Stamps Ukulele Band Stamps Bar Saturday 28 th November 2014
Song Lead 1. Rockin round The hristmas Tree Bethany/Erin 2. ountry Roads riff 3. Folsom Prison Blues Peter B 4. Ho Hey Bethany/Erin 5. Blue hristmas Peter B 6. Little Ole Wine rinker Me Peter B 7. Mele Kalikimaka riff Break 8. Lay own Sally riff 9. Enjoy Yourself riff 10. I Wanna Be Like You Peter B 11. Ukulele abaret Bethany/Erin 12. Feliz Navidad Everyone 13. elilah riff 14. Wagon Wheel riff
Rockin round the hristmas Tree () Rocking around the hristmas tree t the () hristmas party hop. Mistletoe hung where you can see Every couple try to () stop. Bethany/Erin Rocking around the hristmas tree Let the () hristmas spirit ring Later we ll have some pumpkin pie nd we ll do some carol-()-ling. () You will get a sentimental (Bm) feeling when you hear () Voices singing, Let s be jolly, () eck the halls with () boughs of holly. () Rocking around the hristmas tree Have a () happy holiday. Everyone dancing merrily In the new old-fashioned () way. () You will get a sentimental (Bm) feeling when you hear () Voices singing, Let s be jolly, () eck the halls with () boughs of holly. ( () Fa la la la () laaa, la la () la () laa ) () Rocking around the hristmas tree Let the () hristmas spirit ring Later we ll have some pumpkin pie nd we ll do some carol-()-ling. Rocking around the hristmas tree Have a () happy holiday. Everyone dancing merrily in the New - Old - Fashioned () Way. New - Old - Fashioned () Wa- ()- y. () () ()
ountry Roads riff [] lmost heaven [Em] West Virginia [] Blue Ridge mountains [] Shenandoah [] River [] Life is old there [Em] older than the trees [] Younger than the mountains [] growing like a [] breeze [] ountry roads take me [] home to the [Em] place I be[]long West Vir[]ginia mountain [] momma Take me [] home country [] roads [] ll my memories [Em] gather round her [] miner's lady [] Stranger to blue [] water [] ark and dusty [Em] painted on the sky [] Misty taste of moonshine [] tear drop in my [] eye ountry []roads take me [] home to the [Em] place I be[]long West Vir[]ginia mountain [] momma Take me [] home country [] roads [Em] I hear her [] voice In the [] mornin' hours she [7] calls me The [] radio re[]minds me of my [] home far away nd [Em] drivin' down the [F] road I get the [] feelin' That I [] should have been home [] yesterday yester[7]day ountry []roads take me [] home to the [Em] place I be[]long West Vir[]ginia mountain [] momma Take me [] home country [] roads [] lmost heaven [Em] West Virginia [] Blue Ridge mountains [] Shenandoah [] River [] Life is old there [Em] older than the trees [] Younger than the mountains [] growing like a [] breeze ountry []roads take me [] home to the [Em] place I be[]long West Vir[]ginia mountain [] momma Take me [] home country [] roads Take me [] home country [] roads Take me [] home country [] roads
Folsom Prison Blues Peter B [] [F7] [] [7] [] I [] hear the train a-comin'; it's rollin' 'round the bend, nd I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when, I'm [F7] stuck in Folsom Prison and time keeps draggin' [] on. But that [7] train keeps a-rollin' on down to San nt[]one. When []I was just a baby, my momma told me, "Son, lways be a good boy; don't ever play with guns." But I [F7]shot a man in Reno, just to watch him [] die. When I [7] hear that whistle blowin', I hang my head and [] cry. I [] bet there's rich folk eatin'in a fancy dining car. They're prob'ly drinkin' coffee and smokin' big cigars, But I [F7]know I had it comin', I know I can't be [] free, But those [7]people keep a-movin', and that's what tortures []me. Well if they [] freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine, I bet I'd move it all a little farther down the line, [F7] Far from Folsom Prison, that's where I'd want to [] stay, nd I'd [7] let that lonesome whistle blow my blues [] away. []
Ho Hey Intro [F] [] Ho! [] [F] [] Hey! (Until singers begin) Ho! Verse 1: [] I've been trying to do it right [] I've been living the lonely life []I've been sleeping here instead [] I've been sleeping in my bed [m] I've been sleeping in [] my bed [F] [] Ho! [F] [] Ho! Bethany/Erin [F] [] Hey! [F] [] Ho! [F] [] Hey! [F] [m] Ho! [] Hey! Verse 2: [] So show me family [F] [] Hey! [] nd all the blood that I will bleed [F] [] Ho! [] I don't know where I belong [F] [] Hey! [] I don't know where I went wrong [F] [m] Ho! [m] But I can write a [] song. [] Hey! horus: I belong with [m] you, you belong with [] me, you're my sweet [] heart I belong with [m] you, you belong with [] me, you're my sweet [] Ho! [F] [] Hey! [F] [] Ho! [F] [] Hey! [F] [] Ho! Verse 3: [] I don't think you're right for him [F] [] Hey! [] Think of what it might've been if you [F] [] Ho! [] Took a bus to hinatown [F] [] Hey! [] I'd be standing on anal [m] Ho! and Bow[]ery [] Hey! [m] Ho!nd she'd be standing [] next to me [] Hey! horus: I belong with [m] you, you belong with [] me, you're my sweet [] heart I belong with [m] you, you belong with [] me, you're my sweet [] heart Bridge [F] nd love, we [] need it now [F] Let's hope for some [] uz [F] oh, we're [] bleeding out horus: I belong with [m] you, you belong with [] me, you're my sweet [] heart I belong with [m] you, you belong with [] me, you're my sweet [] Ho! [] [F] [] Hey! [] [F] [] Ho! [] [F] [] Hey!
