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2019 February Happy Songbook (Revised 01/27/19)

MANTECA UKULELE BAND ................................................................................................................................................... 3

I’D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO STRUM .......................................................................................................................... 4

I’M SITTIN’ ON TOP OF THE WORLD ..................................................................................................................................... 5

THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE ...................................................................................................................................... 6

BYE BYE BLACKBIRD ............................................................................................................................................................. 7

AIN’T WE GOT FUN .............................................................................................................................................................. 8

MY BLUE HEAVEN .............................................................................................................................................................. 10

WHEN THE RED, RED ROBIN............................................................................................................................................... 11

DON’T WORRY, BE HAPPY.................................................................................................................................................. 12

HAPPY TOGETHER .............................................................................................................................................................. 13

JAMES, HOLD THE LADDER STEADY! .................................................................................................................................. 14

I’M IN LOVE WITH A BIG BLUE FROG .................................................................................................................................. 16

CONEY ISLAND WASHBOARD ROUNDELAY ........................................................................................................................ 17

UNDER THE BOARDWALK .................................................................................................................................................. 18

BRING ME SUNSHINE ......................................................................................................................................................... 19

BEST DAY OF MY LIFE ......................................................................................................................................................... 20

THE CANDY MAN ............................................................................................................................................................... 22

YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE ..................................................................................................................................................... 23

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Common Chords

Substitute for Bb, but don’t play G string

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Manteca Ukulele Band By Irving Berlin 1910 Lyrics adapted

Intro: C(4 + 3) Strum: Straight shuffle Sing: E string

N/C C G7 C(2) C7(1) Come on and hear, come on and hear, the Manteca Ukulele Band

F Come on and hear, come on and hear, the best band in the land

C We can play a ukulele like you never heard before So natural that you’ll want to sing some more

D7 G7 G7 We are the bestest band there am, my honey lamb

C G7 C(2) C7(1) Come on and hear, come on and hear, the Manteca Ukulele Band

F Come on and hear, come on and hear, the best band in the land

C We can strum, a little uke, with a rhythm oh so strong So magnificent that you’ll sing along, D7 G7 G7 We are the bestest band there am, my honey lamb

C G7 C(2) C7(1) Come on a-long, come on along, let me take you by the hand

F To the ma’am, up to the ma’am, who’s the leader of the band

C C7 F D7 And if you care to hear the Swanee River played in ragtime?

C G7 C(5) Come on and hear, come on and hear, the Manteca Ukulele Band.

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I’d Like to Teach the World to Strum By Billie Davis 1971 Lyrics adapted

Intro: C7(4) Bb(4) F(8) Strum: Calypso Sing: C string

F G7

I'd like to teach the world to sing, in perfect harmony. C7 Bb F Then add a little instrument, that's played so easily. F G7 I'd like to teach the world to STRUM A ukulele song, C7 Bb F(1) And hear chords echo through the hills For peace we’ll play along. Chorus:

F F G7(8) That's the song I hear… / Let the world STRUM to-day C7 Bb F A song of peace that echoes on and never goes away!

F G7 I'd like to build the world a home, To house a ukelele band. C7 Bb F With lemon oil and buffing cloth, And string sets close at hand. F G7 I'd like to hear us STRUM and sing, In a grand aloha plan. C7 Bb F(1) We'll spread uke joy in every place, For peace throughout the land.

Chorus:

F F G7(8) That's the song I hear… / Let the world STRUM to-day C7 Bb F(5) A song of peace that echoes on and never goes away!

Substitute for Bb, but no G string

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I’m Sittin’ on Top of the World By Sam M Lewis, Joe Yong & Ray Hederson 1925

Intro: C(4 + 3) Strum: Slow calypso Sing: G string

C F C D7 G7 C G7 I’m sittin’ on top of the world… just rollin’ along, / just rolling along.

C F C D7 G7 C(4) I’m quittin’ the blues of the world, just singin’ a song, / just singin’ a song

C7 F B7 C / Glory Hallelujah, I just phoned the Parson, HEY PAR! get ready to call

Am D7 G7(4) G7+5 Just like Humpty Dumpty, / I’m going to fall

C F C D7 G7 C I’m sittin’ on top of the world…. just rollin’ along, / just rollin’ along.

