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Whitby Sports & Social Centre

Chester Road / Dunkirk Lane,

Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH65 6QF

Ukulele JamSat 6th June 1.45 - 3pm

in the members lounge

FREE ADMISSION - just bring your uke

with GREASBY and NESTON ukes and WUF

Songbook

UKULELE SONGBOOK

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SONGS

........................................................................... Big blue roses! 3....................................................................... Whisky in the jar! 4

............................................................................ Dirty old town! 5........................................................................... Folsom prison! 6

Hoots mon................................................................................. 7 Iʼll tell me ma.............................................................................. 8 Banks of the Ohio...................................................................... 9 Liverpool Loo............................................................................ 10 Mull of Kintyre........................................................................... 11 Ring of fire................................................................................. 12 Singing in the rain ..................................................................... 13 Everybodyʼs talking..................................................................... 14 Laughing policeman................................................................... 15 Leaving of Liverpool.................................................................. 16 You aint going nowhere.............................................................. 17 Wagon Wheel............................................................................. 18

*Beginners can put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the following songs using these easier chords. When playing these easier chords you must use a capo on 2nd fret to be in tune with everyone else.

Whisky in the Jar....using capo 2nd fret playing in Key of C........19 Hoots Mon .............using capo 2nd fret playing in key of G........20 Iʼll tell me ma......... using capo 2nd fret playing in key of G.........21 Liverpool Lou......... using capo 2nd fret playing in key of G.........22 Leaving of Liverpool using capo 2nd fret playing in key of C....... 23 Wagon wheel......... using capo 2nd fret playing in key of G........24

Chords used............................................................................... 25 Links............................................................................................ 26

UKULELE SONGBOOK

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intro G7 C G7 C

chorus C F Big blue roses round my door G7 C Seems to me they were always red before F Big blue roses don't look real G7 C Are they blue or is it just the way I feel

G7We dreamed a wedding in the spring and a love for ever more CA picket fence a cottage and some roses round the door G7When you decided you'd move on and all our plans fell through CIt got so cold in mid July the roses all turned blue

chorus

G7We planted roses in the spring with tender loving care CWe treated them like babies every minute we could spare G7We watched them grow we watched them bloom and reach up for the sky CWe took care of the roses but we let a good love die

chorus - twice

G7 C ending - Are they blue or is it just the way I feel repeat x2

Big blue roses Tom T. Hall and Dixie Hall

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Whisky in the jar. Irish traditionalintro D kazoo part D A D x 4

D Bm As I was going over the Cork and Kerry mountains, G D I met with Captain Farrell and his money he was counting. D A D Bm I first produced my pistol and then produced my rapier, G D Saying 'Stand and deliver or the devil he may take ya

A GChorus .........Musha ring dum a doo dum a da, Whack for the daddy o, D Whack fol the daddy o, There's whiskey in the jar.

D A D Bm He counted out his money and it was a pretty penny G D I put it in my pocket and I took it home to Jenny D A D Bm She swore that she’d love me, and never would she leave me G D But the devil take the women for you know she tricked me easy

Chorus: D A D Bm I went into my chamber all for to take a slumber, G D I dreamt of gold and jewels and for sure it was no wonder. D A D Bm But Jenny drew my charges, she filled them up with water, G D She sent for Captain Farrell to be ready for the slaughter.

Chorus: D A D Bm 'Twas early in the morning, before I rose to travel G D Up comes a band of troopers likewise Captain Farrel D A D Bm I then produced my pistol for she stole away my rapier G D But I couldn't shoot the water, so a prisoner I was taken

instrumental D A D D D A D ( D Bm G D x2) with kazoo doing solo

Chorus: D A D Bm If anyone can help me, it's my brother in the army, G D If I can find his station be it Cork or in Killarney. D A D Bm And if he'd come and join me, we'd go roving in Kilkenny. G D And i'm sure he'll treat me better than my own a-sporting Jenny.

