Groningen Ukulele

Society Songbook 1

Blue Moon

Dirty Old Town

Get back

It Must be Love

It’s a Heartache

I Wanna Be Like You

Play a Uke, Be Happy

Ring of Fire

Rock around the Clock

Stand By Me

Stil in Mij

The River

Those Where The Days

Wat Zullen We Drinken

You Are My Sunshine

BLUE MOON

Intro

C /// Am /// F /// G /// | C /// Am /// F /// G /// ↓↑↓↑↓- (strum - der.da.der - der da, rock n roll) Verse 1 C Am Blue moo-ooo-oon, F G C Am You saw me standing alone, F G C Am Without a dream in my heart F G C Am Without a love of my own F G Verse 2 C Am Blue moo-ooo-oon, F G C Am You knew just what I was there for F G C Am You heard me saying a prayer for F G C Am Someone I really could care for F G Chorus C Am F G Ooh .......oh…….ooh……….oooh. C Am F G Ooh .......oh…….ooh……….oooh. C Am F G Without a love of …… C Am F G (C.) My own……. Repeat full song finish on (C.)

Dirty Old Town

aDGebC Intro:

D / / / D / / / D / / / D / / / ↓−↓↑,↓−↓↑ G / / / G / / / D / / / D / / / Em / / / Em / / / Bm / / / Bm / / / Verse 1: I met my G / / /G / / /G / / /G / / / love by the gas works wall, dreamed a C / / /C / / /G / / /G / / / dream by the old canal. I kissed my G / / /G / / /G / / /G / / / girl by the factory wall. Dirty old D / / / D / / / Em / / / Em / / / town, dirty old town. Verse 2: Clouds are G / / /G / / /G / / /G / / / drifting across the moon, cats are C / / /C / / /G / / /G / / / prowling on their beat. Spring's a G / / /G / / /G / / /G / / / girl from the streets at night. Dirty old D / / / D / / / Em / / / Em / / / town, dirty old town.

Middle 8: C / / / C / / / C / / / C / / / F / / / F / / / C / / / C / / / C / / / C / / / C / / / C / / / G / / / G / / / Am / / / Am …

Verse 3: I heard a G / / /G / / /G / / /G / / / siren from the docks, saw a C / / /C / / /G / / /G / / / train set the night on fire. I smelled the G / / /G / / /G / / /G / / / spring on the smoky wind. Dirty old D / / /D / / /Em / / /Em / / / town, dirty old town. Verse 4: I’m gonna G / / /G / / /G / / /G / / / make me a big sharp axe. Shining C / / /C / / /G / / /G / / / steel, tempered in the fire. I'll chop you G / / /G / / /G / / /G / / / down like an old dead tree. Dirty old D / / /D / / /Em / / /Em / / / town, dirty old town. Verse 5: (play very quietly) I met my G / / /G / / /G / / /G / / / love by the gas works wall, dreamed a C / / /C / / /G / / /G / / / dream by the old canal. I kissed my G / / /G / / /G / / /G / / / girl by the factory wall. Dirty old Am / / /Am / / /Em / / /Em / / / town, dirty old town. Loud: D / / /D / / /Em / / /Em / / / Dirty old town, dirty old town.

Get Back – The Beatles

C F J M intro C / / / C / / / C / / / F / C / C / / / C / / / F / / / C / / / Jo Jo was a man who thought he was a loner, but he knew it couldn’t last C / / / C / / / F / / / C / / / Jo Jo left his home in Tucson, Arizona, for some Californian grass C / / / C / C7 / F / / / C / / / Get back! Get back! Get back to where you once belonged C / / / C / C7 / F / F7 / C / / / Get back! Get back! Get back to where you once belonged C / / / C / / / C / / / F / C / C / / / C / / / F / / / C / / / Sweet Loretta Martin thought she was a woman, but she was another man C / / / C / / / F / / / C / / / All the girls around her said she got it coming, but she gets it while she can C / / / C / C7 / F / / / C / / / Get back! Get back! Get back to where you once belonged C / / / C / C7 / F / F7 / C / / / Get back! Get back! Get back to where you once belonged C / / / C / C7 / F / / / C / / / Get back! Get back! Get back to where you once belonged C / / / C / C7 / F / F7 / C / / / Get back! Get back! Get back to where you once belonged