Blue hristmas () Peter B 7 I'll have a blue hristmas without you I'll be so blue just thinking about you 7 F ecorations of red on a green hristmas tree 7 7 Won't be the same dear if you're not here with me 7 nd when those blue snow flakes start falling That's when those blue memories start calling 7 F 7 You'll be doing alright with your hristmas of white 7 But I'll have a blue blue blue blue blue hristmas Instrumental: //// //// //// //// 7 //// //// //// //// 7 F 7 You'll be doing alright with your hristmas of white 7 But I'll have a blue blue blue blue blue hristmas 7 I'll have a blue hristmas that's certain nd when that blue heartache starts hurtin' 7 F 7 You'll be doing alright with your hristmas of white 7 But I'll have a blue blue blue blue blue hristmas REPET LST 2 LINES EN ON
Little Ole Wine rinker Me Peter B I'm praying for rain in alifornia So the grapes will grow and they can make more wine I'm sitting in a honkey in hicago With a broken heart and a woman on my mind I'll ask the man behind the bar for the jukebox nd the music takes me back to Tennessee nd when they ask who's the fool in the corner crying - - N.. I ll say it s little old wine drinker me I came down here last week from down in Nashville 'os my baby left for Florida on a train I thought I'd get a job and just forget her But in hicago a broken heart is just the same I'll ask the man behind the bar for the jukebox nd the music takes me back to Tennessee nd when they ask who's the fool in the corner crying - - N.. I ll say it s little old wine drinker me I'll ask the man behind the bar for the jukebox nd the music takes me back to Tennessee nd when they ask who's the fool in the corner crying - - N.. - - N.. I ll say it s little old wine drinker me - I ll say it s little old wine drinker me
Mele Kalikimaka riff / Everyone 1st Verse riff F "Mele Kalikimaka" is the thing to say on a bright Hawaiian hristmas day. 7 That's the island greeting that we send to you F from the land where palm trees sway. F7 Bb Here we know that hristmas will be green and bright. 7 7 The sun will shine by day, and all the stars by night. F 7 "Mele Kalikimaka" is Hawaii's way 7 7 F to say "Merry hristmas" to you. 2nd verse everyone as 1 st verse 3rd verse Kazoo solo as 1 st verse 4th verse everyone F "Mele Kalikimaka" is the thing to say on a bright Hawaiian hristmas day. 7 That's the island greeting that we send to you F from the land where palm trees sway. F7 Bb Here we know that hristmas will be green and bright. 7 7 The sun will shine by day, and all the stars by night. F 7 "Mele Kalikimaka" is Hawaii's way 7 7 to say "Merry hristmas". 7 7 very "Merry hristmas" 7 7 F to say "Merry hristmas" to you.
