Grand Northern Ukulele Festival Songbook 2017 Rock & Roll - Led Zeppelin 2 All About The Bass - Meghan Trainor 3 Things Have Gone To Pieces - George Jones 4 Got My Mojo Working - Muddy Waters 5 Willie And The Hand Jive - Johnny Otis 6 Hazard - Richard Marx 7 Heroes - David Bowie 8 Mary Lou - Ricky Nelson 9 Tip-Toe Through the Tulips - Tiny Tim 10 You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate 11 Dakota - Stereophonics 12 Green Green Grass Of Home - Tom Jones 13 Wagon Wheel - Ukulele traditional 14 Call Me The Breeze - J.J.Cale 15 Pop Musik - M 16 Deep Elem Blues - American traditional 17 Kiss - Prince / Tom Jones 18 Country Roads - John Denver 19 Good Riddance / Time Of Your Life - Green Day 20 Walk Tall - Val Doonican 21 Worried Man Blues - Woody Guthrie / Roots traditional 22 Mama s Got A Squeezebox - The Who 23 Tie A Yellow Ribbon - Tony Orlando & Dawn 24 Shake It Off - Taylor Swift 25 Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino 26 Brand New Key - Melanie Sakfa 27 Compilation by Mike Krabbers of UnplugTheWood.com & Simon Taylor of CoolCatUkes.com Proper Grand festival shirts, stickers & cover artwork by KookyUke.com 1 P age
Rock & Roll - Led Zeppelin [A] It's been a long time since I rock-and-rolled [A] It's been a long time since I did the [A7] Stroll [D] let me get it back, let me get it back, let me get it back [A] mm-baby, where I come from [E7] It's been a long time, been a long time [D] * Been a long lonely, [A] lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time [A] It's been a long time since the book of love [A] I can't count the tears of a life with no [A7] love [D] Cary me back, carry me back, carry me back [A] Baby, where I come from, [E7] Been a long time, been a long time [D] * Been a long lonely, [A] lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time [A] Been a long time since we walked in the moonlight [A] Making vows that just cant work right Open your arms, open your arms, open your arms [A] Baby let my love come in [E7] It's been a long time, been a long time [D] * Been a long lonely, [A] lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time. [A] Ooh, yeah, ooh-ooh, yeah, ooh-ooh, yeah, ooh-ooh, yeah [A] Ooh, yeah, ooh-ooh, yeah, ooh-ooh, yeah, ooh-ooh, yeah [A] Ooh, yeah, ooh-ooh, yeah, ooh-ooh, yeah, ooh-ooh, yeah [A] Ooh, yeah, ooh-ooh, yeah, ooh-ooh, yeah, ooh-ooh, yeah [E7] It's been a long time, been a long time [D] * Been a long lonely, [A] lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time 2 P age
All About The Bass - Meghan Trainor A, Bm, E7, A [A] Because you know, I'm all about that bass, 'bout that bass, no treble [Bm] All about that bass, 'bout that bass, no treble [E7] All about that bass, 'bout that bass, no treble [A] All about that bass, 'bout that bass [A] It's pretty clear, I ain't no size two [Bm] But I can shake it, shake it, like I'm supposed to do [E7] I got that boom boom that all the boys chase and [A] All the right junk in all the right places [A] I see the magazines working that Photoshop [Bm] We know that stuff ain't real, come on now, make it stop [E7] If you got beauty beauty just raise 'em up cause Every [A] inch of you is [D] perfect from the [A] bottom to the top! Bridge Yeah, my [A] momma she told me don't worry about your [Bm7] size She says, [E7] boys like a little more booty to hold at [A] night You know I [A] won't be no stick figure silicone Barbie [Bm7] doll, So, if [E7] that's what's you're into then go a[d]head and move a[a]long! [A] Because you know, I'm all about that bass, 'bout that bass, no treble [Bm] All about that bass, 'bout that bass, no treble [E7] All about that bass, 'bout that bass, no treble [A] I'm all about that bass, 'bout that bass I'm bringing [A] booty back; go ahead and tell them skinny [Bm7] ladies Hey! No, I'm just play n I know you [E7] think you're fat, but I'm here to tell you, Every [A] inch of you is [D] perfect from the [A] bottom to the top! Yeah, my [A] momma she told me don't worry about your [Bm7] size She says, [E7] boys they like a little more booty to hold at [A] night You know I [A] won't be no stick figure silicone Barbie [Bm7] doll, So, if [E7] that's what's you're into then go a[d]head and move a[a]long! [A] Because you know, I'm all about that bass, 'bout that bass, no treble [Bm] All about that bass, 'bout that bass, no treble [E7] All all about that bass, 'bout that bass, no treble [A] All about that bass, 'bout that bass x2 3 P age
