B

He aimed it at the spot where the cat would appear C PAUSE C7 The next day all they found was Freddie’s own right ear but…… CHORUS

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CHORUS

F Dm Bb C7

But the cat came back, he wouldn’t stay away F Dm Bb C7

He was sitting on the porch, the very next day F Dm Bb B

The cat came back, he didn’t want to roam

C PAUSE C7 F The very next day it was home sweet home

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The Blue-tail Fly 1840 Negro Minstrel song Burl Ives Pete Seeger

F C When I was young I use' to wait Starting note 2-1 (chorus) 3-0 (Verse)

F F7 Upon my massa an' give him his plate Bb An' pass de bottle when he got dry C7 F An' brush away de blue-tail fly

F C And when he’d drive in the afternoon C7 F F7 I’d follow after with a hickory broom Bb The pony being rather shy C7 F When bitten by the blue-tailed fly CHORUS

F C One day he ride aroun' de farm C7 F F7 De flies so num'rous they did swarm Bb One chanced to bite him on de thigh C7 F De devil take de blue-tail fly! CHORUS

F C De pony run, he jump he pitch C7 F F7 He threw my Massa in de ditch Bb He died an' de jury wondered why C7 F De verdict was de blue-tail fly CHORUS F C They laid him under a ‘simmon tree C7 F F7 His epitaph‘s there for all to see – Bb "Beneath this stone I'm forced to lie – C7 F A Victim of de blue-tail fly." CHORUS BW 8 Mar 2016

Chorus:

F C7 Jimmie crack corn an' I don't care C7 F Jimmie crack corn an' I don't care F F7 Bb Jimmie crack corn an' I don't care F C7 F My Massa's gone away

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BLUEBIRDS OVER THE WHITE CLIFFS Performed by Dame Vera Lynn Starting note 2-0 (chorus)

VERSE 1 Rubato

C Em F C I’ll never forget the people I met Braving those angry skies Em B7 Em D7 G I remember well as the shadows fell The light of hope in their eyes Em G6 E7 Am And though I’m far away I still can hear them say Am C D7 G7 Thumbs up for when the dawn comes up

CHORUS

BRIDGE

F C C7 The shepherd will tend his sheep The valley will bloom again F Dm D7 G7 And Jimmy will go to sleep In his own little room again C Em F Em There'll be peace and laughter and joy ever after Dm G6 C C C C THEN SLOW C LETTING IT RING To-morrow when the world is free

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Intro (INSTRUMENTAL – words for guidance ) then lyrics

CHORUS C Em F C There'll be bluebirds over the white cliffs of Dover

Dm G6 C Am Dm G7

To-morrow just you wait and see

C Em F Em

There'll be love and laughter and peace ever after

Dm G7 C

To-morrow when the world is free

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Life Gets Tee-jus Don't It? Hank Williams Jr./ Peter Lynn Hayes etc

This is spoken The sun comes up and the sun goes down. G Em C D7 Hands on the clock keep going around. G Em C D7 I just get up and it’s time to lay down. G Em C A7 Life gets tee-jus don't it? D7!

My shoes untied but I don't really care I ain't figuring on going nowhere. I’d have to wash and comb my hair, And that’s just wasted effort.

The water in the well’s getting lower and lower Ain't had a bath for six months or mo-re. But I've heard it said and it’s true I’m su-re, Too much bathin’ll weaken you.

I open the door and the flies swarm in. Shut the door and I'm sweating again. Move too fast and I crack my shin. Just one darn thing after t’other.

Old brown mule he must be sick. Jabbed him in the rump with a pin on a stick. He humped his back but he didn't kick. Something cockeyed somewhere.

Mouse chawing on the pantry door. Fool's been at it for a month or mo-re. When he gets through he’ll sure be so-re. There ain't a dang thing in there.

The cow’s gone dry and the hens won't lay. Fish quit biting last Saturday. Troubles pile up day by day. Now I'm getting dandriff.

Grief and misery, pains and woes, Debts and taxes and so it goes. Now I'm getting a cold in the nose. Life gets tasteless don't it?

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Happy Birthday to You Starting note 2 TAB INTRO

Hap py Birth day to – oo - oo you

C G7

Happy Birthday to you

G7 C

Happy Birthday to you

C C7 F Happy Birthday dear whoever C G7 C TREMELO

Happy Birthday to you

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Always Look on the Bright Side of Life Eric Idle Single chords

Am D G Em Starting note 2-3 chorus

Some things in life are bad they can really make you mad

Am D G

Other things just make you swear and curse

Am D

When you've chewing on life's gristle

G Em

Don't grumble give a whistle

Am D7

And this'll help things turn out for the best

CHORUS 1

Am D G Em

If life seems jolly rotten there's something you've forgotten

Am D7 G

and that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing.

