About The Elements Song

I stuck this commentary in a separate post as it is quite long.

The Elements song by Thomas Lehrer is a fun memory test if nothing else! Here he is performing it in 1967: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcS3NOQnsQM In this version he says Gold twice and misses Sulfur...

Mr. Lehrer based on this song "I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General". Not as well known now I guess: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSGWoXDFM64

Bonus! Here is an odd Japanese version for ya too: http://boingboing.net/2010/10/08/the-elements-tom-leh.html

The number of elements discovered expands all the time. This song lists 102, now there are 118, though not all have names yet. The named ones 103 to 112 are lawrencium, rutherfordium, dubnium, seaborgium, bohrium, hassium, meitnerium, darmstadtium, roentgenium and copernicium,

The newest only have names based on their number so 113 to 118 are ununtrium, ununquadium, ununpentium, ununhexium, ununseptium and ununoctium.

Though 114 and 116 were only this year named Flerovium (FL) and Livermorium (Lv) for the labs they were discovered in. You can see the whole table here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periodic_table_(large_version)

Of course it was much easier to learn in Aristotle's time when there was only Air, Fire, Water and Earth. Also Chuck Norris only recognises one element: the element of surprise :-)

The Elements Song

The Elements Song

         C
There's antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium,
       G7
And hydrogen and oxygen and nitrogen and rhenium,
      C
And nickel, neodymium, neptunium, germanium,
     G                            D7              G
And iron, americium, ruthenium, uranium,
   G7                                             Cm
Europium, zirconium, lutetium, vanadium,
        Bb7                                                              Eb
And lanthanum and osmium and astatine and radium,
     G7                                                             Cm
And gold and protactinium and indium and gallium, [Breath]
      G#7                                                       G7
And iodine and thorium and thulium and thallium.

           C
There's yttrium, ytterbium, actinium, rubidium,
      G7
And boron, gadolinium, niobium, iridium,
         C                   G7                C              G7
And strontium and silicon and silver and samarium,
       C                             F           G7                   C
And bismuth, bromine, lithium, beryllium, and barium.

             C
There's holmium and helium and hafnium and erbium,
        G7
And phosphorus and francium and fluorine and terbium,
        C
And manganese and mercury, molybdenum, magnesium,
     G                                            D  7           G
Dysprosium and scandium and cerium and cesium.
     G7                                                        Cm
And lead, praseodymium, and platinum, plutonium,
   Bb7                                                  Eb
Palladium, promethium, potassium, polonium,
       G7                                                Cm
And tantalum, technetium, titanium, tellurium,
      G#7                      G7
And cadmium and calcium and chromium and curium.

          C              
There's sulfur, californium, and fermium, berkelium,
     G7
And also mendelevium, einsteinium, nobelium,
        C           G7            C                G7
And argon, krypton, neon, radon, xenon, zinc, and rhodium,
       C                 F              G7                C
And chlorine, carbon, cobalt, copper, tungsten, tin, and sodium.


######## Optional verse with new elements up to end of 2012 ##########

     G7                                                                            Cm
Some new ones are still numbers so as not to be too bohrium
            Bb7                                                         Eb
they've also added hassium and dubnium, seaborgium,
       G7                                                Cm
darmstadtium, roentgenium, copernicium, flerovium
      G#7                                                             G7
and lawrencium,  meitnerium, rutherfordium, livermorium

################################################


       C                              G7
These are the only ones of which the news has come to Ha'vard,
           C             F               C      G7      C
And there may be many others, but they haven't been discovered.

End: C G7, C G7, C G7, G7 C

Christmas Time (Don't let the bells end)

This songs lyrics are hard to make out in the rocking original (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQhuoY5h2kE) but quite poignant when you read them. It can be covered with less rock too, here is an example with just piano: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8XPmxTsc5Q&list=FL2Az2fvu7SdV-aLys70PSXA&index=2

On the Uke, I do an into with A played by moving G up 2 frets, and then D on  the 5th fret with the A shape barred. If that makes no sense, never mind!

A                     E                                   F#min                                     D
Feigning joy and surprise at the gifts we despise over mulled wine with you

A                 E
On the 25th day of the 12th month                    

                             F#min           D
The sleigh bells are in time ringing true

Bmin                               A        Bmin    D
How we cling each Noel to that snowflake's hope in hell

E                  A C#min F#min
that it won’t end

A                  D     E
Don’t let the bells end

A  C#min F#min A                D    E
Christmas  time, just let them ring in peace.

A D E A D E

A                
Well the weather is cruel,

E                                   F#min               D
and the season of Yule warms the heart, but it still hurts.

A                           E                                      F#min
You’ve got your career, spent the best part of last year apart

             D
and it still hurts

Bmin                 A           Bmin      D      
So that’s why I pray each and every Christmas day

E          A C#min F#min
that it won’t end

A                 D     E
Don’t let the bells end

A C#min F#min A                  D    E
Christmas  time, just let them ring in peace.

A                           D  E
(Christmas time, don’t let the bells end)

A                           D  E
(Christmas time, don’t let the bells end)

F#min                                     A            C#min
Dust underneath the mistletoe leaves when you’re not here,

F#min
You went away upon boxing day,

    E                    D                 A
Now how the hell am I gonna make it into the New Year?

A D E A D E B E F# B E F#

N.C.
Christmas time, don’t let the bells end

N.C.                                B
Christmas time, don’t let the bells end

B  D#min G#min B          E  F#
Christmas   time, don’t let the bells end

B  D#min G#min B          E  F#
Christmas   time, just let them ring in peace.

B  D#min G#min B          E  F#
Christmas   time, don’t let the bells end

B  D#min G#min B          E  F#
Christmas   time, don’t let the bells end

B D#min G#min F# E F# B

Xmas - All I want for Christmas is you

Here are a good set of fairly simple chords for this. For the Am7/D bit, you could play D or Cm as well.

