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Cardiff Ukulele Festival April 16th 2016

Cardiff Ukulele Festival 2016

Cardiff's annual celebration of all things ukulele!!

Jams/showcases/stalls/raffles/street performances and more!

St. DaviD’S Hall

Cardiff

Saturday, April 16th,1pm – 5 pm

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Hello and welcome to the 2016 Cardiff Ukulele Festival!

Some useful information about the event: Venue:

St David’s Hall

The Hayes

Cardiff

CF10 1AH

Fee: There is no fee for participants other than stall holders; there will be a collection for charity. We will also be

holding a Raffle in aid of charity and the prize will be a Mahogany Soprano Ukulele.

Getting There: Cardiff is well served by the M4 from Swansea, Newport and Bristol. If driving from Mid Wales the

usual route is the A470 via Brecon and Pontypridd. Cardiff Central Train Station and Bus/Coach Station is around 10

minutes walk from the venue.

Parking: Car Parking is available in: the John Lewis car park; behind Cardiff Central Station; NCP car park in

Stuttgarter Strasse and by the Cardiff Motorpoint. Please note: Parking spaces in Cardiff on Saturday afternoons can

be very limited. Cardiff’s Park and Ride (https://www.cardiff.gov.uk) could be used as an alternative.

Disability Access: There is full disabled access at St David’s Hall.

Children: Children are welcome provided they are accompanied by a parent or guardian over the age of 18. There

will be no crèche facilities. Please note: This year Cardiff TV (a locally based media outlet) will be covering the

festival. Anyone under 18 must have written permission from a parent or guardian if they wish to be filmed at the

festival. Please contact us at [email protected] for consent forms and/or further information.

Accommodation: If staying overnight there is a wide range of hotel and b&b facilities in Cardiff.

For more information please go to: www.visitcardiff.com

Professional Musicians: Professional Musicians are welcome to attend but we are unable to pay performance fees

or any other remuneration.

Festival Songbook: A pdf songbook, containing 30 songs, can be downloaded from www.ukenights.co.uk . This

songbook will also be displayed on a screen at the venue.

Format of the Festival:

All uke players present will be invited to play along as we perform the festival songbook together, guided by an M.C.

Some spectators even sing-a-long! There will also be several showcase slots for groups and/or individuals (maximum

two songs / three minutes each). Weather permitting there will also be a couple of street performances and we will

culminate in a Grande Finale at the end of the festival.

Instruments: As it is a ukulele festival only ukuleles, banjoleles and 4 string basses will be allowed. However,

percussion & peripheral instruments such as kazoos, bells and harmonicas may be used as accompaniment.

Amplification: We have a small selection of amplifiers available in Cardiff. If you would like to bring your own please

let us know as soon as possible. Note: We will not be responsible for the safety of your amp(s).

Bar/food: A bar selling alcoholic and soft drinks along with snacks will be available at the venue.

Central Cardiff has a wide range of food outlets that can meet all dietary requirements.

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Disclaimer: The organizers and the venue are not responsible for theft, injury and/or any other incidents at said

event. The organisers reserve the right to alter the programme. All songs reproduced in this songbook are for ‘not

for profit entertainment’ and education only.

Nigel Baker/Michael Matthews

Organisers

This year we will be supporting Macmillan Cancer support

Please give generously and for more information please go to: http://www.macmillan.org.uk

Our stall holders this year will be:

A Strings Music Store, Pontypridd

www.astrings.co.uk

Stewart Harrington

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Ben Rees

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And finally!!

Whether you are an absolute beginner or an experienced virtuoso....

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If you want to play ukulele with others in a friendly and convivial atmosphere please join us at various

venues around Cardiff every Monday night between 8pm and 10pm. Who knows where this might lead?

For more information go to www.ukenights.org or email [email protected]

Facebook and twitter at #cardiffukefest

Acknowledgement is given to Aeron Hughes for his dedication in compiling, arranging and presenting the

songs in this book.

Landlady Angela Bloom with members of Ukulele Nights at Wolf’s Castle, Llanishen, Cardiff. CF14 5TS

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Index of Songs Page Number

April Showers 6

Budapest 7

Your Cheating Heart 8

Whatever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera Sera) 9

Saturday Night At The Movies 10

I Only Want To Be With You 11

Tuxedo Junction 12

Ukulele Lady 13

Hello Mary Lou 14

That’s Amore 15

I love You Because/Welcome To My World 16

Sway 17

Chattanoga Choo Choo 18

Bye Bye Love 19

Teenager In Love 20

Leaning On A Lamp Post 21

I Should Have Known Better 22

Yellow Bird (simplified version) 23

Yellow Bird (more advanced version 24

Save The Last Dance For Me 25

Walk Right Back 26

Rio 27

By The Rivers Of Babylon 28

Blanket On The Ground 29

Dance The Night Away 30

Proud Mary 31

Sailing 32

Raise A Ruckus Tonight 33

Beautiful Noise 34

Chord Sheets 35 to 38


April Showers (Louis Silvers & B. G. De Sylva.) Larry Parks as Al Jolson 1923 (Original Key F major)

Starting note F# Count 1..2..1 2 3 Rhythm 1_2&3&4 Strum D_DUDUD_ Kazoo Intro; When-[Am7]-ever April [D7] showers come a-[G]-long (CODA) Though April [D7] showers may come your [G] way, They bring the [D7] flowers that bloom in [G] May. So if it's [E7] raining, have no re[Am]-grets, Because it [Em] isn't raining [G#dim] rain, you know, It's [D] raining vio[D7] lets, And where you [D7] see clouds upon the [G] hills, You soon will [E7] see crowds of daffo[Am]dils, So keep on [C] looking for a [Cm] blue bird, And [Em7] list'ning for its [E7] song, When-[Am7]-ever April [D7] showers come a-[G]-long. Repeat from (CODA) to the end

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Silvers

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._G._De_Sylva


Budapest (George Ezra) (F major) 2014

Count in 1..2&3&4 & Rhythm 1_2&3&4& Strum DUDU Starting note A

[D] My house in Budapest, My hidden treasure chest, Golden grand piano, My beautiful Castillo [G] You. Ooh......You ooh....I’d leave it [D] all

[D] My acres of a land, I have achieved It may be hard for you to, Stop and believe But for [G] you. Ooh. You, Ooh I’d leave it [D] all Oh for [G] you, Ooh You. Ooh. I’d leave it [D] all

Chorus [A]Give me one good reason why [G] I should never make a [D] change [A]Baby if you hold me then [G] all of this will go a [D] way

[D] My many artefacts, The list goes on If you just say the words, I’ll up and run Oh, to [G] you, Ooh You..Ooh I’d leave it [D] all Oh, to [G] you, Ooh You..Ooh I’d leave it [D] all

Chorus [A]Give me one good reason why [G] I should never make a [D] change [A]Baby if you hold me then [G] all of this will go a [D] way X 2