Am D G Em

When you've feeling in the dumps don't be silly chumps

Am D7

Just purse your lips and whistle - that's the thing

CHORUS 1

Am D G Em For life is quite absurd and death's the final word Am D G you must always face the curtain with a bow Am D G Em Forget about your sin - give the audience a grin Am D7 Enjoy it - it's your last chance anyhow. CHORUS 2

Am D G Em

Life's a piece if grit when you look at it

Am D G

Life's a laugh and death's a joke it's true

Am D G Em

You'll see it's all a show keep'em laughing as you go

Am D7

Just remember that the last laugh is on you

CHORUS 1 Twice

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CHORUS 1

G Em Am D7 G Em Am D7

And always look on the bright side of life

G Em Am D7 G Em Am D7

Always look on the light side of life

CHORUS 2

G Em Am D7 G Em Am D7

So always look on the bright side of death

G Em Am D7 G Em Am D7

Just before you draw your terminal breath

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HELLO MARY LOU by Gene Pitney Recorded by Ricky Nelson

Starting note 2-0 (chorus) 2-3 (Verse)

C

She passed me by one sunny day Rhythm all through F d:d:d d:d

Flashed those big brown eyes my way C G7

And I knew I wanted you forever more C

I'm not one who gets around F I swear my feet stuck to the ground C G7 C

And though I never did meet you before

CHORUS INSTRUMENTAL : CHORUS Chords

C

I saw your lips I heard your voice F

Believe me I just had no choice C G7

Wild horses couldn't make me stay away C

I thought about a moonlit night F

My arms about you good and tight C G7 C

That's all I had to see for me to say CHORUS OUTRO G G7 C CCG7 C

So hello Mary Lou goodbye heart (2 extra times) BW 12 April 2016

CHORUS C F

Hello Mary Lou goodbye heart C G7

Sweet Mary Lou I'm so in love with you C E7 Am

I knew Mary Lou we'd never part G7 C

So hello Mary Lou goodbye heart

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A World of Our Own The Seekers 1963

Intro: C F C F C F G x2 C C7 F C V1 Close the door light the light, we're staying home tonight, Em Am F G7 Far away from the bustle and the bright city lights, C E7 F C Let them all fade away just leave us alone Em F G7 C F C And we'll live in a world of our own. F C F C F G

C C7 F C V2 Oh my love, oh my love, I cried for you so much, Em Am F C Lonely nights without sleeping while I longed for your touch, C E7 F C Now your lips can erase the heartache I've known, Em F G7 C F C Come with me to a world of our own.

CHORUS:

Instrumental and humming (as per verse): G7 C F G7 C We'll build a world of our own that no-one else can share Am D7 G G7 All our sorrows we'll leave far behind us there C E7 F C And I know you will find, there'll be peace of mind Em F G7 C When we live in a world of our own C E7 F C And I know you will find there'll be peace of mind, Em F G7 C When we live in a world of our own F C F C F C C BW 16 September 2016

CHORUS:

G7 C F G7 C We'll build a world of our own that no-one else can share, Am D7 G G7 All our sorrows we'll leave far behind us there, C E7 F C And I know you will find there'll be peace of mind, Em F G7 C When we live in a world of our own.

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Tonight You Belong to Me Rose and David 1926

Recorded by Frankie Lane, Patience and Prudence, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Ann Shelton, George Maharis First note 3 -2

G G7 Cm7 Cm6 I know you belong to somebody new G D7 G G7 But tonight you belong to me G G7 Cm7 Cm6 Although we're apart you’ re part of my heart G D7 G G7 And tonight you belong to me

My honey G G7 Cm7 Cm6 I know with the dawn that you will be gone G D7 G G7 But tonight you belong to me

My Honey G G7 Cm7 Cm6 I know with the dawn that you will be gone G D7 G CODA E7 A7 D7 G But tonight you belong to me Just to little old me

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BRIDGE 1 d:d:d:d

Cm6 Cm6 Cm6 Cm6 Way down by the stream how sweet it will seem d:dd:d:d G E7 A7 D (Stop!) Once more just to dream In the moon light

BRIDGE 2

Cm6 Cm6 Cm6 Cm6 Way down, by the stream How sweet it will seem

G E7 A7 D (Stop!)

Once more just to dream In the silvery moon light

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A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square

Maschwitz & Sherwin 1939 FIRST NOTE 4-0

C Am Em C7

That certain night, the night we met F E7 Caug Fm

There was magic a broad in the air C Gm C7 Dm

There were angels dining at the Ritz C Am Dm G7 C Am Dm G7

And a nightingale sang in Berke - ley Square _______________________________________________________

C Am Em C7

I may be right, I may be wrong. F E7 Caug Fm

But I'm perfectly willing to swear. C Gm C7 Dm

That as we kissed and said goodnight. C Am Dm G7 C Am Dm G7

A nightingale sang in Berke - ley Square. _______________________________________________________

C Am Em C7

The streets of town were paved with stars F E7 Caug Fm

It was such a romantic affair C Gm C7 Dm

And as we kissed and said goodnight C Am Dm G7 C

A nightingale sang in Berke - ley Square _______________________________________________________

REPEAT CHORUS AS INSTRUMENTAL BREAK ___________________________________________________________________ C Am Em C7

My homeward steps were just as light F E7 Caug Fm

As the tap dancing feet of Astaire

C Gm C7 Dm

And like an echo, far away C Am Dm G7 C7 A nightingale sang in Berke - ley Square. Dm G7 Em Dm

I know 'cause I was there Dm G7 C

That night in Berkeley Square C7 C7 C7 HIT CHORD ON EACH WORD

I was there BW19 September 2016

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Messing About on the River By Tony Hatch & Les Reed

C G F C

When the weather is fine then you know it's a sign for messing about on the river.

C G F G7 C

If you take my advice there's nothing so nice as messing about on the river.

F G C

There are long boats and short boats and all kinds of craft,

F C D7 G7

And cruisers and keel boats and some with no draft.