Chorus: (repeat twice)

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Dirty old town. Ewan MacCollintro G

GI met my love by the gas works wall C GDreamed a dream by the old canal Em GI Kissed my girl by the factory wall Am D7 EmDirty old town, dirty old town repeat last line then pause

GClouds are drifting across the moon C GCats are prowling on their beat Em GSpring's a girl from the streets at night Am D7 EmDirty old town, dirty old town repeat last line then pause

GI Heard a siren from the docks C GSaw a train set the night on fire Em GI Smelled the spring on the smoky wind Am D7 EmDirty old town, dirty old town repeat last line then pause

G I'm gonna make me a big sharp axe C GShining steel tempered in the fire Em GI'll chop you down like an old dead tree Am D7 EmDirty old town, dirty old town repeat last line then pause

G I met my love by the gas works wall C GDreamed a dream by the old canal Em GI kissed my girl by the factory wall Am D7 EmDirty old town, dirty old town repeat last line then end

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Folsom prison blues. Johnny Cashintro C Train whistle

CI hear the train a comin' it's rolling round the bend C7And I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when F C Cl’m stuck in Folsom prison and time keeps draggin' on G7 CBut that train keeps a rollin' on down to San Antone

Train whistle

CWhen I was just a baby my mama told me son C7Always be a good boy don't ever play with guns, but IF C Cshot a man in Reno just to watch him die G7 CWhen I hear that whistle blowing, I hang my head and cry

Train whistle

CI bet there's rich folks eating in a fancy dining car C7They’re probably drinkin' coffee and smoking big cigars, well IF C Cknow I had it coming I know I can't be free G7 CBut those people keep a movin' And that's what tortures me

Train whistle

CIf they'd free me from this prison lf that railroad train was mine C7l bet I'd move it all a little further down the line F C CFar from Folsom prison that's where I want to stay G7 CAnd l’d let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away G7 CAnd l’d let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away G7 CAnd l’d let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away

Train whistle

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Hoots mon Harry Robinson

intro A then stop

kazoos

| A / | D / | A / | E7 / |

| A / | D / | A E7 | A / |

| A / | D / | A / | E7 / |

| A / | D / | A E7 | A / |

! ! | A / | A / | G / | G / |

! ! | A / | A / | Hoots mon There’s a Moose loose aboot this hoose

kazoos

| A / | D / | A / | E7 / |

| A / | D / | A E7 | A / |

| A / | D / | A / | E7 / |

| A / | D / | A E7 | A / |

! ! | A / | A / | G / | G / |

! ! | A / | A / | Hoots mon It’ a braw bricht moonlicht nicht the nicht ! ! !

! ! | A / | D / | A / | E7 / |

! ! | A / | D / | A E7 | A / |

! ! | D / | E7 / | A / | A / |

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I’ll tell me ma. Irish traditional

A E7 AI'll tell me ma when I go home the boys wont leave the girls alone E7 AThey pull me hair and stole my comb, and thats all right till I go home

Dchorus She is handsome, she is pritty, A E7 she is the girl from Belfast City A D D D She is courting one two three, A E7 A Please wont you tell me who is she

A E7 AAlbert Mooney says he loves her , all the boys are fighting for her E7 Aknock on her door and ring on her bell, saying oh me love are you well.

A E7 AOut she comes as white as snow,, rings on her fingers bells on her toes, E7 AOld Johnny Morrissey says she'll die, if she doesn't get the fella with the roving eye.

chorus

A E7 ALet the wind and the rain and the hale blow high,, And the snow come travelling from the sky, E7 AShe's as sweet as apple pie, she'll get her own lad by, and by.

A E7 AWhen she gets a lad of her own, she wont tell her ma when she gets home, E7 ALet them all come as they will,, but its Albert Mooney she loves still.

chorus twice

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Banks of the Ohio Traditionalintro C G7 C C G7 I asked my love to take a walk C Just to walk a little way F And as we walked along we talk C G7 C Of when would be our wedding day

C G7 chorus And only say that you'll be mine C In no others arms entwined F Down beside where the waters flow C G7 C Down by the banks of the Ohio

C G7 I plunged a knife into her breast C And told her she was going to rest F Crying "sweet Willy, don't murder me C G7 C I'm not prepared for eternity."chorus C G7 I took her by her golden curls C I drug her down to the river-side F And there I threw her into drown C G7 C And I watched her as she floated downchorus

C G7 He's going home b'tween twelve and one C Crying "Lord, what have I've done?" F Oh Lord I've murdered the only girl I love C G7 C Because she would not be my bride

chorus - repeat last of chorus to end

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Liverpool lou Dominic Behan.

