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Introduction Welcome to Worcester Ukulele Club’s first Open Mic songbook. The contents of this book are a collection of songs that were submitted by club members after they had bravely performed at one of our wonderful Open Mic nights. These songs remain largely in the format in which they were submitted with some minor editing for clarity. Thank you to everyone who contributed. Contents 3. A mess of blues 4. Daddy sang bass 5. Elenore 6. Evil ways 7. Hey brother 8. Honky tonk women 9. Leaving on a jetplane 10. Little cheap uke 11. Love really hurts without you 12. Man of the world 13. One meatball 14. Our last summer 15. Take on me 16. Thee’s got’n where thee cassn’t back’n hassn’t 17. The gambler 18. The hypnotist 19. The jolly captain 20. The lucky one 21. There aint no pleasin’ you 22. These boots are made for walking 23. Tell him 24. When shadow fall 25. Wish you were here


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A Mess of Blues 4/4 Time (Elvis Presley, 1960)

Well I just [A7] got your letter [A] baby Too [A7] bad you can't come [A] home I [D7] swear I’m goin' crazy, sittin' here all alone Since you’re [E] gone I [D] got a mess of [A] blues [E7] I ain't [A7] slept a wink since [A] Sunday. I can't [A7] eat a thing all [A] day Every [D7] day is just blue Monday. Since you've been away Since you’re [E] gone I [D] got a mess of [A] blues [A7] [D] Whoops there goes a teardrop [A] rolling down my face [D] If you cry when you're in love, It [E] sure ain't no dis[E7]grace. I gotta [A7] get myself to[A]gether be[A7]fore I lose my [A] mind I'm gonna [D] catch the next train goin' and leave my blues behind Since you’re [E] gone I [D] got a mess of [A] blues [A7] [D] Whoops there goes a teardrop [A] rolling down my face [D] If you cry when you're in love, It [E] sure ain't no dis[E7]grace. I gotta [A7] get myself to[A]gether be[A7]fore I lose my [A] mind I'm gonna [D] catch the next train goin' and leave my blues behind Since you’re [E] gone I [D] got a mess of [A] blues Since you’re [E] gone I [D] got a mess of [A] blues Since you’re [E] gone I [D] got a mess of [A] blues [A7]


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Daddy Sang Bass 4/4 Time (Johnny Cash, 1969)

[G] [D7] [G] I re[G]member when I was a [G7] lad Times were [C] hard and things were [G] bad But there's a silver linin' behind every [D7] cloud Just poor [G] people that's all we [G7] were Tryin' to make a [C] livin' out of blackland [G] dirt We'd get together in a family [D7] circle singing [G] loud [G] Bridge: Daddy sang [G] bass Mama sang [G7] tenor Me and little [C] brother would join right [G] in there Singin' seems to help a troubled [D7] soul One of these [G] days and it won't be [G7] long I'll re[C]join them in a [G] song I'm gonna join the family [D7] circle at the [G] throne Chorus: No the circle won't be [G7] broken Bye and [C] bye Lord bye and [G] bye Daddy sang [G] bass Mama sang [G7] tenor Me and little [C] brother would join right [G] in there In the sky Lord [D7] in the [G] sky Now I re[G]member after [G7] work Mama would [C] call in all of [G] us You could hear us singin' for a country [D7] mile Now little [G]brother has done gone [G7] on But I'll re[C]join him in a [G] song We'll be together again up [D7] yonder in a little [G] while Bridge + chorus x2 + slower In the sky Lord [D7] in the [G] sky [G]


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Elenore 4/4 Time (The Turtles, 1968)

[Am] [Am] [Am] You got a thing about you [Dm] I just can't live without you [E7] I really want you Elenore [Am] near me [F/] [E7/] [Am] Your looks intoxicate me [Dm] Even though your folks hate me [E7] There's no one like you Elenore [Am] really [F/] [E7/] Chorus: [A] Elenore gee I think you're [C#m7] swell And you really do me [D] well You're my [A] pride and joy et[E7]cetera [A] Elenore can I take the [C#m7] time To ask you to speak your [D] mind Tell me [A] that you love me [E7] better [F/] [E7/] [Am] I really think you're groovy [Dm] Let's go out to a movie [E7] What do you say now Elenore [Am] can we [F/] [E7/] [Am] They'll turn the lights way down low [Dm] Maybe we won't watch the show [E7] I think I love you Elenore [Am] love me [F/] [E7/] Chorus [A] Elenore gee I think you're [C#m7] swell ah [E7] ha [A] Elenore gee I think you're [C#m7] swell ah [E7] ha ah [A] ha


