You Are My Sunshine From: Richard G s Ukulele Songbook www.scorpex.net/uke.htm Intro: [C] [G7] [C] [Tacet] You are my [C] sunshine my only [C7] sunshine You make me [F] happy when skies are [C] grey [C7] You'll never [F] know dear how much I [C] love you [Am] Please don't [C] take my [G7] sunshine a[c]way [Tacet] The other [C] night dear as I lay [C7] sleeping I dreamed I [F] held you in my [C] arms [C7] But when I [F] woke dear I was mis[c]taken [Am] And I [C] hung my [G7] head and I [C] cried [Tacet] You are my [C] sunshine my only [C7] sunshine You make me [F] happy when skies are [C] grey [C7] You'll never [F] know dear how much I [C] love you [Am] Please don't [C] take my [G7] sunshine a[c]way Kazoo instrumental break Verse chords [Tacet] You are my [C] sunshine my only [C7] sunshine You make me [F] happy when skies are [C] grey [C7] You'll never [F] know dear how much I [C] love you [Am] Please don't [C] take my [G7] sunshine a[c]way [Tacet] Oh please don't [C] take my [G7] sunshine a[c]way [Tacet] Oh please don't [C] take my [G7] sunshine a[c]way [G7] [C] Tacet = no playing
House of the Rising Sun Animals Hear this song at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nu3kelkd-zy (play along in this key) From: Richard G s Ukulele Songbook www.scorpex.net/uke There [Am] is a [C] house in [D] New Or[F]leans They [Am] call the [C] Rising [E7] Sun And it's [Am] been the [C] ruin of [D] many a poor [F] boy And [Am] God I [E7] know I'm [Am] one [E7] My [Am] mother [C] was a [D] tailor [F] She [Am] sewed my [C] new blue [E7] jeans My [Am] father [C] was a [D] gamblin' [F] man [Am] Down in [E7] New Or[Am]leans [E7] Now the [Am] only [C] thing a [D] gambler [F] needs Is a [Am] suit[c]case and [E7] trunk And the [Am] only [C] time that [D] he's satis[f]fied Is [Am] when he's [E7] on a [Am] drunk [E7] Oh [Am] mother [C] tell your [D] children [F] Not to [Am] do what [C] I have [E7] done [Am] Spend your [C] lives in [D] sin and mise[f]ry In the [Am] House of the [E7] Rising [Am] Sun [E7] Well I got [Am] one foot [C] on the [D] platform [F] The [Am] other [C] foot on the [E7] train I'm [Am] goin' [C] back to [D] New Or[F]leans To [Am] wear that [E7] ball and [Am] chain [E7] Well there [Am] is a [C] house in [D] New Or[F]leans They [Am] call the [C] Rising [E7] Sun And it's [Am] been the [C] ruin of [D] many a poor [F] boy And [Am] God I [E7] know I'm [Am] one [E7] [Am]
IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME 3/4 123 1 In the good old summertime, in the good old summer-time Strolling through the shady lanes with your baby mine. You hold her hand and she holds yours and that s a very good sign That she s your tootsie-wootsie in the good old summer-time. REPEAT
IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME 3/4 123 1 G G7 C G In the good old summertime, in the good old summer-time Em A7 D7 Strolling through the shady lanes with your baby mine. G G7 C G You hold her hand and she holds yours and that s a very good sign Em A7 D7 G That she s your tootsie-wootsie in the good old summer-time.
