Jam Set

Ukebox Pub Night - Wednesday, March 4th, 2020
That'll Be The Day Buddy Holly (Holly & Allison, 1956)
Another Saturday Night Sam Cooke (1963)
Everyday Buddy Holly (with Norman Petty, 1957)
Best Day Of My Life American Authors (2013)
Bad Day Daniel Powter (2005)
A Hard Day's Night (Key of D) The Beatles (Lennon/McCartney, 1964)
Yesterday The Beatles (Lennon/McCartney, 1965)
Those Were The Days Mary Hopkins (Gene Raskin and Boris Fomin, 1968)
Bang On The Drum All Day Todd Rundgren (1983)
Friday I'm In Love The Cure (Robert Smith, 1992)
What A Day For A Daydream Lovin’ Spoonful (John Sebastian, 1966)
*Extras* (Themed Songs for 2nd set)
5 Days In May Blue Rodeo (Jim Cuddy & Greg Keelor; 1993)
Days Like This Van Morrison (1995)

That'll Be The Day
Buddy Holly (Holly & Allison, 1956)

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Another Saturday Night
Sam Cooke (1963)

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Everyday
Buddy Holly (with Norman Petty, 1957)

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Best Day Of My Life
American Authors (2013)

4/4 | d - D u d u d u |
      1   2   3   4

   D                       D
A|------9----------------|------9--------12--9---|
E|---10---12-10-----10---|---10---12-10----------|
C|-9-------------11------|-9---------------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|
   D                       D
A|------9----------------|------9--------12--9---|
E|---10---12-10-----10---|---10---12-10----------|
C|-9-------------11------|-9---------------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|

I [D] had a dream so big and loud
I [D] jumped so high I touched the clouds
[G] Who-o-o-o-o-o-oah [G] (who-o-o-o-o-o-ah)

I [D] stretched my hands out to the sky
We [D] danced with monsters through the night
[G] Who-o-o-o-o-o-oah [G] (who-o-o-o-o-o-ah)

I'm [D] never gonna look back, who-oah
I'm [D] never gonna give it up, no-o-o
[G] Please don't wake me [G↓] now...

[D] (Oo! ooo-oo-oo-oo [D]Oo!)
This is gonna be the best day of my [G] li-i-ife
My [G] li-i-i-i-i-i-i-ife
[D] (Oo! ooo-oo-oo-oo [D]Oo!)
This is gonna be the best day of my [G] li-i-ife
My [G↓] li-i-i-i-i-i-i-ife

[D] [D] [D] [D]
[G] [G] [G] [G↓]

I [D] howled at the moon with friends
And [D] then the sun came crashing in
[G] Who-o-o-o-o-o-oah [G] (who-o-o-o-o-o-ah)

But [D] all the possibilities
No [D] limits just epiphanies
[G] Who-o-o-o-o-o-oah [G] (who-o-o-o-o-o-ah)

I'm [D] never gonna look back, who-oah
I'm [D] never gonna give it up, no-o-o
[G] Just don't wake me [G↓] now

[D] (Oo! ooo-oo-oo-oo [D] Oo!)
This is gonna be the best day of my [G] li-i-ife
My [G] li-i-i-i-i-i-i-ife
[D] (Oo! ooo-oo-oo-oo [D] Oo!)
This is gonna be the best day of my [G] li-i-ife
My [G↓] li-i-i-i-i-i-i-ife

[D] [D] [D] [D]
[G] [G] [G] [G↓]

BRIDGE:
[D↓] I hear it calling [D↓] outside my window
[D↓] I feel it in my [D↓] soul (soul)
The [D↓] stars were burning so bright
The [D↓] sun was out 'til midnight
[D↓] I say we lose con- [D↓] tro-o-ol (contro-o-o-o [D↓] ol)

