Wukulele Songbook 06 - Bytown Ukulele Group (BUG)

The Sixth
Wukulele
Songbook
Contents
Crazy Little Thing Called Love………………….….
9
Drunken Sailor………………………………………..
1
Her Majesty……………………………………………
4
I Want To Marry a Lighthouse Keeper…………..
3
It’s Not Unusual………………………………….……
7
Just When I Needed You Most…………………….
12
May You Never………………………….……………
5
Octopus’s Garden……………………..…………….. 2
Picture This……………………………………….…….
11
Swinging On A Star………………………………….
8
That’s Entertainment………………………………….
10
The Loco-Motion………………………………………
6
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Drunken Sailor
Traditional sea shanty
Verse 1:
[Dm] What'll we do with a drunken sailor,
[C] What'll we do with a drunken sailor,
[Dm] What'll we do with a drunken sailor,
[C] Earl-aye in the [Dm] morning?
Chorus:
[Dm] Way hay and up she rises
[C] Patent blocks o' diff'rent sizes,
[Dm] Way hay and up she rises
[C] Earl-aye in the [Dm] morning
2. Sling him in the long boat till he's sober
Chorus
3. Trice him up in a runnin' bowline.
4. Give 'im a taste of the bosun's rope-end.
5. Give 'im a dose of salt and water.
6. Stick on 'is back a mustard plaster.
7. Shave his belly with a rusty razor.
8. Send him up the crow's nest till he falls down.
9. Put him in the scuppers with a hose-pipe on him.
10. Soak 'im in oil till he sprouts flippers.
11. Put him in the guard room till he's sober.
12. Put him in bed with the captain's daughter
13. Take the Baby and call it Bo'sun.
14. Put him in the scuffs until the horse bites on him.
15. Heave him by the leg and with a rung console him.
16. That's what we'll do with the drunken sailor.
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The 6th Wukulele Songbook
Octopus’s Garden
by Ringo Starr, 1969
[G] I'd like to be [Em] under the sea
In an [C] octopus’s garden in the [D]shade
[G] He'd let us in, [Em] knows where we've been
In his [C] octopus’s garden in the [D] shade
[Em] I'd ask my friends to come and see
[C] An octopus’s [D] garden with me
[G] I'd like to be [Em] under the sea
In an [C] octopus’s [D] garden in the [G] shade
[G] We would be warm [Em] below the storm
In our [C] little hideaway beneath the [D] waves
[G] Resting our head [Em] on the sea bed
In an [C] octopus’s garden near a [D] cave
[Em] We would sing and dance around
[C] Because we know we [D] can't be found
[G] I'd like to be [Em] under the sea
In an [C] octopus’s [D] garden in the [G] shade
Solo:
[C] / / / / [Am] / / / / [Dm] / / / / [G7] / / / /
[C] / / / / [Am] / / / / [Dm] / / [G7] / / [C] / / [D7] / /
[G] We would shout [Em] and swim about
The [C] coral that lies beneath the [D] waves
[G] Oh what joy for [Em] every girl and boy
[C] Knowing they're happy and they're [D] safe
[Em] We would be so happy you and me
[C] No one there to [D] tell us what to do
[G] I'd like to be [Em] under the sea
In an [C] octopus’s [D] garden with [Em] you
In an [C] octopus’s [D] garden with [Em] you
In an [C] octopus’s [D] garden with [G] you
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I Want To Marry a Lighthouse Keeper
By Erika Eigen, 1969
[G] / / [E7] / / [A7] / / [D] / / [G] / / / / / / / /
Verse 1:
[G] I want to marry a lighthouse keeper
And [C] keep him [D] compa[G]ny
[G] I want to marry a lighthouse keeper
And [A7] live by the side of the [D] sea
I'll [G] polish his lamp by the [G7] light of day
So [C] ships at night can [C#dim] find their way
[G] I wanna marry a [E7] lighthouse keeper
[A7] Won't that [D] be o[G]kay
Middle 8:
[C] We'll take walks along the [Cm] moonlit bay
Maybe [G] find a treasure [G7] too
[C] I’d love living in a [Cm] lighthouse
[D] How 'bout you?