C F C D7 G7 C G7 I’m sittin’ on top of the world, just rollin’ along, / just rolling along.

C F C D7 G7 C(4) I’m quittin’ the blues of the world, just singin’ a song, / just singin’ a song

C7 F B7 C / Glory Hallelujah, I just phoned the Parson, HEY PAR! get ready to call

Am D7 G7(4) G7+5 Just like Humpty Dumpty, / I’m going to fall

C F C D7 G7 C(7) I’m sittin’ on top of the world… just rollin’ along, / just rollin’ along.

C F C D7 G7 C(2) F(2) C(1) I’m sittin’ on top of the world… just rollin’ along, / just rollin’ along. B7 B7

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The Best Things in Life are Free By Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown & Ray Henderson 1927

Intro: G(4+3) Strum: Steady light shuffle Sing: D low G

/ G / (4) D7(4) The moon… be-longs…. to everyone, the best things in life are free

Am / D7 D7 G(4) D7(4) The stars… be-long…. to every- one…..... they gleam there for you and me

G7 The flowers in spring, / / / the ro - bins that sing / / /

D7(3) The sun - beams that shine / / / they’re yours / / / they’re mine!

G E7 Am D7 G(4) And love can come to everyone, The best things in life are free.

------------------------------------------------------------ 1st Ending: D7(3) then repeat from top ------------------------------------------------------------ 2nd Ending: E7(3) / C6(4) C6(4) D7(4) D7(4) G(4) C#dim(4) G(5) The best…. things….. in..life…. are…… free!

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Bye Bye Blackbird By Ray Henderson & Mort Dixon 1926

Intro: C(4) Csus4(4) C(4) G7(4) Strum: Boom chucka Sing: E string

C C Bb (2) Pack up all my cares and woes…..here I go singin’ low

C Dm(2) G7(2) Dm(2) G7(2) Bye………… bye………… black ---- bird

Dm A F G7 Where somebody waits for me, sugar’s sweet, so is she

Dm G7 C C Bye………… bye………… black bird

C (4) (4) No one here to love and understand …. me

Dm C G7 Oh what hard luck stories they all hand…. me

C C Bb (2) Make my bed… and light the light…. I’ll arrive…. late tonight ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1st ending and repeat:

Dm(2) G7(4) G7(2) C(4) G7(4) Black---bird…… bye……… bye ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Ending:

Dm(2) G7(6) Em7(2) A7(6) Dm(2) G7(4) G7(2) C(4) Fm(4) C(1) Black---bird…….. blackbird………. Black---bird…… bye……… bye

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Ain’t We Got Fun By Raymond B. Egan and Gus Kahn & Richard A. Whiting 1921

Intro: C(4) D7(4) G7(4) C(4) Strum: Calypso Sing:

C G7

/ Every morning, / every evening / Ain't we got fun?

G7 C C7

/ Not much money, / oh, but honey / Ain't we got fun?

F C Am(4)

/ The rent's unpaid, dear / we haven't a car

Em B7 Em G7

/ But – any-way, dear / We’ll stay as we are

C G7

/ Even if we / owe the grocer / Don't we have fun?

G7 C C7

/ Tax collector’s / getting closer / Still we have fun

F E7 C6 C Am

/ There's nothing sur-er; The rich get rich and the poor get poor

C D7 G7 C

/ In the meantime, / in between time / Ain't we got fun?

C G7

/ Every morning, / every evening / Ain't we got fun?

G7 C C7

/ Not much money, / oh, but honey / Ain't we got fun?

F C Am(4)

/ The rent's unpaid, dear / we haven't a car

Em B7 Em G7

/ But – any-way, dear / We’ll stay as we are

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C G7

/ In the winter / in the summer / Don't we have fun

G7 C C7 / Times are bum / and getting bummer / Still we have fun

F E7 C6 C Am / There's nothing sur-er The rich get rich and the poor get children!

C D7 G7 C(4) / In the meantime / In between time / Ain't we got fun.