C G F G7 C

So take off your coat and hop in a boat, go messing about on the river.

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C G F C There are boats made from kits that reach you in bits for messing about on the river. C G F G7 C Or you might want to skull in a glass-fibre hull just messing about on the river. F G C There are tillers and rudders and anchors and cleats, F C D7 G7 And ropes that are sometimes referred to as sheets. C G F G7 C With the wind in your face there's no finer place, than messing about on the river. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C G F C

There are skippers and mates and rowing club eights, just messing about on the river.

C G F G7 C

There are pontoons and trots and all sorts of knots for messing about on the river.

F G C

With inboards and outboards and dinghies you sail.

F C D7 G7

The first thing you learn is the right way to bail.

C G F G7 C

In a one-seat canoe you're the skipper and crew, just messing about on the river.

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C G F C

There are bridges and locks and moorings and docks when messing about on the river. C G F G7 C There's a whirlpool and weir that you mustn't go near when messing about on the river. F G C There are backwater places all hidden from view, F C D7 G7 And quaint little islands just awaiting for you. C G F G7 C So I'll leave you right now to cast off your bow, go messing about on the river.

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On Top of Old Smokey American Folk Song Recorded by Pete Seeger, The Weavers, Hank Williams, Burl Ives etc etc

C F C

On top of Old Smokey all covered with snow, G7 G7 C

I lost my true lover by courting too slow.

C F C Now courting’s a pleasure and parting’s grief, G7 G7 C. But a false-hearted lover is worse than a thief

C F C A thief will just rob you and take all you have, G7 G7 C

But a false-hearted lover Leads you to your grave.

C F C The grave will decay you and turn you to dust G7 G7 C

Ain’t one boy in a million a poor girl can trust

C F C They'll hug you and kiss you and tell you more lies G7 G7 C

Than the crossties on the railroad or the stars in the sky.

C F C So come all you young maidens and listen to me, G7 G7 C

Never place your affection on a green willow tree. C F C For the leaves they will wither the roots they will die, G7 G7 C

You'll all be forsaken and never know why. C F C Bury me on Old Smokey Old Smokey so high

G7 SLOWS G7 C

So the wild birds in heaven can hear my sad cry BW 21 May 2016

Practice 17

The Big Rock Candy Mountain As sung by Harry McClintock 1926

INTRO C Am C Am C Am C C First note 3-0

C C

One evening as the sun went down And the jungle fires were burning, C G7 C

Down the track came a hobo hiking, And said, "Boys, I'm not turning; F C F C F G

I'm headed for a land that's far away Beside the crystal fountains F C F C C G C

So come with me, we'll go and see The Big Rock Candy Mountains. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

C F C

In the Big Rock Candy Mountains, There's a land that's fair and bright, F C F G Where the handouts grow on bushes And you sleep out every night. C F C

Where the boxcars all are empty And the sun shines every day

F C F C On the birds and the bees And the cigarette trees F C F C G C The lemonade springs Where the bluebird sings In the Big Rock Candy Mountains. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------

C F C

In the Big Rock Candy Mountains All the cops have wooden legs

F C G7 C And the bulldogs all have rubber teeth And the hens lay soft-boiled eggs

C F C

The farmers' trees are full of fruit And the barns are full of hay

F C F C Oh I'm bound to go Where there ain't no snow

F C F C G C Where the rain don't fall The winds don't blow In the Big Rock Candy Mountains.

C F C

In the Big Rock Candy Mountains You never change your socks

F C G7 C And the little streams of alcohol Come trickling down the rocks

C F C

The brakemen have to tip their hats And the railway bulls are blind F C F C There's a lake of stew And of whiskey too

F C F C G C You can paddle all around them In a big canoe In the Big Rock Candy Mountains.

C F C

In the Big Rock Candy Mountains, The jails are made of tin. F C G7 C And you can walk right out again, As soon as you are in. C F C

There ain't no short-handled shovels, No axes, saws nor picks, F C F C I'm bound to stay Where you sleep all day, F C F C G C Where they hung the jerk That invented work In the Big Rock Candy Mountains ... WHISTLES C C C C F F C C F C F C

F C F C G C C C!

Practice 18

I'll see you all this coming fall In the Big Rock Candy Mountains. BW 10 May 2016

On Moonlight Bay Wenrich & Madden 1912

Recorded by Doris Day, Bimng Crosby, Morecombe and Wise with Beatles etc

G C G We were sailing along, on Moonlight Bay D7 G D7 We could hear the voices ringing, they seemed to say G C G E7 “You have stolen her heart, now don’t go ‘way!” D7 G As we sang love’s old sweet song on Moonlight Bay INSTRUMENTAL VERSE ECHO VERSE [NC ] G We were sailing a long We were sailing along C G C G On Moonlight Bay On moonlight bay D7 We could hear the voices ringing G They seemed to say they seemed to say? [NC] G C G “You have stolen her heart, You have stolen her heart C G G C Now don’t go ‘way” now don’t go way D7 G As we sang love’s old sweet song on Moon-light Bay [PUBLIC BAR ENDING] D7 C#7 C7 G G C7 On Moon Light Bay Oh Yeah

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Practice 19

The Carnival Is Over: The Seekers. 1965.

