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Auburn 2019 Ukulele Jamboree
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This file contains the songs for the Jamboree in the park. Each song was chosen because it is well known and it contains a simple chord pattern repeated throughout the song! The chord progression for each song will be displayed at the Jamboree. You are encouraged to not use this handout, but if you prefer having the music in front of you, please do bring your own copy.
Jambalaya Hank Williams C C G G Goodbye Joe, me gotta go, me oh my oh G G C C Me gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou C C G G My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh my oh G G C C Son of a gun, we’ll have good fun on the bayou
C C G G Jambalaya, crawfish pie and fillet gumbo G G C C ‘Cause tonight I’m’a gonna see my ma cher amio C C G G Pick guitar, fill fruit jar, and be gay-oh G G C C Son of a gun we’ll have big fun on the bayou
C C G G Thibodeaux, Fountaineaux, the place is buzzin’ G G C C Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen C C G G Dress in style, they go hog wild, me oh my oh G G C C Son of a gun, we’ll have big fun on the bayou
C C G G Settle down, far from town, get me a pirogue G G C C Gonna catch all the fish in the bayou C C G G Swap my mon to buy Yvonne what she need-o G G C C Son of a gun we’ll have big fun on the bayou
C C I had a dream so big and loud, I jumped so high I touched the clouds F F Whoa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa, whoa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa, C C I stretched my hands out to the sky, we danced with monsters through the night F F Whoa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa, whoa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa, C C I'm never gonna look back, whoa, I’m never gonna give it up, no F F Please don't wake me now
C C F Woo-oo-oo-oo Woo Woo This is gonna be the best day of my life. F C C F F oo-oo-oo My li-i-i-i-i-ife Woo-oo-oo-oo Woo-oo-oo-oo Woo-oo-oo-oo Woo
C I howled at the moon with friends and then the sun came crashing in F Whoa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa, whoa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa, C But all the possibilities, no limits just epiphanies F Whoa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa, whoa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa, C I'm never gonna look back, whoa, I’m never gonna give it up, no F F Just don't wake me now
C C C C I hear it calling outside my window, I feel it in my soul (soul) C C The stars were burning so bright, the sun was out 'til midnight C C I say we lose control (control)
C F C F All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go. I'm standing here, outside your door C F G I hate to wake you up to say goodbye C F C F But the dawn is breaking, it's early morn, the taxi's waiting, he's blowing his horn C F G Already I'm so lonesome I could cry
C F C F So kiss me and smile for me. Tell me that you'll wait for me. C F G Hold me like you'll never let me go C F C F I'm leaving on a jet plane, don't know when I'll be back again C F G Oh babe, I hate to go
C F C F There’s so many times I've let you down, so many times I've played around C F G I tell you now, they don't mean a thing C F C F Every place I go, I think of you, every song I sing, I sing for you C F G When I come back, I'll wear your wedding ring
C F C F Now the time has come to leave you. One more time, let me kiss you. C F G Then close your eyes, I'll be on my way C F C F Dream about the days to come, when I won't have to leave alone C F G About the time I won't have to say
C C F// G// C When I wake up, well, I know I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be the man who wakes up next to you C C F// G// C When I go out, yeah, I know I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you C C F// G// C If I get drunk, well, I know I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be the man who gets drunk next to you C C F// G// C And if I haver, hey, I know I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be the man who's havering to you
C C F G But I would walk five hundred miles and I would walk five hundred more C C F G Just to be the man who walked a thousand miles to fall down at your door
C C F// G// C And when I'm working, yes, I know I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be the man who's working hard for you C C F// G// C And when the money, comes in for the work I do, I'll pass almost every penny on to you C C F// G// C When I come home, oh, I know I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be the man who comes back home to you C C F// G// C And if I grow old, well, I know I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be the man who's growing old with you
C C Da lat da da (Da lat da da), da lat da da (Da lat da da) F// G// C Da-da-da dun-diddle un-diddle un-diddle un-diddle ah C C Da lat da da (Da lat da da), da lat da da (Da lat da da) F// G// C Da-da-da dun-diddle un-diddle un-diddle un-diddle ah
