Ukebox Pub Night - Wednesday, November 6th 2019 - 7pm (Doors 5:30) |
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Copperhead Road Steve Earle (Earle & Tony Brown, 1988) |
Copper Kettle Joan Baez (Albert Frank Bedoe, 1953) |
I'll Fly Away (Key D- O Brother Where Art Thou) Alfred Brumley (1929) |
I'll Fly Away Alfred Brumley (1929) |
I'll Fly Away (Key D- O Brother Where Art Thou) Alfred Brumley (1929) |
I'll Fly Away Alfred Brumley (1929) |
Travailler c'est trop dur Zachary Richard (d'après folklore cajun) |
Complainte du phoque en Alaska Beau Dommage (Michel Rivard, 1974) |
Rainbow Connection Kermit (Paul Williams & Kenneth Ascher, 1979) |
Let Me Call You Sweetheart Leo Friedman & Beth Slater Whitson (1910) |
Don't Get Around Much Anymore Duke Ellington and Bob Russell (1940) |
Georgia On My Mind Ray Charles (Hoagy Carmichael, 1930) |
Breakdown Jack Johnson (2005) |
In My Life The Beatles (Lennon/McCartney, 1965) |
Those Were The Days Mary Hopkins (Gene Raskin and Boris Fomin, 1968) |
Beatles Medley The Beatles (arranged by Dan@MyUke) |
Copperhead Road
Steve Earle (Earle & Tony Brown, 1988)
Intro Instrumental
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D]
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D]
| [G] | [G] | [D] | [D]
| [D] | [D]
Well | [D] my name's John Lee | Pettimore | [D] | [D] [Riff]
| [D] Same as my daddy and his | daddy before | [D] | [D] [Riff]
You | [D] hardly ever saw Grand- | daddy down here | [D] | [D] [Riff]
He | [D] only came to town about | twice a year | [D] | [D] [Riff]
He'd buy a | [D] hundred pounds of yeast and some | copper line | [D] | [D] [Riff]
| [D] Everybody knew that he | made moonshine | [D] | [D] [Riff]
Now the | [G] revenue man wanted | Grandaddy bad
He | [D] headed up the holler with | everything he had
It's | [G] before my time but | I've been told
He | [D↓] never came back from Copperhead Road
Instrumental
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D]
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D]
| [G] | [G] | [D] | [D]
| [D] | [D]
Grand- | [D] Daddy ran the whiskey in a | big block Dodge | [D] | [D] [Riff]
| [D] Bought it at an auction at the | Mason's Lodge | [D] | [D] [Riff]
| [D] Johnson County Sheriff painted | on the side | [D] | [D] [Riff]
Just | [D] shot a coat of primer then he | looked inside | [D] | [D] [Riff]
Well | [D] him and my uncle tore that | engine down | [D] | [D] [Riff]
I | [D] still remember that | rumblin' sound | [D] | [D] [Riff]
Well the | [G] sheriff came around in the | middle of the night
| [D] Heard mama cryin', knew | something wasn't right
He was | [G] headed down to Knoxville with the | weekly load
You could | [D↓] smell the whiskey burnin' down Copperhead Road
Instrumental
| [D↓↑↓↑↓] | [D↓↑↓↑↓] | [D↓↑↓↑↓] | [D↓↑↓↑↓]
| [D] Hey↓ | [D] | [D] | [D] |
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] |
| [G] | [G] | [D] | [D] |
| [G] | [G] | [D] | [D] |
| [D] | [D]
I volun- | [D] teered for the Army on | my birthday | [D] | [D] [Riff]
They draft the | [D] white trash first, 'round | here anyway | [D] | [D] [Riff]
I done | [D] two tours of duty in | Vietnam | [D] | [D] [Riff]
| [D] I came home with a | brand new plan | [D] | [D] [Riff]
I take the | [D] seed from Colombia and | Mexico | [D] | [D] [Riff]
I'd | [D] plant it up the holler down | Copperhead Road | [D] | [D] [Riff]
Well the | [G] D.E.A.'s got a | chopper in the air
I | [D] wake up screaming like I'm | back over there
I | [G] learned a thing or two from ol' | Charlie don't you know
You | [D↓] better stay away from Copperhead Road
Instrumental Outro
| [D↓↑↓↑↓] | [D↓↑↓↑↓] | [D↓↑↓↑↓] | [D↓↑↓↑↓] Hey!
| [D] Whoa | [D] | [D] | [D] Copperhead
| [D] Road | [D] | [D] | [D] Copperhead
| [D] Road | [D] | [D] | [D] Copperhead
| [D] Road | [D] | [D] | [D↓]
#Play along in this key.