First notes 4-0 (8ve) 3-0

G C G G7 F C C7 Say goodbye, my own true lover, as we sing a lover's song. F C Am F G G7 How it breaks my heart to leave you... Now the carnival is gone. C G G7 C C7 High above, the dawn is waking and my tears are falling rain F C Am F G7 C For the carnival is over we may never meet again.

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OUTRO – REPEATS LAST LINE

F C Am F G7 C Though the carnival is over I will love you...till I die.

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C7 F Em Am F G Em Like a drum my heart was beating, and your kiss was sweet as wine. F Em F Bb G But the joys of love are fleeting, For Pierrot and Col -um - bine. C G7 F C C7 Now the harbour light is calling, .this will be our last goodbye F C Am F G C Though the carnival is over....I will love you till I die. SUNG TWICE

Practice 20

I’ll Fly Away American Hymn

Starting Note 1-2

G C G Some glad morning when this life is o'er, I'll fly away G D7 G To a home on God's celestial shore, I'll fly away

G C G When the shadows of this life have gone, I'll fly away G G D7 G Like a bird from prison bars has flown, I'll fly away CHORUS

G C G Oh how glad and happy when we meet, I’ll fly away G D7 G No more cold iron shackles on my feet, I’ll fly away CHORUS

G C G Just a few more weary days, and then, I'll fly away G D7 G To a land where joys shall never end, I'll fly away G D7 G G! I'll fly away

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CHORUS

G G7 C G I'll fly away, O glory, I'll fly away IN THE MORNING

G C G D7 G When I die, hallelujah, by and by I'll fly away

Practice 21

I’m Gonna Be a Country Girl Again Buffy SainteMarie 1968

C

The rain is falling lightly on the buildings and the cars C7

I’ve said goodbye to city friends, department stores and bars

F C

The lights of town are at my back, my heart is full of stars G7 C

And I’m gonna be a country girl again

C

I’ve spent my time in study, oh I’ve taken my degree,

C7

I memorised my formulae, my A’s and B’s and C’s

F C

But what I learned came long ago, and not from such as these

G7 C

And I’m gonna be a country girl again CHORUS (Instrumental)

CHORUS

C

I’ve wandered through the hearts of men, searching for a sign

C7

That here I might find happiness, I might find peace of mind

F C

The one who taught my lesson was the south wind through the pines

G7 C

And I’m gonna be a country girl again

CHORUS BW 1June 2016

CHORUS

C F C

Oh yes I’m gonna be a country girl again G7

With an old brown dog, a big front porch, and rabbits in the pen C7 F C

I tell you all the lights of Broadway don’t ‘mount to an acre of green G7 C

And I’m gonna be a country girl again

Practice 22

Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow ?

Carol King : The Shirelles

INTRO F / / C7 F / / C7

F Dm Bb C Tonight you're mine completely F Dm Gm C You give your love so sweetly A Dm Tonight the light of love is in your eyes Bb C F But will you love me to-morrow? F Dm Bb C Is this a lasting treasure F Dm Gm C Or just a moment's pleasure? A Dm Can I believe the magic of your sighs F C F Will you still love me tomorrow? BRIDGE

Bb Am Tonight with words unspoken Bb F You said that I'm the only one Bb Am But will my heart be broken Bb Gm Bb C When the night meets the morning sun F Dm Bb C I'd like to know that your love F Dm Bb C Is love I can be sure of A Dm So tell me now and I won't ask again Bb C F C7 1 January 2016 Will you still love me tomorrow? Bb C F F (single chord) Will you still love me tomorrow?

Practice 23

In the Jailhouse Now The Soggy Bottom Boys "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"

INTRO (single notes run in G A B C)

C

I had a friend named Ramblin' Bob, who used to steal, gamble and rob

C7 F

He thought he was he was the smartest guy around

F

But I found out last Monday that Bob got locked up Sunday

D7 G7

They've got him in the jailhouse way down town

C

Bob liked to play his Poker, Pinochle, Whist and Euchre

C7 F

But shootin' dice was his fav’rite game

F

Well, he got throwed in jail, with nobody to go his bail

D7 G7

The judge done said that he refused a fine ……..CHORUS

C

Well, I went out last Tuesday, I met a girl named Suzie

C7 F

I said I was the swellest guy around

F

Well, we started to spend my money and she started to call me ‘honey’

D7 G7

We took in every honky-tonk in town ….FINAL CHORUS

Tacet C F

We're in the jailhouse now We're in the jailhouse now

G7

I told that judge right to his face, I don't like to see this place

C / / / G7 C We're in the jailhouse now Ladies Verse 2 Men verse 3 All verses 1 & 4 BW 28 June 2016

CHORUS (tacet) C F

He’s in the jailhouse now, he's in the jailhouse now G7 Well I told him once or twice “Stop playin' cards and shootin' dice” C He's in the jailhouse now

Practice 24

Paint it Black Rolling Stoes STARTING NOTE 3=2

Dm A I see a red door and I want it painted black Dm A No colours anymore I want them to turn black Dm C F C Dm I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes C F C Dm A I have to turn my head un - til my darkness goes Dm A I see a line of cars and they're all painted black Dm A With flowers and my love both never to come back Dm C F C Dm I see people turn their heads and quickly look away C F C Dm A Like a new born baby it just happens ev'ry day Dm A I look inside myself and see my heart is black Dm A I see my red door I must have it painted black Dm C F C Dm Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts C F C Dm A

