Belfast Ukulele Festival 2024
Don't You Want Me
Human League
Intro w/ kazoo or melodica riff:
[Am] [Am] [F] [Am]
[Am] [Am] [F] [Am]
Verse 1:
You were [F] working as a waitress in a cocktail [G] bar
[F] When I met [G] you
I [F] picked you out I shook you up and turned you a[G]round
[F] Turned you into someone [G] new
Now [F] five years later on you've got the world at your [G] feet
Suc[F]cess has been so easy for [G] you
But [F] don't forget it's me who put you where you are [G] now
And [F] I can put you back down [G] too
|Chorus:
|[Am] Don't, don't you [Em] want me?
|You [F] know I can't believe it,
|when I [Dm] hear that you won't [Gsus4] see [G] me
|[Am] Don't, don't you [Em] want me?
|You [F] know I don't believe you,
|when you [Dm] say that you don't [Gsus4] need [G] me
|It's [A] much too late to find, You [B7] think you've changed your mind
|You'd [C] better change it back or we will [E7] both be sorry
|
|[F] Don't you want me [G] baby? [F] Don't you want me [G] ohhhhh
|[F] Don't you want me [G] baby? [F] Don't you want me [G] ohhhhh
Verse 2:
I was [F] working as a waitress in a cocktail [G] bar
[F] That much is [G] true
But [F] even then I knew I'd find a much better [G] place
[F] Either with or without [G] you
The [F] five years we have had have been such good [G] times
[F] I still love [G] you
But [F] now I think it's time I lived my life on my [G] own
I [F] guess it's just what I must [G] do
|Chorus:
|[Am] Don't, don't you [Em] want me?
|You [F] know I can't believe it,
|when I [Dm] hear that you won't [Gsus4] see [G] me
|[Am] Don't, don't you [Em] want me?
|You [F] know I don't believe you,
|when you [Dm] say that you don't [Gsus4] need [G] me
|It's [A] much too late to find, You [B7] think you've changed your mind
|You'd [C] better change it back or we will [E7] both be sorry
|
|[F] Don't you want me [G] baby? [F] Don't you want me [G] ohhhhh
|[F] Don't you want me [G] baby? [F] Don't you want me [G] ohhhhh
|[F] Don't you want me [G] baby? [F] Don't you want me [G] ohhhhh
|[F] Don't you want me [G] baby? [F] Don't you want me [G] ohhhhh
Outro w/ kazoo or melodica riff:
[Am] [Am] [F] [Am]
[Am] [Am] [F] [Am*]
It’s A Heartache [C] - Bonnie Tyler
Verse 1:
It's a [C] heartache nothing but a [Em] heartache
Hits you when it's [F] too late hits you when you're [C] down [G]
It's a [C] fool's game nothing but a [Em] fool's game
Standing in the [F] cold rain feeling like a [C] clown [G]
Verse 2:
It's a [C] heartache nothing but a [Em] heartache
Love him till your [F] arms break then he lets you [C] down [G]
Bridge:
It ain't [F] right with love to [G] share
When you [Em] find he doesn't [Am] care for [G] you [G7] [Em7] [G7]
It ain't [F] wise to need some[G]one
As much as [Em] I depended [Am] on [G] you [G7] [Em7] [G7]
Verse 3:
It's a [C] heartache nothing but a [Em] heartache
Hits you when it's [F] too late hits you when you're [C] down [G]
It's a [C] fool's game nothing but a [Em] fool's game
Standing in the [F] cold rain feeling like a [C] clown [G]
Verse 4:
It's a [C] heartache nothing but a [Em] heartache
Love him till your [F] arms break then he lets you [C] down [G]
Bridge:
It ain't [F] right with love to [G] share
When you [Em] find he doesn't [Am] care for [G] you [G7] [Em7] [G7]
It ain't [F] wise to need some[G]one
As much as [Em] I depended [Am] on [G] you [G7] [Em7] [G7]
Outro:
Oh it's a [C] heartache nothing but a [Em] heartache
Love him till your [F] arms break then he lets you [C] down [G]
It’s a [C] fool’s game nothing but a [Em] fool's game
Standing in the [F] cold rain feeling like a [C] clown [G] [C]
ME AND BOBBY MCGEE - Janis Joplin