#Last Updated 06/08/18 JJ
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Copper Kettle
Joan Baez (Albert Frank Bedoe, 1953)
| [C] Get you a | [G] copper | [C] kettle, | [C]
| [C] Get you a | [G] copper | [C] coil, | [C]
| [E7] Cover it with | new- made | [Am] corn mash | [Am]
And | [Dm] never more... | ... you'll | [G] toil. | [G]
Chorus
You just | [Am] lay | there by the | [Em] juniper | [Em]
| [Am] ...while the | moon is | [Em] bright, | [Em]
| [Am] ...Watch them | jugs a- | [Dm] filling | [Dm]
| [Am] In the | [Em] pale moon- | [Am] light. | [Am] | [Am] | [G] |
| [C] My daddy, | [G] he made | [C] whiskey | [C]
| [C] ...My grand- | [G] mother he did | [C] too. | [C]
And | [E7] I ain't | paid my | [Am] income tax | [Am]
Since | [Dm] seventeen | ninety- | [G] two. | [G]
Chorus
I just | [Am] lay | there by the | [Em] juniper | [Em]
| [Am] ...while the | moon is | [Em] bright, | [Em]
| [Am] ...Watch them | jugs a- | [Dm] filling | [Dm]
| [Am] In the | [Em] pale moon- | [Am] light. | [Am] | [Am] | [G] |
| [C] Build your | [G] fire with | [C] hickory, | [C]
| [C] Hickory and | [G] ash and | [C] oak, | [C]
Don't | [E7] use no | green or | [Am] rotten wood; | [Am]
They'll | [Dm] get you | by the | [G] smoke. | [G]
Chorus
As you | [Am] lay | there by the | [Em] juniper | [Em]
| [Am] ...while the | moon is | [Em] bright, | [Em]
| [Am] ...Watch them | jugs a- | [Dm] filling | [Dm]
| [Am] In the | [Em] pale moon- | [Am] light. | [Am] | [Am] | [G] |
| [C] Get you a | [G] copper | [C] kettle, | [C]
| [C] Get you a | [G] copper | [C] coil, | [C]
| [E7] ...Cover it with | new- made | [Am] corn mash | [Am]
And | [Dm] never more... | ... you'll | [G] toil. | [G]
Chorus
You just | [Am] lay | there by the | [Em] juniper | [Em]
| [Am] ...while the | moon is | [Em] bright, | [Em]
| [Am] ...Watch them | jugs a- | [Dm] filling | [Dm]
| [Am] In the | [Em] pale moon- | [Am] light. | [Am] | [Am] | [G] |
| [C↓] In the | [G↓] pale moon- | [Am] light. | [Am] | [Am] | [Am↓]
#Capo on 3rd fret to play with original.