In the Summertime Mungo Jerry Capo 4th fret INTRO C C G C G F C VERSE 1 C In the summertime when the weather is hot C You can stretch right up and touch the sky F When the weather's fine C You got women, you got women on your mind G Have a drink, have a drive F C Go out and see what you can find VERSE 2 C If her daddy's rich take her out for a meal C If her daddy's poor just do what you feel F Speed along the lane C Do a ton or a ton and twenty-five G When the sun goes down F C You can make it, make it good in a lay-by ukulelehunt.com
VERSE 3 C We're no threat, people, we re not dirty, we're not mean C We love everybody but we do as we please F When the weather's fine C We go fishing or go swimming in the sea G We're always happy F C Life's for living, yeah, that's our philosophy VERSE 4 C Sing along with us, dee dee dee dee C Dah dah dah dah dah, yeah we're hap-happy F C Oh yeah G F C Dee-dah-do dee-dah-do dah-do-dah SOLO C C G C G F C C VERSE 1 SOLO VERSE 1 ukulelehunt.com
Summer In The City Lovin Spoonful Hear this song at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryuvpgmw3d4 (play along with capo at 3 rd fret) From: Richard G s Ukulele Songbook www.scorpexuke.com [F7] [E7] [F7] [E7] [F7] [E7] Verse 1: [Am] Hot town [Am7] summer in the city [Am6] Back of my neck getting [Fmaj7] dirty and [Esus4] gritty [Am] Been down [Am7] isn't it a pity [Am6] Doesn't seem to be a [Fmaj7] shadow in the [Esus4] city [E5] All around [E7] people looking half dead [Am] Walking on the sidewalk [A] hotter than a match head Chorus: [D] But at night it's a [G] different world [D] go out and [G] find a girl [D] Come on come on and [G] dance all night [D] Despite the heat it'll [G] be alright And [Bm7] babe don't you [E5] know it's a pity That the [Bm7] days can't [E5] be like the nights In the [Bm7] summer in the [E5] city in the [Bm7] summer in the [E5] city [Am] Cool town [Am7] evening in the city [Am6] Dressing so fine and [Fmaj7] looking so [Esus4] pretty [Am] Cool cat [Am7] looking for a kitty [Am6] Gonna look in every [Fmaj7] corner of the [Esus4] city [E5] Till I'm [E7] wheezing at the bus stop [Am] Running up the stairs gonna [A] meet you at the rooftop Repeat Chorus Instrumental: Am F7 C 4 2 0 2 4 2 0 2 5 3 0 3 5 3 0 3 [Am] [Am7] [Am6] [Fmaj7] [Esus4] [Am] [Am7] [Am6] [Fmaj7] [Esus4] Repeat verse 1 Repeat Chorus and instrumental [Am] [Am7] [Am6] [Fmaj7] [Esus4] [Am] [Am7] [Am6] [Fmaj7] [Esus4] [Am] X 2 Am G5C4E5A0 Am7 G5C4E3A0 Am6 G5C4E2A0 Fmaj7 G5C5E0A0 Esus4 G4C4E0A0 E5 G4C4E0A2 E7 G4C4E0A5 A G6C4E5A0 D G7C6E5A0 G G0C7E7A5 Bm7 G7C6E7A0 F7 G5C5E5A6
Summertime Blues (Key of G) by Eddie Cochran (1958) Intro: G....... 1 & 2 & 3 4 Riff: -- G. C\ -- -- D. G\ -- -- G. C\ -- -- D. G\ U D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D -- G....... -- G. C\ -- -- D. G\ I m-a gonna raise a fuss, I m-a gonna raise a hol-ler \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ -- G....... -- G. C\ -- -- D. G\ bout a-workin all summer just to try to earn a dol-lar \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ -- C....... G\ (----spoken---------- --------------------) Well ev ry time I call my baby, try to get a date, my boss says No dice son, you gotta work late C....... Some-times I wonder, what I m-a gonna do, but there G\ (--------tacet------- ---------------) G....... -- G. C\ -- -- D. G\ -- -- G. C\ -- -- D. G\ Ain t no cure for the summer-time blues. \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ -- G....... -- G. C\ -- -- D. G\ Well, my mom and pop told me Son, you gotta make some mon-- ey \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ -- G....... -- G. C\ -- -- D. G\ If you wanna use the car to go a-- ridin next Sun-- day \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ -- C....... (-G\--------- spoken--------------------------------------) Well