It's not easy facin' up, when your whole world is black Dm A No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue Dm A I could not foresee this thing happening to you Dm A If I look hard enough into the settin' sun Dm A My love will laugh with me before the mornin' comes REPEAT VERSE 1 Dm A (Same chords for all outro lines) Hmm, hmm, hmm Hmm, hmm, hmm x 4 A I want to see it painted, painted black (fades) Black as night, black as coal

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Practice 25

TIPTOE THROUGH THE TULIPS 1929 Dubin & Burke 1968 Tiny Tim / Bonzo Dog Doodah Band

Starting note 2-0 [INTRO] G G7 C G7 Tiptoe through the window C C7 F Fm By the window, that is where I'll be C G7 C F C Come tiptoe through the tulips with me G ! OH! C G7 Tiptoe from the garden C C7 F Fm By the garden of the willow tree C G7 C F C C7 And tiptoe through the tulips with me

[INSTRUMENTAL AS VERSE] C C G7 G7 C C7 F Fm C C G7 G7 C F C C7 [REPEAT BRIDGE AND FINISH] G! C! BW 25 July 2016

BRIDGE F Em A7 Knee deep in flowers we'll stray Em D7 G We'll keep the showers away C G7 C C7 And if I kiss you in the garden, in the moonlight F Fm Will you pardon me? C G7 C F C And tiptoe through the tulips with me

Practice 26

I’m Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes Words by Woody Guthrie, Music by Hans-Eckardt Wenzel Recorded by The Carter Family, Gene Autry etc

[INTRO INSTRUMENTAL CHORUS]

G C Would've been better for us both had we never D7 G In this wide wicked world never met G7 C For the pleasure we've both known together D7 G I'm sure, love, I'll never forget CHORUS Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/c/carter-family/349075.html ] G G7 C Oh, you told me once, that you loved me D7 G And you swore that we never would part G7 C But a link in the chain has been broken D7 G Leavin' me with a sad and aching heart CHORUS G G7 C When the cold, cold grave shall enclose me D7 G Will you come there and shed just one tear G7 C And say to the strangers around you D7 G A poor heart you have broken lies here? CHORUS – SLOWING ON LAST LINE BW 31 July 2016

CHORUS

G G7 C Oh, I'm thinking tonight of my blue eyes D7 G Who is sailing far over the sea G7 C Oh, I'm thinking tonight of my blue eyes D7 G And I wonder if he ever thinks of me

Practice 27

THE TITANIC SONG traditional Starting note 2-3

C C F C

Oh, they built the ship Titanic, to sail the ocean blue - C C G G7

And they thought they had a ship that the water wouldn't leak through C C F F

It was on the maiden trip when an iceberg hit the ship C G7 C C

It was sad when the great ship went down.

C C F C –

O they were not far from shore when they heard that mighty roar - C C G G7 And the rich refused to mingle with the poor. C C F F So they put them down below where they were the first to go C G7 C C

It was sad when the great ship went down. CHORUS.

C C F C –

That ship was full of sin and the sides about to burst, - C C G G7

When the captain shouted out "Women and children first!" C C F F

Came a night none would forget, even millionaires got wet C G7 C C

It was sad when the great ship went down. CHORUS.

C C F C

They swung the life boats free over deep and icy sea, - C C G G7

And the band began to play: "Nearer My God to Thee." C C F F

Men and children cried as water came inside. C G7 C C

It was sad when the great ship went down.

C C F C

The moral of this tale is very plain to see C C G G7 Always wear a life belt whenever you're at sea

C C F F

Uncles and some Aunts, little children Lost their pants C G7 C G7 C It was sad when the great ship when down. . Ker -plunk BW 14 July 2016

F F C C

Oh, it was sad, (it was sad) it was sad (it was sad) CHORUS

C C G7 G7

It was sad when the great ship went down (ship went down)

C C F F

Husbands and their wives little children lost their lives

. C G7 C C

It was sad when the great ship went down. (ship went down)

Practice 28

THE BALLAD OF JESSE JAMES - Bascar Lamar Lunsford G C G Starting note 3-2 or 2-3 )D) Jesse James was a lad that killed many a man D7 D7 He robbed the Glendale train G C G He stole from the rich and he gave to the poor D7 G G7 He'd a hand and a heart and a brain

G C G It was on a Wednesday night the moon was shining bright D7 D7 They robbed the Glendale train G C G And folks from miles about all said without a doubt D7 G G It was robbed by Frank and Jesse James

CHORUS G C G SPOKEN It was on a Saturday night when Jesse was at home G D7 D7 Talking to his family brave G C G A-long came Robert Ford like a thief in the night G D7 G G And he laid Jesse James in his grave

CHORUS G C G Now the people held their breath when they heard of Jesse's death G D7 D7 And they wondered how poor Jesse came to die G C G It was one of his gang Lord, little Robert Ford G D7 G G And he shot Jesse James on the sly CHORUS and repeat last line

G D7 G Gsus2 G Has laid Jesse James in his grave BW 19 Sep 2016

CHORUS C G Now poor Jesse had a wife to mourn for his life D7 D7 Three children they were brave G C G But that dirty little coward that shot Mister Howard G D7 G G Has laid Jesse James in his grave

