The Bangor Uke Performance Book v1 Dec 2025
Big Yellow Taxi
Joni Mitchell
Intro:
[D]
Verse 1:
They [G] paved paradise... put up a parking [D] lot
With a [G] pink hotel... a [A] boutique... and a [D] swinging hot spot
|Chorus:
|[D] Don't it always [F#m] seem to go
|That you [G] don't know what you've got till it's [D] gone
|They [G] paved paradise... [A] put up a parking [D] lot
|[D] (Shoo ba-ba ba-ba... shoo ba-ba ba-ba)
Verse 2:
They [G] took all the trees... put 'em in a tree mu[D]seum
And then they [G] charged the people... a [A] dollar and a half just to [D] see 'em
Chorus:
Verse 3:
[G] Hey farmer, farmer... put away your D.D. [D] T. now
Give me [G] spots on my apples... but [A] leave me the birds and the [D] bees, please
|Chorus:
|[D] Don't it always [F#m] seem to go
|That you [G] don't know what you've got till it's [D] gone
|They [G] paved paradise... [A] put up a parking [D] lot
|[D] (Shoo ba-ba ba-ba... shoo ba-ba ba-ba)
Verse 4:
[G] Late last night... I heard the screen door [D] slam
And a [G] big yellow taxi... [A] took away my old [D] man
|Chorus:
|[D] Don't it always [F#m] seem to go
|That you [G] don't know what you've got till it's [D] gone
|They [G] paved paradise... [A] put up a parking [D] lot
|[D] (Shoo ba-ba ba-ba... shoo ba-ba ba-ba)
|Chorus:
|I said, [D] don't it always [F#m] seem to go
|That you [G] don't know what you've got till it's [D] gone
|They [G] paved paradise... [A] put up a parking [D] lot
|[D] (Shoo ba-ba ba-ba... shoo ba-ba ba-ba)
Outro:
They [G] paved paradise... [A] put up a parking [D] lot
[D] (Shoo ba-ba ba-ba... shoo ba-ba ba-ba)
They [G] paved paradise and [A] put up a parking [D] lot
Black Velvet Band [C]
Traditional
Intro: [C] [C] [C] [C]
Verse 1:
In a [C] neat little town they call Belfast, apprenticed to [F] trade I was [G] bound,
[C] Many an hour sweet happiness
Have I [Dm] spent in that [G] neat little [C] town.
'Till a sad misfortune came o'er me, and caused me to [F] stray from the [G] land.
Far a-[C]way from my friends and relations,
Be-[Dm]trayed by the [G] black velvet [C] band.
|Chorus:
|Her [C] eyes they shone like diamonds,
|I thought her the [F] queen of the [G] land,
|And her [C] hair hung over her [Am] shoulder,
|Tied [Dm] up with a [G] black velvet [C] band.
Verse 2:
I [C] took a stroll down Broadway, meaning not [F] long for to [G] stay,
When [C] who should I meet but this pretty fair maid,
Come a [Dm] traipsing a-[G]long the high[C]way.
She was both fair and handsome, her neck it was [F] just like a [G] swan's
And her [C] hair hung over her shoulder,
Tied [Dm] up with a [G] black velvet [C] band.
|Chorus:
|Her [C] eyes they shone like diamonds,
|I thought her the [F] queen of the [G] land,
|And her [C] hair hung over her [Am] shoulder,
|Tied [Dm] up with a [G] black velvet [C] band.
Verse 3:
I [C] took a stroll with this pretty fair maid, and a gentleman [F] passing us [G] by.
Well, I [C] knew she meant the doing of him,
By the [Dm] look in her [G] roguish black [C] eye.
A gold watch she took from his pocket, And placed it [F] right into my [G] hand,
And the [C] very first thing that I said was,
"Bad [Dm] ‘cess to the [G] black velvet [C] band".
|Chorus:
|Her [C] eyes they shone like diamonds,
|I thought her the [F] queen of the [G] land,
|And her [C] hair hung over her [Am] shoulder,
|Tied [Dm] up with a [G] black velvet [C] band.
Verse 4:
Be[C]fore the judge and the jury next morning I [F] had to a-[G]ppear.
The [C] judge he says to me, "Young fellow,
The [Dm] case against [G] you is quite [C] clear.
Seven long years is your sentence, to be spent far a [F] way from this [G] land,
Far a-[C]way from your friends and relations,
Be-[Dm]trayed by the [G] black velvet [C] band.
|Chorus:
|Her [C] eyes they shone like diamonds,
|I thought her the [F] queen of the [G] land,
|And her [C] hair hung over her [Am] shoulder,
|(Slowing)
|Tied [Dm] up with a [G] black velvet [C////////] band.
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*]
Buddy Holly Medley - Buddy Holly Bangor Ukes Version
Intro: [C] [C] [C] [C]
Verse 1:
[C] There you go and baby, here am I
Well you [G] left me here so I could sit and cry
Oh, [C] golly gee what have you done to me
Well I [Dm] guess it doesn't [G] matter any [C] more.
Verse 2:
[C] Do you remember baby, last September
How you [G] held me tight each and every night
Well, [C] oops-a daisy how you drove me crazy
But I [Dm] guess it doesn't [G] matter any [C] more.
|chorus 1:
|[Am] There's no use in me a-[C] cryin'
|I've [Am] done everything and now I'm [C] sick of trying
|I've [D] thrown away my nights
|Wasted all my days over [G] you. [Dm] [Em] [G]
Verse 3:
[C] Now you go your way and I'll go mine
[G] Now and forever 'till the [G7] end of time . . . I’ll find
[C] Somebody new and baby we'll say we're through
And [Dm] you won't [G] matter any [C] more.