#Last Updated 10/07/19 JJ
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I'll Fly Away
Alfred Brumley (1929)
Intro:
| [G] | [G] |
| [G] Some glad | morning | when this life is | o'er |
| [C] I'll | ...fly a- | [G] way... | [G] |
| [G] To a | home on | [Em] God's celestial | shore |
| [G] I'll | [D7] ...fly a- | [G] way | [G]
Chorus
| [G] I'll | ...fly a- | way, oh | glory |
| [C] I'll | ...fly a- | [G] way, in the | morning |
| [G] When I | die, halle- | [Em] lujah by and | [G] by |
| [A7] I'll | [D] ...fly a- | [G] way | [G] |
| [G] When the | shadows | of this life have | gone |
| [C] I'll | ...fly a- | [G] way | [G]
| [G] Like a | bird from | [Em] prison bars has | flown |
| [G] I'll | [D7] ...fly a- | [G] way | [G] |
Chorus
| [G] I'll | ...fly a- | way, oh | glory |
| [C] I'll | ...fly a- | [G] way, in the | morning |
| [G] When I | die, halle- | [Em] lujah by and | [G] by |
| [A7] I'll | [D] ...fly a- | [G] way | [G] |
| [G] Just a | few more | weary days and | then |
| [C] I'll | ...fly a- | [G] way | [G] |
| [G] To lead | on where | [Em] joy shall never | end |
| [G] I'll | [D7] ...fly a- | [G] way | [G] |
Chorus
| [G] I'll | ...fly a- | way, oh | glory |
| [C] I'll | ...fly a- | [G] way, in the | morning |
| [G] When I | die, halle- | [Em] lujah by and | [G] by |
| [A7] I'll | [D] ...fly a- | [G] way | [G] |
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Travailler c'est trop dur
Zachary Richard (d'après folklore cajun)
3/4 | d - D - D - |
1 2 3
Intro
| [C] | [G7] | [F] | [C]
Chorus
Travail- | [C] ler c'est trop | dur, et vo- | [F] ler c'est pas | [C] beau
D'mander | [C] la chari- | [G7] té, c'est quequ' | [F] chose qu'j'peux pas | [C] faire
Chaque | [C] jour que moi | j'vie, on m'de- | [F] mande de quoi | [C] j'vie
J'dis que | [C] j'vis sur l'a- | [G7] mour, et j'es- | [F] père de vivre | [C] vieux
Verset 1
Et je | [C] prends mon vio- | lon, et j'at- | [F] trape mon ar- | [C] chet
Et je | [C] joue ma vieille | [G7] valse, pour faire | [F] mes amis dan- | [C] ser
Vous con- | [C] naissez mes chers a- | mis, la vie est | [F] bien trop | [C] courte
pour se | [C] faire des mi- | [G7] sères, allons | [F] danser ce | [C] soir.
Chorus
Travail- | [C] ler c'est trop | dur, et vo- | [F] ler c'est pas | [C] beau
D'mander | [C] la chari- | [G7] té, c'est quequ' | [F] chose qu'j'peux pas | [C] faire
Chaque | [C] jour que moi | j'vie, on m'de- | [F] mande de quoi | [C] j'vie
J'dis que | [C] j'vis sur l'a- | [G7] mour, et j'es- | [F] père de vivre | [C] vieux
Verset 2
Moi je | [C] fais la mu- | sique, c'est | [F] presque tous les | [C] soirs,
Après | [C] trainer tout par- | [G7] tout, et puis | [F] chanter dans les whiskie | [C] bars,
Et des | [C] fois, tu con- | nais, j'aimerais | [F] lacher, puis m'em al- | [C] ler,
Mais j'suis | [C] venu ce | [G7] soir, pour le | [F] plaisir d'chan- | [C] ter.
Chorus
Travail- | [C] ler c'est trop | dur, et vo- | [F] ler c'est pas | [C] beau
D'mander | [C] la chari- | [G7] té, c'est quequ' | [F] chose qu'j'peux pas | [C] faire
Chaque | [C] jour que moi | j'vie, on m'de- | [F] mande de quoi | [C] j'vie
J'dis que | [C] j'vis sur l'a- | [G7] mour, et j'es- | [F] père de vivre | [C] vieux
Verset Extra
Et je | [C] prends mon vieux | ch'val, et j'at- | [F] trape ma vieill' | [C]selle
Et je | [C] selle mon vieux ch' | [G7] val, pour al- | [F] ler chercher ma | [C] belle
Vers un | [C] grand bout de | glace, de St-An- | [F] toine à Beau- | [C] mont
Mais le | [C] long du grand Te- | [G7] xas, j'tai cher- | [F] ché bien long- | [C] temps
Chorus
Travail- | [C] ler c'est trop | dur, et vo- | [F] ler c'est pas | [C] beau
D'mander | [C] la chari- | [G7] té, c'est quequ' | [F] chose qu'j'peux pas | [C] faire
Chaque | [C] jour que moi | j'vie, on m'de- | [F] mande de quoi | [C] j'vie
J'dis que | [C] j'vis sur l'a- | [G7] mour, et j'es- | [F] père dev'nir | [C] vieux
Chorus
Travail- | [C] ler c'est trop | dur, et vo- | [F] ler c'est pas | [C] beau
D'mander | [C] la chari- | [G7] té, c'est quequ' | [F] chose qu'j'peux pas | [C] faire
Chaque | [C] jour que moi | j'vie, on m'de- | [F] mande de quoi | [C] j'vie
J'dis que | [C] j'vis sur l'a- | [G7] mour, et j'es- | [F] père de vivre | [C] vieux
#Original en Sol (G). Capo sur 7ième frette pour jouer avec original.
