Intro Single strums
C You and I in a Dm little toy shop
Buy a F bag of balloons with the G money we've got
C Set them free at the Dm break of dawn
'Til F one by one, G they were gone
C Back at base, bugs Dm in the software
F Flash the message, G something's out there
C Floating in the Dm summer sky
F Ninety-nine G red balloons go C by

Instrumental Strumming + Riff 1
C C C G
C C C G

Verse1
C Ninety-nine Dm red balloons F Floating in the G summer sky
C Panic bells, it's Dm red alert There's F something here from G somewhere else
The C war machine Dm springs to life F Opens up one G eager eye
C Focusing it Dm on the sky Where F Ninety-nine G red balloons go C by

Instrumental + Riff 2
C Dm F G
C Dm F G

Verse 2
C Ninety-nine de-Dm-cision street F Ninety-nine min-G-isters meet
C To worry, worry, Dm super-scurry F Call the troops out G in a hurry
C This is what we've Dm waited for F This is it boys, G this is war
The C president is Dm on the line As F Ninety-nine G red balloons go C by

Instrumental Riff 1
C C C G
C C C G

Verse 3
C Ninety-nine knights Dm of the air Riding F super high-tech G jet fighters
C Everyone's a Dm super hero F Everyone's a G Captain Kirk
With C orders to i-Dm-dentify, to F clarify and G classify
C Scrambling in the Dm summer sky As F ninety-nine Gred balloons go C by

Instrumental w/ Riff
C Dm F G
C Dm As F ninety-nine Gred balloons go C by....
C Dm F G
C Dm F G Pause

Outro Single strums
C Ninety-nine dreams Dm I have had
F Every one a G red balloon
C Now it's all over and I'm Dm standing pretty
F In this dust that G was a city
C If I could find a Dm souvenir
F Just to prove the G world was here
C And here is a Dm red balloon
I F think of you and let it G go..

I Cset my Gsails
And Cbetrothed the wind will Gguide me
To draw Cupon the north-east Gshore
Of the Emerald DIsle
CCounty GDown

Where CBangor Gtown
Is Cnow and forever Gcalling
And Crecalls me by theG shore
At peace in Dsilence.

Let Cjoys Gabound
Back in CFealty’s bar on GHigh Street
Where Cwe’ll  raise a glass to Gall
A fair toDmorrow
CWe’ll be Gfound
CAmidst the Gsound
Of our Claughter ever Groaring
As we Cdrink our fill where Gonce we
Drowned our Dsorrows

                              Added by Rodger Bangor Ukes May 2024

A A

A ... We'll Ado it all E E
Everything D DOn our own A A
A AWe don't need E E
Anything D Or Danyone A A

If I lay Ahere A If I just E lay here E
Would you lie D with me and Djust forget the world? A A

A ... I Adon't quite know E E
How to sayD DHow I feel A A
A AThose three words E
Are Esaid too muchD D but not enoughA A

If I lay Ahere A If I just E lay here E
Would you lie D with me and Djust forget the world? A A
Forget what we're Atold A Before we get Etoo old E
Show me a Dgarden that's Dbursting into life A A

A ALet's waste time E EChasing cars
D A-D-round our heads A A
A ... I Aneed your grace E To Eremind me
D To Dfind my own A*

If I lay Ahere A If I just E lay here E
Would you lie D with me and Djust forget the world? A A
Forget what we're Atold A Before we get Etoo old E
Show me a Dgarden that's Dbursting into life A A

All that I Aam AAll that I Eever was E
Is here in your Dperfect eyes, Dthey're all I can see A A
I don't know Awhere A Confused about E how as well E
Just know that these Dthings will never ch-D-ange for us at allA A

If I lay Ahere A If I just E lay here E
Would you lie D with me and Djust forget the world? A A

intro
G x4

Verse 1
At the G bottom of our street there’s a D Chinese take G away
And it C does a lovely feed at most G any time of day
Just G beside is the Kebab shop selling C spicy skewered delights
But I’ll G stick with chips and Guinness and D enjoy my big black G shites
G

Chorus

Verse 2
I G tried to live on Tayto crisps and D Buckfast tonic G wine
It C did me for a while but I was G pissed most of the time
I G gave myself a talking to, I C had to draw the line
I went G back to chips and Guinness, got the D balance, doing G fine
G