Verse 2:
[G] Dream of livin in a lighthouse baby
[C] Every [D] single [G] day
I [G] dream of living in a lighthouse
A [A7] white one by the [D] bay
So [G] if you want to make my [G7] dreams come true
[C] You’ll be a lighthouse [C#dim] keeper too
[G] We could live in a [E7] lighthouse
The [A7] white one [D] by the [G] bay, hey [E7] hey,
[A7] Won't that [D] be [G] okay [E7]
[A7] Yada tada [D] ta ta [G] ta
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Her Majesty
By Lennon/McCartney 1969
[G] Her Majesty's a pretty nice girl,
[A7] but she doesn't have a [Am6] lot to [G] say
[G] Her Majesty's a pretty nice girl
[A7] but she changes from day to [D] day
[Em] I want to tell her that I love her a lot
But I [G7] gotta get a belly full of [C] wine
[G] Her Majesty's a pretty nice [E] girl
Some[A7]day I'm going to [D] make her [G] mine, oh [E] yeah,
[A7] Someday I'm going to [D] make her [G] mine.
Repeat song
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May You Never
By John Martyn, 1973
Chorus:
[G] May [F] you [C] never lay your [Am] head down,
[G] Without a hand to [C] hold
May you [Am] never make your [G] bed out in the [C] cold. [F] / / [C] / / / /
[G] You're just like a great strong brother to me
You [C] know that I [F] love you [C] true
And you [G] never talk dirty behind my back
And I [C] know that there's [F] those that [C] do.
Oh [G] please won't you, please won't you bear it in mind
[Am] Love is a lesson to learn in our [F] time
Now [G] please won't you, please won't you bear it in mind for [C] me. [F] [C]
Chorus: [G] May [F] you….etc
Well you're [G] just like a good close sister to me
You [C] know that I [F] love you [C] true
And you [G] hold no blade to stab me in the back
And I [C] know that there's [F] those that [C] do.
Oh [G] please won't you, please won't you bear it in mind
[Am] Life is a lesson to learn in our [F] time
And [G] please won't you, please won't you bear it in mind for [C] me [F] [C]
Chorus
[G] You're just like a fat and crazy brother of mine
And you [C] know that I [F] love you [C]true
And you [G] never talk dirty behind my back
And I [C] know that there's [F] those that [C] do.
Oh [G] please won't you, please won't you bear it in mind
[Am] Love is a lesson to learn in our [F] time
And [G] please won't you, please won't you bear it in mind for [C] me. [F] [C]
[G] May [F] you [C] never lose your [Am] temper
If you [G] get in a bar room [C] fight
May you [Am] never lose your [G] woman over[C]night
Chorus
[G] May [F] you [C] never lose your [Am] temper if you [G] get in a bar room [C] fight
May you [Am] never lose your [G] woman over[C]night [F] [C]
May you [Am] never lose your [G] woman over[C]night [F] [C]
May you [Am] never lose your [G] woman over[C]night
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The Loco-Motion
By Gerry Goffin & Carole King, 1962
Intro: C Am C Am (four beats each)
[C] Everybody's doin' a [Am] brand new dance now
[C] C'mon baby [Am] do the Loco-Motion
[C] I know you'll get to like it if you [Am] give it a chance now
[C] C'mon baby [Am] do the Loco-Motion
[F] My little baby sister can [Dm] do it with ease
[F] It's easier than learning your [D7] ABCs
So [C] come on, come on, [G] do the Loco-Motion with [C] me
Chorus :
You gotta swing your hips now [F], come on baby
Jump [C] up, jump back!