Mariah's version is definitive of course, here is a version with her and kid's instruments.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sWEfszb9h8Q


G
I don't want a lot for Christmas

There's just one thing I need

C
I don't care about the presents

Cm
Underneath the Christmas tree

G                      B7
I just want you for my own

Em                       Cm
More than you could ever know

G                 E7
Make my wish come true

Am7            Am7/D
All I want for Christmas is...

         G  Em  C  D
You

G
I don't want a lot for Christmas

There's just one thing I need

C
I don't care about the presents

Cm
Underneath the Christmas tree

G
I don't need to hang my stocking

G
There upon the fireplace

C
Santa Claus won't make me happy

Cm
With a toy on Christmas day

G                      B7
I just want you for my own

Em                       Cm
More than you could ever know

G                 E7
Make my wish come true

Am7            Am7/D
All I want for Christmas is you

G  Em  C  D
You       baby


G
I won't ask for much this Christmas

I don't even wish for snow

C
I'm just gonna keep on waiting

Cm
Underneath the mistletoe

G
I won't make a list and send it

To the North Pole for Saint Nick

C
I won't even stay awake to

Cm
Hear those magic reindeers click

G                             B7
'Cause I just want you here tonight

Em                  Cm

Holding on to me so tight

G               E7
What more can I do

Am7                 Am7/D
Baby all I want for Christmas is

G  Em  C  D
you     Ooh baby

B7
All the lights are shining

   Em
So brightly everywhere

B7
And the sound of children's

Em
Laughter fills the air

Cm
And everyone is singing

G            E7
I hear those sleigh bells ringing

Am7
Santa won't you bring me the one I really need

          C
Won't you please bring my baby to me...

   G

Oh I don't want a lot for Christmas
This is all I'm asking for

C
I just want to see my baby

Cm
Standing right outside my door

G                         B7
Oh I just want you for my own

Em                       Cm
More than you could ever know

G                 E7
Make my wish come true

     Am7            Am7/D    
Baby all I want for Christmas is...

G  Em  C  D
You

G              Em           C      D
All I want for Christmas is you... baby (repeat)

Dumb Ways To Die

Here's some good ukulele chords for Dumb Ways To Die. A very successful viral campaign to promote safety around trains in Melbourne. The video is cute too :-)


C is (0003) Csus4 is just adding the first fret on the third string (0013).

                    C                              Csus4
Verse strum: DOWN DOWN up-down-up-down-up

Chorus strum: up-down-up SLAP

C Csus4, C Csus4

      C Csus4    C Csus4
Set fire to your hair
            C            Csus4   C Csus4
Poke a stick at a grizzly bear
      C Csus4           C       Csus4
Eat medicine that’s out of date
               C        Csus4    C        Csus4
Use your private parts as piranha bait

CHORUS

C       Em         Am   C
Dumb ways to die
     F                 D7        G    G7
So many dumb ways to die
C        Em        Am  C
Dumb ways to di-i-i-ie
F                      G          C
So many dumb ways to die

Get your toast out with a fork
Do your own electrical work
Teach yourself how to fly
Eat a two week old unrefrigerated pie

CHORUS

Invite a psycho-killer inside
Scratch a drug dealer’s brand new ride
Take your helmet off in outer space
Use a clothes dryer as a hiding place

CHORUS

Keep a rattlesnake as a pet
Sell both your kidneys on the internet
Eat a tube of superglue
STOP “I wonder what’s this red button do?”

CHORUS  - PAUSE BEFORE SINGING LAST LINE

SINGLE STRUM ON EACH CHORD

Am         G      C                   Em       F          G
Dress up like a moose during hunting season
Am         G         C            Em          F
Disturb a nest of wasps for no good reason

STRUM NORMALLY

G                                Am                      
Stand on the edge of a train station platform
Em                                              Am
Drive around the boom gates at a level crossing
G                               Am                              G
Run across the tracks between the platforms
F                                               G
They may not rhyme but they’re quite possibly

C       Em         Am   C
Dumbest ways to die
C       Em         Am   C
Dumbest ways to die
C        Em            Am       C
Dumbest ways to di-i-i-ie
F                    
So many dumb
     G                             C
So many dumb ways to diiiiiieeee

You've got a friend in me

Not Christmassy, but Christmas is all about the kids and they may call on you to play something, and they all know this one from Toy Story.

Chords are all here: http://www.alligatorboogaloo.com/uke/tabs/070128.html
There's also a nice tutorial with even simpler chords here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDK384r4Nvk Mike even leaves out the tricky middle eight.

This version is complete and based on these chords: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwF68-I3qos

"You've Got A Friend In Me" by Randy Newman

C C7 F F#dim C G7
C B Bb B C B Bb C

[C]You've got a [Gaug]friend in [C]me [C7add9]
[F]You've got a [F#dim]friend in [C]me [C7]
[F]When the [C]road looks [E7]rough [Am]ahead
And you're [F]miles and [C]miles
From your [E7]nice warm [Am]bed
[F]Just re[C]member what your [E7]old pal [Am]said
Boy, [D7]you've got a [G7]friend in [C]me

[C]You've got a [Gaug]friend in [C]me[C7add9]
[F]You've got a [F#dim]friend in [C]me
[F]You've got [C]troubles, well [E7]I've got 'em [Am]too
[F]There isn't [C]anything [E7]I wouldn't [Am]do for you
[F]We stick to[C]gether and we [E7]see it [Am]through
[D7]you've got a [G7]friend in [C]me [C7]

[F]Some other folks might be
A [B7]little bit smarter than I am
[C]Bigger and [F#dim]stronger [C]too
Maybe
[B7]But none of [E6]them will [Fdim]ever [B7]love you the [Em]way I [A7]do
It's [Dm7]me and [G7]you, boy