Ending:

A7 D7 G7 C(5) F(1) C(1)

/ / / / / This economy’s so…. gosh darn fun!

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My Blue Heaven

By Walter Donaldson & George Whiting 1928

Intro: D7(4) G7(4) C(8) Strum: Slow boom chucka Sing: C string Chorus:

C C6 C A7 D7 G7 C / When whippoorwills call… and evening is nigh / I hurry to my…….blue……heaven

G7 C6 C A7 D7 G7 C / A turn to the right, a little white light / Will lead you to my…….blue……heaven

C7 F A7 Dm / You'll see a smiling face, a fireplace, a cozy room,

G7 C C#dim(2) G7(2) A little nest that nestles where the roses bloom….

C C6 C A7 D7 G7 C(5) / Just Molly and me…. and baby makes three / We're happy in my…….blue……heaven

Kazoo & hum chorus:

C(3) C6(8) C(6) A7(2) D7(4) G7(4) C(5)

C(3) C6(8) C(6) A7(2) D7(4) G7(4) C(4)

C7 F A7 Dm / You'll see a smiling face, a fireplace, a cozy room,

G7 C C#dim(2) G7(2) A little nest that nestles where the roses…. bloom….

C C6 C A7 D7 G7 C(4) / Just Molly and me, and baby makes three / We're happy in my…….blue……heaven

A7 D7 G7 C(8) C6(1) Fan uke / We're happy in my…….blue……heaven C#dim C6

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When the Red, Red Robin By Harry Woods; Performed by Lillian Roth 1926

Intro: C(4) G7(4) C(4 + 3) Strum: Slow calypso Sing: C string Kazoo second time -------------------------------------------

C G7 C When the red, red robin comes bob, bob bobbin' along, along,

G7 C C7 There'll be no more sobbing when he starts throbbin’ his old, sweet song. ---------------------------------------------------------------------

F C Am Wake up, wake up, you sleepy head, / Get up, get up, get out of bed,

D7 G7(1) (1) G7 / Cheer up, cheer up the sun is red, Live, love, laugh and be happy.

C G7 C(3) C(4) / What if I've been blue, / Now I'm walking through fields, of flowers,

C G7 C (4) / Rain may glisten, but / still I listen for hours and hours.

F C (2) mute I'm just a kid again, doing what I did again, / / singing a song,

C G7 C C When the red, red robin comes bob, bob bobbin' along. Repeat all Add kazoo to first 2 lines

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Don’t Worry, Be Happy By Bobby McFerrin 1986

Intro: C[4] Dm[4] F[4] C[4] Strum: Pat – Pull 1& 2 & 3 & 4 & - 1 & 2 & ] Sing: E string

C Dm F[4] C[4] / Here is a little song I wrote / You might want to sing it note for note Don't worry be happy!

C Dm F[4] C[4] / In every life, we have some trouble / When you worry you make it double, Don't worry be happy! Chorus: C[4] Dm[4] F[4] C[4] Ooh……Ooh-Ooh-Ooh-Ooh Ooh-Ooh-Ooh Ooh-Ooh-Ooh Ooh-Ooh-Ooh C Dm F[4] C[4] / Ain't got no place to lay your head / Somebody came and took your bed, Don't worry be happy!

C Dm F[4] C[4] / The land lord says your rent is late / He may have to litigate Don't worry be happy! Chorus: C[4] Dm[4] F[4] C[4] Ooh……Ooh-Ooh-Ooh-Ooh Ooh-Ooh-Ooh Ooh-Ooh-Ooh Ooh-Ooh-Ooh C Dm F[4] C[4] / Ain't got no cash, but I’ve got style / Playin’ my ukulele makes me smile Don't worry be happy!

C Dm / ‘Cause when you worry, your face will frown / And that will bring everybody down F[4] C[4] So don't worry, be happy! Chorus: C[4] Dm[4] F[4] C[4] Ooh……Ooh-Ooh-Ooh-Ooh Ooh-Ooh-Ooh Ooh-Ooh-Ooh Ooh-Ooh-Ooh C Dm F[4] C[4] / Now there’s the little song I wrote / I hope you learned it note for note Don't worry be happy!

