Songs in the key of C major - Ukulele Wolves Cardiff · C’mon Everybody (Eddie Cochran/Jerry...

Songs for learners in C major

Songs in the key of C major

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C’mon Everybody (Eddie Cochran/Jerry Capehart) Performed by Eddie Cochran 1958

Count in 1..2..1 2 3 4 Strum D_DU UD_ Starting note is C

Intro; [C][F] [G7 - F] [C] x2

[C] Well c'mon everybody and let's get together tonight

I got some money in my jeans and I'm really gonna spend it right

I’ve been [F] doin' my homework [G7] all week long

To[F]night the house is empty and the [G7] folks are gone

[C – Stop ] Ooo ‐ C'mon everybody

[C][F] [G7- F] [C] x2

Well my [C] baby's number one but I'm gonna dance with three or four

And the house'll be a‐shakin' from my bare feet slapping on the floor

When you [F]hear that music you [G7] can't sit still

If your [F]brother won't rock then your [G7] sister will

[C – Stop ] Ooo ‐ C'mon everybody

[C][F] [G7- F] [C] x2

[C]Well we'll really have a party but we gotta put a guard outside

If the folks come home I'm afraid they gonna have my hide

There'll be [F] no more movies for a [G7] week or two

No [F] more runnin' 'round with the [G7] usual crew

[C – Stop ] Who cares ‐ C'mon everybody

[C][F] [G7- F] [C]

[C][F] [G7- F] [C↓]


Deep in The Heart Of Texas (Swander/ Herchey) Performed by Perry Como 1941

Intro: Count: 1..2..1 2 3 Starting note is G

The [C] stars at night are big and bright (4 stamps)

Deep in the heart of [G7] Texas

The prairie sky is wide and high (4 stamps)

Deep in the heart of [C] Texas

The [C] sage in bloom is like perfume (4 stamps)


Reminds me of the one I love (4 stamps)


The [C] cowboys cry ki-yip-pee-ay (4 stamps)


The doggies bawl an’ bawl ‘ya-all’ (4 stamps)


Repeat song from beginning


Enjoy Yourself (Carl Sigman & Herb Magidson) 1949

Count in 1..2..1 2 3 Starting note is E

Intro starts with the chorus Chorus [C]Enjoy yourself, it's later than you [G7] think Enjoy yourself, while you're still in the [C]pink The years go by, as quickly as you [F]wink Enjoy yourself, en-[C]-joy yourself, It's [G7] later than you [C]think

[C] It's good to be wise when you're young 'Cos you can [G7] only be young but the [C]once Enjoy yourself and have lots of [F]fun So [C]glad and live life [G7] longer than you've ever [C]done

[C]Enjoy yourself, it's later than you [G7] think Enjoy yourself, while you're still in the [C]pink The years go by, as quickly as you [F]wink Enjoy yourself, en-[C]-joy yourself, It's [G7] later than you [C]think

[C]Get wisdom, knowledge and understanding These [G7] three, were given free by the [C]maker Go to school, learn the rules, don't be no [F]faker It's not [C]wise for you to [G7] be a foot [C]stool

[C]Enjoy yourself, it's later than you [G7] think Enjoy yourself, while you're still in the [C]pink The years go by, as quickly as you [F]wink Enjoy yourself, en-[C]-joy yourself, It's [G7] later than you [C]think

Outro [C] Enjoy yourself, it's later than you [G7] think Enjoy yourself, while you're still in the [C]pink The years go by, as quickly as you [F] wink Enjoy yourself, en-[C]-joy yourself, It's [G7] la…ter….. tha…..n yo….u [C]thi…i…i..i..i…i..ink [F↓] [C↓]


King of the Road (Miller) Performed by Roger Miller 1969

From a strumming start Count: 1 2 3 4 1 Starting note C [C] Trailers for [F] sale or rent, [G] Rooms to let [C] fifty cents, No phone, no [F] pool, no pets [G] I ain’t got no cigarettes, ah but... [C] Two hours of [F] pushing broom Buys an [G] Eight‐by‐twelve [C] four‐bit room I’m a man of [F] means by no means [G] King of the [C] road [C] Third box car, [F] midnight train, [G] Destination [C] Bangor, Maine, Old worn out [F] suit and shoes [G] I don’t pay no union dues, I smoke [C] Old stogies [F] I have found, [G] Short but not too [C] big around, I’m a man of [F] means by no means. [G] King of the [C] road

[C] I know every engineer on [F] every train [G7] All of the children and [C] all of their names [C] And every handout in [F] every town and [G] Ev'ry lock that ain't locked when no one's around

[C] Trailers for [F] sale or rent, [G] Rooms to let [C] fifty cents, No phone, no [F] pool, no pets [G] I ain’t got no cigarettes, ah but... [C] Two hours of [F] pushing broom Buys an [G] Eight‐by‐twelve [C] four‐bit room I’m a man of [F] means by no means [G] King of the [C] road [G] King of the [C] road [G] King of the [C] road


Oh! When the Saints Go Marching In (Presley/Stamps)