[C]And as the [Gaug]years go [C]by[C7add9]
Our [F]friendship will [F#dim]never [C]die
[F]You're gonna [F#dim]see
It's our [C]des[E7]ti[A7]ny
[D7]you've got a [G7]friend in [C]me [A7]
[D7]you've got a [G7]friend in [C]me

G7 C

Xmas - Santa Baby/Buddy

Another classic, best done by Eartha Kitt, but here's a twist: a guy singing it. Michael Buble did a kind of swing version which I think is at least interesting... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOglC5_iLJs


Intro F Dm7 C7 F Dm7 G7 C7

F          Dm7
Santa baby,
G7                C7            F            Dm7
Slip a Rolex under the tree, for me
G7                 C7              F                Dm7
I've been an awful good guy, Santa buddy
        G7                     C7         F            Dm7 G7 C7
And hurry down the chimney tonight.
F        Dm7
Santa buddy,
    G7      C7          F     Dm7
a '65 convertible too, steel blue
G7         C7             F                 Dm7
I'll wait up for you dude, Santa buddy
        G7                    C7           F           Dm7 G7 C7
And hurry down the chimney tonight.
A
Think of all,  the fun I missed
Dm7
Think of all the babes that I never kissed
G7
Next year I could be just as good
C7
If you check off my Christmas list.
F Dm7
Santa pally,
G7          C7                                F         Dm7
 I want a yacht and really that's not a lot.
G7               C7              F                  Dm7
I've been a sweetie all year, Santa buddy
      G7       C7         F                Dm7     G7 C7
So hurry down the chimney tonight.
F         Dm7
Santa buddy,
G7                       C7          F              Dm7
one thing that I really do need, the deed
 G7    C7           F                 Dm7
 to a platinum mine, Santa pally
G7                           C7               F      Dm7 G7 C7
So hurry down the chimney tonight.
F        Dm7
Santa buddy,
G7      C7                                 F          Dm7
fill my stocking with Canucks tix, for kicks
G7            C7               F                Dm7
Throw me on the first line, Santa baby
G7  C7                     F            Dm7 G7 C7
So hurry down the chimney tonight.
A
Come and trim my Christmas tree
Dm7
with some decorations bought at Mercedes.
G7
I really do believe in you
C7
Now let's see if you believe in me.
F          Dm7
Santa Poppy,
G7           C7                         F          Dm7
Forgot to mention one little thing, cha-ching
G7            C7               F              Dm7
No I don't mean as a loan, Santa buddy
G7          C7                                 F      Dm7
So hurry down the chimney tonight.
G7       C7           F              Dm7
Hurry down the chimney tonight,
G7                            C7           F
Oh hurry down the chimney tonight.

Xmas - Mele Kalikimaka!

This version is nice and easy to play. It is posted on Dr. Uke's site so rather than copy it, I'll just link to it. He plays it in F then in D, so it makes the short song a bit longer, enjoy!

http://www.doctoruke.com/melekalikimakamedley.pdf

Xmas - Baby, It's cold outside...

What did he put in her drink anyway? It was just booze. Frank Loesser used to perform it with his wife at parties, so I guess it was hardly meant to be creepy. You'll notice the "mouse" (as she is known in the original)'s only objections are what other people would think of her. The "wolf"'s arguments verge into the ridiculous "Think of my lifelong sorrow, if you got pneumonia and died". It's meant to be funny! I think they were both enjoying themselves mightily.

There are so many great versions of this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby,_It's_Cold_Outside) I love the Cerys Matthews and Tom Jones version. Then there's the latest with Cee Lo Green and Christina Aguilera...

Baby it's cold outside.


C  Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7 This is just 3, 2 and 0 on the A string.

C                   Cmaj7            C6               Cmaj7
I really can't stay
                      But baby it's cold outside

Dm7                G7               Dm7        G7
I've got to go away
                       But baby it's cold outside

C                   Cmaj7                         C6             Cmaj7
The evening has been
                           Been hoping that you'd drop in

             Gm7             C7
So very nice
            I'll hold your hands, they're just like ice

 F                                F7
My mother will start worry
                                 Beautiful what’s your hurry?

 Fm                                          Fm7
And father will be pacing the floor
                                                Listen to the fireplace roar

 C                            C7
So really i'd better scurry
                              Beautiful please don't hurry

     Dm7                                      G7
But maybe just a half a drink more
                                              Put some records on while I pour

C                   Cmaj7            C6               Cmaj7
The neighbors might think
                                   Baby it's bad out there

Dm7                       G7               Dm7        G7
Say, what's in this drink?
                              No cabs to be had out there

C                   Cmaj7            C6               Cmaj7
I wish i knew how
                        Your eyes are like starlight now

             Gm7                      C7
To break the spell
                      I'll take your hat, your hair looks swell

 F                                F7
I ought to say, "No, no, no sir"
                                       Mind if I move in closer

Dm7                                          G7
At least i'm gonna say that i tried
                                             What's the sense in hurtin' my pride?

 C                                    A7
I really can't stay
                    Baby don't hold out

                   D7   G7  C
Ah, but it's cold outside

C                   Cmaj7            C6               Cmaj7
I simply must go
                      Baby, it's cold outside

Dm7                G7               Dm7        G7
The answer is no
                       Ooh darling, it's cold outside

C                   Cmaj7            C6               Cmaj7
This welcome has been
                              I'm lucky that you dropped in

                     Gm7             C7
So nice and warm
                     Look out the window at that storm

 F                                F7
My sister will be suspicious
                                      Man, your lips look delicious

 Fm                                          Fm7
My brother will be there at the door
                                                   Waves upon a tropical shore

 C                                        C7
My maiden aunt's mind is vicious
                                              Gosh your lips are delicious

         Dm7                                      G7
Well maybe just a cigarette more
                                                 Never such a blizzard before

C                   Cmaj7            C6               Cmaj7
I've got to go home
                      Oh, baby, you'll freeze out there

Dm7                       G7               Dm7        G7
Say, lend me a comb
                             It's up to your knees out there

C                   Cmaj7            C6               Cmaj7
You've really been grand
                               I thrill when you touch my hand

             Gm7                         C7
But don't you see
                       How can you do this thing to me?