C Dm / In your life expect some trouble / But when you worry, you make it double

F[4] C[4] So don't worry be happy! Chorus: C[4] Dm[4] F[4] C[4] Ooh……Ooh-Ooh-Ooh-Ooh Ooh-Ooh-Ooh Ooh-Ooh-Ooh Ooh-Ooh-Ooh BE HAPPY!

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Happy Together By Garry Bonner and Alan Gordon; Performed by The Turtles 1967

Intro: Dm(4) C(4) Dm(8) Strum: Slow calypso Sing: A string

Dm / C / Imagine me and you… I do… I think about you day and night… it's only right

Bb A7 A7 To think about the girl you love… and hold her tight…so happy to-gether

Dm / C If I should call you up…invest a dime.. and you say you be-long to me… and ease my mind Bb A7 A7 Imagine how the world could be… so very fine…so happy to-gether

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I can't see me lovin’ nobody but you, for all my life D Am D C When you're with me, baby, the skies will be blue, for all my life Dm C Me and you…and you and me… no matter how they toss the dice… it had to be Bb A7 A7

The only one for me is you … and you for me…so happy to-gether : ||

D Am D C

|| : Bom bom bom bom Bom bom bom bom Bom bom bom bom Ba…. : || Dm C Me and you…and you and me… no matter how they toss the dice… it had to be Bb A7 A7 The only one for me is you … and you for me…so happy to-gether

Dm A7 Dm A7 Dm A7 / / So happy…. to-gether / / So happy…. to-gether / / How is the weather?

Dm A7 Dm A7 D(1) / / We’re happy…. to-gether / / We’re happy…. to-gether

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James, Hold the Ladder Steady! By John D. Loudermilk; Performed Sue Thompson 1962

Intro: G(4) D(4) G(8) Strum: Fast shuffle Sing: Low G -----------------------------------------------------------------

Chorus:

G D James… James … / hold the ladder steady; James… James …/ I'm packed and I am ready.

G G7 C G D G C(1) James .. James … / hold the ladder steady; I'm a'comin' down to your ar-ar-ar-arms.

G D G(4) I'm a'comin' down to your arms! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Verse 1:

D G C D Now, James and I… we went to mama and showed her my diamond ring

G C G D G She said, my poor little baby, you must be crazy, to think of such a thing. Repeat Chorus: Verse 2:

D G C D Now, James and I … we went to daddy and said that we want to be wed.

G C G D G Dad said, nope, you'll just have to elope, and laughed as he went to bed. Repeat Chorus:

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Bridge:

C G D G I'd hate to see 'em in the morning, when… they both completely flip.

C A D He'll be sayin' they can't; she'll be feeling faint and I'll be kissing my husband's lips. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Repeat Chorus: 2X

G D James… James … / hold the ladder steady; James… James …/ I'm packed and I am ready.

G G7 C G D G C(1) James .. James … / hold the ladder steady; I'm a'comin' down to your ar-ar-ar-arms.

G D G(4) I'm a'comin' down to your arms! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ending (Fade):

G D G(4) G D G(4) I'm a'comin' down to your arms; I'm a'comin' down to your arms;

G D G(3) I'm a'comin' down to your arms!

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I’m in Love with a Big Blue Frog By Peter Paul & Mary 1967

Intro: G(2) D7(2) G(4) Strum: Boom chucka Sing: G string

G D7 I'm in love with a big blue frog … A big blue frog loves me

G C7 G D7 G D7 It's not as bad as it appears he wears glasses and he's six foot three … Well,

G D7 I'm not worried about our kids ... I know they'll turn out neat

G G7 C7 They'll be great lookin' 'cause they'll have my face

G D7 G D7 Great swimmers 'cause they'll have his feet! … Well,

G D7 I'm in love with a big blue frog … A big blue frog loves me

G C7 G D7 G D7 He’s not as bad as he appears He's got rhythm and a P.H. D…. Well,

G D7 I know we can make things work He's got good fam'ly sense

G C7 G D7 G D7 His mother was a frog from Philadelphia His daddy an en- chanted prince

