The Ukulele Sisters Songbook
A Kind Of Hush [C]
The Carpenters
Intro:
[C] [G7] [C] [G7]
[Verse 1]
There's a [C] kind of hush [E7] all over the [Am] world to[C7]night
All over the [F] world you can hear the [G7] sounds
Of lovers in [C] love you [G] know what I mean
Just the [C] two of us [E7] and nobody [Am] else in [C7] sight
There's nobody [F] else and I'm feeling [G7] good
Just holding you [C] tight [C7]
|[Chorus]
|So [F] listen very [Dm] carefully
|[F] Get closer now and [Dm] you will see what I [C] mean
|It isn't a [C7] dream
|The [F] only sound that [Dm] you will hear
|Is [F] when I whisper [Dm] in your ear I love [G] you
|For ever and ever [G7]
[Verse 2]
There's a [C] kind of hush [E7] all over the [Am] world to[C7]night
All over the [F] world you can hear the [G7] sounds of lovers in [C] love
[C] La la la la la [E7] laaaa la la [Am] la la la la la la [C7] laaaaaa
La la la la [F] laaa la la la la [G7] laaaa la la la [C] laaaa [C7]
|[Chorus]
|So [F] listen very [Dm] carefully
|[F] Get closer now and [Dm] you will see what I [C] mean
|It isn't a [C7] dream
|The [F] only sound that [Dm] you will hear
|Is [F] when I whisper [Dm] in your ear I love [G] you
|For ever and ever [G7]
[Verse 3]
There's a [C] kind of hush [E7] all over the [Am] world to[C7]night
All over the [F] world people just like [G7] us
Are falling in [C] love [G7] are falling in [C] love [G7] (hush)
They’re falling in [C] love [G7] (hush) they’re falling in [C] love [C*]
Bad Moon Rising
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Intro:
[C] [G-F] [C] [C] x2
Verse 1:
[C] I see the [G] bad [F] moon [C] rising
[C] I see [G] trouble [F] on the [C] way
[C] I see [G] earth [F] quakes and [C] lightning
[C] I see [G] bad [F] times [C] today
|Chorus:
|[F] Don't go around tonight,
|Well it's [C] bound to take your life
|[G] There's a [F] bad moon on the [C] rise
Instrumental:
[C] [G-F] [C] [C]
Verse 2:
[C] I hear [G] hurri[F]canes [C] blowing
[C] I know the [G] end is [F] coming [C] soon
[C] I fear [G] rivers [F] over[C]flowing
[C] I hear the [G] voice of [F] rage and [C] ruin
|Chorus:
|[F] Don't go around tonight,
|Well it's [C] bound to take your life
|[G] There's a [F] bad moon on the [C] rise
Instrumental:
[C] [G-F] [C] [C]
Verse 3:
[C] Hope you [G] got your [F] shit [C] together
[C] Hope you are [G] quite [F] prepared to [C] die
[C] Looks like [G] we're in for [F] nasty [C] weather
[C] One eye is [G] taken [F] for an [C] eye
|Chorus:
|[F] Don't go around tonight,
|Well it's [C] bound to take your life
|[G] There's a [F] bad moon on the [C] rise
|Chorus:
|[F] Don't go around tonight,
|Well it's [C] bound to take your life
|[G] There's a [F] bad moon on the [C] rise
Outro:
[C] [G-F] [C] [C]
[C] [G-F] [C*]
Black is the Colour - Christy Moore
|[Chorus]
|[Am] Black is the [F] colour, [G] of my true love's [Am] hair,
|Her lips are [F] like [G] some roses [Am] fair,
|She has the sweetest [F] smile [G], and the gentlest [Am] hands,
|And I love the [F] ground [G] where on she [Am] stands,
Verse 1:
I love my [F] love, [G] and well she [Am] knows,
I love the [F] ground [G] whereon she [Am] goes,
I wish the [F] day [G] it soon would [Am] come,
When she and [F] I [G] could be as [Am] one
Verse 2:
I go to the [F] Clyde [G] and moan and [Am] weep,
For satis[F]fied [G] I ne’er can [Am] be,
I write her a [F] letter, [G] just a few short [Am] lines,
And I suffer [F] death [G] a thousand [Am] times
|[Chorus]
|[Am] Black is the [F] colour, [G] of my true love's [Am] hair,
|Her lips are [F] like [G] some roses [Am] fair,
|She has the sweetest [F] smile [G], and the gentlest [Am] hands,
|And I love the [F] ground [G] where on she [Am] stands
Brown Eyed Girl
Van Morrison
Intro + Kazoo:
[G] [C] [G] [D] x2
Verse 1:
[G] Hey, where did [C] we go? [G] Days when the [D] rains came
[G] Down in the [C] hollow [G] playin' a [D] new game
[G] Laughing and a-[C]running, hey hey
[G] Skipping and a-[D]jumping
[G] In the misty [C] morning fog with
[G] Our [D]hearts a-thumping and [C] you
[D] My brown-eyed [G] girl [Em]
[C] You, my [D] brown-eyed girl [G] [D7]
Verse 2:
[G] Whatever [C] happened [G] to Tuesday and [D] so slow
[G] Going down the [C] old mine with a... [G] transistor [D] radio
[G] Standing in the [C] sunlight laughing
[G] Hiding behind a [D] rainbow's wall
[G] Slipping and a-[C] sliding
[G] All along the [D] waterfall with [C] you
[D] My brown-eyed [G] girl [Em]
[C] You, my [D] brown-eyed girl [G] [D7]
|Chorus:
|[D] Do you remember when... we used to [G] sing
|Sha la-la [C] la la la la [G] la la la la te [D] da
|[G] Sha la-la [C] la la la la [G] la la la la te [D] da
|La te [G] da [D]
Verse 3:
[G] So hard to [C] find my way... [G] now that I'm all [D] on my own
[G] I saw you just the [C] other day... [G] my... how [D] you have grown
[G] Cast my memory [C] back there, Lord
[G] Sometimes I'm [D] overcome thinking 'bout
[G] Making love in the [C] green grass
[G] Behind the [D] stadium with you [C]
[D] My brown-eyed [G] girl [Em]
[C] You, my [D] brown-eyed girl [G] [D7]
|Chorus:
|[D] Do you remember when... we used to [G] sing
|Sha la-la [C] la la la la [G] la la la-la te [D] da
|[G] Sha la-la [C] la la la la [G] la la la-la te [D] da
|[G] Sha la-la [C] la la la la [G] la la la-la te [D] da
|[G] Sha la-la [C] la la la la [G] la la la-la te [D] da La te [G] da . . . .
