TWO CHORD SONG BOOK
COMPILED BY THE
Ukulele Club
For educational purposes in Ukulele 3
Contents
Nashville Numbering System
Nashville numbering
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V 7th
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syst[Em]
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Key of
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E7
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Key of C:
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G7
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Key of
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A7
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Key of
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C7
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Key of
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The Golden Rule of two chord songs is – If the chord sounds wrong as you
sing the tune then it is the other one.
1. Jambalaya
written and recorded by Hank Williams
[I] Goodbye Joe me gotta go me oh [V7]my oh
Me gotta go pole the pirogue down the [I] bayou
My Yvonne the sweetest one me oh [V7]my oh
Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the [I] bayou
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and filet [V7]gumbo
Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher[I] amio
Pick guitar fill fruit jar and be [V7]gay-o
Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the[I] bayou
Thibodaux Fontaineaux the place is [V7]buzzing
Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the [I] dozen
Dress in style and go hog wild me oh[V7] my oh
Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the [I] bayou
Settle down far from town get me a [V7]pirogue
And I'll catch all the fish in the [I] bayou
Swap my mon to buy Yvonne what she [V7]need-oh
Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the [I] bayou
repeat #2
2. Down In The Valley
¾ timing – waltz 1,23, 1, 23
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Down in the valley, the valley so low,
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Hang your head over, hear the winds blow.
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Hear the winds blow, dear, hear the winds blow.
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Hang your head over, hear the winds blow.
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Roses love sunshine, violets love dew,
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Angels in heaven know I love you;
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Know I love you, dear, know I love you,
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Angels in heaven know I love you.
3. How Much Is That
Doggie In The Window
How Much Is That Doggie In The Window
Recorded by Patti Page, Written by Bob Merrill
[3/4 time]
[I ]How much is that doggie in the [V7]window
The one with the waggley [I ]tail
How much is that doggie in the [V7]window
I do hope that doggie's for [I ]sale
I must take a trip to Cali [V7] fornia
And leave my poor sweetheart [I ]alone
If he has a dog he won't be [V7]lonesome
And the doggie will have a good [I ]home
Repeat #1
I read in the paper there are [V7]robbers
With flashlights that shine in the [I ]dark
My love needs a doggie to pro [V7] tect him
And scare them away with one [I ]bark
I don't want a bunny or a [V7]kitty
I don't want a parrot that [I ]talks
I don't want a bowl of little [V7] fishies
He can't take a goldfish for a [I ] walk
Repeat #1
4. Deep In The Heart Of Texas
Recorded by Hank
Thompson, Written by Don Swander and June Hershey 4/4 timing
1
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stars at night are big and bright V7
Deep in the heart of Texas
The
prairie sky is wide and high 1
Deep in the heart of Texas
The Sage in bloom is like perfume
V7
Deep in the heart of Texas
R[Em]
inds me of the one I love 1
Deep in the heart of Texas
The cowboys cry ki-yip-pie-yi
V7
Deep in the heart of Texas
The
rabbits rush around the brush 1
Deep in the heart of Texas
The coyotes wail along the trail
V7
Deep in the heart of Texas
The
doggies bawl and bawl and bawl 1
Deep in the heart of Texas
5. Oh My
Darling Clementine
¾ timing
In a [G]cavern, in a
canyon,
Excavating for a
[D7]mine,
Dwelt a [C]miner,
forty-[G]niner,
And his [D7]daughter
Clemen[G]tine.
Chorus:
Oh my [G]darling, oh
my darling,
Oh my darling
Clemen[D7]tine
Thou art [C]lost and
gone for[G]ever,
Dreadful [D7]sorry,
Clemen[G]tine.
Chorus
Light she [G]was, and
like a fairy,
And her shoes were
number [D7]nine,
Herring [C]boxes
without [G]topses,
Sandals [D7]were for
Clemen[G]tine.
Chorus
Walking [G]lightly as
a fairy,
Though her shoes were
number [D7]nine,
Sometimes
[C]tripping, lightly [G]skipping,
Lovely [D7]girl, my
Clemen[G]tine
Chorus
Then, the [G]miner,
forty-niner,
Soon began to fret
and [D7]pine,
Thought he [C] oughta
join his [G]daughter,
So he's [D7]now with
Clemen[G]tine.
Chorus
I'm so [G]lonely,
lost without her,
Wish I'd had a
fishing [D7]line,
Which I [C]might have
cast a[G]bout her,
Might have [D7]saved
my Clemen[G]tine.
Chorus
How I [G]missed her,
how I missed her,
How I missed my
Clemen[D7]tine,
'Til I [C]kissed her
little [G]sister,
And for[D7]got my
Clemen[G]tine.
6. Singing in the Rain.
ARTIST: Herb Brown and Arthur Freed
[I] I'm singing in the rain
Just singing in the rain What a glorious feeling I'm [V7] happy again
I'm laughing at clouds So
dark up above 'Cause the sun's in my heart
And I'm [I] ready for love
Let the stormy clouds chase
Everyone from the place
Come on with the rain
I've a [V7] smile on my face
I'll walk down the lane
With a happy refrain 'Cause I'm singing
Just singing in the [I] rain.
7. Bad Moon Arising
Intro: IIII V7
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[C] I see [G7 ] a bad moon [C] rising
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[C] I see [G7] trouble on
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I see
earth [G7] quakes and [C] lightning
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I see bad[G7] times [C]
today
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Chorus
[F]Don't go around tonight It’s [C]bound to take your life
[G]Theres a [F]bad moon on the [C]rise [C]I hear hurr[F]icanes A
[C]blowing
[C]I know the [G]end is [F]coming [C]soon [C]I fear[G]rivers [F]over
[C]Flowing
[C]I hear the [G]voice of [F]rage and [C]ruin
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I hear hurri [G7] canes
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I know the [G7] end is coming [C]
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I fear [G7] rivers over [C]
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Flowing
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I hear the [G7] voice of rage and[C] ruin
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The Chorus has the chord of F in it. {IV]th
chord.
