Turlock Uke Jamz
September 11, 2021
Iko Iko America the Beautiful Blue Moon Casey Jones Don’t Be Cruel E Huli Makou Fun, Fun, Fun GranDma’s Feather BeD Hello Mary Lou I Walk the Line –F Jam Da Island Happy Birthday
-Intermission-
Kansas City Let Your Love Flow Mr. Tambourine Man Nanakuli Old Time Rock N Roll Paradise Rhythm of the Rain Streets of Laredo This Old House Walking to New Orleans Amazing Grace –G This Land Is Your Land -F Iko Iko traditional (The Dixie Cups)
F C My grandma and your grandma, were sittin' by the fire
F My grandma told your grandma, “I'm gonna set your flag on fire”
C Talkin' 'bout hey now, (hey now), hey now, (hey now), Iko Iko un day (whoah-oh)
F Jockamo feeno ah na nay, jockamo feena nay
F C Look at my king all dressed in red, Iko Iko un day
F I betcha five dollars he'll kill you dead, jockamo feena nay
C Talkin' 'bout hey now, (hey now), hey now, (hey now), Iko Iko un day (whoah-oh)
F Jockamo feeno ah na nay, jockamo feena nay
F C My flag boy and your flag boy, were sittin' by the fire
F My flag boy told your flag boy, “I'm gonna set your flag on fire”
C Talkin' 'bout hey now, (hey now), hey now, (hey now), Iko Iko un day (whoah-oh)
F Jockamo feeno ah na nay, jockamo feena nay
F C See that guy all dressed in green, Iko Iko un day
F He not a man he's a lovin' machine, jockamo feena nay
C Talkin' 'bout hey now, (hey now), hey now, (hey now), Iko Iko un day (whoah-oh)
F Jockamo feeno ah na nay, jockamo feena nay
F C Talkin' 'bout hey now, (hey now), hey now, (hey now), Iko Iko un day (whoah-oh)
F Jockamo feeno ah na nay, jockamo feena nay
C F C F Jockamo feena nay, jockamo feena nay
revised 2/16/16
America The Beautiful Katharine L. Bates, Samuel A. Ward 1st note = e
A A / / / / / / / /
A E7 A - E7 Oh, beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain. A E7 B7 E7 For purple mountain majesties, above the fruited plain. A E7 A America! America! God shed His grace on thee. D A D E7 A ( E7 ) And crown thy good with brotherhood, from sea to shining sea.
A E7 A - E7 Oh, beautiful for pilgrim feet, whose stern impassion’d stress A E7 B7 E7 A thoroughfare for freedom beat, across the wilderness! A E7 A America! America! God mend thine ev’ry flaw, D A D E7 A ( E7 ) Confirm thy soul in self-control, thy liberty in law!
A E7 A - E7 Oh, beautiful for patriot dreams that sees beyond the years. A E7 B7 E7 Thine alabaster cities gleam, undimmed by human tears. A E7 A America! America! God shed His grace on thee. D A D E7 A ( E7 ) And crown thy good with brotherhood, from sea to shining sea.
revised 2/16/16
A E7 A - E7 Oh, beautiful for heroes proved in liberating strife, A E7 B7 E7 Who more than self their country loved, And mercy more than life A E7 A America! America! May God thy gold refine D A D E7 A ( E7 ) Till all success be nobleness and every gain divine.
A E7 A - E7 Oh, beautiful for glory-tale, of liberating strife A E7 B7 E7 When once and twice, for man's avail, men lavished precious life! A E7 A America! America!, God shed his grace on thee D A D E7 A Till selfish gain no longer stain, the banner of the free! D A D E7 A Till selfish gain no longer stain, the banner of the free!