#Last Updated 11/01/19 JJ
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Complainte du phoque en Alaska
Beau Dommage (Michel Rivard, 1974)
3/4| d - D - D - |
1 2 3
Cré | [C] moé, cré moé | pas,
Quelque part | [G] en Alas- | [E7] ka
Y'a un | [Dm] phoque qui s'en- | [G7] nuie en mau- | [Em7] dit | [A7]
Sa | [Dm] blonde est par- | [G] tie | [B7] gagner sa | [Em] vie
Dans un | [Am] cirque aux | [D7] États-U- | [G] nis | [G7]
Quand le | [C] phoque est tout | seul
Y r' | [G] garde le sol- | [E7] eil
Qui des- | [Dm] cend douc'ment | [G7] sur le glac- | [Em7] ier | [A7]
Y | [Dm] pense aux É- | [G] tats en | [B7] pleurant tout | [Em] bas
C'est comme | [Am] ça quand ta | [D7] blonde t'a lâch- | [G] é | [G7] |
Chorus
| [C] Ça | [G] vaut pas la | [Am] peine de lai- | [Em] sser ceux qu'on | [Am] aime
Pour all- | [Em] er faire tour- | [Dm] ner des ball- | [G7] ons sur son | [C] nez | [G7] |
| [C] Ça fait | [G] rire les en- | [Am] fants, ça dure | [Em] jamais long- | [Am] temps
Ça fait | [Em] plus rire per- | [Dm] sonne quand les | [G7] enfants sont | [C] grands |
| [B7] Ou - ou | [Em] ou... | [D7] ou - ou | [G] ou... | [G7]
Quand le | [C] phoque s'en- | nuie,
Y r'garde | [G] son poil qui | [E7] brille
Comme les | [Dm] rues d'New-York | [G7] après la | [Em7] pluie | [A7]
Il | [Dm] rêve à Chica- | [G] go
à | [B7] Marilyn Mon- | [Em] roe
Il voud- | [Am] rait voir sa | [D7] blonde faire un | [G] show | [G7]
C'est | [C] rien qu'une his- | toire
Je peux pas | [G] m'en faire à | [E7] croire
Mais des | [Dm] fois j'ai l'im- | [G] pression que c'est | [Em] moé | [A7]
Qu'y est a- | [Dm] ssis sur la | [G] glace
Les deux | [B7] mains dans la | [Em] face
Mon a- | [Am] mour est par- | [D] ti, pis | [G] j'm'ennuie | [G7]
Chorus
| [C] Ça | [G] vaut pas la | [Am] peine de lai- | [Em] sser ceux qu'on | [Am] aime
Pour all- | [Em] er faire tour- | [Dm] ner des ball- | [G7] ons sur son | [C] nez | [G7] |
| [C] Ça fait | [G] rire les en- | [Am] fants, ça dure | [Em] jamais long- | [Am] temps
Ça fait | [Em] plus rire per- | [Dm] sonne quand les | [G7] enfants sont | [C] grands |
| [B7] Ou - ou | [Em] ou... | [D7] ou - ou | [G] ou... | [G7]
#Original en Mi bémol (Eb).