Things Have Gone To Pieces - George Jones [Tacet] Oh the [C] faucet in the [G7] kitchen started [C] dripping And last night your picture [G7] fell down from the [C] wall [F] Today the boss said sorry I can't [C] use you any [Am] more [C] and tonight the light bulb [G7] went out in the [C] hall : [G7] Things have gone to pieces since you [C] left me [F] Nothing turns out [C] half-right now it [G7] seems and there ain't [F] nothing in my pocket But three [C] nickels and a [F] dime But I'm [C] holding to the [G7] pieces of my [C] dream [C] Somebody threw a baseball [G7] through my [C] window And the arm fell off my [G7] favourite chair [C] again [F] and the man called me today and said he'd [C] haul my things [Am] away If [C] I didn't get my [G7] payments made by [C] ten 4 P age
Got My Mojo Working - Muddy Waters Got my [C] mojo working, but it [F] just don t work on [C] you Got my [F] mojo working, but it just don t work on [C] you I wanna [G] love you so bad, I [F] don t know what to [C] do I m going [C] down to Louisiana to [F] get me a mojo [C] hand I m going [F] down to Louisiana to get me a mojo [C] hand I m gonna [G] have all you women right [F] here at my [C] command Got [C] my mojo working Got my mojo working Got [F] my mojo working Got [C] my mojo working Got [G] my mojo working but it [F] just won t work on [C] you Got my [C] mojo working, but it [F] just don t work on [C]you Got my [F] mojo working, but it just don t work on [C] you I wanna [G] love you so bad, I [F] don t know what to [C] do Got [G] my mojo working but it [F] just won t work on [C] you 5 P age
Willie And The Hand Jive - Johnny Otis for the authentic slide, slide up to G (0232) from 0121 [G] I know a cat named Way Out Willie Got a cool little chick named Rockin' Millie He can [C] walk and stroll and Suzy-Q [G] Doing the crazy hand jive too [G] Momma momma look at uncle Joe Doin' the hand jive with sister Flo Uncle gave [C] sister a dime [G] Do the hand jive one more time : Hand [C] jive, hand [G] jive, hand [D] jive, do that crazy [G] hand jive [G] Doctor, a lawyer dancing in the street They all dig that crazy beat Way Out [C] Willie give 'em all a treat [G] When he did that hand jive with his feet... [G] Willie and Millie got married last fall They had a little Willie Junior and that ain't all The kid's [C] got crazy and it's plain to see [G] He's doin' the hand jive on T.V.... X2 4 x riff to end 6 P age
Hazard - Richard Marx Em D G A G Em [Em] My mother came to Hazard when I was just seven [Em] Even then the folks in town said with [D] prejudiced eyes That [A] boy's not right [Em] Three years ago when I came to know Mary [Em] First time that someone looked beyond the [D] rumours and the lies And saw the [A] man inside : [C] We used to walk down by the [G] river She [C] loved to watch the sun go [Em] down We [C] used to walk along the [G] ri [Em] ver And [D] dream our [C] way out of this [Em] town [Em] No one understood what I felt for Mary [Em] No one cared until the night she went out [D] walking all alone And [A] never came home [Em] Man with a badge came knocking next morning [Em] Here was I surrounded by a thousand fingers [D] suddenly pointed [A] right at me [D] I think about my [C] life gone by [Em] How it's done me [D] wrong There's no escape for [C] me this time [Em] All of my [C] rescues are [G] gone, [D] long [Em] gone Instrumental bit A Em D G A G Em 7 P age