There are several more verses to the song, but these seem to be the most prevalent. Blue Moon Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart
C Am Dm G7 C Am Dm G7 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
C Am Dm G7 C Am Dm Blue Moon, you saw me standing alone
G7 C Am Dm Without a dream in my heart
F C Am Dm G7 Without a love of my own
C Am Dm G7 C Am Dm Blue Moon, you knew just what I was there for
G7 C Am F You heard me saying a prayer for
G C F C C Someone I really could care for
Bridge: Dm G7 C And then there suddenly appeared before me
Dm G7 C The only one my heart could ever hold
Fm Bb Eb I heard somebody whisper, “Please adore me”
G D7 G G7 And when I looked the moon had turned to gold
C Am Dm G7 C Am Dm Blue Moon, now I'm no longer alone
G7 C Am Dm Without a dream in my heart
G7 C F C C Without a love of my own
Instrumental: Dm G7 C Am Dm G7 C C7 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Dm G7 C Am D7 D7 G G7 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / . . .
C Am Dm G7 C Am Dm Blue Moon, now I'm no longer alone
G7 C Am Dm Without a dream in my heart
G7 C Am Dm Without a love of my own
G7 C F C Without a love of my own /
revised 12/4/16
Casey Jones Lawrence Seibert and Ernie Newton Recorded by Johnny Cash
G G G G / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
G Come all you rounders if you wanna hear A7 D7 The story about a brave engineer G Casey Jones was the roller's name D7 G G On a six-eight wheeler course he rode to fame
G Caller called Casey bout half past four A7 D7 He kissed his wife at the station door G He climbed in the cabin with his orders in his hand D7 G G Said this is the trip to the Promised Land
CHORUS: G Casey Jones - climbed in the cabin G D7 Casey Jones - orders in his hand G Casey Jones - leaning out the window G D7 G G Making a trip to the Promised Land
G Through South Memphis Yards on a fly A7 D7 Rain been a falling and the water was high G Everybody knew by the engine's moan D7 G G That the man at the throttle was Casey Jones revised 12/4/16
G Well Jones said fireman now don't you fret A7 D7 Sam Webb said we ain't a giving up yet G We're eight hours late with the southbound mail D7 G We'll be on time or we're leaving the rails
CHORUS:
G Dead on the rail was a passenger train A7 D7 Blood was a boiling in Casey's brain G Casey said hey now look out ahead D7 G G Jump, Sam, jump, or we'll all be dead
G With a hand on a whistle and a hand on a brake A7 D7 North Mississippi was wide-awake G I. C. railroad officials said (I. C. = Illinois Central) D7 G G He's a good engineer to be a lying dead
CHORUS:
G Headaches and heartaches and all kinds of pain A7 D7 All the part of a railroad train G Sweat and toil the good and the grand D7 G G Are part of the life of a railroad man
CHORUS:
Don’t Be Cruel (To a Heart That’s True) Otis Blackwell & Elvis Presley Original in “D”
C C C C (guitar or bass plays the following notes / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / . . . ( in each measure of intro….c, e, g-a-g
C C Well, you know I can be found, (bop bop) C C Sittin’ home all alone, (bop bop) F F If you can’t come around, (bop bop) C C At least, please telephone, (bop bop) Dm G7 C C Don’t be cruel to a heart that’s true (ooo – ooo – ooo)
C C Baby, if I made you mad, (bop bop) C C For something I might have said, (bop bop) F F Please, let’s forget my past. , (bop bop) C C The future looks bright ahead, (bop bop) Dm G7 C C Don’t be cruel to a heart that’s true (ooo – ooo – ooo)
F G I don’t want no other love. F G C C Baby, it’s just you I’m thinking of
C C Don’t stop thinkin’ of me, (bop bop) C C Don’t make me feel this way, (bop bop) F F Come on over here and love me, (bop bop) C C You know what I want you to say, (bop bop) Dm G7 C C Don’t be cruel to a heart that’s true (ooo – ooo – ooo)
F G Why should we be apart? F G C C I really love you, baby cross my heart.
