Page 1 Ukulele players arrive at 12.00pm Saturday 28 October Rosebud Memorial Hall
Page 2 Bring Me Sunshine Bring me [] sunshine in your [Dm] smile bring me [] laughter all the [] while In this [7] world where we live there should [] be more happiness So much [D7] joy you can give to each [] brand new bright tomorrow Make me [] happy through the [Dm] years never [] bring me any [] tears Let your [7] arms be as warm as the [] sun from up above Bring me [D7] fun bring me [] sunshine and bring me [] love Bring me [] sunshine in your [Dm] eyes Bring me [] rainbows from clear blue [] skies Life's too [7] short to be spent having [] anything but fun We can [D7] be so content if we [] gather little sunbeams Be light [] hearted all day [Dm] long Keep me [] singing a happy [] song Let your [7] arms be as warm as the [] sun from up above Bring me [D7] fun bring me [] sunshine and bring me [] love [A7] Bring me [D7] fun bring me [] sunshine and bring me [] love
Page 3 El ondor Pasa I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail Yes I would If I could, I surely would I'd rather be a hammer than a nail. Yes I would If I only could, I surely would. Bridge Away, I'd rather sail away Like a swan that's here and gone A man gets tied up to the ground He gives the world Its saddest sound, its saddest sound I'd rather be a forest than a street. Yes I would If I could, I surely would. I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet Yes I would If I only could, I surely would REPEAT BRIDGE AND LAST VERSE. INISH ON 4 X OOHS
Page 4 Bye Bye Love horus [] Bye Bye [] love [] Hello [] loneliness [] Bye bye [] love [] Hello [] emptiness [] Bye Bye [] happiness I [] think I m [G] gonna [] cry [] Bye Bye [] sweet caress I [] feel like [G] I could die Bye [] Bye my [G] love good [] bye Verse 1 There goes my [G] baby with someone [] new She sure looks [G] happy I sure am [] blue She was my [] baby till he stepped [ G] in Goodbye to [G] romance that might have [] been HORUS Verse 2 I m through with [G] romance I m through with [] love I m, through with [G] counting the stars [] above And here s the [] reason why I m so [G] free My loving [G] baby is through with [] me horus Bye [] Bye my [G] love good [] bye Bye [] ye my [G] love good [] bye repeat and fade away
Page 5 PEARLY SHELLS d d u d d u Pearly Shells from the ocean Shining in the sun covering the shore When I see them my heart tells me that I love you More than all the little pearly shells horus or every grain of sand upon the beach I ve got a kiss for you And I've got more left over D7 for each star that twinkles in the blue Pearly Shells from the ocean shining in the sun covering the shore When I see them my heart tells me that I love you More than all the little pearly shells horus.. Repeat 1 st verse Last line twice.
Page 6 POKAREKARE ANA Pokare kare ana Nga wai Rotorua Whiti atu koe hine Marino ana e horus E hine e, hoki mai ra Ka mate a hai (hoi) Te aroha e Tuhituhi raku reta Tuku atu taku ringi Kai kite te iwi Raru raru ana e Repeat horus REPEAT THE WHOLE SONG HORUS TWIE TO INISH Ending: --- -- 1-2- 3-4, 1-2- 3
Page 7 Return to Sender []Return to []sender [Dm]return to []sender []I gave a letter to the []postman [Dm]He put it his []sack []Bright and early next []morning He [Dm]brought my []letter []back []Return to []sender []address un[]known []No such []number []no such zone []We had a []quarrel []a lover's []spat [D7]I write I'm sorry but my letter keeps coming []back []So then I dropped it in the []mailbox And [Dm]sent it special [] dee []Bright and early next []morning It [Dm]came right []back to []me []Return to []sender []address un[]known []No such []person []no such zone []This time I'm gonna take it myself And []put it right in her hand And [D7]if it comes back the very next day []Then I'll understand []Return to []sender []address un[]known []No such []number []no such zone []Return to []sender []return to []sender