8. Daylight Come An' I Wanna Go Home
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Day-oh Day-oh Daylight come an' I
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Day-oh Day-oh Daylight come an' I
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Six han' seven han'
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bunch
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Daylight come an' I
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Six han' seven han'
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bunch
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Daylight come an' I
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Come mister tally man tally me
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Daylight come an' I
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Come mister tally man tally me
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Daylight come an' I
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Day-oh Day-oh Daylight come an' I
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Day-oh Day-oh Daylight come an' I
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9. Lord Of The Dance
Sing 3rd string 2nd fret D
DUDUDU!
I [G] danced in the morning when the world was begun
And I [D7] danced in the Moon & the Stars & the Sun
And I [G] came down
from Heaven & I danced on Earth
At [D7] Bethleh[Em] I [G]
CHORUS
[G] Dance then, wherever you may be
I am the Lord of the [D7] Dance, said He! And I’ll [G] lead you all, wherever you may be
And I’ll [D7] lead
you all in the [G] Dance, said He!
I [G] danced for the scribe & the pharisee
But [D7] they would
not dance & they wouldn’t follow me
I [G]
They [D7] came with
me & the [G]
CHORUS
I [G] danced on the Sabbath & I cured the lame
The [D7] holy people
said it was a shame!
They [G] whipped & they stripped & they hung me high
And they [D7] [G] cross to die!
CHORUS
I [G] danced on a Friday when the sky turned black
It’s [D7] hard to
dance with the devil on your back
They [G] buried my body & they thought I’d gone
But [D7] I am the
Dance & I [G]
They [G] cut me down and I leapt up high
I [D7] am the Life that’ll never, never die!
I’ll [G] live in you
if you’ll live in Me -
[D7] I am the Lord of the [G] Dance, said He!
CHORUS
10. Achy Breaky
Heart
by: Billy Ray Cyrus
Strum: DOWN Up Down Up, DOWN Up
Down Up
[I] Well you can tell the world you never was my girl
You can burn my clothes up when I’m [V7] gone
You can tell your friends just what a fool I've been
And laugh and joke about me on the [I] phone
[I] You can tell my arms
.... go back to the farm Or you can tell my feet to hit the [V7] floor
You can tell my lips to tell my fingertips
They won't be reaching out for you no [I] more
Chorus:
But [I]don't tell my heart, my achy breaky heart
I just don't think he'll under[V7]stand
And if you tell my heart, my achy breaky heart
He might blow up and kill this [I]man
[I] You can tell your ma I
moved to Arcansas Or you can tell your dog to bite my [V7] leg
Or tell your brother Cliff
whose fist can tell my lip He never really liked me any[F]way
[I] Or tell your Aunt
Louise, tell her anything you please Myself already knows I'm not [V7] ok
Or you can tell my eyes to
watch out for my mind It might be walkin' out on me to[I]day
Chorus x2
End on
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... man
11.The Cowboy Song
Tom Hanks singing The Cowboy Song
Ee he o he-o [G]cowboy Ee he o he-o
[D7]oooo Ee he o he-o
cowboy, cowboy, cowboy Under the [G]moon.
I was ridin’ my [G]horse by
the Rio Grand [D7]ee and all o’ th[Em] coyotes
singing in a prairie [G]symphony.
I was ridin’ my [G]horse down by the
Rio Grand[D7]ee when I seen
me a cowboy, cowboy, cowboy, ridin’ toward [G]me.
Ee he o he-o [G]cowboy Ee he o he-o [D7]oooo
Ee he o he-o cowboy, cowboy, cowboy cowboy
Under the [G]moon.
He was twirling his [G]guns And he had a gui[D7]tar
And we sang us up a sweet old song about love
Under the [G]stars
Ee he o he-o [G]cowboy Ee he o he-o [D7]oooo
Ee he o he-o cowboy, cowboy, cowboy
Under the [G]moon. [G] (spoken) Giddyup!
Verse 1
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Here comes my happiness again
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Right back to where it should have been
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'Cause now she's gone and I am free
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And she can't do a thing to me
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Chorus
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I just wanna dance the night away
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With senoritas who can sway
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Right now tomorrow's lookin' bright
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Just like the sunny mornin' light
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Verse 2
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And if you should see her
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Please let her know that I'm well
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As you can tell
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And if she should tell you
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That she wants me back
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Tell her no
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Chorus
Repeat Verse 2
Chorus X 2
13. Everybody Loves Saturday Night
Words & Music: Traditional African
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Everybody loves Saturday night …
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Everybody loves Saturday night …
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Everybody, Everybody,
Everybody, Everybody
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Everybody loves Saturday night …
2. Everybody loves singing the blues
3. Everybody loves dressin’ up
nice
4. Everybody loves …….
14. Frere Jacques
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Frere Jacques, Frere Jacques
Dormez vous? Dormez vous?
Sonnez les matines. Sonnez les matines.
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Din,
Din, Don
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Din, Din, Don.
15. Are you Sleeping
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Are you sleeping? Are you sleeping?
Brother John, Brother John
Ring the bell for breakfast, ring the bell for breakfast
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Ding, ding, dong
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Ding, ding, dong
16.Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush
(I) HERE we go ROUND the
MUL-berry BUSH, The (V7) MUL-berry BUSH,
The MUL-berry BUSH.
(I) HERE we go ROUND the
MUL-berry BUSH, So (V7) EAR-ly IN the (I) MORN-ING
17. Hush Little Ba-By
(I) HUSH little BA-by, (V7) DON’T say a
WORD.
MA-ma’s gonna BUY you a (I) MOCK-ing
BIRD.