   D                       D
A|------9----------------|------9--------12--9---|
E|---10---12-10-----10---|---10---12-10----------|
C|-9-------------11------|-9---------------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|
   D                       D
A|------9----------------|------9--------12--9---|
E|---10---12-10-----10---|---10---12-10----------|
C|-9-------------11------|-9---------------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|

[D] (Oo! ooo-oo-oo-oo [D] Oo!)
This is gonna be the best day of my [G] li-i-ife
My [G] li-i-i-i-i-i-i-ife
[D] (Oo! ooo-oo-oo-oo [D] Oo!)
This is gonna be the best day of my [G] li-i-ife
My [G↓] li-i-i-i-i-i-i-ife

[D] This is gonna be, this is gonna be, this is [D] gonna be,
... the best day of my [G] li-i-ife
[G] Everything is looking up, everybody up now
[D] (Oo! ooo-oo-oo-oo [D] Oo!)
This is gonna be the best day of my [G] li-i-ife
My [G] li-i-i-i-i-i-i-ife [D↓]

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Bad Day
Daniel Powter (2005)

4/4 | D - - - D - D u |
1 2 3 4 &

Intro
| [D] | [G] | [A] | [A] |

[D] Where is the [G] moment we needed the [A] most [A]
[D] You kick up the [G] leaves and the magic is [A] lost [A]
[Bm] They tell me your [A] blue skies fade to [G] grey
They tell me your [D] passion's gone a- [Em] way
And I don't [Em] need no carryin' [A] on [A]
[D] You stand in the [G] line just ahead of the [A] law [A]
[D] You're faking a [G] smile with the coffee you [A] go [A]
[Bm] You tell me your [A] life's been way off [G] line
You're falling to [D] pieces every- [Em] time
And I don't [Em] need no carryin' [A] on [A↓]

Chorus
Cause you had a bad [D] day, you're taking one [G] down
You sing a sad [Em] song just to turn it a- [A] round
You say you don't [D] know, you tell me don't [G] lie
You work at a [Em] smile and you go for a [A] ride
You had a bad [Bm] day, the camera don't [A] lie
You're coming back [G] down and you really don't [D] mind
You had a bad [Em] day [A]
You had a bad [D] day [G] [A] [A]
[D] [G] [A] [A]

[Bm] Well, you need a [A] blue sky holi- [G] day
The point is they [D] laugh at what you [Em] say
And I don't [Em] need no carryin' [A] on [A]

Chorus
Cause you had a bad [D] day, you're taking one [G] down
You sing a sad [Em] song just to turn it a- [A] round
You say you don't [D] know, you tell me don't [G] lie
You work at a [Em] smile and you go for a [A] ride
You had a bad [Bm] day, the camera don't [A] lie
You're coming back [G] down and you really don't [D] mind
You had a bad [Em] day | [Em] | [Em]

Bridge
[F] Sometimes the system | goes on the blink
And the [Bb] whole thing it turns out | wrong
[F] You might not make it | back and you know
That you could [Bb] be well, oh that | strong
And I'm not [Asus4] wrong | [Asus4] | [A] | [A] |

[D] So where is the [G] passion when you need it the [A] most [A]
Oh, you and [D] I, you kick up the [G] leaves and the magic is [A] lost | [A]

Chorus
Cause you had a bad [D] day, you're taking one [G] down
You sing a sad [Em] song just to turn it a- [A] round
You say you don't [D] know, you tell me don't [G] lie
You work at a [Em] smile and you go for a [A] ride
You had a bad [Bm] day, you've seen what you [Bb] like
And how does it [D] feel for one more [E7] time
You had a bad [G] day [A]
You had a bad [D] day [G] [Em] [A]
[D] [G] [Em] [A] [D↓]

#Capo on 1st fret to play with original.