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Evil Ways (Santana. 1969) 4/4 Time [Gm7] [C7] [Gm7] [C7] [Gm7]You've got to [C7] change your evil [Gm7] ways [C7] [Gm7] baaaaby [C7] [Gm7] Before [C7] I stop [Gm7] loving [C7] you You've got to [Gm7] change [C7] [Gm7] baaaaaby [C7] And [Gm7] every [C7] word that I [Gm7] say is [C7] true You got me [Gm7] running and [C7] hiding [Gm7] all over [C7] town You got me [Gm7] sneaking and [C7] peeping and [Gm7] running you [C7] down This can't go [D7 ////////] onnnnn..... [NC] Lord knows you got to [Gm7] change [C7] [Gm7] baaaaby [C7] [Gm7] baaaby [C7] When I come [Gm7] home [C7] [Gm7] baaaaaby [C7] [Gm7] My house is [C7] dark and my [Gm7] pots are [C7] cold You hang a[Gm7]round [C7] [Gm7] baaaaby [C7] With [Gm7] Jean and [C7] Joan and [Gm7] who knows [C7] who I'm getting [Gm7] tired of [C7] waiting and [Gm7] fooling a[C7]round I'll find [Gm7] somebody who won't [C7] make me [Gm7] feel like a [C7] clown This can't go [D7 ////////] onnnn..... [NC] Lord knows you got to [Gm7] change [C7] [Gm7] [C7] [Gm7] [C7] When I come [Gm7] home [C7] [Gm7] baaaaby [C7] My [Gm7] house is [C7] dark and my [Gm7] pots are [C7] cold You hang a[Gm7]round [C7] [Gm7] baaaaby [C7] With [Gm7] Jean and [C7] Joan and [Gm7] who knows [C7] who I'm getting [Gm7] tired of [C7] waiting and [Gm7] fooling a[C7]round I'll find [Gm7] somebody who won't [C7] make me [Gm7] feel like a [C7] clown This can't go [D7 ////////] onnnn.... [NC]Yeah Yeah Yeah! [Gm7] [C7] [Gm7]


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Hey Brother (Avicii 2013)

Count in: 1-2-3-4

[Em] Hey Brother……there's an [C/] endless [G/] road to [D/] re-dis-[Em]-cover,

[Em] Hey Sister……know the [C/] water's [G/] sweet but [D/] blood is [Em] thicker,

[D] Oh……if the [Em/] sky comes [C/] falling [D] down, for [D] you,

There's [G/] nothing in this [C/] world I wouldn't [Em] do. [STOP]

[Em] Hey Brother……do you [C/] still be-[G/]-lieve in [D/] one a-[Em]-nother?

[Em] Hey Sister……do you [C/] still be-[G/]-lieve in [D/] love I [Em] wonder?



Chorus

[NC] Ah-ah-[Em]-ah…... what if I’m [C] far from [G] home?

[G] Oh Brother I will hear you call, [Em]

[Em] ……What if I [C] lose it [G] all?

[G] Oh Sister I will help you out, [D]



[Em] Hey Brother……there's an [C/] endless [G/] road to [D/] re-dis-[Em]-cover,

[Em] Hey Sister……do you [C/] still be-[G/]-lieve in [D/] love I [Em] wonder?



Chorus

[NC] Ah-ah-[Em]-ah…... what if I’m [C] far from [G] home?

[G] Oh Brother I will hear you call, [Em]

[Em] ……What if I [C] lose it [G] all?

[G] Oh Sister I will help you out, [D]



Repeat chorus


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Honky Tonk Women 4/4 Time (The Rolling Stones, 1970)

Intro: G x4

[G] I met a gin-soaked barroom queen in [C] Memphis [FFC]

[G] She tried to take me upstairs for a [D] ride [GGD]

[G] She had to heave me right across her [C] shoulder [FFC]

[G] ‘cause I just can't seem to [D] drink you off my [G] mind [G/Em/G]

[G/Em/G] It’s the Ho – [D] nky-tonk [G] women [G/Em/G]

[G/Em/G] Gimmie, gimmie, [D] gimmie those honky-tonk [G] blues [G/Em/G]

[G] I layed a divorcee in New York [C] City [FFC]

[G] I had to put up some kind of a [D] fight [GGD]

[G] The lady then she covered me in [C] roses [FFC]

[G] She blew my nose and [D] then she blew my [G] mind [G/Em/G]


[G/Em/G] Gimmie, gimmie, [D] gimmie those honky-tonk [G] blues

[G] I met a gin-soaked barroom queen in [C] Memphis [FFC]

[G] She tried to take me upstairs for a [D] ride [GGD]

[G] She had to heave me right across her [C] shoulder [FFC]

[G] ‘cause I just can't seem to [D] drink you off my [G] mind [G/Em/G]


[G/Em/G] Gimmie, gimmie, [D] gimmie those honky-tonk [G] blues [G/Em/G]


[G/Em/G] Gimmie, gimmie, [D] gimmie those honky-tonk [G] blues [G] sustain end


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Leaving On A Jet Plane 4/4 Time (John Denver, 1969)