[D] My friends and family they, don’t understand They fear they’d lose so much if you take my hand But, for [G] you ooh. You ooh, I’d lose it [D] all. But, for [G] you ooh. You ooh, I’d lose it [D] all Chorus [A]Give me one good reason why [G] I should never make a [D] change [A]Baby if you hold me then [G] all of this will go a [D] way X 2

Acapella My house in Budapest. My hidden treasure chest, Golden grand piano. My beautiful Castillo You. Ooh. You. Ooh I’d leave it all. Ooh for you, Ooh you, Ooh I’d leave it all


Your Cheating Heart (Hank Williams Senior) Hank Williams 1952

Slow Count 1 2 3 4 1 Starting note C Strum D_DUDUD_

Intro; Play kazoo over the last line of the Chorus Your cheating [G7] heart will tell on [C] you Verse 1 Your cheating [C]heart will make you [F]weep You'll cry and [G7] cry and try to [C] sleep But sleep won't come the whole night [F] through Your cheating [G7] heart will tell on [C] you [C7] Chorus When tears come [F] down like falling [C] rain You'll toss a [D7] round and call my [G7] name You'll walk the [C] floor the way I [F] do Your cheating [G7] heart will tell on [C] you Verse 2 Your cheating [C] heart will pine some[F]day And crave the [G7] love you threw a[C]way The time will come when you'll be [F] blue Your cheating [G7] heart will tell on [C] you[C7] Chorus When tears come [F] down like falling [C] rain You'll toss a[D7]round and call my [G7] name You'll walk the [C] floor the way I [F] do Your cheating [G7] heart will tell on [C] you Your cheating [G7] heart will tell on [C] you [F] [C↓]


Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be Will Be) (RB. Evans & J Livingston) 1958 Recorded by Doris Day Rhythm 3/4 time 1_2 3 Strum ↓_↑↑

Count in 123..223..323 Starting note C [C] When I was just a little (girl/boy) I asked my mother, "What will I [G7] be? Will I be (pretty/handsome), will I be rich?" Here's what she said to [C] me. Chorus "Que Se[F] ra, Sera, Whatever will [C] be, will be The future's not [G7] ours to see Que Sera, Se[C] ra [G7] What will be, will [C] be" When I grew up, and fell in love I asked my sweetheart, "What lies a[G7] head? Will we have rainbows, day after day?" Here's what my sweetheart [C] said Chorus "Que Se[F] ra, Sera, Whatever will [C] be, will be. The future's not [G7] ours to see Que Sera, Se[C] ra [G7] What will be, will [C] be"

Now I have children of my own, They ask their (mother/father), "What will I [G7] be? Will I be (pretty/handsome), will I be rich?" I tell them tender [C] ly

"Que Se[F] ra, Sera, Whatever will [C] be, will be The future's not [G7] ours to see Que Sera, Se[C] ra [G7] What will be, will [C] be. [G7] "Que Sera, Se[C] ra"..........[C] [C] [C]


Saturday Night at the Movies (B Mann & C Weil) Drifters (Eb) 1964

Count in 1_ 2_1 2 3 Strum ↓_ ↓↑ ↓↑ ↓_ Rhythm 1&2&3&4& Starting note D

[D] Well Saturday night at 8 o'clock I know where I'm gonna go [A] I'm gonna pick my baby up And [A7] take her to the picture [D] show Everybody in the [D7] neighbourhood Is dressing up to be there [G] too...oo..oo..oo..oo..oo..oo..oo And we're gonna [D] have a ball Just [A] like we always [D] do Chorus: [A7] Saturday [G] night at the movies Who cares what [D] picture you see [Bm] When you're [D] hugging with your baby In [A7] last row in the balco[D]ny Well there's Technicolour and cinemascope Just out of Hollywood And the [A]popcorn from the candy stand Is [A7] all tasting twice as [D] good There's always lots of [D7] pretty girls With figures they don't try to [G] hi..i..i..i..i..i..i..ide But they never [D] can compare To the [A] girl sittin' by my [D] side Repeat chorus


I Only Want To Be With You (M Hawker & I Raymonde) (G major)Dusty Springfield 1964

Count in 1&2&3&4&1 Strum D U D U D U D U Starting note G

Intro [CaddG] ↓↓_ [F] ↓ [F addG] ↑ [F] ↓ [G7] ↓↑↓↑↓↑↓↑ (2x) Verse 1 I [C] don't know what it is that makes me [Am] love you so I [C] only know I never want to [Am] let you go Cause [F] you started [G7] something. Oh [Dm] can't you [G7] see? That [C] ever since we met you've had a [Am] hold on me It [F] happens to be [G7] true.I [Dm] only wanna [G7] be with[C] you

Verse 2 It [C] doesn't matter where you go or [Am] what you do I [C] want to spend each moment of the [Am] day with you Oh [F] Look what has [G7] happened with [Dm] just one [G7] kiss I [C] never knew that I could be in [Am] love like this It's [F] crazy but it's [G7] true. I [Dm] only wanna [G7] be with [C] you

Bridge [Fm] You stopped and smiled at me. [C] Asked if I [F] cared to [C] dance [G] I fell into your [Em]open arms. [Am] I didn't [D7] stand a [G7]chance

Verse3 Now hear me Honey! [C] I just wanna be beside you [Am] everywhere As [C] long as we’re together honey [Am] I don’t care Cause [F] you started [G7] something. Oh [Dm] can't you [G7] see? That [C] ever since we met you've had a [Am] hold on me No[F] matter what you [G7] do. I [Dm] only wanna [G7] be with [C] you (CODA)

Kazoo Instrumental: I [C] don't know what it is that makes me [Am] love you so I [C] only know I never want to [Am] let you go Cause [F] you started [G7] something [Dm] can't you [G7] see That [C] ever since we met you've had a [Am] hold on me It [F] happens to be [G7] true. I [Dm] only wanna [G7] be with [C] you

Repeat the Bridge and Verse 3 then go to the Outro (CODA) Outro; I said No [F] matter, no matter what you [G] do I [F] only wanna [G] be with [C] you [C↑] [F↓] [C↑]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Hawker_%28songwriter%29


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Tuxedo Junction (Feyne, Hawkins,Johnson & Dash) 1939 [NOTE] A 4 chord Vamp is the key to playing this song, as it is used in the introduction, the link between verses and also for the first 2 lines of each verse. The vamp chords are: The other chords are;

Count in 1 2 3 4 Starting note Gb Rhythm 1_2&3&4_

Intro: [G] [Gdim] [Am7] [D7] X 2 Woo.. [G] ahh , Woo.. [Gdim] ahh[Am7] [D7] X 2

Verse 1 [NC] Way down [G] south [Gdim] in [Am7] Birming[D7] ham, I mean [G] sou....uth [Gdim] in [Am7] Ala[D7] bam' ‘an old [G] place [G add B] where [C] people [Eb7] go, To [G] dance the [D7] night a[G] way. [D7]