Oh well I [G] think you got the knack
[C] Now that you can do it [Am] let's make a chain now
[C] C'mon baby [Am] do the Loco-Motion
[C] Chug-a chug-a motion like a [Am] railway train now
[C] C'mon baby [Am] do the Loco-Motion
[F] Do it nice and easy now don't [Dm] lose control
A [F] little bit of rhythm and a [D7] lot of soul
So [C] come on, come on, [G] do the Loco-Motion with [C] me
Chorus (just chords)
[C] Move around the floor in a [Am] Loco-motion
[C] C'mon baby [Am] do the Loco-Motion
[C] Do it holding hands if you [Am] got the notion
[C] C'mon baby [Am] do the Loco-Motion
There's [F] never been a dance that's so [Dm] easy to do
It [F] even makes you happy when you're [D7] feeling blue
So [C] come on, come on, [G] do the Loco-Motion with [C] me
Ending
You gotta swing your hips now
[F] C'mon do the Loco-Motion
[C] C'mon do the Loco-Motion Last two lines x 2 >> Then repeat with F to finish on C.
Taken from a Cardiff Uke Nights songbook. See their excellent songbooks at http://www.ukenights.org.uk
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It’s Not Unusual
By Les Reed & Gordon Mills, 1965
[F] It’s not unusual to be [Gm7] loved by anyone [C7]
[F] It’s not unusual to have [Gm7] fun with anyone
[Am] But when I see you hanging a[Gm7]bout with anyone [C7]
It’s not unusual to [F] see me cry, I [Gm7] wanna die [C7]
[F] It’s not unusual to go [Gm7] out at any time [C7]
[F] But when I see you out and a[Gm7]bout it’s such a crime
[Am] If you should ever want to be [Gm7] loved by anyone
[C7] It’s not unusual it [F] happens every day
No [Gm7] matter what you say
[C7] You’ll find it happens all the [F] time
Love will never do
[Gm7] What you want it to
[C7] Why can’t this crazy love be [Am7] mine [D7] [Gm7] [C7]
[F] It’s not unusual to be [Gm7] mad with anyone [C7]
[F] It’s not unusual to be [Gm7] sad with anyone
[Am] But if I ever find that you’ve [Gm7] changed at any time
[C7] It’s not unusual to [F] find out I’m in [Gm7] love with you
Woh [Am] woh woh woh woh [Gm7] woh
Woh [Am] woh, woh [Gm7] woh, woh [Am] woh woh woh woh [Gm7] woh [F]
This song is cribbed from a Cardiff Uke Nights songbook. See their great songbooks at http://www.ukenights.org.uk
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The 6th Wukulele Songbook
Swinging On A Star
by Johhny Burke & Jimmy Van Heusen, sung by Bing Crosby 1944
Chorus:
Would you [E7] like to swing on a [A7] star?
Carry [D7] moonbeams home in a [G] jar?
And be [E7] better off than you [A7] are
[D7] Or would you rather be a [G] mule? (pig?, fish?)
A [G] mule is an [C] animal with [G] long funny [C] ears
[G] Kicks up at [C] anything he [G] hears.
His [A7] back is brawny but his [D7] brain is weak
He’s [Em7] just plain [A7] stupid with a [D7] stubborn streak
And by the [G] way, if you [C] hate to go to [G] school. [E7]
[Am7] You may grow [D7] up to be a [G] mule.
Chorus
A [G] pig is an [C] animal with [G] dirt on his [C] face
His [G] shoes are a [C] terrible [G] disgrace.
He [A7] has no manners when he [D7] eats his food
He’s [Em7] fat and [A7] lazy and [D7] extremely rude
But if you [G] don’t care a [C] feather or a [G] fig [E7]
[Am7] You may grow [D7] up to be a [G] pig.
Chorus
A [G] fish won’t do [C] anything, but [G] swim in a [C] brook,
He [G] can’t write his [C] name or read a [G] book.