C C Well, let’s walk up to the preacher, (bop bop) C C And let us say, “I do”, (bop bop) F F Then you’ll know you have me, (bop bop) C C And I’ll know that I have you, (bop bop) Dm G7 C C Don’t be cruel to a heart that’s true (ooo – ooo – ooo)
F G I don’t want no other love. F G C C Baby, it’s just you I’m thinking of F G I don’t want no other love. F G C C Baby, it’s just you I’m thinking of / revised 9/22/17 E Huli Makou David Chung
G7 C7 F F G7 C7 F Caug E huli, e huli makou – turn, / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / let’s all turn to the right
F G7 Kou maka, kou lima – your E huli, e huli makou, E huli, e huli makou eyes, your hands
C7 Me kou kino e – your body
Kou maka, kou lima, me kou kino e Ke aloha – express love 7 7 aug Tacit: F G C F C I mua, I mua makou – forward, He aloha mai / / / / / / / / let’s all go forward / / / / I hope, I hope makou – back, 7 F G let’s all go back I mua, i mua makou, I mua, i mua makou, Ha’ina, ha’ina ho’I mai – C7 return, let’s all return Kou maka, kou lima, me kou kino e Tacit: F G7 C7 F Caug He aloha mai
F G7 I hope, i hope makou, I hope, i hope makou, C7 Kou maka, kou lima, me kou kino e Tacit: F G7 C7 F Caug He aloha mai
F G7 Ha’ina, ha’ina ho’i mai, E huli, e huli makou C7 Kou maka, kou lima, me kou kino e Tacit: F G7 C7 F Caug He aloha mai
F G7 Ha’ina, ha’ina ho’i mai, E huli, e huli makou C7 Kou maka, kou lima, me kou kino e Tacit: F G7 C7 F C7 F He aloha mai / / / / / / / revised 1/31/18
Fun, Fun, Fun Brian Wilson and Mike Love
C Em F G7 C F C G7 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / . . .
C Well, she got her daddy’s car F F And she cruised through the hamburger stand now C Seems she forgot all about the library, G7 G7 Like she told her old man now C And with the radio blasting, F F Goes cruisin’ just as fast as she can now C Em And she’ll have fun, fun, fun, F G7 C Em ‘Til her daddy takes the T-Bird away. Fun, fun, fun, F G7 C C ‘til her daddy takes the T-Bird away
C Well, the girls can’t stand her, F ‘Cause she walks, looks and drives like an ace now
You walk like an ace now, you walk like an ace C G7 She makes the Indy 500 look like a Roman chariot race now.
You look like an ace now, you look like an ace
C A lot of guys try to catch her, F But she leads ‘em on a wild goose chase now
You drive like an ace now, you drive like an ace
revised 1/31/18
C Em And she’ll have fun, fun, fun, F G7 C Em ‘Til her daddy takes the T-Bird away. Fun, fun, fun, F G7 C C ‘til her daddy takes the T-Bird away
C F Well, you knew all along that your dad was gettin’ wise to you now
You shouldn’t have lied now, you shouldn’t have lied C And since he took your set of keys, G7 You’ve been thinking that your fun is all through now
You shouldn’t have lied now, you shouldn’t have lied
C But you can come along with me, F ‘Cause we got a lot of things to do now.
You shouldn’t have lied now, you shouldn’t have lied C Em F G7 C Em And you’ll have fun, fun, fun, now that daddy took the T-Bird away. Fun, fun, fun, F G7 Now that daddy took the T-Bird C Em F G7 Fun, fun, fun, now that daddy took the T-Bird C Em F G7 Fun, fun, fun, now that daddy took the T-Bird C Em F G7 C F C Fun, fun, fun, now that daddy took the T-Bird away / / /
Grandma’s Feather Bed Jim Connor
C F G7 C / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
C F When I was a little bitty boy C G7 Just up off the floor C F We used to go down to Grandma's house C G7 C Every month end or so C F We had chicken pie and country ham C G7 And homemade butter on the bread C F But the best darn thing about Grandma's house G7 C Was her great big feather bed
CHORUS: C It was nine feet high and six feet wide F C Soft as a downy chick C It was made from the feathers of forty 'leven geese D7 G7 Took a whole bolt of cloth for the tick C It'd hold eight kids, four hound dogs F C And a piggy we stole from the shed F We didn't get much sleep but we had a lot of fun G7 C C On Grandma's feather bed
C F After the supper we'd sit around the fire C G7 The old folks'd spit and chew C F Pa would talk about the farm and the war C G7 C And Granny'd sing a ballad or two F I'd sit and listen and watch the fire C G7 Till the cobwebs filled my head C F Next thing I knew I'd wake up in the morning G7 C In the middle of the old feather bed
REPEAT CHORUS:
C F Well I love my Ma, an' I love my Pa C G7 Love Granny and Grandpa too C F Been fishing with my uncle, I wrestled with my cousin C G7 C tacet I even kissed Aunt Lou –oooh! C F But if I ever had to make a choice C G7 I guess it ought to be said C F That I'd trade them all plus the gal down the road G7 C For Grandma's feather bed
REPEAT CHORUS:
C F We didn't get much sleep but we had a lot of fun G7 C C G7 C On Grandma's feather bed / / /
Hello, Mary Lou Ricky Nelson
G C G D7 G / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / . . .
G C Hello Mary Lou, Good-bye heart,
G D7 Sweet Mary Lou, I'm so in love with you,
G B7 Em I knew Mary Lou, We'd never part,
A7 D7 G C G So hel-lo Mary Lou, Good-bye heart!
G You passed me by one sunny day,
C Flashed those big brown eyes my way,
G D7 And oooh, I wanted you forever more,
G Now I'm not one who gets around,
C I swear my feet stuck to the ground,
G D7 G G And though I never did meet you before, I said
G C Hello Mary Lou, Good-bye heart,
G D7 Sweet Mary Lou, I'm so in love with you,
G B7 Em I knew Mary Lou, We'd never part,
A7 D7 G C G So hel-lo Mary Lou, Good-bye heart!
G I saw your lips I heard your voice
C Believe me I just had no choice
G D7 Wild horses couldn't make me stay away
G I thought about a moonlit night
C My arms around you good and tight
G D7 G G That's all I had to see for me to say, I said,
G C Hello Mary Lou, Good-bye heart,
G D7 Sweet Mary Lou, I'm so in love with you,
G B7 Em I knew Mary Lou, We'd never part,
A7 D7 G C G So hel-lo Mary Lou, Good-bye heart! | | |...... X3 to end...... |
I Walk the Line Johnny Cash
F F F / / / / / / / / / .....
C7 F I keep a close watch on this heart of mine
C7 F F7 I keep my eyes wide open all the time
Bb F I keep the ends out for the tie that binds
C7 F Because you're mine, I walk the line
C7 F I find it very, very easy to be true
C7 F F7 I find my-self alone when each day is through
Bb F Yes I'll ad-mit that I'm a fool for you
C7 F Because you're mine, I walk the line
C7 F As sure as night is dark and day is light
C7 F F7 I keep you on my mind both day and night
Bb F And happiness I've known proves that it's right
C7 F Because you're mine, I walk the line C7 F You've got a way to keep me on your side
C7 F F7 You give me cause for love that I can't hide
Bb F For you I know I'd even try to turn the tide
C7 F Because you're mine, I walk the line
C7 F Because you're mine, I walk the line
C7 F C7 F Because you're mine, I walk the line / / /
Jam Da Island Hank Williams/Kona Bob
C C C C / / / / / / / / / / / / / / . . .
C G7 Goodbye Joe, me gotta go, over to Hilo C Should be back on Kona side about two or three oh G7 And by sunset, you can bet, I’m gonna be oh C Pickin’ music underneath an old palm tree oh
CHORUS: C G7 Two scoops rice, mighty nice wid da lomi salmon C Huli huli chicken and a case of beer, and we be jammin’ G7 Friends come round to hear the sound, we see em smilin’ C Son of a gun, gonna have good fun on da island
C G7 By six o’clock, the whole damn beach is a buzzin’ C Everybody bring your tutu and your cousin G7 If you got a ukulele why don’t you bring it C And if you don’t know the song, you’ll have to wing it
CHORUS: C G7 Two scoops rice, mighty nice wid da lomi salmon C Huli huli chicken and a case of beer, and we be jammin’ G7 Friends come round to hear the sound, we see em smilin’ C Son of a gun, gonna have good fun on da island
C G7 See if aunty will get up and do a hula C While you’re up, bring me something from the coolah G7 Now the sun is going down and the moon is bright-a C And da music be twice as good as it was last night-a
CHORUS: C G7 Two scoops rice, mighty nice wid da lomi salmon C Huli huli chicken and a case of beer, and we be jammin’ G7 Friends come round to hear the sound, we see em smilin’ C Son of a gun, gonna have good fun on da island G7 C G7 C Son of a gun, gonna have good fun on da island / / /
Happy Birthday
G D7 G G / / / / / / / / / / / . .