[D* G*]
Caledonia
Dougie Maclean / Dolores Keane
Verse 1:
[C] I don't know if [G] you can see,
The [Am] changes that have come [F] over me.
These [C] last few days I've [G] been afraid,
That [Am] I might drift [F] away.
So I've been [C] telling old stories, [G] singing songs,
That [Am] make me think about [F] where I come from.
[C] And that's the reason [G] why I seem
So [Am] far away [F] today.
|Chorus:
|[C] Let me tell you that I [G] love you,
|That I [Am] think about you all the [F] time.
|Caledonia you're [C] calling me,
|Now I'm [G] going [C] home.
|But [C] if I should become a [G] stranger,
|Know that [Am] it would make me more than [F] sad,
|Caledonia's been [G] everything I've ever [C] had.
Verse 2:
Now [C] I have moved and I’ve [G] kept on moving,
[Am] Proved the points that I [F] needed proving,
[C] Lost the friends that [G] needed losing,
[Am] Found others on the [F] way.
[C] I've have tried [G] and kept on trying
[Am] Stolen dreams, yes there's [F] no denying,
[C] I've travelled hard, with [G] conscience flying,
[Am] Somewhere in the [F] wind.
Chorus:
Verse 3:
Now I'm [C] sitting here be [G] fore the fire,
[Am]The empty room, the [F] forest choir,
The [C] flames that could not get [G] any higher,
They've [Am] withered now they’re [F] gone.
But I'm [C] steady thinking my [G] way is clear,
And [Am] I know what I will [F] do tomorrow,
When [C] hands are shaken, and the [G] kisses flow,
Then [Am] I will dis [F] appear.
Chorus:
|[C] Let me tell you that I [G] love you,
|That I [Am] think about you all the [F] time.
|Caledonia you're [C] calling me,
|Now I'm [G] going [C] home.
|But [C] if I should become a [G] stranger,
|Know that [Am] it would make me more than [F] sad,
|[F*] Caledonia's been [G*] everything I've ever [C*] had.
Country Roads [C]
John Denver
Intro: [Same as first 2 lines]
[C] [C] [Am] [Am]
[G] [F] [C] [C]
Verse 1:
[C] Almost heaven... [Am] West Virginia
[G] Blue ridge mountains [F] Shenandoah [C] river
[C] Life is old there [Am] older than the trees
[G] Younger than the moun-tains... [F] blowing like a [C] breeze
|Chorus:
|Country [C] roads... take me [G] home
|To the [Am] place... I be[F]long
|West Vir[C]ginia... mountain ma[G]ma
|Take me [F] home... country [C] roads
Verse 2:
[C] All my memories... [Am] gathered round her
[G] Miner’s lady... [F] stranger to blue [C] water
[C] Dark and dusty... [Am] painted on the sky
[G] Misty taste of moonshine [F] teardrops in my [C] eye
|Chorus:
|Country [C] roads... take me [G] home
|To the [Am] place... I be[F]long
|West Vir[C]ginia... mountain ma[G]ma
|Take me [F] home... country [C] roads
Bridge:
[Am] I hear her [G] voice in the [C] mornin’ hour she calls me
The [F] radio re[C]minds me of my [G] home far away
And [Am] drivin’ down the [G] road I get a feel[F]in’ that I
[C] should have been home [G] yesterday... yester[G7]day
Acapella:
Country roads... take me home
To the place... I belong
West Virginia... mountain mama
Take me home... country roads
Outro:
Country [C] roads... take me [G] home
To the [Am] place... I be[F]long
West Vir[C]ginia... mountain ma[G]ma
Take me [F] home... country [C] roads
Take me [G] home... down country [C] roads
Take me [G] home... down country [C] roads… [G* C]*
Don't Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
Intro:
[C] [Dm] [F] [C]
|Chorus:
|[C] Ooh oh oh oh oh, ooh oh-oh-oh [Dm] oh-oh-ooh (don't worry)
|ooh oh-oh-oh [F] oh-oh-ooh (be happy)
|ooh oh-oh-oh [C] ooh... don’t worry... be happy
|
|[C] Ooh oh oh oh oh, ooh oh-oh-oh [Dm] oh-oh-ooh (don't worry)
|ooh oh-oh-oh [F] oh-oh-ooh (be happy)
|ooh oh-oh-oh [C] ooh... don’t worry... be happy
Verse 1:
[C] Here's a little song I wrote... you [Dm] might want to sing it note for note