Heroes - David Bowie Intro: D G D G [D] I, I wish you could [G] swim Like the [D] dolphins, like dolphins can [G] swim Though [C] nothing, nothing will keep us to[d]gether We can [Am] beat them, [Em] for ever and [D] ever Oh we can be [C] Heroes, [G] just for one [D] day Instrumental: D G D G x 2 [D] I, I will be [G] king and [D] you, you will be [G] queen For [C] nothing will drive them [D] away We can [C] be heroes [G] just for one [D] day We can be [Am] Honest, [Em] just for one [D] day [D] I, I can [G] remember (I remember) [D] Standing, by the [G] wall (by the wall) And the [D] guards shot above [G] our heads (over our heads) And we [D] kissed, as though nothing could [G] fall (nothing could fall) Bridge: And the [C] shame was on the other [D] side Oh we can [Am] beat them, [Em] forever and [D] ever Then we could be [C] Heroes, [G] just for one [D] day Instrumental: D G D G Outro: [D] We can be [G] Heroes [D] We can be [G] Heroes [D] We can be [G] Heroes just for one [D] day We can be [G] Heroes 8 P age
Mary Lou - Ricky Nelson : [G] I said "Hello Mary Lou, [C] Goodbye heart Sweet [G] Mary Lou I'm so in love with [D] you I [G] knew Mary Lou [Em] we'd never part So [G] hello Mary [D] Lou, [G] goodbye heart" [C] [G] [G] You passed me by one sunny day [C] Flashed those big brown eyes my way And [G] oo I wanted you forever [D] more Now [G] I'm not one that gets around I [C] swear my feet stuck to the ground And [G] though I never [D] did meet you [G]before [C] [G] [G] I said "Hello Mary Lou, [C] Goodbye heart Sweet [G] Mary Lou I'm so in love with [D] you I [G] knew Mary Lou [Em] we'd never part So [G] hello Mary [D] Lou, [G] goodbye heart" [C] [G] I [G] saw your lips I heard your voice Be [C] lieve me I just had no choice Wild [G] horses couldn't make me stay a-[d] way I [G] thought about a moonlit night My [C] arms around you good an' tight That's [G] all I had to [D] see for me to [G] say [C] [G] [G] I said "Hello Mary Lou, [C] Goodbye heart Sweet [G] Mary Lou I'm so in love with [D] you I [G] knew Mary Lou [Em] we'd never part So [G] hello Mary [D] Lou, [G] goodbye heart" [C] [G] 9 P age
Tip-Toe Through the Tulips - Tiny Tim Intro: G G7 [C] Tiptoe to the [G7] window by the [C] garden [C7] of the [F] willow [Fm] tree and [C] tiptoe [A7] through the [G7] tulips with [C] me [F] [C] [C7] [G7] Oh [C] Tiptoe from the [G7] garden by the [C] window [C7] That is [F] where I ll [Fm] be Come [C] tiptoe [A7] through the [G7] tulips with [C] me [F] [C] [F] Knee deep in [Em] flowers we ll [A7] stray We ll [Em] keep the [D7] showers a [G] way And if I [C] kiss you in the [G7] garden In the [C] moonlight, [C7] will you [F] pardon [Fm] me and [C] tiptoe through the [G7] tulips with [C] me [F] [C] (instrumental) C G7 C C7 F Fm C G7 C F C C7 [F] Knee deep in [Em] flowers we ll [A7] stray We ll [Em] keep the [D7] showers a [G] way And if I [C] kiss you in the [G7] garden In the [C] moonlight, [C7] will you [F] pardon [Fm] me and [C] tiptoe through the [G7] tulips with [C] me [F] [C] C7 F Fm G C 10 P age
You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate : [C] I believe in miracles [F] Where you [C] from, you sexy [F] thing [C] I believe in miracles [F] Since you came [C] along, you sexy [F] thing [F] Where did you come from [C] baby? [F] How did you know, I [C] needed you? [F] How did you know I [G] needed you so badly? [F] How did you know I d [G] give my heart gladly? [Em] Yesterday I was [Dm] one of the lonely people [Em] Now you re lying close to me, [F] making love to [G] me [C] I believe in miracles [F] Where you [C] from, you sexy [F] thing [C] I believe in miracles [F] Since you came [C] along, you sexy [F] thing [F] Where did you come from, [C] angel? [F] How did you know I d [C] be the one? [F] Did you know you re [G] everything I prayed for? [F] Did you know [G] every night and day for? [Em] Every day, needing [Gm] love and satisfaction [Em] Now you re lying next to me, [F] giving it to [G] me [C] I believe in miracles [F] Where