All my [C] bags are packed I'm [F] ready to go. I'm [C] standing here out[F]side your door. I [C] hate to wake you [Dm] up to say good[G7]bye. But the [C] dawn is breaking it [F] early morn. The [C] taxi's waitin he's [F] blownin his horn. [C] Already I'm so [Dm] lonesome I could [G7] cry. Chorus: So [C] kiss me and [F] smile for me. [C] Tell me that you'll [F] wait for me. [C] Hold me like you'll [Dm] never let me [G7] go. Cause I'm [C] leavin’ [F] on a jet plane. [C]Don't know when [F] I'll be back again. [C]Oh, [Dm] babe I hate [G7] go. There's so [C] many times I've [F] let you down. So [C] many time I've [F] played around. I [C] tell you now [Dm] they don't mean a [G7] thing. Every [C] place I go I'll [F] think of you. Ev'ry [C] song I sing I'll [F] sing for you. When [C] I come back I'll [Dm] bring your wedding [G7] ring. Chorus [C] Now the time has [F] come to leave you. [C] One more time [F] just let me kiss you. Then [C] close your eyes and [Dm] I'll be on my [G7] way. [C] Dream about the [F] days to come. [C] When I won't have to [F] leave alone. [C] About the times [Dm] I won't have to [G7] say... Chorus I'm [C] leavin’ [F] on a jet plane. [C] Don't know when [F] I'll be back again. [C] Oh, [Dm] babe, I hate to [G7] go. [C]


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Little Cheap Uke (Black lyrics: all sing. Blue lyrics: boys sing. Red lyrics: girls sing.) Intro: [C/] [Am/C/] [C/] [Am/C/] [C/] [Am/C/] [C/] [Am/C/] [C/] [Am/C/] etc Little cheap uke you don’t know what I got…….. [C/] [Am/C/] etc Little cheap uke you don’t know what I got…….. [C/] [Am/C/] etc Well I’ve got a uke babe it’s getting me down It’s the cheapest ukulele in [C7] all of the town When a [F/][Dm/] song comes along to me I’ll give it a try ‘Cos I can [C/] [Am/C/] etc play three chords man I can get by Chorus: But my [G] little cheap [Dm] uke? [G] You don’t [Dm] know what I [C/] [Am/C/] etc got! [Shake head ruefully] (OVERLAPS) (Little cheap uke you don’t know what I got) [C/] [Am/C/] etc Just a little cheap uke with nylon strings When I pluck her or I strum her she [C7] [NC] really mings She [F/][Dm/] cost ten quid on eBay and I’m full of regrets ‘cos It’s [C/] [Am/C/] etc got a cracked saddle and rust on the frets Chorus: She’s my [G] little cheap [Dm] uke [G] You don’t [Dm] know what I [C/] [Am/C/] etc got [Shake head ruefully] (OVERLAPS) (Little cheap uke you don’t know what I got) It’s a [F/][Dm/] terrible sound even if she’s in tune When I [C] [NC] play sodding “It’s Only a [Gm7/] Paper [C7/] Moon” And [F/][Dm/] if that ain’t enough to make you [G7] flip your lid She [D7] sounds even grimmer when I [G7] play [NC] “Ballina Whalers” [X] So [C/] [Am/C/] etc buy a better uke babe then you can have fun You can even join our club for uke a[C7]ppre-ci-a-tion We play [F/][Dm/] our ukuleles at skanky venues The [C/] [Am/C/] etc ones we like the best always give us free booze Don’t get a [G] little cheap [Dm] uke [G] Now you [Dm] know what I [C/] [Am/C/] etc got [Shake head ruefully] (OVERLAPS) (Little cheap uke now you know what I got) Don’t get a [G] little cheap [Dm] uke [G] Now you [Dm] know what I [C/] [Am/C/] etc got [Shake head ruefully] (OVERLAPS) (Little cheap uke now you know what I got) Outro: [C/] [Am/C/] etc Little cheap uke now you know what I got…….. [C/] [Am/C/] etc Little cheap uke now you know what I got…….. [C/] [Am/C/] etc Little cheap uke now you know what I got……..[X]


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Love Really Hurts Without You 4/4 Time (Billy Ocean 1976) (Strum pattern: DDUUDU. Pace: brisk! COUNT IN: 1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4) INTRO: [F] [F] [F] [F] [F] You run around town like a fool and you think that it's [C] groovy, [C] You're givin’ it to [Gm] some other guy, who gives you the eye, You [Dm] don't give nothin’ to [C] me. [F] You painted a smile and you dress all the while to ex[C]cite me, [C] But don't you know you're [Gm] turning me on? I know that it's wrong, But [Dm] I can't stop this [C] pain inside me. CHORUS [F] Baby……love really hurts without [C] you, [C] Love really hurts without [Gm] you, And it's [Bb] breaking my heart, But [Dm] what can I [C] do? [F] Baby……love really hurts without [C] you, [C] Love really hurts through and [Gm] through, And it's [Bb] breaking my heart, But [Dm] what can I [C] do without [F] you? [F] You walk like a dream and you make like you're queen of the [C] action, [C] You're using ev'ry [Gm] trick in the book, the way that you look, You're [Dm] really something to [C] see. [F] You cheat and you lie to impress any guy that you [C] fancy, [C] But don't you know I'm [Gm] out of my mind, so give me a sign, And [Dm] help to ease the [C] pain inside me. CHORUS (then key change!) [G] Baby, love really hurts without [D] you, [D] Love really hurts without [Am] you, And it's [C] breaking my heart, But [Em] what can I [D] do? [G] Baby, love really hurts without [D] you, [D] Love really hurts through and [Am] through, And it's [C] breaking my heart, [Em] But what can I [D] do without [G] you?