Verse 4:
[C*] All my love [C*] all 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 5:
[C*] All my life [C*] 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] I can hear my heart calling
[F] A little bit of loving makes everything right
[G*] I'm gonna see my baby tonight
Verse 6:
[C*] All my love [C*] all 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 [C][C]
Can't Buy Me Love - The Beatles Bangor Ukes version
|Can't buy me [Em7] lo-[Am]-ove, [Em7] lo-[Am]-ove,
|Can't buy me [Dm] lo-[G]-ove
I'll [C] buy you a diamond ring my friend
If it makes you feel alright
I'll [F] get you anything my friend, If it [C] makes you feel alright
Cause [G] I don't care too [F*] much for money,
[F] Money can't buy me [C] love
I'll [C] give you all I've got to give, If you say you want me too
I [F] may not have a lot to give, But what I [C] got I'll give to you
'Cause [G] I don't care too [F*] much for money,
Money can't buy me [C] love
| Em7 Am C
|Can't buy me love, everybody tells me so
| Em7 Am Dm G
|Can't buy me love, no, no, no, no
[C] Say you don't need no diamond ring
And I'll be satisfied
[F] Tell me that you want the kind of things
That [C] money just can't buy
[G] I don't care too [F] much for money,
Money can't buy me [C] love
| Em7 Am C
|Can't buy me love, everybody tells me so
| Em7 Am Dm G
|Can't buy me love, no, no, no, no
end on [C*]
Dirty Old Town [G] - The Pogues
[G]
I met my [G]love... by the gas works wall
Dreamed a [C]dream... by the old ca[G]nal
I kissed my [Em]girl... by the factory [G]wall
Dirty old [Am]town... [D7] dirty old [Em]town
Clouds are [G]dri-i-ifting across the moon
Cats are [C]pro-o-owling on their [G]beat
Springs a [Em]girl... from the streets at [G]night
Dirty old [Am] town... [D7]dirty old [Em]town
I heard a [G]siren... coming from the docks
Saw a [C]train... set the night on [G]fire
I smelled the [Em]spring... on the smoky [G]wind
Dirty old [Am] town... [D7]dirty old [Em]town
I'm gonna [G]make me... a big sharp axe
Shining [C]steel... tempered in a [G]fire
I’ll chop you [Em]down... like an old dead [G]tree
Dirty old [Am]town... [D7]dirty old [Em]town
I met my [G]love... by the gas works wall
Dreamed a [C]dream... by the old ca[G]nal
I kissed my [Em]girl... by the factory [G]wall
Dirty old [Am] town... [D7]dirty old [Em]town
Dirty old [Am] town... [D7]dirty old [Em]town
Dirty old [Am] town... [D7]dirty old [Em]town
Eight Days A Week (Maggie)
The Beatles
Intro :
[C] [D7] [F] [C]
Verse 1:
[C] Ooh I need your [D7] love babe [F] guess you know it's [C] true
[C] Hope you need my [D7] love babe [F] just like I need [C] you
[Am] Hold me [F] love me [Am] hold me [D7] love me
[C] Ain't got nothing but [D7] love babe [F] eight days a [C] week
Verse 2:
[C] Love you every [D7] day girl [F] always on my [C] mind
[C] One thing I can [D7] say girl [F] love you all the [C] time
[Am] Hold me [F] love me [Am] hold me [D7] love me
[C] Ain't got nothing but [D7] love babe [F] eight days a [C] week
Chorus:
[G*] Eight [G*] days a [G*] we- [G*] ek I [Am*] lo- [Am*] o [Am*] ove you [Am]
[D7*] Eight [D7*] days a [D7*]we- [D7*] ek is [F] not enough to [G7] show I care
Verse 3:
[C] Ooh I need your [D7] love babe [F] guess you know it's [C] true
[C] Hope you need my [D7] love babe [F] just like I need [C] you
[Am] Hold me [F] love me [Am] hold me [D7] love me
[C] Ain't got nothing but [D7] love babe [F] eight days a [C] week
Chorus:
[G*] Eight [G*] days a [G*] we- [G*] ek I [Am*] lo- [Am*] o [Am*] ove you [Am]
[D7*] Eight [D7*] days a [D7*]we- [D7*] ek is [F] not enough to [G7] show I care
Verse 4:
[C] Love you every [D7] day girl [F] always on my [C] mind
[C] One thing I can [D7] say girl [F] love you all the [C] time
[Am] Hold me [F] love me [Am] hold me [D7] love me
[C] Ain't got nothing but [D7] love babe [F] eight days a [C] week
Outro:
[F] Eight days a [C] week
[F] Eight days a [C] week
[C-C] [D7-D7] [F-F-F] [C*]
Fat Bottomed Girls [D]
Queen
[Intro - Acappela]
Aaaaaare you gonna take me home tonight?
Aaaaah down beside that red firelight
Aaaaare you gonna let it all hang out?
Fat bottomed girls, you make the rockin' world go [D] round
[Verse 1 - Strumming]
I was [D] just a skinny lad, never knew no good from bad
But I knew life before I left my [A] nursery
Left [D] alone with big fat Fanny ... she was [G] such a naughty nanny
Heap big [D] woman, you made a [A] bad boy out of [D] me [D*]
Verse 2:
I've been [D] singing with my band, across the water across the land
I seen ev'ry blue eyed floozy on the [A] way
But their [D] beauty and their style ... went kind of [G] smooth after a while
Take me [D] to them dirty [A] ladies every [D] time [D*]
|Chorus:
|[D] Ohhhhh won't you [C]take me home [G] tonight?
|[D] Ohhhhh down [C] beside your red fire-[A]-light
|[D] Ohhhhh and you [G] give it all you got
|Fat bottomed [D] girls, you make the [A] rockin' world go [D] round [G] (yeah)
|[G] Fat bottomed [D] girls, you make the [A] rockin' world go [D] round [D*]
Instrumental:
[G] [D] [A] [D]
[G] [D] [A] [G*]
Verse 3:
Now I got [D] mortgages and homes, I got stiffness in the bones
Ain't no beauty queens in this locali-[A]-ty (I tell ya!)
Oh but [D] I still get my pleasure ... still [G] got my greatest treasure
Heap big [D] woman you gone and [A] made a big man of [D] me [D*]
|Chorus:
|[D] Oh won't you [C] take me home [G] tonight?
|[D] Oh down [C] beside that red fire-[A]-light
|[D] Oh you gotta [G] let it all hang out
|Fat bottomed [D] girls You make the [A] rockin' world go [D] round [G] (yeah!)
