Towersey Folk Festival Monday 26 August 2013 Ukulele workshop Hosted by Hamish Currie of Berkhamsted Ukulele Random Players www.burpmusic.com
Pay Me My Money Down (Pete Seeger via Bruce Springsteen) Well, I [F] thought I heard the captain say, "Pay me my [C] money down. Tomorrow is my sailing day; pay me my [F] money down." Pay me. Pay me. Pay me my [C] money down. Pay me or go to jail. Pay me my [F] money down. Soon as that boat was clear of the bar, pay me my [C] money down, Well, he knocked me down with the end of a spar Pay me my [F] money down. Well if I'd been a rich man s son; Pay me my [C] money down. I'd sit on the river and watch it run; Pay me my [F] money down. Well, wish I was Mr. Gates, pay me my [C] money down. Haul my money in egg crates. Pay me my [F] money down. Well, forty days and nights at sea, pay me my [C] money down. Captain worked every dollar out of me. Pay me my [F] money down. F C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8=1 C D E F G A B C D E F# G A B C# D F G A Bb C D E F G A B C D E F# G
Pay Me My Money Down (Pete Seeger via Bruce Springsteen) Well, I [I] thought I heard the captain say, "Pay me my [V] money down. Tomorrow is my sailing day; pay me my [I] money down." Pay me. Pay me. Pay me my [V] money down. Pay me or go to jail. Pay me my [I] money down. Soon as that boat was clear of the bar, pay me my [V] money down, Well, he knocked me down with the end of a spar Pay me my [I] money down. Well if I'd been a rich man s son; Pay me my [V] money down. I'd sit on the river and watch it run; Pay me my [I] money down. Well, wish I was Mr. Gates, pay me my [V] money down. Haul my money in egg crates. Pay me my [I] money down. Well, forty days and nights at sea, pay me my [V] money down. Captain worked every dollar out of me. Pay me my [I] money down. C = I G = V D = I A = V F = I C = V G = I D = V
John Ball (Sydney Carter) [G] Who ll be the lady, [C] who will be the [D] lord, [C] When we are ruled by the [D] love of another? [G] Who ll be the lady, [C] who will be the [D] lord, In the [C] light that is coming in the [D] morn- [G] ing. Chorus: [D] Sing, John Ball and tell it to them all, Long live the day that is dawning! And I'll [G] crow like a cock, I'll [C] carol like a [G] lark, In the [C] light that is coming in the [D] morn- [D] ing. [G] Eve is the lady, [C] Adam is the [D] lord, [C] When we are ruled by the [D] love of another, [G] Eve is the lady, [C] Adam is the [D] lord, In the [C] light that is coming in the [D] morn- [G] ing. [G] All shall be ruled by [C] fellowship I [D] say, [C] All shall be ruled by the [D] love of one another, [G] All shall be ruled by [C] fellowship I [D] say, In the [C] light that is coming in the [D] morn- [G] ing. [G] Labour and spin for [C] fellowship I [D] say, [C] Labour and spin for the [D] love of one another. [G] Labour and spin for [C] fellowship I [D] say, In the [C] light that is coming in the [D] morn- [G] ing. G C D 1 2 2 1 3 3 4
The Prickle-Eye Bush [A] Oh the Prickle Eye [D] Bush That [G] pricks my heart full [D] sore [A] And if [D] ever I get out of this [G] Prickle Eye [D] Bush Then I never will get [A] in it any [D] more Oh [A] hangman, stay your [D] hand [G] Stay it for a [D] while [A] For I [D] think I see my [G] mother* [D]coming over [A] yonder [D] stile Oh [A] mother*, have you brought me [D] gold? Or [G] silver to set me [D] free? [A] For to [D] save my body from the [G] cold, cold [D] ground And my neck from the [A] gallows [D] tree Oh [A] no**, I have not** brought you [D] gold Or** [G] silver to set you [D] free [A] For to [D] save your body from the [G] cold, cold [D] ground And your neck from the [A] gallows [D] tree *sister/brother/true love **yes have and [A] Oh the Prickle Eye [D] Bush That [G] pricks my heart full [D] sore [A] [D] Now that I m out of this [G] Prickle Eye [D] Bush Then I never will get [A] in it any [D] more A D G