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Man of the World (Written by Fleetwood Mac.) Intro: [D] [A] [Gm] [Gm9][D] [D] [A] [Gm] [Gm9][D] Shall I [D] tell you about my [A] life They [Gm] say I'm a [Gm9] man of the [D] world I've [D] flown across every [A] tide

I've [Em] seen lots of [Bm] pretty girls [G] [D] Verse: Yes I've [D] got all the things I [A] need I [Gm] couldn't [Gm9] ask for [D] more

And [D] there's no one I'd rather [A] be I just [Em] wish that I'd [Bm] never been born Instrumental:

[D] [A] [Gm] [Gm9] [D] [D] [A] [Gm] [Gm9] [D] Bridge: And I need a good [F#m] woman To make me feel like a [Em] good man should I don't say that I'm a [F#m] good man Oh but I would be [Em] if I could Verse: I could [D] tell you about my [A] life And [Gm] keep you [Gm9] amused I'm [D]sure About [D] all the times I've [A] cried And how [Em] I don't want to be [Bm] sad anymore And how I wish I was in love Ending: [F#m] [Em] [F#m] [Em] [D]


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One Meatball 4/4 Time Intro: [Em][D][C7][B7] x 2 A [E7] little man walked [B7] up and down, To find an [Em] eating place in town, He read the menu [Em7] through and [Am] through, To [B7] see what fifteen cents could do. [Em] One meat[D]ball, [C7][B7] [Em] One meat[D]ball,[C7][B7] [Em] He could afford but [B7] one meat[Em]ball. [D][C7][B7] [Em] He told the waiter [B7] near at hand, The simple dinner [Em] he had planned. The guests were [Em7] startled, [Am] one and all, To [B7] hear that waiter loudly call, "What, [Em] "One meat[D]ball, [C7][B7] [Em] one meat[D]ball? [C7][B7] [Em] Hey, this here gent wants [B7] one, meat[Em]ball." [D][C7][B7] [Em] The little man felt [B7] ill at ease, Said, "Some bread, sir, [Em] if you please." The waiter [Em7] hollered [Am] down the hall, "You [B7] gets no bread with one meatball. [Em] "One meat[D]ball, [C7][B7] [Em] one meat[D]ball, [C7][B7] [Em] Well, you gets no bread with [B7] one, meat[Em]ball." [D][C7][B7] [Em] The little man felt [B7] very bad, One meatball was [Em] all he had, And in his [Em7] dreams, he [Am] hears that call, “You [B7] gets no bread with one, meatball." [Em] "One meat[D]ball, [C7][B7] [Em] one meat[D]ball, [C7][B7] [Em] Well, you gets no bread with [B7] one, meat[Em]ball." [D][C7][B7]


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Our Last Summer 4/4 Time Abba (1980), Mamma Mia Soundtrack (2008)

[G] [Bm7] [C] [D] x 2 Chorus 1: I can still re[G]call [Bm7] our last [C] summer [D] I still see it [G] all [Bm7] [C] [D] Walks along the [G] Seine, [Bm7] laughing in the [C] rain [Bm7] Our last [C] summer [D] Memories that re[G]main [G] We made our way along the [Em] river And we [G] sat down in the [C] grass [G] By the Eiffel [Am] tower [D] I was so happy we had [Am] met [D] It was the age of no re[G]gret...[D7] Oh [G] yes [G] Those crazy [Em] years, that was the time of the flower-[C]power [Am] But underneath...we had a fear of flying Of getting old...a fear of slowly dying We took the chance...like we were dancing our last [D] dance [D] Chorus 2: I can still re[G]call [Bm7] our last [C] summer [D] I still see it [G] all [Bm7] [C] [D] In the tourist [G] jam, [Bm7] round the Notre [C] Dame [Bm7] Our last [C] summer [D] Walking hand in [G] hand [G] Chorus 3: [D] Paris restau[G]rants [Bm7] our last [C] summer [D] Morning crois[G]sants [Bm7] [C] [D] Living for the [G] day, [Bm7] worries far a[C]way [Bm7] Our last [C] summer [D] We could laugh and [G] play [G] And now you're working in a [Em] bank A family [G] man, a football [Am] fan [G]...and your name is [Am] Harry How dull it seems...are you're the hero of my [D] dreams Chorus 2 + Chorus 1


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Take On Me 4/4 Time (A-Ha; Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket, Pål Waaktaar; 1984) Introduction [Bm] [E7] [A] [D] [A] [Bm] [E7] [Bm] [E7] [Bm] We're talking a [E7] way I [A] don't know what [D] I'm to [A] say I'll [Bm] Say it any [E7] way [A] Today's another day [D] to find [A] you [Bm] Shying a [E7] way [F#m] I'll be coming for your [D] love, OK? [A] Take [E] on [F#m] me, [D] [A] Take [E] me [F#m] on [D] [A] I'll [E] be [F#m] gone [D] In a day or [A] two [E] [F#m] [D] So [Bm] needless to [E7] say I'm [A] odds and [D] ends but that's [A] me [Bm] Stumbling a [E7] way [A] Slowly learning that [D] life is OK [A] [Bm] Say after [E7] me [F#m] It's no better to be [D] safe than sorry [A] Take [E] on [F#m] me, [D] [A] Take [E] me [F#m] on [D] [A] I'll [E] be [F#m] gone [D] In a day or [A] two [E] [F#m] [D] Instrumental [C#m] [G] [C#m] [G] [Bm] [E7] [Bm] [E7] Oh the [Bm] things that you [E7] say Is [A] it life or [D] just to [A] play my [Bm] Worries a [E7] way You're [A] all the things I've [D] got to re [A] member [Bm] You're shying a [E7] way [F#m] I'll be coming for you [D] anyway [A] Take [E] on [F#m] me, [D] [A] Take [E] me [F#m] on [D] [A] I'll [E] be [F#m] gone [D] In a day or [A] two [E] [F#m] [D] [A] Take [E] on [F#m] me, [D] [A] Take [E] me [F#m] on [D] [A] I'll [E] be [F#m] gone [D] In a day or [A] two [E] [F#m] [D] [A]