Page 8 Happy Together Intro Dm X 4 BARS [Dm] Imagine me and you, I do. I think about you [] day and night it s only right to think about the [Bb] Girl you love and hold her tight so happy To- [A] gether [Dm] If I should call you up invest a dime and you say you Be- [Dm] - long to me and ease my mind imagine how the [Bb] World could be so very fine So happy To- [A] gether horus [D] I can see me [7] loving nobody but [D] you for all my [7] life [] [D] when you re with me [7] baby the skies will be blue for all my [7] Life [] [Dm] Me and you and you and me no matter how they [] Toss the dice it had to be the only one for [Bb] Me is you and you for me So happy To- [A] gether horus but bah ba ba bah instead of words [Dm] Me and you and you and me no matter how they [] Toss the dice it had to be the only one for [Bb] Me is you and you for me So happy To- [A] gether [Dm] So happy to- [A] gether [Dm] so happy to- [A] gether [Dm] How is the weath-[a] er so happy to- [A] gether 3 4 [D]
Page 9 LAST TRAIN TO LARKESVILLE The Monkees Take the last train to larksville And I'll meet you at the station. You can be there by four thirty 7 'ause I've made your reservation. Don't be slow. Oh no, no, no! Oh no, no, no! [STOP] 'ause I'm leaving in the morning And I must see you again. We'll have one more night together 7 'Til the morning brings my train and I must go. Oh no, no, no! Oh no, no, no! [STOP] D7 G And I don't know if I'm ever coming home. Take the last train to larksville I'll be waiting at the station. We'll have coffee-flavored kisses 7 And a bit of conversation, Oh-oh-oh Oh no, no, no! Oh no, no, no! [STOP] Take the last train to larksville Now I must hang up the phone I can't hear you in this noisy 7 Railroad station all alone, I'm feelin' low. Oh no, no, no! Oh no, no, no! [STOP] D7 G And I don't know if I'm ever coming home. REPEAT IRST VERSE AND ADE OUT
Page 10 YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE Intro: - horus You are my sunshine, my only sunshine You make me happy when skies are grey You'll never know dear, how much I love you G Please don't take my sunshine away The other night dear, as I lay sleeping I dreamed I held you in my arms But when I woke dear, I was mistaken G And I hung my head and cried horus I'll always love you and make you happy If you could only say the same But if you leave me, to love another G You ll regret it all someday horus You told me once dear, you really loved me And no one else could come between Butnow you've left me, to love another G You have shattered all my dreams horus
Page 11 THINGS []Every night I sit here by my window Staring at the lonely ave[g]nue [] Watching lovers holding hands and [] laughing [] Thinking about the [G] things we used to [] do. (STOP) Thinking about [G] Things [] Things [G] Things Like a walk in the park Like a kiss in the dark Like a sailboat ride [] What about the night we cried [] Things [] Things like a lover s vow that we don't do now [G]Thinking about the things we used to [] do [] Memories are all I have to cling to And heartaches are the friends I'm talking [G] to [] When I'm not thinking of just how much I [] loved you I'm [] thinking about the [G] things we used to [] do (STOP) Thinking about [] I still can hear the jukebox softly playing And the face I see each day belongs to [G] you There's [] not a single sound And there s no[]body else around It's just me[] thinking of the [G] things we used to [] do (STOP) Thinking about And the [] heartaches are the [G] friends I'm talking [] to You got me [] thinking about the [G] things we used to [] do
Page 12 The Black Hills of Dakota [] Take me back to the black hills The black hills of [] Dakota To the beautiful Indian country that I [] love [7] [] Lost my heart in the black hills The black hills of [] Dakota Where the [] pines are so high That they kiss the sky []above. BRIDGE And when I [Bb] get that lonesome feelin' And I'm [] miles away from home I []hear the voice of the mystic mountains [] allin' me back home So [] take me back to the black hills The black hills of [] Dakota To the beautiful Indian country That I [] love BRIDGE And when I [Bb] get that lonesome feelin' And I'm [] miles away from home I []hear the voice of the mystic mountains [] allin' me back home So[] take me back to the black hills The black hills of []Dakota To the beautiful Indian country That I [] love To the[7] beautiful Indian country THAT I [] LOVE!