Dirty Old Town (Ewan MacColl via The Pogues) I met my [G] love by the gas works wall Dreamed a [C] dream by the old ca- [G] nal I kissed my girl by the factory wall Dirty old [D] town, dirty old [Em] town Clouds are [G] drifting across the moon Cats are [C] prowling on their [G] beat Springs a girl from the streets at night Dirty old [D] town, dirty old [Em] town I heard a [G] siren from the docks Saw a [C] train set the night on [G] fire I smelled the spring on the smoky wind Dirty old [D] town, dirty old [Em] town I'm gonna [G] make me a big sharp axe Shining [C] steel tempered in the [G] fire I'll chop you down like an old dead tree Dirty old [D] town dirty old [Em] town I met my [G] love by the gas works wall Dreamed a [C] dream by the old ca- [G] nal I kissed my girl by the factory wall Dirty old [Am] town, dirty old [Em] town Dirty old [Am] town, dirty old [Em] town G C D Em Am
Worried Man Blues Woody Guthrie & Various Chorus [G] It takes a worried man to sing a worried song [C] It takes a worried man to sing a worried [G] song It takes a worried man to sing a worried song I m worried [D] now but I won t be worried [G] long [G] I went across the river and laid me down to sleep [C] I went across the river and laid me down to [G] sleep I went across the river and laid me down to sleep When I woke [D] up there were shackles on my [G] feet [G] There were twenty nine links of chain around my leg [C] There were twenty nine links of chain around my [G] leg There were twenty nine links of chain around my leg And on each [D] link the initial of my [G] name [G] I went and asked that judge tell me what will be my fine [C] I went and asked that judge tell me what will be my [G] fine I went and asked that judge tell me what will be my fine Twenty One [D] Years on the Rocky Mountain [G] Line [G] When the train arrived it was sixteen coaches long [C] When the train arrived it was sixteen coaches [G] long When the train arrived it was sixteen coaches long The girl I [D] love is on that train and [G] gone [G] I looked down the track as far as I could see [C] I looked down the track as far as I could [G] see I looked down the track as far as I could see Her Little bitty [D] hand was waving after [G] me [G] If anyone should ask you who made up this song [C] If anyone should ask you who made up this [G] song If anyone should ask you who made up this song Tell them it was [D] me and I sing it all day [G] long G C D
Oh, Mary, Don't You Weep - Traditional / Bruce Springsteen [Dm] Well if I could I [A7] surely would Stand on the rock where [Dm] Moses stood [Gm] Pharaoh s army got [Dm] drownded [A7] Oh Mary, don't you [Dm] weep Chorus [Dm] Oh, Mary don't you [A7] weep, don't you mourn Oh, Mary don't you [Dm] weep, don't you mourn [Gm] Pharaoh's army got [Dm] drownded [A7] Oh, Mary, don't you [Dm] weep. [Dm] Well, Mary wore three [A7] links of chain On every link was [Dm] Jesus' name [Gm] Pharaoh s army got [Dm] drownded [A7] Oh, Mary, don't you [Dm] weep [Dm] Well one of these nights around [A7] twelve o'clock This old world is [Dm] gonna rock [Gm] Pharaoh s army got [Dm] drownded [A7] Oh, Mary, don't you [Dm] weep [Dm] Well Moses stood on the [A7] Red Sea shore Smote the water with a [Dm] two by four [Gm] Pharaoh's army got [Dm] drownded [A7] Oh, Mary, don't you [Dm] weep [Dm] Well Old Mister Satan [A7] he got mad Missed that soul that he [Dm] thought he had [Gm] Pharaoh's army got [Dm] drownded [A7] Oh, Mary don't you [Dm] weep [Dm] Brothers and sisters [A7] don't you cry There'll be better times [Dm] by and by [Gm] Pharaoh's army got [Dm] drownded [A7] Oh, Mary, don't you [Dm] weep. Dm A7 Gm