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Rainbow Connection
Kermit (Paul Williams & Kenneth Ascher, 1979)
3/4 | d - D - D - |
1 2 3
Intro
G Gsus
A||-----2---2---|-----3------ ||
E||---3---3---3-|---3-3------o||
C||-2-----------|-2----------o|| x 4
G||-------------|------------ ||
Intro
[G] [Gsus4] [G] [Gsus4] [G] [Gsus4] [G] [Gsus4]
[G] Why are there [Em] so many [Am] songs about [D7] rainbows
And [G] what's on the [Em] other [Am] side [D7]
[G] Rainbows are [Em] visions but [Am] only ill- [D7] usions
And [G] rainbows have [Em] nothing to [C] hide [C]
PreChorus
| [Cmaj7] So we've been | told and some | choose to be- | lieve it
| [F#m] I know they're | wrong wait and | see | [F#m]
Chorus
[Am] Someday we'll [D7] find it
the [Bm7] rainbow con[E7]nection
The [Am] lovers the [D7] dreamers and
[G] me [Gsus4] [G] [Gsus4]
[G] Who said that [Em] ev'ry wish, would [Am] be heard and [D7] answered
When [G] wished on the [Em] morning [Am] star [D7]
[G] Somebody [Em] thought of that and [Am] someone be- [D7] lieved it
[G] Look what it's [Em] done so [C] far [C]
PreChorus
| [Cmaj7] What's so a- | mazing that | keeps us star | gazing
And | [F#m] what do we | think we might | see | [F#m]
Chorus
[Am] Someday we'll [D7] find it
the [Bm7] rainbow con- [E7] nection
The [Am] lovers the [D7] dreamers and
[G] me
Bridge
[D] All of us [Em] under its [G] spell
We [C] know that it's [G] probably [Am] ma- [D7] gic
[G] Have you been [Em] half asleep and [Am] have you heard [D7] voices
[G] I've heard them [Em] calling my [Am] name [D7]
[G] Is this the [Em] sweet sound that [Am] calls the young [D7] sailors
The [G] voice might be [Em] one and the [C] same [C]
| [Cmaj7] I've heard it | too many | times to i- | gnore it
It's | [F#m] something that | I'm s'posed to | be | [F#m]
Chorus
[Am] Someday we'll [D7] find it
the [Bm7] rainbow con- [E7] nection
The [Am] lovers the [D7] dreamers and
[G] me [Bm7] La da da [Em] dee da da [G] doo
La [C] la da da [D7] da dee da [G] doo [G↓]
#Capo on 2nd fret to play with original. This chart does not do the key change.
#Last Updated 11/01/19 JJ
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Let Me Call You Sweetheart
Leo Friedman & Beth Slater Whitson (1910)
3/4 | d - D - D - |
1 2 3
| [C] Let me | call you | sweetheart | [C]
I'm in | [F] love | [A7] with | [D7] you | [D7] |
| [G7] Let me | hear you | whisper | [G7]
That you | [C] love | [Gdim7] me, | [G7] too | [G7] |
| [C] Keep the | lovelight | glowing | [C]
In your | [F] eyes | [A7] so | [D7] true | [D7] |
| [F] Let me | [B7] call you | [C] 'Sweetheart' | [A7]
I'm in | [D7] love | [G7] with | [C] you. | [C] |
| [C] | [C] | [C] | [C] |
| [F] | [A7] | [D7] | [D7] |
| [G7] | [G7] | [G7] | [G7] |
| [C] | [Gdim7] | [G7] | [G7] |
| [C] Let me | call you | sweetheart | [C]
I'm in | [F] love | [A7] with | [D7] you | [D7] |
| [G7] Let me | hear you | whisper | [G7]
That you | [C] love | [Gdim7] me, | [G7] too | [G7] |
| [C] Keep the | lovelight | glowing | [C]
In your | [F] eyes | [A7] so | [D7] true | [D7] |
| [F] Let me | [B7] call you | [C] 'Sweetheart' | [A7]
I'm in | [D7] love | [G7] with | [C] you. | [C] |
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Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Duke Ellington and Bob Russell (1940)
Missed the Saturday | [C] dance |
| [C] Heard they crowded the | [A7] floor |
| [A7] Couldn't bear it with- | [D7] out you |
| [G7] Don't get around much any- | [C] more | [G7↓]
Thought I'd visit the | [C] club |
| [C] Got as far as the | [A7] door |
| [A7] They'd have asked me a- | [D7] bout you |
| [G7] Don't get around much any- | [C] more | [C7]
Bridge
Oh | [F] Darling I | [Fm] guess my | [Cmaj7] mind's more at | [C7] ease
But | [F] neverthe- | [Fm] less | [Em7] why stir up memo- | [G7↓] ries
Been invited on | [C] dates |
| [C] Might have gone but what | [A7] for |
| [A7] Awfully different with- | [D7] out you |
| [G7] Don't get around much any- | [C] more | [Fm] | [C]
#Play along with Inkspots version (1943) in this key. Ignore their intro verse.
