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Blackwood Ukulele Group Rotary Christmas Fair 2017 Songbook

Folsom Prison Blues Stray Cat Strut Riptide Killing me Softly Ra Ra Rasputin Back In Durham Jail Ring of Fire I fought the Law The Breakup Song

Eight Days a Week Itchycoo Park Chains Whiskey in the Jar Jambalaya Aussie Jingle Bells Frosty the Snowman Jingle Bell Rock Jailhouse Rock

Folsom Prison Blues: BUG

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[G] I hear the train a comin' it's rolling round the bend And I ain't seen the sunshine since [G7] I don't know when I'm [C] stuck in Folsom prison and time keeps draggin' [G] on [G] But that [D7] train keeps a rollin' on down to San An[G]ton [G]

[G] When I was just a baby my mama told me son Always be a good boy don't [G7] ever play with guns But I [C] shot a man in Reno just to watch him [G] die [G] When I [D7] hear that whistle blowing I hang my head and [G] cry [G]

[G] I bet there's rich folks eating in a fancy dining car They're probably drinkin' coffee and [G7] smoking big cigars Well I [C] know I had it coming I know I can't be [G] free [G] But those [D7] people keep a movin' And that's what tortures [G] me [G]

[G] If they'd free me from this prison If that railroad train was mine I bet I'd move it all a little [G7] further down the line [C] Far from Folsom prison that's where I want to [G] stay [G] And I'd [D7] let that lonesome whistle blow my blues a[G]way [G] And I'd [D7] let that lonesome whistle blow my blues a[G]way [G]

Folsom Prison Blues (BUG) 1

Stray Cat Strut Stray Cats Hear this song at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbNBlJiAujk (play along with capo at 3 rd fret) From: Richard G’s Ukulele Songbook www.scorpex.net/Uke Intro: [Am] [G] [F] [E7] x 4 [Am] Oo [G] oo [F] oo [E7] ooh [Am] Oo [G] oo [F] oo [E7] ooh [Am] Oo [G] oo [F] oo [E7] ooh [Am] Oo [G] oo [F] oo [E7] ooh [Am] Black and orange [G] stray cat [F] sittin' on a [E7] fence [Am] [G] [F] [E7] [Am] Ain't got e[G]nough dough to [F] pay the [E7] rent [Am] [G] [F] [E7] [Am] I'm flat [G] broke but [F] I don't [E7] care I [Am] strut right by with my tail in the air [Dm] Stray cat [C] strut I'm a [Bb] ladies' [A7] cat I'm a [Dm] feline Casa[C]nova hey [Bb] man that's [A7] that Get a [Dm] shoe thrown [C] at me from a [Bb] mean old [A7] man [Dm] Get my dinner from a garbage can [Am] [G] [F] [E7] Meow [Am] [G] [F] [E7] Don't cross my path [Dm] I don't bother chasin' mice a[Am]round I [Dm] slink down the alley lookin' for a fight [B7] Howlin' to the moonlight on a [E7] hot summer night [Am] Singin' the [G] blues while the [F] lady cats [E7] cry [Am] Wow stray [G] cat you're a [F] real gone [E7] guy I [Am] wish I could [G] be as [F] carefree and [E7] wild But I [Am] got cat class and I got cat style [Am] [G] [F] [E7] x 4 [Am]