Don't [F] worry... be [C] happy
[C] In every life we have some trouble... [Dm] when you worry you'll make it double
Don't [F] worry... be [C] happy
Chorus:
Verse 2:
[C] Ain't got no place to lay your head... [Dm] somebody came and took your bed
Don't [F] worry... be [C] happy
[C] The landlord say your rent is late... [Dm] he may have to litigate
Don't [F] worry... be [C] happy
|Chorus:
|[C] Ooh oh oh oh oh, ooh oh-oh-oh [Dm] oh-oh-ooh (don't worry)
|ooh oh-oh-oh [F] oh-oh-ooh (be happy)
|ooh oh-oh-oh [C] ooh... don’t worry... be happy
|
|[C] Ooh oh oh oh oh, ooh oh-oh-oh [Dm] oh-oh-ooh (don't worry)
|ooh oh-oh-oh [F] oh-oh-ooh (be happy)
|ooh oh-oh-oh [C] ooh... don’t worry... be happy
Verse 3:
[C] Ain't got no cash, ain't got no style... [Dm] ain't got no gal to make you smile
Don't [F] worry... be [C] happy
[C] Cause when you worry your face will frown... [Dm] and that will bring everybody down
Don't [F] worry... be [C] happy
Outro:
[C] Ooh oh oh oh oh, ooh oh-oh-oh [Dm] oh-oh-ooh (don't worry)
ooh oh-oh-oh [F] oh-oh-ooh (be happy)
ooh oh-oh-oh [C] ooh... don’t worry... be happy
[C] Ooh oh oh oh oh, ooh oh-oh-oh [Dm] oh-oh-ooh (don't worry)
ooh oh-oh-oh [F] oh-oh-ooh (be happy)
ooh oh-oh-oh [C*] ooh... don’t worry... be happy
Galway Girl - Steve Earle
Intro:
[C] [C] [C] [C]
Verse 1:
Well, I [C] took a stroll on the old long walk, On a day-I-ay-I-[F]ay
I [C] met a little girl and we [F] stopped to [C] talk, on a grand-soft [G] day-I-[C]-ay
And I [F] ask you, [C] friend, what's a [F] fella to [C] do
'Cause her [Am] hair was [G] black and her [F] eyes were [C] blue
And I [F] knew right [C] then, I'd be [F] takin' a [C] whirl
'Round the [Am] Salthill [G] Prom with a [F] Galway [C] girl
[Instrumental 1]
[C] [C] [C] [C] | [F] [F] [C] [C]
[F] [C] [G] [C] | [G] [G] [C] [C]
Verse 2:
We were [C] halfway there when the rain came down, On a day-I-ay-I-[F]ay
And she [C] asked me up to her [F] flat down [C] town, on a grand-soft [G] day-I-[C]-ay
And I [F] ask you, [C] friend, what's a [F] fella to [C] do
'Cause her [Am] hair was [G] black and her [F] eyes were [C] blue
So I [F] took her [C] hand, and I [F] give her a [C] twirl
And I [Am] lost my [G] heart to a [F] Galway [C] girl
[Instrumental 2]
[C] [C] [C] [C] | [F] [F] [C] [C]
[F] [C] [G] [C] | [G] [G] [C] [C]
[F] [F] [F] [F] | [C] [C] [G] [G]
[F] [C] [G] [C] | [G] [G] [C] [C]
Verse 3:
When I [C] woke up I was all alone... (Day-I-ay-I-[F]ay)
With a [C] broken heart and a [F] ticket [C] home, on a grand-soft [G] day-I-[C]-ay
And I [F] ask you [C] now, tell me what [F] would you [C] do
If her [Am] hair was [G] black and her [F] eyes were [C] blue
I've [F] traveled [C] around I've been all [F] over this [C] world...Boys
I ain't [Am] never seen [G] nothin' like a [F] Galway [C] girl
[Instrumental 2]
[C] [C] [C] [C] | [F] [F] [C] [C]
[F] [C] [G] [C] | [G] [G] [C] [C]
[F] [F] [F] [F] | [C] [C] [G] [G]
[F] [C] [G] [C] | [G] [G] [C] [C]
Outro:
[C///////]
I’ll Fly Away – (Traditional) Alison Kraus/Gillian Welch (Key: C
[intro]
[C] [F] [C] [G] [C]
[C] Some bright morning when this life is [C7] o'er [F] I'll fly a[C]way
[C] To a home on God's celestial shore
[C] I'll [G] fly a[C]way.
CHORUS
[C] I'll fly away oh [C7] glory
[F] I'll fly a[C]way (in the morning)
[C] When I die hallelujah by and by
[C] I'll [G] fly a[C]way.
[C] When the shadows of this life have [C7] gone [F] I'll fly a[C]way
[C] Like a bird from these prison walls I’ll fly
[C] I'll [G] fly a[C]way.
CHORUS
[C] Oh how glad and happy when we [C7] meet
[F] I'll fly a[C]way
[C] No more cold iron shackles on my feet
[C] I'll [G] fly a[C]way.
CHORUS
[C] Just a few more weary days and [C7] then [F] I'll fly a[C]way
[C] To a land where joys will never end
[C] I'll [G] fly a[C]way.
