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Mela Performance 2023

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Iko Iko [G]The Dixie Cups

Intro
G G

Verse 1
G My grandma and your grandma Were sittin' by the D fire
My grandma told your grandma I'm gonna set your flag on G fire

Chorus
Talkin' 'bout G Hey now hey now hey now hey now
Iko iko unDday whoa-oh-oh Jockamo feeno ai nané Jockamo fee naGné

Verse 2
G Look at my king all dressed in red Iko iko unDday
I betcha five dollars he'll kill you dead Jockamo fee naGné

Chorus
Talkin' 'bout G Hey now hey now hey now hey now
Iko iko unDday whoa-oh-oh Jockamo feeno ai nané Jockamo fee naGné

Verse 3
G My flag boy to your flag boy, Were sittin' by the D fire
My flag boy told your flag boy I'm gonna set your tail on G fire

Chorus
Talkin' 'bout G Hey now hey now hey now hey now
Iko iko unDday whoa-oh-oh Jockamo feeno ai nané Jockamo fee naGné

Verse 4
G See that guy all dressed in green? Iko iko unDday
He's not a man, he's a lovin' machine Jockamo fee naGné

Chorus
Talkin' 'bout G Hey now hey now hey now hey now
Iko iko unDday whoa-oh-oh Jockamo feeno ai nané Jockamo fee naGné
Talkin' 'bout G Hey now hey now hey now hey now
Iko iko unDday whoa-oh-oh Jockamo feeno ai nané Jockamo fee naGné

1 2 3 G 1 1 1 D

Teenage Kicks [C]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*

3 C 2 Cmaj7 2 Am 1 2 F 1 2 3 G

Tell Me Ma [☘️] [C]

Chorus
I'll C tell me ma when F I go C home
The G7 boys won't leave the C girls alone
They C pulled me hair, they F stole my C comb
But G7 that's all right till C I go home
C She is handsome F she is pretty
C She is the Belle of G7 Belfast city
C She is a-courtin' F one two three
C Please won't you G7 tell me C who is she

Verse 1
C Albert Mooney F says he C loves her
G7 All the boys are C fightin' for her
They C rap on her door and F ring on the C bell
Saying G7 oh my true love C are you well
C Out she comes as F white as snow
C Rings on her fingers and G7 bells on her toes
C Old Jenny Murray says F she’ll die
If she C doesn't get the G7 fella with the C roving eye

Chorus
I'll C tell me ma when F I go C home
The G7 boys won't leave the C girls alone
They C pulled me hair, they F stole my C comb
But G7 that's all right till C I go home
C She is handsome F she is pretty
C She is the Belle of G7 Belfast city
C She is a-courtin' F one two three
C Please won't you G7 tell me C who is she

Verse 2
Let the C wind and the rain and the F hail blow C high
And the G7 snow come travellin' C from the sky
C She's as nice as F apple C pie
G7 She'll get her own lad C by and by
C When she gets a F lad of her own
She C won't tell her ma when G7 she gets home
C Let them all come F as they will
For it's C Albert G7 Mooney C she loves still

Chorus
I'll C tell me ma when F I go C home
The G7 boys won't leave the C girls alone
They C pulled me hair, they F stole my Ccomb
But G7 that's all right till C I go home
C She is handsome F she is pretty
C She is the Belle of G7 Belfast city
C She is a-courtin' F one two three
Slower
C* Please won't you G7* tell me C* who C* is C//////// she

3 C 1 2 F 1 2 3 G7

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 beFlong
West VirCginia... mountain maGma
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 beFlong
West VirCginia... mountain maGma
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 reCminds me of my G home far away
And Am drivin’ down the G road I get a feelFin’ that I
C should have been home G yesterday... yesterG7day

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 beFlong
West VirCginia... mountain maGma
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*

3 C 2 Am 1 2 3 G 1 2 F 1 2 3 G7

Sweet Caroline [C]Neil Diamond

Intro

Verse 1
C Where it began... F I can't begin to knowin'
C But then I know it's growing G strong
C Was in the Spring... F and Spring became the Summer
C Who'd have believed you'd come aGlong?