 F                                F7
There's bound to be talk tomorrow
                                              Think of my life long sorrow


 Dm7                                          G7
At least there will be plenty implied
                                              If you caught pneumonia and died

 C                                    A7
I really can't stay
                    Get over that hold out

                   D7               Db7     C
Ah, but it's cooooooold out       side

G7 C

Xmas Ukulele Songbook

OK, I have created a whole list of Christmas favourites for you. Actually, I did this for a group of my fellow ukulele people who will be busking with it to raise money for Focus Ireland before xmas.

So, here is a link to the PDF of the songbook on scribd. Cool huh?

Now, if you would like some really good karma, give a few quid to Focus Ireland. They help homeless people over here in a Emerald Isle. Who would want to be homeless at xmas? So be nice and help them out a bit. There but for the grace of... whatever you believe in. Here's the page to donate. Happy Xmas!
Ukulele Xmas

Xmas - I believe in Father Christmas

Dsus2                 G6      D                  (same chords for each line)
They said there'll be snow at Christmas
They said there'll be peace on earth,
But instead it just kept on raining,
A veil of tears for the Virgin birth.

Chorus:
C  G           D
I remember one Christmas morning,
C            G           D
The Winter's light and a distant choir,
         D        A             G              D
And the peal of a bell and that Christmas tree smell,
    D            G6         Dsus2
And eyes full of tinsel and fire.

Dsus2          G6        D
They sold me A dream of Christmas,
They sold me A silent night,
They told me A fairy story,
'Til I believed in the Israelite.

Chorus:
C  G           D
I remember one Christmas morning,
C            G           D
The Winter's light and a distant choir,
         D        A             G              D
And the peal of a bell and that Christmas tree smell,
    D            G6         Dsus2
And eyes full of tinsel and fire.

Dsus2        G6       D
I wish you A hopeful Christmas,
I wish you A brave New Year,
All anguish, pain and sadness,
Leave your heart and let your road be clear.

Dsus2                 G6      D
They said there'd be snow at Christmas,
They said there'd be peace on earth,
D            A           G6        D
Hallelujah! Noel!, be it Heaven or Hell,
     D           G6   Dsus2
The Christmas we get, we deserve.

Xmas - River

Joni Mitchel classic, also covered by James Taylor.

/ G - - - / - - - - / Em - - - / - - - - /
/ Cmaj7 - - - / - - - - / D - - - / - - - - /

/ G/C - G - /
It’s coming on Christmas
/ G/C - G - /
They’re cutting down trees
/ G/C - G - /
They’re putting up reindeer
/ G/C - G - /
And singing songs of joy and peace
/ Em - - - / - - - - /
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate
/ D - - - / Dsus4 – D - /
away on

/ G/C - G - /
But it don’t snow here
/ G/C - G - /
It stays pretty green
/ G/C - G - /
I’m going to make a lot of money
/ G/C - G - /
Then I’m going to quit this crazy scene
/ Em - - - / - - - - /
I wish I had a river I could skate
/ D - - - / Dsus4 – D - /
away on

CHORUS:
/ C - - - / D - - - /
I wish I had a river so long
/ G - - - / C – C/B - / Am - - - / - - - - /
I would teach my feet to fly
/ G - - - - / D - - - - /
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate
/ Cmaj7 - - - / - - - - /
away on


/ - - - - /
I made my baby cry

Intro

/ G/C - G - /
You tried hard to help me
/ G/C - G - /
You know, you put me at ease
/ G/C - G - /
And you loved me so naughty
/ G/C - G - /
Made me weak in the knees
/ Em - - - / - - - - /
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate
/ D - - - / Dsus4 – D - /
away on

/ G/C - G - /
I’m so hard to handle
/ G/C - G - /
I’m selfish and I’m sad
/ G/C - G - /
Now I’ve gone and lost the best baby
/ G/C - G - /
That I ever had
/ Em - - - / - - - - /
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate
/ D - - - / Dsus4 – D - /
away on

Chorus

/ - - - - /
I made my baby say goodbye

Intro

/ G/C - G - /
It’s coming on Christmas
/ G/C - G - /
They’re cutting down trees
/ G/C - G - /
They’re putting up reindeer
/ G/C - G - /
And singing songs of joy and peace
/ Em - - - / - - - - /
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate
/ D - - - / Dsus4 – D - /
away on

End on D

Xmas - Winter Song

Tough to sing this one, but it is a lovely song if you have the voice for it.

Dm              C       F    
Bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum
F       C       Bb  
Bum bum bum bum bum bum
Bb               Dm
Bum bum bum bum bum bum

Dm            C        F
This is my winter song to you.
F            C      Bb
The storm is coming soon,
Bb                  Dm
It rolls in from the sea

Dm             C      F
My voice; a beacon in the night.
F              C       Bb
My words will be your light,
Bb               Dm
To carry you to me.

         Bb
Is love alive?
         C
Is love alive?
       F Dm
Is love

Dm                   C       F
They say that things just cannot grow
F           C      Bb
Beneath the winter snow,
Bb                 Dm
Or so i have been told.

Dm              C    F
They say were buried far,
F           C       Bb
Just like a distant star
Bb              Dm
I simply cannot hold.

         Bb
Is love alive?
         C
Is love alive?
         F       Dm
Is love alive?

     A    Bb      C
This is my winter song.
Dm   A        Bb       C
December never felt so wrong,
Dm           A        Bb
Cause you're not where you belong;
Bb C    C  F
Inside my arms.

Dm              C       F
Bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum
F       C       Bb
Bum bum bum bum bum bum
Bb               Dm
Bum bum bum bum bum bum

Dm                C      F  
I still believe in summer days.
F           C      Bb
The seasons always change
Bb                    Dm
And life will find a way.