|Fat bottomed [D] girls You make the [A] rockin' world go [D] round
[D / / ]
Fisherman's Blues [☘️] - The Waterboys
key of [C]
[Intro]
[G] [F] [Am] [C]
[G] [F] [Am] [C]
[Verse 1]
I [G]wish I was a fisherman, [F] tumbling on the seas
[Am] Far away from dry land, and it's [C] bitter memories
[G] Casting out my sweet line with [F] abandonment and love
[Am] No ceiling bearing down on me, save the [C] starry sky above
|With light in my [G] hair, you in my [F] arms, oh oh [Am] oh, oh [C] oh
[Verse 2]
I [G]wish I was the brake man, on a [F] hurtlin fevered train
Crashing [Am ]headlong into the heartland, like a [C] cannon in the rain
With the [G] beating of the sleepers, and the [F] burning of the coal
[Am] Counting towns flashing by, in a [C] night that's full of soul
|With light in my [G] hair, you in my [F] arms, oh oh [Am] oh, oh [C] oh
[G] oh ooh [F] oh ooh [Am] oh, oh [C] oh
[Verse 3 ]
Oh I [G] know I will be loosened, from [F] bonds that hold me fast
And the [Am] chains all hung around me, [C] will fall away at last
And on that [G] fine and fateful day, I will [F] take thee in my hand
I will [Am] ride the night train, and I will [C] be the fisherman
|With light in my [G] hair, you in my [F] arms, oh oh [Am] oh, oh [C] oh
[G] oh ooh [F] oh ooh [Am] oh, oh [C] oh
With light in my [G] hair, you in my [F] arms, oh oh [Am] oh, oh [C] oh
With light in my [G] hair, you in my [F] arms, oh oh [Am] oh, oh [C] oh
[Acapella]
With light in my hair, you in my arms, oh oh oh, oh oh
Flowers - Miley Cyrus
Verse 1: (Single strum)
We were [Am*] good, we were [Dm*] gold, Kind of [G*] dream that can't be [C*] sold
We were [Am*] right 'til we [Dm*] weren't, Built a [G*] home and watched it [C*] burn
Pre-Chorus 1: (normal strum)
Am Dm
I didn't wanna leave you, I didn't wanna lie
E7
Started to cry but then remembered I
|[Chorus 1]
|Am Dm
| I can buy myself flowers
|G C
| Write my name in the sand
|Am Dm
| Talk to myself for hours
|G C
| Say things you don't under-stand
|Am Dm
| I can take myself dancing
|G C
| And I can hold my own hand
|Yeah, I can [F*] love me better [E7*] than... you [Am] can,
[Post-Chorus 1]
Dm
Can love me better, I can love me better, baby
G C
Can love me better, I can love me better
Verse 2:
Am Dm G C
Paint my nails, cherry red, [WOO] Match the roses that you left
Am Dm G C
No remorse, no regret, I forget every word you said
Pre-Chorus 2:
Am Dm
Ooh, I didn't wanna leave you, baby, I didn't wanna fight
E7
Started to cry but then remembered I
[Chorus 2]
Post-Chorus 2:
Dm
[Am] Can love me better, I can love me better, baby
G C
Can love me better, I can love me better, baby
Am Dm
Can love me better, I can love me better, baby
G
Can love me better, [C*] I
Pre-Chorus 3:
[Am*] I didn't wanna leave you, baby, [Dm*] I didn't wanna fight
E7
Started to cry but then remembered I
|[Chorus 3]
| Dm
|[Am] I can buy myself flowers (Uh-uh)
|G C
| Write my name in the sand
|Am Dm
| Talk to myself for hours (Yeah-eah)
|G C
| Say things you don't under-stand
|Am Dm
| I can take myself dancing (Yeah-eah)
|G C
| And I can hold my own hand
|Yeah, I can [F*] love me better [E7*] than
|Yeah, I can [F*] love me better [E7] than... you [Am] [cannnn],
[Outro]
Dm
[Can] love me better, I can love me better, baby
G C
Can love me better, I can love me better, baby (Baby yeah)
Am Dm
Can love me better, I can love me better, baby
G C
Can love me better, I can love me better baby
[Am - Single Strum]
Folsom Prison Blues
Johnny Cash
Intro:
[G] [G] [G] [G]
Verse 1:
I [G] hear the train a comin’... it's rolling round the bend
And I ain't seen the sunshine since... [G7] I don't know when
I'm [C] stuck in Folsom prison... and time keeps draggin’ [G] on
But that [D7] train keeps a rollin’... on down to San An[G]ton
Verse 2:
When [G] I was just a baby... my mama told me son (son)
Always be a good boy... don't [G7] ever play with guns
But I [C] shot a man in Reno... just to watch him [G] die
When I [D7] hear that whistle blowin’... I hang my head and [G] cry
Verse 3:
I [G] bet there's rich folks eating in a fancy dining car
They're probably drinkin’ coffee... and [G7] smoking big cigars
Well I [C] know I had it coming... I know I can't be [G] free
But those [D7] people keep a-movin’... and that's what tortures [G] me
Verse 4:
Well if they'd [G] free me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine
I bet I'd move it on a little [G7] farther down the line
[C] Far from Folsom prison... that's where I want to [G] stay
And I'd [D7] let that lonesome whistle... blow my blues a[G]way
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///////]
Happy Together [Dm] Bangor Ukes Versiom
The Turtles
Intro:
[Dm] [Dm] [Dm] [Dm]
Verse 1:
Imagine [Dm] me and you... I do
I think about you [C] day and night... it's only right
To think about the [Bb] girl you love... and hold her tight
So happy to[A7]gether
If I should [Dm] call you up... invest a dime
And you say you be[C]long to me... and ease my mind
Imagine how the [Bb] world could be... so very fine
So happy to[A7]gether
|Chorus:
|[D] I can't see me [C] lovin’ nobody but [D] you
|For all my [C] life
|[D] When you're with me [C] baby the skies'll be [D] blue
|For all my [C] life
Verse 2:
[Dm] Me and you... and you and me
No matter how they [C] toss the dice... it has to be
The only one for [Bb] me is you... and you for me
So happy to[A7]gether
|Chorus:
|[D] I can't see me [C] lovin’ nobody but [D] you
|For all my [C] life
|[D] When you're with me [C] baby the skies'll be [D] blue
|For all my [C] life
Verse 3:
[Dm] Me and you... and you and me
No matter how they [C] toss the dice... it has to be
The only one for [Bb] me is you... and you for me
So happy to[A7]gether
Bridge:
[D] Ba-ba-ba-ba [C] ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-[D] ba ba-ba-ba-[C] ba
[D] Ba-ba-ba-ba [C] ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-[D] ba ba-ba-ba-[C] ba
Verse 4:
[Dm] Me and you... and you and me
No matter how they [C] toss the dice... it has to be
The only one for [Bb] me is you... and you for me
So happy to[A7]gether
Outro:
[Dm] So happy to[A7]gether
[Dm] How is the [A7] weather
[Dm] So happy to[A7]gether [A7]
[Repeat from bridge to end]
Here Comes Santa Claus (Easy)
[C] Here comes Santa Claus here comes Santa Claus
[G7] Right down Santa Claus lane
[G7]Vixen and Blitzen and all his reindeer [C] pullin' on the [C7] reins
[F] Bells are ringin' [C] children [Am] singin'
[Dm] All is [G7] merry and [C] bright [C7]
[F] Hang your stockings and [C] say your [A7] prayers
'Cause [G7*]Santa Claus [G7*]comes to-[C*]night[G7*]
[C]Here comes Santa Claus here comes Santa Claus
[G7] Right down Santa Claus lane
[G7]He's got a bag that's filled with toys for [C] boys and girls a-[C7]gain
[F] Hear those sleigh bells [C] jingle [Am] jangle
[Dm] Oh what a [G7] beautiful [C] sight [C7]
[F]Jump in bed and [C] cover your [A7] head
'Cause [G7*]Santa Claus [G7*]comes to-[C*]night [G7*]
[C]Here comes Santa Claus here comes Santa Claus
[G7]Right down Santa Claus lane
[G7]He doesn't care if you're rich or poor he [C] loves you just the [C7] same
[F]Santa Claus knows that [C] we're God’s [Am] children
[Dm]That makes [G7] everything [C] right [C7]
[F]Fill your hearts with [C] Christmas [A7] cheer
'Cause[G7*] Santa Claus [G7*]comes to-[C*]night [G7*]
'Cause [G7] Santa Claus comes to-[C] night.