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Lay own Sally 1. There is nothing that is wrong in wanting you to stay here with me. I know you've got somewhere to go, but won't you make yourself at home and stay with me, E7 and don't you ever leave riff horus Lay down, Sally, and rest here in my arms, E don't you think you want someone to talk to. Lay down, Sally, no need to leave so soon, E7 I've been trying all night long just to talk to you. 2. The sun ain't nearly on the rise, and we still got the moon and stars above. Underneath the velvet skies love is all that matters, won't you stay with me, E7 and don't you ever leave. horus 3. I long to see the morning light coloring your face so dreamily. So don't you go and say goodbye, you can lay your worries down and stay with me, E7 and don't you ever leave. horus
Enjoy Yourself riff It's good to be wise when you're young 7 'os you can only be young but the once Enjoy yourself and have lots of fun 7 So be glad and live life longer than you've ever done 7 Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think 7 Enjoy yourself, while you're still in the pink The years go by, as quickly as you wink Enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself, 7 It's later than you think et wisdom, knowledge and understanding 7 These three, were given free by the maker o to school, learn the rules, don't be no faker 7 It's not wise for you to be a foot stool 7 Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think 7 Enjoy yourself, while you're still in the pink The years go by, as quickly as you wink Enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself, 7 It's later than you think Repeat chorus QUIET Repeat chorus LOU
I Wanna Be Like You Now [m] I'm the king of the swingers Oh, the jungle VI [E7] P, I've reached the top and had to stop nd that's what botherin' [m] me. I wanna be a man, mancub, nd stroll right into [E7] town nd be just like the other men I'm tired of monkeyin' a [m] round! Peter B horus: [7] Oh, [] oo-bee-doo, (Shoo be do - wah) I wanna be like [] you (Shoo be do - wah) I wanna [7] walk like you, [7] Talk like you [] too. You'll [7] see it's [] true (Shoo be do - wah) n ape like [] me (Shoo be do - wah) an [7] learn to be [7] human [] too. Now [m]don't try to kid me, mancub I made a deal with [E7] you What I desire is man's red fire To make my dream come [m] true. ive me the secret, mancub, lue me what to [E7] do ive me the power of man's red flower So I can be like [m] you. horus: [7] Oh, [] oo-bee-doo, (Shoo be do - wah) I wanna be like [] you (Shoo be do - wah) I wanna [7] walk like you, [7] Talk like you [] too. You'll [7] see it's [] true (Shoo be do - wah) n ape like [] me (Shoo be do - wah) an [7] learn to be [7] human [] too. I [m] like your mannerisms, We ll be a set of [E7] twins, No one will know where the man cub ends nd the orangutan [m] begins. nd when I eat bananas, I won t peel them with my [E7] feet, ause I ll become a man cub nd learn some etti [m] keet. horus: X 2 Finish - an [7] learn to be [7] human [] too. [7] []
Ukulele abaret Intro: Bbdim 6 Bbdim 6 7 7 Eb (2 PES) Bethany/Erin Bbdim 6 There once was a girl trained in classical guitar Bbdim 6 She lived with her mother, she never traveled far 7 7 Eb She never touched bourbon, obeyed the golden rule nd she looked like an angel teaching Sunday school Eb Mary atherine, Mary was her name (that was her name) Eb nd she never was the type that you'd expect to live a life of shame Bbdim 6 But listen very carefully, cuz when my story's done, Bbdim 6 You ll wanna lock your daughter up, if you've only got the one 7 7 Eb uz very good girls can be carried away By the sound of the ukulele cabaret. Bbdim 6 One day a man came through her town in Indiana, Bbdim 6 Said he was traveling from Bute, Montana, 7 7 Eb He showed sweet Mary what he carried in his hand It looked like a cigar box strung up with rubber bands Eb Well how in the world could the innocent girl have known then (how could she know) Eb She was just about to touch an instrument of sin
Ukulele abaret (2) Bbdim 6 She heard one note and she bought the thing with cash Bbdim 6 She stole from the sugar bowl, her mothers only stash 7 7 Eb Very good girls can be led astray By the sound of the ukulele cabaret Bbdim 6 Well Mary had a sweetheart, his name was happy Jim Bbdim 6 But Maryʼs ukulele wasn't happy for him 7 7 Eb She broke their engagement when she learned two chords t church he heard that she'd been treading the boards Eb Jim stood outside the theatre door and tears shone in his eye Eb Mary did some things with just four strings that could make a grown man cry Bbdim 6 The ukulele Mary played had F and B Bbdim 6 There wasn't any -string there, that anyone could see 7 7 Eb Mary was a fallen girl, she liked it that way She was the angel of the ukulele cabaret Bbdim 6 So never ever ever let your daughter out of sight Bbdim 6 Watch her very carefully, especially at night 7 7 Eb on t let her pluck those evil strings, if you let her play She could end up in the ukulele cabaret! OUTRO Bbdim 6 Bbdim 6 7 7 Eb - - - - -