Dm             C         F
Ill be your harvester of light
F          C   Bb
And send it out tonight
Bb               Dm
So we can start again.

         Bb
Is love alive?
         C
Is love alive?
         F       Dm
Is love alive?

     A    Bb      C
This is my winter song.
Dm   A        Bb       C
December never felt so wrong,
Dm           A         Bb
Cause you're not where you belong;
Bb C    C  F
Inside my arms.

Dm            C          F
This is my winter song to you.
F            C      Bb
The storm is coming soon
Bb                   Dm
It rolls in from the sea.

Dm            C        F        
My love a beacon in the night.
F             C       Bb
My words will be your light
Bb               C
To carry you to me.

         F
Is love alive?
         Bb
Is love alive?
         Dm
Is love alive?
         C
Is love alive?
(repeat)

         F
Is love alive?
         Bb
Is love alive?
         F
Is love alive?

Xmas - Stop the Cavalry

Your Kazoo would come in handy for this! What? You don't have one? Get one!

A  E (x2)

Verse 1:

A                    E                A                  E
 Hey, Mr. Churchill, comes over here, to say we're doing splendidly.
A                    E                     A                        E
 But it's very cold, out here in the snow, marching to and from the enemy.
A                      E                  A                E     A
 Oh, I say it's tough; I have had enough, can you stop the caval-ry?

Interlude:

A  E (x6)

Verse 2:

A                     E                   A                     E
 I have had to fight, almost every night, down throughout these centuries.
A                    E                  A                E     A
 That is when I say, oh yes, yet again; can you stop the caval-ry?

Chorus 1:

E              A              E              A
 Mary Bradley, waits at home, in the nuclear fallout zone.
E                A            E                  A
 Wish I could be dancing now, in the arms of the girl I love.

Break:

E
 Dub-i-dub-i-dum-dum, dub-i-dub-i-dum,
      A
Dub-i-dum-dum-dub-i-dum, dub-i-dub-i-dum.
E
 Dub-i-dub-i-dum-dum, dub-i-dub-i-dum,
      A
Dub-i-dum-dum-dub-i-dum, dub-i-dub-i-dum.

G                       D
 Wish I was at home for Christmas.

Interlude:

A, D  A (x2), A  D, A  D, A  D  A

Verse 3:

A                        E                A                  E
 Bang goes another bomb, on another town, while the Tzar and Jim have tea.
A               E                      A                E
 If I get home, live to tell the tale, I'll run for all Presidencies.
   A              E          A               E     A
If I get elected, I'll stop; I will stop the caval-ry.

Interlude:

A  E (x5), A  E, A

Break:

E
 Dub-i-dub-i-dum-dum, dub-i-dub-i-dum,
      A
Dub-i-dum-dum-dub-i-dum, dub-i-dub-i-dum.
E
 Dub-i-dub-i-dum-dum, dub-i-dub-i-dum,
      A
Dub-i-dum-dum-dub-i-dum, dub-i-dub-i-dum.

G                       D
 Wish I was at home for Christmas.

Chorus 2:

E                A            E                  A
 Wish I could be dancing now, in the arms of the girl I love.
E             A              E                  A
 Mary Bradley waits at home, she's been waiting two years long.

G                       D
 Wish I was at home for Christmas.

Outro:

A, D  A (x2), A  D, A  D, A  D  A

Xmas - Last Christmas

Too early you say? You need time to practice, and Thanksgiving is over, so time for some Christmas ukulele songs!

Last Christmas bu Wham. Just 4 chords all the way through. It they scare you, try G, Em, Am, D.


A
Last Christmas I gave you my heart
F#m
But the very next day you gave it away
Bm
This year to save me from tears
E
I'll give it to someone special

Verse 1:
A
Once bitten and twice shy
F#m
I keep my distance but you still catch my eye
Bm
Tell me baby do you recognize me?
E
Well it's been a year it doesn't surprise me

A
I wrapped it up and sent it
F#m
With a note saying "I love you" I meant it
Bm
Now I know what a fool I've been
E
But if you kissed me now I know you'd fool me again

Verse 2:
A
A crowded room friends with tired eyes
F#m
I'm hiding from you and your soul of ice
Bm
My god I thought you were someone to rely on
E
Me? I guess I was a shoulder to cry on

Verse 3:
A
A face on a lover with a fire in his heart
F#m
A man under cover but you tore me apart
Bm
Now I've found a real love (now I've found)
E
You'll never fool me again

A
A face on a lover with a fire in his heart
F#m
A man under cover buy you tore him apart
Bm
Maybe next year I'll give it to someone
E
I'll give it to someone special

H'ween - Psycho

This isn't the Hitchcock song, it was written by Leon Payne and covered by Elvis Costello, Jack Kittel, Eddie Noack and Neil Gaiman. I like them all, may prefer Eddie's.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLJaZrf8FLA (Elvis)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftOCvwrygCI (Jack)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtDLN4LoPZA (Eddie)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r56Mqzp6d58 (Neil)


In the intro and later in the main verses, the Bm chord is altered by playing
a Bm/A (Lift your finger off the A string...)
D                 A     D
Can Mary fry some fish, mama
       Bm        
I'm as hungry as can be
D              A     D
Oh lord, how I wish, mama
Bm
You could stop the baby cryin'
A                         D
'Cause my head is killing me

I saw my ex again last night mama
She was at the dance at Miller's store
She was with that Jackie White mama
I killed them both
And they're buried under Jacob's sycamore

(Hold D)                       Bm (Bm/A)
You think I'm psycho don't you mama
                            D
I didn't mean to break your cup
                               Bm
You think I'm psycho don't you mama
A                          D
You better let 'em lock me up

Oh, don't hand me Johnny's pup mama
As I might squeeze him too tight
I'm havin' crazy dreams again mama
So let me tell you 'bout last night
I woke up in Johnny's room mama
Standing right there by his bed
With my hands around his throat mama
Wishing both of us were dead

You think I'm psycho don't you mama
I just killed Johnny's pup
You think I'm psycho don't you mama
You'd better let 'em lock me up

Oh you recall that little girl mama
I believe her name was Betty Clark
Oh don't tell me that she's dead mama
'Cause I just saw her in the park
We were sitting on a bench mama
Thinking of a game to play
Seems I was holding a wrench mama
Then my mind just walked away

You think I'm psycho don't you mama
I didn't mean to break your cup
You think I'm psycho don't you mama
Mama why don't you get up?