And IF that MOCK-ing (V7) BIRD
don’t SING
MA-ma’s gonna BUY you a (I)DI-amond RING
And (I)IF that DIAMOND (V7) RING turns BRASS,
PAPA'S gonna BUY you a (I)LOOK-ing GLASS
And (I)IF that LOOKING (V7)
GLASS gets BROKE, PAPA'S gonna BUY you a (I)BILLY GOAT
And (I)IF that BILLY (V7) GOAT won't PULL,
PAPA'S gonna BUY you a (I)CART and BULL
And (I)IF that CART and (V7) BULL fall DOWN,
You'll STILL be the SWEETEST little (I)BABY in TOWN
18. London’s burning
You can
play this song with just one chord or you can alternate between two. Can you
work it out?
Pick a chord
[I]
London’s burning, London’s burning,
Fetch the engine, fetch the engine
Fire Fire, fire fire
Pour on water
Pour on water
19. Shortnin’ Bread
Practise
Song.
Pick a chord and find the V7 chord in the song.
Playing One chord will do until your ear is tuned.
Chorus:
Mama's little baby loves short’nin', short’nin',
Mama's little baby loves shortnin'
bread.
Mama's little baby loves short’nin', short’nin',
Mama's little baby loves short’nin'
bread.
Three lil' children laying in bed,
Two were sick and the other near dead
Called for the doctor and the doctor said
Feed th[Em] children on short’nin' bread
Chorus
Put on the skillet, put on the lid
Mammy's gonna makes some short’nin'
bread
That ain't all she's gonna do
Mammy's gonna make some coffee too!
Chorus
One little child, layin' in bed
He hear tell of the short’nin' bread
He get up, he start to sing
He start to dance the pigeon wing
20. Mercedes Benz
Oh [I]Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz?
My friends
all drive Porsches, I must make amends. Worked hard all my lifetime, no help
from my friends,
So Lord, won’t you buy me a
[V7]Mercedes [I]Benz?
Oh [I]Lord, won’t you buy me a colour TV?
Dialling for Dollars is trying to find me.
I wait for delivery each day until three,
So Lord, won’t you buy me a [V7] colour [I]TV?
Oh [I]Lord, won’t you buy me a night on the town?
I’m counting on you, Lord, please don’t let me down.
Prove that you love me and buy the next round,
Oh Lord, won’t you but me a [V7]night on the [I]town?
REPEAT VERSE 1
21. Pay Me My Money Down
Often played in G and D7
Intro: [I]
[I]Well, I
thought I heard the captain say, Pay me my [V7]money down.
Tomorrow is
my sailing day, Pay me my [I] money down."
Chorus:
[I] Oh, pay me. Pay me.
Pay me my
[V7] money down. Pay me or go to jail.
Pay me my [I] money down.
[I]Soon as
that boat was clear of the bar, Pay me my [V7] money down,
Well, he
knocked me down with the end of a spar Pay me my [I] money down.
Chorus
[I]Well if
I'd been a rich man’s son, Pay me my [V7] money down.
I'd sit on
the river and watch it run, Pay me my [I]money down.
Chorus
[I]Well,
wish I was Mr. Gates, Pay me my [V7] money down.
Haul my
money in enormous crates. Pay me my [I]money down.
Chorus x 2 (to end: [Em] phasize strokes on last 3 beats ‘money
down’ stop playing)
22. Put the Lime in
the Coconut,
Harry Nilsson
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAzS3uDExCg
V7 chord
Brother bought a coconut, he bought it for a
dime
His sister had another one,
she paid it for a lime.
She put the lime in the coconut, she drank
th[Em] both up
She put the lime in the
coconut, she drank th[Em] both up
She put the lime in the coconut, she drank
th[Em] both up
She put the lime in the
coconut, she called the doctor, woke him up,
Said, "Doctor, ain't there nothin' I can
take,
I say, Doctor, to relieve
this belly ache?
I say, Doctor, ain't there nothin' I can
take,
I say, Doctor, to relieve
this belly ache?"
"Now let me get this straight ",
You
put the lime in the coconut, you drank th[Em] both up You put the lime in the
coconut, you drank th[Em] both up You put the lime in the coconut, you drank
th[Em] both up
You put the lime in the coconut, you called
your doctor, woke him up,
Said, 'Doctor, ain't there nothing I can
take,
I say, Doctor, to relieve this
belly ache?
I say, Doctor, ain't there nothin' I can
take,
I say, Doctor, dooooctor?'
Put the lime in the coconut, drink th[Em]
both together,
Put the lime in the coconut, then you feel
better,
Put the lime in the coconut,
drink th[Em] both up,
Put the lime in the coconut, and call me in
the morning
Wouh wouh wouh wouh wouh
If
you call me in the morning, I’ll tell you what to do [X5,
getting quieter each time, final one is a
whisper]
23.
Ride
a White Swan
by T-Rex
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQJfqs8vkxU
Simplified Version for
Beginners
(G) (G) (G) (G)
Ride it on (G)out like a bird
in the (C)skyways
Ride it on (G)out like you
were a bird
Fly it on (G)out like an
eagle in a (C)sunbeam
Ride it on (G)out like you
were a (G)bird
(G) (G) (G) (G)
Catch a bright (G)star and
place it on your (C)forehead
Say a few (G)spells and baby
there you go
Take a black (G)cat, sit it
on your (C)shoulder
And in the (G)morning you’ll
know all you (G)know
(G) (G) (G) (G)
Wear a tall (G)hat like a
druid in the (C)old days
Wear a tall (G)hat and a
tattooed gown
Ride a white (G)swan like the
people of the (C)Beltane
Wear your hair (G)long, babe
you can’t go (G)wrong
[interlude]
(G) (C) (G) (G) (C) (G) (G)
Wear a tall (G)hat like a
druid in the (C)old days
Wear a tall (G)hat and a
tattooed gown
Ride a white (G)swan like the
people of the (C)Beltane
Wear your hair (G)long, babe
you can’t go (G)wrong
24. One Man Went To Mow
Chords: C and G.