Repeat verse with kazoo

G(12) D7(4) G(4) C7(4) G(2) D7(2) G(2) D7(2)

G D7 The neighbors are against it and it's clear to me And it's prob'ly clear to you

G C7 G D7 G D7 The value on their property will go right down if the family next door is blue … Well,

G D7 I'm in love with a big blue frog … A big blue frog loves me

G C7 G D7 G C7(1) mute I've got it tattooed on my chest It says, PH RO G It's frog to me

G D7 G(2) G7(2) C7(2) C#dim(2) G(3) D7(1) G(1) PH - RO - G !!

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Coney Island Washboard Roundelay Music by Hampton Durand & Jerry Adams; Lyrics by Ned Nestor & Aude Shugart 1926

Intro: C(4) G#dim(4) G7(4) Strum: Fast calypso Sing: G string

G7 C A7

||: / / / On a Coney Island washboard she would play,

D7 You could hear her on the boardwalk every day

G7 C A7 Soap suds all round, bubbles on the ground.

D7 G7 Rub-a-dub-a-dub, in her little tub, All those tunes she found

C A7 Thimbles on her fingers made the noise.

D7 She played Charleston on the laundry for the boys.

F Cdim C A7 She could rag a tune right through the knees of a brand new pair of BVDs.

D7 G7 C(4)

Coney Island washboard rounde-lay. :||

Ending:

A7(4) D7 G7 C(4) F(4) C(2) G7(2) C(1) …….. Coney Island washboard rounde-lay!

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Under the Boardwalk by Kenny Young and Arthur Resnick; Performed by The Drifters 1964

Intro: G(4) D7(4) G(7) Strum: Slow Calypso [K = chuck sound] Sing: Low G

G D7 D7 Oh, when the sun beats down… and burns the tar upon the roof

D7 G G7(1) And your shoes get so hot… you wish your tired feet were fire-proof

C G G D7 G(5) Under the boardwalk…. down by the sea….yeah On a blanket with my baby…. is where I’ll be

Em(2) K D(2) K Guys - Under the boardwalk ................. Guys - Under the boardwalk……………. Gals - out of the sun ………… Gals - we’ll be having some fun

Em(2) K D(2) K Guys - Under the boardwalk ................. Guys - Under the boardwalk Gals -people walking above …………. Gals - we’ll be fallin’ in love

Em(2) K Em(2) K Under the boardwalk! Board-walk!

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G D7 D7 From a park, you hear the happy sounds of a carousel

D7 G G7(1) You can almost taste… the hotdogs and French fries they sell

C G G D7 G(5) Under the boardwalk…. down by the sea….yeah On a blanket with my baby…. is where I’ll be

Em(2) K D(2) K Guys - Under the boardwalk ................. Guys - Under the boardwalk……………. Gals - out of the sun ………… Gals - we’ll be having some fun

Em(2) K D(2) K Guys - Under the boardwalk ................. Guys - Under the boardwalk Gals -people walking above …………. Gals - we’ll be fallin’ in love

Em(2) K Em(2) K Under the boardwalk! Board-walk! Repeat from ************************

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Bring Me Sunshine By Arthur Kent & Sylvia Dee 1966

Intro: G(4) A7(4) D7(4) G(2) Strum: Boom chucka Sing: G F# E …

G Am D7 G Bring me sunshine…. in your smile…. Make me happy… all the while

G7 C In this world, where we live… there should be more happiness

A7 A D7 So much joy, you can give…to each brand new bright tomorrow

G Am D7 G Make me happy…. through the years… Never bring me… any tears

G7 C Let your arms, be as warm… as the sun from up above

A7 D7 G(4+ 2) Bring me fun, bring me sunshine, bring me love --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

G Am D7 G Bring me sunshine… in your eyes… Bring me rainbows… from the skies,

G7 C Life’s too short. to be spent… having any-thing but fun,

A7 D7 We can be, so content, if we gather little sunbeams,

G Am D7 G Be light hearted… all day long…. Keep me singing… happy songs,

G7 C Let your arms, be as warm… as the sun from up above

A7 D7 G(5) D7(1) G(1) Bring me fun, bring me sunshine, bring me love

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Best Day of My Life By American Authors

https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=RDkXo1oh4WIek&v=kXo1oh4WIek Intro: C(8) Strum: Fast calypso Sing: C string

