Wednesdays Songbook
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Free ukulele jam for players of all levels in London every Wednesday The Royal George, WC2 The Albany, W1W The Castle, E17 September 2013 ukulelewednesdays.com twitter.com/ukewednesdays [email protected] facebook.com/groups/ukulelewednesdays Contents A Little Respect – Erasure 4 Every Breath You Take – Police* 63 Accidentally in Love – Counting Crows 5 Eye of the Tiger - Survivor 64 Ain’t No Sunshine – Bill Withers* 6 Faith – George Michael 65 All My Loving – The Beatles 7 The Final Countdown – Europe 66 All You Need is Love – The Beatles 8 Firework – Katy Perry 67 Alright – Supergrass* 9 Five Foot Two – L, Y & H 68 Always Look on the Bright Side of Life 10 Five Hundred Miles 69 Amarillo – Tony Christie 11 Folsom Prison Blues 70 Angels – Robbie Williams 12 Forget You – Cee Lo Green 71 Annie’s Song – John Denver* 13 Free Bird – Lynyrd Skynyrd 72 Anyone Else But You – Moldy Peaches 14 Friday I’m in Love – The Cure 73 Back for Good – Take That 15 Gold – Spandau Ballet 74 Bad Moon Rising – CCR 16 Good Riddance – Green Day 75 The Bare Necessities* 17 Half the World Away – Oasis* 76 Be My Baby – The Ronettes 18 Hallelujah (abridged) – L Cohen 77 Big Yellow Taxi – Joni Mitchell 19 Hand in My Pocket – A Morrisette 78 Blitzkrieg Bop – The Ramones 20 Happy Birthday* 79 Blowin’ in the Wind – Bob Dylan 21 Happy Together – The Turtles 80 Blue Moon – Rogers and Hart 22 Have You Ever Seen the Rain 81 Blue Suede Shoes – Elvis Presley 23 Heroes – David Bowie* 82 Bohemian Like You – Dandy Warhols 24 Hey Jude – The Beatles 83 Born to be Wild – Steppenwolf 25 Hey Ya (abridged) – OutKast 84 Breakfast at Tiffany’s 26 Hi Ho Silver Lining – Jeff Beck 85 Brimful of Asha – Cornershop* 27 Hit Me Baby One More Time 86 Bring Me Sunshine – Morecambe & Wise 28 Hit the Road – Ray Charles 87 Brown-Eyed Girl – Van Morrison 29 Hot n Cold – Katy Perry 88 Build Me Up Buttercup 30 Hotel California – The Eagles 89 California Dreaming – Mamas and Papas 31 House of the Rising Sun 90 Cannonball – Damien Rice* 32 I Can See Clearly Now – J Nash 91 Can’t Take My Eyes Off You – F Valli* 33 I Don’t Want to Talk About It 92 Cecilia – Simon & Garfunkel* 34 I Only Want to Be with You 93 Chelsea Dagger – The Fratellis* 35 I Predict a Riot – Kaiser Chiefs 94 City of New Orleans – Arlo Guthrie 36 I Saw Her Standing There 95 Closing Time – Semisonic* 37 I Think We’re Alone Now – Tiffany 96 Come On Eileen – D’s Midnight Runners 38 I Wanna Be Like You – Shermans 97 Come Up and See Me (Make Me Smile) 39 I Want to Break Free – Queen 98 Common People – Pulp 40 I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor 99 Complicated – Avril Lavigne 41 I’ll Be Your Baby – Bob Dylan 100 Country House – Blur 42 I’ll Fly Away – Alison Krauss et al 101 Crazy – Gnarls Barkley* 43 I’m a Believer – The Monkees 102 Crazy – Seal* 44 I’m into Something Good – H’s Hs 103 Creep – Radiohead 45 I’m Yours – Jason Mraz 104 Crocodile Rock – Elton John 46 Iko Iko – James Crawford 105 Dancing in the Dark – B Springsteen* 47 Imagine – John Lennon 106 Daydream – Lovin’ Spoonful 48 In the Summertime – Mungo Jerry 107 Daydream Believer – The Monkees 49 Iris – The Goo Goo Dolls 108 Dedicated Follower of Fashion 50 It Must Be Love – Madness 109 Delilah – Tom Jones 51 It’s Not Unusual – Tom Jones 110 Dirty Old Town – The Pogues 52 