I Wanna Be Like You

↓↑↓↑↓ Am / / / - / / / / - / / / / - / / / Verse 1 Now (Am) I'm the king of the swingers Oh, the jungle V.I. (E7) P, I've reached the top and had to stop And that's what botherin' (Am) me. I wanna be a man, mancub, And stroll right into (E7) town And be just like the other men I'm tired of monkeyin' (Am) around! Chorus: (G7) Oh, (C) oo-bee-doo I wanna be like (A7) you I wanna (D7) walk like you, (G7) Talk like you (C) too. (G7) You'll see it's (C) true An ape like (A7) me Can (D7) learn to be (G7) human (C) too. Am / / / - / / / / - / / / / - / / / Verse 2: Now (Am) don't try to kid me, mancub I made a deal with (E7) you What I desire is man's red fire To make my dream come (Am) true.

Give me the secret, mancub, Clue me what to (E7) do Give me the power of man's red flower So I can be like (Am) you. Chorus Am / / / - / / / / - / / / / - / / / Verse 3: I (Am) like your mannerisms, we'll be a set of (E7) twins No one will know where man-cub ends and orangutan (Am) begins And when I eat bananas, I won't peel them with my (E7) feet 'Cause I'll become a man-cub and learn some etti - (Am) keet. Chorus: (G7) Oh, (C) oo-bee-doo I wanna be like (A7) you I wanna (D7) walk like you, (G7) Talk like you (C) too. (G7) You'll see it's (C)true An ape like (A7) me Can (D7) learn to be (G7) human (C) too. run

C – CM7 – C7 – A7 / / / CQJH

Can (D7) learn to be (G7) human (C) too - G7. C.

It must be Love ↓-↓↑↓↑↓↑

a e H d L K G b C D a Intro Am9/// Am/// Am9/// Am/// Am9/// Am/// Am9/// Am/// Am9 /// Am /// Am9 /// Am /// I never thought I’d miss you, half as much as I G /// C /// G /// C /// do Am9 /// Am /// Am9 /// Am /// And I never thought I’d feel this way, the way I feel about G /// C /// G /// C /// You Em /// A7 /// Dm /// E7 /// As soon as I wake up, Every night, Every day Am /// Am9 /// Am(+C) /// D7 /// I know it’s you I need, To take my blues away G / / / G / Bm / C / D / G / It must be love, love, love G /// Bm / C / D / .. It must be love, love, love C C Nothing more, nothing less C (rake) Love is the best Am9/// Am/// Am9/// Am/// Am9 /// Am /// Am9 /// Am /// How can it be that we can, Say so much without G /// C /// G /// C /// Words

Am9 /// Am /// Am9 /// Am /// Bless you and bless me, Bless the bees and the G /// C /// G /// C /// Birds Em /// A7 /// Dm /// E7 /// I’ve got to be near you, Every night, every day Am /// Am9 /// Am(+C) /// D7 /// I couldn’t be happier, Any other way G / / / G / Bm / C / D / G / It must be love, love, love G /// Bm / C / D / .. It must be love, love, love C C Nothing more, nothing less C (rake) Love is the best Middle Am9 /// Am /// Am9 /// Am /// G /// C /// G /// C /// Am9 /// Am /// Am9 /// Am /// G /// C /// G /// C /// Em /// A7 /// Dm /// E7 /// As soon as I wake up, Every night, Every day Am /// Am9 /// Am(+C) /// D7 /// I know it’s you I need, To take my blues away G / / / G / Bm / C / D / G / It must be love, love, love G /// Bm / C / D/ G / It must be love, love, love G /// Bm / C / D/ G / It must be love, love, love G /// Bm / C / D/ G. It must be love, love, love

