Blame It On The Bossa Nova Eydie Gorme Hear this song at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI3RaURQjlE

[C] I was at a dance when he caught my [G7] eye Standin' all alone lookin' sad and [C] shy We began to dance [C7] swaying' to and [F] fro And [C] soon I knew [G7]I'd never let him [C] go

Chorus: Blame it on the bossa [G7] nova with its magic [C] spell Blame it on the bossa [G7] nova that he did so [C] well [C7] Oh, it all began with [F] just one little dance But soon it ended [C] up a big romance Blame it on the bossa [G7] nova The dance of [C] love

Now was it the [G7] moon? No, no, the bossa nova Or the stars a[C]bove? No, no, the bossa nova Now was it the [G7] tune? Yeah, yeah, the bossa nova [C]The [F] dance of [C] love

[C] Now I'm glad to say I'm his bride to [G7] be And we're gonna raise a fami[C]ly And when our kids ask [C7] how it came a[F]bout I'm [C] gonna say to [G7] them without a [C] doubt

Chorus

Now was it the [G7] moon? No, no, the bossa nova Or the stars a[C]bove? No, no, the bossa nova Now was it the [G7] tune? Yeah, yeah, the bossa nova [C]The [F] dance of [C] love

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C'est la vie

Chuck Berry

D

It was a teenage wedding, and the old folks wished them well

A

You could see that Pierre did truly love the madamoiselle

A

And now the young monsieur and madame have rung the chapel bell,

D

"C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell

D

They furnished off an apartment with a two room Roebuck sale

A

The coolerator was crammed with TV dinners and ginger ale,

But when Pierre found work, the little money comin' worked out well

D

"C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell

D

They had a hi-fi phono, boy, did they let it blast

A

Seven hundred little records, all rock, rhythm and jazz

But when the sun went down, the rapid tempo of the music fell

D

"C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell

D

They bought a souped-up jitney, 'twas a cherry red '53

, A

They drove it down to Orleans to celebrate the anniversary

It was there that Pierre was married to the lovely mademoiselle

D

"C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell

DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME 4/4 1...2...123 (without intro)

Intro: / / / / / / / /

Tear a star from out of the sky, and the sky feels blue;

Tear a petal from a rose, and the rose weeps, too.

Take your heart a-way from mine, and mine will sure-ly break;

My life is yours to take, so, darling, please, keep the spark a-wake.

Would you take the wings from birds so that they can't fly?

Would you take the o - cean's roar and leave just a sigh?

Oh, this your heart won't let you do, this is what I beg of you

Don't take your love from me.

DOWN AMONG THE SHELTERING PALMS

Verse:

Moonlight makes me lonely each night far from our rendez-vous

Wondering, darling, whether you might be wishing that I were with you

Down among the sheltering palms, oh, honey, wait for me, oh, honey, wait for me

Don't be forgettin' we've got a date out where the sun goes down about eight

How my love is burning, burning, burning,

How my heart is yearning, yearning, yearning

To be down among the sheltering palms, oh, honey, wait for me.

Oh, honey, wait....... for........ me

The 11th Wukulele Songbook

Worthing Ukulele Jam 9

Dream LoverBobby Darrin 1959

[F]Every night I hope and pray [Dm]a dream lover will come my way[F]A girl to hold in my arms [Dm]and know the magic of her charmsBecause I [F]want a [C7]girl to [F]call my [Bb]ownI want a [F]dream [Dm]lover so [Gm7]I don’t have to [C7]dream a[F]lone [C7]

[F]Dream lover, where are you [Dm] with a love, oh, so true[F]And a hand that I can hold [Dm]to feel you near when I grow oldBecause I [F]want a [C7]girl to [F]call my [Bb]own I want a [F]dream [Dm]lover so [Gm7]I don’t have to [C7]dream a[F]lone [F7]

[Bb]Some day, I don’t know how, [F]I hope you’ll hear my plea[G7]Some way, I don’t know how, [C7]she’ll bring her love to me

[F]Dream lover, until then [Dm]I’ll go to sleep and dream again[F]That’s the only thing to do [Dm]until my lover’s dreams come trueBecause I [F]want a [C7]girl to [F]call my [Bb]ownI want a [F]dream [Dm]lover so [Gm7]I don’t have to [C7]dream a-[F]Dream [Dm]lover so [Gm7]I don’t have to [C7]dream a-[F]Dream [Dm]lover so [Gm7]I don’t have to [C7]dream a[F]lone [Bb] [F]

I WANT TO GROW UP TO BE A POLITICIAN (Levy & McGuinn) 1971

Intro: G//// //A7// D7//// ///G

Verse 1:G A7I want to grow up to be a politician, D7 GAnd take over this beautiful land.G A7I want to grow up to be a politician, D Gdim GAnd be the old USA'a, number one man.