H'ween - Season of the Witch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92HjH1GG3ro

D9 chord here, I like second variation. http://chordlist.brian-amberg.de/en/ukulele/standard/D9/


A7                        D9
When I look out my window,
A7                 D9
many sights to see.
A7                           D9
And when I look in my window,
A7                             D9
so many different people to be.
A7               D9  A7         D9
That its strange,    So strange.
A7                              D9
You got to pick up every stitch.  (x3)
A7                              D9
Must be the season of the witch,  (x3)

A7                           D9
When I look over my shoulder,
A7                       D9
what do you think I see?
A7                                         D9
Summer kept lookin over his shoulder at me.
A7               D9  A7              D9
And he's strange,    sure is strange.
A7                             D9
You got to pick up every stich,  (x2)
A7                                D9  A7  D9
Beatnicks are out to make it rich.    Oh no
A7                              D9
Must be the season of the witch.  (x3)
A7                              D9
You got to pick up every stitch,
A7                              D9
the rabbits runnin in the ditch.
A7                                D9   A7  D9
Beatnicks are out to make it rich.     Oh no
A7                              D9
Must be the season of the witch.  (x3)

A7                         D9
When I look out my window,
A7                       D9
What do you think I see?
A7                            D9
And when I look in my window,
A7                              D9
so many different people to be.
A7                            D9
Its strange, sure is strange.
A7                               D9
You got to pick up every stitch,
A7                               D9
You got to pick up every stitch,
A7                                D9    A7  D9
Two rabbits runnin in the ditch.        Oh no
A7                                D9
Must be the season of the witch.

H'ween - Little Ghost

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryc4hd2eomI

Original by White Stripes is in A, but G is easier.


G     G
      Little ghost, little ghost
        C             G
One I'm scared of the most
                                    D
Can you scare me up a little bit of love?
       G
I'm the only one that sees you,
      C                G
And I can't do much to please you
                         D              G...
And it's not yet time to meet the lord above
...GThe first moment that I met her
      C            G
I did not expect a specter
                                       D
When I shook her hand I really shook a glove
            G
She looked into me so sweetly
       C                G
And we left the room discreetly
                           D             G...
No one else could know the secret of our love
...G
Little ghost, little ghost
        C             G
One I'm scared of the most
                                    D]
Can you scare me up a little bit of love?
       G
I'm the only one that sees you,
      C                G
And I can't do much to please you
                         D              G...
And it's not yet time to meet the lord above

...G
Every morning I awoke
      C             G
And I see my little ghost
                                          D
Wond'rin' if it's really her that's lying there
          G
I lean to touch her and I whisper
        C               G
But not brave enough to kiss her
                      D              G...
When I held her I was really holding air

...G
Little ghost, little ghost
        C             G
One I'm scared of the most
                                    D
Can you scare me up a little bit of love?
       G
I'm the only one that sees you,
      C                G
And I can't do much to please you
                         D              G...
And it's not yet time to meet the lord above

...G
Though I try my best to keep it
      C             G      
There really was no secret
           G (slowly strum up and down)      D
Must have looked like I was dancing with the wall
(no strumming)  G (              ) C ( ) G (   )
        No one else could see this apparition
(no strumming) C (         ) G (    )
        But because of my condition
(no strumming)    G                  D                  G...
        I fell in love with a little ghost and that was all
...G
Little ghost, little ghost
        C             G
One I'm scared of the most
                                    D
Can you scare me up a little bit of love?
        G
I'm the only one that sees you,
      C                G
And I can't do much to please you
                         D              G
And it's not yet time to meet the lord above
                         D              G C G D G
No, it's not yet time to meet the lord above

H'ween - Creepy Doll

A nice and creepy song for ya to prepare for the season that is in it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVtR7azLVcI&feature=related

(Am)               (E)                   (C)
  In a town in the woods at the top of a hill
                     (D)    
There's a house where no one lives
(F/C)               (C)                 (D)              (E)
  So you take a big bag of your big city money there, and buy it
(Am)                    (E)
  Then at night when the house is dark
          (C)                 (D)
And you're all alone there's a noise upstairs
(F/C)              (C)                          (D)                    (E)
  At the top of the stairs there's a door so you take a deep breath and try it
        F/C                  C                Bm7b5           Am
And the flashlight shows you something moving just inside the door
          F/C                  C                D                E
There's a tattered dress and a feeling you have felt somewhere before....

Chorus

Am                          Fmaj7/C
 And there's a creepy doll,  that always follows you
G                              D G    E Am
 It's got a ruined eye, that's always open
Am                          Fmaj7/C
 And there's a creepy doll,  that always follows you
G                              D  G  E   Am    Fmaj7add11/C
 It's got a pretty mouth, to swallow you whole

Verse 2

Am                     E
 So you scream and you close the door
        C                    D
And you tell yourself it was just a dream
F/C                 C                        D            E
 In the morning you head into town cause you want to go antiquing
Am                      E
 In the store there's a strange old man
       C                   D
With a wandering eye and a withered hand
F/C                    C                      D                  E
 When he hands you the old wooden box you can hear his old bones creaking

        F/C                C               Bm7b5           Am
And you know what you will find inside the moment that you see
     F/C                 C             D                E
That someone carved your name into the tarnished silver key