1. [C] One man went to mow, went to mow a [G]mea
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One man and his dog. Went to mow a [C] mea - dow,
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2. Two
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3. Three men *} One man and
his dog. Went to mow a [C] mea - dow,
4. Four men *}
* Repeat the words from previous verses:
3. Three men, two
men, one man and his dog …
4. Four men, three
men, two men, one man and his dog …
25. What Shall We Do
With A Drunken Sailor
First note: Am. Count in 1,2,3,4
[Am] What shall we do with
a drunken sailor [G]What shall we do with a drunken sailor [Am] What shall we
do with a drunken sailor [G] Earlie in the [Am] morning
Chorus:
[Am] Hooray and up she rises [G]Hooray and up she rises [Am] Hooray and
up she rises [G]Earlie in the [Am] morning
[Am] Give him a taste of
the bosuns rope end [G]Give him a taste of the bosuns rope end [Am] Give him a
taste of the bosuns rope end [G]Earlie in the [Am] morning
Chorus:
[Am] Sling him in the long-boat till he’s sober
[G]Sling him in the long-boat till he’s sober
[Am]Sling him in the long-boat till he’s sober
[G]Earlie in the [Am]morning
Chorus
[Am]That’s what
we’ll do with the drunken sailor [G]That’s what we’ll do with the drunken
sailor [Am]That’s what we’ll do with the drunken sailor
[G]Earlie in the
[Am]morning [fade out]
26. Yonder
Comes A Sucker,
by Jim Reeves
Chorus
[I]Railroad
steamboat river and [V7]canal Yonder comes a sucker and he's got my [I]gal
And she's
gone, gone, gone and she's gone, gone, gone And I'll bid her my [V7]last fare
[I]well
I fell in love with a pretty little
thing
I thought that [V7]wedding bells would
[I]ring
She was as sweet as she could be
Till I found [V7]out what she did to
[I]me
Chorus
I asked her mother to let her go
She whispered [V7] mother please tell
him [D] no
Though he may think that I am true
There are plenty [V7]more who'll think so[I] too
Chorus
Now I won't cry my life away
Some other [V7]sucker will have to [I]pay
And when he finds that she is gone
I guess I'll [V7]hear him sing this [I]song
Chorus
27. You Never Can Tell
Chuck Berry
From: Richard G’s Ukulele Songbook www.scorpex.net/Uke
[C]
It was a teenage wedding and the old folks wished '[Em] well You could see that
Pierre did truly love the mad[Em] oi[G7]selle And now the young monsieur and
madame
Have rung the chapel bell
C'est la vie say the old folks it
goes to show you never can [C] tell
[C] They
furnished off an apartment With a two room Roebuck sale The coolerator was
crammed with TV dinners and ginger [G7] ale But when Pierre found work The little
money comin' worked out well C'est la vie say the old folks it goes to show you
never can [C] tell
[C] They had a hi-fi phono boy did they let it blast
Seven hundred little records all
rock rhythm and [G7] jazz
But
when the sun went down the rapid t[Em] po of the music fell C'est la vie say
the old folks it goes to show you never can [C] tell
Instrumental
[C] They
bought a souped up jitney 'twas a cherry red '53 They drove it down to New
Orleans
To celebrate their anniversa[G7]ry
It was there that Pierre was wedded to the lovely
mad[Em] oiselle
C'est
la vie say the old folks it goes to show you never can [C] tell [C] It was a
teenage wedding and the old folks wished '[Em] well You could see that Pierre
did truly love the mad[Em] oi[G7]selle And now the young monsieur and madame
Have rung the chapel bell
C'est la vie say the old folks it goes to show you
never can [C] tell
28. I’d Rather Be Blind
By Etta James
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZt1xKtPbUQ&nohtml5=False
G / / / Am / / /
[G]Something told me it was
[Am]over when I saw you and [G]her talking, Something deep down in my [Am]soul
said, ´Cry Girl´,when I saw you and that [G]same girl, walking out. Oh yeah!
I would rather, I would
rather be a [Am]blind girl, Than to see you, walk away from [G]me chil. Ooooo
[G]So you see, I love you so much [Am]That I don't want to watch you leave me
baby, Most of all, I just don't,
I just [G]don't want to be free, no baby
Oooo no. I was just, I was [Am]just,
I was just, I was just sitting here thinking
Of your kiss and your warm
[G][Em] brace, oh yeah, When the reflection in the glass
[Am]that I held to my lips now baby,
Revealed the
tears that was on my [G]face, yeah. Oooo baby, baby, I would rather be
[Am]blind girl Than to see you walk away,
see you walk away from [G]me, yeah
Baby, baby, baby, I'd
rather be[Am] blind now Than to see you walk away, walk away from [G]me.
Baby, baby, baby, …
29. Horse with no
name
classic folk-rock song written by Dewey Bunnell.
Strum: down, down,up,down, down
[Em] [D69/F#]
On the [Em] first part of the [D69/F#] journey
I was [Em] lookin at [D69/F#] all the life
There were [Em] plants and birds and [D69/F#] rocks and things
There were [Em] sand and hills and [D69/F#] rings
The [Em]
first thing I met was a [D69/F#] fly with a buzz and the [Em]
sky with no [D69/F#] clouds
the [Em]
heat was hot and the [D69/F#] ground was dry but the [Em]
air was full of [D69/F#] sound
I've [Em] 9been
through the desert on a [D6/F#] horse with no name it felt
[Em] 9good to be out of the [D6/F#]
rain
in the [Em] 9desert
you can re[D6/F#] m[Em] ber your name 'cause there [Em] 9ain't
no one for to [D6/F#] give you no pain la [Em] 9la
la la [D6/F#] lalala la [Em] 9la la la [D6/F#]
la
la [Em] 9la la la [D6/F#] lalala la [Em] 9la la la [D6/F#] la
After [Em]
two days in the [D69/F#] desert sun my [Em]
skin began to [D69/F#] turn red
After [Em]
three days in the [D69/F#] desert fun I was [Em]
looking at a river [D69/F#] bed
And the [Em]
story it told of a [D69/F#] river that flowed made me [Em]
sad to think it was [D69/F#] dead
Could use the chords of Bb/A# and Gm, or Ab/G# and
Fm . Instead.