Practice 29

Annies’ Song John Denver C F G Am

1 You fill up my sen- ses

F C Em Am Like a night in a forest C F G Dm Like the mountains in springtime F G G G7 Like a walk in the rain G F G Am Like a storm in the des - ert F C Em Am Like a sleepy blue ocean C F G Dm You fill up my sen- ses G7 C F C Come fill me again (And finish) C F G Am

2 Come, let me love you

F C Em Am Let me give my life to you C F G Dm Let me drown in your laugh - ter F G G7 Let me die in your arms G F G Am Let me lay down beside you . F C Em Am Let me always be with you C F G Dm Come, let me love you G7 C F C Come love me again PLAY CHORDS ONLY FIRST FIVE LINES OF Verse 2 AS INSTRUMENTAL then F C Em Am Let me give my life to you C F G Dm Come, let me love you G7 C F C Come love me again REPEAT VERSE 1

BW 19 Sep 2016

Practice 30

SAILOR-SAILING SAILOR LOLITA in German 1959 PETULA CLARK 1961 ANN SHELTON 1961

First note 2-0 SAILING Written Sutherland Brothers 1972; Sung by Rod Stewart 1974 C F [INTRO SLOW] Sailor stop your roving…………

[BRIDGE] C7 F C As you sail across the sea All my love is there beside you. G7 C Cm7 C In Capri or Amsterdam Honolulu or Siam. C7 F C To the harbour of my heart, I will send my love to guide you. G G7 C As I call across the sea come home, to me. [VERSE AS INTRUMENTAL] FINISHING WITH G7 [NOT Cmj7 C}

C Am F C

[QUIETLY] Can you hear me, can you hear me, thru the dark night far away?

Dm Am Dm C G

I am dying, forever trying to be with you; who can say?

[A CAPELLA]

I am flying, I am flying like a bird 'cross the sea.

I am flying passing high clouds, to be near you, to be free

[VERSE 1 AGAIN THEN] BW 14 FEB 2017

C F C G7 Say man lass das Troy man Denk nich an zoo house Seemann, laß das Träumen denk nicht an zuhaus

C C7 F C G7 C / / / ! Say man Vint unt Vellen Roof en dich hin ows [STOP 2 3 4 1] Seemann, Wind und Wellen Rufen dich hinaus.

[VERSE IN RHYTHM GENTLY] C F C G7

[GIRLS ONLY] Sailor stop your roving.. Sailor, leave the sea. C C7 F C G7 C Cmj7 C Sailor, when the tide turns come home, safe to me

NC C Am F C

[VERSE 1] I am sailing, I am sailing home again 'cross the sea.

Dm Am Dm C G

I am sailing stormy waters, to be near you, to be free.

NC C Am F C

We are sailing, We am sailing home again 'cross the sea.

Dm Am Dm C G

We are sailing stormy waters, to be near you, to be free.

Dm G7 C Dm / G7 / C……..

[SLOWING] to be near you, to be free. [SOFTLY] To be near you, to be free……..

Practice 31

Botany Bay 1893 Stephens & Yardley Starting Note 2-3

INTRO ( DRAWN OUT) Fare….. G7

C G7 C C7 -well to old England forever F F C C7

Farewell to my rum culls as well

F F C Am Farewell to the well-known Old Bailey C G7 C C G Where I used for to cut such a swell Sing -- ing

C G7 C C7 There's the captain as is our commander F F C C7 There's the bosun and all the ship's crew F F C Am There's the first and the second class passengers C G7 C G Knows what we poor convicts go through Sing ing CHORUS C G7 C C7 ‘Taint leaving old England we cares about F F C C7 F F C Am It’s the dreary monotony wears us out C G7 C C G And the prospect of Botany Bay Sing ing CHORUS C G7 C C7 Oh had I the wings of a turtle dove F F C7 C7 Away on my pinions I’d fly F F C Am Straight to the arms of my Polly love C G7 C C G And in her sweet arms I would die Sing ing CHORUS C G7 C C7 Now come all you Dookies and you Duchesses F F C C7 Take warning from what I've to say F F C Am Mind all’s your own as you toucheses C G7 C / / / C ! Or you'll join us in Botany Bay BW16 Jan 2017

CHORUS

C G7 C C7 F F C Am TooralI ooralI addity Toorali oorali ay

F F C C C G7 C C

Toorali oorali addity For we’re all bound for Botany Bay

Practice 32

Have You Ever Seen the Rain? Credence Clearwater Revival in G

Rod Stewart in B

[Intro] Em C G G D / G Someone told me long ago G D There's a calm before the storm, I know G And it's been coming for some time G When it's over, so they say G D It'll rain a sunny day, I know G Shining down like water

G Yesterday and days before G D Sun is cold and rain is hard, I know D G Been that way for all my time G 'Til forever on it goes G D Thru the circle fast and slow, I know D G And it can't stop, I wonder [Chorus] G GGG D

BW 21 Nov 2016

CHORUS C D I wanna know G Em Have you ever seen the rain C D I wanna know G Em Have you ever seen the rain C D G Coming down on a sunny day ?

