Middlesbrough U3A. Songs for Regional Ukulele Shinding

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1 Contents Middlesbrough U3A Songs for Regional Ukulele Shinding Wednesday 5 th October, 2015 Annie's Song...4 Bad Moon Rising...5 Blue Suede Shoes...6 El Condor Pasa...7 Fields of Gold...8 I Have a Dream...9 It Doesn't Matter Anymore...10 King of the Road...11 Nowhere Man...12 Sweet Little Sixteen...13 Ukulele Chord Chart...2 Under the Boardwalk...14 Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow

2 Key C Ukulele Chord Chart GCEA Key G Key D Key F 2

3 Key A Key E Some Alternatives A few extras Fret Map A B C D E F G A B C E F G A B C D E F G C D E F G A B C D G A B C D E F G A l l l l l l Fret

4 Annie's Song John Denver Intro: G--/C--/G--/G- You [C] fill up my [G] sens[d]es Like [C] night in the [G] forest, Like the [D] mountains in [G] spring [D] time, Like a [C] walk in the [D] rain Like a [C] storm in the [G] des[d]sert, Like a [C]sleepy blue [G] ocean You [D] fill up my [G] sens[d]es, Come fill me a[g]gain [C] Come let me [G] love [D] you, Let me [C] give my life [G] to you, Let me [D] drown in your [G]laugh[D]ter, Let me [C] die in your [D] arms. Let me [C] lay down be[g]side [D] you, Let me [C] always be with [G] you. [D] Come let me [G] love [D] you, Come love me a[g]gain. Instrumental verse, then Reprise First Verse 4

5 Bad Moon Rising John Fogerty [D]I see A [A]bad [G]moon [D]rising [D]I see [A]trouble [G]on the [D]way [D]I see [A]earth[G]quakes and [D]lightning [D]I see [A]bad [G]times [D]today Chorus [G]Don't go around tonight Its [D]bound to take your life [A]Theres a [G]bad moon on the [D]rise x2 [D]I hear [A]hurri[G]canes A [D]blowing [D]I know the [A]end is [G]coming [D]soon [D]I fear [A]rivers [G]over[D]flowing [D]i hear the [A]voice of [G]rage and [D]ruin Chorus [D]Hope you [A]got your [G]things [D]together [D]Hope you are [A]quite [G]prepared to [D]die [D]Looks like we're [A]in for [G]nasty [D]weather [D]One eye is [A]taken [G]for an [D]eye Chorus Repeat V1 and Chorus then: [D]I see A [A]bad [G]moon [D]rising Repeat to fade 5

6 Blue Suede Shoes Carl Perkins Well it's one for the money [G], two for the show [G] Three to get ready now [G] go cat go But [C] don't you, step on my blue suede [G] shoes Well you can [D7] do anything but lay off of my blue suede [G] shoes You can [G] knock me down, [G] step on my face [G] Slander my name all [G] over the place [G] Do anything that you [G] wanna do But [G] uh uh honey lay [G7] off of them shoes And [C] don't you, step on my blue suede [G] shoes You can [D7] do anything but lay off of my blue suede [G] shoes Instrumental: [G G C G D7 G] Well you can [G] burn my house, [G] steal my car [G] Drink my liquor from [G] an old fruit jar [G] Do anything that [G] you wanna do But [G] uh uh honey lay [G7] off of my shoes And [C] don't you, step on my blue suede [G] shoes You can [D7] do anything but lay off of my blue suede [G] shoes Instrumental: [G G C G D7 G] Well it's one for the money [G], two for the show [G] Three to get ready now [G] go cat go But [C] don't you, step on my blue suede [G] shoes Well you can [D7] do anything but lay off of my blue suede [G] shoes Well it's [G] blue, blue, blue suede shoes [G] Blue, blue, blue suede shoes, yeah [D] Blue, blue, blue suede shoes baby [G] Blue, blue, blue suede shoes Well you can [D7] do anything but lay off of my blue suede [G] shoes 6