Verse 2 They all [G] drive [Gdim] or [Am7] walk for [D7] miles, To get[G] ji.......ive [Gdim] that [Am7] southern[D7] style Slo.....ow [G] jive [G add B] that [C] makes you [Eb7] want, To [G] dance till [D7] break of [G] day

Bridge It's a [C7] junction ........................ Where the [G] town folks [Em7]meet................. At each [C7] function [Gdim] In a [G] tux [GaddB]They [C↓] greet [D7] you

Verse 3 Come on [G] down, [Gdim] for-[Am7]-get your [D7] care Come on [G] down, [Gdim] you'll [Am7] find me [D7] there So long, [G] town, [G add B] I'm [C] heading [Eb7] for Tux [G] edo [D7] Junction [G] now. Repeat from the beginning


Ukulele Lady (Gus Kahn and Richard A. Whiting.) Various Artists 1925

Count in 1 2 3 4 Strum is a Shuffle with muting on beats 2 & 4 Starting note is C

Intro is a Vamp; [F] [Am] [Dm] [Am] X 2 [F] I saw the splendour of the moonlight. On Hono- [Db7]-lu-[C7]-lu [F] Bay [F] There's something tender in the moonlight. On Hono-[Db7]-lu-[C7]-lu [F] Bay [Dm] And all the beaches are filled with peaches [Am] Who bring their ukes along [F]And in the glimmer of the moonlight they love to [Db7] sing this [C7]song Chorus If [F] you [Am] like a [Dm] Ukulele [Am] Lady

[F] Ukulele [Am] Lady like[Dm] a' you [Am] If [Gm7] you [C7] like to [Gm7] linger where it's [C7] shady [Gm7] Ukulele [C7] Lady linger [F] too................ If [F] you [Am] kiss a [Dm] Ukulele [Am] Lady [F] While you promise [Am] ever to be [Dm] true [Am] And [Gm7] she [C7] sees a-[Gm7]-nother Uku-[C7]-lele [Gm7] Lady foolin' [C7] 'round with [F] you [F7]

Bridge [Bb] Maybe she'll sigh (An awful lot), [F] Maybe she'll cry (And maybe not) [G] Maybe she'll [G7] find somebody else [C] bye and [C7] bye.....eye To [F] sing [Am] to [Dm] where it's cool and [Am] shady [F] Where the tricky [Am] wicki-wacki [Dm] woo [Am] If [Gm7] you [C7] like a [Gm7] Ukulele [C7] Lady [Gm7] Ukulele [C7] Lady like a' [F] you [Finish here last time]

[F] She used to sing to me by moonlight, On Hono-[Db7]-lu-[C7]-lu [F] Bay Fond memories cling to me by moonlight.Although I'm [Db7] far [C7] aw-[F]-ay [Dm] Someday I'm going, where eyes are glowing. [Am] And lips are made to kiss [F] To see somebody in the moonlight. And hear the [Db7] song I [C7] miss.

Repeat the Chorus and finish at the end of the Bridge


Hello Mary Lou ( Pitney and Mangiaracina) Ricky Nelson 1961

or or

Start Note C# (Note Use E7 if E is too difficult) Count in 1_2_3_4_ Rhythm 1_ 2&3&4& Strum D_DUDUDU

Chorus [A]Hello Mary Lou, [D]goodbye heart Sweet [A]Mary Lou I'm so in love with[E] you I [A] knew Mary Lou, [F#m] we'd never part So [A] hello Mary [E] Lou, goodbye [A]heart

Verse 1 She [A] passed me by one sunny day [D] Flashed those big brown eyes my way And [A] Ooh I wanted you forever [E] more Now [A] I'm not one that gets around [D] Swear my feet stuck to the ground And [A] 'though I never [E] did meet you be[A] fore.........I said

Chorus

Kazoo break over the chorus Verse2 I [A] saw your lips I heard your voice Be[D]lieve me I just had no choice Wild [A] horses couldn't make me stay a[E] way I [A] thought about a moonlit night [D] Arms around you good and tight That's [A] all I had to [E] see for me to [A] say

Outro; Hey Hey [A]Hello Mary Lou, [D]goodbye heart Sweet [A]Mary Lou I'm so in love with[E] you I [A] knew Mary Lou, [F#m] we'd never part So [A] hello Mary [E] Lou, goodbye [A]heart So [A] hello Mary [E] Lou, goodbye [A]heart Yes [A] Hello Mary [E] Lou goodbye [A] heart [D] [A ↓]

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That’s Amore (Harry Warren and lyricist Jack Brooks) Dean Martin 1953 Note to get the proper ‘feel’ for this song simply play the G chord as usual and add your

little finger on the 4th fret or 3rd string to play the Em.

Do the same for the change from D major to Dsus4 as indicated in the chord window

shapes below.

Viennese Waltz 3/4 time 1_2 3 Strum D_UU Starting note is D in Gm chord

Intro [Gm Tremelo] In Napoli where [Cm] love is king When boy meets [Gm] girl here's what they [D7] say. Pause Count in is after the tremolo introduction and is 1 2 3 1

Verse 1 When the [G] moon hits your [Em] eye Like a [G] big pizza [Em] pie that's am[D]ore [Dsus4] [D] [Dsus4] When the [D]world seems to [Dsus4] shine Like you've [D]had too much [Dsus4] wine that's am[G]ore [Em][G] [Em] [G] Bells will [G]ring ting-a-ling-a-[Em] ling ting-a-ling-a-[G]ling And you'll [Em] sing “vita [D] bella.” [Dsus4] [D] [Dsus4] Hearts will [D] play tippy tippy [Dsus4]tay tippy tippy [D] tay Like a [Dsus4]gay taran[G]tella. [Em] [G] [Em] Verse 2 When the [G] stars make you [Em] drool Just like a [G] pasta fa[Em] zool that's am[D]ore. [Dsus4] [D] [Dsus4] When you [D] dance down the [Dsus4]street, With a [D] cloud at your [Dsus4]feet, You're in [B7] love [E7] When you [Am] walk in a dream But you [Gdim] know you're not dreaming sign[G]ore. [Em] [G] [Em] “Scuzza [D] me” but you [Dsus4] see ** Back in [D] old Na[Dsus4] poli that's am[G]ore. [Em] [D7 ↓_↑↑↓_ ] Pause Repeat from verse 1 with the “Outro” replacing the last line for the ending Outro Back in [D7] old Napoli that's am[G]ore. [Cm] That's am[G]ore. [G] [G] [G↓]