30. Mockingbird
Timing 4/4:
1,2+ 3+ 4+ repeat. Strum: D, DUDUDU – down up. Can begin in the chords of G and
D7. Then try it out in your other chords.
I
|
V7
|
Hush little baby, don’t say a word,
I
Papa’s gonna buy you a mocking-bird.
V7
If that mocking-bird don’t sing,
I
Papa’s gonna buy you a diamond ring.
V7
If that diamond ring turns brass,
I
Papa’s gonna buy you a looking glass.
V7
If that looking glass gets broke,
I
Papa’s gonna buy you a billy goat.
V7
If that billy goat won’t pull,
I
Papa’s gonna buy you a cart and bull.
V7
If that cart and bull turn over,
I
Papa’s gonna buy you a dog named Rover.
V7
If that dog named Rover won’t bark,
I
Papa’s gonna buy you a horse and cart.
V7
If that horse and cart fall down,
I
You’ll still be the sweetest little baby in the town.
Michelle’s Nashville Chords
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DXLkgr3LYQ by
Dennis Pavao
32. Down by the
Riverside
Traditional
Gonna [G] lay down my sword
and shield Down by the riverside
[D7]Down by the riverside
[G]Down by the riverside
Gonna lay down my sword and
shield Down by the riverside
I [D7] ain’t gonna study war no [G] more
Chorus
I ain’t gonna [C] study war no more
I ain’t gonna [G] study war no more
I [D7] ain’t gonna study war no [G] more-oreore
I ain’t gonna [C] study war no more
I ain’t gonna [G] study war no more
I [D7] ain’t gonna study war no [G] more
Gonna [G] stick my sword in
the golden sand Down by the riverside
[D7]Down by the riverside
[G]Down by the riverside
Gonna stick my sword in the
golden sand Down by the riverside
I [D7] ain’t gonna study war no [G] more
Gonna put on my long white robe
Down by the riverside … etc
Gonna put on my starry crown
Down by the riverside … etc
33. It Ain’t Gonna Rain No More.
Limericks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3Zsxymliw0
Chorus:
Oh, it [F] ain't gonna rain no more, no more It ain't gonna rain no [C]
more How in the world can the old folks tell, it ain't gonna rain no [F] more
When[F] Mister Noah built the Ark, He said it was his [C]duty
He saved the birds and beasts and bugs but why did he save the [F]
cootie
Chorus
Well [F] there ain’t no flies on me, there ain’t no flies on[C] me
There may be flies on some of
you guys, But there ain’t no
flies on [F] me
Chorus
Oh [F] the night was dark and drear-y the air was full of sleet
The old man stood out in the storm his shoes were full of feet.
Chorus
Got a gal up in the mountains she awfully shy and meek
She always dresses in the dark because the moun-tains peek.
Chorus
A [F]bum sat by the sewer, And by the sewer he [C] died
And at the coroner’s inquest They called it 'sewer [F] side'
- Chorus
My [F] father built a chimney He built it up so [C] high
He had to take it down each night, To let the moon go [F] by.
- Chorus
Mary [F] had a little lamb She kept it in a [C] closet
And every time she took it out, It left a small [F] deposit
- Chorus
Some [F] people say that flees are black, but I know they aint [C] so ‘
Cause Mary had a little
lamb whose fleece was white as [F] snow. Chorus
Peter [F] was a rabbit A rabbit he is no [C] more
For what he thought was a
rabbit hole, Was a hole in the outhouse[F] floor - Chorus
I [F]never saw a purple cow
I never hope to see[C] one But I can tell you anyhow, I'd rather see, than be
[F]one. - Chorus
I [F]never saw a chocolate
cow I never hope to see [C]one But judging by the milk we get, there certainly
must be [F] one - Chorus
But I hope I’m not mis-lead-ing for I’ve tried to make it plain
That even though your skies
are dark, it ain’t gonna rain. Chorus
There were 98 verses when it was published.
34. AN AUSTRIAN WENT
YODELING
[D]
Once[A7] an [D]Austrian went
[A7]yodeling on a mountain so[D] high,
When
he met with a [A7]cuckoo bird interrupting his [D]cry.
Chorus
[A7]Ho-li-ah
[D]Ho-le-rah-hi-hi-ah,
[A7]Ho-le-rah-cuckoo,
Ho-le-rah-hi-hi-ah,
[D]Ho-le-rah-cuckoo,
[D]Ho-le-rah-hi-hi-ah,
[A7]Ho-le-rah-cuckoo,
Ho-le-rah-hi-hi-ah-[D]
ho.
Verse
2
Once
an Austrian went yodeling on a mountain so high
When
he met with an avalanche interrupting his cry.
Verse
4
Once
an Austrian went yodeling on a mountain so high,
When
he met with a grizzly bear interrupting his cry.
Verse
5
Once
an Austrian went yodeling on a mountain so high,
When
he met with a Jersey cow interrupting his cry.
Verse
6
Once
an Austrian went yodeling on a mountain so high,
When
he met with a Billy goat interrupting
his cry.
Saint
Bernard
Two
lovers
A
pretty girl
35. Skip to my Lou
[F]Hey ho skip to my lou
[C] Hey ho skip to my lou
[F]Hey ho skip to my lou
[C] Hey ho skip to my lou
[F]Hey ho skip to my lou
[C] Skip to my lou, my darling
[F] Lost my partner, what shall I do?
[C] Lost my partner, what shall I do?
[F] Lost my partner, what shall I do?