It’s a Heartache

F a W C d J ¶ ↓↓↑↑↓↑ F - Am - Bb - F - C x2 Verse 1 F Am It’s a heartache, nothing but a heartache Bb F C Hits you when it’s too late, hits you when you’re down F Am It’s a fool’s game, nothing but a fool’s game Bb F C Standing in the cold rain, feeling like a clown Verse 2 F Am It’s a heartache, nothing but a heartache Bb F C Love him ‘till your arms break, then he lets you down Middle Bb C It ain’t right with love to share Am Dm C C7 C6 C When you find he doesn’t care - for you Bb C It ain’t wise to need someone Am Dm C C7 C6 C As much as I depended on - You

Verse 1 F Am It’s a heartache, nothing but a heartache Bb F C Hits you when it’s too late, hits you when you’re down F Am It’s a fool’s game, nothing but a fool’s game Bb F C Standing in the cold rain, feeling like a clown Solo F - Am - Bb - F - C x2 Middle Bb C It ain’t right with love to share Am Dm C C7 C6 C When you find he doesn’t care - for you Bb C It ain’t wise to need someone Am Dm C C7 C6 C As much as I depended on - You Verse 2 F Am It’s a heartache, nothing but a heartache Bb F C Love him ‘till your arms break, then he lets you down F Am It’s a heartache, nothing but a heartache Bb F C Love him ‘till your arms break, then he lets you down Outro F - Am - Bb - F - C x2

Play a Uke, Be Happy C d F ↓↓↑-↓↓↑-↓↓↑↑↓↑ Intro: (whoooo hooo hoo) C / / / C / / / Dm / / / Dm / / / F / / / F / / / C / / / C / / /

C / / / C / / / Dm / / / Dm / / / Here's a little song i wrote, you might want to sing it note for note,

F / / / F / / / C / / / C / / / Play a Uke, and be happy

C / / / C / / / Dm / / / Dm / / / in every life we have some trouble, when you worry you make it double

F / / / F / / / C / / / C / / / Play a Uke, and be happy

Kazoo impro and whooo whooo C / / / C / / / Dm / / / Dm / / / F / / / F / / / C / / / C / / /

C / / / C / / / Dm / / / Dm / / / Ain't got no place to lay your head, somebody came and took your bed,

F / / / F / / / C / / / C / / / Play a Uke, and be happy

C / / / C / / / Dm / / / Dm / / / the landlord say your rent is late, he may have to litigate,

F / / / F / / / C / / / C / / / Play a Uke, and be happy

Kazoo impro (whoooo hooo hoo) C / / / C / / / Dm / / / Dm / / / F / / / F / / / C / / / C / / /

C / / / C / / / Dm / / / Dm / / / aint got no cash, aint got no style, aint got no one to make you smile

F / / / F / / / C / / / C / / / Play a Uke, and be happy C / / / C / / / Dm / / / Dm / / / cos when you worry, your face will frown, and that will bring everybody down,

F / / / F / / / C / / / C / / / Play a Uke, and be happy

( whoooo hooo hoo all the way out ) C / / / C / / / Dm / / / Dm / / / F / / / F / / / C / / / C / / / Play a Uke and be happy now...

C / / / C / / / Dm / / / Dm / / / F / / / F / / / C / / / C / / Play a Uke, be happy

Ring of Fire calypso - ↓↓↑↑↓↑

G C Intro:

G / / / C / G / / / G / / / (x 4 ) met Kazoo Verse 1: (G)Love(G)Is a(C)Burning(G)Thing(G) (G)And it makes (G) a (D7)fiery (G)ring(G) (G)Bound(G)By(C)wild(G)desire(G) (G)I fell(G)into a(D7)Ring of(G)Fire(G) Chorus: (D7)I fell(D7)into a(C) burning ring of(G)fire I went (D7)down down (D7) down and the(C)flames went (G)higher And it(G)burns burns(G)burns (G)The(D7)ring of(G)fire,(G) the(D7)ring of(G) fire(G) Verse 2: The(G) taste (G)of (C) love is(G)sweet(G) When (G)hearts(G) like(D7)ours(G) meet(G) (G)I fell(G)for you(C)like a(G)child(G) (G)Oh,(G)but the(D7)fire went(G)wild(G)