you [C] from, you sexy [F] thing [C] I believe in miracles [F] Since you came [C] along, you sexy [F] thing [F] Oh; Kiss me, you sexy [C] thing [F] Touch me baby, you sexy [C] thing I love the way you [F] touch me darling, you sexy [C] thing [Em] Yesterday I was one of the [Dm] lonely people [Em] Now your lying next to me, [F] giving it to [G] me [C] I believe in miracles [F] Where you [C] from, you sexy [F] thing [C] I believe in miracles [F] Since you came [C] along, you sexy [F] thing [F] Oh, kiss me, you sexy [C] thing [F] Hold me, baby, you sexy [C] thing I love the way you [F] touch me, darling, you sexy [C] thing [F] Oh, it's ecstasy, you sexy [C] thing [F] Keep on loving me Darling, you sexy [C] thing Keep on lovin me [F] baby, you sexy [C] thing 11 P age
Dakota - Stereophonics [C] Thinking back thinking of [Am] you, Summertime think it was [F] June. Yeah, think it was [C] June [C] Laying back head on the [Am] grass, Chewing gum having some [F] laughs Yeah, having some [C] laughs [F] You made me feel like the one. Made me feel like the [C] one, the one [C] Drinking back drinking for [Am] two, Drinking with [F] you, when drinking was [C] new. [C]Sleeping in the back of my [Am] car, We never went [F] far, didn't need to go [C]far. [F] You made me feel like the [C] one. Made me feel like the one, the one [F] You made me feel like the [C] one. Made me feel like the one, the one [C] I don't know where [G] we are going [F] now [C] I don't know where [G] we are going [F] now [C] Wake up call, coffee and [Am] juice, Remembering [F] you, what happened to [C] you? [C] I wonder if we'll meet [Am] again? Talk about life since [F] then, talk about why did it [C] end. [F] You made me feel like the [C] one. Made me feel like the one, the one [F] You made me feel like the [C] one. Made me feel like the one, the one [C] I don't know where [G] we are going [F] now. x4 Lead singer sings this over the last two of the x4 above So take a look at me [C] now. Take a look at me [G] now. Take a look at me [F] now. Take a look at me [C] now 12 P age
Green Green Grass Of Home - Tom Jones Intro: [D] [G] [D] [G] [D] [G] [D] [A] [D] The old home town looks the same As I [G] step down from the [D] train, And there to meet me is my mama and [A] papa. Down the [D] road I look and there runs Mary, [G] Hair of gold and lips like cherries, It's [D] good to touch the [A] green, green grass of [D] home [D] Yes, they'll all come to meet me, Arms [G] reaching, smiling sweetly, it's [D] good to touch the [A] green, green grass of [D] home. The [D] old house is still standing, though the [G] paint is cracked and [D] dry And there's that old oak tree that I used to [A] play on. Down the [D] lane I walk with my sweet Mary, G] Hair of gold and lips like cherries, It's [D] good to touch the [A] green, green grass of [D] home. [D] Yes, they'll all come to meet me, Arms [G] reaching, smiling sweetly, it's [D] good to touch the [A] green, green grass of [D] home. [D] Then I awake and look around me at the four [G] grey walls that [D] surround me, And I realize, yes, I was only [A] dreaming. For there's a [D] guard and there's a sad old padre G] Arm and arm we'll walk at daybreak, [D] Again I'll touch the [A] green, green grass of [D] home. [D] Yes, they'll all come see me, In [G] the shade of the old oak tree As [D] I lay beneath the [A] green, green grass of [D] home. 13 P age
