Cracklin' Rosie Verse 1 [C] Cracklin' Rosie, get on board We're gonna ride Till there ain't no more to [F] go Taking it slow Lord don't you know [Dm] Have me a time with a [G7] poor man's lady Verse 2 [C] Hitchin' on a twilight train Ain't nothing here that I care to take a[f]long Maybe a song To sing when I want No [Dm] need to say please to no [G7] man For a happy [C] tune To Index 230 Chorus: [C] Oh, I [F] love my [G] Rosie [C] child [C] You got the [F] way to [G] make me [C] happy [C] You and [F] me we [G] go in [C] style [Dm] Cracklin' Rose, you're a stalwart woman You make me sing like a guitar hummin' So hang on to me Our song keeps runnin' [G] on / / / [G7] Play it now, [G7] play it now [G7] Play it now, my baby Verse 3 [C] Cracklin' Rosie, make me a smile Girl, if it lasts for an hour, well that's all [F] right We got all night To set the world right [Dm] Find us a dream that don't [G7] ask no questions, [C] yeah Chorus: Verse 4 [C] Cracklin' Rosie, make me a smile Girl, if it lasts for an hour, well that's all [F] right We got all night To set the world right [Dm] Find us a dream that don't [G7] ask no questions [C] yeah
Produced by http://ozbcoz.com Jim's Ukulele Songbook gcea Ukulele Tuning Song Sung Blue Neil Diamond 14/10/2017 Neil Diamond: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ighsddnnape Intro: Vamp on [C] Or: [C] * 8 [Am] * 4 [G] *2 [C]*2 [C] *8 but listen to the Youtube first to get it [C] Song sung blue, everybody [G] knows one [G7] Song sung blue, every garden [C] grows one [C7] Me and you are subject to The [F] blues now and then [G7] But when you take the blues and make a song You sing 'em [C] out again You sing 'em [Dm] out again [G7] [C] Song sung blue, weeping like a [G] willow [G7] Song sung blue, sleeping on my [C] pillow [C7] Funny thing, but you can sing it With a [F] cry in your voice And be [G7]fore you know it gets to feeling good You simply [C] got no choice [G7] Play Chords of the First 2 lines of First Verse + KAZOO [C7] Me and you are subject to The [F] blues now and then [G7] But when you take the blues and make a song You sing 'em [C] out again You sing 'em [Dm] out again [G7] [C] Song sung blue, weeping like a [G] willow [G7] Song sung blue, sleeping on my [C] pillow [C7] Funny thing, but you can sing it With a [F] cry in your voice And be [G7]fore you know it gets to feeling good You simply [C] got no choice [G7] (Fading) [C] Song sung blue, everybody [G] knows one [G7] Song sung blue, every garden [C] grows one [C7] Funny thing, but you can sing it With a [F] cry in your voice And be [G7]fore you know it gets to feeling good You simply [C] got no choice Click For Contents 1575
Produced by http://ozbcoz.com Jim's Ukulele Songbook gcea Ukulele Tuning I'm a Believer [G] The Monkees 14/10/2017 Monkees https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfubremxxts Capo on 1st fret Intro: I'm in [G] love, [C] oooh I'm a be [G] liever! I couldn't [F] leave her if I [D] tried. [G] I thought love was [D] only true in [G] fairy tales [G] Meant for someone [D] else but not for [G] me. [G7] [C] Love was out to [G] get me [C] That's the way it [G] seemed. [C] Disappointment [G] haunted all my [D] dreams. Chorus: [NC] Then I saw her [G] face, [C] [G] now I'm a [G] believer! [C] [G] Not a [G] trace [C] [G] of doubt in my [G] mind. [C] [G] I'm in [G] love, [C] oooh I'm a be [G] liever! I couldn't [F] leave her if I [D] tried. [G] I thought love was [D] more or less a [G] given thing, [G] Seems the more I [D] gave the less I [G] got [G7] [C] What's the use in [G] trying? [C] All you get is [G] pain. [C] When I needed [G] sunshine I got [D] rain. Chorus (first two lines instrumental): [G] I thought love was [D] more or less a [G] given thing, [G] Seems the more I [D] gave the less I [G] got [G7] [C] Love was out to [G] get me, [C] That's the way it [G] seemed. [C] Disappointment [G] haunted all my [D] dreams. Chorus Then I saw her [G] face, [C] [G] now I'm a [G] believer! [C] [G] Not a [G] trace [C] [G] of doubt in my [G] mind. [C] [G] I'm a [G] believer! [C] [G] [G] [C] [G] [G] Click For Contents 909
