The Racehorse Song Book
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1 The Racehorse Song Book 2 1. Addams Family 2. Aint We Got Fun 3. Apache 4. Brown Eyed Girl 5. Charleston 6. Cups 7. Da Doo Ron Ron 8. Delilah 9. Floral Dance 10. (the) Good the bad and the Ugly 11. House of the Rising Sun 12. I’m a Believer 13. I’m into Something Good 14. In My Little Snapshot Album 15. It Must Be Love 16. Just wanna Dance the Night Away 17. Last Train to Clarksville 18. Leaning on a Lamppost 19. Lizzy Lindsey 20. Maggie May 21. Muppets 22. Munsters 23. Old Joe Clark 24. Riptide 25. Shakin’ All Over 26. Stand by Me 27. Starman 28. Waggon Wheel 29. We’ll Meet Again 30. When I’m Cleaning Windows 31. Wonderful Tonight 32. You Wear it Well SKY 33. Carillon 34. Danza 35. Dance of the Little Fairies 3 4 5 6 7 8 Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison G C G D Hey, where did we go Days when the rains came ? G C G D Down in the hollow Playing a new game, G C G D Laughing and a-running, hey, hey, Skipping and a-jumping G C G D In the misty morning fog with Our, our hearts a-thumping C D G Em And you, my brown-eyed girl, C D G D You, my brown-eyed girl. G C G D Whatever happened To Tuesday and so slow G C G D Going down to the old mine with a Transistor radio. G C G D Standing in the sunlight laughing Hide behind a rainbow's wall, G C G D Slipping and a-sliding All along the waterfall C D G Em With you, my brown-eyed girl, C D G D You, my brown-eyed girl. Do you remember when we used to sing G C G D Sha la la la la la la la la la la dee dah Just like that G C G D G Sha la la la la la la la la la la dee dah La dee dah. G C G D So hard to find my way Now that I'm all on my own. G C G D I saw you just the other day, My, how you have grown! G C G D Cast my memory back there, Lord, Sometime I'm overcome thinking about 9 G C G D Making love in the green grass Behind the stadium C D G Em With you, my brown-eyed girl, C D G D You, my brown-eyed girl. Do you remember when we used to sing G C G D Sha la la la la la la la la la la dee dah Laying in the green grass G C G D Sha la la la la la la la la la la dee dah Dee dah dee dah dee dah dee dah dee dah dee G C G D Sha la la la la la la la la la la la la Dee dah la dee dah la dee dah la 10 11 12 Cups (Pitch Perfect’s “When I’m Gone”) Anna Kendrick C C I got my ticket for the long way 'round F C Two bottle 'a whiskey for the way Am G F And I sure would like some sweet company F G C And I'm leaving tomorrow, wha-do-ya say? Am F When I'm gone When I'm gone Am G You're gonna miss me when I'm gone Am G You're gonna miss me by my hair F You're gonna miss me everywhere, oh Am G C You're gonna miss me when I'm gone Am F When I'm gone When I'm gone Am G You're gonna miss me when I'm gone Am G You're gonna miss me by my walk F You're gonna miss me by my talk Am G C You're gonna miss me when I'm gone 13 C C I've got my ticket for the long way 'round F C The one with the prettiest of views Am G F It's got mountains, it's got rivers, it's got sights to give you shivers F G C But it sure would be prettier with you Am F When I'm gone When I'm gone Am G You're gonna miss me when I'm gone Am G You're gonna miss me by my walk F Fm You're gonna miss me by my talk, oh Dm G C You're gonna miss me when I'm gone CHORDS UKULELE 14 Da Doo Ron Ron [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] I met him on a Monday and my [F] heart stood still Da [G7] doo ron-ron-ron, da [C] doo ron-ron Somebody told me that his [F] name was Bill Da [G7] doo ron-ron-ron, da [C] doo ron-ron CHORUS [C/] Yeah, my [F/] heart stood still, [C/] yes, his [G7/] name was Bill [C/] And when he [F/] walked me home Da [G7] doo ron-ron-ron, da [C] doo ron-ron I [C] knew what he was thinkin’ when he [F] caught my eye Da [G7] doo ron-ron-ron, da [C] doo ron-ron He looked so quiet but [F] my oh my Da [G7] doo ron-ron-ron, da [C] doo ron-ron CHORUS [C/] Yeah, my [F/] heart stood still, [C/] yes, his [G7/] name was Bill [C/] And when he [F/] walked me home Da [G7] doo ron-ron-ron, da [C] doo ron-ron [C][C]C][C] Da [G7] doo ron-ron-ron, da [C] doo ron-ron Da [G7] doo ron-ron-ron, da [C] doo ron-ron 15 He [C] picked me up at seven and he [F] looked so fine Da [G7] doo ron-ron-ron, da [C] doo ron-ron Someday soon I'm gonna [F] make him mine Da [G7] doo ron-ron-ron, da [C] doo ron-ron [C/] Yeah, he [F] looked so fine, [C/] yes, gonna [G7] make him mine [C/] And when he [F] walked me home Da [G7] doo ron-ron-ron, da [C] doo ron-ron Da [C] doo ron-ron-ron, da [F] doo ron-ron Da [G7] doo ron-ron-ron, da [C] doo ron-ron Da [C] doo ron-ron-ron, da [F] doo ron-ron Da [G7] doo ron-ron-ron, da [C] doo ron-ron Da [C] doo ron-ron-ron, da [F] doo ron-ron Da [G7] doo ron-ron-ron, da [C] doo ron-ron Da [C] doo ron-ron-ron, da [F] doo ron-ron Da [G7] doo ron-ron-ron, da [C] doo ron-ron CHORDS UKULELE 16 