I Love you because & Welcome to my world Jim Reeves (F major) 1964

Count 1234,123 Strum Simple Down Up Starting note E

[NC] I [A] love you because you under[D]stand, dear, [A] Every single thing I try to [E] do. You're [A] always there to lend a helping [D] hand, dear. I [A] love you most of [E] all because you're [A] you. [A7] No [D] matter what the world may say a[A]bout me, I [B] know your love will always see me [E] through. [E7] I [A] love you for the [A7] way you never [D] doubt me, But [A] most of all I [E] love you 'cause you're [A] you.[D] [A]

I [A] love you because my heart is [D] lighter, [A] Every time I'm walking by your [E] side. I [A] love you because the future's [D]brighter, The [A] door to happi[E]ness you’ve opened [A]wide. [A7] No [D]matter what the world may say a[A]bout me, I [B]know your love will always see me [E]through. [E7] I [A]love you for a hundred thousand [D]reasons, But [A] most of all I [E] love you 'cause you're [A] you. Continue into.. Welcome to my world

*[A] Welcome to my [D] world.[E] Won't you come on[A] in? Miracles, I[D] guess. [E] Still happen now and [A] then [A7] Step into my [D] heart. [E] Leave your cares be[A] hind Welcome to my [D] world. [E] Built with you in [A] mind [A]

Bridge [E] Knock and the door will [A] open. [E] Seek and you will [A] find [E] Ask and you'll be [A] given. The [D] key to this world of [E7] mine I'll be waiting [D] here. [E] With my arms un[A] furled Waiting just for [D] you. [E] Welcome to my [A] world Repeat from * Outro; Waiting just for [D] you. [E] Welcome to my [A] world. [A↓]


Sway (Pablo Beltran Ruiz & Norman Gimbel) Dean Martin (Dm) 1954

This is a simplified version of this song

Count 1&2&3&4&1 Starting note is A Calypso style Strum; Down ScratchDown Up Up Down Up Verse 1 [NC] When marimba rhythms [A7] start to play, Dance with me, [Dm] make me sway. Like a lazy ocean [A7] hugs the shore, Hold me close, [Dm] sway me more. Pause Verse 2 [NC] Like a flower bending [A7] in the breeze, Bend with me, [Dm] sway with ease. When we dance you have a [A7] way with me, Stay with me, [Dm] sway with me.

Chorus [NC] Other dancers may [C] be on the floor. Dear but my eyes will [F] see only you. Only you have the [A7] magic technique..(Slide up to Bb) When we sway, I go [Bb] weak..(Slide down to A7) [A7] Pause

Verse 3 [NC] I can hear the sounds of [A7] violins, Long before, [Dm]it begins. Make me thrill as only [A7] you know how, Sway me smooth, [Dm] sway me now.

Kazoo Instrumental over verse 2 Repeat the chorus

Outro; [NC] I can hear the sounds of [A7] violins, Long before, [Dm] it begins. Make me thrill as only [A7] you know how, Sway me smooth, [Dm] sway me now. [Dm] [A7] You know how.... Sway me smooth. [Dm]Sway me now [Dm↓↑ ↓]


Chattanooga Choo Choo (Gordon & Warren) Various artists 1940 The vamp chords are; The other chords are;

Starting note is B in G7 chord Count in 1234 Rhythm 1 2&3&4& Strum D_DUDUDU

Intro is a slow vamp [C] [Gdim] [Dm] [G7] X 2 Woo.. [C] ahh , Woo.. [Gdim] ahh [Dm] [G7] X 2

[C] Pardon me boy is this the [F] Chattanooga [C]Choo Choo?[A7] Track twenty [D7]nine..... [G7] Boy you can give me a [C] shine Vamp [C] I can afford to board the [F] Chattanooga [C] Choo Choo. [A7] I've got my [D7] fare...... [G7] and just a trifle to [C] spare, [C7]

You leave the [F] Pennsylvania [C7] Station ‘bout a [F] quarter to four Read a maga[C7] zine and then you're [F] in Balti[F7]more [Bb] Dinner in the [G7] diner [F] nothing could be [D7]finer [G#dim]Than to have your ham and eggs in[Db7] Caro[C7]lina

[F] When you hear the [C7] whistle blowing [F]eight to the bar Then you know that [C7]Tennessee is [F] not very [F7]far [Bb] Shovel all the [G7] coal in [F] gotta keep a [D7]rolling [G#dim] Woo woo Chattanooga [Db7↓↑] there [C7↓] you [F↑] are. [G7]

Vamp Woo.. [C] ahh , Woo.. [Gdim] ahh[Dm] [G7] X 2

[C] There's gonna be a certain [F]party at the [C] station. [A7] Satin and [D7] lace..... [G7] I used to call funny [C] face Vamp [C] She's gonna cry.... [C7]until I tell her that I'll [F] never roam [Adim] So....... [C] Chattanooga [Am] choo choo [F]won't you [G7] choo-choo me [C] home. [Gdim] [Dm] [G7]

Outro Yeah..... [C] Chattanooga [Am] choo choo [F] won't you[G7] choo-choo me [C] home [F↓] [C↓]


Bye Bye Love (Felice and Boudleaux Bryant) Everly Brothers 1957 This is one of the most recognisable chord riffs in rock and roll! Intro chord riff; The other chords are;

Count in 1 2 3 4 1 Starting note F Rhythm 1 2&3&4& Intro : [C↑ ↓↑] [Eb6↓] [F↑] [C↓↑ ↓↑↓↑↓ ↑] X 2 Chorus [F] Bye, bye, [C] love, [F] Bye bye, [C] happiness [F] Hello, [C] loneliness, I think I’m [G7] gonna [C] cry [F] Bye, bye, [C] love, [F] Bye bye, [C] sweet caress [F] Hello, [C] emptiness, I feel like [G7] I could [C] die Bye bye, my [G7] love, good[C]bye There goes my [G7] baby with someone [C] new She sure looks [G7] happy, I sure am [C] blue [C7] She was my [F] baby, ‘til he stepped [G7] in Goodbye to romance that might have [C] been [C7] Chorus [C] I’m through with [G7] romance, I’m through with [C] love I’m through with [G7] counting the stars a[C]bove [C7] And here’s the [F] reason that I’m so [G7] free My loving baby is through with [C] me [C7] Chorus Outro; Bye bye, my [G7] love, good[C]bye Bye bye, my [G7] love, good[C]bye Bye bye, my [G7] love, good[C↓]bye