Solitary Man Neil Diamond Hear this song at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql4iip 5ck (play along in this key) From: Richard G s Ukulele Songbook www.scorpex.net/uke [Em] Belinda was [Am] mine 'Til the [G] time that I [Em7] found her [G] Holdin' [Am] Jim and [G] lovin' [Am] him [Em] Then Sue came a[am]long Loved me [G] strong that's what [Em7] I thought [G] But me and [Am] Sue [G] that died [Am] too. [G] Don't know that I [C] will but un[g]til I can [D7] find me [D7] A girl who'll [C] stay And wo[g]n't play games be[d7]hind me [D] I'll be what I [Em] am [D] A solitary [Em] man [D] solitary [Em] man [Em] I've had it [Am] here Being [G] where love's a [Em7] small word [G] A part time [Am] thing a [G] paper [Am] ring [Em] I know it's been [Am] done Havin' [G] one girl who [Em7] loves you [G] Right or [Am] wrong [G] weak or [Am] strong [G] Don't know that I [C] will but un[g]til I can [D7] find me [D7] A girl who'll [C] stay And wo[g]n't play games be[d7]hind me [D] I'll be what I [Em] am [D] A solitary [Em] man [D] solitary [Em] man Repeat Chorus
Produced by http://ozbcoz.com Jim's Ukulele Songbook gcea Ukulele Tuning Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond 14/10/2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vhfntjia_i (in F#) [G] [F] [Em] [Dm] [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 a [G]long? [C] Hands [C] [C6] touchin' hands [C6] [G7] Reachin' out [G7] [F] touchin' me [F] touchin' [G] you [G] [G] [F] [G] [C] Sweet Caro[F]line. Good times never seemed so [G] good [G] [G] [F] [G] [C] I've been in[f]clined to believe they never [G] would [F] but [Em] now [Dm] I [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? [C] Warm [C] [C6] touchin' warm [C6] [G7] Reachin' out [G7] [F] touchin' me [F] touchin' [G] you [G] [G] [F] [G] [C] Sweet Caro[F]line. Good times never seemed so [G] good [G] [G] [F] [G] [C] I've been in[f]clined to believe they never [G] would [F] oh [Em] no [Dm] no [C] Sweet Caro[F]line. Good times never seemed so [G] good [G] [G] [F] [G] [C] I've been in[f]clined to believe they never [G] would [F] oh [Em] no [Dm] no [C]* no. Click For Contents 1666
Crocodile Rock Elton John Hear this song at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12clxes14km (play along in this key) From: Richard G s Ukulele Songbook www.scorpex.net/uke Intro: [G] [Em] [C] [D7] I rem[g]ember when rock was young Me and [Bm] Susie had so much fun Holding [C] hands and skimmin' stones Had an [D7] 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 [D7] hoppin' and boppin' to the Crocodile Rock well Chorus: [Em] Crocodile Rockin' is something shockin' When your [A7] feet just can't keep still [D] I never had me a better time and I [G] guess I never will [E7] Oh lawdy mamma those Friday nights When [A7] Susie wore her dresses tight and [D7] Crocodile Rockin' was out of [C] sight [G] La la la la la [Em] la la la la la [C] la.la la la la [D7] la. 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 as the weeks went past We really [D7] thought the Crocodile Rock would last well Chorus Repeat verse 1 Chorus [G] La la la la la [Em] la la la la la [C] la.la la la la [D7] la.[g]
Candle in the Wind D Goodbye Norma Jean Though I never G knew you at all You had the grace to D hold yourself While those around you G crawled They crawled out of the D woodwork And they whispered G into your brain They set you on the D treadmill And they made you change your G name chorus And it A seems to me you A7 lived your life Like a D candle in the G wind Never D knowing who to cling to When the A rain set in And I G would have liked to have known you But I was Bm just a kid Your candle burned out A long before Your G legend ever did D Loneliness was tough The toughest role G you ever played Hollywood created a D superstar And pain was the price you G paid Even when you D died Oh the G press still hounded you All the papers D had to say Was that Marilyn was found in the G nude repeat chorus D Goodbye Norma Jean Though I never G knew you at all You had the grace to D hold yourself While those around you G crawled D Goodbye Norma Jean From the young man in the G 22nd row Who sees you as something more than D sexual More than just our Marilyn G Monroe repeat chorus Your Bm candle burned out A long before Your G legend ever did... G