7 I'd [Bm] rather be a sparrow than a [D] snail. Yes I would. If I could, I surely [Bm] would. Hmm-mmmm El Condor Pasa Daniel Robles, Jorge Milchberg & Paul Simon I'd rather be a hammer than a [D] nail. Yes I would. If I only could, I surely [Bm] would. Hmm-mmmm Chorus A[G]way, I'd rather sail away Like a [D] swan that's here and gone A [G] man gets tied up to the ground He gives the [D] world It's saddest sound, It's saddest [Bm] sound. I'd rather be a forest than a [D] street. Yes I would. If I could, I surely [Bm] would. Hmm-mmmm I'd rather feel the earth beneath my [D] feet, Yes I would. If I only could, I surely [Bm] would. Hmm-mmmm Repeat Chorus (Fading down) D B, D B, D B Bm to D play like this: (It involves swapping just one finger) 7

8 Fields of Gold Words & Music: Sting You'll [Am] remember me when the [F] west wind moves Upon the fields of [C] barley You'll [Am] forget the sun in [F] his jealous [C] sky As we [F] walk in the [G] fields of [C] gold So she took her love, for to gaze awhile Upon the fields of barley In his arms she fell as her hair came down Among the fields of gold Will you stay with me, will you be my love Among the fields of barley We'll forget the sun in his jealous sky As we lie in the fields of gold See the west wind move like a lover so Upon the fields of barley Feel her body rise when you kiss her mouth Among the fields of gold I[F] never made promises light[c]ly And [F] there have been some that I've brok[c]en But [F] I swear in the days still [C] left We'll [F] walk in the [G] fields of [C] gold We'll [F] walk in the [G] fields of [C] gold Many years have passed since those summer days Among the fields of barley See the children run as the sun goes down Among the fields of gold You'll remember me when the west wind moves Upon the fields of barley You can tell the sun in his jealous sky When we walked in the fields of gold x3 8

9 I Have a Dream Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Anderssen Intro: [G G D D G G] [G] I have a [D] dream, a song to [G] sing To help me [D] cope, with any[g]thing If you see the [D] wonder, of a fairy [G] tale you can take [D] the future, even if you [G] fail Chorus: I believe in [D] angels Something good in, [C] everything I [G] see I believe in [D] angels When I know the [C] time, is right for [G] me I'll cross the [D] stream I have a [G] dream I have a [D] dream, a fantas[g]y To help me [D] through, realit[g]y And my destina[d]tion, makes it worth the [G] while pushing through the [D] darkness, still another [G] mile Repeat Chorus, 1st verse, chorus 9

10 It Doesn't Matter Anymore Paul Anka [G]There you go and baby, here am I. Well, you [D7] left me here so I could sit and cry. Well, [G] golly gee, what have you done to me? I [D7] guess it doesn't matter any[g]more Do you remember baby, last September How you held me tight, each and every night Well, oops-adaisy, how you drove me crazy but I guess it doesn't matter any more Chorus: [Em]There's no use in me a-cryin'. I've [G] done everything and I'm sick of tryin'. I've [A7] thrown away my nights, Wasted all my days over [D] you [C-G-D] Now you go your way and I'll go mine Now and forever till the end of time I'll find somebody new and baby, we'll say we're through And you won't matter any more Repeat Chorus & v.3 then: And [D7] you won't matter any[g]more (x2} 10

11 King of the Road Written and recorded by Roger Miller [C] Trailer for [F] sale or rent [G7] rooms to let [C] fifty cents No phone no [F] pool no pets [G7] I ain't got no cigarettes ah but [C] Two hours of [F] pushing broom buys a [G7] eight by twelve [C] four-bit room I'm a man of [F] means by no means [G7] King of the [C] Road Third box car [F] midnight train [G7] destination [C] Bangor Maine Old worn out [F] suit and shoes [G7] I don't pay no union dues I smoke [C] old stogies [F] I have found [G7] short but not too [C] big around I'm a man of [F] means by no means [G7] King of the [C] Road I know every engineer on [F] every train [G7] All of the children and [C] all of their names And every handout in [F] every town And [G7] every lock that ain't locked when no one's around Repeat v1: 11