Verse 2:G A7I always be tough, but I'll never be scary. D GI want to shoot guns, or butter my bread.G A7I want to build towns, or conser-vate the prairie.D C GAnd you can believe, the future's ahead.

Bridge:G EmI'll give the young the right to vote, as soon as they mature.A7 DBut spare the rod and spoil the child, to help them feel secure.C G EmAnd if I win election day, I might give you a job.A7 D D6 D7I'll sign the bill to help the poor, to show I'm not a snob.

Verse 3:G A7I'll open my doors. I'm chargin' no admission.D C D7 GAnd you can be sure, I'll be glad, to give you my hand.G A7I want to grow up to be a politician.D7 GAnd take over this beautiful land.

Coda:G EmI'll make you glad you got me in, with everything I do.A7 DAnd I'll defend until the end, (slowly) the old red white and blue.G A7I want to grow up to be a politician.D7 G D7 GAnd take over this beautiful land, And take over this beautiful land.

Koke'e 414 G C G 07

G C G C G I 07 I 'Upu a'e, he mana'o I ka wekiu o Koke'e

Thoughts well up in me of the highlands of Koke'e

G C G C G 07 G I ka nani o ka 'aina o ka noe po'ai'ai Of the beauty of the land and the swirling mists.

G 071 C I GI 071 Hui: 'O Kalalau he 'aina la'a I ka ua l'ili'i Kala/au, a sacred land in the fine, passing rains

G C G C G 07 G I 'O Waimea ku'u lei aloha Never more to say goodbye Waimea is my lei of love Never more to say goodbye

GC GC GI 071 E ho'i mai ana I ka hikina I ka la welawela Returning to the east in the sun, clear and hot

G C G C G 07 G I I ka kai hawanawana I Po'ipu ma Koloa To the whispering seas at po'ipu and Koloa

GC G c G I 071 Mele au no ka beauty I ka uka 'iu'iu I sing of the beauty in the far highlands

G C GC G 07 G I Koke'e ua 'ike au I ka noe po'ai'ai At Koke'e I have seen the mists that swirl about

G 07/ Cl GI 071 Hui: 'O Kalalau he 'aina la'a I ka ua l'ili'i

GC GC G07 G/ 'O Waimea ku'u lei aloha Never more to say goodbye C G 07 C 07 G G 0 1 2 G

Never more to say goodl:]ye ............ .

1/23/2011

Mr. Bojangles by Jerry Jeff Walker

3/4 time

C CMaj7 C6 C/g F G I knew a man Bo-jangles and he danced for you, in worn out shoes. C CMaj7 C6 C/g F G With silver hair a ragged shirt and baggy pants, He did the old soft shoe F C E7 Am C6 D7 G He jumped so high, jumped so high, Then he lightly touched down.

Chorus: Am G Am G Am G C CMaj7 C6 C/g

Mister Bo-jangles, Mister Bo-jangles, Mister Bo-jangles, dance.

C CMaj7 C6 C/g F G I met him in a cell in New Or-leans I was down and out. C CMaj7 C6 C/g F G He looked at me to be the eyes of age as he spoke right out. F C E7 Am C6 D7 G He talked of life, talked of life, laughed, slapped his leg a step.

C CMaj7 C6 C/g F G He said his name, Bo-jangles, then he danced a lick, across the cell. C CMaj7 C6 C/g F G He grabbed his pants, a better stance, oh he jumped up high, He clicked his heels. F C E7 Am C6 D7 G He let go a laugh, let go a laugh, Shook back his clothes all a-round.

Chorus: Am G Am G Am G C CMaj7 C6 C/g

Mister Bo-jangles, Mister Bo-jangles, Mister Bo-jangles, dance.