Chorus: (D7)I fell(D7)into a(C) burning ring of(G)fire I went (D7)down down (D7) down and the(C)flames went (G)higher And it(G)burns burns(G)burns (G)The(D7)ring of(G)fire,(G) the(D7)ring of(G) fire(G) Instrumentaal (intro 4 keer) met Kazoo Verse: (G)Love(G)Is a(C)Burning(G)Thing(G) (G)And it(G)makes a (D7)fiery (G)ring(G) (G)Bound(G)By(C)wild(G)desire(G) (G)I fell(G)into a(D7)Ring of(G)Fire(G) Chorus: (D7)I fell(D7)into a(C) burning ring of(G)fire I went (D7)down down (D7) down and the(C)flames went (G)higher And it(G)burns burns(G)burns (G)The(D7)ring of(G)fire,(G) the(D7)ring of(G) fire(G) And it (G)burns burns(G)burns (G)The (D7)ring of (G)fire,(G) the (D7)ring of(G) fire(G)

Rock around the Clock ↓−↓↑

G N D C G One, two, three o’clock, four o’clock, rock G Five, six, seven o’clock, eight o’clock, rock G Nine, ten, eleven o’clock, twelve o’clock rock. D We’re gonna rock around the clock tonight. G Put your glad rags on and join me hon’, G7 We’ll have some fun when the clock strikes one, C We’re gonna rock around the clock tonight, G We’re gonna rock, rock, rock, ‘till broad day light, D C G We’re gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight. G When the clock strikes two, three and four, G7 If the band slows down we’ll yell for more, C We’re gonna rock around the clock tonight, G We’re gonna rock, rock, rock, ‘till broad day light, D C G We’re gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight.

G When the chimes ring five, six and seven, G7 We’ll be riding seventh heaven C We’re gonna rock around the clock tonight, G We’re gonna rock, rock, rock, ‘till broad day light, D C G We’re gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight. G When it’s eight, nine, ten, eleven too, G7 I’ll be goin’ strong and so will you C We’re gonna rock around the clock tonight, G We’re gonna rock, rock, rock, ‘till broad day light, D C G We’re gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight. G G7 C G D G G When the clock strikes twelve, we’ll cool off then, G7 We’ll start rockin’ round the clock again C We’re gonna rock around the clock tonight, G We’re gonna rock, rock, rock, ‘till broad day light, D C G We’re gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight. D C G D. G. We’re gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight.

Stand by Me – Ben E King ↓↓↑↑↓ C / / / | C / / / | Am / / / | Am / / /

F / / / |G7 / / / | C / / / | C / / /

[C] When the night has come [Am] and the land is dark

And the [F] moon is the [G7] only light we'll [C] see

[C] No I won't be afraid, no I [Am] won't be afraid

Just as [F] long as you [G7] stand, stand by [C] me

[C] So darling, darling, stand by me, oh [Am] stand by me

Oh [F] stand,[G7] stand by me [C] stand by me

[C] If the sky that we look upon, [Am] should tumble and fall

Or the [F] mountain should [G7] crumble to the [C] sea

[C] I won't cry, I won't cry, no I [Am] won't shed a tear

Just as [F] long as you [G7] stand, stand by [C] me

[C] And darling, darling, stand by me, oh [Am] stand by me

[F] Oh stand, [G7]Stand by me, oh stand, [C]stand by me ,stand by me

Middle 8

C / / / | C / / / | Am / / / | Am / / /

F / / / |G7 / / / | C / / / | C / / /

C / / / | C / / / | Am / / / | Am / / /

F / / / |G7 / / / | C / / /

[C] So darling, darling

[C] stand by me oh [Am] stand by me

Oh [F] stand [G7] stand by me [C] stand by me

[C] Whenever you’re in trouble won’t you stand by me

Oh [Am] stand by me

Oh [F] stand [G7] stand by me [C] stand by me

Stil in Mij (Van Dik Hout)

sDLAb calypso x2 (chirpy ↓↓↑↑↓↑)