[C] I'll fly away oh [C7] glory
[F] I'll fly a[C]way (in the morning)
[C] When I die hallelujah by and by
[C] I'll [G] fly a[C]way
Jolene
Dolly Parton
Intro:
[Am] [Am] [Am] [Am]
|Chorus:
|Jo[Am]lene... Jo[C]lene... Jo[G]lene... Jo[Am]lene
|I'm [G] begging of you please don't take my [Am] man
|Jo[Am]lene... Jo[C]lene... Jo[G]lene... Jo[Am]lene
|[G] Please don't take him just because you [Am] can
Verse 1:
Your [Am] beauty is bey[C]ond compare with [G] flaming locks of [Am] auburn hair
With [G] ivory skin and eyes of emerald [Am] green
Your [Am] smile is like a [C] breath of spring... your [G] voice is soft like [Am] summer rain
And [G] I cannot compete with you Jo[Am]lene
Verse 2:
He [Am] talks about you [C] in his sleep...
and there's [G] nothing I can [Am] do to keep
From [G] crying when he calls your name Jo[Am]lene
Now [Am] I can easily [C] understand how [G] you could easily
[Am] take my man
But you [G] don't know what he means to me Jo[Am]lene
|Chorus:
|Jo[Am]lene... Jo[C]lene... Jo[G]lene... Jo[Am]lene
|I'm [G] begging of you please don't take my [Am] man
|Jo[Am]lene... Jo[C]lene... Jo[G]lene... Jo[Am]lene
|[G] Please don't take him just because you [Am] can
Verse 3:
[Am] You can have your [C] choice of men but [G] I could never
[Am] love again
[G] He's the only one for me Jo[Am]lene
I [Am] had to have this [C] talk with you... my [G] happiness de[Am]pends on you
And what[G]ever you decide to do Jo[Am]lene
|Chorus:
|Jo[Am]lene... Jo[C]lene... Jo[G]lene... Jo[Am]lene
|I'm [G] begging of you please don't take my [Am] man
|Jo[Am]lene... Jo[C]lene... Jo[G]lene... Jo[Am]lene
|[G] Please don't take him just because you [Am] can
Outro:
[G] Please don't take him just because you [Am] ca-a-a-a-an
[Am - Double Strum]
Locomotion - Little Eva
Intro:
[C] [C]
Verse 1:
[C] Everybody's doin' a [Am] brand-new dance, now
[C] Come on baby, [Am] do the Locomotion
[C] I know you'll get to like it if you [Am] give it a chance now
[C] Come on baby, [Am] do the Locomotion
[F] My little baby sister can [Dm] do it with ease
[F] It's easier than learning your [D7] A-B-C's
So [C] come on, come on and [G] do the Locomotion with [C] me
|Chorus:
|You gotta swing your hips, now [F] Come on, baby.
|Jump [C] up, Jump back, well I [G] think you've got the knack.
Verse 2:
[C] Now that you can do it, [Am] let's make a chain, now
[C] Come on baby, [Am] do the Loco-motion
[C] A chug-a chug-a motion like a [Am] railroad train, now.
[C] Come on baby, [Am] do the Loco-motion
[F] Do it nice and easy, now, [Dm] don't lose control
[F] A little bit of rhythm and a [D7] lot of soul.
So [C] come on, come on and [G] do the Loco-motion with [C] me.
|Chorus:
|You gotta swing your hips, now [F] Come on, baby.
|Jump [C] up, Jump back, well I [G] think you've got the knack.
Verse 3:
[C] Move around the floor in a [Am] Locomotion.
[C] Come on baby, [Am] do the Locomotion
[C] Do it holding hands if [Am] you get the notion.
[C] Come on baby, [Am] do the Locomotion
There's [F] never been a dance that's so [Dm] easy to do.
It [F] even makes you happy when you're [D7] feeling blue, so
[C] Come on, come on and [G] do the Locomotion
[C] Come on, come on and [G] do the Locomotion
[C] Come on, come on and [G] do the Locomotion with [C*] me
Charted by Kristybird Smith
Mr Brightside [C]
The Killers
[C] Coming out of my [Cmaj7]cage
And I’ve been doing just [F] fine
Gotta gotta be down because I want it all
[C] It started out with a [Cmaj7]kiss
How did it end up like [F]this?
It was only a kiss, it was only a [C] kiss
Now Iʼm falling a-[Cmaj7]sleep
And sheʼs calling a [F]cab
While heʼs having a smoke
And sheʼs taking a [C]drag
Now theyʼre going to [Cmaj7]bed
And my stomach is [F]sick
And itʼs all in my head
|[Pre-chorus]
|But sheʼs touching his [Am]chest now
|He takes off her [G]dress now
|Let me [F]go ...
|[Am] I just canʼt look
|Itʼs [G]killing me and [F]taking control
|[Chorus]
|[C] Jealousy
|[F] Turning saints in-[Am]to the sea
|[G] Swimming through sick [C]lullabies
|[F] Choking on your [Am]alibis
|[G] But itʼs just the [C]price I pay
|[F] Destiny is [Am]calling me
|[G] Open up my [F]eager eyes
|[G] ’Cause Iʼm Mr. Brightside
[Instrumental]
[C] [F] [Am] [G] x2
[REPEAT FROM TOP]
[Outro]
I [C] never [F] [Am] [G]
I [C] never [F] [Am] [G]
I [C] never [F] [Am] [G]
I [C] never [F] [Am] [G]
[C]
Octopus’s Garden *- The Beatles
Intro:
[C]
Verse 1:
[C] I'd like to be... [Am] under the sea
In an [F] octopus’ garden in the [G7] shade
[C] He'd let us in... [Am] knows where we've been
In his [F] octopus’s garden in the [G7] shade
Verse 2:
[Am] I'd ask my frie-e-ends to come and seeeeeee... [G]
[F] An octopus’ [G7///] garden with me!