Intro: G - C G - C G - C G - C
G G G G
Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin' for a train
G G D7 D7
When I's feelin' near as faded as my jeans
D7 D7 D7 D7
Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained
D7 D7 G C G
And rode us all the way into New Orleans
G G G G
I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana
G G7 C C
I's playin' soft while Bobby sang the blues
C C G G
Windshield wipers slappin' time, I was holdin' Bobby's hand in mine
D7 D7 D7 D7
We sang every song that driver knew
C C G G
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose
D7 D7 G G
Nothin', it ain't nothin' honey, if it ain't free
C C G G
And feelin' good was easy, lord, oh, when he sang the blues
D7 D7 D7 D7
You know feelin' good was good enough for me
D7 D7 G G A A
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee
A A A A
>From the Kentucky coal mines to the California sun
A A E7 E7
Yeah Bobby shared the secrets of my soul
E7 E7 E7 E7
Through all kinds of weather, through everything we done
E7 E7 A A
Yeah Bobby baby kept me from the cold
A A A A
One day up near Salinas, lo-ord, I let him slip away
A A7 D D
He's lookin' for that home and I hope he finds it
D D A A
Well I'd trade all my tomorrows for one single yesterday
E7 E7 E7 E7
To be holdin' Bobby's body next to mine
D D A A
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose
E7 E7 A A
Nothin', and that's all that Bobby left me
D D A A
Well, feelin' good was easy, lo-o-ord, when he sang the blues
E7 E7 E7 E7
And feelin' good was good enough for me
E7 E7 A A
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee yeah
Nobody Knows You When You Are Down and Out [C] - Bessie Smith
(The Lavabirds Arrangement)
C E7 A7
Once I lived the life of a millionaire,
Dm A7 Dm
Spent all my money, I just didn't care.
F B7 C
Took all my friends out for a good time,
D7 G7
Bought bootleg liquor, champagne and wine.
----
C E7 A7
Then I began to fall so low,
Dm A7 Dm
Lost all my good friends, had nowhere to go.
F B7 C
If I get my hands on a dollar again,
D7 G7
I'm gonna hold on to it till that old eagle grins.
----
[Vocal arrange phrase]
C E7 A7
'Cause nobody knows you
Dm A7 Dm
When you're down and out.
F B7 C
In my pocket, not one penny,
D7 G7
And as for your friends, you don't have any.
----
C E7 A7
When you get back on your feet again,
Dm A7 Dm
Everybody wants to be your old long-lost friend.
F B7 C
It's mighty strange, without a doubt,
D7 G7 C
Nobody knows you when you're down and out.
A7 D7 G7 C
I mean when you’re down and out.
Octopus’s Garden - The Beatles
Intro:
[C] [C] [C] [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...
[F] An octopus’ [G7] garden with me! [stop]
[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
[F] Because we know... we [G7] can't be found! [stop]
[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!
[F] No one there to tell us [G7] what to do... [stop]
[C] I'd like to be... [Am] under the sea
In an [F] octopus’s [G7] garden... with [C] you
In an [F] octopus’s [G7] garden... with [C] you
In an [F] octopus’s [G7] garden... with [C] you
Outro:
[C - Double Strum]
Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone[C] - Ella Fitzgerald
[C] Please don't talk a-[E7]bout me when I'm [A7] gone
Oh honey, [D7] though our friendship [G7] ceases from now [C] on
And listen, if you can't say [E7] anything real [A7] nice
It's better [D7] not to talk at [G7] all is my [C] advice
We're parting, [E7] you go your way I'll go mine,
It's [A7] best that we do
[D7] Here's a kiss! I hope that this brings
[G7] lots of [C#dim] luck to [G7] you .