Chorus

Instrumental with Kazoo Same Chords as Chorus
G D G
C G
G C
G D G
G

Verse 3
Its been G lager and Pork Scratchings when I’ve D lived in foreign G lands
From C Balslall Heath to Mosely there was G food to beat the band
From G Balti through to Korma, from C Dahl to Vindaloo
Give me a G burning ring of fire, red hot D steaming stinky G poo
G

intro
C C C C  F F C C x2

Well I Cthought she was a Amvision that Cstopped me with her Gsmile
CDown by the Amriver we Fwalked along in Gstyle
She Csays you're welcome Amback again and Cwon't you stay aGwhile
CDown by the FLaganGside

C C C C  F F C C

I Csaid who owns that Ammusic so Cfull of joy and Gpain
That the Cpipers and the Amharpers and the Flambeg drummers Gplay
She Csaid who owns the Amteardrops Cfalling in the Grain
CDown by the FLaganGside

C C C C  F F C C

And Cdo you not reAmmember we Conce walked side by Gside
And the Cbells of Belfast AmCity sang in Fharmony and Gpride
The Cpast it has been Amtaken but the Cfuture's yours and Gmine
CDown by the FLaganGside

C C C C  F F C C

Added by Rodger, Bangor Ukes June 2024

Original guitar chords are in D capo on 3, but think C works for uke ?

CI told the stars above Fmaj7about the one I love.
I Bbtold the morning sun
Yeah I’m Ftelling Geveryone
CI told my mum and dad, they Fmaj7seemed to understand.
And BbI’ll get through to you
If it’s the Flast thing that I Gdo.

CI told all of my friends, Fmaj7again and again and again
I Bbdrove them round the bend
So now Fyou’re my only Gfriend
CI told the passers-by, I Fmaj7made a small boy cry yeah
And BbI’ll get through to you
If it’s the Flast thing that I Gdo, cos

Break
Am D F G

CI’m going Emcrazy baby, Fwhat do I have to Gdo
CYou know I Emlove you baby, Fmaybe you’ll Glove me too

CExcept you, Emexcept you, Fexcept Gyou
CHow come everEmyone knows Fexcept Gyou

                Added by Rodger, Bangor Ukes Jun 2024

intro
D/F#    D    A      Bm    A    G  x2

GSave me from the D/F#movies and someEmone else’s D/F#dreams

While G angels make their D/F#music and Emgive my spirit D/F#wings

G I just concerD/F#tina and Emwrap around the D/F#world

G Staying out till D/F#6 o’clock and Emsinging like a D/F#fool.

BmI’ve only Ggot this Dmorning to Alive

BmLook at all the Gcolours Dat my fingerAtips

GSave my feet from D/F#dancing with just Emanyone at D/F#all

GWorn out shoes cause D/F#lotus blue keeps Emhanging in the D/F#hall

You’re this Gface in the D/F#distance I Emhope to recogD/F#nise

But it’s like Grunning through deep D/F#water trying to Emlook into your D/F#eyes.

BmI’ve only Ggot this Dmorning to Alive

BmLook at all the Gcolours Dat my fingerAtips

D/F# G ACome on, come on, come on

Bm  A  GCome on, come on, come on

D/F# G ACome on, come on, come on

BmCome on, come on, Acome on, come on, Gcome on, come on, come on

My D/F#soul…. G  A  Bm A  G

Chorus

Outro

G    D/F#    G

It seems it is acceptable to use a simple D chord rather than D/F# chord on a uke with high G ?

                                                    Rodger Bangor Ukes May  2024

Intro /w piano
F C G C

Verse, gtr only
Well the Froad is wide F
Waters run on Ceither side C
And my shadow in the Gfading light G
Is stretching out toCwards the night C
Cause the Fsun is low F
And I yet have still so Cfar to go C
And my lonely heart is Gbeating so G
Tired of the Cwonder C

w/ Piano
There's a Fsign ahead F
Though I think it's the same Cone again C
But I'm thinking 'bout my Gonly friend G
So I find Cmy way home C - slide up

finally acappella
Cause when I need to get home
You're my guiding light, you're my guiding light

intro
Chords D

If I Dever leave this world alive
I'llG thank you for the things you did inD my life
D If I ever leave this world alive
I'll Gcome back down and sit beside your
Dfeet tonight
Wherever IA am you'll alwaysA be
More thanBm  just a memoGry
If I Dever leave this Aworld aDlive