[Am] I just wanna I just wanna [G] know Riptide BUG 03-11-2016 [C] If you're gonna if you're gonna [F] stay Intro: [Am] [G] [C] x2 [Am] I just gotta I just gotta [G] know [Am] I was scared of [G] dentists and the [C] dark [C] I can't have it I can't have it [F] any other way [Am] I was scared of [G] pretty girls and [C] starting conversations I [Am!] swear she's [G!] destined for the [C!] screen Oh [Am] all my [G] friends are turning [C] green [Am!] Closest thing to [G!] Michelle Pfeiffer [C!] that you've ever You're the [Am] magicians a[G]ssistant in their [C] dreams seen oh Ah [Am] ooh [G] ooh [C] ooh [Am] Lady [G] running down to the [C] riptide Ah [Am] ah ooh [G] ooh and they [C!] come unstuck Taken away to the [Am] darkside [Am] Lady [G] running down to the [C] riptide [G] I wanna be your [C] left hand man Taken away to the [Am] darkside I [Am] love you [G] when you're singing that [C] song and [G] I wanna be your [C] left hand man I got a lump in my [Am] throat 'cause I [Am] love you [G] when you're singing that [C] song and [G] You're gonna sing the words [C] wrong I got a lump in my [Am] throat 'cause [Am] Lady [G] running down to the [C] riptide [G] You're gonna sing the words [C] wrong Taken away to the [Am] darkside [Am] There's this movie [G] that I think you'll [C] like [G] I wanna be your [C] left hand man This [Am] guy decides to [G] quit his job I [Am] love you [G] when you're singing that [C] song and And [C] heads to New York City I got a lump in my [Am] throat 'cause This [Am] cowboy's [G] running from him[C]self [G] You're gonna sing the words [C] wrong And [Am] she's been living [G] on the highest [C] shelf [Am] Lady [G] running down to the [C] riptide Ah [Am] ooh [G] ooh [C] ooh Taken away to the [Am] darkside Ah [Am] ah ooh [G] ooh and they [C!] come unstuck [G] I wanna be your [C] left hand man I [Am] love you [G] when you're singing that [C] song and [Am] Lady [G] running down to the [C] riptide I got a lump in my [Am] throat 'cause Taken away to the [Am] darkside [G] You're gonna sing the words [C] wrong [G] I wanna be your [C] left hand man I [Am] love you [G] when you're singing that [C] song and I got a lump in my [Am] throat 'cause I got a lump in my [Am] throat 'cause [G] You're gonna sing the words [C!] wrong [G] You're gonna sing the words [C] wrong Killing Me Softly Roberta Flack Hear this song at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1eOsMc2Fgg (original key Fm) From: Richard G’s Ukulele Songbook www.scorpex.net/Uke Chorus : [Am] Strumming my pain with his [Dm] fingers [G7] Singing my life with his [C] words [Am] Killing me softly with [D] his song Killing me [G] softly with [F] his song Telling my [C] whole life with [F] his words Killing me [Asus4] softly with his [A] song [Dm] I heard he [G7] sang a good song [C] I heard he [F] had a style [Dm] And so I [G7] came to see him And [Am] listen for a while [Dm] And there he [G7] was this young boy [C] A stranger [E7] to my eyes Chorus [Dm] I felt all [G7] flushed with fever [C] Embarrassed [F] by the crowd [Dm] I felt he [G7] found my letters And [Am] read each one out loud [Dm] I prayed that [G7] he would finish [C] But he just [E7] kept right on Chorus [Dm] He sang as [G7] if he knew me [C] In all my [F] dark despair [Dm] And then he [G7] looked right through me As [Am] if I wasn't there [Dm] And he just [G7] kept on singing [C] Singing [E7] clear and strong Chorus Ra Ra Rasputin (BUG Version) Written by Frank Farian, Fred Jay and George Reyam & Hans-Jorg Mayer, performed by Boney M. Re-arranged for Blackwood Ukulele Group by Chris Hockley July 2016.

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Melody for intro and instrumental over the following chords: Am /// Am /// Dm /// E7 / Am / (x2)

[Am] Hey hey hey hey, Hey hey hey hey [Am] Hey hey hey hey, Hey hey hey hey

[A] Hey hey [G] hey hey [F] Hey hey [E7] hey hey [A] Hey hey [G] hey hey [F] Hey hey [E7] hey hey

BOYS: There [Am] lived a certain man, in Russia long ago GIRLS: He was [Dm] big and strong, in his [E7] eyes a flaming [Am] glow BOYS: Most people looked at him, in terror and in fear GIRLS: But to [Dm] Moscow chicks he was [E7] such a lovely [Am] dear He could preach the bible like a preacher [Dm] Full of ecstasy and [E7] fire [Am] But he also was the kind of teacher [Dm] Wo men [E7] would de- [Am] sire

Chorus (ALL): [A] Ra Ra [C] Rasputin, [D] lover of the [A] Russian queen [G] There was a [D] cat that [A] really was gone [A] Ra Ra [C] Rasputin, [D] Russia’s greatest [A] love machine [G] It was a [D] shame how [A] he carried on

BOYS: He [Am] ruled the Russian land, and never mind the Czar GIRLS: But the [Dm] ka -sa-chok, he danced [E7] really wunder- [Am] bar BOYS: In all affairs of state, he was a man to please GIRLS: But he [Dm] was real great when he [E7] had a girl to [Am] squeeze For the Queen he was no wheeler dealer [Dm] Though she’d heard the things he’d [E7] done /// [Am] She believed he was a holy healer [Dm] Who would [E7] heal her [Am] son ///

Chorus (ALL)

BOYS (spoken): (while group strum single chord only Am --- G --- F - G - Am ---) [Am!] But when his drinking and [G!] lusting and his hunger For [F!] power became [G!] known to more and [Am!] more people [add GIRLS, quietly at first, getting louder: Hey hey etc] [Am!] The demands to do something [G!] about this outrageous Man [F!] became [G!] louder and [Am!] louder.