A Teenager in Love (Pomus & Shuman) by Dion and The Belmonts 1959

Count: 1 2, 1 2 3 4 Strum D_DUDUD_ Starting note C# Intro: [A] Oo [F#m] oo wa- [D] oo [E7] oo [A] Oo [F#m] oo wa-[D] oo [E7] oo [A] Each time we [F#m] have a quarrel, [D] it almost [E7] breaks my heart [A] 'Cause I am [F#m] so afraid [D] that we will [E7] have to part [A] Each night I [F#m] ask the [D] stars up a-[E7]-bove [A] STOP N.C Why must I be a teenager in love? [A] One day I [F#m] feel so happy, [D] next day I [E7] feel so sad [A] I guess I'll [F#m] learn to take [D] the good [E7] with the bad [A] Each night I [F#m] ask the [D] stars up a-[E7] bove [A] STOP N.C Why must be a teenager in love? [D] I cried a [E7] tear [D] for nobody but [E7] you [D] I'll be a [E7] lonely one if [D] you should say we're [E7] through [A] If you want to [F#m] make me cry, [D] that won't be so [E7] hard to do [A] And if you should [F#m] say goodbye, [D] I'll still go on [E7] loving you [A] Each night I [F#m] ask the [D] stars up a-[E7] bove [A] STOP N.C Why must be a teenager love? [D] I cried a [E7] tear [D] for nobody but [E7] you [D] I'll be a [E7] lonely one if [D] you should say we're [E7] through Now [A] If you want to [F#m] make me cry, [D] that won't be so [E7] hard to do [A] And if you should [F#m] say goodbye, [D] I'll still go on [E7] loving you [A] Each night I [F#m] ask the [D] stars up a- [E7] bove, [A] STOP N.C. Why must I be a teenager in love? [A] Why must I [F#m] be a teen- [D] ager in [E7] love? [A] Why must I [F#m] be a teen- [D] ager in [E7] love? in [A] love! [D] [A]


Leaning on a Lamp Post (George Formby) Ab and C major 1937

Count in 1..2.. 1 2 3 Starting note is G Rhythm 1 2&3&4&

Intro is sung slowly I'm [C] leaning on a [G7] lamp, Maybe you [C6] think, I [C#dim] look a [G7] tramp, Or you may [C] think I'm hanging [D7-alt] 'round to [G7]steal a[C] car. [G7] But [C] no I'm not a [G7] crook, And if you [C6] think, that's [C#dim] what I [G7]look, I'll tell you [C] why I'm here, and [D7] what my motives [G7]are.

Chorus First time Slowly I'm [C] leaning on a lamp-post at the corner of the street, In case a [G7] certain little lady comes [C] by. Oh [G7] me......Oh [C] my....... I [G7] hope the little [D7] lady comes [G]by. I [C] don't know if she'll get away. She doesn't always get away, But [G7] anyhow I know that she'll [C] try. Oh [G7] me.......Oh [C] my......I [G7] hope the little [D7] lady comes [G]by,

Bridge There's [G7] no other girl I would wait for, But [C] this one I'd break any date for, I [D7] won't have to ask what she's [D7-alt] late for, She [Dm6] wouldn't have to leave me flat, She's not a [G7] girl like that.

Oh, she's [C] absolutely wonderful, and marvellous and beautiful. And [G7] anyone can understand [C] why, [C7] I'm [F] leaning on a lamp-post at the [Dm] corner of the [Dm7] street In case a [C] certain little [G7] lady passes [C]by.

Repeat from the Chorus to the end in a Faster tempo


I should have known better (Lennon/McCartney) The Beatles 1964

Count in; 1...2...1234 Rhythm 1_2&3&4_ Strum D_DUDUD_ Starting note G

Intro ; Kazoo or Harmonica over [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [C]I.... [G].....[C]..... [G]Should have known [C]better with a [G]girl like [C]you [G] That I would[C]love every [G]thing that you [Am] do And I [F] do. Hey! Hey! [G]Hey!.... and I [C] do [G] [C] [G]Woa oh woa oh [C] I...[G]..[C].. [G] Never rea [C] lised what a [G] kiss could [C] be [G] This could [C] only [G] happen to [Am] me. Can't you [F] see? Can't you [E7] see?

Bridge [Am]That when I [F]tell you that I [C]love you, [E7] Oh........ [Am]You’re gonna [F]say you love me [C]too..oo.oo..oo..oo..oo[C7] Oh... [F] And when I [G] ask you to be [C]mi...i..i.. [Am]ine [F]You’re gonna [G] say you love me [C]too... oo[G] [C] [G]So..o..o..o [C]I..[G]..[C].. [G]Should have rea[C]lised a lot of [G]things be[C]fore [G] If this is [C]love you gotta [G] give me [Am]more Give me [F] more hey hey [G]hey give me [C]more [G] [C] [G] Kazoo solo [C] I.... [G]....[C]... [G] Should have known [C]better with a [G]girl like [C]you [G] That I would[C]love every [G]things that you [Am] do And I [F] do. Hey hey [G]hey and I [C] do [G] [C] [G]Woa oh woa oh [C]I..[G]..[C]... [G]Never rea[C]lised what a [G] kiss could [C]be [G] This could [C]only [G] happen to [Am] me. Can't you [F] see? Can’t you [E7] see?

Bridge [Am] That when I [F] tell you that I [C]love you, [E7]Oh...... [Am] You’re gonna [F] say you love me [C]too..oo..oo..oo.. oo [C7]Oh... [F] And when I [G] ask you to be [C] mi...i..i.. [Am]ine [F] You’re gonna [G] say you love me [C]too. [G] [C] Outro; You [G] love me [C]too [G] [C]. You [G] love me [C]too [G] [C]

You [G] love me [C↓]too.


Yellow Bird (Lyrics A & M Bergman, Music N Luboff). Kingston Trio 1958.

This a very simplified version of this song

Count in 1 2 3 4 Rhythm D_D_UUD_ Starting note A

Intro: [D] [G] [A7] [D] Chorus 1 [D]Yellow bird, Up [G] high in ba[A7] nana [D]tree. [D]Yellow bird, You [G] sit all a[A7] lone like [D]me. [G]Did your lady friend, [D]Leave the nest again? [A7] That is very sad, [D] Makes me feel so bad. [G] You can fly away, [D] In the sky away.. [A7] You’re more lucky than[D] me.

Verse 1 [D] I also have a[G] pretty girl, [A7] She ‘not with me, to[D]day. They’re all the same, the [G] pretty girls.. [A7] Take tenderness [A7↓] [STOP] Then they fly a[D]-way. Chorus 2 [D]Yellow bird, up [G] high in ba[A7] nana [D]tree. [D]Yellow bird, you [G] sit all a[A7] lone like [D]me. [G]Better fly away, [D]in the sky away. [A7] Picker coming soon, [D]Pick from night to noon. [G] Black on yellow. You, [D] like banana, too. [A7] They might pick you some[D]day.

Verse 2 [D] ‘Wish that I were a [G] yellow bird.. [A7] I'd fly away with [D]you. But I am not a [G] yellow bird.. [A7] So, here I sit. [A7↓] [STOP] Nothing else to [D] do. Outro; [D] Yellow bird....Yellow bird.. Yellow bird ↓↑ ↓



This is a more advanced version of this song

Count in 1 2 3 4 Rhythm D_D_UUD_ Starting note A Intro: [D] [G] [A7] [D] Chorus 1 [D]Yel[Fdim] low [D]bird, [Adim] Up [A7] high in banana [D]tree. [D]Yel[Fdim] low [D]bird, [Adim] You [A7] sit all alone like [D]me. [G]Did your lady friend, [D]Leave the nest again? [A7] That is very sad, [D] Makes me feel so bad. [G] You can fly away, [D] In the sky away.. [A7] You’re more lucky than[D] me.