[C] Skip to my lou, my darling
[F] I’ll find another one better than you,
[C] I’ll find another one better than you,
[F] I’ll find another one better than you,
[C] Skip to my lou, my darling
[F] Little red wagon painted in blue,
[C] Little red wagon painted in blue
[F] Little red wagon painted in blue,
[C] Skip to my lou, my darling
…. Flies in the buttermilk, shoo, shoo, shoo
…..Cows
in the cornfield, moo moo moo
[F]Hey ho skip to my lou
[C] Hey ho skip to my lou
[F]Hey ho skip to my lou
[C] Hey ho skip to my lou
[F]Hey ho skip to my lou
[C] Skip to my lou, my darling
36. Joshua fought
the battle of Jericho
Chords Dm, A7 / Alternatives: [Em] , B7 – Fm, C7 –
Am, E7.
Using harmonic minor scale.
Chorus:
[Dm]Joshua fought the
battle of Jericho [A7]Jericho, [Dm]Jericho
[Dm]Joshua fought the
battle of Jericho [A7]And the walls came tumb[Dm]ling down
V1
[Dm]You may talk about the
[A7]men of Gideon [Dm]You may brag about the [A7]men of Saul Dm]But there's
none like good old Joshua [A7]At the battle of Jer[Dm]icho
Chorus
V2
[Dm]Up to the walls [A7]of
Jericho [Dm]They marched with [A7]spears in hand
[Dm]Come blow th[Em] ram
horns Joshua said [A7]'Cause the battle is in our [Dm]hands Chorus
V3
[Dm]Then the lamb ram sheep
[A7]horns began to blow [Dm]The trumpets began [A7]to sound
[Dm]Joshua commanded the
children to shout [A7]And the walls came tumbling [Dm]down
Chorus
37. Get Back- The
Beatles
Words and music by John Lennon and
Paul McCartney
Chords: C F. I AND IVth
Verse 1:
[C]Jo Jo was a man who
thought he was a loner [F]But he knew he couldn't last
[C]Jo Jo left his home in
Tucson,Arizona [F]For some California grass
Chorus:
[C]Get
back, get back,
get
[F]back to where you once belonged X 2
(Chorus)
Verse 2:
[C]Sweet Loretta Martin
thought she was a woman [F]But she was another man
[C]All the girls around her
said she's got it coming [F]But she gets it while she can
(Chorus)
(this part is spoken)
[C]Get back Lorreta
[F]Your mommy is waiting for you
[C]Wearin' her high heel
shoes and her low neck sweater [F]Get back home Lorreta
(Chorus)
41
38.Streets of Laredo
recorded
by Marty Robbins [3/4 time]
[C]As I walked [G7]out in
the [C]streets of Lar [G7]edo As [C]I walked [G7]out in [C]Laredo one [G7]day
I [C]spied a poor [G7]cowboy
all [ C]wrapped in white [G7]linen
All [C]wrapped in white [G7]linen
as [C]cold [G7]as the [C]clay
Oh beat the [G7]drum slowly
and [C]play the fife [G7]lowly
[C]Sing the
death [G7]march as you [C]carry me [G7]along
[C]Take me to the [G7]valley
then [C]lay the sod o'er [G7]me
I'm [C]a young
cowboy and [G7]I know [C]I've [G7]done [C]wrong
I see by your [G7]outfit that
[C]you are a [G7]cowboy [C]These words he did [G7]say as I [C]boldly walked[G7]
by
[C]Come sit down be [G7]side
me and [C]hear my sad [G7]story Got [C]shot in the [G7] breast and [C]I know [G7]I
must [C]die
Go fetch me some [G7]water a [C]cool cup of [G7]water
To [C]cool my parched [G7]
lips then the [C]poor cowboy [G7]said [C]Before I ret [G7]urned his [C]spirit
had [G7]left him
Had [C]gone to his [G7]Maker the [C]cowboy [G7]was
[C]dead
Repeat #2
39. For What It’s Worth
BY Buffalo Springfield
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjPS55vIs8k
D G 2x
[D]There's somethin'
happenin' [G]here What it [D] is ain't exactly clear [G]
There's a [D]man with a
gun, over there [G] Tellin' [D]me I got to beware [G]
I think it's time we
[D]Stop, children, what's
[G]that sound? [G] Everybody look - what's goin'[D] down?
D G 2x
[D]There's
battle lines bein' drawn [G] Nobody's [D]right if everybody's [G]wrong [D]Young
people speakin' their minds [G] Gettin' [D]so much resistance [G]from behind
40. Silence is Easy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4M9SM2MRNc&nohtml5=False
Intro
A E7
V1
[1]Everybody says that
they're looking for a shelter, [IV]Got a lot to give, but I don't know how to
help her, [I]I should just let it go, 'til they learn how to grow, [IV]And how
to liberate.
V 2:
[I]Everybody says that
she's looking for a shelter, [IV]Got a lot to give, but I don't know how I felt
her, [I]They should just let it go, till these cities learn to grow, [IV]And
how to liberate.
Chorus:
[IV]Silence is [I]easy, It just [IV]becomes me,
You don't [I]even know me, You all [IV] lie about me.
V 3:
[IV]Everybody says that I'm
looking for a home now, [IV]Looking for a boy or I'm looking for a girl now,
[I]But I can still let it go, I can still learn to grow, [IV]Into a child
again.
Chorus
PIV]Silence is [I]easy,
It just [IV]becomes me,
You don't even[ I] know me,
Why do you [IV] hate me
Strum each chord up down,
CHORUS X 4
41. Old paint
¾ timing.