Wagon Wheel - Ukulele traditional G D Em C G D C C circling through each chord check [G] Headed down south to the [D] land of the pines And [Em] I'm thumbin' my way into [C] North Caroline [G] Starin' up the road And pray to [D] God I see [C] headlights[c] [G] I made it down the coast in [D] seventeen hours [Em] Pickin' me a bouquet of [C] dogwood flowers And I'm a [G] hopin' for Raleigh I can [D] see my baby to-[c] night [C] : So [G] rock me mama like a [D] wagon wheel [Em] Rock me mama any [C] way you feel [G] Hey Hey Hey [D] mama [C] rock me[c] [G] Rock me mama like the [D] wind and the rain [Em] Rock me mama like a [C] south-bound train [G] Hey Hey Hey [D] mama [C] rock me [C] [G] Runnin' from the cold [D] up in New England I was [Em] born to be a fiddler in an [C] old-time string band My [G] baby plays the guitar, [D] I pick a banjo [C] now [C] Oh, the [G] North country winters keep a [D] gettin' me now Lost my [Em] money playin' poker so I [C] had to up and leave But I [G] ain't a turnin' back To [D] livin' that old life no [C] more [C] [G] Walkin' to the south [D] out of Roanoke I caught a [Em] trucker out of Philly Had a [C] nice long toke But [G] he's a headed west from the [D] Cumberland Gap To [C] Johnson City, Tennessee And I [G] gotta get a move on [D] before the sun My [Em] baby callin' my name and I [C] know that she's the only one And [G] if I die in Raleigh at [D] least I will die [C] free [C] again to finish, but acapella (that means NO instruments, just vocals!) 14 P age
Call Me The Breeze - J.J.Cale 12 bar in A [A] Call me the breeze [A] I keep blowin' down the road [D] Well they call me the breeze I keep blowin' [A] down the road I ain't [E7] got me nobody I don't carry[a] me no load [A] Ain't no change in the weather [A] Ain't no changes in me [D] Well, there ain't no change in the weather Ain't no changes [A] in me And I ain't [E7] hidin' from nobody Nobody's hidin' [A] from me [A] Well, I got that green light, baby [A] I got to keep movin' on [D] Well, I got that green light, baby I got to keep [A] movin' on Well, I might [E7] go down to California Might go down to Georgia, [A] I don't know [A] Well, I dig you Georgia peaches [A] Makes me feel right at home [D] Well now, I dig you Georgia peaches Makes me feel [A] right at home But I don't [E7] love me no one woman So I wont stay [A] in Georgia long REPEAT FIRST VERSE 15 P age
Pop Musik - M A A G D round and round [A] Radio, video, [G][D] [A]Boogie with a suit[g]case[d] You re [A] livin' in a disco[g] [D] [A] Forget about the rat race[g] [D] [A] Let's do the milkshake, [G] sellin' like a [D] hotcake, [A] Try some buy some [G] fee-fi-[d] fo-fum [A] Talk about, [G] pop [D] musik [A] Talk about, [G] pop [D] musik [A] Shoobie doobie do wop, I [G] want to de [D] dicate this [A] Pop pop shoo wop [G] Everybody [D] made it [A] Shoobie doobie do wop [G] In[D]filtrate it [A] Pop pop shoo wop [G] Act [D] ivate it [A] New York, London, Paris, Munich Everybody talk ab[g] out [D] pop musik [A] Talk about, [G] pop [D] musik [A] Talk about, [G] pop [D] musik [A] Singing in the subway[g] [D] [A] Shuffle with a shoe [G] shine [D] [A] Fix me a Molotov [G] [D] [A] I'm on the head [G] line [D] [A] want to be a gun slinger. [G] Don't be a [D] rock singer [A] Eenie meenie mynie mo [G] which a way you [D] want to go [A] Talk about, [G] pop [D] musik [A] Talk about, [G] pop [D] musik [A] All around the world [G] [D] where[a] ver you [G] are [D] [A] dance in the street [G] anything you [D] like [A] do it in your car in the [G] middle of the [D] night [A] La la la la la la [G] la la la la la [D] La la la la la la la [A] Dance in the supermart [G] [D] [A] Dig it in the Fast [G] lane [D] [A] Listen to the countdown [G] [D] they re [A] playin' our song a [G] gain [D] I [A] can't get jumping jack I [G] want to hold, [D] get back [A] Moonlight muzak [G] Knick knack [D] paddy whack [A] Talk about, [G] pop [D] musik [A] Talk about, [G] pop [D] musik [A] Shoobie doobie do wop [G] It's [D] all around you [A] Pop pop shoo wop [G] Gonna [D] surround you [A] Shoobie doobie do wop [G] It's all [D] around [A] Pop pop shoo wop [G] Hit [D] it [A] New York, London, Paris, Munich Everybody talk about [G] pop [D] musik [A] Talk about, [G] pop [D] musik [A] Talk about, [G] pop [D] musik [A] Talk about, [G] pop [D] musik [A] Talk about, [G] pop [D] musik [A] Pop pop [G] pop [D] musik [A] Pop pop [G] pop [D] musik 16 P age