Page 13 Singin The Blues Well, [G] I never felt more like [] singin' the blues 'ause [G] I never thought that [] I'd ever [D] lose Your [] love dear, [D] why'd you do me this [G] way. Well, [G] I never felt more like [] cryin' all night 'ause [G] everything's wrong, there [] ain't nothin' [D] right With-[] out you, [D] you got me singin' the [G] blues. Now the [] moon and stars no [G] longer shine The [] dream is gone I [G] thought was mine There's [] nothin' left for [G] me to do But ry-y-y over [D] you Well, [G] I never felt more like [] runnin' away But [G] how can I go when [] I couldn't [D] stay With-[] out you, [D] you got me singin' the [G] blues. Well the [] moon and stars no [G] longer shine And the [] dream is gone that I [G] thought was mine There's [] nothin' left for [G] me to do But ry-ry-ry-ry over [D] you Well, I [G] never felt more like [] runnin' away But [G] how can I go when [] I couldn't [D]stay With-[] out you, [D] you got me singin' the [G] blues //
Page 14 Hello Mary Lou He-[]llo Mary Lou, [] Goodbye heart Sweet [] Mary Lou I'm so in love with [] you I [] knew Mary Lou [E7] we'd never [] part So he-[d7]llo Mary [] Lou, goodbye [] heart" [] You passed me by one sunny day [] lashed those big brown eyes my way And [] oo I wanted you forever [] more Now [] I'm not one that gets around I [] swear my feet stuck to the ground And [] though I never [] did meet you be-[]fore I said He-[]llo Mary Lou, [] Goodbye heart Sweet [] Mary Lou I'm so in love with [] you I [] knew Mary Lou [E7] we'd never [] part So he-[d7]llo Mary [] Lou, goodbye [] heart" I [] saw your lips I heard your voice be-[]lieve me I just had no choice Wild [] horses couldn't make me stay a-[] way I [] thought about a moonlit night My [] arms about good an' tight That's [] all I had to [] see for me to [] say I said He-[]llo Mary Lou, [] Goodbye heart Sweet [] Mary Lou I'm so in love with [] you I [] knew Mary Lou [E7] we'd never [] part So he-[d7]llo Mary [] Lou, goodbye [] heart" I said he-[d7]llo Mary [] Lou, goodbye [] heart"
Page 15 HEY GOOD LOOKING Hank Williams () Hey, hey, good lookin', Whatcha got cookin'? D G - G How's about cookin' somethin' up with me? Hey, sweet baby, Don't you think maybe D G 7 We could find us a brand new recipe? I got a hot-rod ord and a two-dollar bill And I know a spot right over the hill. There's soda pop and the dancin's free, D G So if you wanna have fun come along with me. Say, Hey, hey, good lookin', Whatcha got cookin'? D G How's about cookin' somethin' up with me? G G I'm free and I m ready, So we can go steady. D G - G How's about savin' all your time for me? No more lookin', I know I've been tooken D G 7 How's about keepin' steady company? I'm gonna throw my date-book over the fence And find me one for five or ten cents. I'll keep it 'til it's covered with age D G 'ause I'm writin' your name down on every page. Hey, good lookin', Whatcha got cookin'? D G D G How's about cookin' somethin' up D G How's about cookin' somethin' up with me? 1-2-3-4 1 3 How's about cookin' somethin' up
Page 16 RUNAROUND SUE [] Here's my story, it's sad but true [] It's about a girl that I once knew [] She took my love, then ran around [G] With every single guy in town horus [] Hey, hey, oooooooooohhhhh [] Hey, hey, oooooooooohhhhh [] Hey, hey, oooooooooohhhhh [] Hey, hey, oooooooooohhhhh [] I guess I should have known it from the very start [] This girl would leave me with a broken heart [] Now listen people what I'm telling you [G] "I keep away from Runaround Sue" [] Her amazing lips and the smile from her face [] The touch of her hand and this girl's warm embrace [] So if you don't want to cry like I do [G] Keep away from Runaround Sue. horus Hey hey Bridge [] She likes to travel around [] She'll love you, then she'll put you down [] Now, people let me put you wise [G] She goes out with other guys [] And the moral of the story from the guy who knows [] I've been in love and my love still grows [] Ask any fool that she ever knew [G] they'll say: Keep away from Runaround Sue horus, Bridge Last verse, horus