Verse 2
If I Dever leave this world alive
I'll Gtake on all the sadness
That I Dleft behind
D If I ever leave this world alive
The Gmadness that you feel will Dsoon subside
So in aA word don't shed a tear
I'll be Bmhere when it all gets Gweird
If I Dever leave this Aworld aDliveA

Solo
D G D D
D G D

Verse 3
D So when in Adoubt just call my Aname
Just beBmfore you go inGsane
If I Dever leave this Aworld
Hey I may Bmnever leave this Gworld
But if I Dever leave this Aworld aDlive

Verse 4
DShe says I'm okay; I'm alright,
Though you have Bmgone from my Glife
You said that it Dwould,
Now everything Ashould be allD right

Verse 5
DShe says I'm okay; I'm alright,
Though you haveBm gone from my Glife
GYou said that it Dwould,
Now everythingA should be allD right
A Yeah should be alDright

Intro
G G G G

Verse 1
G Come the day and C come the G hour
Come the power and the C glor-Gy
We have G come to C answer
Our Em Country's C call
From the G four C proud D provinces of G Ire-land

G G

Verse 2
G From the mighty C Glens of G Antrim
From the rugged hills of C Gal-Gway
From the G walls of C Limerick
And Em Dublin C Bay
From the G four C proud D provinces of G Ire-land

G G

Verse 3
G Hearts of steel and C heads un-Gbowing
Vowing never to be C bro-Gken
We will G fight, un-Ctil we
Can Em fight no C more
From the G four C proud D provinces of G Ire-land

G G Key Change A A

Outro
We'll A answer E7 Ireland's A/////////// call

G7 G7 G7 G7 C C C C D7 D7 D7 D7 G G G G

G Take the National Express Dm when your life's in a mess Bm7 it will make you Dm smile
G All human life is here Dm from the feeble old Bm dear to the screaming Dm child
G From the student who Dm knows that to have one of those Bm7 would be suicide Dm
G To the family Dm man manhandling the Bm pram with paternal Dm pride

And everybody sing G7 ba ba baba ba ba baba C ba ba baba ba ba baba ba ba baba D7
ba ba ba alright G
G7 we're going C where D7 the air is G free

G On the National Express Dm there's a jolly hostess Bm7 selling crisps and Dm tea
G She'll provide you with Dm drinks and theatrical Bm7 winks for a sky-high Dm fee
G Miniskirts were in Dm style when she danced down the aisleBm7 back in sixty Dm three
G But it's hard to get Dm by when your arse is the Bm7 size of a small count-Dm-ry

And everybody sing G7 ba ba baba ba ba baba C ba ba baba ba ba baba ba ba baba D7
ba ba ba alright G
G we're going C where the D7 air is Em free Em//// G//// C
Tomorrow bel-G-ongs to me..Am Bm C D

D When you're sad and feeling blue, Daug with nothing better to do,
Bm7 Don't just don't sit there feeling stressed, D7 take a trip on
* the National G Express.. Dm Bm Dm
On the National Express.. G Dm Bm Dm

G G G G Dm Dm Dm Dm
Bm Bm Bm Bm Dm DmDm Dm
G G G G Dm Dm Dm Dm
Bm Bm Bm Bm Dm DmDm Dm G

To the tune of “Ode To Joy” from Beethoven’s 9th Symphony

CEurope - a united chorus, Fjoyously in harmony
AmAfter years of war and sorrow, Gyearning one day to be free
CFree from hatred, free from hunger, Ffree from inhumanity
AmRaise your voice and sing in chorus, Gjoyously in harmony.

Instrumental
C F Am G

CWhite dove sailing on the ocean, Fin the night of dark despair
AmBring your light and bring your learning Gonce again for all to share.
CShare a dream, a new tomorrow, Fshape a ploughshare from the sword
AmPeace within and peace between us, Gpeace be to the whole wide world.

Instrumental
C F Am G

CSow the seed of justice so that Fwe can walk in fields of peace
AmSow the seeds of love so that Gour children's children can be free
CFree from hatred, free from hunger Ffree from inhumanity
AmRaise your voice and sing in chorus Gjoyously in harmony.