[G7] [C]
I Useta Love Her [G]
Saw Doctors
I have [G] fallen for another she can make her own way [C] home
And even if she asked me now I'd let her go a-[G]lone
I useta see her up the chapel as she went to Sunday [C] mass
When she'd go up to receive I'd kneel down there and watch her [G] pass
The glory of her [D]ass
I [G] useta love her, I useta love her [C] once
A long long time ago
I [G] useta love her, I used love her [C] once
A long long time ago
It's [F] gone, [Bb] all my loving is [C] gone
It's [F] gone, [Bb] all my loving is [C] gone
Do you [G] remember her collecting for concern on Christmas [C] eve
She was on a 48 hour fast just water and black [G] tea
I walked right up and made an ostentatious contri-[C] bution
And I winked at her to tell her I'd seduce her in the [G] future
When she's feelin [D]looser
I [G] useta love her, I useta love her [C] once
A long long time ago
I [G] useta love her, I used love her [C] once
A long long time ago
It's [F] gone, [Bb] all my loving is [C] gone
It's [F] gone, [Bb] all my loving is [C] gone
So [G] now you know the truth of it she's no longer my ob [C] session
And the thoughts and dreams I had of her would take 6 months in [G] confession
See I met this young one Thursday night and she's into free ex-[C] pression
And her mission is to rid the world of this sinful re [G] pression [G*]
And then we had a [D]session
I [G] useta love her, I useta love her [C] once
A long long time ago
I [G] useta love her, I used love her [C] once
A long long time ago
It's [F] gone, [Bb] all my loving is [C] gone
It's [F] gone, [Bb] all my loving is [C] gone
It’s [F] gone, [Bb] gone gone gone, [C] all my lovin is
[Pause] [F] gone, [Bb] gone gone gone, [C] all my lovin is
[Pause] [F] gone, [Bb] gone gone gone, [C] all my lovin is
[Pause] [F] gone, [Bb] gone gone gone [C*]
[Slower]
I have [G] fallen for her mother she can make her own way [C] home
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas - Bing Crosby
Intro
G Em Am D
[G] I’m dreaming of a [Am] white [D] Christmas
[C] Just like the [D] ones I used to [G] know
Where the tree tops [G7] glisten and [C]... children [Cm] listen
To [G] hear [Em] sleigh bells in the [Am] snow [D]
[G] I’m dreaming of a [Am] white [D] Christmas
[C] With every [D] Christmas card I [G] write
May your days be [G7] merry and [C] bright [Cm]
And may [G] all your [Am] Christmas[D]ses be [G] white [D]
[G]I’m dreaming of a [Am]white [D]Christmas
[C] Just like the [D] ones I used to [G] know
Where the tree tops [G7] glisten and [C]... children [Cm] listen
To [G] hear [Em] sleigh bells in the [Am] snow [D]
[G] I’m dreaming of a [Am] white [D] Christmas
[C] With every [D] Christmas card I [G] write
May your days be [G7] merry and [C] bright [Cm]
And may [G] all your [Am] Christmas[D]ses be [G] white [G]
[Slower]
May your days be [G7] merry and [C] bright [Cm]
[slow]
And may [G] all your [Am] Christmas[D]ses be [G/////] whiiiiiite
Jingle Bell Rock (Maggie)
Verse1:
[G] Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
Jingle bells swing and [Am]jingle bells [D7] ring
[Am]Snowing and [D7] blowing up [Am] bushels of [D7] fun
[Am]...Now the jingle hop [D]has begun
Verse 2:
[G]Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
Jingle bells chime in [Am]jingle bell [D7] time
[Am] Dancing and [D7] prancing in [Am] Jingle Bell [D7] Square
[Am]...In the [D7]frosty [G*] air[G7*]
Bridge:
What a [C] bright time, it's the [Am] right time
[G] To rock the night away
Jingle [A7] bell time is a swell time
[D7] To go gliding in a one-horse sleigh
Chorus:
[G] Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet
Jingle around the [E7]clock
[C] Mix and a-mingle in the [Am] jingling feet
[Am] That's the [D7] jingle bell [G] rock
Chorus:
[G] Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet
Jingle around the [E7]clock
[C] Mix and a-mingle in the [Am] jingling feet
[Am] That's the [D7] jingle bell
[Am]That's the [D7] jingle bell,
[Am]That's the [D7] jingle bell [G*] rock [D7*] [G*]
Jingle Bells[C] - James Pierpoint
C C
[C] Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way
[F] Oh what fun it [C] is to ride in a [G7] one-horse open sleigh Hey!
[C]Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way
[F]Oh what fun it [C] is to ride in a [G7] one-horse open [C] sleigh
[C]Dashing through the snow, On a one-horse open [F] sleigh
Over the fields we [G7] go, Laughing all the [C] way ..Ha, Ha, Ha
Bells on bob-tail ring, Making spirits [F] bright
What fun it is to [G7] ride and sing, A sleighing song to [C]*night Oh!
[C] Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way
[F] Oh what fun it [C] is to ride in a [G7] one-horse open sleigh Hey!
[C]Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way
[F] Oh what fun it [C] is to ride in a [G7] one-horse open [C] sleigh
[C] Now the ground is white, Go it while you're [F] young
Ask the girls to [G7]night, And sing this sleighing [C] song
Get a bob-tailed bay, Two-forty as his [F] speed
Hitch him to an [G7] open sleigh, And crack! you'll take the [C*] lead... Oh!
[C] Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way
[F] Oh what fun it [C] is to ride in a [G7] one horse open sleigh Hey!
[C] Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way
[F] Oh what fun it [C] is to ride in a [G7] one-horse open [C] sleigh
[F] Oh what fun it [C] is to ride in a
[G7*] one [G7*]horse o-[G7*]pen [C] sleighhhhhhh [G*] [C*]
Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
Intro:
[A] [A] [A] [A]
Verse 1:
Deep [A] down in Louisiana close to New Orleans
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens
There [D] stood a log cabin made of earth and wood
Where [A] lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode
Who [E7] never ever learned to read or write so well,
But he could [A] play the UKULELE like a ringin’ a bell.
|Chorus:
|[A] Go go.....go Johnny go go go
|[A] Go Johnny go go [D] go
|[D] Go Johnny go go [A] go
|[A] Go Johnny go go [E7] go..... Johnny B. [A] Goode...
Verse 2:
He used to [A] put his UKULELE in a gunny sack and
Sit beneath a tree by the railroad track.
An [D] engineers could see him sitting in the shade
[A] strummin’ to the rhythm that the drivers made
[E7] People passing by... they would stop and say
Oh [A] my but that little country boy can play.
|Chorus:
|[A] Go go.....go Johnny go go go
|[A] Go Johnny go go [D] go
|[D] Go Johnny go go [A] go
|[A] Go Johnny go go [E7] go..... Johnny B. [A] Goode...
Verse 3:
His [A] mother told him “someday you will be a man”
And you will be the leader of a Big Uke Jam
[D] Many, many people come from miles around to
[A] hear your UKULELE till the sun go down
[E7] Maybe someday your name will be in lights
Sayin’ [A] ‘ Johnny B. Goode tonight’.
|Chorus:
|[A] Go go go go.....go Johnny go go go
|[A] Go Johnny go go [D] go
|[D] Go Johnny go go [A] go
|[A] Go Johnny go go [E7] go..... Johnny B. [A] Goode...
|Chorus:
|[A] Go go go go.....go Johnny go go go
|[A] Go Johnny go go [D] go
|[D] Go Johnny go go [A] go
|[A] Go Johnny go go [E7] go..... Johnny B. [A] Goode...