ALL, getting louder: [Am] Hey hey hey hey, Hey hey hey hey Hey hey hey hey, Hey ! (2-3-4) BOYS: “This [Am] man’s just got to go”, de-clared his enemies GIRLS: But the [Dm] ladies begged, “Don’t you [E7] try to do it [Am] please” BOYS: No doubt this Rasputin, had lots of hidden charms GIRLS: Though he [Dm] was a brute, they just [E7] fell into his [Am] arms Then one night some men of higher standing [Dm] Set a trap they’re not to [E7] blame [BOYS: We’re not to blame; we’re not to blame!] [Am] “Come to visit us ,” they kept demanding [Dm] And he [E7] really [Am] came

As chorus (ALL): [A] Ra Ra [C] Rasputin, [D] lover of the [A] Russian queen [G] They put some [D] poison [A] into his wine [A] Ra Ra [C] Rasputin, [D] Russia’s greatest [A] love machine [G] He drank it [D] all and [A] said “I feel fine”

[A] Ra Ra [C] Rasputin, [D] lover of the [A] Russian queen [G] They didn’t [D] quit, they [A] wanted his head [A] Ra Ra [C] Rasputin, [D] Russia’s greatest [A] love machine [G] And so they [D] shot him [A] till he was dead [ till he was dead] [ till he was dead] [Hah! Hah! Hah! Hah!] Spoken: Oh those Russians…….

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|----|------|-----|----|------|----|----| Back in Durham Jail - Jez Lowe Arr. Andy Britton for Blackwood Uke Group Intro: C-G-D-G C-G-D-G Verse 1: I'm a [G]poor man as [D]honest as they come I [G]never was a thief until they [D]caught me, The [G]judge said he [D]swore me hands were red, No [G]matter how I [D]pled they found me [G]guilty, There was [D]no bail, I'm [G]off to Durham Jail, I'm [D]going and nothing now can [G]save me, Ca[D]lamities they [G]always come in threes, And that's how many [D]months it was they [G]gave me. Fill: C-G-D-G C-G-D-G Verse 2: 'Twas a [G]gray day when [D]first I went astray, The [G]devil take the man who came to [D]tempt me, For in [G]no time me [D]life was one of crime, And [G]now you see the [D]trouble that its [G]got me. There are [D]four bare [G]walls at which stare, Me [D]food and me lodgings they are [G]paid for, You [D]can't see the [G]turning of the key, To hear the turning [D]that is all you [G]wait for. Chorus: And [C]it's no [G]never in the [D]livelong [G]day, [C]Will you [G]find me back in [D]Durham [G]Jail. [C]No [G]never in the [D]livelong [G]day, [C]Will you [G]find me back in [D]Durham [G]Jail. Verse 3: Oh it's [G]sad to say that [D]here I am to stay, With [G]only iron bars around to [D]lean on, I get a [G]cold bath to [D]dampen down me wrath, Though it's [G]barely just a [D]month ago I [G]got one, [D]God knows I [G]need a suit of clothes, You'd [D]think they could have found a one to [G]fit me Me [D]boots would be fine if [G]they were both a nine, I'm walking like a [D]fall of stones had [G]hit me Instrumental verse & fill: G-G-D-D G-G-D-D G-G-D-D G-D-G-G D-D-G-G D-D-G-G D-D-G-G G-D-G-G C-G-D-G C-G-D-G Verse 4: And I'm [G]sure that me [D]mother's heart would break, To [G]see me in a state of such re[D]pentance, I'm [G]glad she's [D]not around to see, And I'll be [G]out before she [D]finishes her [G]sentence, The [D]sun will shine, I'll [G]leave it all behind, Know[D]ing I've done me time and done me [G]duty, Then [D]out of the gate on the [G]narrow and the straight, To the place where I've [D]buried all the [G]booty. Repeat chorus: Finish with single strum on the final '[G]Jail.' Ring of Fire Johnny Cash Hear this song at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lhf9U5Wf3Q (play along in this key) From: Richard G’s Ukulele Songbook www.scorpex.net/Uke Intro riff on A string with chords over: G C G G C G A|5 5 5 5 5 7 3 5 2 2 2 2 3 0 2 [G] Love is a [C] burning [G] thing And it makes a [C] fiery [G] ring Bound by [C] wild de[G]sire

