Nothing Like A Wall of Ukuleles Barbara Johnson (2006) Key: C Chords and Lyrics provided by Judy Muldawer Visit banjojudy.com for additional songs C G7 C Ukulele music is like a sunny day F C G7 Ukulele music will chase the blues away when it is gloomy and gray C G7 Some people only have one (Ukulele) C Some people might have two (Ukuleles) F C A7 Other people like to have a lot of ukuleles D7 G7 And this is what I have to say to you C G7 There’s nothing like a wall of ukuleles C To brighten up anybody’s room F C A7 Some People like to decorate a room with flowers D7 G7 But their beauty only lasts a matter of hours C D7 A ukulele’s beauty will never fade away G7 Ab7 G7 E7 And as you’re walking by you can take one down to play C A7 There’s nothing like a wall of uku leles D7 G7 C To brighten up anybody’s room repeat entire song and end with: D7 G7 C A7 To brighten up anybody's room D7 G7 C G7C To brighten up anybody's room -------- I Love A Ukulele Key: Bb A. Fields & F. Hall 1930 Chords and lyrics provided by Judy Muldawer Visit banjojudy.com for additional songs Lead in chords: BbBbGmGmCmCmF7F7 BbBbEbEbBb Intro: Bb F7 Bb Ifʼn I must con fess, F7 Bb I owe my happness Eb Bb Eb Bb Not to the flowers, not to the trees, Cm Bb Cm F7 not to the birds, not to the bees Bb Cm F7 Not to a night in June, Bb not to a Cm F7 F7aug silvery moon chorus: Bb Eb I love a ukulele, Bb Eb I love to strum it gaily Bb Cm F7 Bb I love to hum while I strum, Gm Cm F7 strum, strum, strum. Bb Eb I love the songs Hawaiian, Bb Eb Starts my sweet sweetie sighinʼ Bb Gm Cm F7 We softly harmonize as we Bb EbBb hum mmmm Bb7 Eb Bb I know what Iʼm doing, I never go wrong Bbdim F7 F7aug At home or canoeing, Iʼm strumming along Bb Eb Some sweet Hawai ian ditty, Bb Eb Gee, donʼt they write ʻem pretty BbGm Cm F7 Bb I love a ukulele EbBb song -------- Don’t Buy the Liverwurst Alan Sherman Parody Key: C Sing to “Down By The Riverside” Chords and lyrics provided by Judy Muldawer Visit bnajojudy.com for additional songs C When you go to the delicatessen store, Don't buy the liverwurst. G7 Don't buy the liverwurst. C Don't buy the liverwurst. I repeat what I just said before, Don't buy the liverwurst. G7 C Cmaj7C7 Don't buy the liver wurst. F Oh buy the corned beef if you must, D The pickled herring you can trust, G7 C Cmaj7C7 And the lox puts you in orbit AOK. F But that big hunk of liverwurst C Has been there since October First, G7 C And today is the Twenty-Third of May. C So When you go to the delicatessen store, Don't buy the liverwurst. G7 Don't buy the liverwurst. C Don't buy the liverwurst. It'll make your insides awful sore. Don't buy the liverwurst. G7 C Don't buy the liver wurst. -------- McDonald’s Parody Sung to the tune of Key: C “Down by the Riverside” Chords and lyrics provided by Judy Muldawer Visit banjo.com for additional songs C McDonald’s is your kind of place Hamburgers in your face G7 French fries up your nose C Mustard between your toes The last time I ate there They stole my underwear G7 C Cmaj7C7 Mc Donald’s is the place for me F And if I eat there every day C 400 pounds I soon will weigh G7 C Cmaj7C7 And what do you sup pose F People’s mouths will be agape C They’ll see my body change its shape G7 C FC I’m sure I’ll have to let out my clothes -------- Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue Music - Ray Henderson Key: C Lyrics - Sam Lewis and Joseph Young 1925 Chords provided by Judy Muldawer Visit banjojudy.com for additional songs EZ chord shapes C E7 Five foot two, eyes of blue A7 Oh what those five foot can do, D7 G7 C G7G7sus2G7 Has anybody seen my gal? C E7 Turned up nose, turned down hose A7 Flapper yes sir one of those D7 G7 C Has anybody seen my gal? E7 A7 Now if you run into a five foot two, all covered with fur, D7 Diamond rings and all those things, G7 G7sus2 G7 G7sus2 Bet your life it isn't her, G7 But C E7 Could she love, could she woo? A7 Could she, could she, could she coo? D7 G7 C G7CG7C