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 be-[C]yond 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*]JO-[Am*]LENE!
Karma Chameleon [C] - Culture Club
Intro:
[C] [C] [C]
Verse 1:
[C] There's a [C] loving in your [G] eyes all the [C] way
If I [C] listened to your [G] lies would you [C] say
I'm a [F] man without [G] conviction
I'm a [F] man who doesn't [G] know
How to [F] sell a contra- [G] -diction
You come and [Dm] go, you come and [Am] go- [G] -oh
|Chorus:
|[C] Karma karma karma karma [G] karma chamele- [Am] -on
|You come and [Dm] go, you come and [C] go-o-o- [G] -oh
|[C] Loving would be easy if your [G] colors were like my [Am] dreams
|Red gold and [Dm] green, red gold and [C] gree- [G] -een
Verse 2:
Didn't [C] hear your wicked [G] words every [C] day
And you [C] used to be so [G] sweet, I heard you [C] say
That my [F] love was an [G] addiction
When we [F] cling our love is [G] strong
When you [F] go you're gone [G] forever
You string a- [Dm] -long, you string a- [C] -lo- [G] -ong
Chorus:
Bridge:
[F] Every day is like sur- [Em] -vival (survival)
[Dm] You're my lover (you're my lover) not my [Am] ri... val
[F] Every day is like sur- [Em] -vival (survival)
[Dm] You're my lover (you're my lover) not my [Am] ri- [G] -val
Instrumental:
[C] [G] [C] [C]
[C] [G] [C] [C]
Pre-Chorus:
I'm a [F] man without [G] conviction I'm a [F] man who doesn't [G] know
How to [F] sell a contra- [G] -diction
You come and [Dm] go, you come and [Am] go- [G] –oh [stop]
|[Chorus]
|
|[Acapella]
|[C*] Karma karma karma karma [G*] karma chamele- [Am*] -on
|[Am*] You come and [Dm*] go [Dm*], you come and [C*] go-o-o- [G*] -oh
|[C*] Loving would be easy if your [G*] colors were like my
|[Am*] dreams [Am*] Red gold and [Dm*] green [Dm*], red gold and [C*] gree- [G*] -een
|
|Back to normal:
|[C] Karma karma karma karma [G] karma chamele- [Am] -on
|You come and [Dm] go, you come and [C] go-o-o- [G] -oh
|[C] Loving would be easy if your [G] colors were like my [Am] dreams
|Red gold and [Dm] green, red gold and [C] gree- [G] -een
Outro:
[C* - Single Strum]
Let it Snow (Maggie)[C]
Oh, the [C] weather out[G7] side is [C] frightful
But the [G] fire is so de [G7] lightful
And [Dm] since we've no place to go
Let it [G7] snow let it snow let it [C] snow
Oh, it [C] doesn’t show [G7]signs of [C] stopping
And I’ve [G] brought some corn for [G7] popping
The [Dm] lights are turned way down low
Let it [G7] snow let it snow let it [C] snow
When we [G] finally kiss good night
How I [D7] hate going out in the [G] storm
But if [G] you really hold me tight
[A7] all the way [D7] home I'll be [G] wa-[G7] rm
Oh, the [C] fire is [G7] slowly [C] dying
And my [G] dear we’re still good [G7] bye-ing
But as [Dm] long as you love me so
Let it [G7] snow let it snow let it [C] snow
When we [G] finally kiss good night
How I [D7] hate going out in the [G] storm
But if [G] you really hold me tight
[A7] All the way [D7] home I'll be [G] wa-[G7] rm
Oh, the [C] fire is [G7] slowly [C] dying
And my [G] dear we’re still good [G7] bye-ing
But as [Dm] long as you love me so
Let it [G7] snow let it snow let it [C] snow
[SLOWER]
Let it [G] snow....
let it [G7] snow....
Let it [C] snow-wwww [G7*] [C*]
[1,2,3,4,5]
Little Old Wine Drinker Me - Dean Martin
Intro:
[C] [C]
Verse 1:
I'm [C] praying for [F] rain in Cali[C]fornia
So the grapes will grow and they can make more [G] wine [G7]
And I'm [C] sitting in a [F] honky in Chic[C]ago
With a broken heart and a [G7] woman on my [C] mind [F] [C]
|Chorus:
|I ask the [G] man behind the bar for the [C] jukebox
|And the music takes me back to Tennes[G]see [G7]
|When they [C] ask who's the [F] fool in the [C] corner [F] crying
|I say [C*] [C*] little old [G] wine drinker [C] me [G7]
Verse 2:
I [C] got here last [F] week from down in Nash[C]ville
'Cos my baby left for Florida on a [G] train [G7]
I said [C] I'd get a [F] job and just forget [C] her
But in Chicago a broken [G7] heart is just the [C] same [F] [C]
|Chorus:
|I ask the [G] man behind the bar for the [C] jukebox
|And the music takes me back to Tennes[G]see [G7]
|When they [C] ask who's the [F] fool in the [C] corner [F] crying
|I say [C*] [C*] little old [G] wine drinker [C] me [G7]
Instrumental: (verse chords)
[C] [F] [C] [C] [C] [C] [G] [G7]
[C] [F] [C] [C] [C] [C] [G7] [C] [F] [C]
|Chorus:
|I ask the [G] man behind the bar for the [C] jukebox
|And the music takes me back to Tennes[G]see [G7]
|When they [C] ask who's the [F] fool in the [C] corner [F] crying
|I say [C*] [C*] little old [G] wine drinker [C] me [C]
Outro:
I say [C*] [C*] little old [G] wine drinker [C] me
[G] [C]
Mele Kalikimaka
Intro:
D D
Verse 1:
[D] Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say... on a bright Hawaiian Christmas [A7] day.
[A7] That's the island greeting that we send to you...
[A7] from the land where palm trees [D] sway.
[D7] Here we know that Christmas will be [G] green and bright
the [B7] sun will shine by day and all the [E7] stars at [A7] night
[D] Mele Kalikimaka is Ha[D7]waii's [B7] way...
To [Em] say "Merry [A7] Christmas" to [D] you.
[Repeat Verse 1 with Kazoos]
Verse 2:
[D] Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say... on a bright Hawaiian Christmas [A7] day.
[A7] That's the island greeting that we send to you...
[A7] from the land where palm trees [D] sway.
[D7] Here we know that Christmas will be [G] green and bright
the [B7] sun will shine by day and all the [E7] stars at [A7] night
[D] Mele Kalikimaka is Ha[D7]waii's [B7] way...