Chorus

Am                          Fmaj7/C
 And there's a creepy doll,  that always follows you
G                              D G    E Am
 It's got a ruined eye, that's always open
Am                          Fmaj7/C
 And there's a creepy doll,  that always follows you
G                              D  G  E   Am
 It's got a pretty mouth, to swallow you whole

Bridge
    F/C                C                Bm7b5          Am
And when you come home late the doll is waiting up for you
    F/C            C                   Bm7b5             Am
And when you fix a snack the doll says it would like one too
    F/C             G                 F/C              G
The doll is in your house and in your room and in your bed
    F/C             G                F/C              G                C
The doll is in your eyes and in your arms and in your head and you are crazy

|F/C |D7 |F/C |

Verse 3

Am                     E
 Now it's late and you head downstairs
          C                       D
Cause you just can't sleep so you make some tea
F/C                C                     D                     E
 And the doll disapprovingly asks if you really need that much honey
Am                      E
 You decide that you've had enough
        C                    D
And you lock the doll in the wooden box
F/C                     C                      D               E
 You put the box in the fireplace next to your bag of big city money
       F/C   )             C                 Bm7b5           Am
As the smoke fills up your tiny room there's nothing you can do
    F/C              C           D                 E
And far too late you see the one inside the box is you

Chorus
Am                          Fmaj7/C
 And there's a creepy doll,  that always follows you
G                              D G    E Am
 It's got a ruined eye, that's always open
Am                          Fmaj7/C
 And there's a creepy doll,  that always follows you
G                              D  G  E   Am    Fmaj7add11/C
 It's got a pretty mouth, to swallow you whole

Where everybody knows your name. (Cheers Theme)

This is the whole song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMNVNRybluQ&feature=related


Alternate G and D for first 4 lines of each verse.

Making your way in the world today
Takes everything you've got
Taking a break from all your worries
Sure would help a lot
Dm6  (4210) E7      Am  D7
Wouldn't you like to get away

All those nights when you've got no lights
The check is in the mail
And your little angel
Hung the cat up by its tail
Dm6  (4210) E7      Am  D7            C
And your third fiancée didn't show

C                                  G
Sometimes you want to go
                    F                         C       D
Where everybody knows your name
G                  F                         C       D
And they're always glad you came
Bm                                           C
You want to be where you can see
Bm                               C
Our troubles are all the same
 Bm                             C              D                G     D G D
You want to be where everybody knows your name

Roll out of bed, Mr. Coffee's dead
The morning's looking bright
And your shrink ran off to Europe
And didn't even write
And your husband wants to be a girl

Be glad there's one place in the world
Where everybody knows your name
And they're always glad you came
You want to go where people know
People are all the same
You want to go where everybody knows your name

Where everybody knows your name
And they're always glad you came

I can tell that we are going to be friends

Lovely little song by the White Stripes and covered by Jack Johnson.

As a strum, I suggest tap the uke, then chord, so TAP C TAP C TAP C etc.

C
fall is here   hear the yell    back to school   ring the bell
F                              C          
brand new shoes  walkin blues  climb the fence  books and pens
G               F               C
i can tell that we are gonna be friends (x2)

Walk with me,Suzy Lee
through the park and by the tree
we will rest upon the ground
and look at all the bugs we found
then safely walk to school
without a sound

Well here we are,no one else
we walked to school all by ourselves
there's dirt on our uniforms
from chasing all the ants and worms
we clean up and now its time to learn

Numbers,letters,learn to spell
nouns,and books,and show and tell
at  playtime we will throw the ball
back to class,through the hall
teacher marks our height
against the wall

F                       C
And we don't notice any time pass
F                C
we don't notice anything
D
we sit side by side in every class
F
teacher thinks that I sound funny
G
but she likes the way you sing

Tonight I'll dream while in my bed
when silly thoughts go through my head
about the bugs and alphabet
and when I wake tommorow I'll bet
that you and I will walk together again
cause I can tell that we're going to be friends

Michelle

Michelle - The Beatles

A classic, the intro reminds me of "Time in a bottle". http://www.yourchords.com/101994/Jim-Croce/Time-In-A-Bottle-Chords/transpose2/

Quick tip on the intro: just step the note on the C string down one fret each time...

Intro: Em B+ | Em7 Em6 | Cmaj/E | B



E       Am7

Michelle, ma belle

D6                   C#dim7 Bbdim7 B

These are words that go together well,

F#79- B7

My Michelle.



E       Am7

Michelle, ma belle

D6                C#dim7    Bbdim7  B

Sont les mots qui vont très bien ensemble,

F#79-       B7

Très bien ensemble.



       Em

     I love you, I love you, I love you

   G7                     C

     That's all I want to say,

   B7        Em   B7 Em Am  Em

     Until I find a way

                    G+   Em7     Em6

     I will say the only words I know that

     Cmaj   Am   B

     You'll understand.



Michelle, ma belle

Sont les mots qui vont très bien ensemble,

Très bien ensemble.



     I need to, I need to, I need to,

     I need to make you see,

     Oh, what you mean to me

     Until I do I'm hoping you will

     Know what I mean

   E        Am7  D7  C#dim7 Bbdim7 B F#79- B

     I love you.



     I want you, I want you, I want you,

     I think you know by now,

     I'll get to you somehow

     Until I do I'm telling you so

     You'll understand.



Michelle, ma belle

Sont les mots qui vont très bien ensemble,

Très bien ensemble.



       Em      B7   Em      Am

I will say the only words I know

     Em     Am   B7     Em B7 E

That you'll understand, my Michelle.

Love Me Tender

Needs no introduction! But interesting to know it was adapted from a song called Aura Lee from the 1860's: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Me_Tender_(song)

G            A7
Love me tender, love me sweet,
D7      G
Never let me go.
G                A7
You have made my life complete,
D7        G
And I love you so.