Produced by http://ozbcoz.com Jim's Ukulele Songbook gcea Ukulele Tuning Daniel [C] 14/10/2017 Elton John Elton John: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua78e27r_j4 Intro: [C] [F] [G] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] Daniel is travelling tonight on a [Dm] plane [G] I can see the red tail lights [E7] heading for Spa [Am]in Oh [G] and [F] I can see [G] Daniel waving good [Am]bye God it [F] looks like Daniel [G] Must be the [F] clouds in my [C] eyes [G] [C] They say Spain is pretty though I've never [Dm] been [G] Well Daniel says it's the best place [E7] That he's ever [Am] seen [G] Oh and [F] he should [G] know he's been there en [Am]ough Lord [F] I miss Daniel [G] oh I [F] miss him so [C] much Oh oh oh [F] Daniel my brother you are [C] older than me Do you still [F] feel the pain of the [C] scars that won't heal Your eyes have [Am] died but you see more than [F] I [Ab] Daniel you're a [C] star [A7] in the face of the [Dm] sky [G] [C] Daniel is travelling tonight on a [Dm] plane [G] I can see the red tail lights [E7] heading for Spa [Am]in Oh [G] and [F] I can see [G] Daniel waving good [Am]bye God it [F] looks like Daniel [G] Must be the [F] clouds in my [C] eyes Oh oh oh [F] Daniel my brother you are [C] older than me Do you still [F] feel the pain of the [C] scars that won't heal Your eyes have [Am] died but you see more than [F] I [Ab] Daniel you're a [C] star [A7] in the face of the [Dm] sky [G] [C] Daniel is travelling tonight on a [Dm] plane [F] [G] I can see the red tail lights [E7] heading for Spa [Am]in Oh [G] and [F] I can see [G] Daniel waving good [Am]bye God it [Dm] looks like Daniel [G] Must be the [F] clouds in my [C] eyes Oh God it [F] looks like Daniel [G] must be the [F] clouds in my [C] eyes [F] [G] [C] [F] [C] Click For Contents 446
I'm Still Standing Intro: { [Am]//// [Dm]// [E7]////// [F] [G] } x2 [A] You could never know [D] what it's like Your [E7] blood like winter freezes [A] just like ice And there's a [Bm7] cold lonely light that shines from [E7] you You'll [F#m] wind up like the wreck you [D] hide behind that [A] mask you use And [A] did you think this fool could [D] never win? Well [E7] look at me, I'm coming [A] back again I got a [Bm7] taste of love in a simple [E7] way And if you [F#m] need to know while I'm still [D] standing, you just [A] fade a - way Chorus Don't you know [Am] I'm still standing better than I [Em7] ever did Looking like a [Dm] true survivor,... feeling like a [F] little kid [G] [Am] I'm still standing after [Em7] all this time Picking up the [Dm] pieces of my life without you [E7] on my mind I'm still [Am] standing. [Dm] yeah yeah [E7] yeah!... I'm still [Am] standing. [Dm] yeah yeah [E7] yeah!... [F] [G] [A] Once I never could [D] hope to win You [E7] starting down the road leaving [A] me again The [Bm7] threats you made were meant to [D] cut me [E7] down And if our [F#m] love was just a [D] circus you'd be a [A] clown by now Repeat chorus Instrumental: [A] [D], [E7] [A], [Bm7] [D]-[E7], [F#m] [D], [A] [A] [A] Repeat chorus ( repeat 3 times and fade to the end ) [F] I'm [G] still [Am] standing. [Dm] yeah yeah [E7] yeah!... ( end on [F] [G] [A] )
Produced by http://ozbcoz.com Jim's Ukulele Songbook gcea Ukulele Tuning Your Song Elton John 14/10/2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13gd78bmo8s Capo on 3rd fret [C] [Fmaj7] [G] [F] [C] It's a little bit [Fmaj7] funny [G] this feeling in[em] side [Am] I'm not one of [Caug] those who can [C] easily [D7] hide [C] I don't have much [G] money but [E7] boy if I [Am] did [C] I'd buy a big [Dm] house where [F] we both could [G] live [C] If I was a [Fmaj7] sculptor huh [G] but then again [Em] no Or a [Am] man who makes [Caug] potions in a [C] travelling [D7] show [C] I know it's not [G] much but it's the [E7] best I can [Am] do [C] My gift is my [Dm] song and [F] this one's for [C] you [G] And you can tell [Am] everybody [Dm] this is your [F] song [G] It may be [Am] quite simple but [Dm] now that it's [F] done [Am] I hope you don't mind [Caug] I hope you don't mind [C] That I put down in [D7] words How [C] wonderful [Dm] life is while [F] you're in the [G] world [C] [Fmaj7] [G] [F] [C] I sat on the [Fmaj7] roof [G] and kicked off the [Em] moss Well a [Am] few of the [Caug] verses well they've [C] got me quite [D7] cross [C] But the sun's been [G] quite kind [E7] while I wrote this [Am] song [C] It's for people like [Dm] you [F] that keep it turned [G] on [C] So excuse me for[fmaj7] getting [G] but these things [Em] I do You [Am] see I've for-[caug] -gotten if they're [C] green or they're [D7] blue [C] Anyway the [G] thing is [E7] what I really [Am] mean [C] Yours are the [Dm] sweetest eyes [F] I've ever seen [C] [G] And you can tell [Am] everybody [Dm] this is your [F] song [G] It may be [Am] quite simple but [Dm] now that it's [F] done [Am] I hope you don't mind [Caug] I hope you don't mind [C] That I put down in [D7] words How [C] wonderful [Dm] life is while [F] you're in the [G] world [C] [Fmaj7] [G] [F] [Am] I hope you don't mind [Caug] I hope you don't mind [C] That I put down in [D7] words How [C] wonderful [Dm] life is while [F] you're in the [C] world [Fmaj7] [G] [F] [C] Click For Contents 2082