To [Em] say "Merry [A7] Christmas"
Outro:
To [Em] say "Merry [A7] Christmas"
To [Em] say "Merry [A7] Christmas" to [D] you
[A*] [D*]
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] [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] plus cymbals
RIPTIDE
Key of Am
[Am] [G] [C] x2
[Am] I was scared of [G] dentists and the [C] dark
[Am] I was scared of [G] pretty girls and [C] starting conversations
Oh [Am] all my [G] friends are turning [C] green
You're the [Am] magicians [G] assistant in their [C] dreams
Chorus 1
Ah [Am] ooh [G] ooh [C] ooh
Ah [Am] ah ooh [G] ooh and they [C] come unstuck
Chorus 2
[Am] Lady [G] running down to the [C] riptide
Taken away to the [Am] darkside
[G] I wanna be your [C] left hand man
I [Am] love you [G] when you're singing that [C] song and
I got a lump in my [Am] throat 'cause
[G] You're gonna sing the [C] words wrong
[Am] There's this movie [G] that I think you'll [C] like
This [Am] guy decides to [G] quit his job and [C] heads to New York City
This [Am] cowboy's [G] running from him[C]self
and [Am] she's been living [G] on the highest [C] shelf
Chorus 1 & 2
[Am] I just wanna I just wanna [G] know
[C] If you're gonna if you're gonna [F] stay
[Am] I just gotta I just gotta [G] know
[C!][C] I can't have it I can't have it [F] any other way
I [Am*] swear she's [G*] destined for the [C*] screen
[Am*] Closest thing to [G*] Michelle Pfeiffer [C*] that you've ever seen oh
Chorus 2 then Chorus 1 to finish)
Rockin’ All Over The World - Status Quo Bangor Uke Version
Intro:
G (4 strums)
Verse 1:
[G] Well here we are and here we are and here we go
[C] All aboard cos we’re hittin' the road
Here we [G] go oh [D] rockin' all over the [G] world
Verse 2:
[G] Well a giddy up and giddy up get away
[C] We're goin' crazy and we're goin' today
Here we [G] go oh [D] rockin' all over the [G] world
|Chorus:
|[G] And I like it I like it I like it I like it I [C] la la like it la la like it
|Here we [G] go oh [D] rockin' all over the [G] world
Verse 3:
[G] I'm gonna tell your mama what I'm gonna do
Come [C] on out get your dancing shoes
Here we [G] go oh [D] rockin' all over the [G] world
|Chorus:
|[G] And I like it I like it I like it I like it I [C] la la like it la la like it
|Here we [G] go oh [D] rockin' all over the [G] world
Acapella:
And I like it I like it I like it I like it I la la like it la la like it
Here we go oh rockin' all over the world
|Chorus x2:
|[G] And I like it I like it I like it I like it I [C] la la like it la la like it
|Here we [G] go oh [D] rockin' all over the [G] world
Outro:
Here we [G] go oh [D] rockin' all over the [G] world
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree * - Brenda Lee
Intro:
G G
[G]Rocking around the Christmas tree at the [D] Christmas party hop
[D] Mistletoe hung where you can see every couple try to [G]stop
[G] Rocking around the Christmas tree let the [D] Christmas spirit ring
[D] Later we’ll have some pumpkin pie and we’ll do some carol[G] ling
[C] You will get a sentimental [Bm] feeling when you hear
[C] Voices singing Let’s be jolly [A*] deck the halls with [D*] boughs of holly
[G] Rocking around the Christmas tree have a [D] happy holiday
[D] Everyone dancing merrily in the new old-fashioned [G] way
[C] You will get a sentimental [Bm]feeling when you hear
[C] Voices singing Let’s be jolly [A*] deck the halls with [D*] boughs of holly’
Single strums]
[A] Fa la la la [D] laaa, la [A] la [A] la [D] laa:
[G] Rocking around the Christmas tree let the [D] Christmas spirit ring
[D] Later we’ll have some pumpkin pie and we’ll do some carol[G]ling.
Outro:
[G]Rocking around the Christmas tree have a [D] happy holiday
[D] Everyone dancing merrily
In the [D*] new... [D*] old... [D7*] fash- [D7*] ioned [G] wayyyyyyy [D7*][G*]
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (Maggie)[G]
[G] Rudolph the red nosed reindeer
[G] Had a very shiny [D] nose
[D] And if you ever saw it
[D7] You would even say it [G] glows
[G] All of the other reindeer
[G] Used to laugh and call him [D] names
[D] They never let poor Rudolph
[D7] Join in any reindeer [G] games [G7]
[C] Then one foggy [G] Christmas Eve
[D7] Santa came to to [G] say
[D*] Rudolph with your [D7*] nose so bright
[A*] Won't you guide my [D7] sleigh tonight?"
[G] Then how the reindeer loved him
[G] And they shouted out with [D] glee
[D] Rudolph the red nosed reindeer
[D7] You'll go down in [G] history!
[Instrumental + Kazoos]
[Tune of 'Then one foggy...']
[C] [C] [G] [G]
[D7] [D7] [G] [G]
[D] [D] [D7] [D7]
[A] [A] [D7][D7]
[G] Then how the reindeer loved him
[G] And they shouted out with [D] glee
[D] Rudolph the red nosed reindeer
[D7] You'll go down in [G] history!
[Don't slow up]
[D7] You'll go down in histo [G*] ry [D7*] [G*]
Run - Snow Patrol (Bangor Ukes Version)
Verse 1
I'll sing it [Am] one last time for [G] you - then we [Am] really have to [G] go,
You've been the [Am] only thing that's [G] right - in all l've [Am] done [G]
And I can [Am] barely look at [G] you - but every [Am] single time I do [G]
I know we'll [Am] make it anywhere [G] away from here [Am][G]
Chorus
[C] Light up, light up, as if you [G] have a choice
Even if you cannot [Am] hear my voice, I’ll be right beside you [F] dear
[C] Louder, louder, and we'll run [G] for our lives,
I can hardly speak I under-[Am]stand, why you can't raise your voice to [F] say
Verse 2
To think I [Am] might not see those [G] eyes - it makes it [Am] so hard not to [G] cry
And as we [Am] say our long good-[G]byes I nearly [Am] do [G]
Chorus
[C] Slower, slower we don't have [G] time for that
All I want is to find an [Am] easier way, to get out of our little [F] heads [C]
Have heart, my dear, we're bound to [G] be afraid
Even if its just for [Am] a few days, makin' up for all of this [F] mess
Chorus (voices & Instruments)
Chorus (Acapella)
Signing and Strum only
[C] Light up, light up, as if you [G] have a choice
Even if you cannot [Am] hear my voice, I’ll be right beside you [F] dear
Runaround Sue (c) Bangor
Dion and the Belmonts
[C] Here's my story, it's sad but true [Am] It's about a girl that I once knew
[F] She took my love, then ran around [G7] With every single guy in town
|Chorus - back to Regular Strumming:
|[C] Hey, hey, oh oh oh oh oh [Am] Hey, hey, oh oh oh oh oh
|[F] Hey, hey, oh oh oh oh oh [G7] Hey, hey, oh oh oh oh x2
[C] I guess I should have known it from the very start
[Am] This girl would leave me with a broken heart
[F] Now listen people what I'm telling you
[G7] "I keep away from Runaround Sue"
[C] Her amazing lips and the smile from her face
[Am] The touch of her hand and this girl's warm embrace
[F] So if you don't want to cry like I do
[G*] Keep away from Runaround Sue.