Has anybody seen my gal? -------- Ain't She Sweet 1927 Key: C Lyrics-Jack Yellen Music-Milton Ager Chords provided by Judy Muldawer Visit banjojudy.com for additional songs C Dbdim G7 Ain’t she sweet? C Dbdim G7 See her coming down the street. C E7 A7 Now I ask you very confidential-ly, D7 G7 C G7 Ain’t she sweet? C Dbdim G7 Ain’t she nice? C Dbdim G7 Look her over once or twice. C E7 A7 Now I ask you very confidential-ly, D7 G7 C ain’t she nice? F C Just cast an eye in her di-rection F Oh, me! Oh, my! C G7G7sus2G7 Ain’t that per-fection? C Dbdim G7 I re - peat, C Dbdim G7 Don’t you think that’s kind of neat? C E7 A7 Now I ask you very confidentially D7 G7 C G7C Ain’t she sweet? -------- Yes Sir That's My Baby Jug Band Key: C 1925 Published for educational purposes only Lyrics and Chords provided by Judy Muldawer Visit banjojudy.com for more songs and chords Verse 1: C Who's that coming down the street? G7 Who's that looking so petite? C G7 Who's that coming down to meet me here? C Who's that you know who I mean, G7 Sweetest "who" you've ever seen, D7 G7 I could tell her miles away from here. Chorus: C Yes, Sir, That's my Baby, G7 No, Sir, Don't mean "Maybe" C Yes, Sir, That's my Baby now. Yes ma'am, we've decided, G7 No ma'am, we won't hide it, C Yes, ma'am, you're invited now. C7 F By the way By the way, D7 G7 When we reach the preacher I'll say, (with feeling) C Yes Sir, That's my Baby, G7 No, Sir, don't mean "maybe", C Yes Sir, That's my Baby now. Chorus: Verse 2: C Who's the "who" I rave about? G7 Who do I feel blue without? C G7 In the Winter, Summer, Spring and Fall? C What was I just "gonna" say, G7 I forget, but anyway, D7 G7 Here's the most important thing of all. Chorus: -------- Red River Valley Swing Version Western swing version Key: C Folksong public domain Key C Chords and Lyrics provided by Judy Muldawer For educational purposes only Visit banjojudy.com for additional songs C Introduction - Strum 6x C CM7 From this valley they say C BBC you are going. C6 Dbdim We will miss your bright eyes F6 G7 and sweet smile, C C7 For they say you are taking F Gbdim the sunshine C G7 That has brightened our C BBC pathway a while. C CM7 So come sit by my side C BBC if you love me. C6 Dbdim Do not hasten to bid me F6 G7 a dieu. C Just remember the C7 F Gbdim Red River Valley, C And the cowboy that has G7 C BBC loved you so true. -------- You Are My Sunshine 1939 Key: C Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell (disputed) CFG7C7 Chords used: Lyrics and chords provided by Judy Muldawer Visit banjojudy.com for additional songs Chorus: C C7 You are my sunshine, my only sunshine F C C7 You make me happy when skies are gray F C You'll never know dear, how much I love you G7 C Please don't take my sunshine a way Verse 1: C C7 The other night dear, as I lay sleeping F C C7 I dreamed I held you in my arms F C When I a woke, dear, I was mis taken G7 C So I hung my head and I cried Chorus: Verse 2: C C7 I'll always love you and make you happy F C C7 If you will only say the same F C But if you leave me and love a nother G7 C You'll regret it all some day Chorus: Verse 3: C C7 You told me once, dear, you really loved me F C And no one else could come be tween F C But now you've left me and love an other G7 C You have shattered all of my dreams Chorus: -------- Honolulu Key: G Honolulu 1939 Lyrics - Gus Kahn Music - Harry Warren Lyrics and chords provided by Judy Muldawer For Educational Purposes Only Visit banjojudy.com for additional songs Intro chords: D7G Chorus: D7 G D7G I'm on my merry way D7 G I'm on a holiday, G D7 I mean I'm on my way to Honolulu D7G D7 G The days just drift along D7G D7 G The nights are filled with song, D7G G7 I hope that I'm not wrong in Honolulu C I bought a ukulele G I practice on it daily C Sounds wicky whacky waily G D7 My hula hula song D7G D7 G I know it's gonna be D7G D7 G An awful blow to me G7 Unless I find romance in Honolulu C C#dim I know just how it