[C] I'd like to be... [Am] under the sea,
In an [F] octopus’s [G7] garden in the [C] shade
Verse 3:
[C] We would be warm... [Am] below the storm
In our [F] little hideaway beneath the [G7] waves
[C] Resting our head... [Am] on the sea bed
In an [F] octopus’s garden near a [G7] cave
Verse 4:
[Am] We would sing and dance around [G]
[F] Because we know... we [G7///] can't be found!
[C] I'd like to be... [Am] under the sea...
In an [F] octopus’s [G7] garden... in the [C] shade
Verse 5:
[C] We would shout... [Am] and swim about
The [F] coral... that lies beneath the [G7] waves
[C] Oh what joy... [Am] for every girl and boy
[F] Knowing... they're happy and they're [G7] safe
Outro:
[Am] We would be so happy, you and me! [G]
[F] No one there to tell us [G7] what to do...
[C] I'd like to be... [Am] under the sea
In an [F] octopus’s [G7] garden... with [C] you [Am]
In an [F] octopus’s [G7] garden... with [C] you [Am]
In an [F] octopus’s [G7] garden... with [C] you [G7/C]
Oh Boy - Buddy Holly
Verse 1:
[C*] All of my love [C*] all of my kissing ,
[C*] you don't know what [C7] you've been a missing
Oh [F] boy when you're with me oh [C] boy
The world will see that [G] you were [G7] meant for [C] me
Verse 2:
[C] All of my life I've been a waiting,
[C] tonight there'll be no [C7] hesitating
Oh [F] boy when you're with me oh [C] boy
The world will see that [G] you were [G7] meant for[C] me
Bridge:
[G7] Stars appear and shadows falling
[C] You can hear [C7] my heart calling
[F] And a little bit of loving makes everything right
[G*] I'm gonna see my [G] baby tonight
|Chorus:
|[C] All of my love all of my kissing ,
|[C] you don't know wha [C7] you've been a missing
|Oh [F] boy when you're with me oh [C] boy
|The world will see that [G] you were [G7] meant for [C] me
Bridge:
[G7] Stars appear and shadows falling
[C] You can hear [C7] my heart calling
[F] And a little bit of loving makes everything right
[G*] I'm gonna see my [G] baby tonight
|Chorus:
|[C] All of my love all of my kissing ,
|[C] you don't know what [C7] you've been a missing
|Oh [F] boy when you're with me oh [C] boy
|The world will see that [G] you were [G7] meant for [C] me
Outro:
That [G] you were [G7] meant for [C] me
(Slow) That [G] you were [G7] meant for [C] me
Ring of Fire
Johnny Cash
Intro Instrumental & Kazoo:
[G] Da da-da da-da [C] dah dah [G] dah
[G] Da da-da da-da [D] dah dah [G] dah
[G] Da da-da da-da [C] dah dah [G] dah
[G] Da da-da da-da [D] dah dah [G] dah
Verse 1:
[G] Love... is a [C] burning [G] thing
And it [G] makes... a [D] fiery [G] ring
[G] Bound by [C] wild de[G]sire
I fell into a [D] ring of [G] fire
|Chorus:
|[D] I fell in to a [C] burning ring of [G] fire
|I went [D] down, down, down
|And the [C] flames went [G] higher
|And it [G] burns, burns, burns
|The [C] ring of [G] fire
|The [D] ring of [G] fire
Instrumental & Kazoo:
[G] Da da-da da-da [C] dah dah [G] dah
[G] Da da-da da-da [D] dah dah [G] dah
[G] Da da-da da-da [C] dah dah [G] dah
[G] Da da-da da-da [D] dah dah [G] dah
|Chorus:
|[D] I fell in to a [C] burning ring of [G] fire
|I went [D] down, down, down
|And the [C] flames went [G] higher
|And it [G] burns, burns, burns
|The [C] ring of [G] fire
|The [D] ring of [G] fire
Verse 2:
The [G] taste... of [C] love is [G] sweet
When [G] hearts like [D] ours [G] meet
I [G] fell for you [C] like a [G] child
Oh but the [D] fire went [G] wild
|Chorus x 2:
|[D] I fell in to a [C] burning ring of [G] fire
|I went [D] down, down, down
|And the [C] flames went [G] higher
|And it [G] burns, burns, burns
|The [C] ring of [G] fire
|The [D] ring of [G] fire
Outro:
And it [G] burns, burns, burns
The [C] ring of [G] fire
The [D] ring of [G] fire [G] [C-G]
Summertime
George Gershwin
Intro:
[Am] [E7] [Am] [E7]
Verse 1:
Summer [Am] time [E7] [Am] and the [E7] livin’ is [Am] easy [E7] [Am] [E7]
Fish are [Dm] jumpin’... and the cotton is [E7] high.
Your daddy’s [Am] ri- [E7]-i-[Am]ch... and your [E7] mamma’s good [Am] lookin’, [E7] [Am] [E7]
So [C] hush little [Am] baby, [E7] don’t you [Am] cry. [E7] [Am] [E7]
Verse 2:
One of these [Am] mornings [E7] [Am] You’re going to [E7] rise up [Am] singing. [E7] [Am] [E7]
Then you’ll [Dm] spread your wings, And you’ll take to the [E7] sky.