Feliz Navidad Intro - X 2 then STOP horus Feliz Navi[]dad, [] Feliz Navi[]dad, Feliz Navi[]dad, próspero an[]o y felici[]dad. STOP Everyone Feliz Navi[]dad, [] Feliz Navi[]dad, Feliz Navi[]dad, próspero an[]o y felici[]dad. STOP Verse I wanna wish you a [] Merry hristmas, [] I wanna wish you a [] Merry hristmas, I wanna wish you a [] Merry hristmas, From the [] bottom of my [] heart. STOP I wanna wish you a [] Merry hristmas, [] I wanna wish you a [] Merry hristmas, I wanna wish you a [] Merry hristmas, From the [] bottom of my [] heart. STOP Kazoos and Ukes.. X 2 then STOP horus/verse together Feliz Navi[]dad, I wanna wish you a [] Merry hristmas, [] Feliz Navi[]dad, [] I wanna wish you a [] Merry hristmas, Feliz Navi[]dad, próspero an[]o y felici[]dad. STOP I wanna wish you a [] Merry hristmas, From the [] bottom of my [] heart. STOP Feliz Navi[]dad, I wanna wish you a [] Merry hristmas, [] Feliz Navi[]dad, [] I wanna wish you a [] Merry hristmas, Feliz Navi[]dad, próspero an[]o y felici[]dad. STOP I wanna wish you a [] Merry hristmas, From the [] bottom of my [] heart. STOP Repeat with Kazoo Feliz Navi[]dad, I wanna wish you a [] Merry hristmas, [] Feliz Navi[]dad, [] I wanna wish you a [] Merry hristmas, Feliz Navi[]dad, próspero an[]o y felici[]dad. STOP I wanna wish you a [] Merry hristmas, From the [] bottom of my [] heart. [] [] []
elilah riff Intro - [m] (s practiced) [m] I saw the light on the night that I passed by her [] window [m] I saw the flickering shadows of love on her [] blind [] She [7] was my [m] woman [m] s she deceived me I [] watched, and went out of my [m] mind [7] [F] My, my, my, e-[]-lilah [7] Why, why, why, e-[f]-lilah [F] I could [F7] see that [Bb] girl was no good for [m] me [F] But I was lost like a [] slave that no one could [F] free [] [m] t break of day when that man drove away I was [] waiting [m] I crossed the street to her house and she opened the [] door [] She [7] stood there [m] laughing [m] I felt the knife in my [] hand, and she laughed no [m] more [7] [F] My, my, my, e-[]-lilah [7] Why, why, why, e-[f]-lilah [F] So be-[f7]-fore they [Bb] come to break down the [m] door For-[F]-give me, elilah, I [] just couldn't take any [F] more [] Instrumental - [m] [] [m] [] [] She [7] stood there [m] laughing [m] I felt the knife in my [] hand, and she laughed no [m] more [7] [F] My, my, my, e-[]-lilah [7] Why, why, why, e-[f]-lilah [F] So be-[f7]-fore they [Bb] come to break down the [m] door For-[F]-give me, elilah, I [] just couldn't take any [F] more For-[F]-give me, elilah, I [] just couldn't take any mooooooooore [m]. []. [m]. [] (Slow). [m]. []. []
Wagon Wheel riff Intro: [] [] [Em] [] [] [] [] [] [] Headed down south to the [] land of the pines nd I'm [Em] thumbin' my way into [] North aroline [] Starin' up the road and [] pray to od I see [] headlights I [] made it down the coast in [] seventeen hours [Em] Pickin' me a bouquet of [] dogwood flowers nd I'm a [] hopin' for Raleigh I can [] see my baby to[]night horus: So [] rock me mama like a [] wagon wheel [Em] Rock me mama any [] way you feel [] Hey [] mama [] rock me [] [] Rock me mama like the [] wind and the rain [Em] Rock me mama like a [] south-bound train [] Hey [] mama [] rock me [] Runnin' from the cold [] up in New England I was [Em] born to be a fiddler in an [] old time string band My [] baby plays the guitar [] I pick a banjo [] now Oh the [] North country winters keep a [] gettin' me nd I lost my [Em] money playin' poker so I [] had to up and leave But I [] ain't a turnin' back to [] livin' that old life [] no more horus: So [] rock me mama like a [] wagon wheel [Em] Rock me mama any [] way you feel [] Hey [] mama [] rock me [] [] Rock me mama like the [] wind and the rain [Em] Rock me mama like a [] south-bound train [] Hey [] mama [] rock me One Strum Only Only On First Beat Of hord [] Walkin' to the south [] out of Roanoke I caught a [Em] trucker out of Philly had a [] nice long toke But [] he's a headed west from the [] umberland ap To [] Johnson ity Tennessee - Normal Strumming nd I [] gotta get a move on [] fit for the sun I hear my [Em] baby callin' my name nd I [] know that she's the only one nd [] if I die in Raleigh at [] least I will die [] free horus: So [] rock me mama like a [] wagon wheel [Em] Rock me mama any [] way you feel [] Hey [] mama [] rock me [] [] Rock me mama like the [] wind and the rain [Em] Rock me mama like a [] south-bound train [] Hey [] mama [] rock me (I Said) [] Hey [] mama [] rock me [] Hey [] mama [] rock me []