looks G Gdim From the pretty picture books G D7 G G6 Oh please don't disappoint me Honolulu A7 D7 G D7G My Hono lulu by the Coral sea -------- Yankee Doodle Dandy Key: C w.m. George M. Cohan C D7 G7 C I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy, Yankee Doodle do or die A7 Dm7A7 Dm7 D7 G7G7+5 A real-live nephew of my Un-cle Sam, born on the fourth of Ju-ly C D7 G7 C I've Got a Yankee Doodle Sweetheart, she's my Yankee Doodle joy C G7 C G7 C G7 C Yankee Doodle went to London just to ride the po-nies D7 G7 C A7 I am that Yankee Doodle Boy…… D7 G7 C G7C end tag repeat…… I am that Yankee Doodle Boy. -------- Singin'In The Rain 6 ways to play 6 Ways to Play Key: C Progressive Difficulty Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown 1929 Brought to you by Judy Muldawer Visit banjojudy.com for additional songs 2 chords (C, G7): C I'm singin' in the rain, Just singin' in the rain G7 What a gloreous feelin',I'm happy a gain I'm laughin' at clouds, So dark up above C The sun's in my heart, And I'm ready for love C C Let the stormy clouds chase, Every one from the place C G7 Come on with the rain, I've a smile on my face I'll walk down the lane, With a happy refrain C Just singin' singin' in the rain 3 chords (Am, C, G7): C Am C Am I'm singin' in the rain, Just singin'in the rain C G7 What a gloreous feelin',I'm happy a gain I'm laughin' at clouds, So dark up above C Am The sun's in my heart, And I'm ready for love C Am C Am Let the stormy clouds chase, Every one from the place C Am G7 Come on with the rain, I've a smile on my face I'll walk down the lane, With a happy refrain C Just singin' singin' in the rain 4 chords (Am, C, G7, Dm7): C Am C Am I'm singin' in the rain, Just singin' in the rain C Dm7 G7 What a gloreous feelin',I'm happy a gain Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7 I'm laughin' at clouds, So dark up a bove Dm7 G7 C Am The sun's in my heart, And I'm ready for love C Am C Am Let the stormy clouds chase, Every one from the place C Am G7 Come on with the rain, I've a smile on my face Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7 I'll walk down the lane, With a happy refrain Dm7 G7 C Just singin', singin' in the rain 5 chords (Am, C, C6, G7, Dm7): C Am C Am I'm singin' in the rain, Just singin' in the rain C C6 Dm7 G7 What a gloreous feelin', I'm happy a gain Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7 I'm laughin' at clouds, So dark up a bove Dm7 G7 C C6 The sun's in my heart, And I'm ready for love C Am C Am Let the stormy clouds chase, Every one from the place C C6 G7 Come on with the rain, I've a smile on my face Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7 I'll walk down the lane, With a happy refrain Dm7 G7 C Just singin', singin' in the rain 6 chords (Am, C, C6, G7, G9, Dm7): C Am C Am I'm singin' in the rain, Just singin' in the rain C C6 Dm7 G9 What a gloreous feelin' I'm happy a gain Dm7 G9 Dm7 G9 I'm laughin' at clouds, So dark up a bove Dm7 G7 C C6 The sun's in my heart, And I'm ready for love C Am C Am Let the stormy clouds chase, Every one from the place C C6 G7 Come on with the rain, I've a smile on my face Dm7 G9 Dm7 G9 I'll walk down the lane, With a happy refrain Dm7 G7 C C6 Just singin' singin' in the rain 7 chords (Am, C, C6, G7, G9, Dbdim, Dm7): C Am C Am I'm singin' in the rain, Just singin' in the rain C C6 Dbdim Dm7 G9 What a gloreous feel in' I'm happy a gain Dm7 G9 Dm7 G9 I'm laughin' at clouds, So dark up a bove Dm7 G7 C C6 The sun's in my heart, And I'm ready for love C Am C Am Let the stormy clouds chase, Every one from the place C C6 Dbdim Dm7 G7 Come on with the rain, I've a smile on my face Dm7 G9 Dm7 G9 I'll walk down the lane, With a happy refrain Dm7 G7 C C6 Just singin'singin' in the rain -------- In My Merry Oldsmobile 1905 Key: C Music by Gus Edwards Lyrics by Vincent Bryan Chords and Lyrics are provided by Judy Muldawer For Education Purposes Only Visit banjojudy.com for additional songs Medley