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