[C] Makes no diff'rence [E7] how I carry [A7] on
Remember, [D7] Please don't talk a-[G7]bout me
When I'm [C] gone [F] [C] [G7]
[F] [C] [G7] [C]
Super Trouper
Abba
Intro:
[C] Super [Csus4] Trouper [C] beams are gonna blind me
[Csus4] But I [C] won't feel [G] blue [Dm] like I [Asus4] always [G] do
'Cause somewhere in the crowd there's [C] you
[C] [Am] [Dm] [G7]
Verse 1:
[C] I was sick and tired of every[Em]thing
When I [Dm] called you last night from [G] Glasgow
[C] All I do is eat and sleep and [Em] sing
Wishing [Dm] every show was the [G] last show
Pre-Chorus:
[F] So imagine I was [C] glad to hear you're coming
[F] Suddenly I feel all [C] right [F] and it's gonna be so [C] different
When I'm on the stage to[Gsus4]night [G]
|Chorus:
|Tonight the [C] Super [Csus4] Trouper [C] lights are gonna find me
|[Csus4] Shining [C] like the [G] sun
|[Dm] Smiling [Asus4] having [G] fun feeling like a number [C] one
|Tonight the [C] Super [Csus4] Trouper [C] beams are gonna blind me
|[Csus4] But I [C] won't feel [G] blue [Dm] like I [Asus4] always [G] do
|'Cause somewhere in the crowd there's [C] you
|[C] [Am] [Dm] [G7]
Verse 2:
[C] Facing twenty thousand of your [Em] friends
How can [Dm] anyone be so [G] lonely
[C] Part of a success that never [Em] ends
Still I'm [Dm] thinking about you [G] only
Pre-Chorus:
[F] There are moments when I [C] think I'm going crazy
[F] But it's gonna be all [C] right [F] everything will be so [C] different
When I'm on the stage to[Gsus4]night [G]
Chorus:
Verse 3:
So I'll be [F] there when you a[Am]rrive
The sight of [Dm] you will prove to [G] me I'm still a[C]live
And when you take me in your [F] arms
And hold me [Dm] tight [A]
I [Dm] know it's gonna mean so much to[G]night
|Chorus:
|(Acapella)
|Tonight the [C] Super [Csus4] Trouper [C] lights are gonna find me
|[Csus4] Shining [C] like the [G] sun
|[Dm] Smiling [Asus4] having [G] fun feeling like a number [C] one
|(Back to Strumming)
|Tonight the [C] Super [Csus4] Trouper [C] beams are gonna blind me
|[Csus4] But I [C] won't feel [G] blue [Dm] like I [Asus4] always [G] do
|'Cause somewhere in the crowd there's [C] you
|[C] [Am] [Dm] [G7]
Outro:
[C - Single Strum]
The Ace Of Spades - Motorhead (Ukulele Simon Version)
[Dm] riff [Dm] riff
[F] If you like to gamble, I tell you I'm your man
[F] You win some, lose some, it’s all the same to me
[Dm] riff [Dm] riff
The [C] pleasure is to play, [Bb] makes no difference what you say
[Dm] riff [Dm] riff
I [C] don't share your greed, [Bb] the only card I need is
[Dm] The Ace Of Spades The Ace Of Spades
[Dm] riff [Dm] riff
[F] Playing for the high one, dancing with the devil
[F] Going with the flow, it's all the game to me
[Dm] riff [Dm] riff
[C] Seven or Eleven, [Bb] snake eyes watching you
[Dm] riff [Dm] riff
[C] Double up or quit, [Bb] double stake or split
[Dm] The Ace Of Spades The Ace Of Spades
[Dm] riff [Dm] riff
[Dm] You know I'm born to lose, and gambling's for fools
[Dm] But that's the way I like it baby
I don't wanna live forever [C]
[A7] And don't forget the joker!
[Dm] riff [Dm] riff
[F] Pushing up the ante, I know you wanna see me
[F] Read 'em and weep, the dead man's hand again
[Dm] riff [Dm] riff
I [C] see it in your eyes, [Bb] take one look and die
[Dm] riff [Dm] riff
The [C] only thing you see, [Bb] you know it's gonna be
[Dm] The Ace Of Spades The Ace Of Spades
[Dm] riff [Dm] riff
Viva La Vida
Coldplay
[Intro]
[F] [G] [C] [Am]
[F] [G] [C] [Am]
[Verse 1]
I used to [F] rule the [G] world, Seas would [C] rise when I gave the [Am] word
Now in the morning I [F] sleep a-[G]lone, Sweep the [C] streets I used to [Am] own
[Instrumental Riff]
[F] [G] [C] [Am]
[F] [G] [C] [Am]
[Verse 2]
I used to [F] roll the [G] dice, Feel the [C] fear in my enemy's [Am] eyes
Listen as the [F] crowd would [G] sing, "Now the [C] old king is dead! Long [Am] live the king!"