I [I] ride an old paint, I lead an old Dan
I'm [G7]goin' to Montan’ to [I]throw the hoolihan
They [G7]feed in the coulees, they [I]water in the draw
Their [G7]tails are all matted, their [I]backs are all raw
Chorus
Ride a- [G7]round,
little doggies, ride around them slow
For the [G7]fiery
and snuffy are [i] rarin' to go
[I] Old Bill
Jones had two daughters and a song [G7]One went to college, the [I] other went
wrong His [G7]wife, she died in a [I] poolroom fight
But [G7]still he sings
from[I] mornin' till night
Chorus
Ride a-[G7]round
little doggies, ride around them slow
For the [G7]
fiery and snuffy are rarin' to go
O [I] when I
die Take my saddle from the wall [G7] Put it on my pony [I] Lead him out of his
stall
Tie [G7] my
bones to his back [I] Turn our faces to the west And [G7] we'll ride the
prairies [I] That we love the best
42. Deep in the
Heart Of Texas
The [C]stars at night are big and
bright
Deep in the heart of [G7]Texas
The prairie sky is wide and high
Deep in the heart of [C]Texas
The [C]sage in bloom is like perfume
Deep in the heart of [G7]Texas
R[Em] inds me of the one I love
Deep in the heart of [C]Texas
The [C]cowboys cry ki-yip-pee. Ay-ay
Deep in the heart of [G7]Texas
The doggies bawl an’ bawl ya – all
Deep in the heart of [C]Texas.
43. Singing In The
Rain
[I] I'm singing in the rain
Just singing in the rain What a glorious feeling
[G7]
I'm happy again I'm laughing at clouds So dark up above
'Cause the sun's in my heart
[I] And I'm
ready for love Let the stormy clouds chase Everyone from the place Come on with
the rain
[G7] I've a
smile on my face I'll walk down the lane
With a happy refrain 'Cause
I'm singing
[I] Just singing in the rain.
44. How Much Is That
Doggie In The Window?
Chorus
How [I]much is that doggie in the win[G7]dow?
The one with the waggley [I] tail
How much is that doggie in the win[G7]dow?
I do hope that doggie's for [I] sale
I [I]must take a trip to Cali[G7]fornia
And leave my poor sweetheart [I] alone
If she has a dog, she won't be [G7]lonesome
And the doggie will have a good [I] home
Chorus
I [I] read in the paper there are [G7] robbers
With flashlights that shine in the [I] dark
My love needs a doggie to protect [G7] her
And scare th[Em] away with one
[I]bark
I [I]don't want a bunny or a [G7]kitty
I don't want a parrot that [I]talks
I don't want a bowl of little [G7]fishies
She can't take a goldfish for a [I]walk
Chorus
45. Paperback Writer
Dear Sir or Mad[G7]am, will you read my book?
It [G7]took me years to write, will you take a look?
It's [G7]based on a novel by a man named Lear
And I need a job, so I want to be a [C]paperback writer
Paperback [G7]writer
[G7]It's the dirty story of a dirty man
And [G7]his
clinging wife doesn't understand His [G7]son is working for the Daily Mail
It's a steady
job but he wants to be a paperback [C]writer Paperback [G7]writer
Paperback writer
[G7]It's a
thousand pages, give or take a few I'll [G7]be writing more in a week or two
I can [G7]make it longer if you like the style
I can change
it round and I want to be a paperback [C]writer Paperback [G7]writer
[G7]If you
really like it you can have the rights It [G7]could make a million for you
overnight If you [G7]must return it, you can send it here
But I need a
break and I want to be a paperback [C]writer Paperback [G7]writer
[G7]Paperback writer
Paperback writer, paperback writer
Paperback writer, paperback writer
Paperback writer, paperback writer
Paperback writer, paperback writer (fade out)
46. Love, Love me do
By the Beatles - Use G and C [C7]
Verse 1
Love, love [G]me do [C] [G]
You know I love [C] you
[G] I’ll always be [C] true
[C] So please, please love me do
[NC]Someone to love,
[C]Somebody [G]knew [NC]Someone to love, [C]Someone like [G]you
Just keep repeating the 1st verse.
47. Three is a Magic Number
by Blind
Melon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewI[Em] _f7as4
This song is repeated with D and G / or E and A each
2 beats.
[D]Three, oh, [G]it's the
magic [D] number, [G] Yes it [D] is, [G] it's a magic [D] number. [G]
[D]Somewhere in
the [G] ancient,[D] mystic trinity [G] You get [D] three [G] as a magic
[D]number. [G]
--Strumming—
[D]The past and the present
and [G]the future. [D]Faith and Hope and [G] Charity,
[D]The heart and the brain and the [G] body
Give you [D] three, [G] It’s a magic [D] number. [G]
48. Buffalo Gal
Chorus:
[C] Buffalo gal won't you come out tonight [G7] Come out tonight, [C] come out tonight Buffalo gal won't you come
out tonight
And [G7] dance by the light of the[C] moon
verses:
[C] As I was walking down
the street [G7]Down the street, [C] down the street A pretty little gal I
chanced to meet
[G7] under the silvery [C] moon.
chorus:
She was the prettiest gal I’ve seen in my life
In my life, in my life
And I wished to the Lord she’d be my wife
Then we would part no more
chorus:
Oh, yes, dear boy, I'm coming out tonight
Coming out tonight, coming out tonight
Oh, yes, dear boy, I’m coming out tonight
And we’ll dance by the light of the moon
chorus:
I danced with that gal with a hole in her stocking
And her heel kept a-rockin' and her toe kept a-knockin'
I danced with that gal with a hole in her
stocking
And we danced by the light of the moon
chorus:
49. Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow
Polka-Dot Bikini
(Brian Hyland)
[I] Pap pap pap pap, pa [V] dap
pap pap pap pap
1. She was [I]afraid to come
out of the [V] locker, she was as nervous as she could [I ]be.
She was afraid
to come out of the[V] locker,
she was [I]
afraid that some [V] body would [I] see. Two, three, four, tell the people what
she wore !
Chorus
It was an [V] itsy bitsy teenie weenie [I]
yellow polka-dot bikini, [V] that she wore for the[I] first time today.
An[V] itsy bitsy teentie
weenie [I] yellow polka-dot bikini,
[V]
so in the locker she [G7]wanted
to [I] stay.