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Thee’s got’n where thee cassn’t back’n hassn’t

Key: G Intro with kazoo:

[C] arrh thee’s been and [A7] got’n where thee [G] cassn’t back’n [E7] hassn’t now [A7] ‘ow bis gonna [D7] get it

out of [G/] there [C/] [G/] [D7/]

[G] Flo and Joe they [C/] liked to [G] go, every Sunday [C/] after [G/] noon

On a [A7] bike made for [D7] two they travelled [G/] far [C/] [G/] [D7/]

[G] But Flo lived in [C/] totter [G] down, they girt steep hills they [C/] got her [G/] down

[A7] She said, ‘Joe, you’ll have to go, and buy a motor [D] car’.

But [D7] Joe he bought a [G] banger, ‘twas [D7] there he dropped a [Em] clanger

For [C] everytime he'd [A7] take his girly [D] out

From [G] pub or club or [B7] football ground, he [Em] couldn’t turn the [C/] darn thing [G/] round

[D7] Everywhere he’d go you’d hear them [G/] shout. [C/] [G/] [D7/]

Chorus

Oh, thee’s [E7] got’n where thee cassn’t back’n [A7] hassn’t , thee’s [D7] gott’n in a fine old mess [G] somehow (

Last chorus only [C/] [G/] [C/] [G/] )

Thee’s [C] never oughta stuck’n in there [G] dissant [E7], now [A7] what bis gonna do about it [D7] now

Thee’s [E7] cop a packet if thee cassn’t [A7] shift’n, for a [D7] copper always turns up from [B7] somewhere [E7]

Oh [C] arrh thee’s been and [Cm] got’n where thee [G] cassn’t back’n [E7] hassn’t , now [A7]‘ow bis gonna [D7]

get it out of [G/] there [C/] [G/] [D7/]

[G] Flo and Joe they [C/] liked to [G] go, shopping every [C/] satur [G/] day

Their [A7] little motor [D7] car was all they [G/] need [C/] [G/] [D7/]

[G] Joe got stopped down [C/] round the [G] centre, up a street thee [C/] cussn’t [G/] enter

[A7]How he cried, when he tried, to get through to Broad [D] Mead

He got hot round the [G] collar, and [D7] Flo began to [Em] holler

And the [C] traffic warden [A7] said, ‘You can’t park [D] here’ [D7]

[G]‘Shut up, Mutt’ said [B7] Joe and put, his [Em] back wheel on the [C/] warden’s [G/] foot

[D7] All of Bristol heaved a mighty [G/] cheer [C/] [G/] [D7/]

Chorus

[G] One fine day on [C/] holi [G] day, they took the motor [C/] car a [G/] broad

With a [A7] brand new GB [D7] plate they’d head for [G/] France [C/] [G/] [D7/]

[G] Flo and Joe were [C/] keen to [G] see, the night delights of [C/] Gay Par [G/] ie

[A7] Snatch an hour up Eiffel Tower and grab some quick ro [D] mance

'twas near the place Pig [G] alle, got [D] jammed up a back [Em] alley

And [C] woke up every [A7] body in Monmarray [D] (Montmartre)

Gen [G] darme said ’ooh la [B7] la, oui oui’ and [Em] Joe said ‘Don’t tell [C/] I tell [G/] ‘Ee’

They [D7] Paris-ites all hollered out real [G/] heartay’ [C/] [G/] [D7/]


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Chorus + Wi'out a [E7] corkscrew, [A7]‘ow bis gonna [D7] get it out of [G/] there [C/] [G/] [C/] [G / ]

The Gambler 4/4 Time (Kenny Rogers, 1978) Intro: [C] [C] On a [C] warm summer's evening on a [F] train bound for [C] nowhere I [F] met up with the [C] gambler we were both too tired to [G7] sleep So [C] we took turns a staring out the [F] window at the [C] darkness Till [F] boredom over [C] took us [G] and he began to [C] speak He said [C] son I've made a life out of [F] reading people's [C] faces And [F] knowing what their [C] cards were by the way they held their [G7] eyes And if [C] you don't mind my saying I can [F] see you're out of [C] aces For a [F] taste of your [C] whiskey I'll [G] give you some [C] advice [C] So I [C] handed him my bottle and he [F] drank down my last [C] swallow [F] Then he bummed a [C] cigarette and asked me for a [G7] light And the [C] night got deathly quiet and his [F] face lost all ex[C]pression Said if you're [F] gonna play the game [C] boy, ya gotta [G] learn to play it [C] right Chorus: You got to [C] know when to hold 'em, [F] know when to [C] fold 'em [F] Know when to [C] walk away, and know when to [G] run You never [C] count your money when you're [F] sitting at the [C] table There'll be time [F] enough for [C] counting [G] when the dealings [C] done [C] Every gambler knows that the [F] secret to sur[C]viving Is knowing what to throw away and knowing what to [G7] keep Cause [C] every hand's a winner and [F] every hand's a [C] loser And the [F] best that you can [C] hope for is to [G] die in your [C] sleep And [C] when he'd finished speaking he [F] turned back towards the [C] window Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to [G7] sleep And [C] somewhere in the darkness the [F] gambler he broke [C] even But [F] in his final [C] words I found an [G] ace that I could [C] keep Chorus