C CMaj7 C6 C/g F G He danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs Throughout the south. C CMaj7 C6 C/g F G He spoke with tears of fifteen years how his dog and he traveled about. F C E7 Am C6 D7 G His dog up and died, up and died, After twenty years he still grieved, C CMaj7 C6 C/g F G He said, "I dance now at every chance in honky tonks For drinks and tips. C CMaj7 C6 C/g F G But most of the I spend behind these county bars, 'cause I drinks a bit." F C E7 Am C6 D7 G He shook his head and as he shook his head, I heard someone ask please,

Chorus: Am G Am G Am G C CMaj7 C6 C/g Mister Bo-jangles, Mister Bo-jangles, Mister Bo-jangles, dance.

Am G Am G Am G C CMaj7 C6 G7 C\ Mister Bo-jangles, Mister Bo-jangles, Mister Bo-jangles, dance.

ONE NOTE SAMBA4/4 1…2…123

This is just a little samba, built up-on a single note

Other notes are bound to follow, but the root is still that note

Now this new one is the conse-quence of the one we’ve just been through

As I’m bound to be the unavoidable conse-quence of you

There’re so many people who can talk and talk and talk and just say no - thing, or nearly no - thing

I have used up all the scale I know and at the end I’ve come to no - thing, or nearly no - thing

So I come back to my first note, as I must come back to you

I will pour into that one note all the love I feel for you.

Any-one who wants the whole show, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Ti, Do

He will find himself with no show. Better play the note you know

He will find himself with no show. Better play the note you know

He will find himself with no show. Better play the note you know

SATIN DOLL4/4 1…2…1234

Cigarette holder, which wigs me, over her shoulder, she digs me

Out cattin’, that Satin Doll.

Baby, shall we go out skippin’? Careful, a-migo, you’re flippin’

Speaks Latin, that Satin Doll.

She’s nobody’s fool, so I’m playin’ it cool as can be

I’ll give it a whirl, but I ain’t for no girl catchin’ me……..Switcherooney!

Telephone numbers, well you know, doin’ my rhumbas with uno,

And that’n, my Satin, out cattin’ that Satin, speaks Latin, my Satin Doll.

Satin Doll

Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7

Cigarette holder, which wigs me

Em7 A7 Em7 A7

Over her shoulder she digs me

D7 Db7 Cmaj7

Out cattin’, that satin doll

Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7

Baby, shall we go out skippin ?

Em7 A7 Em7 A7

Careful, amigo, you’re flippin’

D7 Db7 Cmaj7

Speaks Latin, that satin doll

Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7 Fmaj7

She’s nobody’s fool, ! So I’m Playin’ it cool as can be !

Am7 D7 !

I’ll give it a whirl !

Am7 D7 G7! !

But I ain’t for no girl catchin’ me - Switcherooney!

Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7

Telephone numbers, well, you know

Em7 A7 Em7 A7

Doing my rhumbas with uno

D7 Db7 D7 Db7 D7

And that ‘n, my satin doll, out cattin’, that Satin, Speaks Latin,

Db7 Cmaj7

My satin Doll

Starwood in Aspen John Denver (orig. = capo 2nd) D ~ Em A D G D G 1. It's a long way from LA to Denver,………… a long time to hang in the sky, A7 D Bm, D G D a long way home to Starwood in Aspen……a sweet Rocky Mountain paradise, G D A D oh, my sweet Rocky Mountain paradise. Em A D G D G 2. Springtime is rollin' ‘round slowly,…………….grey skies are bringin' me down. A7 D Bm I can't remember when I've ever been so lonely, D G D G D A D I forgot what it's like to be home,…….can't remember what it's like to be home. Em A D 3. I think on my lady's sweet memories, G D G A7 D Bm I think on my children's sweet smiles.I think on my home in Starwood in Aspen, D G D all my friends and the snow-covered hills. G D A D Oh, my friends are the snow covered hills. Em A D G D G 4. And I tell you I'm happy to be here,………….to share and consider this time, A7 D Bm for I see here the shadows of changes, D G D and a feeling of new friends to find. G D A D And I see here some new friends to find. Em A D G D G 5. It's a long way from this place to Denver,…..it’s a long time to hang in the sky. A7 D Bm A long way home to Starwood in Aspen, D G D a sweet Rocky Mountain paradise, G D A D oh, my sweet Rocky Mountain paradise.

SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS John Denver

Intro; G C G C Chorus; G C G C G C G C Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy. G C G C Am7 D7 Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry G C G C G C G C Sunshine on the water looks so lovely. G C G C G C G C Sunshine almost always make me high G Am7 Bm C G Am7 Bm C

If I had a day that I could give you G Am7 Bm C Am7 D7

I'd give to you a day just like today. G Am7 Bm C G Am7 Bm C

If I had a song that I could sing for you. G Am7 Bm C G Am7 Bm C

I'd sing a song to make you feel this way. G Am7 Bm C G Am7 Bm C

If I had a tale that I could tell you G Am7 Bm C Am7 D7

I'd tell a tale sure to make you smile. G Am7 Bm C G Am7 Bm C

If I had a wish that I could wish for you. G Am7 Bm C G Am7 Bm C

I'd make a wish for sunshine all the while Chorus; Outro; G C G C G Am7 Bm C Sunshine almost all the time makes me high. G C G C G Am7 Bm C G Sunshine almost always.

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Then I Kissed Her - Beach Boys

Intro [G] [G] [G] [G]

[G] Well I walked up to her

And I [D7] asked her if she wanted to [G] dance

[G] She looked awful nice

And [D7] so I hoped she might take a [G] chance

[C] When we danced I [G] held her tight

[C] And then I walked her [G] home that night

And all the stars were [D7] shining bright and then I [G] kissed her

[G] Each time I saw her I [D7] couldn't wait to see her a[G]gain

I wanted to let her [D7] know that I was more than a [G] friend

[C] I didn't know just [G] what to do

[C] So I whispered [G] I love you

And she said that she [D7] loved me too and then I [G] kissed her

I [C] kissed her in a [C6] way

That I'd [Cmaj7] never kissed a [C6] girl be[C]fore [C6] [Cmaj7] [C6]

I [A] kissed her in a way

That I [A7] hoped she'd like for ever [D] more [D7]

I [G] knew that she was mine

So I [D7] gave her all the love that I [G] had

Then one day she'll take me [D7] home

To meet her mum and her [G] dad

[C] And then I asked her to [G] be my bride

[C] And always be right [G] by my side

I felt so happy that I [D7] almost cried and then I [G] kissed her

And then I [G] kissed her and then I [G] kissed her

From: Richard G’s Ukulele Songbook www.www.scorpexuke.com.htm

This old Ukulele (Guitar)

Intro; D A7 Bm F#m G A7 D Bm G A7

D A7 Bm F#m

This old Ukulele taught me to sing a love song. G A7 D Bm

It showed me how to laugh and how to cry. G A7 D Bm

Introduced me to some friends of mine and brightened up some days. G A7 D Bm

And helped me make it through some lonely nights. G A7 D Bm G A7 D

What a friend to have on a cold and lonely night. D A7 Bm F#m

This old Ukulele gave me my lovely lady. G A7 D Bm

It opened up her eyes and ears to me. G A7 D Bm

It brought us close together, and I guess it broke her heart. G A7 D Bm

It opened up the space for us to be. G A7 D Bm G A7 D

What a lovely place and a lovely place to be. D A7 Bm Fm

This old ukulele gave me my life, my living. G A7 D Bm

All the things you know I love to do. G A7 D Bm

To serenade the stars that shine from a sunny mountain side. G A7 D Bm

And most of all to sing my songs for you. G A7 D Bm

I love to sing my songs for you, yes I do You know. G A7 D

I love to sing my songs for you

Up on the Roof (Key of C) by Gerry Goffin and Carole King (1962)

C Am F G

Chords: 9119 C Am F G C When this old world starts getting me down, and people are just too much for me to face

C Am F G C I climb way up to the top of the stairs and all my cares just drift right into space

F On the roof it's peaceful as can be

C Am F, G And there the world be- low don't bother me

C Am F G C So when I come home feelin' tired and beat, I'll go up where the air is fresh and sweet

C Am F G C I'll get away from the hustling crowd and all that rat-race noise down in the street

F On the roof that's the only place I know

C Am F G Where you just have to wish to make it so (Let's go up on the roof)

Instrumental: C, Am, F, G, C

F At night the stars put on a show for free,

C Am F G And darling you can share it all with me

(I keep on telling you that) C Am F G C Right smack dab in the middle of town, I've found a pa-ra-dise that's trouble proof

C Am F G C And if this old world starts getting you down, there's room enough for two, up on the roof

F G Up on the roof

C Am Up on the roof

F G,C Up on the roof

San Jose Ukulele Club

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Would You Like to Swing on a Star – Bing Crosby

Johnny Burke and Jimmy Van Heusen

Intro: [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] (pause)