Intro F#m / / / - F#m / / / F#m Kom bij me zitten F#m D D Sla ja arm om me heen en houd me stevig vast F#m Al die gezichten F#m D D Bekend maar beleefd of ik een vreemde was E7 / / / E7 D / A / D / A / Vanavond toont het leven zijn waar gezicht. F#m Kom bij me liggen F#m D D Sla je lijf om me heen ik heb het koud gehad. F#m We moeten winnen F#m D D De schijn is gemeen het wordt van ons verwacht. E7 / / / E7 D / A / D / A Vanavond toonde jij je ware gezicht Refrein D D En het is zo stil in mij, ik heb nergens worden voor A A Het is so stil in mij en de wereld draait maar door D D Het is zo stil in mij, ik heb nergens worden voor A A / / / Het is zo stil in mij

F#m Kom bij me zitten F#m D D Sla ja arm om me heen en hou me stevig vast F#m Al die gezichten F#m D D En jij alleen zoals je gister was E7 / / / E7 D / A / D / A Vanavond toonde jij je ware gezicht F#m Kom bij me liggen F#m D D Sla je lijf om me heen ik heb het koud gehad F#m Je hoef niets meer te zeggen F#m D D De waarheid spreekt al uit ons oogcontact E7 / / / E7 D / A / D / A Vanavond toonde jij je ware gezicht Refrein D D En het is zo stil in mij, ik heb nergens worden voor A A Het is so stil in mij en de wereld draait maar door D D Het is zo stil in mij, ik heb nergens worden voor A A Het is zo stil in mij ------------------- D / / / D / / / Bm / F#m / F#m / / / Iedereen kijkt, maar niemand zegt wat hij denkt D / / / D / / / Bm / F#m / E7 / / / Iedereen lijkt, maar niemand is wie je denkt Zacht en langzaam D A Stil in mij, zo stil in mij, D A D A Zo stil ………… in mij zo stil ……. In mij hard D A D A Zo stil ………… in mij zo stil ……. In mij ………… A / / / F#m .

The River

Bruce Springsteen

Am C G F I c ome from down in the valley, where mister when you're young Am C F C They bring you up to d o li ke your daddy d one F C G Am Me and Mary we met in high school, when she was just sevent een Dm C F We'd r ide out of that valley down to where the fields were green Am F G C We'd go d own to the ri ver, And i nto the river we'd d ive Am F G A Oh d own to the r iver we'd ride Am C G F Then I got Mary pre gnant, And m an that was all she wr ote Am C F C And for my nineteenth bir thday I got a union c ard and a wedding c oat F C G Am We we nt down to the courthouse, And the j udge put it all to rest Dm C F No wed ding day smiles no walk down in the aisle, No flo wers no wedding dr ess Am F G C That night we went d own to the river, And i nto the river we'd d ive Am F G F On down to the ri ver we did r ide Am C G F I got a job working cons truction for the Joh nstown Compa ny Am C F C But la tely there ain't been much w ork on acc ount of the ec onomy F Now a ll them things that seemed so important C G Am Well mister th ey vanished right i nto the a ir

Dm C F Now I just a ct like I don't remember, Mary a cts like she don't c are Am C But I re member us riding in my b rother's car G F Her body t an and wet down at the reservoir Am C At night on them banks I'd lie awake F C And pull her close just to feel each breath she'd take F C Am Now those memories come back to haunt me, They haunt me like a curse Dm C F Is a dream a lie if it don't come true, Or is it something worse that sends me Am F G C Down to the ri ver though I know the river is dry, Am F G F That sends me down to the river tonight Am F G C Am F G A Down to the r iver, My b aby and I, Oh d own the ri ver we'd r ide