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The Hypnotist (Craig Robertson, 2003) 4/4 Time Introduction [Cm6] [Cm6] [G7] [G7] [Cm6] [Cm6] [G7] [G7] Verse 1 [Cm6] I went down to a [Cm6] part of town I’d [G7] never been be[G7]fore [Cm6] Saw a sign, a [Cm6] strange design in [G7] paint upon the [G7] door [Fm] It seemed to say a [Fm7] cabaret was [Cm6] going on in[Cm6]side [D7] It was locked, but [D7] when I knocked, the [G7] door swung open [G7] wide Verse 2 [Cm6] The room was filled with [Cm6] people of [G7] varied dress and [G7] age [Cm6] The lights grew dim & a [Cm6] hypnotist [G7] walked out upon the [G7] stage He [Fm] bade me to come [Fm7] up and help and [Cm6] pointed to a [Cm6] chair [D7] When I went up and [D7] sat down, he [G7] held me in his [G7] stare Chorus [Cm6] His gaze was so hyp[Cm6]notic, he [G7] put me in a [Bdim] trance [Cm6] He made me bark just [Cm6] like a dog and [G7] do a silly [Bdim] dance And [Fm] I don’t remember [Fm7] anything at [Cm6] all [Cm6] [D7] Until I woke at the [D7] police station [G7] staring at the [G7] walls [Cm6] [Cm6] [G7] [G7] [Cm6] [Cm6] [G7] [G7] Verse 3 They [Cm6] told me when they [Cm6] found me a [G7] knife lay at my [G7] feet [Cm6] Standing in a [Cm6] doorway on an [G7] unfamiliar [G7] street And [Fm] when they looked in[Fm7]side they [Cm6] found a woman [Cm6] dead [D7] She was the wife of a [D7] hypnotist, [G7] one policeman [G7] said Repeat Chorus Verse 4 [Cm6] People say you [Cm6] can’t be made to [G7] act against your [G7] will [Cm6] People say you [Cm6] can’t be made to [G7] take a knife and [G7] kill But [Fm] here I sit in[Fm7]spite of it, [Cm6] alone in this cold [Cm6] cell [D7] And curse the day I [D7] saw his gaze and [G7] ended up in [G7] hell Ending - slow down over last two lines [Cm6] His gaze was so hyp[Cm6]notic, he [G7] put me in a [Bdim] trance [Cm6] He made me bark just [Cm6] like a dog and [G7] do a silly [Bdim] dance And [Fm]I don’t remember [Fm7]anything at [Cm6] all [Cm6] [D7] Until I woke at the [D7] police station [G7] staring at the [G7] walls [Cm6] His gaze was so hyp[Cm6]notic, he [G7] put me in a [Bdim]trance [Cm6] His gaze was so hyp[Cm6]notic, he [G7] put me in a [Bdim]trance [Cm6] His gaze was so hyp[Cm6]notic, he [G7] put me in a [Bdim]trance [Cm6]


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The Jolly Captain 2/4 Time (Jake Thackray)