Deep Elem Blues - American traditional [E] If you go down to Deep Elem [E] Just to have a little fun, [E] You'd better have your 15 dollars When the [E7] policeman come. : [A] Oh, sweet mama, daddy's got the Deep Elem Blues[E] [B7] Oh, sweet mama, [A] daddy's got the Deep Elem Blues[E] [E] If you go down to Deep Elem, [E] Keep your money in your shoes; [E] The women in Deep Elem Got those [E7] Deep Elem blues. [E] If you go down to Deep Elem [E] Take your money in your pants [E] The women in Deep Elem Never give [E7] the men a chance. [E] Now I once knew a preacher, [E] Preached the Bible through and through, [E] He went down into Deep Elem, Now his [E7] preaching days are through. [E] Now I once had a sweet gal [E] Lord, she meant the world to me [E] She went down into Deep Elem She ain't [E7] what she used to be [E] Her papa's a policeman [E] And her mama walks the street [E] Her papa met her mama When they [E7] both were on the beat. [E] When you go down to Deep Elem [E] put your money in your socks [E] The redheads in Deep Elem, they'll put [E7] you on the rocks 17 P age
Kiss - Prince / Tom Jones (ham it up in a Tom Jones style!) E7 A7 A7 A7 A7 [A7] You don't have to be beautiful to turn me on I just need your body, baby, from dusk till dawn You don't need [D7] experience to turn me out You just leave it all [A7] up to me, I'm gonna show you what it's all about : You don't have to be [E7] rich to be my girl You don't have to be [D7] cool to rule my world Ain't no particular [E7] sign I'm more compatible with I just want your [D7] extra time and your[e7].. [A7] Kiss [A7] You got to not talk dirty, baby, if you wanna impress me You can't be too flirty, mama, I know how to undress me I want to be your fantasy, [D7] maybe you could be mine You just leave it all [A7] up to me, we could have a good time [A7] Women, not girls, rule my world, I said they rule my world Act your age, woman, not your shoe size, maybe we could do the twirl You don't have to watch [D7] Dynasty to have an attitude, uh You just leave it all [A7] up to me, my love will be your food 18 P age
Country Roads - John Denver [G] Almost heaven, [Em] West Virginia, [D] Blue Ridge Mountains, [C] Shenandoah [G] River [G] Life is old there, [Em] older than the trees, [D] younger than the mountains, [C] blowin like a [G] breeze : [G] Country roads [D] take me home to the [Em] place I be-[c] long: West [G] Virginia, mountain [D] momma, Take me [C] home, country [G] roads [G] All my memories, [Em] gather round her, [D] Miner s lady, [C] stranger to [G] blue water [G] Dark and dusty, [Em] painted on the sky, [D] Misty taste of moonshine, [C] teardrop in my [G] eye [Em] I hear her [D] voice, in the [G] mornin hours she calls me, The [C] radio re-[g] minds me of my [D] home far away And [Em] drivin down that [F] road I get a [C] feelin that I [G] should have been home [D] yesterday [D7] yesterday x 2 19 P age
Good Riddance / Time Of Your Life - Green Day G C D X2 [G] Another turning point A [C] fork stuck in the [D] road [G] Time grabs you by the wrist [C] Directs you where to [D] go [Em] So make the [G] best of this [C] test And don t ask [G] why [Em] It s not a [G] question But a [C] lesson learned in [G] time : It s [Em] something unpre [G] dictable But [Em] in the end is [G] right I [Em] hope you had the [D] time of your [G] life G C D X2 ** [G] So take the photographs And [C] still frames in your [D] mind [G] Hang it on a shelf of Good [C] health and good [D] time [Em] Tattoos of [G] memories And [C] dead skin on [G] trial [Em] For what it s [G] worth It was [C] worth all the [G] while SOLO BACK TO ** X2 Finish on a [G] 20 P age