Those where the days

Verse [Am] Once upon a time there was a [Am7] tavern [A7] Where we used to raise a glass or [Dm] two [Dm] Remember how we laughed away the [Am] hours And [B7] dreamed of all the great things we would [E7] do Chorus Those were the [Am] days my friend we thought they'd [Dm] never end We'd sing and [G] dance for[G7] ever and a [C] day We'd live the [Dm] life we choose we'd fight and [Am] never lose For we were [E7] young and sure to have our [Am] way [Am] La la la [A7] la la la, la la la [Dm] la la la, Those were the [E7] days oh yes those were the [Am] days Verse [Am] Then the busy years went rushing [Am7] by us We [A7] lost our starry notions on the [Dm] way [Dm] If by chance I'd see you in the [Am] tavern We'd [B7] smile at one another and we'd [E7] say Chorus Those were the [Am] days my friend we thought they'd [Dm] never end We'd sing and [G] dance for[G7] ever and a [C] day We'd live the [Dm] life we choose we'd fight and [Am] never lose For we were [E7] young and sure to have our [Am] way [Am] La la la [A7] la la la, la la la [Dm] la la la, Those were the [E7] days oh yes those were the [Am] days

Verse [Am] Just tonight I stood before the [Am7] tavern [A7] Nothing seemed the way it used to [Dm] be [Dm] In the glass I saw a strange re[Am]flection [B7] Was that lonely woman really [E7] me Chorus Those were the [Am] days my friend we thought they'd [Dm] never end We'd sing and [G] dance for[G7] ever and a [C] day We'd live the [Dm] life we choose we'd fight and [Am] never lose For we were [E7] young and sure to have our [Am] way [Am] La la la [A7] la la la, la la la [Dm] la la la, Those were the [E7] days oh yes those were the [Am] days Verse [Am] Through the door there came familiar [Am7] laughter I [A7] saw your face and heard you call my [Dm] name [Dm] Oh my friend we're older but no [Am] wiser For [B7] in our hearts the dreams are still the [E7] same Chorus Those were the [Am] days my friend we thought they'd [Dm] never end We'd sing and [G] dance for[G7] ever and a [C] day We'd live the [Dm] life we choose we'd fight and [Am] never lose For we were [E7] young and sure to have our [Am] way Repeat chorus in lalala [Am] La la la [A7] la la la, la la la [Dm] la la la, Those were the [E7] days oh yes those were the [Am] days

Wat Zullen We Drinken

a G F C intro Am / Am /// G / F / G Am /// C / F C /// F /// G / F / G Am ///

/ Am / / / G Wat zullen we drinken, zeven dagen lang / F / G Am / / Wat zullen we drinken, wat een dorst (2x) / C / F C / / Er is genoeg voor iedereen / F / Dus drinken we samen / / G Sla het vat maar aan / F / G Am / / Ja, drinken we samen, niet alleen (2x) / Am / / / G Dan zullen we werken zeven dagen lang / F / G Am / / Dan zullen we werken voor elkaar (2x)

/ C / F C / / Dan is er werk voor iedereen / F / / / G Dus werken we samen zeven dagen lang / F / G Am / / Ja, werken we samen, niet alleen (2x) / Am / Eerst moeten we vechten / / G niemand weet hoelang / F / G Am / / eerst moeten we vechten voor ons belang (2x) / C / F C / / Voor het geluk van iedereen / F / dus vechten we samen / / G samen staan we sterk / F / G Am / / Ja, vechten we samen, niet alleen (2x) Outro - Kazoo etc Am, G, F, G, Am. La La La La La etc C, F, C, F, G, F, G, Am La la la la la, la la la etc

You Are My Sunshine C C F C You Are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are grey. F C C G7 C You'll never know, dear, how much I love you, please don't take my sunshine away. C C F C The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping, I dreamed I held you in my arms. F C C G7 C When I awoke, dear, I was mistaken, and I hung my head and cried. C C F C You Are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are grey. F C C G7 C. You'll never know, dear, How much I love you, please don't take my sunshine away (snel) C C F C You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are grey. F C C G7 C You'll never know, dear, how much I love you. Please don't take my sunshine away (langzaam) C G7 C Please don't take my sunshine away