Jammin’ – Bob Marley 111 Dizzy – Tommy Roe 53 The Joker – Steve Miller Band 112 Do You Love Me? – The Contours 54 Jolene – Dolly Parton 113 Don’t Leave Me This Way – T Houston 55 Karma Chameleon 114 Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey 56 Keep the Faith – Bon Jovi* 115 Don’t Stop Me Now – Queen 57 Kids – MGMT 116 Don’t Look Back in Anger – Oasis 58 Kids in America – Kim Wilde 117 Don’t You Want Me – Human League 59 Killing Me Softly – Roberta Flack 118 Don’t Worry, Be Happy – B McFerrin 60 King of the Road – Roger Miller 119 Down Under – Men at Work 61 Kiss Me – Sixpence None t’Richer* 120 Ever Fallen in Love – Buzzcocks* 62 Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door 121 2 Lady Madonna – The Beatles 122 Teenage Dirtbag – Wheatus 183 Let it Be – The Beatles 123 Teenage Kicks – The Undertones 184 Like a Prayer – Madonna 124 Tell Me Ma – The Dubliners 185 The Lion Sleeps Tonight – Tokens 125 The Letter – The Boxtops 186 Little Lion Man – Mumford & Sons 126 The Rainbow Connection* 187 Live Forever – Oasis 127 These Boots Are Made for Walkin’ 188 Livin’ on a Prayer – Bon Jovi 128 Three Little Birds – Bob Marley 189 Lola – The Kinks 129 Top of the World – The Carpenters 190 Mad World – Gary Jules* 130 Toxic – Britney Spears 191 Maggie May – Rod Stewart 131 True Faith – New Order 192 Man of Constant Sorrow 132 Two Princes – Spin Doctors 193 Maybe Tomorrow – Terry Bush 133 Umbrella – Rihanna 194 Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard 134 Under the Boardwalk 195 Monkey Man – Toots and the Maytals 135 Under the Bridge* 196 Mr Jones – Counting Crows 136 Valerie / Kung Fu Fighting 197 Mrs Robinson – Simon & Garfunkel 137 Walk of Life – Dire Straits 198 My Favourite Game – The Cardigans* 138 Wanted: Dead of Alive – Bon Jovi 199 New York, New York – Frank Sinatra 139 We Are Family – Sister Sledge 200 Nine to Five – Dolly Parton 140 We Are Young – Fun* 201 No Woman No Cry – Bob Marley 141 What a Wonderful World 202 Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da – The Beatles 142 Where Do You Go to My Lovely 203 Octopus’s Garden – The Beatles 143 Wild World – Cat Stevens 204 (Lookin’ Back) Over My Shoulder 144 Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? 205 Paint it Black (Dm) – The Rolling Stones 145 Wind of Change – The Scorpions 206 People Are Strange – The Doors 146 Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd* 207 Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison* 147 With a Little Help from My Friends 208 Pinball Wizard – The Who 148 Wonderwall – Oasis 209 Price Tag – Jessie J 149 Yellow – Coldplay 210 Psycho Killer – Talking Heads 150 YMCA – The Village People 211 Que Sera Sera – Doris Day 151 You Are My Sunshine 212 Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head 152 You Know I’m No Good 213 Ring of Fire – Johnny Cash 153 You’re So Vain – Carly Simon* 214 Run for Your Life – The Beatles 154 You’re the One that I Want 215 Runaway – Del Shannon 155 You’ve Got a Friend in Me 216 San Francisco Bay Blues – Jesse Fuller 156 You’ve Got the Love – Florence 217 Save Tonight – Eagle Eye Cherry 157 Zombie – The Cranberries* 218 Should I Stay or Should I Go 158 Sit Down – James 159 Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay 160 Sloop John B – The Beach Boys 161 Somebody That I Used t’Know – Gotye* 162 Something – The Beatles 163 