[Dm] [Dm] There [Dm] once was an old Captain who [Bb] wished no [C7] thing [F] more [F] Than to [Dm] live again his voyages and [A7] walk by the [Dm] seashore A [Dm] simple man & a [Dm] good man, but the [Bb] bane of [C7] his [F] life [F] Was his [Dm] ill-tempered, bad-hearted [A7] bitch of a [Dm] wife [Bb] Though the Jolly [F] Captain was [Bb] plagued by her [F] bile He [Bb] smoked his long [F] pipe and he [A7] smiled upon her [Dm] tenderly He didn't [Bb] like her much, but he [F] loved her. Des[Bb]pite her rough [F] tongue slow down at the end of the last line of each verse, then pause The [Bb] whey-faced old [F] nag-bag had [A7] been his pretty [Dm] darling once... [Dm] [Dm] She [Dm] fell down her staircase, she [Bb] fractured [C7] her [F] neck [F] She [Dm] lay upon the linoleum in a [A7] black apo[Dm]plexy Her [Dm] baleful eyes [Dm] bulged with [Bb] unspeakable [C7] ab[F]use [F] It [Dm] seems that her spleen had [A7] been over[Dm]producing [Bb] So the jolly [F] Captain [Bb] carried her to [F] bed [Bb] Close your poor [F] eyes, he said, [A7] sleep a little [Dm] peaceably He [Bb] brought her fresh [F] butter and [Bb] cool water [F] cress [Bb] Violet and [F] peppermint to [A7] soothe her heart's [Dm] bitterness [Dm] [Dm] From [Dm] her death bed she said, if you [Bb] marry when [C7] I [F] die [F] I'll [Dm] crawl from my coffin to [A7] haunt you [Dm] vexatiously With a [Dm] howl and a [Dm] scowl, with a [Bb] shudder & [C7] a [F] shake [F] She [Dm] spat out her peppermint and [A7] went to vex her [Dm] maker [Bb] Unhappy [F] Captain, so [Bb] sad when she [F] died He [Bb] closed her wild [F] eyes, and he [A7] cried a bit on the [Dm] Friday But he [Bb] saw no good [F] reason for [Bb] wasting a[F]way So [Bb] he married an [F] apple-cheeked [A7] girl on the [Dm] Saturday [Dm] [Dm] Alas, [Dm] Jolly Captain, you’re [Bb] married [C7] too [F] soon [F] She'll [Dm] come to torment you from [A7] underneath her [Dm] tombstone She'll [Dm] scratch & [Dm] she'll claw her way [Bb] up from [C7] the [F]grave [F] [Dm] Hacking her way back again with [A7] furious [Dm] fingernails [Bb] No, said the jolly [F] Captain, [Bb] She'll stay in her [F] place She can [Bb] scratch, she can [F] scrape, till she's [A7] black in the [Dm] face No, she [Bb] won't come to [F] haunt me and [Bb] taunt me, I [F] know PAUSE 'Cause I [Bb] buried her face [F] downward, she's a [A7] long way to [Dm] go No, she [Bb] won't come to [F] haunt me and [Bb] taunt me, I [F] know, 'Cause [Bb] I buried her face [F] downward, she's a [A7] long way to [Dm] go


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The Lucky One (Alison Krauss & Union Station 2002)

INTRO: (Laaa-la-la-la-la......) [C] [G] [Am] [F] x2

You're the [C] lucky one so I've been told, as [G] free as a wind blowing down the road,

[C] Loved by many, hated by none, I'd [F] say you were lucky 'cause you know what you've done,

Not a [C] care in the world not a worry in sight, [G] everything's gonna be alright,

'Cause you're the [F] lucky one. [C]

You're the [C] lucky one always having fun, a [G] jack of all trades, a master of none,

[C] You look at the world with a smilin' eye and [F] laugh at the devil as his train rolls by,

[C] Give you a song and a one-night stand, [G] and you'll be looking at a happy man,


Were you're [Dm7] blessed, I guess, by never [G] knowing which road you're choosing?

To you the [Dm7] next best thing to playing and [G] winning is [Ab] playing and [Am] losing.

You're the [C] lucky one I know that now, don't [G] ask you why when where or how,

[C] You look at the world through your smiling eye and [F] laugh at the devil as his train rolls by,

[C] Give you a song and a one-night stand [G] and you'll be looking at a happy man,


INSTRUMENTAL: (Laaa-la-la-la-la......) [C] [G] [Am] [F] x2

Were you're [Dm7] blessed, I guess, by never [G] knowing which road you're choosing?

To you the [Dm7] next best thing to playing and [G] winning is [Ab] playing and [Am] losing.

You're the [C] lucky one I know that now, don't [G] ask you why when where or how,

[C] No matter where you’re at, it’s where you’ll be, you can [F] bet your luck won’t follow me,

[C] Just give you a song and a one-night stand [G] and you'll be looking at a happy man,


OUTRO: (Laaa-la-la-la-la......) [C] [G] [Am] [F] x


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There Ain’t No Pleasing You 4/4 Time (Chas and Dave, 1982)

Intro [C][B7][C][A7][D7][G7][C][G7] Well I [C] built my life around you did what I [B7] thought was right But [C] you never cared about me now [A7] I've seen the light Oh [D7] darling [G7] There ain't no pleasin' [C] you [G7] You [C] seemed to think that everything I ever [B7] did was wrong I [C] should have known it [A7] all along Oh [D7] darling [G7] there ain't no pleasin' [C] you [F][C][G7] You only [C] had to say the word [C7], and you knew I'd [F] do it You had me [C] where you wanted me [C7], but you went and [F] blew it Now every[Bb]thing I ever [F] done was only [Bb] done for you [D7] But now [G] you, can go and [D7] do just what you [G] wanna do I'm [G7] tellin' you. 'Coz [C] I ain't gonna be made to look a [B7] fool no more You [C] done it once too often what do ya [A7] take me for Oh [D7] darling [G7] There ain't no pleasin' [C] you [G7] And you [C] seemed to think that everything I ever [B7] did was wrong I [C] should have known it [A7] all along Oh [D7] darling [G7] there ain't no pleasin' [C] you [F][C][G7] You only [C] had to say the word [C7], and you knew I'd [F] do it You had me [C] where you wanted me [C7], but you went and [F] blew it Now every[Bb]thing I ever [F] done was only [Bb] done for you [D7] But now [G] you, can go and [D7] do just what you [G] wanna do I'm [G7] tellin' you. 'Coz [C] I ain't gonna be made to look a [B7] fool no more You [C] done it once too often what do ya [A7] take me for Oh [D7] darling [G7] There ain't no pleasin' [C] you [G7] Now [C] if you think I don't mean what I say and I'm [B7] only bluffin' [C] You got another thing comin’ I'm tellin' you [A7] that for nothin' Coz [D7] darlin' I'm leavin' [G7] that's what I'm gonna [C] do [B7][C][A7][D7][G7] Outro [C][F][C][G][C]