Chorus:
Bridge:
[F] She like to travel around,[C] She'll love you, then she'll put you down
[F] Now, people let me put you wise[G7] She goes out with other guys
And the [C] moral of the story from the guy who knows
[Am] I've been in love and my love still grows
[F] Ask any fool that she ever knew
[G7] they'll say, Keep away from Runaround
Chorus:
Bridge:
Chorus:
Outro:
[C - Single Strum]
Santa Claus ls Coming To Town
You [C] better watch out, you [F] better not cry,
You [C] better not pout, I'm [F] telling you why.
[C] Santa Claus is [F] coming to town
[C] Santa Claus is [F] coming to town
[C] Santa [Am] Claus is [F] coming [G] to [C] town [G]
He's [C] making a list, he's [F] checking it twice,
He's [C] gonna find out who's [F] naughty or nice.
[C] Santa Claus is [F] coming to town
[C] Santa Claus is [F] coming to town
[C] Santa [Am] Claus is [F] coming [G] to [C] town
He sees you when youre [F] sleeping,
He [C] knows when you're [F] awake,
He [D] knows if you've been [G] bad or good
So be [D] good for goodness [G] sake,
Oh, you [C] better watch out, you [F] better not cry,
You [C] better not pout, I'm [F] telling you why.
[C] Santa Claus is [F] coming to town
[C] Santa Claus is [F] coming to town
[C] Santa [Am] Claus is [F] coming [G] to [C] town
He sees you when you're [F] sleeping,
He [C] knows when you're [F] awake,
He [D] knows if you've been [G] bad or good
So be [D] good for goodness [G] sake,
Oh, you [C] better watch out, you [F] better not cry,
You [C] better not pout, I'm [F] telling you why:
[C] Santa Claus is [F] coming to town
[C] Santa Claus is [F] coming to town
Santa [Am] Claus is [F] coming [G] to [C] town
Sunny Afternoon [Dm]
The Kinks
[Intro] (Play only [Dm] chords if we have a bassist]
[Dm] [Dm] [A] [A]
[Dm] [Dm] [A] [A]
Verse 1:
The [Dm] taxman’s taken [C] all my dough
And [F] left me in my [C] stately home
[A] Lazin’ on a sunny after[Dm]noon
And I can’t [C] sail my yacht
He’s [F] taken every[C]thing I’ve got
[A] All I’ve got’s this sunny after[Dm]noon
Verse 2:
[D7] Save me, save me, save me from this [G7] squeeze
I got a [C7] big fat mama tryin’ to break [F] me [A7]
And I [Dm] love to live so [G7] pleasantly
[Dm] Live this life of [G7] luxur[C7]y
[F] Lazin’ on a [A7] sunny after[Dm]noon
|Chorus:
|In the [Dm] summertime [A]
|In the [Dm] summertime [A]
|In the [Dm] summertime [A]
Verse 3:
My [Dm] girlfriend’s run off [C] with my car
And [F] gone back to her [C] ma and pa
[A] Tellin’ tales of drunkenness and [Dm] cruelty
Now I’m [C] sittin’ here
[F] Sippin’ at my [C] ice-cold beer
[A] All I’ve got’s this sunny after[Dm]noon
Verse 4:
[D7] Help me, help me, help me sail a[G7]way
Or give me [C7] two good reasons why I oughta [F] stay [A7]
Cos I [Dm] love to live so [G7] pleasantly
[Dm] Live this life of [G7] luxur[C7]y
[F] Lazin’ on a [A7] sunny after[Dm]noon
Chorus:
Verse 5:
[D7] Save me, save me, save me from this [G7] squeeze
I got a [C7] big fat mama tryin’ to break [F] me [A7]
And I [Dm] love to live so [G7] pleasantly
[Dm] Live this life of [G7] luxur[C7]y
[F] Lazin’ on a [A7] sunny after[Dm]noon
|Chorus:
|In the [Dm] summertime [A]
|In the [Dm] summertime [A]
|In the [Dm]] summertime [A]
[Dm*]
THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT
Key of C
[C] I don't mind other [F] guys dancing [G] with my [C] girl [F][G]
That's [C] fine I [F] know them all [G] pretty [C] well [C]
But I [Dm] know sometimes [G] I must get [F] out in the [C] light
Better [Dm] leave her be-[G]hind where the kids are al-[C]right [G]
The kids are al-[C]right [G]
Some-[C]times I [F] feel I gotta [G] get a-[C]way [F][G]
Bells [C] chime I [F] know I gotta [G] get a-[C]way [C]
And I [Dm] know if I [G] don't I'll go [F] out of my [C] mind
Better [Dm] leave her be-[G]hind where the kids are al-[C]right [G]
The kids are al-[C]right [G]
[G] I know if I'd go things'd be a lot [F] better for her
[G] I had things planned but her folks wouldn't [F] let her
[C] I don't mind other [F] guys dancing [G] with my [C] girl [F][G]o
That's [C] fine I [F] know them all [G] pretty [C] well [C]
But I [Dm] know sometimes [G] I must get [F] out in the [C] light
Better [Dm] leave her be-[G]hind where the kids are al-[C]right [G]
The kids are al-[C]right [G]
[G] [G] [G] [G] [Gsus4] [Gsus4] [G] [G] [F] [F]
Some-[C]times I [F] feel I gotta [G] get a-[C]way [F][G]
Bells [C] chime I [F] know I gotta [G] get a-[C]way [C]
And I [Dm] know if I [G] don't I'll go [F] out of my [C] mind
Better [Dm] leave her be-[G]hind where the kids are al-[C]right [G]
the kids are al-[C]right [G]
the kids are al-[C]right [G]
The kids are al-[C]right
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?