But till that [Am] morning, [E7] [Am] [E7]
There’s a’ nothing can [Am] harm [E7] you [Am] [E7]
With [C] daddy and [Am] mamma [E7] Standing [Am] by. [E7] [Am] [E7]
Verse 3:
Summer [Am] time [E7] [Am] and the [E7] livin’ is [Am] easy [E7] [Am] [E7]
Fish are [Dm] jumpin’... and the cotton is [E7] high.
Your daddy’s [Am] ri- [E7]-i-[Am]ch... and your [E7] mamma’s good [Am] lookin’, [E7] [Am] [E7]
So [C] hush little [Am] baby, [E7] don’t you [Am] cry. [E7] [Am] [E7]
Verse 4:
One of these [Am] mornings [E7] [Am] You’re going to [E7] rise up [Am] singing. [E7] [Am] [E7]
Then you’ll [Dm] spread your wings, And you’ll take to the [E7] sky.
But till that [Am] morning, [E7] [Am] [E7]
There’s a’ nothing can [Am] harm [E7] you [Am] [E7]
With [C] daddy and [Am] mamma [E7] Standing [Am] by. [E7] [Am] [E7]
Outro:
With [C] daddy and [Am] mamma [E7] Standing [Am] by. [E7] [Am] [E7]
[Am - Single Strum]
Sunday Girl
Blondie
Intro:
[D][D][D][A] [D][D][D][A]
[D][D][D][A] [D][D][D][A]
Verse 1:
[D] I know a [G] girl from a [D] lonely street
[G] Cold as [A] ice cream but [D] still as sweet
[G] Dry your [A] eyes Sunday [D] girl.
Verse 2:
[D] I saw your [G] guy with a [D] different girl
[G] Looks like [A] he's in a[D]nother world
[G] Run and [A] hide Sunday [D] girl.
|Chorus:
|[G] Hurry up, hurry up and wait, I stay
|A-[D]wake all week and still I wait
|I [G] got the blues, please come see
|[E7] What your loving [A] means to me.
|[E7] [A]
Verse 3:
[D] She can't [G] catch up with the [D] working crowd
The [G] weekend [A] mood and she's [D] feeling proud
[G] Live in [A] dreams Sunday [D] girl.
Verse 4:
[D] Baby, [G] I would like to go [D] out tonight
If I [G] go with [A] you my folks’ll [D] get uptight
[G] Stay at [A] home Sunday [D] girl [D7]
Chorus:
Verse 5:
[D] I know a [G] girl from a [D] lonely street
[G] Cold as [A] ice cream but [D] still as sweet
[G] Dry your [A] eyes Sunday [D] girl
|Chorus:
|[G] Hurry up, hurry up and wait, I stay
|A-[D]wake all week and still I wait
|I [G] got the blues, please come see
|[E7] What your loving [A] means to me.
|[E7] [A]
Verse 6:
[D] I saw your [G] guy with a [D] different girl
[G] Looks like [A] he's in an[D]other world
[G] Run and [A] hide Sunday [D] girl
Outro:
[G] Run and [A] hide Sunday [D] girl
[G] Run and [A] hide Sunday [D] girl. [D] [D]
[A*] [D*]
Teenage Kicks
Undertones
Intro:
[C] [Cmaj7] [Am] [Cmaj7]
[C] [Cmaj7] [Am] [Cmaj7]
Verse 1:
[C] A teenage dream's so hard to beat [Cmaj7]
[Am] Every time she walks down the street [Cmaj7]
[C] Another girl in the neighbourhood [Cmaj7]
[Am] Wish she was mine, she looks so good
|Chorus:
|[F] I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight
|Get [G] teenage kicks all through the night [C]
Verse 2:
[C] I'm gonna call her on the telephone [Cmaj7]
[Am] Have her over 'cos I'm all alone [Cmaj7]
[C] I need excitement, though i need it bad [Cmaj7]
[Am] And it's the best i've ever had
Chorus:
[F] I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight
Get [G] teenage kicks all through the night [C]
[Instrumental + Kazoo]
[C] [Cmaj7] [Am] [Cmaj7]
[C] [Cmaj7] [Am] [Cmaj7]
Verse 3:
[C] A teenage dream's so hard to beat [Cmaj7]
[Am] Every time she walks down the street [Cmaj7]
[C] Another girl in the neighbourhood [Cmaj7]
[Am] Wish she was mine, she looks so good
|Chorus:
|[F] I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight
|Get [G] teenage kicks all through the night [C]
Verse 4:
[C] I'm gonna call her on the telephone [Cmaj7]
[Am] Have her over 'cos I'm all alone [Cmaj7]
[C] I need excitement, though i need it bad [Cmaj7]
[Am] And it's the best i've ever had
Chorus:
[F] I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight
Get [G] teenage kicks all through the night [C]
Outro:
[C] [F] [G] [C*]
Tell Me Ma [G]
The Dubliners
Intro: [G] [G] [D7] [G]
I’ll [G]Tell me Ma... when I go home
The [D7]boys won’t leave... the [G]girls alone
They pulled my hair... they stole my comb
But [D7]that’s alright... till [G]I go home
She is handsome [C]she is pretty
[G]She is the belle of [D7]Belfast city
[G]She is a-courting [C]one, two, three
[G]Please won’t you [D]tell me [G]who is she?
[G]Albert Mooney says he loves her
[D7]All the boys are [G]fighting for her
They rap at the door and ring the bell
Saying [D7]oh my true love [G]are you well?