Somewhere Over the Rainbow – A & H 164 Somewhere Over / Wonderful World 165 SOS – Abba 166 Sound of Silence – S & G 167 Spirit in the Sky – N Greenbaum 168 Stand by Me – Ben E King 169 Stuck in the Middle with You 170 Sugar Pie Honey Bunch 171 Summer of 69 – Bryan Adams 172 Sunny Afternoon – The Kinks 173 Suspicious Minds – Elvis Presley 174 Sway – Dean Martin 175 Sweet Child o’ Mine – GnR 176 Sweet Home Alabama 177 Tainted Love – Soft Cell 178 Take it Easy – The Eagles 179 Take Me Home, Country Roads 180 * = new song Take on Me – Aha 181 = significantly changed Take Your Mama – Scissor Sisters 182 3 A Little Respect – Erasure [intro] (C) (Csus4) (C) (Csus4) I try to dis(C)cover A little something to (G)make me sweeter Oh baby ref(E)rain From breaking my (F)heart I’m so in (C)love with you I’ll be for(G)ever blue That you give me no (F)reason… why you’re making me (Am)work so hard (G)That you give me no (G)that you give me no (G)that you give me no (G)that you give me no (C)Sou-ou-oul I hear you (Am)calling Oh baby (F)please Give a little res(Em)pect (F)to-(G)-oo (C)me (C) And if I should (C)falter Would you open your (G)arms out to me? We can make love not (E)war And live at peace with out (F)hearts I’m so in (C)love with you I’ll be for(G)ever blue What religion or (F)reason… could drive a man to for(Am)sake his lover (G)Don’t you tell me no (G)don’t you tell me no (G)don’t you tell me no (G)don’t you tell me no (C)Sou-ou-oul I hear you (Am)calling Oh baby (F)please… give a little res(Em)pect (F)to-(G)-oo (C)me (C) (Bb) (G) I’m so in (C)love with you I’ll be for(G)ever blue That you give me no (F)reason Why you’re making me (Am)work so hard (G)That you give me no (G)that you give me no (G)that you give me no (G)that you give me no (C)Soul I hear you (Am)calling Oh baby (F)please… give a little res(Em)pect (F)to-(G)-oo (C)soul I hear you (Am)calling Oh baby (F)please… give a little res(Em)pect (F)to-(G)-oo (C)me-e-e 4 Accidentally in Love – Counting Crows [intro] (G) (G) So she said what’s the (C)problem baby (G) What’s the problem I don't (C)know Well maybe I’m in (Em)love (love) Think about it (A)everytime I think about it (C)Can’t stop thinking ‘bout it (G) How much longer will it (C)take to cure this (G) Just to cure it cos I (C)can’t ignore it if it’s (Em)love (love) Makes me wanna (A)turn around and face me but I (D)don't know nothing bout (C)love (G)Come on (Am)come on (C)turn a little (D)faster (G)Come on (Am)come on (C)the world will follow (D)after (G)Come on (Am)come on Cos (C)everybody's (D)after (Em)love (A) (C) [pause] (G) So I said I'm a (C)snowball running (G) Running down into the (C)spring That’s coming all this (Em)love Melting under (A)blue skies belting out (C)Sunlight shimmering (G)Love… well baby (C)I surrender to the (G)Strawberry ice cream (C)never ever end Of all this (Em)love Well I (A)didn’t mean to do it but there’s (C)No escaping your love (G)Come on (Am)come on, (C)move a little (D)closer (G)Come on (Am)come on, (C)I want to hear you (D)whisper (G)Come on (Am)come on, (C)Settle down in(D)side my (Em)love (D) (G)Come on (Am)come on (C)jump a little (D)higher (G)Come on (Am)come on (C)if you feel a little (D)lighter (G)Come on (Am)come on we were (C)Once upon a (D)time in (Em)love (A) (C) [pause] (G) I'm in love, I'm in (C)love, I'm in love, I'm in (Em)love, I'm in love, I'm in (D)love..