Verse 1 [D] I also have a[G] pretty girl, [A7] She ‘not with me, to[D]day. They’re all the same, the [G] pretty girls.. [A7] Take tenderness [A7↓] [STOP] Then they fly a[D]-way. Chorus 2 [D]Yel[Fdim] low [D] bird, [Adim] up [A7] high in banana [D]tree. [D]Yel[Fdim] low [D] bird, [Adim] you [A7] sit all alone like [D]me. [G]Better fly away, [D]in the sky away. [A7] Picker coming soon, [D]Pick from night to noon. [G] Black on yellow. You, [D] like banana, too. [A7] They might pick you some[D]day.

Verse 2 [D] ‘Wish that I were a [G] yellow bird.. [A7] I'd fly away with [D]you. But I am not a [G] yellow bird.. [A7] So, here I sit. [A7↓] [STOP] Nothing else to [D] do.

Outro; [D] Yel[Bdim] low [D] bird....Yel[Bdim] low [D] bird.. Yel[Bdim] low [D] bird [D] ↓↑ ↓


Save the Last dance For Me (Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman) The Drifters (E major) 1960

Note Backing vocals in brackets

Count in 1 2 3& Rhythm1&2& &4& (Starting note D) Strum DUDUDUD_ Or Down Scratch Down Up_ Up Down [NC] You can [D] dance, every dance with the guy ‘Who gives you the eye, let him [A7] hold you tight You can smile, every smile for the man Who held your hand 'neath the [D]pale moonlight. [D7] But

Chorus Don't for [G] get whose taking you home......... And in whose arms you're [D] gonna be So [A] darlin' “Save the last dance for [D]me”, Mmmmmm......

Oh I know... (Oh I know, etc., ad lib)... That the music is fine Like sparkling wine. Go and [A7] have your fun. Laugh and sing.... (Yes I Know, Oh I know, ad lib etc.,).......But while we're apart Don't give your heart to [D] anyone. [D7] Cos...

Repeat Chorus

Bridge Baby don't you know I [A] love you so? Can't you feel it when we [D] touch? I will never, never [A] let you go. I love you, oh, so [D]much!

You can dance....(You can dance, ad lib)....... go and carry on ‘Til the night is gone, and it's [A7] time to go If he asks..... If you're all alone ‘Can he take you home?..... You must [D]tell him “no” [D7] ‘Cos

Repeat Chorus

Outro; Don't for [G] get who's taking you home......... And in whose arms you're [D] gonna be So [A] darlin' “Save the last dance for [D]me”, Mmmm...... Mmmm [A7] Save the last dance for [D]me, Mmm..mm..mm [A7] Save the last dance for [D]me. [D↓↑ ↓ ]


Walk Right Back (Sonny Curtis) The Everly Brothers 1961

This song can be played using the 2 riffs as tabbed below for the intro

Riff 1 Riff 2

Using [C][Am][Am9] Using [G][G7sus2][G7]

D D D D U D U D D D D U D U

A[-----3-0-----2-2--0-2--0- 2-0-----2-2-0-2--0

E[-----3-0-----0-0--0-0--0- X 2 3-1-----1-1-1-1--1 X 2

C[-----0-0-----0-0--0-0--0- 2-2-----2-2-2-2--2

G[-----0-2-----2-2--2-2--2- 0-0-----0-0-0-0--0

Starting note G

Count in 1 2 3 4 Rhythm 1 2_ 1 2 3 & 4

Intro Riff 1 chords are; [C] [Am] [Am9][Am][Am9][Am] X 2

Riff 2 chords are; [G] [G7 sus2] [ G7] [G7 sus2] [ G7] [G7 sus2] X 2

(CODA) Play Riff 1 X 2 then Riff 2 X 2

[C] I want you to tell me why you walked out on me

I’m so lonesome every [G]day..ay

I want you to know that since you walked out on me

Nothing seems to be the same old [C] way Play Riff 1 once

[C] Think about the love that burns within my heart for you.

‘The good [C7] times we had

Before you went a[F] way [Em] from [Dm]me

Walk right back to me this minute

[C] Bring your love to me don’t send it

[G7] I’m so lonesome every [C]day Repeat from (CODA)

Outro

[G7] I’m so lonesome every [C]day Riff 1

[G7] I’m so lonesome every [C]day Riff 1

[G7] I’m so lonesome every [C]day....... [F] ay........ [C]ay. [F ↓] [C ↓]


Rio (Mike Nesmith) 1977

or

Count 1 2 3 4 Strum D_DUDUD_ Starting note F#

Intro 4 bars of: [D] [Bb] [A] [D] Verse 1 [NC] I'm [D] hearing the light from the [Bb] window I'm [D] seeing the sound of the [C] sea My [D] feet have come loose from their [B7] moorings I'm [G]feeling quite wonderfully [A] free

Chorus And I [G]think I will travel to [Gm] Rio [D] Using the [F#m] music for [B7] flight There's [G] nothing I know of in [Gm] Rio But it's [A] something to [F#m] do with the [D]night It's [G] only a whimsical [Gm] notion To [D] fly down to [F#m] Rio to-[B7]-night And I [G] probably won't fly down to [Gm] Rio [A] But then a-[F#m]-gain I just [D]might . [D] [Ends here Last time]

Verse 2 There's [D] wings to the thought behind [Bb] fancy There's [D] wings to the thought behind [C] play And [D] dancing to rhythms of [B7] laughter Makes [G] laughter the rhythm of [A]rain Repeat Chorus

Verse3 [D] I feel such a sense of well-[Bb]-being The [D] problems have come to be [C] solved [D] And what I thought was proper for [B7] battle I [G] see now is proper for [A] love Repeat Chorus


By the Rivers Of Babylon (Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton) Boney M (C major) 1978

Starting note A Strum ↓↑ ↓↑ Rhythm 1_2&3&4_

Acapella Intro;

[D↓] Mm..mm.. mm..mmm.... Mm..mm.. mm..mmm .

Ahh...Ahh..ahh.. [A7↓]ahh...... Ahh...Ahh..ahh. [D↓] ahh.. ahh X 2

Chorus [NC] By the rivers of [D] Babylon, there we sat down

Ye-eah we [A7] wept, when we remembered [D] Zion.

By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down

Ye-eah we [A7] wept, when we remembered [D] Zion.

Verse1. (When the wicked)..Carried us away in captivity

Req [G] uired from us a [D] song. Now how shall we sing the lord's song,

In a [A7] strange [D] land....