Out she comes as [C]white as snow
[G]Rings on her fingers and [D7]bells on her toes
[G]Jenny Murray [C]says she’ll die
If she [G]doesn’t get the [D]fella with the [G]roving eye
I’ll [G]Tell me Ma... when I go home
The [D7]boys won’t leave... the [G]girls alone
They pulled my hair... they stole my comb
But [D7]that’s alright till [G]I go home
She is handsome [C]she is pretty
[G]She is the belle of [D7]Belfast city
[G]She is a-courting [C]one, two, three
[G]Please won’t you [D]tell me [G]who is she?
Let the [G]wind and the rain and the hail blow high
And the [D7]snow come tumbling [G]from the sky
She’s as nice as apple pie
And [D7]she’ll get her own lad [G]by and by
When she gets a [C]lad of her own
She [G]won’t tell her Ma till [D7]she goes home
But [G]let them all come [C]as they will
It’s [G]Albert [D]Mooney [G]she loves still
I’ll [G]Tell me Ma... when I go home
The [D7]boys won’t leave... the [G]girls alone
They pulled my hair... they stole my comb
But [D7]that’s alright till [G]I go home
She is handsome [C]she is pretty
[G]She is the belle of [D7]Belfast city
[G]She is a-courting [C]one, two, three
[G]Please won’t you [D]tell me [G]who is she?
These Boots Are Made for Walkin’ [A]
Nancy Sinatra
Intro]
[On C string: 99 88 77 66 55 44 33 20 [A]
Verse 1:
[A] You keep saying you've got something for me
[A] Something you call love but confess [A7]
[D] You've been messin' where you shouldn't have been a mess in'
And now [A] someone else is gettin' all your best
|Chorus:
|These [C] boots are made for [A] walking
|And [C] that's just what they'll [A] do
|[C] One of these days these [A] boots are gonna
|Walk all over you
|
|On C string: 99 88 77 66 55 44 33 20 [A]
Verse 2:
[A] You keep lying when you oughta be truthin'
And you keep losin' when you oughta not bet [A7]
[D] You keep samin' when you oughta be changing'
Now what's [A] right is right but you ain't been right yet
Chorus:
Verse 3:
[A] You keep playin' where you shouldn't be playin'
And you keep thinkin' that you'll never get burnt. [A7] Ha!
[D] I just found me a brand new box of matches, yeah
And [A] what he knows you ain't had time to learn
|Chorus:
|These [C] boots are made for [A] walking
|And [C] that's just what they'll [A] do
|[C] One of these days these [A] boots are gonna
|Walk all over you
|
|On C string: 99 88 77 66 55 44 33 20 [A]
Outro:
[A] Are ya ready boots? Start walking!
Ba-Dabba-Dap,
Ba-Dabba-Dap,
Ba-Dabba-Dap,
(continue ba-dabba-dapping until counted out)
Three Little Birds
Bob Marley
Intro:
[C]
|Chorus:
|Don’t [C] worry... about a thing
|Cos [F] every little thing... gonna be al[C]right
|Singin’ don’t [C] worry... about a thing
|Cos [F] every little thing... gonna be al[C]right
Verse 1:
Rise up this [C] mornin’ Smile with the [G] rising sun Three little [F] birds
Perch on my [C] doorstep
Singin’ [C] sweet songs
Of melodies [G] pure and true... sayin’
[F] This is my message to [C] you-oo-oo
|Chorus:
|Singin’ don’t [C] worry... about a thing
|Cos [F] every little thing... gonna be al[C]right
|Singin’ don’t [C] worry... about a thing
|Cos [F] every little thing... gonna be al[C]right
Verse 2:
Rise up this [C] mornin’ Smile with the [G] rising sun Three little [F] birds
Perch on my [C] doorstep
Singin’ [C] sweet songs
Of melodies [G] pure and true... sayin’
[F] This is my message to [C] you-oo-oo
|Chorus x2:
|Singin’ don’t [C] worry... about a thing
|Cos [F] every little thing... gonna be al[C]right
|Singin’ don’t [C] worry... about a thing
|Cos [F] every little thing... gonna be al[C]right
Valerie / Kung Fu Fighting
The Zutons / Carl Douglas
[Intro]
[C] [C]
[Verse 1]
Well some[C]times... I go out... by myself... and I look across the [Dm] water
And I [C] think of all the things... what you're doing... and in my head I paint a [Dm] picture
|[Chorus]
|'Cos [F] since I've come on home... well my [Em] body's been a mess
|And I've [F] missed your ginger hair... and the [Em] way you like to dress
|[F] Won't you come on over... [C] stop making a fool out of [G] me
|Why won't you come on over Vale[C]rie? Vale[Dm]rie Vale[C]rie Vale[Dm]ie
[Verse 2]
Did you [C] have to go to jail... put your house on up for sale... did you get a good [Dm] lawyer?
I hope you [C] didn't catch a tan... I hope you find the right man who'll fix it [Dm] for you
Are you [C] shopping anywhere... changed the colour of your hair... are you [Dm] busy?