Page 17 Blue Blue Day written and recorded by Don Gibson G It's been a blue blue day I feel like runnin' away D7 G I feel like runnin' away from the blues My love has been untrue she's found somebody new D7 G It's been a blue blue day for me G I feel like crying dying what can I do G D7 I feel like praying saying I'm glad we're through G It's been a blue blue day I feel like runnin' away D7 G I feel like runnin' away from the blues G How can I make believe that I don't sit and grieve D7 G It's been a blue blue day for me G I can't pretend and say that I don't love her anyway D7 G It's been a blue blue day for me G I feel like crying dying what can I do G D7 I feel like praying saying I'm glad we're through G It's been a blue blue day I feel like runnin' away D7 G I feel like runnin' away from the blues
Page 18 DREAM LOVER Bobby Darin Intro:,,, Every night, I hope and pray, a dream lover will come my way. A girl(guy) to hold in my arms, and know the magic of her(his) charms. // // // // Because I want a girl(guy) to call my own Dm G/// I want a dream lover so I won't have to dream a-lone. Dream lover, where are you? With a love, oh, so true. And a hand that I can hold, To feel her(him) near, when I grow old. // // // // Because I want a girl(guy) to call my own Dm 7 I want a dream lover so I won't have to dream a-lone. BRIDGE Some day, I don't know how I hope she(he)'ll hear my plea D7 Some way, I don't know how She(he)'ll bring her(his) love to me. Dream lover, until then, I'll go to sleep and dream again. That's the only thing to do, until my lover s dreams come true // // // // Because I want a girl(guy) to call my own Dm I want a dream lover so I don't have to dream a-lone. (Repeat Bridge & last verse) Dm /// [] I want a dream lover so I don't have to dream a-lone.
Page 19 BAK HOME AGAIN [G]There's a storm across the [] valley [] clouds are rolling in, the[d] afternoon is [D7] heavy on your[g] shoulders. There's a truck out on the [] four lane, a [] mile or more away, the[d] whining of his [D7] wheels just makes it[g] colder. He's[G] an hour away from [] riding on your[] prayers up in the sky and[d] ten days on the [D7] road are barely [G] gone. There's a fire softly [] burning, [] supper's on the stove, but it's the[d] light in your [D7] eyes that makes him[g] warm. []Hey, it's good to[d] be back home a[g] gain. [] []Sometimes[D] this old farm[g] feels like a long lost [] friend. Yes, and [D] hey, it's good to [D7] be back home a[g]gain. [G]There s all the news to [] tell him, [] how do you spend your time, [D] what's the latest [D7] thing the neighbours [G] say? And your mother called last [] riday, [] "Sunshine" made her cry and you [D] felt the baby [D7] move just yester[g]day. []Hey, it's good to [D] be back home a[g]gain.[] (yes it is) []Sometimes [D] this old farm [G] feels like a long lost [] friend. Yes, and [D] hey, it's good to [D7] be back home a[g]gain. []Oh, the time that [D] I can lay this[g] tired old body []down, and [] feel your fingers[d] feather soft u[g]pon me The[] kisses that I live [D] for, the[g] love that lights my[] way, the [] happiness that[] living with you[d] brings me. It's the [G]sweetest thing I [] know of, just []spending time with you. It's the [D]little things that make a house a [G]home. Like a fire softly [] burning and []supper on the stove, the [D]light in your [D7] eyes that makes me [G]warm. horus []Hey, it's good to [D]be back home a[g]gain.[][you know it is] []Sometimes [D]this old farm feels [G]like a long lost []friend. Yes, and [D] hey, it's good to [D7]be back home a[g]gain. [D]hey, it s good to be back home a[g]gain. I said [D] hey it's good to be back home a[] gain[g] //