Instrumental
C F Am G

Added by Rodger Bangor Ukes June 2024 - my raw attempt at this - please amend if necessary !

intro
Am G x2

AmI’ll sing it one last time for Gyou
And then weAm really have to Ggo
You’ve been theAm only thing that’s Gright
In all I’ve Amdone.GEm
And I canAm barely look at Gyou
But everyAm single time I Gdo
I know we’ll Ammake it anyGwhere
Away from Amhere.GEm

CHORUS
CLight up, light up, as if you Ghave a choice
Even if you cannot Amhear my voice, I’ll be right beside you Fdear.
CLouder, louder and we’ll run Gfor our  lives,
I can hardly speak IAm understand why you can’t raise your voice toF say.

AmTo think I might not see thoseG eyes
Makes itAm so hard not to Gcry
And as weAm say our long goodGbyes,
I nearly Amdo.GEm

CHORUS

BRIDGE
CSlower, slower. We don't Ghave time for that
All I want is to find an Ameasier way to get out of our little Fheads.
CHave heart my dear, we’re bound to Gbe afraid
Even if it’s just for Ama few days, making up for all this Fmess.

FINAL CHORUS Without Louder, louder….

END ON C?

NB This is a simplified version - more complex versions insert an Fmaj7 between Am & G in the verses

                                                                                                                    Rodger Bangor Ukes 2024

DRoman candles that Gburn in the Dnight
Yeah Bmyou are a Gshining Dlight
DYou lit a torch in the Ginfinite Dnight
Yeah Bmyou are a Gshining Dlight
Yeah Bmyou light Gup my Dlife.

DYou have always been a Gthorn in my Dside
But toBm me you’re a Gshining Dlight
DYou arrive and the Gnight is aDlive
Yeah Bmyou are a Gshining Dlight
Yeah Bmyou light Gup my Dlife

CHORUS
DWe made a conBmnection, a F#mfull on chemical Greaction
But by F#mdark divine interGvention, yeah Ayou are a shining light
A Dconstellation once Bmseen over F#mroyal David’s Gcity
AnF#m epiphany you burn so Gpretty
Yeah Ayou are a shining light

DYou are a force you are aG constantD source
Yeah Bmyou are a Gshining Dlight
DIncandescent in the Gdarkest Dnight
Yeah Bmyou are a Gshining Dlight
Yeah Bmyou light Gup my Dlife

CHORUS

BRIDGE
BmThese are the days you Boften say, there’sA nothing that we cannotG# do
BmBeneath a canoApy of stars BmI’d shed blood for Ayou

CHORUS

AYou light up my life
AYeah you are a shining light
AYou light up my lifeD

                                                                                                                      Rodger Bangor Ukes 2024

Strum DDUDU

Chords C Dm F G

C Give me something, make me Dm believe
That every G fire casts a F light
C Show me something who Dm still believes
These ones are Gfew and far F between

C oh Dmoh Foho F  oooh C oh  x 2

C Only if I Dm wanted to,
bury my G head in the F sand
C Show me someone who still Dm believes
These ones are G few and far Fbetween

C oh Dmoh Foho F  oooh C oh  x 2

When the F rain falls harder than C ever
And the F road comes up at your C heels
I would Dm take you back, take you back,F tape you back C together

C I’m going back to Dm Innisfree,
To throw all my G thoughts to the F sea
C Show me someone who still Dm believes
These ones are Gfew and far F between

When the Frain falls harder than C ever
And the F road comes up at your C heels
I would Dm take you back, take you back,F tape you back C together