Two, three, four, stick around, we'll tell you
more !
[I] Pap pap pap pap, pa [V] dap pap pap pap pap
2. She was [I] afraid to
come out in the [V] open, and so a blanket around she [I] wore.
She was afraid
to come out in the [IV] open
and so she [I]
sat bundled [V]up on the [I] shore. Two, three, four, tell the people
what she wore !
Chorus
Two, three, four, stick
around we'll tell you more.
[I] Pap pap pap pap, pa [V]dap
pap pap pap pap
3. Now she is [I]
afraid to come out of the [V]water, and I wonder what she's gonna [I]
do.
Now she is
afraid to come out of the [IV] water, and the [I] poor little [V] girl's
turning [I] blue.
One, two,
three, four, tell the people what she wore !
Chorus
From the locker to the
[V]blanket, from the blanket to the sh [I] ore, from the shore to the[V]
water, yes, there isn't any [I] more.
50.Take me Back to
Tulsa
written and recorded by Bob
Wills and Tommy Duncan
C
G7
Where's that
gal with red dress on some folks called her Dinah
C
Stole my
heart away from me way down in Louisiana
G7
Take me back
to Tulsa I'm too young to marry
C
Take me back
to Tulsa I'm too young to marry
G7
Little bee
sucks the blossom big bee gets the honey
C
Little man
raises the cotton big man gets the money
G7
Walk and talk
to Suzy walk and talk to Suzy
C
Walk and talk
to Suzy walk and talk to Suzy
G7
I went to the
railroad laid my head down on the track
C
I thought
about that gal of mine and I gradually eased it back
G7
We always
wear a great big smile we never do look sour
C
Travel all
over the country playing by the hour
G7
Take me back
to Tulsa I'm too young to marry
C
Take me back
to Tulsa I'm too young to marry
51. Convict And The
Rose
Recorded by Hank
Snow
Written by Betty Chapin and Robert
King
[C] Within my prison cell
so [G7] dreary Alone I sit with weary [C]heart
I'm thinking of my lonely
[G7] darling From her forever I must [C]part
A rose she sent me as a [G7] token
She sent it just to light my [C]gloom
To tell me that her heart was [G7] broken
To cheer me fore I meet my [C]doom
She wrote I took it from the [G7] garden
Where once we wandered side by [C]side
But now you hold no hope of [G7] pardon
And I can never be your [C]bride
That old judge would not believe my[G7]
story
The jury said I have to [C]pay
Now to the rose and all its [G7] glory
Not guilty is all that I can [C]say
Goodbye sweetheart for in the [G7] morning
I'll meet my Maker and [C]repose
And when I go at daylight [G7] darling
Against my heart they'll find your [C]rose
52. Pistol Packing
Mama
Recorded by Tex
Ritter
Words and music by Al Dexter
[D]Drinking beer in a
cabaret and was I having [A7]fun Until one night she caught me right
and now I'm on the[D] run
Lay that pistol down babe
lay that pistol [A7]down Pistol Packing Mama lay
that pistol [D]down
[D]She kicked out my
windshield she hit me over the [A7]head
She cussed and
cried and said I'd lied and wished that I was [D]dead
Repeat #2
Drinking beer in a cabaret
and dancing with a [A7]blond Until one night she shot out the light bang
that blond was [D]gone
Repeat #2
I'll see you every night babe
I'll woo you every [A7]day
I'll be your regular daddy if you'll put that
gun [D]away
Repeat #2
Now I went home this morning the clock was
ticking [A7]four
Gun in her hand says you're my man but I don't need you no[D] more
Repeat #2
Now there was old Al Dexter he always had his [A7]fun
But with some lead she shot him dead his honking
days are [D]done
Repeat #2
53. ALLA EN EL
RANCHO GRANDE*
Composer
and Author Silvano R. Ramos
Key F and C7
Alla en el rancho grande, alla donde vivia [C7]
Habia una rancherita, que allegre me [F]decia
Que allegre me[F] decia
Te voy a hacer tus cal [C7] zones
Como los que usa el ran-[F]-chero
Te los comienzo de [C7]lana
Te los acabo de [F]quero
Alla en el rancho grande, alla donde vivia [C7]
Habia una rancherita, que allegre me [F]decia
Que allegre me[F] decia
Instrumental
Verse 2
[F] Su mama le dice a Julia
[F]Su mama le dice a Julia Que te ha dicho ese [C7]senor [C7]Ay ay ay ay ay
[C7] Mama no me dijo nada
[C7] Mama no me dijo nada Solo me hablo de [F]amor [F] Ay ay ay ay
[F] El gusto de los
va-[C7]-queros Es tener una much[F] acha
Para salir a la [F] plaza
Y da le vuelo a la hil-[C7[-icha
Instrumental
Repeat song
Alla en el rancho grande!
54. El Rancho Grande
(English
lyrics Bartley Costello,
CHO: I love to roam out yonder CHO: Alla en la rancho grande
Out where the
buffalo wander Alla donde vivia
Free as the
eagle flying Habia una ranche rita
I'm roping and a-tying Que alegre me decia
I'm roping and
a-tying. Que alegra me decia.
Give me my
ranch and my cattle Te voy hacer tus calzones
Far from the
great city's rattle Como los usa el ranchero
Give me a big
herd to battle Te los comienzo de lana
For I just love
herding cattle. Te los acabo de cuero.
Sometimes the winter storms tearing,
Set all the cattle a-raring.
But when the winter is over,
We're sure enough in the clover.
Give me the wide-open spaces,
That's just where I know my place is.
I love the rodeo dearly,
And the big round-up yearly.
Though we play seven eleven,
My ranch is next door to Heaven
We smile when we take a beatin',
But hang a rat when he's cheatin'.
Recorded by Jim Mallory and his
Range Riders
If you find any more two chord songs
that can be added.
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comfortable emailing me to add to this collection.
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