Delilah [Am] (with optional riffs for smart Alec’s) [Am] I saw the light on the night that I passed by her [E7] window (riff 1) [Am] I saw the flickering shadows of love on her [E7] blind (riff 1) [A] She [A7] was my [Dm] woman [Am] As she deceived me I [E7] watched, and went out of my [Am] mind [G7] [C] My, my, my, De-[G]-lilah (riff 2) [G] Why, why, [G7] why, De-[C]-lilah (riff 3) [C] I could [C7] see that [F] girl was no good for [Dm] me [C] But I was lost like a [G] slave that no one could [C] free [E7] [Am] At break of day when that man drove away I was [E7] waiting (riff 1) [Am] I crossed the street to her house and she opened the [E7] door (riff 1) [A] She [A7] stood there [Dm] laughing [Am] I felt the knife in my [E7] hand, (STOP) and she laughed no [Am] more [G7] [C] My, my, my, De-[G]-lilah (riff 2) [G] Why, why, [G7] why, De-[C]-lilah (riff 3) [C] So be-[C7]-fore they [F] come to break down the [Dm] door For-[C]give me, Delilah, I [G] just couldn't take any [C] more [E7] [A] She [A7] stood there [Dm] laughing [Am] I felt the knife in my [E7] hand, (STOP) and she laughed no [Am] more [G7] [C] My, my, my, De-[G]-lilah (riff 2) [G] Why, why, [G7] why, De-[C]-lilah (riff 3) [C] So be-[C7]-fore they [F] come to break down the [Dm] door For-[C]give me, Delilah, I [G] just couldn't take any [C] more For-[Am]give me, Delilah, I [E7] just couldn't take any [Am] more [Dm] [Am] CHORDS UKULELE 17 Delilah smart Alec riffs: Riff 1 for High G Uke Riff 1 for Low G Uke Riff 2 Riff 3 Uke 18 The Floral Dance G And soon I heard such a bustling and prancing D G C G And then I saw the whole village was dancing I thought I could hear the curious tone Em D G In and out of the houses they came Of the cornet, clarinet and big trombone D G C G Old folk, young folk, all the same Fiddle, 'cello, big bass drum A D D G In that quaint old Cornish town Bassoon, flute and euphonium C G Each one making the most of his chance D G G Gb F E All together in the Floral Dance Every boy took a girl 'round the waist F E Eb D And hurried her off in tremendous haste C D G G Whether they knew one another I care not As I walked home on a Summer night C D G D Whether they cared at all, I know not When stars in Heav'n were shining bright C D G Gsus4 G Em But they kissed as they danced along Far away from the footlight's glare D G G C G Into the sweet and scented air And there was the band with that curious tone A D C G Of a quaint old Cornish town Of the cornet, clarinet and big trombone C G Fiddle, 'cello, big bass drum D G Bassoon, flute and euphonium G Gb F E C G Borne from afar on the gentle breeze Each one making the most of his chance F E Eb D D G Joining the murmur of the summer seas All together in the Floral Dance C D G Distant tones of an old world dance C D G C G Played by the village band perchance Dancing here, prancing there D G C D G Gsus4 G Jigging, jogging ev'rywhere On the calm air came floating down C G Up and down, and round the town G C G G D G I thought I could hear the curious tone Hurrah! For the Cornish Floral Dance C G Of the cornet, clarinet and big trombone C G Fiddle, 'cello, big bass drum D G Bassoon, flute and euphonium C G Far away, as in a trance D G I heard the sound of the Floral Dance 19 INTRODUCTION Tenor/Concert Soprano BRIDGE CHROMATIC SECTION Borne from afar on the gentle breeze Joining the murmur of the summer seas 20 21 22 House Of The Rising Sun There Am is a C house in D New Orleans F They Am call the C Rising E Sun E7 And it's Am been the C ruin of D many a poor F boy And Am God I E know I'm Am one E7 My mother was a tailor She sewed my new blue jeans My father was a gamblin' man Down in New Orleans Now the only thing a gambler needs Is a suitcase and trunk And the only time he's satisfied Is when he's all drunk Oh mother tell your children Not to do what I have done Spend your lives in sin and misery In the House of the Rising Sun Well, I got one foot on the platform The other foot on the train I'm goin' back to New Orleans To wear that ball and chain Well, there is a house in New Orleans They call the Rising Sun And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy And God I know I'm one Picking (tea coffee tea tea tea tea) P p I m a m I Strumming (tea coffee tea tea tea tea) D D U D D D D 23 24 25 26 I’m Into Something Good Herman’s Hermits (Carole King/Gerry Goffin) [C] [F] X4 [C] Woke up this [F]morning [C] feeling [F]fine [C] There's something [F]special [C7] on my [C7] mind [F]Last night I met a new [F]girl in the neighbour [C] hood, [F]whoa [C] yeah[F] [G]Something tells me [F]I'm into something [C]good (Something [F]tells me [C]I'm into [F]something) [C] She's the kind of [F]girl who's [C] not too [F]shy [C] And I can [F]tell I'm [C7] her kind of [C7] guy [F]She danced close to [F]me like I hoped she[C] would (She danced with [F]me like I [C] hoped she would)