G B7
Love me tender,
Em         G7
love me true,
C Cm        G
All my dreams fulfill.
Dm        E7        A7
For, my darlin', I love you,
D7                  G
And I always will

G            A7
Love me tender, love me long,
D7      G
take me to your heart.
G                A7
For it's there that I belong,
D7        G
and we'll never part.

G B7
Love me tender,
Em         G7
love me dear,
C Cm        G
tell me you are mine.
Dm        E7        A7
I'll be yours through all the years,
D7                  G
till the end of time.

G            A7
When at last my dreams come true
D7      G
Darling this I know
G                A7
Happiness will follow you
D7        G
Everywhere you go.

I Will Survive

I Will Survive. Is a great one for a drunken singalong, and it's the same string of chords all the way through:

Am Dm G7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Dm E7sus4 E7

All credit to this site where I got the chords: http://www.scorpexuke.com/songs.html

At first I was afraid I was petrified
Kept thinkin' I could never live without you by my side;
But then I spent so many nights
Thinkin' how you did me wrong
And I grew strong and I learned how to get along
And now you're back from outer space
I just walked in to find you here with that sad look upon your face
I should have changed that stupid lock
I should have made you leave your key
If I'd've known for just one second you'd back to bother me

Go on now, go walk out the door
Just turn around now
('cause) you're not welcome anymore
Weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye
Do you think I'd crumble
Did you think I'd lay down and die?
Oh no, not I. I will survive
Oh as long as I know how to love I know I'll stay alive;
I've got all my life to live,
I've got all my love to give and I'll survive,
I will survive. Hey hey.

It took all the strength I had not to fall apart
Kept trying' hard to mend the pieces of my broken heart,
And I spent oh so many nights
Just feeling sorry for myself. I used to cry
But now I hold my head up high
And you see me somebody new
I'm not that chained up little girl who's still in love with you,
And so you felt like droppin' in
And just expect me to be free,
Now I'm savin' all my lovin' for someone who's lovin' me
Go on now...

Angelina

You can get the strum here. It sounds like "Angelina".

Good calypso strum lesson here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D49goLVPAVs

Original song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5wxNUpmMF0 (yes, the steel drum is a bit out of tune at the start!)

Harry Belafonte - Angelina

   (capo 1st fret)

Intro - D – G – A – D  = 4x's

(chorus)
  D          G     A                          D
Angelina, Angelina,  please bring down your concertina
                       G              A         A7        D
And play a welcome for me 'cause I'll be coming home from sea


(verse 1)
             D          G        D
Yes it's so long since I've been home
             D          G        A
Seems like there's no place to roam
           D       G         D
Well I've sailed around the Horn
                               G
I've been from San Jose up to Baffin Bay
          D        A      D
And I've rode out many a storm

(chorus)

(verse 2)
Well I've heard the bawdy tunes
I've been in honkytonk saloons
I took my liquor by the vat
Well I stayed on call for a rousing brawl
Home was where I hung my hat

(chorus)

(verse 3)
Now I've courted many a girl
I've been in ports all around the world
But my rambling days are done
I've been from Curacao up to Tokyo
And I've found there's only one

Let`s Play...

Master and Servant by Depeche Mode and covered by Nouvelle Vague is a fun song to play on uke.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzRvjUW9fVY


[Dm]Theres a new game
We like to [G]play you [F]see
[Dm]A game with added re[G]ali[A]ty
You [Dm]treat me like a dog
Get me [G]down on my [Bb]knees

[Dm]We call it [G]master and [F]servant
[Dm]We call it [G]master and [F]servant

It’s [Dm]lot like life
This [G]play between the [F]sheets
With [Dm]you on top and [G]me under[A]neath
[Dm]Forget all about equ[G]ali[Bb] ty

[Dm]We call it [G]master and [F]servant
[Dm]We call it [G]master and [f]servant

[Gm]Its a lot like life
And([C])thats whats ([Bb])appealing
If[Gm]you despise that ([C])throwaway ([Bb])feeling
From [Gm]disposable fun
Then [A]this is the one [A][G][F][E][Dm]

Dominations the name of the game
In bed or in life
Theyre both just the same
Except in one youre fulfilled
At the end of the day

Lets play master and servant
Lets play master and servant

Lets play master and servant
Come on, master and servant


Dm G F
Dm G A
Dm G Bb

Dm G F
Dm G F

Gm C Bb
Gm C Bb
A A-G-F-E-Dm

Dm F G
Dm F G

More Ukulele Jokes

Q: What's the difference between a ukulele and a chainsaw?
A: You can tune a chainsaw.

Q: How do you keep your violin from being stolen?
A: Put it in a ukulele case.

Q: How many ukulele players does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: 13 - one to do it, and twelve to stand around and say, "Phhhwt! I can do that!"

Ukulele Player: "Did you hear my last gig?"
Friend: "I hope so."

Perfect Pitch: When you throw a ukulele into the toilet and it doesn't hit the sides.

A young child says to his mother, "Mom, when I grow up I'd like to be a ukulele player."
She replies, "Well honey, you know you can't do both."

Three ukulele players were walked out of a bar...

Three ukulele players walk past a bar...

Q: How does a ukulele player's brain cell die?
A: Alone.

Q: How are a ukulele player and a blind javelin thrower alike?
A: Both command your urgent attention and alarm, and force everyone to move out of range.

Q: What's the difference between a dead chicken in the road, and a dead ukulele player in the road?
A: There's a remote chance the chicken was on its way to a gig.

Q: What do you call someone who hangs around with musicians?
A: A ukulele player.

Q: If you see a jazz guitarist and a ukulele player in the middle of the road, who would you run over first?
A: The jazz guitarist business before pleasure.

Q: What do you do if you see a bleeding ukulele player running around in your back garden?
A: Stop laughing and shoot again.

Q: How do you get a ukulele player out of a tree?
A: Cut the noose

Q: What do you throw a drowning ukulele player?
A: His amp.

What's the difference between a ukulele player and a pension?
One will eventually mature and make some money.