Walk Tall - Val Doonican : [C] Walk tall walk straight and look the [G7] world right in the [C] eye That's [F] what my momma told me when I was about knee [C] high She [F] said son be a proud man and hold your head up [C] high Walk tall walk straight and look the [G7] world right in the [C] eye [C] All through the years as I grew up mom [G7] taught these things to [C] me But [F] I was young and foolish then and much too blind to [C] see I [F] ignored the things she said as if I'd never [C] heard Now I see and understand the [G7] wisdom of her [C] words [C] I started goin' places where a [G7] youngster shouldn't [C] go I [F] got to know the kind of girls it's better not to [C] know I [F] fell in with a bad crowd and laughed and drank with [C] them Through the laughter momma's words would [G7] echo now and [C] then [C] I got in trouble with the law and I'm in prison [C] now But [F] through these prison bars I see things so much different [C] now I've [F] got one year left to serve but when my time is [C] done I'll walk tall and straight and make mom [G7] proud to call me [C] son 21 P age
Worried Man Blues - Woody Guthrie / Roots Traditional : [A] It takes a worried man to sing a worried [A7] song It [D] takes a worried man to sing a worried [A] song It [A] takes a worried man to sing a worried song I m worried [E7] now but I won t be worried [A] long [A] I went across the river I laid down to[a7] sleep I [D] went across the river I laid down to [A] sleep I [A] went across the river I laid down to sleep When I woke [E7] up there were shackles on my [A] feet [G] [A] Twenty-nine links of chain around my [A7] leg Twen [D] ty-nine links of chain around my [A] leg Twen [A] ty-nine links of chain around my leg And on each [E7] link was the initial of my [A] name [A] I asked the judge what might be my [A7] fine I [D] asked the judge what might be my [A] fine I [A] asked the judge what might be my fine Twenty-one [E7] years on the Rocky Mountain [A] Line [A] This train that I ride is sixteen coaches [A7] long The [D] train that I ride is sixteen coaches [A] long The [A] train that I ride is sixteen coaches long The girl I [E7] love is on that train and [A] gone 22 P age
Mama s Got A Squeezebox - The Who [G] Mama's got a squeeze box she wears on her chest And when Daddy comes home he never gets no rest Cause she's [D] playing all night and the [C] music's all right [D] Mama's got a squeeze box [C] Daddy never sleeps at [G] night [G] Well the kids don't eat and the dog can't sleep There's no escape from the music In the whole damn street Cause she's [D] playing all night and the [C] music's all right [D] Mama's got a squeeze box [C] Daddy never sleeps at [G] night [G] She goes in and out and in and out and in and out and in and out She's playing all night and the music's all right [D] Mama's got a squeeze box [C] Daddy never sleeps at [G] night [G ] She goes, squeeze me, come on and squeeze me Come on and [D] tease me like you do I'm [C] so in love with you [D] Mama's got a squeeze box [C] Daddy never sleeps at [G] night [G] She goes in and out and in and out and in and out and in and out Cause she's playing all night and the music's all right 23 P age
Tie A Yellow Ribbon - Tony Orlando & Dawn [C] [Em] [Dm] [G] Ba Da Da Da Ba Da Da Da Ba Da.. [C] I m comin home, I ve done my [Em] time Now I ve [Gm] got to know what [A7] is and isn t [Dm] mine If [Fm] you received my letter tellin [C] you I d soon be [Am] free [D] Then you ll know just [D7] what to do [Fm] if you still want [G] me [Fm] If you still want [G] me [G7] : Oh [C] tie a yellow ribbon round the [Em] ole oak tree It s been [Gm] three long years, do you [A7] still want [Dm] me If [Fm] I don t see a ribbon round the [C] ole [E] oak [Am] tree I ll [C] stay on the bus, [A] forget about us [C] put the blame on [A] me If [Dm] I don t see a [Fm] yellow ribbon [D7] round the [G7] ole oak [C] tree [C]/[Em]/Dm]/[G]/[C]/[Em]/[Dm]/[G]/[C] Ba Da Da Da Ba Da Da Da Ba Da.. [C] Bus driver please look for [Em] me Cause I [Gm] couldn t bear to [A7] see what I might [Dm] see I m [Fm] really still in prison and my [C] love she holds the [Am] key A [D] simple yellow [D7] ribbon s what I [Fm] need to set me [G] free I [Fm] wrote and told her [G] please [G7] [C] [Em] [Gm] [A7] Ba Da Da Da Ba Da Da Da Ba Da.. Now the [Dm] whole damn bus is [Fm] cheerin and I [C] can t believe [Am] I see [A7] [Dm] A hundred yellow [Fm] ribbons round the [D7] ole [G7] oak [C] tree [C] [Em] [Dm] [G] [C] [Em] [Dm] [G] [C] Ba Da Da Da Ba Da Da Da Ba Da.. 24 P age