Walking in the Air - Aled Jones
Intro:
4x [Dm]
Verse 1:
We’re [Dm] walking in the air [Dm] [Dm]
We're [Dm] floating in the moonlit [C] sky [C] [C] [C] [C] [C]
The [Gm] people far below are [Bb] sleeping as we fly [Dm] [Dm] [Dm] [Dm]
I'm [Dm] holding very tight [Dm] [Dm]
I'm [Dm] riding in the midnight [C] blue [C] [C] [C] [C]
I'm [Gm] finding I can fly so [Bb] high above with you [Dm] [Dm] [Dm] [Dm]
Verse 2:
[Dm] Far across the world [Dm] [Dm]
The [Dm] villages go by like [C] dreams [C] [C] [C] [C]
The [Gm] rivers and the hills
The [Bb] forests and the streams [Dm] [Dm] [Dm] [Dm]
|Chorus:
|[A7] Children gaze [Dm] open mouth
|[G7] Taken by sur[C]prise
|[Cm] Nobody [F] down below [Bb] believes [E7*] their [A*] eyes
Verse 3:
We're [Dm] surffing in the air [Dm] [Dm]
We're [Dm] swimming in the frozen [C] sky [C] [C] [C] [C]
We're [Gm] drifting over icy
[Bb] Mountains floating by [Dm] [Dm] [Dm] [Dm]
|Chorus:
|[A7] Suddenly [Dm] swooping low
|[G7] on an ocean [C] deep
|[Cm] Arousing of a [F] mighty monster [Bb] from [E7*] its [A*] sleep
Verse 4:
We're [Dm] walking in the air [Dm] [Dm]
We're [Dm] floating in the midnight [C] sky [C] [C] [C] [C]
And [Gm] everyone who sees us [Bb] greets us as we fly [Dm] [Dm] [Dm] [Dm]
Outro:
[Am] [Dm]
Waterloo[C] - ABBA Bangor
Strumming pattern DUDUDUDU U
[Intro] [C] x4
[C]My, my, [D7]At Waterloo, Na[G]poleon [F]did surr[G]ender
Oh, yeah,[C] And [D7]I have met my [G]destin[F]y in [C]quite a [G]similar [Am]way
[Am]The history book on the shelf
Is [D7]always repeating itsel..[G]..[F]..[C]..[G7]..f
|[Chorus]
|[C]Waterloo, I was defeated, you won [F]the war
|[G]Waterloo, Promise to love you for[C]evermore[G]
|[C]Waterloo, Couldn't escape if [F]wanted to
|[G]Waterloo, Knowing my fate is to [C]be with you
|Wa-Wa-Wa-Wa-[G]Waterloo, Finally facing my [C]Waterloo
[C]My, my I tried [D7]to hold you [G]back, but [F]you were [G]stronger
Oh, yeah,[C] And [D7]now it seems my [G]only [F]chance is [C]giving [G]up the [Am]fight
[Am]And how could I ever refuse
I [D7]feel like I win when I [G]lose[F][C][G7]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[Am]So how could I ever refuse, I [D7]feel like I win when I [G] lose[F][C][G7]
[Chorus]
[G]Waterloo Finally facing my [C]Waterloo
We Wish You a Merry Christmas (Maggie) -
We [C] wish you a merry [F] Christmas,
We [D7] wish you a merry [G] Christmas
We [E7] wish you a merry [Am] Christmas,
And a [F] happy [G7] new [C] year
Good [C] tidings we [G] bring
To [Am] you and [D7] your [G] kin
We [C] wish you a merry [G] Christmas,
And a [F] happy [G7] new [C] year
Oh [C] bring us some Christmas [F] pudding
Oh [D7] bring us some Christmas [G] pudding
Oh [E7] bring us some Christmas [Am] pudding
And [F] bring it [G7] out [C] here
Good [C]tidings we [G] bring
To [Am] you and [D7] your [G] kin
We [C] wish you a merry [G] Christmas,
And a [F] happy [G7]new [C] year
We [C] won’t go until we [F] get some
We [D7] won’t go until we [G] get some,
We [E7] won’t go until we [Am] get some,
So [F] bring some [G7] out [C] here
Good [C]tidings we [G] bring to [Am] you and [D7] your [G] kin
We [C] wish you a merry [G] Christmas,
And a [F] happy [G7]new [C] year
[Slowing down]
And a [F] happy [G7]new [C////] year
Wild Rover [☘️]
The Dubliners
[Intro]
[C] [G7] [C] [C]
|[Chorus ~ a Capella]
|And it's [G7] no, nay, never
|[C] No, nay, never, no [F] more,
|Will I [C] play the wild [F] rover,
|No [C] never, [G7] no [C] more
[Verse 1]
I've [C] been a wild [G7] rover for [C] many's a [F] year
And I've [C] spent all me [G7] money on whiskey and [C] beer
But now I'm re[G7]turning with [C] gold in great [F] store,
And I [C] never will [G7] play the wild rover no [C] more
|[Chorus]
|And it's [G7] no, nay, never
|[C] No, nay, never, no [F] more,
|Will I [C] play the wild [F] rover,
|No [C] never, [G7] no [C] more
[Verse 2]
I went to an [G7] alehouse I [C] used to fre[F]quent,
And I [C] told the land[G7]lady my money was [C] spent,
I asked her for [G7] credit, she [C] answered me [F] "Nay...
Sure its [C] custom like [G7] yours I can get any [C] day."
|[Chorus]
|And it's [G7] no, nay, never
|[C] No, nay, never, no [F] more,
|Will I [C] play the wild [F] rover,
|No [C] never, [G7] no [C] more
[Verse 3]
I took from me [G7] pocket ten [C] sovereigns [F] bright,
And the [C] landlady's [G7] eyes opened wide with de[C]light,
She said,"I have [G7] whiskeys and [C] wines of the [F] best,
Sure the [C] words that I [G7] spoke now were only in [C] jest.
|[Chorus]
|And it's [G7] no, nay, never
|[C] No, nay, never, no [F] more,
|Will I [C] play the wild [F] rover,
|No [C] never, [G7] no [C] more
[Verse 4]
I'll go home to my [G7] parents, [C] confess what I've [F] done,
And I'll [C] ask them to [G7] pardon their prodigal [C] son,
And then they'll [G7] caress me as [C] oft times be-[F]fore,
And I [C] never will [G7] play the wild rover no [C] more!
|[Chorus]
|And it's [G7] no, nay, never
|[C] No, nay, never, no [F] more,
|
|[Slowing]
|Will I [C*] plaaaay the wild [F*] rover,
|No [C*] never, [G7*] no [C*] more
You Are My Sunshine (Maggie)[C]
[Verse 1]
The other [C] night dear as I lay [C] dreaming [C7]
I dreamt that [F] you were by my [C] side [C7]
Came disi [F] llusion when I a [C] woke dear [Am]
You were [C] gone, and [G7] then I [C] cried [C*]
[Chorus]
[NC] You are my [C] sunshine my only [C] sunshine [C7]
You make me [F] happy when skies are [C] grey [C7]
You’ll never [F] know dear how much I [C] love you [Am]
Please don’t [C] take my [G7] sunshine a [C] way
[Verse 2]
You told me [C] once dear there’d be no [C] other [C7]
And no-one [F] else could come be [C] tween [C7]
But now you’ve [F] left me to love an [C] other [Am]
You have [C] broken [G7] all my [C] dreams [C*]
[Chorus]
[NC] You are my [C] sunshine my only [C] sunshine [C7]
You make me [F] happy when skies are [C] grey [C7]
You’ll never [F] know dear how much I [C] love you [Am]
Please don’t [C] take my [G7] sunshine a [C] way
[Verse 3]
I’ll always [C] love you and make you [C] happy [C7]
If you will [F] only do the [C] same [C7]
But if you [F] leave me how it will [C] grieve me [Am]
Never [C] more I’ll [G7] breathe your [C] name [C*]
[Chorus]
[NC] You are my [C] sunshine my only [C] sunshine [C7]
You make me [F] happy when skies are [C] grey [C7]
You’ll never [F] know dear how much I [C] love you [Am]
Please don’t [C] take my [G7] sunshine a [C] way
Please don’t [C] take my [G7] sunshine a [C] way....[G7*] [C*]