Pre-Chorus
C Hands C Am touchin' hands Am
G7 Reachin' out G7 F touchin' me F touchin' G you F* G*

Chorus
C Sweet CaroFline...  F* Bom! C* Bom! F* Bom!
Good times never seemed so G good... So good! So good! So good! F*G*
C I've been inFclined... F* Bom! C* Bom! F* Bom!
To believe they never G* would
F* But Em* now Dm* I...

Verse 2
C Look at the night... F and it don't seem so lonely
C We fill it up with only G two
C And when I hurt... F hurtin' runs off my shoulders
C How can I hurt when holding G you?

Pre-Chorus
C Warm C Am touchin' warm Am
G7 Reachin' out G7 F touchin' me F touchin' G you F* G*

Chorus
C Sweet CaroFline... F Bom! C Bom! F Bom!
Good times never seemed so G good... So good! So good! So good! F*G*
C I've been inFclined... F Bom! C Bom! F Bom!
To believe they never G* would
F* Oh Em* no Dm* no...

Instrumental build up

Outro
C Sweet CaroFline... F Bom! C Bom! F Bom!
Good times never seemed so G good... So good! So good! So good! F*G*
C Sweet CaroFline... F Bom! C Bom! F Bom!
I believe they never G* could
F* Oh Em* no Dm* no... G*

Charted by Kristybird Smith

3 C 1 2 F 1 2 3 G 2 Am 1 2 3 G7 1 2 3 Em 1 2 3 Dm

Valerie / Kung Fu Fighting [C]The Zutons / Carl Douglas

Intro
C C

Verse 1
Well someCtimes... 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 ValeCrie? ValeDmrie ValeCrie ValeDmie

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 ValeCrie? ValeDmrie ValeCrie ValeDmie

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 everyDmbody 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 someCtimes... 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 ValeCrie? ValeDmrie ValeCrie ValeDmie

Outro Slowed Down
Dm* Why don't you come on over ValerC///////ieeeeee

3 C 1 2 3 Dm 1 2 F 1 2 3 Em 1 2 3 G

Crocodile Rock [G]Elton John

Intro w/kazoo
G G Em Em C C D D
G G Em Em C C D D

Verse 1
I remGember when rock was young
Me and Bm Susie had so much fun
Holding C hands and skimmin' stones
Had an D old gold Chevy and a place of my own
But the G biggest kick I ever got
Was doin' a Bm thing called the Crocodile Rock
While the C other kids were rockin' 'round the clock
We were D hoppin’ and boppin’ to the Crocodile Rock, well

Chorus
Em Croc Rockin' is something shockin'
When your A7 feet just can't keep still
I D7 never had me a better time and I G guess I never will
Oh E7 Lawdy mamma those Friday nights
When A7* Susie wore her dresses tight and
The D7 Crocodile Rockin' was out of C sight...

Instrumental w/kazoo
G G Em Em C C D D
G G Em Em C C D D

Verse 2
But the G years went by and rock just died
Bm Susie went and left me for some foreign guy
C Long nights cryin' by the record machine
D Dreamin' of my Chevy and my old blue jeans
But they'll G never kill the thrills we've got
Burnin' Bm up to the Crocodile Rock
Learning C fast till the weeks went past
We really D thought the Crocodile Rock would last, well

Chorus
Em Croc Rockin' is something shockin'
When your A7 feet just can't keep still
I D7 never had me a better time and I G guess I never will
Oh E7 Lawdy mamma those Friday nights
When A7* Susie wore her  dresses tight and
The D7 Crocodile Rockin' was out of C sight...

Outro Instrumental w/kazoo
G G Em Em C C D D
G G Em Em C C D D
Even Louder
G G Em Em C C D D
G G Em Em C C D D

1 2 3 G 1 2 3 Em 3 C 1 1 1 D 1 1 1 Bm 1 A7 1 2 D7 1 2 3 E7