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These Boots Are Made For Walking 4/4 Time (Nancy Sinatra, 1966)

Run from 9th fret on C string: 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 0 [A] Intro: Run [A] You keep saying you've got something for me [A] Something you call love but confess [A7] [D] You've been messin' where you shouldn't have been a messin' And now [A] someone else is gettin' all your best Chorus: These [C] boots are made for [Am] walking And [C] that's just what they'll [Am] do [C] One of these days these [Am] boots are gonna Walk all over you [Run] [A] You keep lying when you oughta be truthin' [A] And you keep losin' when you oughta not bet [A7] [D] You keep samin' when you oughta be changin' Now what's [A] right is right but you ain't been right yet Chorus [A] You keep playin' where you shouldn't be playin [A] And you keep thinkin' that you´ll never get burnt [A7] HA! [D] I just found me a brand new box of matches YEAH And [A] what he knows you ain't had time to learn Chorus


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Tell Him 4/4 Time (Billie Davis, 1963)

[C] [C] [Cm7] I know something about [G] love, you've gotta want it [Cm7] bad If that man's got into your [G] blood, go out and get him [C] If you want him to be, [F] the very part of you [C] That makes you want to breathe, [G] here's the thing to do Chorus: [C] Tell him that you're never gonna leave him [F] Tell him that you're always gonna love him [C] Tell him, tell him, [G] tell him, tell him right [C] now [C] [Cm7] I know something about [G] love, you gotta show it [Cm7] and Make him see that moon a[G]bove, reach out and get it [C] If you want him to be, [F] always by your side [C] And if you want him to, [G] only think of you Chorus [C] Ever since the world began, [Am] it's been that way for man And [F] women...were cre[G]ated...to [C] Make love their destiny [Am] then why should true love be [D7] so, Compli[G]cated? Oh yeah [Cm7] I know something about [G] love, you gotta take it [Cm7] and Show him what the world is made [G] of, one kiss will prove it [C] If you want him to be, [F] always by your side [C] Take his hand tonight, [G] swallow your foolish pride and Chorus x 2


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When Shadows Fall Intro Solo [Dm/] [G7]/ [C] C B Evening brings the close of day, Bb A7 Skies of blue begin to grey, Dm6 G7 C Crimson hues are fading in the west. C B Evening ever brings to me Bb A7 Dreams of days that used to be, Dm6 G7 C G7 C Memories of those I love the best. Chorus C B When shadows fall Dm G7 And trees whisper, "Day is ending", Dm G7 C C#dim Dm7 G7 My thoughts are ever wending home. C B When crickets call, Dm G7 My heart is forever yearning Dm G7 C Fm C Once more to be returning home. Fm C When the hills conceal the setting sun, Fm C C#dim Dm7 G7 Stars begin a-peeping, one by one. C B Night covers all, Dm G7 And though fortune may for-sake me, Dm G7 C Fm C Sweet dreams will ever take me home. Instrumental chorus

Fm C When the hills conceal the setting sun, Fm C C#dim Dm7 G7 Stars begin a-peeping, one by one. C B Night covers all, Dm G7 And though fortune may for-sake me, Dm G7 C Sweet dreams will ever take me home. Chorus


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Wish You Were Here (Written by The Pink Floyd 1975) Instrumental Riff: Em G Em G A|------5-7-2-2-10-7-5-2-2-----|------5-7-2-2-10-7-5-2-2--| E|-3-57-----3-3--------3-3-----|-3-57-----3-3--------3-3--| C|----------4-4--------2-2-----|----------4-4--------2-2--| G|----------0-0--------0-0-----|----------0-0--------0-0--| Em A Em A A|------5-7-2-2-10-7-5-----0-0-|------5-7-2-2-7-5-----0-0-| E|-3-57-----3-3--------7-5-0-0-|-3-57-----3-3-----7-5-0-0-| C|----------4-4------------1-1-|----------4-4---------1-1-| G|----------0-0------------2-2-|----------0-0---------2-2-| Verse 1: [G]//// [C] So, so you think you can [D] tell, Heaven from [Am] Hell, blue skys from [G] pain. Can you tell a green [D] field from a cold steel [C] rail, a smile from a [Am] veil, Do you think you can [G] tell? Verse 2: And did they get you to [C] trade your heroes for [D] ghosts, Hot ashes for [Am] trees, hot air for a cool [G] breeze, cold comfort for [D] change, And did you [C] exchange a walk on part in the [Am] war for a lead role in a [G] cage? Instrumental Riff: [G]//// [C] How I wish, how I wish you were [D] here. We're just [Am] two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, [G] year after year, [D] Running over the same old ground. [C] What have we found? The [Am] same old fears. Wish you were [G] here! Outro: [Em] [G] [Em] [G] [Em] [A] [Em] [A] [G]

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