G D7 G Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you
G7 C G D7 G Happy Birthday, dear .....xxxxxx...... , Happy Birthday to you.
======C G7 C C / / / / / / / / / / / . .
C G7 C Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you
C7 F C G7 C Happy Birthday, dear .....xxxxxx...... , Happy Birthday to you.
======F C7 F F / / / / / / / / / / / . .
F C7 F Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you
F7 Bb F C7 F Happy Birthday, dear .....xxxxxx...... , Happy Birthday to you.
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Intermission Kansas City Mike Stoller/Jerry Leiber
G7 F C C / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / . .
C I’m goin’ to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come F C I’m goin’ to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come G7 They got some crazy little women there F C C And I’m gonna get me one
C I’m gonna be standin’ on the corner, Twelfth Street and Vine F C I’m gonna be standin’ on the corner, Twelfth Street and Vine G7 With my Kansas City baby F C G7 And a bottle of Kansas City wine
C Well I might take a train, I might take a plane, C But if I have to walk, I’m goin’ just the same, F C I’m goin’ to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come G7 They got some crazy little women there F C G7 And I’m gonna get me one
C C C C / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / F F C C / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / G7 F C G7 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
C If I stay with that woman, I know I’m gonna die C Gotta find a brand new baby and that’s the reason why F C I’m goin’ to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come G7 They got some crazy little women there F C C And I’m gonna get me one G7 They got some crazy little women there F C G7 C And I’m gonna get me one / / /
Try this when playing the C chord: Try this when playing the F chord:
One beat for each shape Let Your Love Flow Larry E. Williams (performed by the Bellamy Brothers)
C C C C / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / . .
C There's a reason, for the sunshine sky
And there's a reason why I'm feeling so high G C Csus4 Must be the season, when that love light shines all around us. / / / . .
C So let that feeling, grab you deep inside
And send you reeling, where your love can't hide G C C7 And then go stealing, through the moonlit nights, with your lover. / / / . .
F Just let your love flow, like a mountain stream C And let your love grow, with the smallest of dreams G C C7 And let your love show, and you'll know what I mean, it's the season. / / / . .
F Let your love fly like a bird on a wing, C And let your love bind you to all living things G C Csus4 And let your love shine, and you'll know what I mean, that's the reason. / / / . .
C There's a reason, for the warm sweet nights
And there's a reason, for the candle lights G C Csus4 Must be the season, when those love lights shine, all around us. / / / . .
C So let that wonder, take you into space
And lay you under, it’s loving embrace G C C7 Just feel the thunder, as it warms your face, you can't hold back. / / / . .
F Just let your love flow, like a mountain stream C And let your love grow, with the smallest of dreams G C C7 And let your love show, and you'll know what I mean, it's the season. / / / . .
F Let your love fly like a bird on a wing, C And let your love bind you to all living things G C C7 And let your love shine, and you'll know what I mean, that's the reason. / / / . .
F Just let your love flow, like a mountain stream C And let your love grow, with the smallest of dreams G C C7 And let your love show, and you'll know what I mean, it's the season. / / / . .