#Last Update 9/7/17 JJ
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A Hard Day's Night in D
The Beatles (Lennon/McCartney, 1964)

:D7sus4:

| d - D u - u d u |
| d - D u | for 2 beat chords

[D7sus4↓]
It's been a [D] hard [G] day's [D] night
And I've been [C] working like a [D] dog
It's been a [D] hard [G]day's [D] night,
I should be [C] sleeping like a [D] log
But when I [G] get home to you
I find the [A7] things that you do
Will make me [D] feel [G7] al- [D] right

You know I [D] work [G] all [D] day
To get you [C] money to buy you [D] things
And it's [D] worth it just to [G] hear you [D] say
You're gonna [C] give me every- [D] thing
So why on [G] earth should I moan,
'Cause when I [A7] get you alone
You know I [D] feel [G7] o- [D] kay

Bridge
When I'm [F#m] home
[Bm] Everything seems to be [F#m] right [F#m]
When I'm [D] home,
[Bm] Feeling you holding me [G] tight, [A7] tight, yeah

It's been a [D] hard [G] day's [D] night,
And I've been [C] working like a [D] dog
It's been a [D] hard [G] day's [D] night,
I should be [C] sleeping like a [D] log
But when I [G] get home to you
I find the [A7] things that you do
Will make me [D] feel [G7] al- [D] right
You know I [D] feel [G7] al- [D] right
You know I [D] feel [G7] al- [D] right [D↓] [Dsus4↓] [D↓]

#This chart is in the key of D. Original is in G.
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Yesterday
The Beatles (Lennon/McCartney, 1965)

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Those Were The Days
Mary Hopkins (Gene Raskin and Boris Fomin, 1968)

[Dm↓] Once upon a time there was a [Dm↓] tavern
[D7↓] Where we used to raise a glass or [Gm↓] two
Re- [Gm↓] member how we laughed away the [Dm↓] hours
And [E7↓] think of all the great things we would [A7↓] do

Chorus
Those were the [Dm] days my friend
[D7] We thought they'd [Gm] never end
[Gm] We'd sing and [C] dance, for- [C7] ever and a [F] day
[F] We'd live the [Gm] life we'd choose
[Gm] We'd fight and [Dm] never lose
[Dm] For we were [A7] young, and | sure to have our [Dm] way [Dm↓]
La la la [Dm] di, di-di, [D7] di-di-di [Gm] di, di-di
[Gm] Di di di [A7] di, di | di-di di-di [Dm] di [Dm↓]

[Dm↓] Then the busy years went rushing [Dm↓] by us
We [D7↓] lost our starry notions on the [Gm↓] way
[Gm↓] If by chance I'd see you in the [Dm↓] tavern
We'd [E7↓] smile at one another and we'd [A7↓] say

Chorus
Those were the [Dm] days my friend
[D7] We thought they'd [Gm] never end
[Gm] We'd sing and [C] dance, for- [C7] ever and a [F] day
[F] We'd live the [Gm] life we'd choose
[Gm] We'd fight and [Dm] never lose
[Dm] Those were the [A7] days, oh | yes, those were the [Dm↓] days
La la la [Dm] di, di-di, [D7] di-di-di [Gm] di, di-di
[Gm] Di di di [A7] di, di | di-di di-di [Dm] di [Dm↓]

[Dm↓] Just tonight I stood before the [Dm↓] tavern
[D7↓] Nothing seemed the way it used to [Gm↓] be
[Gm↓] In the glass I saw a strange re- [Dm↓] flection
[E7↓] Was that lonely woman really [A7↓] me?

Chorus
Those were the [Dm] days my friend
[D7] We thought they'd [Gm] never end
[Gm] We'd sing and [C] dance, for- [C7] ever and a [F] day
[F] We'd live the [Gm] life we'd choose
[Gm] We'd fight and [Dm] never lose
[Dm] Those were the [A7] days, oh | yes, those were the [Dm] days [Dm↓]

La da da [Dm] da, da da, [D7] la da da [Gm] la, da-da
[Gm] La da da [C] da, la [C7] da da da da [F] da
[F] La da da [Gm] da, da-da, | la da da [Dm] da, da-da
[Dm] La da da [A7] da, la | da da da da [Dm] da   [Dm↓]