I ll Fly Away [G] Some bright morning when this life is over [C] I ll fly a- [G] way [G] To that home on God s celestial shore I ll [D] fly a- [G] way CHORUS [G] I ll fly away oh glory [C] I ll fly a- [G] way, in the morning [G] When I die hallelujah, by and by I ll [D] fly a- [G] way [G] When the shadows of this life have gone [C] I ll fly a- [G] way [G] Like a bird from these prison walls I ll fly I ll [D] fly a- [G] way [G] Oh how glad and happy when we meet [C] I ll fly a- [G] way [G] No more cold iron shackles on my feet I ll [D] fly a- [G] way [G] Just a few more weary days and then [C] I ll fly a- [G] way [G] To a land where joys will never end I ll [D] fly a- [G] way G C D
FOOLISH YOU Wade Hemsworth [D] Foolish you, you [A] want to go a- [D] way, Seeking [E7] fortune's favour on your [A] own, While the [D] one who [B7] stays be- [Em] side you, Foolish [A] me, is left a- [D] lone. CHORUS: [tacit] Sad and [A] foolish, that's how I [D] feel. Don't you [G] know how fortune favours [D] few? [D7] Fortune s [G] blind, as blind as [D] you, my dear. What a [A] pity, ah, foolish [D] you! [D] Leaving me this [A] way is hardly [D] fair. Must [E7] I go seek a fortune[a] too, Or must I [D] wait till [B7] folly [Em] finds its own way [A] Home to me and foolish [D] you? CHORUS [D] Loving you was [A] good; love was [D] kind. I didn't [E7] mind the payments over- [A] due, For the [D] price of [B7] loving is [Em] none too dear As [A] long as I'm with foolish [D] you. CHORUS CHORUS (alt): [D] Sad and [A] foolish, that's how I [D] feel When I [G] see the foolish way you [D] do. [D7] Fortune [G] fails when you are [D] gone, my dear, But I [A] still want more of foolish [D] you, But I [A] still want more of foolish [D] you. D A E7 B7 Em D7 G
Michael, Row the Boat Ashore Michael, [D] row the boat ashore, Halle- [G] lu- [D] jah Michael, [F#m] row the boat a- [Em] shore, Halle- [A] lu- [D] jah [D] Sister, help to trim the sail, Halle- [G] lu- [D] jah Sister, [F#m] help to trim the [Em] sail, Halle- [A] lu- [D] jah [D] River Jordan is chilly and cold, Halle- [G] lu- [D] jah Chills the [F#m] body, but not the [Em] soul, Halle- [A] lu- [D] jah [D] River Jordan is deep and wide, Halle- [G] lu- [D] jah Milk and [F#m] honey on the other [Em] side, Halle- [A] lu- [D] jah Outro: Michael, [F#m] row the boat a- [Em] shore, Halle- [A] lu- [D] jah Michael, [F#m] row the boat a- [Em] shore, Halle- [A] lu- [D] jah Halle- [A] lu- [D] jah; Halle- [A] lu- [G] jah {hold } [D] -ah D G F#m Em A
When the Saints Go Marchin In [D] Oh, when the saints go marching in, when the saints go marching [A7] in, I want to [D] be in that [G] number when the [D] saints go [A7] marching [D] in. [D] And when the sun refuse to shine, and when the sun refuse to [A7] shine, I want to [D] be [D7] in that [G] number [Gm] when the [D] sun re- [A7] fuse to [D] shine. [Dm] Oh, when the saints go marching in; oh, when the saints go marching [A7] in, Oh, Lord, I [Dm] want to be [F] in that [G7] number [Gm] when the [Dm] saints go [A7] marching [Dm] in. [Dm] Oh, when they crown Him Lord of all; oh, when they crown Him Lord of [A7] all, Oh, Lord, I [Dm] want to be [F] in that [G7] number [Gm] when they [Dm] crown Him [A7] Lord of [Dm] all. [Dm] Oh, when they gather round the throne; oh, when they gather round the [A7] throne, Oh, Lord, I [Dm] want to be [F] in that [G7] number [Gm] when they [Dm] gather [A7] round the [Dm] throne. [Dm] We are trav'ling [Bb] in the [Dm] footsteps [Gm] of [Dm] those who've [Bb] gone be- [A7] fore, And we'll [Dm] all be [F] reun- [G7] ited [Gm] on a [Dm] new and [A7] sunlit [Dm] shore. [A7] And when the [Dm] moon [A7] turns red with [F] blood [G7] when the [Gm] moon turns [Bb] red with [A7] blood Lord, how I [Dm] want to be [F] in that [G7] number [Gm] when the [Dm] moon [G7] turns [Bb] red [A7] with [Dm] blood. [A7] and repeat as often as you like G D A7 D7 Dm G7 F Bb Gm