F Let your love fly like a bird on a wing, C And let your love bind you to all living things G And let your love shine, and you'll know what I mean, C Csus4 C That's the reason / / /
Mr. Tambourine Man Bob Dylan (performed by The Byrd’s)
C G C G E|------3----5----3----1----0------|------3----5----3----1----0------C|----0------2---2---0---2------|----0------2---2---0---2-----
CHORUS: F G C F Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me, C F Dm G G7 I'm not sleepy and there ain’t no place I'm going to F G C F Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me, C F G C Csus4 C In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you. / / / / / / / /
F G C F Take me on a trip upon your magic swirlin' ship, C F C F All my senses have been stripped; and my hands can't feel to grip, C F C Dm G G7 And my toes too numb to step, wait only for my boot heels to be wanderin'. F G C F I'm ready to go anywhere, I'm ready for to fade C F C F Dm G G7 Into my own parade, cast your dancing spell my way, I promise to go under it.
CHORUS:
F G7 C F Though I know that evenin's empire has returned into sand, C F C Dm G G7 Vanished from my hand, left me blindly here to stand but still not sleeping.
F G7 C F My weariness amazes me; I'm branded on my feet, C F C Dm G G7 I have no one to meet, and the ancient empty street's too dead for dreaming.
CHORUS:
F G C F Then take me disappearin' through the smoke rings of my mind, C F C F Down the foggy ruins of time, far past the frozen leaves, C F The haunted, frightened trees, C F C Dm G G7 Out to the windy beach, far from the twisted reach of crazy sorrow. F G C F Yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free, C F C F Silhouetted by the sea, circled by the circus sands, C F C F With all memory and fate, driven deep beneath the waves, C Dm G G7 Let me forget about today until tomorrow.
CHORUS:
Ka Leo O Nanakuli Richard Iliwa’alani
F C7 F F / / / / / / / / / / / / / / . . .
F Am O ka leo, ...... O ka manu The voice of the bird
F C7 F F E ho’i mai . . . e pili. Return and hold fast
F Am O ka leo, ...... O ka manu The voice of the bird
F C7 F F7 E ho’i mai . . . e pili. Return and hold fast
Hui b B Chorus: Kei ki ‘o ka aina ika pono, . . . oh, oh Child of the land in righteousness
F C7 F F7 Nanakuli e i au, e ho’i mai e pili. Nanakuli, return and be close
Hui Bb Kei ki ‘o ka aina ika pono, . . . oh, oh A call to the people of the land to hold fast to righteousness 7 F C F F and their heritage. Nanakuli e i au, e ho’i mai e pili Professor Richard Iliwa’alani was Instrumental in starting a children’s club (REPEAT SONG) in Nanakuli. This mele (song) was composed for the club. Other homesteasds were added later in the hui (chorus).
(END WITH) C7 F F C7 F F E ho’i mai e pili, E ho’i mai e pili. /
revised 1/31/18
Old Time Rock and Roll Bob Seger
INTRO: (count) a ------a ------e ------5--5--5--5--5--3--2--0------2, 3, 4 e ---5--5--5--5--5--3--2--0----- c ------c ------g ------g ------
A Just take those old records off the shelf D I’ll sit and listen to ‘em by myself E7 Today's music ain't got the same soul A I like that old time rock 'n' roll
A Don't try to take me to a disco D You'll never even get me out on the floor E7 In ten minutes I'll be late for the door A I like that old time rock 'n' roll
A Still like that old time rock 'n' roll D That kind of music just soothes the soul E7 I reminisce about the days of old A With that old time rock 'n' roll
revised 1/31/18 A Won't go to hear them play a tango D I'd rather hear some blues or funky old soul E7 There's only one sure way to get me to go A Start playing old time rock 'n' roll
A Call me a relic, call me what you will D Say I'm old fashioned, say I'm over the hill E7 Today's music ain't got the same soul A I like that old time rock 'n' roll
A Still like that old time rock 'n' roll D That kind of music just soothes the soul E7 I reminisce about the days of old A With that old time rock 'n' roll
A Still like that old time rock 'n' roll D That kind of music just soothes the soul E7 I reminisce about the days of old A E7 A With that old time rock 'n' roll / / /
revised 3/1/17
Paradise John Prine
D D G D D D A7 D D / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / . .