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Georgia On My Mind
Ray Charles (Hoagy Carmichael, 1930)
[G] Georgia, [B7] Georgia, [Em7]
The [D] whole day [Cmaj7] through [C#dim7]
Just an [G] old sweet [E7] song
Keeps [Am] Georgia [D7] on my | [Cm7] mind [Bm7] | [Am7] [D7]
I said [G] Georgia, [B7] Georgia [Em7]
A [D] song of [Cmaj7] you [C#dim7]
Comes as [G] sweet and [E7] clear
As [Am] moonlight [D7] through the | [G] pines [C] | [G] [B7]
Chorus
[Em] Other [Am] arms reach [Em] out to [C7] me
[Em] Other [Am] eyes smile [Em] tender[A7] ly
[Em] Still in [Am] peaceful [G] dreams I [C#dim7] see
The [Bm] road leads [C#dim7] back to [Am] you [D7]
I said [G] Georgia, Ooh [B7] Georgia, [Em7]
no [D] peace I [Cmaj7] find [C#dim7]
Just an [G] old sweet [E7] song
Keeps [Am] Georgia [D7] on my | [G] mind [C] | [G] [B7]
Chorus
[Em] Other [Am] arms reach [Em] out to [C7] me
[Em] Other [Am] eyes smile [Em] tender[A7] ly
[Em] Still in [Am] peaceful [G] dreams I [C#dim7] see
The [Bm] road leads [C#dim7] back to [Am] you [D7]
I said [G] Georgia, Ooh [B7] Georgia, [Em7]
no [D] peace I [Cmaj7] find [C#dim7]
Just an [G] old sweet [E7] song
Keeps [Am] Georgia [D7] on my | [B7] mind | [Em7]
Keeps [Am] Georgia [D7] on my [G] mind
#Play along with Ray Charles in this key.
#Last Updated 11/01/19 JJ
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Breakdown
Jack Johnson (2005)
4/4 | d - D - - u d u |
1 2 & 3 &
Intro
| [C] | [Em] | [Am] | [G] |
| [C] | [Em] | [Am] | [G] |
[C] I hope this old [Em] train breaks down
[Am] Then I could take a [G] walk around
[C] See what there [Em] is to see
[Am] Time is just a [G] melody
With all the [C] people in the street walkin' [Em] fast as there feet
Can take them, [Am] I just stroll through [G] town...