I didn t go to work, told the boss I was sick, Now you can t use the car cause you didn t work a lick C....... Some-times I wonder, what I m-a gonna do, but there G\ (--------tacet------- ---------------) G....... -- G. C\ -- -- D. G\ -- -- G. C\ -- -- D. G\ Ain t no cure for the summer-time blues. \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ -- G....... -- G. C\ -- -- D. G\ I m gonna take two weeks, gonna have a fine va-ca-- tion \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ -- G....... -- G. C\ -- -- D. G\ I m gonna take my problem to the U-- nited Na-tions \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ -- C....... (- G\ -------spoken------------------------------------------) Well,I called my Congress-man and he said, quote: I d like to help you son, but you re too young to vote C....... Some-times I wonder, what I m-a gonna do, but there G\ (--------tacet------- ---------------) G....... -- G. C\ -- -- D. G\ -- -- G. C\ -- -- D. G\ Ain t no cure for the summer-time blues. \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ -- G. C\ -- -- D. G\ -- -- G. C\ -- -- D. G\ -- \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ San Jose Ukulele Club (v5b 5/31/16)
Summertime George Gershwin From: Richard G s Ukulele Songbook www.scorpex.net/uke Intro: [Dm] [Gm7] [Dm] [Gm7] Summer[Dm]time [Gm7] [Dm] And the [Gm7] livin' is [Dm] easy [Gm7] [Dm] Fish are [Gm7] jumpin' [Bb] And the cotton is [A] high [A#7-5] [A7+5] [A7] [Dm] Your daddy's [Gm7] rich [Dm] And your [Gm7] mamma's good [Dm] lookin' [Gm7] [Dm] [Gm7] So [F] hush little [Dm] baby [Gm7] Do[A7sus4]n't [A7] you [Dm] cry [Gm7] [Dm] [Gm7] One of these [Dm] mornings [Gm7] [Dm] You're going to [Gm7] rise up [Dm] singing [Gm7] [Dm] Then you'll [Gm7] spread your wings [Bb] And you'll take to the [A] sky [A#7-5] [A7+5] [A7] But till that [Dm] morning [Gm7] [Dm] There's a'[gm7]nothing can [Dm] harm you [Gm7] [Dm] [Gm7] With [F] daddy and [Dm] mamma [Gm7] sta[a7sus4]n[a7]ding [Dm] by [Gm7] [Dm] [Gm7] Summer[Dm]time [Gm7] [Dm] And the [Gm7] livin' is [Dm] easy [Gm7] [Dm] Fish are [Gm7] jumpin' [Bb] And the cotton is [A] high [A#7-5] [A7+5] [A7] [Dm] Your daddy's [Gm7] rich [Dm] And your [Gm7] mamma's good [Dm] lookin' [Gm7] [Dm] [Gm7] So [F] hush little [Dm] baby [Gm7] Do[A7sus4]n't [A7] you [Dm] cry [Gm7] [Dm] [Gm7] So [F] hush little [Dm] baby [Gm7] Do[A7sus4]n't [A7] you [Dm] cry
Sunny Afternoon The Kinks Hear this song at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h1orp7ffbw (play along in this key) From: Richard G s Ukulele Songbook www.scorpex.net/uke Chords with { } are optional Intro (2 strums each chord) or picked notes over chords: [Dm] [Dm7] [Dm6] [Bb] [A] [A7*] [A+] [A7] [Dm] [Dm7] [Dm6] [Bb] [A] [A7*] [A+] [A7] Or riff and chords over: Dm A7 Dm A7 A 55 33 22 11 00 -- -- -- 55 33 22 11 00 -- -- -- E -- -- -- -- -- 33 11 00 -- -- -- -- -- 33 11 00 The [Dm] tax man's taken [C] all my dough and [F] left me in my [C] stately home [A] Lazing {A7*} on a {A+} sunny {A7} after[dm]noon And I can't [C] sail my yacht he's [F] taken every[c]thing I've got [A] All I've {A7*] got's this {A+} sunny {A7} after[dm]noon [D] [D7] Save me save me save me from this [G7] squeeze I got a [C7] big fat mama [C] trying to [C+] break [F] me [A7] And I [Dm] love to live so [G7] pleasantly [Dm] live this life of [G7] luxu[c7]ry [F] Lazing on a [A7] sunny after [Dm]noon [Dm7] [Dm6] [Bb] In the [A] summer[a7*]time [A+] [A7] In the [Dm] summer[dm7]time [Dm6] [Bb] in the [A] summer[a7*]time [A+] [A7] Option2: [F] Lazing on a [A7] sunny after Dm A7 Dm A7 noon in the summertime in the summertime in the summertime A 55 33 22 11 0 0 -- -- -- 5 5 33 22 11 0 0 -- -- -- E -- -- -- -- - - 33 11 00 - - -- -- -- - - 33 11 00 Or play Dm and A7 against descending bass line on bass uke or piano (notes