[Dm↓] Through the door there came familiar [Dm↓] laughter
I[D7↓] saw your face and heard you call my [Gm↓] name
[Gm↓] Oh my friend we're older but no [Dm↓] wiser
For [E7↓] in our hearts the dreams are still the [A7↓] same

Chorus
Those were the [Dm] days my friend
[D7] We thought they'd [Gm] never end
[Gm] We'd sing and [C] dance, for- [C7] ever and a [F] day
[F] We'd live the [Gm] life we'd choose
[Gm] We'd fight and [Dm] never lose
[Dm] Those were the [A7] days, oh yes, those were the [Dm↓] days

La da da [Dm] da, da da, [D7] la da da [Gm] la, da-da
[Gm] La da da [C] da, la [C7] da da da da [F] da
[F] La da da [Gm] da, da-da, | la da da [Dm] da, da-da
[Dm] La da da [A7] da, la | da da da da [Dm] da....
[Dm] La da da [A7↓] da da da [A7↓] Da, la da da da [D↓] da...

#Original in F#m. This chart is in Dm.

#[D][E7]
#Last Updated 10/21/19 JJ
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Bang On The Drum All Day
Todd Rundgren (1983)

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Friday I'm In Love
The Cure (Robert Smith, 1992)

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What A Day For A Daydream
Lovin' Spoonful (John Sebastian, 1966)

u | D - D u D - D u |
&   1   2 & 3   4 &

[C] What a day for a [A7] daydream
[Dm] What a day for a [G7] daydreamin' boy
[C] And I'm lost in a [A7] daydream
[Dm] Dreaming 'bout my [G7] bundle of joy

[F] And even if [D7] time ain't really [C] on my [A7] side
[F] It's one of those [D7] days for taking a [C] walk out- [A7] side
[F] I'm blowing the [D7] day to take a [C] walk in the [A7] sun
[D7] And fall on my face on somebody's [G7] new‐mown lawn

[C] I've been having a [A7] sweet dream
[Dm] I've been dreaming since I [G7] woke up today
[C] It starred me and my [A7] sweet thing
[Dm] 'Cause she's the one makes me [G7] feel this way

[F] And even if [D7]time is passing me [C] by a [A7] lot
[F] I couldn't care [D7] less about the [C] dues you say I [A7] got
[F] Tomorrow I´ll [D7] pay the dues for [C] dropping my [A7] love
[D7] A pie in the face for being a [G7] sleepin' bull dog

INSTRUMENTAL:  whistle, kazoos, ukes...
Instrumental  [C] I've been having a [A7] sweet dream
Instrumental  [Dm] I've been dreaming since I [G7] woke up today
Instrumental  [C] It starred me and my [A7] sweet thing
Instrumental  [Dm] 'Cause she's the one makes me [G7] feel this way

[F] And you can be [D7] sure that if you're [C] feeling [A7] right
[F] A daydream will [D7] last along [C] into the [A7] night
[F] Tomorrow at [D7] breakfast you may [C] prick up your [A7] ears
[D7] Or you may be daydreaming for a [G7] thousand years

[C] What a day for a [A7] daydream
[Dm] Custom made for a [G7] daydreamin' boy
[C] And I'm lost in a [A7] daydream
[Dm] Dreaming 'bout my [G7] bundle of joy

OUTRO:  whistle, kazoos, ukes...
Instrumental  [F] And even if [D7] time is [C] passing me by a [A7] lot
Instrumental  [F] I couldn't care [D7] less about the [C] dues you say I [A7] got
Instrumental  [F] Tomorrow I´ll [D7] pay the dues for [C] dropping my [A7] love
Instrumental  [D7] A pie in the face for being a [G7] sleepin' bull [C↓] dog

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5 Days In May
Blue Rodeo (1994)

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Days Like This
Van Morrison (1995)

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Ukebox Pub Night - Wednesday, March 4th, 2020