To [A7] fool the people is his [D7] only thought
And [Em7] though he’s [A7] slippery, he [D7] still gets caught
But then if [G] that sort of [C] life is what you [G] wish [E7]
[Am7] You may grow [D7] up to be a [G] fish.
And all the [E7] monkeys aren’t in the [A7] zoo
Every [D7] day you meet quite a [G] few.
So you [E7] see it’s all up to [A7] you
[D7] You can be better than you [G] are, [Em7]
[Am7] You could be [D7] swingin’ on a [G] star.
This song is cribbed from a Cardiff Uke Nights songbook. See their great songbooks at http://www.ukenights.org.uk
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Crazy Little Thing Called Love
By Freddie Mercury, 1979
[D] This thing called love, I [G] just can't [C] handle [G] it
This [D] thing called love, I [G] must get [C] round to [G] it
I ain't [D] ready
[F] Crazy little [G] thing called [D] love
[D] This thing called love, it [G] cries like a baby in a [C] cradle all [G] night
It [D] swings, it jives, it [G] shakes all over like a [C] jelly [G] fish
I kinda [D] like it
[F] Crazy little [G] thing called [D] love [No chord]
There goes my [G] baby
She [C] knows how to rock n' [G] roll
She drives me [Bb] crazy
She gives me [E7] hot and cold fever
Then she [A] leaves me in a cool cool sweat [No chord]
Riff:
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I gotta be [D] cool, relax, get [G] hip, get [C] on my [G] tracks
Take a [D] back seat, hitch-hike, and [G] take a long ride on my [C] motor [G] bike
Until I'm [D] ready
[F] Crazy little [G] thing called [D] love
[D] This thing called love I [G] just can't [C] handle [G] it
This [D] thing called love I [G] must get [C] round to [G] it
I ain't [D] ready
[F] Crazy little [G] thing called [D] love
[F] Crazy little [G] thing called [D] love
[F] Crazy little [G] thing called [D] love
This song is cribbed from a Cardiff Uke Nights songbook. See their great songbooks at http://www.ukenights.org.uk
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That’s Entertainment
By Paul Weller, recorded by The Jam in 1981
Intro: G Em7 G Em7 (one bar each)
[G] A police car and a [Em7] screaming siren
[G] A pneumatic drill and [Em7] ripped up concrete
[G] A baby wailing and [Em7] stray dog howling
[G] The screech of brakes and [Em7 – rapid down strokes] lamplights blinking
[C] That's enter[F]tainment, [C] that's enter[F]tainment
[G] A smash of glass and a [Em7] rumble of boots.
[G] An electric train and a [Em7] ripped up phone booth.
[G] Paint spattered walls and [Em7] the cry of a tomcat.
[G] Lights going out and a [Em7 – rapid down strokes] kick in the balls.
[C] That's enter[F]tainment, [C] that's enter[F]tainment
Refrain: [G] Aaah … [Em7] La la la
[G] La … [Em7] La la la
[G] La … [Em7] La la la
[C] La … [F] La la la
[G] Days of speed and [Em7] slow time Mondays.
[G] Pissing down with rain on a [Em7] boring Wednesday.
[G] Watching the news and not [Em7] eating your tea.
[G] A freezing cold flat, with [Em7 – rapid down strokes] damp on the walls.
[C] That's enter[F]tainment, [C] that's enter[F]tainment
[G] Waking up at six on [Em7] a cool warm morning.
[G] Opening the windows and [Em7] breathing in petrol.
[G] An amateur band rehearse in a [Em7] nearby yard.
[G] Watching the tele and [Em7 – rapid down strokes] thinking about your holiday.
[C] That's enter[F]tainment, [C] that's enter[F]tainment
Refrain
[G] Waking up from bad dreams and [Em7] smoking cigarettes.
[G] Cuddling a warm girl and [Em7] smelling stale perfume.
[G] A hot summers day and [Em7] sticky black tarmac.