(When the wicked)..Carried us away in captivity

Req[G] uiring of us a [D] song. Now how shall we sing the lord's song

In a [A7] strange [D] land

Mm..mm.. mm..mmm.... .......Mm..mm.. mm..mmm .

Ahh...Ahh..ahh... [A7] ahh...... Ahh...Ahh..ahh.. [D] ahh.. ahh

Bridge Let the [D] words of our [A7] mouth

And the medi[D] tations of our [A7] heart

Be ac[D] ceptable in thy [A7] sight here to[D] night

Let the [D] words of our [A7] mouth

And the medi[D] tations of our [A7] heart

Be ac[D] ceptable in thy [A7] sight here to[D] night Chorus

Repeat Chorus X 2


Blanket on the Ground (Roger Bowling) Billie Jo Spears (Bb) 1975 Slow Count 12341 Strum↓_↓↑ ↓↑ ↓_ Starting note E

[C] Come and look out through the window That big old moon is shinin' [D] down Tell me now don't it re-[G]-mind you Of a blanket on the [C] ground Pause [NC] Remember back when love first [C] found us We'd go slippin' out of [D] town And we'd love beneath the [G]moonlight On a blanket on the [C] ground [C7]

I'll get the blanket from the [F] bedroom And we'll go walkin' once a [C]-gain To that spot down by the [G] river Where our sweet love first be[C]-gan [C7] Just because we are [F] married Don't mean we can't slip a[C]-round So let's walk out through the [G] moonlight Lay the blanket on the [C] ground Pause

[NC] Oh remember how ex[C]cited We used to get when love was [D] young That old moon was our best [G] buddy We couldn't wait for night to [C] come Now you know you still excite me I know you love me like I [D] am Just once more I wish you'd [G] love me On a blanket on the [C] ground [C7]

I'll get the blanket from the [F] bedroom We'll go walkin' once a[C] gain To that spot down by the [G] river Where our sweet love first be[C]-gan [C7] Just because we are [F] married Don't mean we can't slip a[C]-round So let's walk out through the [G] moonlight Lay the blanket on the [C] ground. [F] [C↓]


Dance the Night Away (Raul Malo) performed by The Mavericks 1998

Count in 1&2&3&4&1 Capo fret 2 (E major] Rhythm 1&2&3&4&1 Strum ↓↑ ↓↑ ↓↑ ↓↑ Starting note A Intro [D][A7] [D][A7] [D]Here comes my [A7] happiness a-[D]gain, [A7]

[D]Right back to [A7] where it should have [D] been [A7]

[D]‘cos now she’s [A7]gone and I am [D] free. [A7]

[D] And she can’t [A7] do a thing to [D]me. [A7]

Chorus

I [D] just want to [A7] dance the night a[D]way, [A7]

[D]With senor[A7]itas who can [D]sway. [A7]

[D]Right now to[A7]morrow’s looking [D]bright. [A7]

[D]Just like the [A7] sun in morning [D]light. [A7]

Bridge

And [D] if you should [A7]see her, [D] Ple..ease, let her [A7]know.

That I am[D] well. [A7] As you can[D] tell. [A7]

And [D]if she should [A7]tell you.

That [D]she..ee wants me [A7] ba...ack

Tell her[D]no.[A7] I gotta [D]go. [A7]

Chorus

Repeat Bridge

Chorus X 2

[D] [A7] [D] [A7] [D] [A7]

Outro; (Note the strumming pattern changes to 7 strums per chord except for

the last one)

[D] DUDU UDU [A7] DUDU UDU [D] DUDU UDU [A7] DUDU UDU

[D] DUDU UDU [A7] DUDU UDU [D] DUDU UDU [D] DUDU STOP


Proud Mary (J Fogerty) Creedence Clearwater Revival (D major) 1969

Count in 12...1 2 3 4 Starting note for singing G

Introduction Riff; [F↓↑↓] [D↑] [F↓↑↓] [D↑]

[F↓↑↓] [D↑] [C↑] [Bb↑↑_↑↓] [G↓] [G]

Verse 1

[G] Left a good job in the city,

Workin' for the man every night and day

And I never lost one minute of sleeping

Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been

Chorus

[D7] Big wheel keep on turnin',[Em] Proud Mary keep on burnin.'

[G] Rollin'.......... rollin'.......... rollin' on the river,

Verse 2

[G] Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis

Pumped a lot of pain down in New Orleans

But I never saw the good side of the city

‘Til I hitched a ride on a river boat queen Chorus

[F↓↑↓] [D↑] [F↓↑↓] [D↑] [F↓↑↓] [D↑] [C↑] [Bb↑↑_↑↓] [G↓]

Verse 3

[G] If you come down to the river

‘Bet you gonna find some people who live

You don't have to worry ‘cos you have no money

People on the river are happy to give.

Repeat Chorus

Outro; [G] Rollin'...... rollin'....... rollin' on the river

[G] Rollin'....... rollin'....... rollin' on the river

[F↓↑↓] [D↑] [F↓↑↓] [D↑]

[F↓↑↓] [D↑] [C↑] [Bb↑↑_↑↓] [G↓]


Sailing (G Sutherland) (Key B) Rod Stewart 1975

Count Slowly 1&2&3& Rhythm is 1_ 2 & 3 & 4 &

Strum ↓_↓↑ ↓↑ ↓_ Starting note C

I am [F] sailing, I am [Dm] sailing,

Home a[Bb]gain 'cross the [F] sea.

I am [Gm] sailing, stormy [Dm] waters,

To be [Gm] near you, [C7] to be [F] free. [C7]

I am [F] flying, I am [Dm] flying,

Like a [Bb]bird 'cross the [F] sky.

I am [Gm] flying, passing [Dm] high clouds,

To be [Gm] with you, [C7] to be [F] free. [C7]

Can you [F] hear me, can you [Dm] hear me,

Through the [Bb]dark night, far a[F]-way,

I am [Gm] dying, forever [Dm] trying,

To be [Gm] with you, [C7] who can [F] say. [C7]

We are [F] sailing, we are [Dm] sailing,

Home a[Bb]gain 'cross the [F] sea.

We are [Gm] sailing stormy [Dm] waters,

To be [Gm] near you, [C7] to be [F] free.

Oh Lord, to be [Gm] near you, [C7] to be [F] free.

Oh Lord, to be [Gm] near you, [C7] to be [F] free.


Raise a Ruckus Tonight (18th Century Traditional American Song) (Tom Jones 2015 Bb) 2015

Count in 1_ 2_ 1 2 3 4 Starting note B Chorus [G] Come a-long, little children come a-long While the moon is shining [D] bright. [G] Get on [G7] board, down the [C]river float, [G] Raise a [D7] ruckus to- [G]-night!