12 v#1 Nowhere Man John Lennon & Paul McCartney [C] He's a real [G] nowhere man, [F] sitting in his [C] nowhere land, [F] Making all his [Fm] nowhere plans for [C] nobody. [G]Doesn't [C] have a [G] point of view, [F] knows not where he's [C] going to. [Dm] Isn't he a [Fm] bit like you and [C] me? Chorus #1: [Em]Nowhere man, [F] please listen. [Em]You don't know what [F] you're missing. [Em]Nowhere man, [F] the world is at [G7] your command. v#2 He's as blind as he can be, just sees what he wants to see. Nowhere man, can you see me, at all? Doesn't have a point of view, Knows not where he's going to, Isn't he a bit like you and me? Chorus:#2. Nowhere man, don't worry. Take your time, don't hurry. Leave it all, till somebody else lends you a hand. v#3. [C] He's a real [G] nowhere man, [F] sitting in his [C] nowhere land, [Dm] Making all his [Fm] nowhere plans for [C] nobody. (x2) 12

13 Sweet Little Sixteen Chuck Berry [C] They're really rocking in [G7] Boston and Pittsburgh [C] Pa Deep in the heart of [G7] Texas and around the Frisco [C] Bay All over St. [F] Louis and down in New Or[C]leans All the cats wanna [G7] dance with Sweet Little six[c]teen Sweet Little [G7] sixteen she's just got to [C] have About a half a [G7] million framed auto[c]graphs Her wallet's filled with [F] pictures she gets them one by [C] one Becomes so [G7] excited won't you look at her [C] run, boy Oh mommy, oh [G7] mommy please may I [C] go It's such a sight to [G7] see somebody steal the [C] show Oh daddy, oh [F] daddy I beg of [C] you Whisper to [G7] mommy it's all gonna be [C] OK Cause they'll be rocking on [G7] the bandstand Philadelphia [C] Pa Deep in the heart of [G7] Texas and round the Frisco [C] Bay All over St. [F] Louis way down in New Or[C]leans All the cats wanna [G7] dance with Sweet Little six[c]teen Sweet Little [G7] sixteen she's got the grownup [C] blues Tight dresses and [G7] lipstick she's sporting high-heeled [C] shoes Oh but tomorrow [F] morning she'll have to change her [C] trend And be sweet [G7] sixteen and back in class [C] again Repeat v4 All the cats wanna [G7] dance with Sweet Little six[c]teen (Repeat and Fade) 13

14 Intro [C / / / C / / / C / / / C / /] Under the Boardwalk Art Resnick & Kenny Young Oh the [C]sun beats down and melts the tar up on the [G]roof [G]And your shoes get so hot you wish your tired feet were fire- [C]proof [C7]Under the [F]boardwalk,... down by the [C]sea-ea-ea yeah... [C]On a blanket with my bab[g]y... is where I'll [C]be [C / / / C / / / C / / / C / /] Chorus Under the [Am]boardwalk, out of the sun Under the [G]boardwalk, we'll be having some fun Under the [Am]boardwalk, people walking above Under the [G]boardwalk, we'll be falling love Under the [Am]board-walk, [NC]... [Am]board-walk [NC]... From a [C]park nearby you hear the happy sounds from a carou[g]sel [G]You can almost taste the hot-dogs and French fries they [C]sell [C7]Under the [F]boardwalk,... down by the [C]sea-ea-ea yeah... [C]On a blanket with my bab[g]y... is where I'll [C]be Chorus Repeat V1 & Chorus. 14

15 Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow Gerry Goffin & Carole King [C]Tonight you're [Am]mine com[dm]plete[g]ly [C]You give your [Am]love... so [Dm]sweet[G]ly To[E]night, the [E7]light of [Am]love is in your eyes [F]But will you [G]love me to[c]morrow? [C]Is this a [Am]lasting [Dm]trea[G]sure [C]Or just a [Am]moment's [Dm]plea[G]sure? Can [E]I be[e7]lieve the [Am]magic of your sighs? [F]Will you still [G]love me to[c]morrow? Bridge [F]Tonight with words un[em]spoken [F]You say that I'm the only [C]one [F]But will my heart be [Em]broken When the [Am]night meets the [D7]morn[F]ing sun? [G7] [C]I have to [Am]know... that [Dm]your [G]love [C]Is a love I [Am]can... be [Dm]sure [G]of, So [E]tell me [E7]now, and I [Am]won't ask again [F]Will you still [G]love me to[c]morrow? Reprise Bridge & V3 then; [F]Will you still [G]love me to[c]morrow? Repeat to Fade E E7 ( I find this easier than using the shapes given in most books) 15

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