C C F// G// C When I'm lonely, well, I know I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be the man who's lonely without you C C F// G// C And when I'm dreaming, well, I know I'm gonna dream, I'm gonna dream about the time when I'm with you C C F// G// C When I go out, well, I know I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you C C F// G// C And when I come home, yes, I know I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be the man who comes back home for you F// G// C I'm gonna be the man who's coming home for you
The Lion Sleeps Tonight Solomon Linda
C F C G7 In the jungle the mighty jungle the lion sleeps tonight C F C G7 In the jungle the quiet jungle the lion sleeps tonight
C F C G7 Near the village the peaceful village the lion sleeps tonight C F C G7 Near the village the quiet village the lion sleeps tonight
C F C G7 Hush my darling, don’t fear my darling the lion sleeps tonight C F C G7 Hush my darling, don’t cry my darling the lion sleeps tonight
Last Kiss Cochran, Carpenter, Hoyal, McGlon
C Am F G Oh where oh where can my baby be the Lord he took her away from me C Am She’s up in heaven so I got to be good, F G C C So I can see my baby when I leave this world
C Am F G We were out on a date in my daddy’s car we hadn’t driven very far C Am F G Up in the road straight ahead, a car was stalled, its engine was dead C Am F G I couldn’t stop so I swerved to the right, I’ll never forget the sounds that night C Am F G C C The screaming tires, the busting glass, the painful scream that I heard last
C Am F G When I woke up the rain was coming down, there were people standing all around C Am F G Something warm was running through my eyes, but I found my baby somehow that night C Am F G I raised her head as she smiled and said, “Hold me darling for a little while” C Am F G I held her close I kissed her our last kiss, I found a love that I knew I would miss C Am And now she’s gone even though I hold her tight F G C C I lost my love my life that night
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Renegades X Ambassadors
Am C G F Am C G F Run away with me. Lost souls and revelry Am C G F Am C G F Running wild and running free. Two kids, you and me
Am C G F And I say hey, hey hey hey, living like we're renegades Am C G F Hey hey hey, hey hey hey, living like we're renegades Am C G F Am C G F Renegades renegades
Am C G F Am C G F Long live the pioneers. Rebels and mutineers Am C G F Am C G F Go forth and have no fear. Come close and lend an ear
Am C G F All hail the underdogs. All hail the new kids Am C G F All hail the outlaws: Spielberg's and Kubrick's
Am C G F It's our time to make a move. It's our time to make amends Am C G F It's our time to break the rules. Hey! Let's begin
I’m Yours Jason Mraz
C G Well you done done me and you bet that I felt it I tried to be chill but you’re so hot that I melted Am F I fell right through the cracks, now I’m tryin’ to get back. Before the C G Cool done run out I’ll be givin’ it my bestest and nothin’s gonna stop me but divine intervention Am F I reckon it’s again my turn, to win some or learn some
C G Am F C G Am F But I won’t hesitate no more, no more, it cannot wait I’m yours
C G Am F So, I won’t hesitate no more, no more, it cannot wait I’m sure. C G Am F There’s no need to complicate our time is short, this is our fate, I’m yours
C G Am F C G Am F
C I’ve been spendin’ way too long checkin’ my tongue in the mirror G And bendin’ over backwards just to try to see it clearer Am F My breath fogged up the glass, so I drew a new face and I laughed C I guess what I be sayin’ is there ain’t no better reason G Am F To rid yourself of vanities and just go with the seasons. It’s what we aim to do. Our name is our virtue
C G Am F But I won’t hesitate no more, no more it cannot wait I’m yours C G Am Well open up your mind and you will see like me. Open up your plans and damn you’re free F Look into your heart and you’ll find the sky is yours
< The final section is sung with one voice shown below, and another singing “But I won’t hesitate” line >
C Please don’t - please don’t – please don’t – there’s no G need to – compli – cate – cause your Am time is – short – this o this o – this is our F fate – I’m – yours
59th Street Bridge Song Paul Simon
F C Dm7 C Slow down, you move too fast. F C Dm7 C You got to make the morning last. Using the F chord shown, you F C Dm7 C can make the C chord with your Just kicking down the cobble stones. pinky finger and leave it there F C Dm7 C for the whole song. Looking for fun and feelin' groovy.
F C Dm7 C F C Dm7 C F C Dm7 C Ba dada da da da da Feelin' Groovy.
F C Dm7 C Hello lamp-post, whacha knowin'? F C Dm7 C The 59th Street bridge is I've come to watch your flowers growin'. more officially known as F C Dm7 C the Queensboro Bridge. Ain't cha got no rhymes for me? F C Dm7 C Doot-in' doo-doo, feelin' groovy.
F C Dm7 C F C Dm7 C F C Dm7 C Ba dada da da da da Feelin' Groovy.
F C Dm7 C I've got no deeds to do, no promises to keep. F C Dm7 C I'm dappled and drowsy and ready to sleep. F C Dm7 C Let the morning time drop all its petals on me. F C Dm7 C Life, I love you, all is groovy.