And did you [C] have to pay the fine you were dodging all the time... are you still [Dm] dizzy?
|[Chorus]
|'Cos [F] since I've come on home... well my [Em] body's been a mess
|And I've [F] missed your ginger hair... and the [Em] way you like to dress
|[F] Won't you come on over... [C] stop making a fool out of [G] me
|Why won't you come on over Vale[C]rie? Vale[Dm]rie Vale[C]rie Vale[Dm]ie
|[Kung Fu Fighting interlude]
|Oh oh-oh [C] ohhh... oh oh-oh [Dm] ohhh (a few times)
|
|Everybody was [C] kung-fu fighting... those kids were [Dm] fast as lightning
|In fact it was a [C] little bit frightening... but they fought with [Dm] expert timing
|
|They were [C] funky Chinese men... from [Dm] funky Chinatown
|They were [C] chopping them up... and they were [Dm] chopping them down
|It's an [C] ancient Chinese art... and every[Dm]body knew their part
|From a [C] feint into a slip... and a [G] kicking from the hip
|
|Everybody was [C] kung-fu fighting... those kids were [Dm] fast as lightning
|In fact it was a [C] little bit frightening... but they fought with [Dm] expert timing
|
|Oh oh-oh [C] ohhh... oh oh-oh [Dm] ohhh (a few times)
[Verse 3] (Acappella)
Well some[C]times... I go out... by myself... and I look across the [Dm] water
And I [C] think of all the things... what you're doing... and in my head I paint a [Dm] picture
|[Chorus]
|'Cos [F] since I've come on home... well my [Em] body's been a mess
|And I've [F] missed your ginger hair... and the [Em] way you like to dress
|[F] Won't you come on over [C] stop making a fool out of [G] me
|Why won't you come on over Vale[C]rie? Vale[Dm]rie Vale[C]rie Vale[Dm]ie
Outro: (Slowed Down)
[Dm*] Why don't you come on over Valer[C///////]ieeeeee
What's Up - 4 Non Blondes
Intro:
[G] [Am] [C] [G]
Verse 1:
[G] 25 years of my life and still
[Am] Trying to get up that great big hill of [C] hope
For a desti-[G]nation
I [G] realized quickly when I knew I should
That the [Am] world was made for this brotherhood
Of [C] man
For whatever that [G] means
|Chorus:
|And so I [G] cry sometimes when I'm lying in bed
|Just to [Am] get it all out, what's in my head
|And I, [C] I'm feeling
|A little pe[G]culiar
|And so I [G] wake in the morning and I step outside
|And I [Am] take deep breath and I get real high
|And I [C] scream to the top of my lungs
|What's goin' [G] on?
|And I say [G] hey-yeah-yeah-yeah,
|[Am] Hey yea yea
|I say [C] hey
|What's goin' [G] on?
|And I say [G] hey-yeah-yea-eah,
|[Am] Hey yea yea
|I say [C] hey
|What's goin' [G] on?
Post-Chorus:
[G] Oooh, oo!.. oo oo-[Am] Oo-hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo
[C] Oooh! ...ooo-hoo-hoo-ah-[G]ha
Verse 2:
And I [G] try
Oh my God do I [Am] try
I try all the [C] time
In this insti[G]tution
And I [G] pray,
Oh my God do I [Am] pray
I pray every single [C] day
For a revo[G]lution
Chorus:
Outro - single strums:
[G] 25 years of my life and still
[Am] Trying to get up that great big hill of [C] hope.... for a desti[G]nation
Will the circle be unbroken
[C] I was standing by my window,
On a [F] cold and cloudy [C] day.
When I saw that hearse come rolling,
For to carry my [G7] mother a[C] way.
Chorus:
[C] Will the circle be unbroken,
By and [F]by, Lord, by and [C] by?
There's a better home a-waiting,
In the sky, Lord, [G7] in the [C] sky.
[C] Lord, I told that undertaker,
"Under[F]taker, please drive [C]slow.
For the body you are hauling,
Lord, I hate to [G7] see her [C] go."
[C], I followed close behind her,
Tried to [F]hold up and be [C] brave.
But I could not hide my sorrow,
When they laid her [G7] in the [C] grave.
[C] Went back home, Lord, my home was lonesome,
Since my [F] mother, she was [C] gone.
All my brothers, sister cryin',
What a home so [G7] sad and [C] lone.
Will ye go lassie go?
Francis McPeake
[Verse 1]
[C] Oh the summer [F] time is [C] come
And the [F] trees are sweetly [C] blooming
And the [F] wild [G]mountain [Am] thyme
Grows a [Dm] round the blooming [F] heather
|[Chorus]
|Will ye [C] go, [F] lassie, [C] go?
|And we'll [F] all go to[C]gether
|To pluck [F] wild [G] mountain [Am] thyme
|All a[Dm]round the blooming [F] heather
|Will ye [C] go, [F] lassie, [C] go?
[Verse 2]
I will [C] build my [F] love a [C] tower
By yon [F] clear crystal [C] fountain
And [F] round it [G] I will [Am] pile
All the [Dm] flowers of the [F] mountain
|[Chorus]
|Will ye [C] go, [F] lassie, [C] go?
|And we'll [F] all go to[C]gether
|To pluck [F] wild [G] mountain [Am] thyme
|All a[Dm]round the blooming [F] heather
|Will ye [C] go, [F] lassie, [C] go?
[Verse 3]
If my [C] true love [F] she were [C] gone
I would [F] surely find a[C]nother
To pluck [F] wild [G] mountain [Am] thyme
All a [Dm] round the blooming [F] heather
|[Chorus]
|Will ye [C] go, [F] lassie, [C] go?
|And we'll [F] all go to[C]gether
|To pluck [F] wild [G] mountain [Am] thyme
|All a[Dm]round the blooming [F] heather
|Will ye [C] gooooooo,
|[F] lassieeeeee,
|[C] will ye gooooo?