Verse 1 I [G]love my wife, I love my baby, I love that biscuit dipping in gravy, Save me the hambone , give me the gravy, I love my biscuits sopped in gravy, Chorus

Verse 2 Now [G] when I die, won’t you bury me deep Put molasses on my head and my feet Put them flapjacks in my hand All the way to the promised land Chorus

Verse 3 Now [G]some folk say that a preacher don’t steal Well, I caught two in my corn-field One had a bushel the other had a peck, One had a rooster around his neck Chorus

Chorus Acapella

Outro Chorus [G] Come a-long, little children come a-long While the moon is shining [D] bright. [G] Get on [G7] board, down the [C]river float, [G] Raise a [D7] ruckus to- [G]-night! Why don’t you raise a [D7] ruckus to[G] night Come on and raise a [D7] ruckus to-[G]-night [C↓] [G↓]


Beautiful Noise (Neil Diamond) 1976

Count 1 2 3 4 1 Strum D_ DUDUD_ Starting note A [NC] What a beautiful [D] noise....... Comin' up from the [A] street It's got a beautiful sound........ It's got a beautiful [D] beat It's a beautiful noise........... Goin' on ev'ry[A] where Like the clickety-clack. Of a train on a track It's got rhythm to [D] spare

Bridge It's a beautiful [G] noise. And it's a sound that I [C] love And it fits me as [F] well. As a hand in a [G] glove [C↓] [G↓] Yes it does[C↓] [G↓]..... yes it does[C↓] [G↓][F↓] [G↓]............

What a beautiful [C] noise............ Comin' up from the [G] park It's the song of the kids.............. And it plays until [C] dark It's the song of the cars...... On their furious [G] flights But there's even romance. In the way that they dance To the beat of the [C] lights

Bridge It's a beautiful [F] noise. And it's a sound that I [G]love And it makes me feel [F]good. Like a hand in a [G] glove. [C↓] [G↓] Yes it does [C↓] [G↓] Yes it does. [C↓] [G↓][F↓] [G↓]. What a beautiful [C] noise

Kazoo break over the following 2 lines What a beautiful [C] noise.......... Comin' up from the [G] park It's the song of the kids.............. And it plays until [C] dark It's a beautiful [C] noise. Made of joy and of [G] strife Like a symphony played .By the passing parade It's the music of [C] life

It's a beautiful [F] noise........And it's a sound that I [G] love And it makes me feel [F] good......Just like a hand in a [G] glove. [C↓] [G↓] Yes it does. [C↓] [G↓] Yes it does. [C↓] [G↓] [F↓] [G↓]. What a beautiful [C] noise. Comin' into my [G] room. [G↓] STOP And it's beggin' for me..... Just to give it a [C Tremelo] tune


April Showers (Louis Silvers & B. G. De Sylva.) Larry Parks as Al Jolson ( F major) 1923 [G] [Am] [Am7] [C] [Cm] [D7] [E7] [Em] [Em7] [G#dim]

Budapest (George Ezra) (F major) BPM D6 128 2014

[D] [G] [A]

Your Cheating Heart (Hank Williams Senior) Hank Williams BPM 128 1952 [C] [F] [G7] [D7] [C7]

( C major) Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be Will Be) (RB. Evans & J Livingston) BPM 173 1958

(G and A major)

Saturday Night at the Movies (B Mann & C Weil) Drifters (Eb) 1964 [D] [A] [A7] [D7] [G] [Bm] BPM D16 136-144

Only Want To Be With You (M Hawker & I Raymonde) (G major) Dusty Springfield 1964

[C5] [F] [F addG] [G7] [C] [Am] [Dm] [Fm] [Em] BPM 132

Tuxedo Junction (Feyne, Hawkins,Johnson & Dash) (A major) 1939 Manhattan Transfer Capo fret 2

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Silvers

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._G._De_Sylva



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivor_Raymonde


Ukulele Lady (Gus Kahn and Richard A. Whiting.) Arlo Guthrie (E major) 1925 [F] [Am] [Dm] [Db7] [C7] [Am] [Gm7] [Bb] [G] [G7] [C] Bette Midler (A major)

Hello Mary Lou ( Pitney and Mangiaracina) Ricky Nelson BPM 195 1961

[A], [D] [E] [F#m] Playalong

or or

That’s Amore (Harry Warren and lyricist Jack Brooks) 1953 Dean Martin (A major modulates to Bb) BPM 174 [G] [Em] [D] [Dsus4] [D7] [Gm] [Gdim] [Cm] [B7] [E7]

I Love you because & Welcome to my world Jim Reeves (F major) 1964

[A] [D] [E] [E7] [A7] [B] BPM 110 D7110

Sway (Pablo Beltran Ruiz & Norman Gimbel) Dean Martin (Dm) BPM 126 1954 Playalong

Chattanooga Choo Choo (Gordon & Warren) G Miller Db Andrews sisters Bb 1940 [C] [Gdim] [Dm] [G7] [F] [A7] [D7] [C7] [F7][Bb] [Adim] [Db7]

Bye Bye Love (Felice and Boudleaux Bryant) Everly Brothers A major 1957






A Teenager in Love (Pomus & Shuman) by Dion and The Belmonts (C#) 1959 [A] [D] [E7] [F#m]

Leaning on a lamp post Playalong George Formby Videos

I should have known better (Lennon/McCartney) The Beatles (G major) 1964 [C] [G] [Am] [F] [E7] [C7] BPM ???

Yellow Bird (Lyrics A & M Bergman, Music N Luboff). Kingston Trio 1958. BPM 110 Playalong


More advanced version BPM 110

Save the Last dance For Me (Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman) The Drifters (E major)1960 [D] [D7] [A] [A7] [G] BPM 132

Walk Right Back (Sonny Curtis) The Everly Brothers BPM 122 - 134 1961

[C] [Am] [Am9] [G] [ G7] [G7 sus2] [C] [C7] [F] [Em] [Dm]

Rio (Mike Nesmith) Playalong 1977 [D [Bb] [C] [B7] [G] [A] [Gm] [F#m]


By the Rivers Of Babylon (Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton) Boney M (C) 1978

[D] [A7] [G]

Blanket on the Ground (Roger Bowling) Billie Jo Spears (Bb) 1975

[C] [D] [G] [C7]

Dance the Night Away (Raul Malo) performed by The Mavericks (E major) 1998

[D][A7]

Proud Mary (J Fogerty) Creedence Clearwater Revival (D) 1969

[F] [D] [C] [Bb] [G] [D7] [Em] BPM A4120 Playalong

Sailing Rod Stewart (G Sutherland) (Key B) 1975

[F] [Dm] [Bb] [Gm] [C7]

Raise a Ruckus Tonight (18th Century Traditional American Song) (Tom Jones 2015 Bb) 2015 [G] [G7] [D] [D7] [C]

Beautiful Noise (Neil Diamond) (D major) Playalong 1976 [D] [A] [G] [F] [C]

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