Count 1 2 3 4 1 Starting note is G Chorus: Oh, when the [C] saints, go marching in, Oh when the saints go marching [G7] in, Oh Lord, I [C] want to [C7] be in that [F] number, When the [C] saints go [G7] marching [C]in. Oh when the [C] sun, refuse to shine, Oh when the sun refuse to [G7] shine, Oh Lord, I [C] want to [C7] be in that [F]number, When the [C] sun re-[G7]-fuse to [C]shine. Oh, when the [C] saints, go marching in, Oh when the saints go marching [G7] in, Oh Lord, I [C] want to [C7] be in that [F] number, When the [C] saints go [G7] marching [C]in. Oh when the [C] trumpet sounds its call, Oh when the trumpet sounds its [G7] call, Oh Lord, I [C] want to [C7] be in that [F] number, When the [C] trumpet [G7] sounds its [C] call Oh, when the [C] saints, go marching in, Oh when the saints go marching [G7] in, Oh Lord, I [C] want to [C7] be in that [F] number, When the [C] saints go [G7] marching [C]in.


Putting On The Style (Unknown Origin) Lonnie Donegan D major

Count in 1 2, 1 2 3 4 Starting Note is E Note [↓] Single down strum and pause [C] Sweet sixteen goes to church, just to see the [G7] boys Laughs and screams and giggles…. at every little [C] noise Turns her face a little…..then [C7] turns her head a-[F]-while. But [G7] Everybody knows she’s only, putting on the [C] style

Chorus [C] Putting on the agony, putting on the [G7] style That’s what all the young folks, are doing all the [C] while And as I look around me, I [C7] sometimes have to [F] smile [G7] Seeing all the young folks, putting on the [C] style

Well a [C] young man in a hot-rod car, driving like he’s [G7] mad With a pair of yellow gloves, he’s borrowed from his [C] dad He makes it roar so lively, just to [C7] see his girlfriend [F] smile [G7] But she knows he’s o..o..only putting on the [C] style. Chorus

Well [C] Preacher in the pulpit…. roars with all his [G7] might ‘Sings 'Glory Hallelujah,' puts the folks all in a [C] fright Now you might think it’s Satan…who’s [C7] coming on down the [F] aisle But it’s[G7]only our poor preacher putting on his[C]style

Chorus [C] Putting on the agony, putting on the [G7] style That’s what all the young folks are doing all the [C] while And as I look around me, I [C7] sometimes have to [F] smile [G7] Seeing all the young folks, putting on the [C] style

Kazoo break over the following verse [C] Sweet sixteen goes to church, just to see the [G7] boys Laughs and screams and giggles…. at every little [C] noise Turns her face a little…..then [C7] turns her head a-[F]-while. But [G7] Everybody knows she’s only, putting on the [C] style.

Outro [C] Putting on the agony, putting on the [G7] style That’s what all the young folks are doing all the [C] while And as I look around me, I [C7] sometimes have to [F] smile [G7] Seeing all the young folks putting on the [C] Sty…[C] ey..ey [C]ey..ey [C] ey.. [C↓]..yle.


Rockin’ All Over The World C major (Fogerty) performed by John Fogerty

Count in 1 2 3 4 Beat Count: 1+ 2 +3 +4+ Strum Shuffle Beat; D U D U D U D U Well [C] here we are and here we are and here we go [F] All aboard cos we’re hittin' the road Here we [C] go oh [G] rockin' all over the [C] world

Well [C] a giddy up and giddy up get away [F] We're goin' crazy and we're goin' today Here we [C] go oh [G] rockin' all over the [C] world

[C] And I like it, I like it, I like it, I like it, I [F] la la like it, la la like, Here we [C] go oh [G] rockin' all over the [C] world Kazoo break: ( Same tempo and length as the verse) [C]........................................................................ [F] ......................................................................... ..............[C]...........[G] ...................................[C]........ X TWO [C] I'm gonna tell your mama what you’re gonna do So [F] come on out with your dancin' shoes Here we [C] go oh [G] rockin' all over the [C] world

[C] And I like it, I like it, I like it, I like it, I [F] la la like it, la la like, Here we [C] go oh [G] rockin' all over the [C] world (No ukes) And I like it, I like it, I like it, I like it, I la la like it la la like, here we go oh, rockin' all over the world

And I like it, I like it, I like it, I like it, I la la like it la la like, here we go oh, rockin' all over the world

[C] And I like it, I like it, I like it, I like it, I [F] la la like it, la la like Here we [C] go oh [G] rockin' all over the [C] world [C] And I like it, I like it, I like it, I like it, I [F] la la like it, la la like, Here we [C] go oh [G] rockin' all over the [C] world [F] [C]


Singing The Blues (Guy Mitchell) 1956

Count 1..2..1 2 3 Starting note is G Introduction; Whistling or Kazoo over the following verse: [C] Well, I never felt more like [F] singin' the blues, Cause [C] I never thought that [F] I'd ever [G7] lose your [F] love dear. [G7] Why'd you do me this [C] way? [F] [C] [G7]

Verse1 [C] Well, I never felt more like[F] singin' the blues, Cause [C] I never thought that [F] I'd ever [G7]lose your [F] love dear. [G7] Why'd you do me this [C] way? [F] [C] [G7]

Verse 2 Well, [C] I never felt more like [F] cryin' all night, Cause [C] everything's wrong, and [F] nothin' ain't [G7] right With [F] out you... [G7] you got me singin' the [C] blues [F] [C] [C7].