Shake It Off - Taylor Swift I stay out too [Am] late, got nothing in my [C] brain That's what people [G] say, mmm, that's what people say, mmm I go on too many [Am] dates, but I can't make 'em [C] stay At least that's what people [G] say, mmm, that's what people say, mmm But I keep [Am] cruisin', can't stop won't stop [C] moving It's like I got this [G] music in my mind, saying [D] it's gonna be alright : Cause the [Am] players gonna play, play, play, play, play And the [C]haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate baby [G] I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake [G] Shake it off, I shake it off Heart [Am] breakers gonna break, break, break, break, break And the [C] fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake, fake baby [G] I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake [G] Shake it off, I shake it off (oooh oooh oooh oooh) I never miss a [Am]* beat, I'm lightning on my [C]* feet And that's what they dont' [G] see, mmm, that's what they dont' see, mmm I'm dancing on my [Am] own (dancing on my own) I'll make the moves up as I [C] go (moves up as I go) And that's what they don't [G] know, mmm, that's what they don't know, mmm But I keep [Am] cruisin', can't stop won't stop [C] groovin' It's like I got this [G] music in my mind, saying [D]* it's gonna be alright [Am] Shake it off, I shake it off, I I I [C] shake it off, I shake it off, I I I [G] shake it off, I shake it off, I I I shake it off, I shake it off Tap ukulele to the beat Hey, hey, hey, just think, While you've been gettin' down and out About the liars and dirty, dirty cheats of the world You could've been gettin' down to this sick beat [Am] My ex man brought his [C] new girlfriend She's like "[G] Oh my God" [G] I 'm just gonna shake it To the [Am] fella over there with the[c] hella good hair Won't you [G] come on over [G]* baby we could shake shake shake Ye--ah ohhh! Next X 2 [Am] Shake it off, I shake it off, I I I [C] shake it off, I shake it off, I I I [G] shake it off, I shake it off, I I [G] I Shake it off, I Shakeit off 25 P age
Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino I found my [F] thrill On Blueberry [C] Hill On Blueberry [G7] Hill When I found [C] you The moon stood [F] still On Blueberry [C] Hill And lingered [G7] until My dreams came [C] true ***** The [G] wind in the [C] willow played Love's [G7] sweet melo [C] dy But [B7] all of those vows [Em] you made [B7] [Em] Were [B7] never to [Em] be [G7] Though we're a- [F] part You're part of me [C] still For you were my [G7] thrill On Blueberry [C] Hill Repeat back to ***** 26 P age
Brand New Key - Melanie Sakfa [C] I rode my bicycle past your window last night [G7] I roller skated to your door at daylight [C] It almost seems like [C7] you're avoiding me [F] I'm okay alone but you got [G7] something I need : Well [C] I got a brand new pair of roller skates you got a brand new key I think that we should get together and [C7] try them out you see [F] I been looking around a while you got something for me [C] I got a brand new pair of roller skates you got a brand new key [C] I ride my bike I roller skate don't drive no car [G7] Don't go too fast but I go pretty far For [C] somebody who don't drive I been [C7] all around the world [F] Some people say I done all [G7] right for a girl [C] I asked your mother if you were at home [G7] She said yes. but you weren't alone [C] Sometimes I think that [C7] you're avoiding me [F] I'm okay alone but you've got [G7] something I need Well [C] I got a brand new pair of roller skates you got a brand new key I think that we should get together and [C7] try them out you see [F] La la la la la la [G7] la la la la la la la la Oh [C] I got a brand new pair of roller skates you got a brand new key 27 P age