And though my [C] windows got a view, well the [Em] frame I'm lookin' through
Seems to [Am] have no concern for us [G] now
Chorus
[C] I [Em] need this, [Am] old train to [G] breakdown
[C] Oh, [Em] please just, [Am] let me just [G] breakdown
Instrumental
| [C] | [Em] | [Am] | [G] |
| [C] | [Em] | [Am] | [G] |
[C] Well this engine [Em] screams out loud
[Am] Centipede goin' to [G] crawl Westbound
[C] So I don't even [Em] make a sound 'cos
[Am] It's all goin' to sting me [G] when I leave this town
And all the [C] people in the street that I'll [Em] never get to meet
If [Am] these tracks don't bend some- [G] how
And [C] I got no time that I [Em] got to get to where, [Am] I don't need to [G] be, so I
Chorus
[C] I [Em] need this, [Am] old train to [G] breakdown
[C] Oh, [Em] please just, [Am] let me just [G] breakdown
[C] I [Em] need this, [Am] old train to [G] breakdown
[C] Oh, [Em] please just, [Am] let me just [G] breakdown
{C:Bridge
| [C] ... | [G] I want to [F] break on |
| [C] down... | [G] But I [F] can't stop |
| [C] now... | [G] Let me [F] break on |
| [C] down... | [G] [F]
But you [C] can't stop nothin' if you [Em] got no control
Of the [Am] thoughts in your mind that you [G] kept and you know
You [C] don't know nothin' but you [Em] don't need know
The [Am] wisdoms in the trees not the [G] glass windows
You [C] can't stop wishin' if you [Em] don't let go
Of the [Am] things that you find and you [G] lose you know
You [C] keep on rollin', put the [Em] moment on hold
The [Am] frames too bright, so put the [G] blinds down low
Chorus
[C] I [Em] need this, [Am] old train to [G] breakdown
[C] Oh, [Em] please just, [Am] let me just [G] breakdown
[C] I [Em] need this, [Am] old train to [G] breakdown
[C] Oh, [Em] please just, [Am] let me please [G] breakdown
Outro
[C] [Em] [Am] [G] I want to break on
[C] down... [Em] [Am] [G] But I can't stop
[C] now... [Em] [Am] [G]
[C] [Em] [Am] [G] [C↓]
#Play along with original in this key.
#Last Updated 6/28/19 JJ
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In My Life
The Beatles (Lennon/McCartney, 1965)
C G↓ C G↓
A|---3-------|-2----|---3-------|-2
E|-0---0-1-3-|-3----|-0---0-1-3-|-3
C|-0---------|-2----|-0---------|-2
G|-----------|-0----|-----------|-0
There are | [C] places [Em7] I'll re- | [Am] member [C7↑]
All my | [F] li- [Fm] -ife though | [C] some have changed
Some for- | [C] ever [Em7] not for | [Am] better [C7↑]
Some have | [F] go- [Fm] -one and | [C] some remain
All these | [Am] places had their | [F] moments
With | [Bb] lovers and friends, I | [C] still can recall
Some are | [Am] dead and some are | [D] living
In | [Fm] my life, I've | [C] loved them all |
C G↓
A|---3-------|-2----
E|-0---0-1-3-|-3----
C|-0---------|-2----
G|-----------|-0----
But of | [C] all these [Em7] friends and | [Am] lovers [C7↑]
There is | [F] no [Fm] one com- | [C] pares with you
And these | [C] memories [Em7] lose their | [Am] meaning [C7↑]
When I | [F] think of [Fm] love as | [C] something new
Though I | [Am] know I'll never lose af- | [F] fection
For | [Bb] people and things, that | [C] went before
I | [Am] know I'll often stop and think a- | [D] bout them
In | [Fm] my life, I'll | [C] love you more |
Instrumental
| [C] [G] | [Am] [C7] | [F] [Fm] | [C] |
| [C] [G] | [Am] [C7] | [F] [Fm] | [C] |
Though I | [Am] know I'll never lose af- | [F] fection
For | [Bb] people and things, that | [C] went before
I | [Am] know I'll often stop and think a- | [D] bout them
In | [Fm] my life, I'll | [C] love you more |
C G↓
A|---3-------|-2----
E|-0---0-1-3-|-3----
C|-0---------|-2----
G|-----------|-0----
In | [Fm] my life, I'll | [C] love you more |
C G C↓
A|---3-------|-2-----2-0-2-|-3
E|-0---0-1-3-|-3-----------|-0
C|-0---------|-2-----------|-0
G|-----------|-0-----------|-0
#Original in key of A but it works well on the ukulele in key of C.