Page 20 ountry Roads [] Almost heaven [] West Virginia [G] Blue Ridge mountains [] Shenandoah [] River [] Life is old there [] older than the trees [G] Younger than the mountains [] growing like a [] breeze [] ountry roads take me [G] home to the [] place I be[]long West Vir[]ginia mountain [G] momma, Take me [] home country [] roads [] All my memories [] gather round her [G] miner's lady [] Stranger to blue [] water [] Dark and dusty [] painted on the sky [G] Misty taste of moonshine [] tear drop in my [] eye [] ountry roads take me [G] home to the [] place I be[]long West Vir[]ginia mountain [G] momma, Take me [] home country [] roads Bridge [] I hear her [G] voice In the [] mornin' hours she [7] calls me The [] radio re[]minds me of my [G] home far away And [] drivin' down the [Bb] road I get the [] feelin' That I [] should have been home [G] yesterday yester[]day [] ountry roads take me [G] home to the [] place I be[]long West Vir[]ginia mountain [G] momma, Take me [] home country [] roads Take me [G] home country [] roads Take me [G] home country [] roads
Page 21 King of the Road [] Trailers for [] sale or rent []Rooms to let [] fifty cents No phone, no [] pool, no pets [] Ain't got no cigarettes, ah but [] Two hours of [] pushing broom buys an [] Eight by twelve [] four bit room, I'm a Man of [] means by no means [] King of the [] road [ ] Third boxcar [] midnight train [] Destination [] Bangor, Maine Old worn out [] suit and shoes [] I don't pay no union dues, I smoke [] Old stogies [] I have found [] Short, but not [] too big around, I'm a Man of [] means by no means [] King of the [] road I know []every engineer on []every train []All of their children []all of their names And every handout in []every town []Every lock that ain't locked when no one's around, I sing [] Trailers for [] sale or rent [] Rooms to let [] fifty cents No phone, no [] pool, no pets [] Ain't got no cigarettes, ah but [] Two hours of [] pushing broom buys an [] Eight by twelve [] four bit room, I'm a Man of [] means by no means [] King of the [] road [] King of the [] road [] King of the [] road
Page 22 Galway Girl Intro: / / / / / / / / / / / / / / G / / G / / / / / / Verse 1: Well, I took a stroll on the old long walk On a day -I-ay-I-ay I met a little girl and we stopped to talk G On a day -I-ay-I-ay And I ask you, friend, what's a fella to do G 'ause her hair was black and her eyes were blue And I knew right then I'd be takin' a whirl G 'Round the Salthill Prom with a Galway girl Bridge 1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / G / / G / / / / / / Verse 2: We were halfway there when the rain came down On a day -I-ay-I-ay And she asked me up to her flat downtown G On a day -I-ay-I-ay And I ask you, friend, what's a fella to do G 'ause her hair was black and her eyes were blue
Page 23 So I took her hand and I gave her a twirl G And I lost my heart to a Galway girl Bridge 2 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / G / / G / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / G / / / / / G/ / G / / / / / / Verse 3: When I woke up I was all alone On a day -I-ay-I-ay With a broken heart and a ticket home G On a day -I-ay-I-ay And I ask you now, tell me what would you do G If her hair was black and her eyes were blue 'ause I've travelled around. I've been all over this world G Boys I ain't seen nothin' like a Galway girl Bridge 3 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / G / / G / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / G / / / / / G/ / G / / / / / / end
Page 24 Dirty Old Town I met my []love by the gas works wall Dreamed a []dream by the old ca[]nal Kissed a []girl by the factory wall Dirty old [G]town dirty old []town louds a []drifting across the moon ats a []prowling on their[] beat Spring's a girl in the street at night Dirty old [G]town dirty old []town Heard a []siren from the docks Saw a []train set the night on []fire Smelled the spring on the smoky wind Dirty old [G]town dirty old []town I'm going to[] make a good sharp axe Shining []steel tempered in the []fire Will chop you down like an old dead tree Dirty old [G]town dirty old []town I met my []love by the gas works wall Dreamed a []dream by the old ca[]nal Kissed a []girl by the factory wall Dirty old [G]town dirty old []town