C F Oo-o-o-o-o-oh Oo-o-o-o-o-oh Oo-o-o-o-o-oh Oo-o-o-o-o-oh

C F I had a dream so big and loud, I jumped so high I touched the clouds; Woah-o-o-o-o-oh (echo)

C I stretched my hands out to the sky, we danced with monsters through the night;

F F(1) X X X Oo-o-o-o-o-oh O-o-o-o-o-oh Oo Chorus:

C Dm(5) F(1) X X X I'm never gonna look back; woah, never gonna give it up; no, please don’t wake me now

C F Woah-o-o-o-oo / This is gonna be the best day of my li-ife / My li-i-i-i-i-ife

C F

Woah-o-o-o-oo / This is gonna be the best day of my li-ife / My li-i-i-i-i-ife

C F Oo-o-o-o-o-oh Oo-o-o-o-o-oh Oo-o-o-o-o-oh Oo-o-o-o-o-oh

C F I howled at the moon with friends and then the sun came crashing in; Woah-o-o-o-o-oh (echo)

C F But all the possibilities no limits, just epiphanies Woah-o-o-o-o-oh (echo)

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Chorus:

C Dm(5) F(1) X X X I'm never gonna look back; woah, never gonna give it up; no, please don’t wake me now

C F Woah-o-o-o-oo / This is gonna be the best day of my li-ife / My li-i-i-i-i-ife

C F

Woah-o-o-o-oo / This is gonna be the best day of my li-ife / My li-i-i-i-i-ife

C F Oo-o-o-o-o-oh Oo-o-o-o-o-oh Oo-o-o-o-o-oh Oo-o-o-o-o-oh Bridge:

C I hear it calling…. outside my window…I feel it in my soul (soul)

C The stars were burning so bright….The sun was out 'til midnight

C I say we lose control (control)

C F Oo-o-o-o-o-oh Oo-o-o-o-o-oh Oo-o-o-o-o-oh Oo-o-o-o-o-oh Chorus B:

C F Woah-o-o-o-oo / This is gonna be the best day of my li-ife My li-i-i-i-i-ife

C F Woah-o-o-o-oo / This is gonna be the best day of my li-ife My li-i-i-i-i-ife Ending:

C F This is gonna be; this is gonna be; this is gonna be; the best day of my li-ife

F Everything is looking up; everybody up now

C F C(1) Woah-o-o-o-oo / This is gonna be the best day of my li-ife My li-i-i-i-i-ife

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The Candy Man By Lesilie Bricusse & Anthony Newley; Performed by Sammy Davis, Jr. 1972

Intro: C(4) G(4) F(4) C(4) Strum: Boom chucka Sing: E string

C C G G Who can take a sun-rise, (echo) Sprinkle it with dew? (echo)

F C Cover it in chocolate and a miracle or two

F F C The Candy Man……… The Candy Man can

G F C C The Candy Man can because he mixes it with love and makes the world taste good

C C G G Who can take a rainbow, (echo) Warp it in a sigh? (echo)

F C F C Soak it in the sun and make a strawberry-lemon pie The Candy Man… / The Candy Man can

G F C C The Candy Man can because he mixes it with love and makes the world taste good Bridge: F C G7 C

The candy man makes everything he bakes satisfying and de-licious

F G7 F G7 G7 Talk about your childhood wishes, You can even eat the dishes

C C G G Who can take tomorrow, (echo) Dip it in a dream? (echo)

F C F C Separate the sour and collect all the cream The Candy Man… / The Candy Man can

G F C C The Candy Man can because he mixes it with love and makes the world taste good Repeat from bridge Ending:

G F C C(3) The Candy Man can because he mixes it with love and makes the world taste good

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You Are My Sunshine By Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell 1939

Intro: G7(4 + 1) Strum: Calypso Sing: low G

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