I fell in to a [C] ring of [G]fire [D7] I fell in to a [C] burning ring of [G] fire I went [D7] down down down And the [C] flames went [G] higher And it burns burns burns The [C] ring of [G] fire the [C] ring of [G] fire Intro riff x 2 with chords over [D7] I fell in to a [C] burning ring of [G] fire I went [D7] down down down And the [C] flames went [G] higher And it burns burns burns The [C] ring of [G] fire the [C] ring of [G] fire [G] The taste of [C] love is [G] sweet When hearts like [C] ours [G] meet I fell for you [C] like a [G] child Oh but the [C] fire went [G] wild [D7] I fell in to a [C] burning ring of [G] fire I went [D7] down down down And the [C] flames went [G] higher And it burns burns burns The [C] ring of [G] fire the [C] ring of [G] fire

I Fought the Law 04/05/17 Written by Sonny Curtis (1959) Hit for The Bobby Fuller Four (1966) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgtQj8O92eI Riff (4-bars) In the 4th bar, [A][G][F#m] is played as a triplet over 2 beats. [D] / / / [G] / [A] / [D] / / / [A][G][F#m] [D] - Intro: Bass (4 bars), then [Riff] A' [D] breakin' rocks in the [G] hot [D] sun [D] I fought the law and the [G] law [D] won [D] I fought the law and the [A] law [Riff] won I [D] needed money, 'cause I [G] had [D] none [D] I fought the law and the [G] law [D] won [D] I fought the law and the [A] law [Riff] won CHORUS: I [G] left my baby and I feel so bad I [D] guess my race is run Well, [G] she's the best girl that I ever had [D] I fought the law and the [G] law [D]won [D] I fought the law and the [A] law [Riff] won A’ [D] robbin' people with a [G] six [D] gun [D] I fought the law and the [G] law [D] won [D] I fought the law and the [A] law [Riff] won I [D] miss my baby and the [G] good [D] fun [D] I fought the law and the [G] law [D] won [D] I fought the law and the [A] law [Riff] won CHORUS: I [G] left my baby and I feel so bad I [D] guess my race is run Well, [G] she's the best girl that I ever had [D] I fought the law and the [G] law [D] won [D] I fought the law and the [A] law [Riff - last bar slowing] won

The Breakup Song Greg Kihn Band Hear this song at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f07cXFlSnQ8&feature=related (play along in this key) From: Richard G’s Ukulele Songbook www.scorpex.net/Uke Intro: x 2 1 2 3* 4* 1 2 3* 4* 1 2 3* 4 † 1 2 3 4 [Am] [Amadd9] [Am/C] [F] [Fb5 ] [F/C] [G] [Gsus2] [Am] We had [Am] broken up for good just an [F] hour before Uh uh [G] uh uh uh uh uh [Am] uh Now I'm [Am] staring at the bodies * Emphasise upstroke on E and A strings only As they’re [F] dancin' 'cross the floor † Emphasise upstroke on C and E strings only Uh uh [G] uh uh uh uh uh [Am] uh And then the [Am] band slowed the tempo and the [F] music gets me down Uh uh [G] uh uh uh uh uh [Am] uh It was the [Am] same old song with the [F] melancholy sound

Uh uh [G] uh uh uh uh uh [Am] uh [F]![F]! They don't [C]![C]! write 'em like that any [G]![G]! more [Dm]![Dm]! [F]![F]! They just don't [C]![C]! write 'em like that any [G] more We'd been [Am] living together for a [F] million years Uh uh [G] uh uh uh uh uh [Am] uh But now it [Am] feels so strange out in the [F] atmospheres Uh uh [G] uh uh uh uh uh [Am] uh And then the [Am] jukebox plays a song I [F] used to know Uh uh [G] uh uh uh uh uh [Am] uh Now I'm [Am] staring at the bodies as they’re [F] dancin' so slow Uh uh [G] uh uh uh uh uh [Am] uh

[F]![F]! They don't [C]![C]! write 'em like that any [G]![G]! more [Dm]![Dm]! [F]![F]! They don't [C]![C]! write 'em like that any [G] more Repeat Intro