Practice 33

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE KIDDING MR HITLER ? Jimmy Perry and David Tavener 1968

Performed by Bud Flannagan First note 1-0 F G7 Who do you think you are kidding Mr. Hitler? C7 F C7 If you think we’re on the run F C7 We are the ones who will stop your little game G7 C7 We are the ones who will make you think again F G7 Cos who do you think you are kidding Mr. Hitler? C7 F If you think old England’s done. F Mr. Brown goes off to town on the eight twenty-one G7 C But he comes home each evening and he’s ready with his gun C7 F F7 So watch out Mr Hitler, you have met your match in us G7 C7 If you think you’ll crush us, we're afraid you've missed the bus F G7 Cos who do you think you are kidding Mr. Hitler? C7 F If you think old England’s done. REPEAT FIRST VERSE BW 15 Jan 2017

Practice 34

The SOUND OF SILENCE Paul Simon 1964

Performed by Simon & Garfunkle as The Sounds of Silence (later changed) Staring note 4-2 (Tenor) NC G Am Hello darkness my old friend, I’ve come to talk to you again Am C F C F C Because a vision soft - ly creeping left its seed while I was sleep ing F C Am C And the vision that was planted in my brain, still remains; G Am Within the sound of silence NC G Am And in restless dreams a lone narrow streets of cobbled stone Am C F C F C Neath the halo of a street lamp I turned my collar to the cold and damp C F C When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light C Am C G Am That split the night, and touched the sound of silence NC G Am And in the naked light I saw, ten thousand people maybe more Am C F C F C People talking without speaking people hearing without list’ning C F C Am People writing songs that voices never shared and no-one dared C G Am Disturb the Sound of Silence NC G Am “Fools,” said I, “You do not know, silence like a cancer grows Am C F C F C Hear my words that I might teach you take my arms that I might reach you.” C F C But my words like silent raindrops fell, C Am C G Am and echoed in the wells of Silence NC G Am And the people bowed and prayed, to the neon god they made Am C F C F C And the sign flashed its warn ing, In the words that it was forming C F C And the sign said “The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls C Am C G Am---- AM! [SINGLE CHORD] And tenament halls, and whispered in the Sounds of Silence Each verse starts unaccompanied (NC – no chords)

The bold underlined words are intended to help identify the bars and stresses BW 1 May 2017

Gaps indicate pauses (so that we all sing it the same )

Practice 35

I Took My Uke to a Party 1933 Noel Gay

Gracie Fields c 1933 Starting note 0=3 [INTRO] F C7 F C7 ! F!

Dm Gm

Dm Gm They asked Mrs Morgan to play her mouth-organ and Dm Gm Dm Somebody else did a dance Gm D7 Gm D7 Gm D7 Gm They let Missus Carter perform a sonata but I wasn't given a chance Am Dm Am Dm Am Dm Gm A north country person called Sandy Mcpherson played bagpipes and took off his coat D7 G7 Am A7 Dm G7 C C7 While both the Miss Fawcetts bust out of their corsets in trying to take a top note but

[CHORUS 2]

Dm Gm Dm Gm They sang Home Sweet Home and The Banks of Loch Lomond Dm Gm Dm and All the King's Horses, then Trees Gm D7 Gm D7 m D7 Gm While nephews and nieces kept playin' their pieces and spreadin' their jam on the keys Am Dm Am Dm Am Dm Gm A daughter called Lena, played her concertina we all played ridiculous games D7 G7 Am A7 Dm G7 C C7 'Til old Mr Dyer, set his whiskers on fire And a fire engine played on the flames

[OUTRO] F F Gm But I took me uke to a party but nobody asked me to play F C7 F C7 ! F ! So I took the dammed thing away!

BW 1 April 2017

CHORUS 1 F Gm I took me uke to a party but nobody asked me to play C7 F The others were jolly and 'earty but I wasn't feelin' so gay F7 Bb 1) They might have said “Play us a tune we can sing” 2) I felt so ashamed at not striking a note A7 D7 G7 C7 1) But somehow I don't think they noticed the thing 2) That I tried to hide the thing under me coat F F Gm I took me uke to a party but nobody asked me to play F C7 F F So I took the dammed thing away [

Practice 36

Hey Baby Bruce Channel 1961 + Delbert McClinton (Harmonica)

Uhh Ahh version DJ Otzi 2010 Starting note 2-3

INTRO C Am Dm G C Am Dm G x4 Uno dous tres quarto

F When I saw you walking down the street C I said that's the kind of girl I'd like to meet F She's so pretty, Lord she's fine. G I'm gonna make her mine all mine. CHORUS

A D When you turned and walked away that`s when I want to say G C Come on baby give me a whirl I wanna know if you`ll be my girl CHORUS x2 (Single note on Last G) OUTRO

C Am Dm G C Am Dm G x2

BW 26 Mar 17

CHORUS

C Am Dm G C Am Dm G He- ee – ee - ey baby. hu ha C Am Dm G C Am Dm G I wanna knoo – oo - oow if you'll be my girl C Am Dm G C Am Dm G He- ee – ee - ey baby. hu ha C Am Dm G C F C C7 I wanna kno – oo - ow if you'll be my girl

Practice 37

: A Mother’s Lament 1 9C London Music Hall Song : Martin McCarthy, 1964 Ginger Baker 1967 Please translate in to Cockney C D7 A mother was bathing her baby one night D7 C The youngest of seven the poor little mite C D7 The mother was poor and the baby was thin C G7 Just like a skeleton covered in skin C D7 The mother turned round for some soap from the rack D7 C She was only a moment but when she turned back F Her baby had gone in anguish she cried D7 G7 “Oh where is my baby?” The angels replied C F “Your baby ‘as gone down the plug hole F C Your baby has gone down the plug The poor little thing was so bony and thin D7 G7 He should have been bathed in a jug or a tin C F Your baby is perfectly happy F C He won’t need bathing no more F F Your baby as gone down the plug hole D7 G7 C G7! C! Not lost just gone before.”