Chorus Well, the [F] moon and [G] stars no [C] longer shine. The [F] dream is [G] gone I [C]thought was mine. There's [F] nothin’ [G] left for [C] me to [Am] do, But [D] cry‐y‐y‐y over [G] you. (Cry over [G7] you.)

Verse 3 Well, [C] I never felt more like [F] runnin' away, But [C] why should I go cause [F] I couldn't [G7] stay with[F] out you... [G] You got me singin' the [C]blues. [F] [C] [C7].

Repeat the Chorus

Outro; Well, [C] I never felt more like [F] runnin' away, But [C] why should I go? ‘Cos [F] I couldn't [G7] stay with[F] out you... [G] You got me singin' the [C]blues. [F] You got me [G] singin' the [C]blues [F] You got me [G] singin' the [C]blues. [F] [C]


Things (Bobby Darin) [Original key E major] 1962

Count 1 2 3 4 Rhythm 1_2&3&4& Starting note is C

Please note the ladies could, if they wish, sing the “ words in italics”

Kazoo Intro [C] [C] [C] [C] [C]Every night I sit here by my window................................[Window] Staring at the lonely ave[G7] nue.........................................[Avenue] [C] Watchin' lovers [C7] holding hands and [F]laughin'.......[Laughin’] And [C] Thinkin' ‘bout the [G7] things we used to [C]do. Chorus [Thinkin' of [G7] things] Like a walk in the park [[C] Things] Like a kiss in the dark [[G7] Things] Like a sailboat ride [Yeah [C↓] Yeah.] What about the night we cried? [F] Things. Like a lover’s vow, [C] Things. That we don't do now. [G7] ‘Thinkin’ ‘bout the things we used to[C] do............[Last time to Outro] [C] Memories are all I have to cling to.............................................[Cling to] And heartaches are the friends I’m talking [G7] to.......................[Talking to] When [C]I’m not thinking of a[C7] just how much I [F] love you......[Love you] Well I’m a[C] thinkin’ ‘bout the [G7] things we used to[C] do

Chorus

[C]I still can hear the jukebox softly playin'................... [Playin’] And the face I see each day belongs to [G7] you.......... [Belongs to you] Thou’ there's[C]not a single [C7]sound and there's no[F] body else around Well it’s a [C] just me thinkin’ of the [G7] things we used to[C] do.

Chorus Outro And [G7] heartaches are the friends I’m talking [C]to....................... You got me [G7] ‘thinkin ‘bout the things we used to[C] do.


You Are My Sunshine (Davies/Mitchell) The Popular version

Count in 1234 1 Starting note G

[NC] You are my [C] sunshine, my only sunshine You make me [F] happy when skies are [C] grey You'll never [F] know dear, how much I [C] love you Please don't take my [G] sunshine a-[C]-way

[C] The other night dear, as I lay dreaming I dreamt that [F] you were by my [C] side ‘Came disil-[F]-lusion when I a-[C]-woke dear You were gone and [G] then I [C] cried

[C] You are my sunshine, my only sunshine You make me [F] happy when skies are [C] grey You'll never [F] know dear, how much I [C] love you Please don't take my [G] sunshine a-[C]-way

[C] I'll always love you and make you happy If you will [F] only do the [C] same But if you [F] leave me, how it will [C] grieve me Never more I’ll [G] breathe your [C]name

[C] You are my sunshine, my only sunshine You make me [F] happy when skies are [C] grey You'll never [F] know dear, how much I [C] love you Please don't take my [G] sunshine a-[C]-way


Jambalaya (On The Bayou) (Williams & Mullican) Hank Williams C major 1942

Count in 1 2 3 4, 1 2 Strum D_DUDUDU Starting note E

[C] Goodbye Joe, me gotta go, me oh [G7] my oh

Me gotta go pole the pirogue down the [C] bayou

My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh [G7] my oh

Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the [C] bayou

Chorus

[C] Jambalaya crawfish pie and filet [G7] gumbo

Cos tonight I'm gonna see my ma-chera-[C]-mio

Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be [G7] gay..o

Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the [C] bayou.

[C] Thibodeaux, Fountaineaux, the place is [G7] buzzin'

Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the [C] dozen

Dress in style, go hog wild, me oh [G7] my oh


Chorus


'Cos tonight I'm gonna see my ma-chera-[C]-mio



[C] Settle down far from town get me a [G7] pirogue

And I’ll catch all the fish in the [C] bayou

Swap my mon’ to buy Yvonne what she [G7] need..o


Outro


'Cos tonight I'm gonna see my ma-chera-[C]-mio



Son of a [G7] gun, we'll have big fun on the [C] bayou.

Son of a [G7] gun, we'll have big fun on the [C] bayou.

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