Page 25 ields of Athenry Introduction: /// G/// /// /// - G By a lonely prison wall I heard a young girl cal.ling G Michael they are taking you away or you stole Trevelyan s corn G So the young might see the morn. - Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay. Low lie the ields of Athenry G Where once we watched the small free birds fly. G Our love was on the wing we had dreams and songs to sing - It's so lonely 'round the ields of Athenry. - G By a lonely prison wall I heard a young man cal ling G Nothing matters Mary when you re free, Against the amine and the rown G I rebelled they cut me down - Now you must raise our child with dignity. HORUS - G By a lonely harbor wall She watched the last star fal.ling G As the prison ship sailed out against the sky Sure she'll wait and hope and pray G or her love in Botany Bay - It's so lonely 'round the ields of Athenry. HORUS (last line twice)
Page 26 Side by Side Verse 1 - Oh, we ain't got a barrel of money, - Maybe we're ragged and funny, A7 D7 But we'll travel along, singin' a song, side by side. Verse 2 - Don't know what's comin' tomorrow; - Maybe it's trouble and sorrow, A7 D7 But we'll travel the road sharin' our load side by side.** BRIDGE 1: E7 A7 Through all kinds of weather, what if the sky should fall? D7 G Just as long as we're together, it doesn't matter at all. - Well they've all had their quarrels and parted, - We'll be the same as we started, A7 D7 Just trav'lin' along, singin' a song, side by side. Repeat Verse 1 and Verse 2 A7 D7 But we'll travel the road sharin' our load side by side. -- 1-2-3
Page 27 MEDLEY (Yes Sir, That s My Baby, amptown Races, Knees up Mother Brown) Yes sir that s my baby, no sir I don t mean maybe, Yes sir that s my baby now Yes man, we ve decided, No man we won t hide it, Yes Man you re invited now D7 G And by the way, by the way, when we reach the preacher I ll say Yes sir that s my baby, no sir I don t mean maybe, Yes sir that s my baby now amp town ladies sing this song, Doo-dah, doo-dah amp town racetrack five miles long, Doo-dah, doo-dah, day I came down here with my hat caved in Doo-dah, doo-dah I go back home with a pocket full of tin Doo-dah, doo-dah, day Goin to run all night, goin to run all day D7 I ll bet my money on a bob tail nag, Somebody bet on the bay Knees up Mother Brown, knees up Mother Brown ome along dearie let it go Ee-I-ee-I-ee-I-oh Dm It s your bloomin birfday, let s wake up all the town So knees up, knees up, don t get the breeze up Knees up Mother Brown G Oh my what a rotten song, what a rotten song, what a rotten song G G- Oh my what a rotten song And what a rotten singer too 1-2 stop!
Page 28 I STILL ALL AUSTRALIA HOME Intro [] [E7] [] [] [] [G] [] ¾ time [] I ve been to [E7] ities that [] never close [] down rom [] New York to [] Rio and [D7] Old London [G] Town But no [] matter how [E7] far or [] how wide I [] roam I [] still call Aus [G] tralia [] home [] I m always [E7] travelling I [] love being [] free And [] so I keep [] leaving the [D7] sun and the [G] sea But my [] heart lies [E7] waiting [] over the [] foam I [] still call Aus [G] tralia [] home [B7] [Em] All the sons and [B7] daughters [G] spinning round the [A] world [] Away from their [D7] family and [G] friends [B7] [Em] But as the world gets[b7] older and [G] colder [A] Its good to [7] know where your [Dm] journey [] ends [] Some day we ll [E7] All be to [] gether once [] more When [] all of the [] ships come [D7] back to the [G] shore And I [] realise [E7] something [] I ve always [] known I [] still call Aus [G] tralia [] home No [] matter how[e7] far or how [] wide I [] roam I [] still call Aus [G] tralia [] still call Aus [G] tralia I[] still call Aus [G] tralia [] home.[]