D G D When I was a child my family would travel D A7 D D Down to Western Kentucky where my parents were born / / . . D G D And there's a backwards-old town that's often remembered D A7 D So many times that my memories are worn.
CHORUS: D G D And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County D A7 D D Down by the Green River where Paradise lay / / . . D G D D Well, I'm sorry my son, but you're too late in asking / / . . D A7 D D D Mister Peabody's coal train has hauled it away / / . .
D G D D Well, sometimes we'd travel right down the Green River / / . . D A7 D D To the abandoned old prison down by Adrie Hill / / . . D G D D Where the air smelled like snakes and we'd shoot with our pistols / / . . D A7 D But empty pop bottles was all we would kill.
revised 3/1/17
CHORUS:
D G D Then the coal company came with the world's largest shovel D A7 D D And they tortured the timber and stripped all the land / . . D G D Well, they dug for their coal till the land was forsaken D A7 D Then they wrote it all down as the progress of man.
CHORUS:
D G D When I die let my ashes float down the Green River D A7 D D Let my soul roll on up to the Rochester dam / / . . D G D I'll be halfway to Heaven with Paradise waiting D A7 D Just five miles away from wherever I am.
D G D And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County D A7 D D Down by the Green River where Paradise lay / / . . D G D D Well, I'm sorry my son, but you're too late in asking / / . . D A7 D Mister Peabody's coal train has hauled it away / /
revised 2/5/17
Rhythm Of The Rain John Claude Gummoe (of the Cascades)
C F C G / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
CHORUS: C F Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain, C G Telling me just what a fool I`ve been. C F I wish that it would go and let me cry in vain, C G C G And let me be alone again. C F The only girl I`ve ever loved has gone away, C G Looking for a brand new start. C F Little does she know that when she left that day,
C G C (C7)
Along with her she took my heart………(X3 to end)
F Em Rain please tell me now does that seem fair, Dm C For her to steal my heart away when she don`t care, Am Dm C G I can`t love another when my heart`s somewhere far away.
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F Em Rain won`t you tell her that I love her so, Dm C Please ask the sun to set her heart aglow, Am Dm C G And rain in her heart and let the love we knew start to grow
CHORUS: Streets of Loredo (The Cowboy’s Lament) Traditional (with many variations) 3/4 Time (1,2,3, 1,2,3,)
Am Dm G C C / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
C F C G As I walked out in the streets of Laredo, C F C G As I walked out in Laredo one day, C F C G I spied a poor cowboy all wrapped in white linen, Am Dm G C C All wrapped in white linen as cold as the clay.
C F C G "I see by your outfit that you are a cowboy," C F C G These words he did say as I proudly stepped by. C F C G "Come sit down beside me and hear my sad story, Am Dm G C C I'm shot in the breast and I know I must die."
C F C G "'Twas once in the saddle I used to go dashing, C F C G Was once in the saddle I used to go gay, C F C G First led to drinkin', and then to card playin', Am Dm G C C Got shot in the breast and I'm dying today."
C F C G "Get six jolly cowboys to carry my coffin, C F C G Get six pretty gals come to carry my pall. C F C G Throw bunches of roses all over my coffin, Am Dm G C C Roses to deaden the clods as they fall."
C F C G "Oh, beat the drum slowly and play the fife lowly, C F C G Play the dead march as you carry me along. C F C G Take me to the green valley and lay the earth o'er me, Am Dm G C C For I'm a poor cowboy and I know I've done wrong."
C F C G We beat the drum slowly and played the fife lowly, C F C G And bitterly wept as we carried him along. C F C G For we all loved our comrade, so brave young and handsome, Am Dm G C G C We all loved our comrade although he'd done wrong. /
This Old House Stuart Hamblen
G7 G7 C C / / / / / / / / / / / / / / . . .