Now I [Am] wind up staring at an [F] empty glass Uh uh [G] uh uh uh uh uh [Am] uh Cause it’s so [Am] easy to say that you'll for[F]get your past Uh uh [G] uh uh uh uh uh [Am] uh [F]![F]! They don't [C]![C]! write 'em like that any [G]![G]! more [Dm]![Dm]! [F]![F]! They just don't [C]![C]! write 'em like that any [G] more [F]![F]! They don't [C]![C]! write 'em like that any [G]![G]! more [Dm]![Dm]! [F]![F]! They just don't [C]![C]! write 'em like that any [G] more [Am] Eight Days A Week Beatles Hear this song at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uKwo7exlEY From: Richard G’s Ukulele Songbook www.scorpex.net/Uke Intro: [C] [D7] [F] [C] [C] Ooh I need your [D7] love babe [F] guess you know it's [C] true [C] Hope you need my [D7] love babe [F] just like I need [C] you [Am] Hold me [F] love me [Am] hold me [D7] love me [C] Ain't got nothing but [D7] love babe [F] eight days a [C] week [C] Love you every [D7] day girl [F] always on my [C] mind [C] One thing I can [D7] say girl [F] love you all the [C] time [Am] Hold me [F] love me [Am] hold me [D7] love me [C] Ain't got nothing but [D7] love babe [F] eight days a [C] week [G] Eight days a week I [Am] love you [D7] Eight days a week is [F] not enough to [G7] show I care [C] Ooh I need your [D7] love babe [F] guess you know it's [C] true [C] Hope you need my [D7] love babe [F] just like I need [C] you [Am] Hold me [F] love me [Am] hold me [D7] love me [C] Ain't got nothing but [D7] love babe [F] eight days a [C] week [G] Eight days a week I [Am] love you [D7] Eight days a week is [F] not enough to [G7] show I care [C] Love you every [D7] day girl [F] always on my [C] mind [C] One thing I can [D7] say girl [F] love you all the [C] time [Am] Hold me [F] love me [Am] hold me [D7] love me [C] Ain't got nothing but [D7] love babe [F] eight days a [C] week [F] Eight days a [C] week [F] eight days a [C] week [C] [D7] [F] [C]

Itchycoo Park Small Faces Hear this song at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPDomnIF8dU (play along with capo at 2nd fret) From: Richard G’s Ukulele Songbook www.scorpexuke.com Intro: [G] [Em] [G] [Em] [G] Over Bridge of [Bm] Sighs To [Csus4] rest my eyes in [C] shades of green [G] Under dreaming [Bm] spires [Csus4] To Itchycoo Park that's [C] where I've been What did you [G] do there [G7] I got [C] high What did you [G] feel there [G7] well I [C] cried But why the [G] tears there [G7] tell you [C] why Chorus: [G] It's all too [Em] beautiful [G] it's all too [Em] beautiful [G] It's all too [Em] beautiful [G] it's all too [Em] beautiful Bridge: [G!] I feel inclined to [Bb!] blow my mind Get hung [F!] up feed the [C!] ducks with a [G!] bun They [G!] all come out to [Bb!] groove about Be [F!] nice and have [C!] fun in the [D] sun – (drums) [G] I tell you what I'll [Bm] do (what will you do) I'd [Csus4] like to go there [C] now with you [G] You can miss out [Bm] school (won't that be cool) [Csus4] Why go to learn the [C] words of fools What will we [G] do there [G7] we'll get [C] high What will we [G] touch there [G7] we'll touch the [C] sky But why the [G] tears there [G7] I tell you [C] why Repeat Chorus and bridge [G] It's all too [Em] beautiful [G] it's all too [Em] beautiful [G] It's all too [Em] beautiful [G] [Em] ha – (drums) Repeat Chorus and finish on [G] Chains Beatles

Hear this song at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYr-jagJzF4 (play along in this key) From: Richard G’s Ukulele Songbook www.scorpex.net/Uke [A] Chains my baby's got me locked up in chains And they ain't the [D7] kind that you can [A] see Wo oh these [E7] chains of lo[D7]ve Got a hold on [A] me yeah [E7] [A] Chains well I can't break away from these chains Can't run a[D7]round 'cause I'm not [A] free

Wo oh these [E7] chains of lo[D7]ve Won't let me [A] be yeah [A7] [D7] I wanna tell you pretty baby [A] I think you're fine [A7] [D7] I'd like to love you But [E7] darling I'm imprisoned by these [A] Chains my baby's got me locked up in chains And they ain't the [D7] kind that you can [A] see Wo oh these [E7] chains of lo[D7]ve Got a hold on [A] me yeah [A7] [D7] Please believe me when I tell you [A] your lips are sweet [D7] I'd like to kiss them But [E7] I can't break away from all of these [A] Chains my baby's got me locked up in chains And they ain't the [D7] kind that you can [A] see Wo oh these [E7] chains of lo[D7]ve Got a hold on [A] me yeah [E7] [A] Chains chains of love chains of [D7] love chains of [A] love Wo oh these [E7] chains of lo[D7]ve Got a hold on [A] me yeah [E7] [A]

Whiskey In The Jar Repeat Irish traditional song Chorus

As [C] I was going over the [Am] Cork and Kerry mountains I [F] met with captain Farrell and his [C] money he was counting,

I first produced my pistol and [Am] then produced my rapier, Saying [ F] “Stand and deliver for you [C] are my bold deceiver.”