Intro A

chorus A D A Oh Liverpool Lou lovely Liverpool Lou E7 Why can't you behave just like other girls do A D A Why must my poor heart keep following you E7 A Stay home and love me my Liverpool Lou

A E7 AWhen I go out walking, I hear people talking D ASchool children playing, I hear what their saying E7They're saying you'll grieve me AThat you will deceive me D Some morning you'll leave me E7 AAll packed up and gone

chorus

A E7 AThe sounds from river, keep telling me ever D A That I should forget you, like I've never met you E7 Oh tell me their song love A Was never more wrong love D Say I belong love E7 A to my Liverpool Lou

chorus

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Mull of Kintyre. Paul McCartney / Denny Laine

intro - Chorus with accordion / mouthorgan

Chorus C F CMull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea.. my desire F C is always to be here , oh Mull of Kintyre.

C Far have I travelled and much have I seen F Cdark distant mountains with valleys of green. Past painted deserts the sunset’s on fire F G7 C as he carries me home to the Mull of Kintyre.

Chorus

Repeat chorus with accordion / mouthorgan

CSweep through the heather like deer in the glenF Ccarry me back to the days I knew then. Nights when we sang like a heavenly choir F G7 Cof the life and the times of the Mull of Kintyre.

Chorus

Repeat chorus with accordion / mouthorgan both carry on till the end

C Smiles in the sunshine and tears in the rain F C still takes me back where my mem’ries remain. Flickering embers grow higher and higher F G7 Cas they carry me back to the Mull of Kintyre.

Chorus twice - last time last line sung slowly to the end

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Ring of fire. June Carter Cash / Merle Kilgore

intro twice - C F F C C G7 G7 C - with kazoo or mouthorgan

C F F C F F C Love is a burning thing, and it makes a fiery ring C F F C G7 G7 C Bound by wild desire, I fell into a ring of fire

chorus G7 F C I fell into a burning ring of fire G7 I went Down, Down, Down F C and the flames went higher C C C and It Burns, Burns, Burns F F C G7 G7 C The ring of fire, The ring of fire

Repeat intro Twice

chorus

C F F C F F C The taste of love is sweet, when hearts like ours meet C F F C G7 G7 C I fell for you like a child, Oh, but the fire went wild

chorus

And It Burns, Burns, Burns F F C The ring of fire G7 G7 C The ring of fire G7 G7 C The ring of fire

repeat intro once to finish

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Singin in the rain / Everybody’s talking Arthur Freed / Nacio Brown Fred Neil

intro F Am F Am F Am F Am ^^^^^ dooby doodoo dooby dooby doodoo dooby dooby doodoo dooby dooby doodoo dooby

UKULELE SONGBOOK

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Singin in the rain / Everybody’s talking Arthur Freed / Nacio Brown Fred Neil

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Laughing policeman. Charles Penrose intro C C F I know a fat ole policeman, he’s always on our street G7 C A fat old, jolly red-faced man, he really is a treat F He’s too kind for a policeman, he’s never known to frown G7 C And everybody says he is the happiest man in town

chorus - same chords as verse

C F He laughs upon his duty, he laughs upon his beat G7 C He laughs at everybody when he’s walking in the street F He never can stop laughing, he says he'd never tried G7 C But once he did arrest a man and laughed until he died

chorus

C F Oh, His jolly face had wrinkled, and then he shut his eyes G7 C He opened his great mouth, it was a wonderous size F He said “I must arrest you,” I didn't know what for G7 C And then he starting laughing, until he cracked his jaw

chorus

C F So if you chance to meet him while walking ‘round the town G7 C Just shake him by his ole fat hand and give him have a crown F His eyes will beam and sparkle, he'll gurgle with delight G7 C And then you’ll start him laughing, with all his blessed might

chorus

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Leaving of Liverpool traditional

D G D A7 Farewell the prince's landing stage, river mersey fare thee well, for I’m D G D A7 D bound for Cal - i - for - ni - a, It’s a place that I know right well

Chorus: A7 G D A7 So fare you well my own true love, when I return, united we will be. D G D It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me, A7 D But my darling, 'swhen I think of thee

D G D A7 I'm off to California, by way of the stormy Horn, D G D A7 D And I will send you a letter, love,, When I am homeward boundChorus:

D G D A7 I've sailed on a Yankee clipper ship, Davy Crockett is her name, D G D A7 D And Burgess is the captain o her, And they say she is a floating hellChorus:

D G D A7 I'm bound away to leave you,, Goodbye, my love, goodbye D G D A7 D There ain't but one thing that grieves me,, That's leaving you behindChorus:

D G D A7 Oh the sun is on the harbor, love,, And I wish I could remain, D G D A7 D For I know it will be a long long time, Before I see you again

Chorus:

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You ain’t going nowhere. Bob Dylan