DD CC BB BbBb AA GG FF EE) Easier option 3 for solo playing: [F] Lazing on a [A7] sunny after[dm]noon [G7] In the [Dm] summertime [G7] in the [Dm] summertime [G7] My [Dm] girlfriend's run off [C] with my car and [F] gone back to her [C] ma and pa [A] Telling {A7*} tales of {A+} drunken{a7}ness and [Dm] cruelty Now I'm [C] sitting here [F] sipping at my [C] ice cold beer [A] Lazing {A7*] on a {A+} sunny {A7} after[dm]noon [D] [D7] Help me help me help me sail a[g7]way Or give me [C7] two good reasons [C] why I [C+] oughta [F] stay [A7] Cause I [Dm] love to live so [G7] pleasantly [Dm] live this life of [G7] luxu[c7]ry [F] Lazing on a [A7] sunny after [Dm]noon [Dm7] [Dm6] [Bb] In the [A] summer[a7*]time [A+] [A7] In the [Dm] summer[dm7]time [Dm6] [Bb] in the [A] summer[a7*]time [A+] [A7] [D7] Save me save me save me from this [G7] squeeze I got a [C7] big fat mama [C] trying to [C+] break [F] me [A7] And I [Dm] love to live so [G7] pleasantly [Dm] live this life of [G7] luxu[c7]ry [F] Lazing on a [A7] sunny after [Dm]noon [Dm7] [Dm6] [Bb] In the [A] summer[a7*]time [A+] [A7] In the [Dm] summer[dm7]time [Dm6] [Bb] in the [A] summer[a7*]time [A+] [A7] In the [Dm] summer[dm7]time [Dm6] [Bb] in the [A] summer[a7*]time [A+] [A7] [D]
Sunny Side Of Life Carter Family Hear this song at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbmqq4rfzve From: Richard G s Ukulele Songbook www.scorpex.net/uke.htm Intro and before each verse: C F C G C G C A ----------------0------------------------- E ---00--------033-30-0----01-310----------- C --0--20-0---0------0-2--2--2---0-0220----0 G 00-----2-0---------------------------4024- [C] There's a dark and a [F] troubled side of [C] life There's a bright and a sunny side [G] too Though we meet with the darkness and [C] strife The [G] sunny side we also may [C] view Chorus: [C] Keep on the [C] sunny side [F] always on the sunny [C] side Keep on the sunny side of [G] life [G7] It will [C] help us every [C7] day it will [F] brighten all the [C] way If we keep on the [G7] sunny side of [C] life [C] The storm and its [F] fury broke to[c]day Crushing hopes that we cherish so [G] dear Clouds and storms will in time pass a[c]way The [G] sun again will shine bright and [C] clear Chorus [C] Let us greet with the [F] song of hope each [C] day Though the moment be cloudy or [G] fair Let us trust in our Saviour a[c]way Who [G] keepeth everyone in His [C] care [C] Keep on the [C] sunny side [F] always on the sunny [C] side Keep on the sunny side of [G] life [G7] It will [C] help us every [C7] day it will [F] brighten all the [C] way If we keep on the [G7] sunny side of [C] life If we keep on the [G7] sunny side of [C] life If we keep on the [G7] sunny side of [C] life
You Are My Sunshine From: Richard G s Ukulele Songbook www.scorpex.net/uke.htm Intro: [C] [G7] [C] [Tacet] You are my [C] sunshine my only [C7] sunshine You make me [F] happy when skies are [C] grey [C7] You'll never [F] know dear how much I [C] love you [Am] Please don't [C] take my [G7] sunshine a[c]way [Tacet] The other [C] night dear as I lay [C7] sleeping I dreamed I [F] held you in my [C] arms [C7] But when I [F] woke dear I was mis[c]taken [Am] And I [C] hung my [G7] head and I [C] cried [Tacet] You are my [C] sunshine my only [C7] sunshine You make me [F] happy when skies are [C] grey [C7] You'll never [F] know dear how much I [C] love you [Am] Please don't [C] take my [G7] sunshine a[c]way Kazoo instrumental break Verse chords [Tacet] You are my [C] sunshine my only [C7] sunshine You make me [F] happy when skies are [C] grey [C7] You'll never [F] know dear how much I [C] love you [Am] Please don't [C] take my [G7] sunshine a[c]way [Tacet] Oh please don't [C] take my [G7] sunshine a[c]way [Tacet] Oh please don't [C] take my [G7] sunshine a[c]way [G7] [C] Tacet = no playing