1
My C song for you this evening is F not to G make you C sad,
Nor for C adding to the G sorrows of our F troubled northern C land,
But C lately I've been thinking, and it F just wont G leave my C mind,
To C tell you of two G friends of mine, who were F both good friends of C mine.
2
C Alan Bell from Benagh, F he lived just G across the C fields,
A C great man for the G music and the F dancing and the C reels,
C O'Malley came from South Armagh, to F court young G Alice C fair,
And C we'd often meet on the G Ryan Road and the F laughter filled the C air.
Chorus
CThere were F rosCes,F rosCes,There were F rosCes,
And the C tears of the G people F ran toCgether.
3
Though C Alan he was Protestant, and F Sean was G Catholic C born,
It C never made much G difference, for the F friendship it was C strong,
And C sometimes in the evenings when we F heard the G sound of C drums,
We C said it wont G divide us, we F always will be as C one.
4
For the C ground our fathers ploughed in, the F soil is G just the C same,
And the C places where we G say our prayers have F just got different C names,
We C talked about the friends who died, and we F hoped there'd G be no C more,
It's C little then we G realised the F tragedy in C store.
Chorus
5
It was C on a Sunday morning when the F awful G news came C down,
C Another killing had been G done just F outside Newry C Town,
We C knew that Alan danced up there, we F knew he G liked the C bands,
But C when we heard that he was G dead, we F could not C understand.
6
We C gathered at his grave side F on that G cold and rainy C day,
And the C minister he G closed his eyes and F prayed for C no revenge,
And C all of us who knew him, from F along the G Ryan C Road,
We C bowed our heads and we G said a prayer, for the F resting of his C soul.
7
Now C fear it filled the country side, F there was G fear in every C home,
When the C car of death came G prowling round the F lonely Ryan C Road,
A C Catholic would be killed tonight, to F even G up the C score,
Oh C Christ it's young G O'Malley, that they've F taken from the C door.
8
C Alan was my friend he cried, he F begged them G with his C fear,
But C centuries of G hatred have Fears that cannot C hear,
An C eye for an eye, was F all that G filled their C mind,
And C another eye for G another eye, till F everyone is C blind.
Chorus
9
I C don’t know where the moral is or F where this G song should C end,
But I C wonder just how G many wars are F fought between good C friends,
And C those that give the orders are F not the G ones to C die,
It's C Bell and G O'Malley and the F likes of you and C I.
Chorus

Added by Rodger, Bangor Ukes 2025

intro C G F G x2

CIt’s Thursday Gmorning, FI open my Gphone to see
CA message fromG Helen,F it’s Thursday, Gsmiley emoji
FAnd then I G7ask her, Cas I Emturn on the Amlight
I say Fyes ! Can I bring my G7cymbals Ctonight ?

G F G7 C x1

CI sit in the Gcorner, Fwatching friends Gfill the room
CHelen calls out the Gnumbers, Fwe try to sing Gsongs in tune
FAnd then she G7tells us, CI think we Emplayed that too Amfast
And Gareth Fsays, you can G7shove it up……

G F G7 C x1

CIt’s late in the Gevening, FMark’s giving us that Glook
CBeer and wine are still Gflowing, Fsinging from the GBelfast book
FThen Samantha G7tells us, Cthis will Embe the last Amsong
And we say FNO ! We don’t G7ever want to go.

G F G7 - C G F Slowly G7C

                                                                                              Added by Rodger Bangor Ukes May 2024

Intro
D C G C/G G D

Verse
Emadd2 Well, tomorrow may not Dbe like any Gother day C/G G C
It's so hard to Gknow, now what with the Dcollective they
Emadd2 See, lately, they been Dswinging out the Gwrecking ball C/G G C
Tipping dirt on the Gfoundations I spent so Dlong upon
Making Csure they would be C*strong

Chorus
But you and GI we are C/Ghard Gas Dstone C yoo-ouu
You and GI we are C/Ghard Gas Dstone

Verse
Emadd2 And I may empty up my Dpockets in their Ghat one day C/G G C
Then I turn my Gback and I will simply Dwalk away
Emadd2 They may think it o-D-ver and reach Gout their hand C/G G C
But I'll have long since disap-G-peared by then like water Din the sand
Cause you see Cgold is all that they have C*pined

Chorus
But you and GI, We are C/Ghard Gas Dstone, C yoo-ouu
You and GI, We are C/Ghard Gas Dstone,

Verse
Em*There are Em*pawns D*on a-C*ttack,
C*and I'm G/B*back here Am7castling G D Em
CTrying to find my Gfeet,
and find my Djoie de vie againG Am7 G/B
Em*But I can make it D*on my G*own,
I may C*need G*something Dstrong G Am7 G/B
That I can Cbuild new hope up-Con C C*

Chorus
Well you and GI, We are C/Ghard Gas Dstone, C yoo-ouu
You and GI, C/G G
G You and C/GI G
G You and C/GI G
G You and C/GI G