C Dm Clouds so swift, and the rain won't lift F C The gates won't close, the railings froze C Dm Get your mind off wintertime F C You ain't going nowhere

C Dmchorus Ooo-wee, ride me high F C Tomorrow's the day my bride's gonna come C Dm Ooh, wee, are we gonna fly F C Down in the easy chair

C Dm I don't care how many letters they sent F C The morning came and the morning went C Dm Pick up your money, pack up your tent, F C You ain't going nowherechorus C Dm Buy me a flute and a gun that shoots F C Tailgates and substitutes C Dm strap yourself to the tree with roots F C You ain’t going nowhere

chorus C Dm Genghis Khan he could not keep F C all his kings supplied with sheep C Dm We’ll climb that hill no matter how steep F C when we get up to it

chorus twice to end

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Wagon wheel Bob Dylan / Ketch Secor

intro A E7 F♯m D A E7 D twice

A E7 F♯m D Headed down south to the land of the pines, And I'm thumbin' my way into North Caroline A E7 DStarin' up the road And pray to God I see headlights A E7 F♯m DI made it down the coast in seventeen hours Pickin' me a bouquet of dogwood flowers A E7 DAnd I'm a hopin' for Raleigh I can see my baby tonight

chorus A E7 F♯m D So rock me mama like a wagon wheel , Rock me mama anyway you feel A E7 D Hey, hey mama rock me A E7 F♯m D Rock me mama like the wind and the rain, Rock me mama like a south-bound train A E7 D Hey, hey mama rock me

A E7 F♯m DRunnin' from the cold up in New England, I was born to be a fiddler in an old-time stringband A E7 DMy baby plays guitar, I pick up a banjo now A E7 F♯m DThe North country winters keep a gettin' me now, Lost my money playin' poker so I had to up and leave A E7 Dain't turnin' back, To livin' that old life no more

chorus

A E7 F♯m DWalkin' to the south out of Roanoke, caught a trucker out of Philly, Had a nice long toke A E7 Dhe's headed west from the Cumberland Gap, To Johnson City, Tennessee A E7 F♯m DAnd I gotta get a move on fit for the sun, hear my baby call my name, I know she's the only one A E7 Dif I die in Raleigh, At least I will die free

chorus -

repeat chorus singing first two lines with no backing repeat last line of chorus three times to end

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intro C kazoo part C G C x 4

C Am As I was going over the Cork and Kerry mountains, F C I met with Captain Farrell and his money he was counting. C G C Am I first produced my pistol and then produced my rapier, F C Saying 'Stand and deliver or the devil he may take ya

G FChorus .........Musha ring dum a doo dum a da, Whack for the daddy o, C Whack fol the daddy o, There's whiskey in the jar.

C G C Am He counted out his money and it was a pretty penny F C I put it in my pocket and I took it home to Jenny C G C Am She swore that she’d love me, and never would she leave me F C But the devil take the women for you know she tricked me easy

Chorus: C G C Am I went into my chamber all for to take a slumber, F C I dreamt of gold and jewels and for sure it was no wonder. C G C Am But Jenny drew my charges, she filled them up with water, F C She sent for Captain Farrell to be ready for the slaughter.

Chorus: C G C Am 'Twas early in the morning, before I rose to travel F C Up comes a band of troopers likewise Captain Farrel C G C Am I then produced my pistol for she stole away my rapier F C But I couldn't shoot the water, so a prisoner I was taken

instrumental C G C C C G C (C Am F C x2) with kazoo doing solo

Chorus: C G C Am If anyone can help me, it's my brother in the army, F C If I can find his station be it Cork or in Killarney. C G C Am And if he'd come and join me, we'd go roving in Kilkenny. F C And i'm sure he'll treat me better than my own a-sporting Jenny.

Chorus: (repeat twice)

CAPO ON 2ND FRET Whisky in the jar. Irish traditional

UKULELE SONGBOOK

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intro G then stop

kazoos

| G / | C / | G / | D7 / |

| G / | C / | G D7 | G / |

| G / | C / | G / | D7 / |

| G / | C / | G D7 | G / |

! ! | G / | G / | F / | F / |

! ! | G / | G / | Hoots mon There’s a Moose loose aboot this hoose

kazoos

| G / | C / | G / | D7 / |

| G / | C / | G D7 | G / | | G / | C / | G / | D7 / |

| G / | C / | G D7 | G / |

! ! | G / | G / | F / | F / |

! ! | G / | G / | Hoots mon It’ a braw bricht moonlicht nicht the nicht ! ! !

| G / | C / | G / | D7 / |

| G / | C / | G D7 | G / |

! ! | C / | D7 / | G / | G / |

CAPO ON 2ND FRET Hoots mon Harry Robinson

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G D7 GI'll tell me ma when I go home the boys wont leave the girls alone D7 GThey pull me hair and stole my comb, and thats all right till I go home

Cchorus She is handsome, she is pritty, G D7 she is the girl from Belfast City G C C C She is courting one two three, G D7 G Please wont you tell me who is she

G D7 GAlbert Mooney says he loves her , all the boys are fighting for her D7 Gknock on her door and ring on her bell, saying oh me love are you well.