[G] Feeding ducks in the park and [Em7] wishing you were far away.
[C] That's enter[F]tainment, [C] that's enter[F]tainment
[G] Two lovers kissing amongst the [Em7] scream of midnight.
[G] Two lovers missing the [Em7] tranquility of solitude.
[G] Getting a cab and [Em7] travelling on buses.
[G] Reading the graffiti about [Em7] slashed seat affairs.
[C] That's enter[F]tainment, [C] that's enter[F]tainment
Refrain ………end on [G]
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Picture This
by Chris Stein, Deborah Harry & Jimmy Destri, as Blondie in 1978
[C] All I want is a [F] room with a view
[C] A sight worth seeing a [F] vision of you
[C] All I want [F] is a room with a [C] view, [G] oooooh
[C] I will give you my [F] finest hour
[C] The one I spent [F] watching you shower
[C] I will give you my [F] finest hour oh [C] yeah [G]
[C] All I want is a [F] photo in my wallet
[C] A small remembrance of [F] something more solid
[C] All I want [F] is a picture of [C] you
[F] Picture this a [G] day in December
[F] Picture this [G] freezing cold weather
You got [F] clouds on your lids and you'd [G] be on the skids
[A] If it weren't for your job at the garage, if you could only, [F] oohh, oh
[F] Picture this a [G] sky full of thunder
[F] Picture this my [G] telephone number
[F] One and one is what I'm [G] telling you oh [A] yeah
RIFF CHORDS
[A] / / / / [D] / / / /
[A] / / / / [D] / / / /
[A] / / / / [D] / / / /
[D] / / / / [D] / / / /
[F] / / / / [F] / / / /
[G] / / / / [G] / / / / [A] No Chord
[C] All I want is [F] 20/20 vision
[C] A total portrait [F] with no omissions
[C] All I want [F] is a vision of [C] you, [G] ooooh
If you can
[F] Picture this a [G] day in December
[F] Picture this [G] freezing cold weather
You got [F] clouds on your lids and you'd [G] be on the skids
If it [A] weren't for your job at the garage, if you could on[F]ly
[F] Picture this a [G] sky full of thunder
[F] Picture this my [G] telephone number
[F] One and one is what I'm [G] telling you
Get a pocket [A] computer, try to do what ya' used to do, yeah!
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Just When I Needed You Most
By Randy VanWarmer, 1979
Intro: [D] [Dmaj7] [D7] [D]
Verse:
You [D] packed in the morning, I [Dmaj7] stared out the window
And I [D7] struggled for something to [G] say
You left in the rain without [D] closing the door
[Em] I didn't stand in your [A7] way
Chorus 1:
Now [D] I miss you more than I [Dmaj7] missed you before
And now [D7] where I'll find comfort, [G] God knows!
Cause [G] you [D] left me, [A7] just when I needed you [D] most
Yes, [G] you [D] left me, [A7] just when I needed you [D] most
Now [D] most every morning I [Dmaj7] stare out the window
‘An I [D7] think about where you might [G] be
I’ve written you letters that [D] I'd like to send
[Em] If you would just send one to [A7] me
Chorus 2:
Now [D] I need you more than I [Dmaj7] needed before
And now [D7] where I'll find comfort, [G] God knows!
‘Cause [G] you [D] left me, [A7] just when I needed you [D] most
Yes, [G] you [D] left me, [A7] just when I needed you [D] most
Instrumental verse
You [D] packed in the morning, I [Dmaj7] stared out the window
And I [D7] struggled for something to [G] say
You left in the rain without [D] closing the door
[Em] I didn't stand in your [A7] way
Now [D] I love you more than I [Dmaj7] loved you before
And now [D7] where I'll find comfort, [G] God knows!
Cause [G] you [D] left me [A7] Just when I needed you [D] most
[G] You [D] left me, [A7] just when I needed you [D] most
Oh, [G] you [D] left me, [A7] just when I needed you [D] most
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