[NC] Would you [E7] like to swing on a [A7] star

Carry [D7] moonbeams home in a [G] jar

And be [E7] better off than you [A7] are [D7] or would you rather be a [G] mule

A [G] mule is an [C] animal with [G] long funny [C] ears

He [G] kicks up at [C] anything he [G] hears [Em7]

His [A7] back is brawny but his [D] brain is weak

He's [Em7] just plain [A7] stupid with a [D] stub[A7]born [D7] streak

And by the [G] way if you [C] hate to go to [G] school [E7]

[Am] You may grow [D7] up to be a [G] mule

[NC] Or would you [E7] like to swing on a [A7] star

Carry [D7] moonbeams home in a [G] jar

And be [E7] better off than you [A7] are [D7] or would you rather be a [G] pig

A [G] pig is an [C] animal with [G] dirt on his [C] face

His [G] shoes are a [C] terrible dis[G]grace [Em7]

He [A7] has no manners when he [D] eats his food

He's [Em7] fat and [A7] lazy and ex[D]treme[A7]ly [D7] rude

But if you [G] don't care a [C] feather or a [G] fig [E7]

[Am] You may grow [D7] up to be a [G] pig

[NC] Or would you [E7] like to swing on a [A7] star

Carry [D7] moonbeams home in a [G] jar

And be [E7] better off than you [A7] are [D7] or would you rather be a [G] fish

A [G] fish won't do [C] anything but [G] swim in a [C] brook

He [G] can't write his [C] name or read a [G] book [Em7]

To [A7] fool the people is his [D] only thought

And [Em7] though he's [A7] slippery he [D] still [A7] gets [D7]caught

But then if [G] that sort of [C] life is what you [G] wish [E7]

[Am] You may grow [D7] up to be a [G] fish

And all the [E7] monkeys aren't in the [A7] zoo

Every [D7] day you meet quite a [G] few

So you [E7] see it's all up to [A7] you [D7] you can be better than you [E7] are

[Am] You could be [D7] swingin' on a [G] star [F#] [G]

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Your Song – Elton John

Intro: [C] [Fmaj7] [G] [F]

[C] It's a little bit [Fmaj7] funny [G] this feeling in-[Em]-side

[Am] I'm not one of [Eaug] those who can [C] easily [Am6] hide

[C] I don't have much [G] money but [E7] boy if I [Am] did

[C] I'd buy a big [Dm7] house where [F] we both could [G] live

[C] If I was a [Fmaj7] sculptor huh [G] but then again [Em] no

Or a [Am] man who makes [Eaug] potions in a [C] travelling [Am6] show

[C] I know it's not [G] much but it's the [E7] best I can [Am] do

[C] My gift is my [Dm7] song and [F] this one's for [C] you

[G] And you can tell [Am] everybody [Dm] this is your [F] song

[G] It may be [Am] quite simple but [Dm] now that it's [F] done

[Am] I hope you don't mind [Eaug] I hope you don't mind

[C] That I put down in [Am6] words

How [C] wonderful [Dm] life is while [F] you're in the [G] world

[C] [Fmaj7] [G] [F]

[C] I sat on the [Fmaj7] roof [G] and kicked off the [Em] moss

Well a [Am] few of the [Eaug] verses well they've [C] got me quite [Am6] cross

[C] But the sun's been [G] quite kind [E7] while I wrote this [Am] song

[C] It's for people like [Dm7] you [F] that keep it turned [G] on

[C] So excuse me for-[Fmaj7]-getting [G] but these things [Em] I do

You [Am] see I've for-[Eaug]-gotten if they're [C] green or they're [Am6] blue

[C] Anyway the [G] thing is [E7] what I really [Am] mean

[C] Yours are the [Dm7] sweetest eyes [F] I've ever seen [C]

[G] And you can tell [Am] everybody [Dm] this is your [F] song

[G] It may be [Am] quite simple but [Dm] now that it's [F] done

[Am] I hope you don't mind [Eaug] I hope you don't mind

[C] That I put down in [Am6] words

How [C] wonderful [Dm] life is while [F] you're in the [G] world

[C] [Fmaj7] [G] [F]

[Am] I hope you don't mind [Eaug] I hope you don't mind

[C] That I put down in [Am6] words

How [C] wonderful [Dm] life is while [F] you're in the [C] world

[Fmaj7] [G] [F] [C]