G D7 GOut she comes as white as snow,, rings on her fingers bells on her toes, D7 GOld Johnny Morrissey says she'll die, if she doesn't get the fella with the roving eye.

chorus

G D7 GLet the wind and the rain and the hale blow high,, And the snow come travelling from the sky, D7 GShe's as sweet as apple pie, she'll get her own lad by, and by.

G D7 GWhen she gets a lad of her own, she wont tell her ma when she gets home, D7 GLet them all come as they will,, but its Albert Mooney she loves still.

chorus twice

CAPO ON 2ND FRET I’ll tell me ma. Irish traditional

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Intro G

chorus G C G Oh Liverpool Lou lovely Liverpool Lou D7 Why can't you behave just like other girls do G C G Why must my poor heart keep following you D7 G Stay home and love me my Liverpool Lou

G D7 GWhen I go out walking, I hear people talking C GSchool children playing, I hear what their saying D7They're saying you'll grieve me GThat you will deceive me C Some morning you'll leave me D7 GAll packed up and gone

chorus

G D7 GThe sounds from river, keep telling me ever C G That I should forget you, like I've never met you D7 Oh tell me their song love G Was never more wrong love C Say I belong love D7 G to my Liverpool Lou

chorus

CAPO ON 2ND FRET Liverpool lou Dominic Behan.

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C F C G7 Farewell the prince's landing stage, river mersey fare thee well, for I’m C F C G7 C bound for Cal - i - for - ni - a, It’s a place that I know right well

Chorus: G7 F C G7 So fare you well my own true love, when I return, united we will be. C F C It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me, G7 C But my darling, 'swhen I think of thee

C F C G7 I'm off to California, by way of the stormy Horn, C F C G7 C And I will send you a letter, love,, When I am homeward boundChorus:

C F C G7 I've sailed on a Yankee clipper ship, Davy Crockett is her name, C F C G7 C And Burgess is the captain o her, And they say she is a floating hellChorus:

C F C G7 I'm bound away to leave you,, Goodbye, my love, goodbye C F C G7 C There ain't but one thing that grieves me,, That's leaving you behindChorus:

C F C G7 Oh the sun is on the harbor, love,, And I wish I could remain, C F C G7 C For I know it will be a long long time, Before I see you again

Chorus:

CAPO ON 2ND FRET Leaving of Liverpool

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intro G D7 Em C G D7 C twice

G D7 Em C Headed down south to the land of the pines, And I'm thumbin' my way into North Caroline G D7 CStarin' up the road And pray to God I see headlights G D7 Em CI made it down the coast in seventeen hours Pickin' me a bouquet of dogwood flowers G D7 CAnd I'm a hopin' for Raleigh I can see my baby tonight

chorus G D7 Em C So rock me mama like a wagon wheel , Rock me mama anyway you feel G D7 C Hey, hey mama rock me G D7 Em C Rock me mama like the wind and the rain, Rock me mama like a south-bound train G D7 C Hey, hey mama rock me

G D7 E m CRunnin' from the cold up in New England, I was born to be a fiddler in an old-time stringband G D7 CMy baby plays guitar, I pick up a banjo now G D7 Em CThe North country winters keep a gettin' me now, Lost my money playin' poker so I had to up and leave G D7 Cain't turnin' back, To livin' that old life no more

chorus

G D7 Em CWalkin' to the south out of Roanoke, caught a trucker out of Philly, Had a nice long toke G D7 Che's headed west from the Cumberland Gap, To Johnson City, Tennessee G D7 Em CAnd I gotta get a move on fit for the sun, hear my baby call my name, I know she's the only one G D7 Cif I die in Raleigh, At least I will die free

chorus -

repeat chorus singing first two lines with no backing repeat last line of chorus three times to end

CAPO ON 2ND FRET Wagon wheel Bob Dylan / Ketch Secor

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Chords used

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