BW 1 Feb 2017

Practice 38

King of the Road Roger Miller 1965

Starting Note 2/3

[INTRO : SINGLE CHORD] C

C F G7 C Trailer for sale or rent, rooms to let, fifty cents. C F G7 No phone, no pool, no pets, ain't got no cigarettes but C F Two hours of pushin' broom buys an G7 C Eight by twelve four-bit room I’m a C G7 Man of means by no means, King of the Road. C F G7 C Third boxcar, midnight train, destination, Bangor, Maine. C F G7 Old worn out suit and shoes, don't pay no union dues, I smoke G7 C Old stogies I have found G7 C short, but not too big around I'm a F G7 Man of means by no means, King of the Road. {BRIDGE}

C F I know every engineer on every train G7 C All of their children, and all of their names F And every handout in every town and G7 Every lock that ain't locked, when no one's around .I sing.. REPEAT VERSE ONE!

OUTRO

G7 C G7 C G7 NC King of the road. King of the road King of the Road

BW 15 April 2017

Practice 39

Ginny Come Lately 1962 Bryan Hyland G C D7 G F G I only met you just a couple of days ago G C D7 G F G I only met you and I want your lovin' so G C G Ginny-Come-Lately, sweet, sweet as can be- G D7 You may have come lately but Ginny-Come-Lately D7 G F G You're the one for me G C D7 G F G I only had to see the sunlight in your hair G C D7 G F G Your soft, soft silhouette to know I'd always care G C C Ginny-Come-Lately, sweet, sweet as can be- D7 You may have come lately but Ginny-Come-Lately D7 G G7 You're the one for me Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa

G C D7 G F G I only met you just a couple of days ago G C D7 G C G And oh, my love for you has no more room to grow G C C Ginny-Come-Lately, my dream come true-ooh-ooh-ooh D7 You may have come lately but Ginny-Come-Lately D7 G C G I'm in love with you

BW 14 APRIL 2017

[CHORUS] C G You only had to smile a little smile D7 G Do nothing more than look at me C G You only had to smile and in a little while A7 D7

I was dreamin' recklessly

Practice 40

THE BARE NECESSITIES By Terry Glikyson

From “The Jungle Book” Disney 1994

[INTRO] C / A7 / D7/ G7 / C / F / C STOP

G7 C C7 G7 C C7 Wherever I wander, wherever I roam, I couldn't be fonder of my big home F Fm C D7 The bees are buzzin' in the tree to make some honey just for me Am STOP Am STOP Dm G7 If you look under the rocks and plants and take a glance at the fancy ants C A7 A7 Then maybe try a few Dm G7 C Am Dm G7 C F C STOP The bare necessities of life will come to you they'll come to you!

BW 16 APRIL 2017

[CHORUS 1] C C7 F F7

Look for the bare necessities the simple bare necessities C A7 D7 G7 Forget about your worries and your strife C C7 F F7 I mean the bare necessities Old Mother Nature's recipes C A7 D7 G7 C F C STOP That brings the bare necessities of life

[CHORUS 2] C C7 F F7

Look for the bare necessities The simple bare necessities C A7 D7 G7 Forget about your worries and your strife C C7 F F7 I mean the bare necessities that’s why a bear can rest at ease C A7 D7 G7 C F C STOP With just the bare necessities of life

Practice 41

This Little Light Of Mine 19C Gospel song – Harry Dixon Lees

First note 2-0 A can be substituted for C#m

A A7 Light that shines is the light of love, D Hides the darkness from above, A C#m Shines on me and it shines on you, E7 A Shows what the power of love can do. A A7 Shine my light both bright and clear, D Shine my light both far and near, A C#m E7 A In every dark corner in this land gonna, let my little light shine. CHORUS A A7 Monday gave me the gift of love, D Tuesday peace came from above, A C#m Wednesday told me to have more faith, E7 A Thursday gave me a little more grace, A Friday told me to watch and pray, D Saturday told me just what to say, A C#m A E7 A Sunday gave me the power divine To let my little light shine. CHORUS x2 BW 14 May 2017

CHORUS

A A7

This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.

D

This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.

A C#m

This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.

A E7 A

Every day, every day, every day,

Practice 42

As Tears Go By Mick Jagger Keith Richards, Andrew Young Recorded by Marianne Faithful 1964

INTRO: C D7 F G7 C D7 G G7 C D7 F G7 It is the evening of the day, C D7 F G7 I sit and watch the children play. F G7 C Am F Smiling faces I can see, but not for me, F G7 I sit and watch as tears go by. C D7 F G7 My riches can't buy everything, C D7 F G7 I want to hear the children sing. F G7 C Am All I hear is the sound of rain falling on the ground, F G7 I sit and watch as tears go by. INSTRUMENTAL as verse C D7 F G7 C D7 F G7 F G7 C Am F F G G7 C D7 F G7 It is the evening of the day, C D7 F G7 I sit and watch the children play. F G7 C Am Doing things I used to do they think are new F G7 I sit and watch as tears go by. C D7 F G7 Mmmm mmmm mmmm mmmm C D7 F G7 C Mmmm mmmm mmmm mmmm 14 May 2017