#Last Updated 11/14/22 JJ
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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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Beatles Medley
The Beatles (arranged by Dan@MyUke)
I Want To Hold Your Hand - Strum "DuDuDuDu"
Oh, yeah [G] I'll, tell you [D] something, [Em] I think you'll under- [B7] stand
When [G] I, say that [D] something, [Em] I wanna hold your [B7] hand
[1/2C] I wanna [1/2D7] hold your [1/2G] hand [1/2Em]
[1/2C] I wanna [1/2D7] hold your [G] hand
Oh, [G] please, say to [D] me, [Em] you'll let me be your [B7] man
And [G] please, say to [D] me, [Em] you'll let me hold your [B7] hand
[1/2C] Oh, let me [1/2D7] hold your [1/2G] hand [1/2Em]
[1/2C] I wanna [1/2D7] hold your [G] hand [G]
A Hard Day's Night - Strum "duDuduDu"
It's been a [1/2G] hard [1/2C] day's [G] night, and I've been [F] working like a [G] dog
It's been a [1/2G] hard [1/2C] day's [G] night. I should be [F] sleeping like a [G] log
But when I [C] get home to you, I find the [D] things that you do, will make me [1/2G] feel [1/2C] al- [G] right
You know I [1/2G] work [1/2C] all [G] day to get you [F] money to buy you [G] things
And it's [1/2G] worth it just to [1/2C] hear you [G] say you're gonna [F] give me ev'ry[G]thing
So why I [C] love to come home, 'cause when I [D] get you alone, you know I'll [1/2G] be [1/2C] o- [G] kay [G]
She Loves You - Strum "d-Du-udu"
You [G] think you've lost your [Em7] love, well, I [Bm] saw her yester- [D] day
It's [G] you she's thinking [Em7] of, and she [Bm] told me what to [D] say
She said she [G] loves you, and you [Gmaj7] know that can't be [Em7] bad [Em7]
Yes, she [Cm] loves you, and you | know you should be [D] glad [D]
She [G] said you hurt her [Em7] so, she [Bm] almost lost her [D] mind
But [G] now she said she [Em7] knows, you're [Bm] not the hurting [D] kind
She said she [G] loves you, and you [Gmaj7] know that can't be [Em7] bad [Em7]
Yes, she [Cm] loves you, and you | know you should be [D] glad, | oooh
She [Em7] loves you, yeah, | yeah, yeah
She [A7] loves you, yeah, | yeah, yeah
With a [Cm↓] love [Cm↓] like [Cm↓] that, you [D] know you should be [G] glad [G]
From Me To You - Strum "d-Du-udu"
If there's [C] anything that you [Am] want,
If there's [C] anything I can [G7] do
Just [F] call on me, and I'll [Am] send it along,
With [1/2C] love from [1/2G] me to [C] you
I got [C] everything that you [Am] want,
Like a [C] heart that's oh so [G7] true
Just [F] call on me, and I'll [Am] send it along,
With [1/2C] love from [1/2G] me to [C] you [C]
Ticket To Ride - Strum "d-Du-ud-"
I [A] think I'm gonna be | sad, I think it's to- | day, | yeah
The [A] girl that's drivin' me | mad is going a- [Bm7] way [E7]
[F#m] She's got a ticket to [D] ride,
[F#m] She's got a ticket to [Gmaj7↓] ri...hi...hide
[F#m] She's got a ticket to [E7] ride,
But she don't [A] care [A]
She [A] said that living with | me, was bringin' her | down, | yeah
[A] She would never be | free, when I was a- [Bm7] round [E7]
[F#m] She's got a ticket to [D] ride,
[F#m] She's got a ticket to [Gmaj7↓] ri...hi...hide
[F#m] She's got a ticket to [E7] ride,
But she don't [A] care [A]
Back In The USSR - Strum "DuDuDuDu"
[Z] [Z]
[A] Flew in from Miami Beach [D] B. O. A. C.
[C] Didn't get to bed last [D] night
[A] On the way the paper bag was [D] on my knee
[C] Man I had a dreadful [D] flight
I'm back in the U.S.S. [A] R.
[C] You don't know how lucky you [D] are boy
[D↓] Back in the U.S.S. [A] R. [D] [E7] [E7]
[A] Been away so long I hardly [D] knew the place
[C] Gee it's good to be back [D] home
[A] Leave it till tomorrow to un- [D] pack my case
[C] Honey disconnect the [D] phone
I'm back in the U.S.S. [A] R.
[C] You don't know how lucky you [D] are boy
[D↓] Back in the U.S.S. [A] R. [D] [E7] [A↓]
#Thanks for this Medley Dan from www.myuke.ca
#Last Updated 11/02/19 JJ
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