BEGINNERS UKULELE SONGBOOK 1. READING CHORD CHARTS Soprano Ukulele Neck Ukulele Chord Chart Nut Nut Fret 1 Fret 1 Fret 2 Fret 2 Fret 3 Fret 3 Fret 4 Fret 4 Fret 5 Fret 5 String = g C E A g C E A 2. COMMON CHORDS IN THE KEY OF C The white numbers in the black circles refer to which finger could be used. OR 3. HE'S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS – 2 CHORDS IN C (Time 4/4 1…2…123 ) He's Got The [C] Whole World In His Hands He's Got The [G7] Whole, Wide World In His Hands He's Got The [C] Whole World In His Hands He's Got The [G7] Whole World In His [C] Hands He's Got The [C] Little Bitty Baby In His Hands He's Got The [G7] Little Bitty Baby In His Hands He's Got The [C] Little Bitty Baby In His Hands He's Got The [G7] Whole World In His [C] Hands He's Got [C] Everybody Here In His Hands He's Got [G7] Everybody Here In His Hands He's Got [C] Everybody Here In His Hands He's Got [G7] Whole World In His [C] Hands 4. WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN – 4 CHORDS IN C Oh, when the [C] Saints go marching in, oh, when the Saints go marching [G7] in, I want to [C] be [C7] in that [F] number, when the [C] Saints go [G7] marching [C] in. Oh, when the [C] sun refuse to shine, oh, when the sun refuse to [G7] shine, I want to [C] be [C7] in that [F] number, when the [C] sun reG7]fuse to [C] shine. Oh, when the [C] Saints go marching in, oh, when the Saints go marching [G7] in I want to [C] be [C7] in that [F] number, when the [C] Saints go [G7] marching [C] in. Oh when the [C] trumpet sounds the call, oh, when the trumpet sounds the [G7] call I want to [C] be [C7] in that [F] number, when the [C] trumpet [G7] sounds the [C] call Oh, when the [C] Saints go marching in, oh, when the Saints go marching [G7] in I want to [C] be [C7] in that [F] number, when the [C] Saints go [G7] marching [C] in. [G7] [C] 5. TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR [C] Twinkle, twinkle [F] little [C] star [G7] How I [C] wonder [G] what you [C] are Up a[F]bove the [C] world so [G] high [C] Like a [F] diamond [C] in the [G] sky [C] Twinkle, twinkle [F] little [C] star [F] How I [C] wonder [G] what you [C] are 6. HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE [G] Hey diddle diddle, The [D7•alt] cat and the fiddle, The [G] cow jumped over the [D7•alt] moon, The [C] little dog laughed to [G] see such sport, And the [D7•alt] dish ran away with the [G] spoon. 7. ITS RAINING, ITS POURING [C] It's raining, it's pouring; [C] The old man is snoring. [G] He went to bed and he [G] Bumped his head [G7] And he couldn't get up in the [C] morning. 8. JACK AND JILL [C] Jack and [F] Jill Went [C] up the [F] hill to [C] fetch a [F] pail of [C] water [F] Jack fell [G7] down And [C] broke his [F] crown And [C] Jill came [G] tumbling [C] after [C] Up Jack [F] got And [C] home did [F] trot As [C] fast as [F] he could [C] caper [F] Went to [G7] bed And [C] wrapped his [F] head With [C] vinegar [G] and brown [C] paper. 9. MICHAEL FINNEGAN [C] There was an old man named Michael Finnegan. [G7] He had whiskers on his chinnegan. [C] They fell out and then grew in again. [G] Poor old Michael [C] Finnegan. Begin again. 10. LITTLE BO•PEEP [C] Little Bo•peep has [G7] lost her sheep And [C] can't tell where to [G] find them [F] Leave them a[C]lone and [G7] they'll come [C] home [C] Wagging their [G7] tails be[C]hind them. 11. SING A SONG OF SIX PENCE [C] Sing a song of [F] sixpence, a [C] pocket full of [G7] rye; [C] Four and twenty [F] blackbirds, [G] baked in a [C] pie. [C] When the pie was [F] opened, they [C] all began to [G7] sing. Now, [C] wasn't that a [F] dainty dish, to [G] set before the [C] King? The [C] King was in his [F] countinghouse, [C] counting out his [G7] money; The [C] Queen was in the [F] parlor, [G] eating bread and [C] honey. The [C] maid was in the [F] garden, [C] hanging out the [G7] clothes. A [C] long there came a big [F] black bird, And [G] snipped off her [C] nose! 12. OLD MACDONALD HAD A FARM [C] Old MacDonald [F] had a [C] farm. [C] E•I•[G] E•I•[C] O. And on that farm he [F] had a [C] cow. [C] E•I•[G] E•I•[C] O. [C] With a moo•moo here And a moo•moo there. Here a moo, there a moo, Everywhere a moo•moo. [C] Old MacDonald [F] had a [C] farm. [C] E•I•[G] E•I•[C] O. .