G D// C// G G I see a bad moon rising I see trouble on the way I see earthquakes and lightning I see bad times today
The Blue Velvets trio was formed in 1958 at Portola Junior High in El Cerito. Tom Fogarty joined his brother as lead singer and they became “Tommy and the Blue Velvets,” “The Golliwogs,” and finally, with John Fogarty as lead, Creedence Clearwater Revival in 1967. CDG
Old Time Rock and Roll George Jackson, Thomas E Jones III
G G G C Just take those old records off the shelf. I’ll sit and listen to them by myself C D D G Today’s music ain’t got the same soul. I like that old time rock and roll
G G G C Don’t try to take me to a disco. You’ll never even get me out on the floor C D D G In ten minutes I’ll be late for the door. I like that old time rock and roll
G G G C Still like that old time rock and roll. That kind of music just soothes the soul C D D G I reminisce about the days of old, with that old time rock and roll
G G Won’t go to hear them play a tango. G C I’d rather hear some blues and funky old soul C D There’s only one sure way to get me to go. D G Start playing old time rock and roll
G G Call me a relic call me what you will G C Say I’m old fashioned say I’m over the hill C D Today’s music ain’t got the same soul D G I like that old time rock and roll
Shambala Daniel Moore (Three Dog Night)
G D// C// G Wash away my troubles wash away my pain D// C// G With the rain in Sham – ba - la D// C// G Wash away my sorrow wash away my shame D// C// G With the rain in Sham – ba - la
D// C// G D// C// G Ah-ah oo – oo - ooh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
D// C// G D// C// G Everyone is lucky everyone is kind on the road to Sham – ba - la D// C// G D// C// G Everyone is lucky everyone is so kind on the road to Sham – ba - la
G G C G How does your light shine, in the halls of Shambala
D// C// G I can tell my sister by the flowers in her eyes D// C// G On the road to Sham – ba - la D// C// G I can tell my brother by the flowers in his eyes D// C// G On the road to Sham – ba - la
D// C// G D// C// G Ah-ah oo – oo - ooh yeah, on the road to Shambala
G C I pulled into Nashville Tennessee D G But you wouldn’t even come to see me When changing from C to D, pass G C through the C# for one strum. You said you were heading up to Carolina D G You know I’m gonna be right there behind ya
G C Now I love to feel that warm southern rain D G Just to hear it fall is the sweetest sounding thang G C And to see it fall on your simple country dress D G It’s like heaven to me I must confess
G C Now I’ve been hanging round you for days D G But when I lean in you just turn your head away G C Ooooooh no you didn’t mean that, she said D G I love the way you think but I hate the way you act.”
This Land is Your Land Woody Guthrie
C G This land is your land, this land is my land, D G From California to the New York Island, C G From the redwood forest to the Gulf Stream waters, D G This land was made for you and me.
C G As I went walking that ribbon of highway, D G I saw above me that endless skyway. C G I saw below me that golden valley. D G This land was made for you and me.
Dm G C Am We get it on most every night, when that moon is big and bright Dm G C Am It’s a supernatural delight, everybody’s dancing in the moonlight
Dm G C Am
Dm G C Everybody here is out of sight, they don’t bark and they don’t bite Am They keep things loose Dm G C Am They keep it right, everybody’s dancing in the moonlight
Dm G C Am Dancing in the moonlight, everybody’s feeling warm and bright Dm G C Am It’s such a fine and natural sight, everybody’s dancing in the moonlight
Dm G C Am
Dm G C We like our fun and we never fight, you can’t dance and stay uptight Am Dm G C Am It’s a supernatur-al delight, everybody’s dancing in the moonlight
Dm G C Am Dm G C Am
One Guitar Willie Nile 8 beats per chord
G Cmaj7 Na na na, na nanana na na. Na na na, nanana na na <4 times>
G Cmaj7 It is the middle of night, right in the middle of the street This song only has two G Cmaj7 chords. Change chords on It could be uptown, downtown, but I can feel that beat the underlined words. G Cmaj7 There is a marching drum, there is a song unsung G Cmaj7 It could be your dream, my dream, it’s not the only one
G Cmaj7 I’m a soldier marching in an army. Got no gun to shoot G Cmaj7 But what I’ve got is one guitar. I’ve got this one guitar
I see the rising smoke, I hear a heartbreak joke Hey all my brothers, sisters, I think it's time we spoke I've only got six strings, but like a bell they ring It's like a jet plane, insane, crashin' in my brain
G Cmaj7 I’m a soldier marching in an army. Got no gun to shoot G Cmaj7 But what I’ve got is one guitar. I’ve got this one guitar, and it goes G Cmaj7 Na na na, na nanana na na. Na na na, nanana na na <2 times> G↓ Cmaj7↓ G↓ Cma7↓
So if you get knocked down, you gotta take a stand For all the outcast, dead last, who need a helping hand So get your tambourines, and turn your amps up loud And raise your voices, voices, up above this crowd