C F This old house once knew my children, this old house once knew my wife G7 C F C This ole house was home and comfort, as we fought the storms of life C F This old house once rang with laughter, this old house heard many shouts G7 C C7 Now she trembles in the darkness, when the lightnin' walks about
CHORUS: F C Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer, ain't a-gonna need this house no more G7 C C7 Ain't got time to fix the shingles, ain't got time to fix the floor F C Ain't got time to oil the hinges, nor to mend the windowpane G7 C C Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer, I'm a-gettin' ready to meet the saints
C F This old house is a-gettin' shaky, this old house is a-gettin' old G7 C F C This old house lets in the rain, this old house lets in the cold C F On my knees I'm gettin' chilly, but I feel no fear nor pain G7 C C7 'Cause I see an angel peekin', through a broken window pane
CHORUS: C F This old house is afraid of thunder, this old house is afraid of storms G7 C F C This old house just groans and trembles, when the night wind flings its arms C F This old house is gettin' feeble, this old house is needin' paint G7 C C7 Just like me it's tuckered out, but I'm a-gettin' ready to meet the saints
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C F Now my old house dog lies a-sleepin', he don't know I'm gonna leave G7 C F C Else he'd wake up by the fireplace, and he'd sit and howl and grieve C F But my huntin' days are over, ain't gonna hunt the coon no more G7 C C7 Gabriel done brought in my chariot, when the wind blew down the door
CHORUS: F C Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer, ain't a-gonna need this house no more G7 C C7 Ain't got time to fix the shingles, ain't got time to fix the floor F C Ain't got time to oil the hinges, nor to mend the windowpane G7 C C Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer, I'm a-gettin' ready to meet the saints /
Walking To New Orleans Fats Domino
G7 F C G7 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / . . .
C F This time I'm walking to New Orleans, I'm walking to New Orleans G7 F I'm going to need two pair of shoes, When I get through walking these blues C When I get back to New Orleans
C F I've got my suitcase in my hand, Now ain't that a shame G7 F I'm leaving here today, Yes I'm going back home to stay C Yes I'm walking to New Orleans
C F You used to be my honey, Till you spent all my money G7 F No use for you to cry, I'll see you bye and bye C Cause I'm walking to New Orleans
C F I've got no time for talking, I've got to keep on walking G7 F New Orleans is my home, That's the reason why I'm going C Yes I'm walking to New Orleans ( 3 times)
Amazing Grace John Newton
G D7 G G / / / / / / / / / / / . . .
G G7 C G Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,
Em D7 D7 That saved a wretch like me.
G G7 C G I once was lost, but now am found,
Em D7 G G Was blind, but now I see.
G G7 C G Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
Em D7 D7 And grace my fears relieved.
G G7 C G How precious did that grace appear
Em D7 G G The hour I first be-lieved.
G G7 C G When we've been there ten thousand years,
Em D7 D7 Bright shining as the sun,
G G7 C G We've no less days to sing God's praise
Em D7 G Than when we first begun. G G7 C G The Lord has promised good to me
Em D7 D7 His Word my Hope endures
G G7 C G He will my shield and portion be
Em D7 G As long as life endures
G G7 C G Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,
Em D7 D7 That saved a wretch like me.
G G7 C G I once was lost, but now am found,
Em D7 G C G Was blind, but now I see. /
revised 3/19/17
This Land Is Your Land Woody Guthrie
F C7 F F7 / / / / / / / / / / / / / . . .
CHORUS: Bb F This land is your land, this land is my land C F F7 From California, to the New York Island, Bb F Dm From the redwood forests, to the Gulfstream waters, C C7 F (F) This land was made for you and me.
End With: C C7 F C7 F This land was made for you and me. / / /
Bb F As I went walking that ribbon of highway,
C F F7 I saw above me that endless skyway,
Bb F Dm I saw below me that golden valley,
C C7 F F7 This land was made for you and me. / . . .
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revised 3/19/17
Bb F I roamed and rambled and followed my footsteps C F F7 To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts, Bb F Dm And all around me a voice was sounding, C C7 F F7 This land was made for you and me. / . . .
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Bb F When the sun comes shining and I was strolling, C F F7 And the wheat-fields waving, and the dust clouds rolling, Bb F Dm A voice was chanting and a fog was lifting, C C7 F F7 This land was made for you and me. / . . .
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