One minute I [F] held the [G] key, Next the [C] walls were closed on [Am] me
And I discovered that my [F] castles [G] stand, Upon [C] pillars of salt and [Am] pillars of sand
|[Chorus]
|I [F] hear Jerusalem [G] bells are ringing, [C] Roman Cavalry [Am] choirs are singing
|[F] Be my mirror, my [G] sword, and shield, My [C] missionaries in a [Am] foreign field
|[F]For some reason I [G] can't explain, [C] Once you go there was [Am] never,
|never an [F] honest [G] word, That was [C] when I ruled the [Am] world
[Instrumental Riff]
[F] [G] [C] [Am]
[F] [G] [C] [Am]
[Verse 3]
It was the wicked and [F] wild [G] wind, Blew down the [C] doors to let me [Am] in.
Shattered windows and the [F] sound of [G] drums,
People [C] couldn't believe what [Am] I'd become
Revolutio-[F]-naries [G] wait, For my [C] head on a silver [Am] plate
Just a puppet on a [F] lonely [G] string, Oh [C] who would ever want to be [Am] king?
|[Chorus]
|I [F] hear Jerusalem [G] bells are ringing, [C] Roman Cavalry [Am] choirs are singing
|[F] Be my mirror, my [G] sword, and shield, My [C] missionaries in a [Am] foreign field
|[F] For some reason I [G] can't explain, I [C] know Saint Peter will [Am] call my name,
|never an [F] honest [G] word, But that was [C] when I ruled the [Am] world
[Bridge]
F Am F Am
F Am G G
o-o-o-oh o-[F]ohhh [G] ohh o-o-o-oh o-[C]ohhh [Am] ohh
o-o-o-oh o-[F]ohhh [G] ohh o-o-o-oh o-[C]ohhh [Am] ohh
|[Chorus w/ backing (o-o-o-oh o-ohhh ohh)]
|[F] Hear Jerusalem [G] bells are ringing, [C] Roman Cavalry [Am] choirs are singing
|[F] Be my mirror, my [G] sword, and shield, My [C] missionaries in a [Am] foreign field
|[F] For some reason I [G] can't explain, I [C] know Saint Peter will [Am] call my name,
|[Single Strums]
|never an [F*] honest [G*] word, But that was [Em*] when I ruled the [Am*] world
[Outro]
[F*]
Wake Me Up Before You Go Go [C] - Wham!
[Intro]
[C] (palm mute)Jitterbug [4X]
[Verse 1]
C
You put the boom-boom into my heart
Dm C
You send my soul sky high when your lovin' starts
C
Jitterbug into my brain
Dm C
Goes a bang-bang-bang 'til my feet do the same
Dm
But something's bugging you
Em
Something ain't right
F Em
My best friend told me what you did last night
Dm Em
Left me sleepin' in my bed
F G
I was dreaming, but I should have been with you instead.
[Chorus]
C
Wake me up before you go-go
Dm C
Don't leave me hanging on like a yo-yo
C
Wake me up before you go-go
Dm C
I don't want to miss it when you hit that high
C
Wake me up before you go-go
Dm C
'Cause I'm not plannin' on going solo
C
Wake me up before you go-go
Em Dm C C7
Take me dancing tonight
C C7
I wanna hit that high (yeah, yeah)
[Verse 2]
C
You take the grey skies out of my way
Dm C
You make the sun shine brighter than Doris Day
C
Turned a bright spark into a flame
Dm C
My beats per minute never been the same
Dm Em
'Cause you're my lady, I'm your fool
F Em
It makes me crazy when you act so cruel
Dm Em
Come on, baby, let's not fight
F G
We'll go dancing, everything will be all right
[Chorus]
[Interlude]
[C] (palm mute)[Dm] [C]
Jitterbug [4X]
[Bridge]
Dm Em
Cuddle up, baby, move in tight
F Em
We'll go dancing tomorrow night
Dm Em
It's cold out there, but it's warm in bed
F G
They can dance, we'll stay home instead
[Chorus]
end on 1 strum of [C]