of 3 waltzes in this order (1)In My Merry Oldsmobile (C) (2)In the Good Old Summer Time (F) (3)Meet Me In Saint Louis (G) C A7 Come away with me Lu cille D7 In my merry Oldsmobile G7 Dm7 G7 Down the road of life we'll fly C Dbdim Dm7G7 Automo bubbling you and I C A7 To the church will swiftly steal D7 Then our wedding bells will peal G7 C A7 You can go as far as you like with me D7 G7 C In my merry Oldsmo bile -------- In The Good Old Summer Time 1902 Key: F Lyrics by Ren Shields Music by George Evans Chords and Lyrics are provided by Judy Muldawer For Education Purposes Only Visit banjojudy.com for additional songs Medley of 3 waltzes in this order (1)In My Merry Oldsmobile (C) (2)In the Good Old Summer Time (F) (3)Meet Me In Saint Louis (G) Chorus Only: F F7 In the good old summer time Bb F C7 In the good old summer time F A Dm7 Strolling thro' the shady lanes G7 C C7 With your baby mine F You hold her hand F7 And she holds yours Bb F C7 And that's a very good sign F That she's your A Dm7 Tootsey wootsey in G7 C7 F The good old summer time -------- Music! Music! Music! Written by Stephen Weiss and Bernie Baum Key: C 1949 Chords and lyrics provided by Judy Muldawer For educational purposes only Visit banjojudy.com for additional songs Try alternating the one finger C chord with an open C6 for a fun effect. Verse 1: C Put another nickel in In the nickelodeon D7 G7 All I want is having you C G7 C And music, music, music. Verse 2: C I’ll do anything for you Anything you want me to D7 G7 All I want is kissing you C G7 C And music, music, music. Bridge: Dm7 G7 C Am Closer ,my dear come closer G7 The nicest part of any melody C Dbdim Is when you’re dancing Dm7 G7 Close to me Verse 3: C So put another nickel in In the nickelodeon D7 G7 All I want is loving you C G7 C And music, music, music! -------- Pistol Packin’ Mama key of G Lyrics by Al Dexter Key: G Melody adapted from “Boil Them Cabbage Down” 1943 Published for educational purposes only Lyrics and Chords provided by Judy Muldawer Visit banjojudy.com for more songs and chords Verse 1: G Oh, drinkin' beer in a cabaret D7 Was I havin' fun! Until one night she caught me right G And now I'm on the run. Chorus: G Oh, lay that pistol down, Babe. D7 Lay that pistol down. Pistol packin' mama G Lay that pistol down. Verse 2: G Oh, she kicked out my windshield D7 And she hit me over the head. She cussed and cried and said I lied G And she wished that I was dead. Chorus: Verse 3: G Drinking beer in the cabaret D7 And dancing with a blonde Till one night she shot out the lights G Bam that blonde was gone Chorus: Verse 4: G I'll see you every night babe D7 I'll woo you every day And I'll be your regular daddy G If you'll put that gun a way Chorus: Verse 5: G Drinking beer in the cabaret D7 And was I having fun Until one night she caught me right G And now I'm on the run Chorus: Verse 6: G Now there was old Al Dexter D7 He always had his fun But with some lead, she shot him dead G And his hawking deals are done Chorus - repeat twice: -------- Back in the Saddle Again Gene Autry and Ray Whitley Key: G 1939 Chords and Lyrics provided by Judy Muldawer For educational purposes only Visit banjojudy.com for additional songs G D7 G G7 I`m back in the saddle a gain C C#dim G G7 Out where a friend is a friend C C#dim Where the longhorn cattle feed G E7 On the lowly gypsum weed A7 D7 C#7D7 Back in the saddle a gain G D7 G G7 Ridin` the range once more C C#dim G G7 Totin` my old forty four C C#dim Where you sleep out every night G E7 And the only law is right G D7 G G7 Back in the saddle a gain G7 C C#dim Whoopi-ty-aye-oh G Rockin` to and fro E7 A7 D7G7 back in the saddle a gain G7 C C#dim Whoopi-ty-aye-yay G E7 I go my way G D7 G Back in the saddle a gain -------- Happy Trails To You Dale Evans Key: C 1952 Lyrics and chords provided by Judy Muldawer For educational purposes only Visit banjojudy.com for additional songs Intro Verse: C C7 Some trails are happy ones, F Dm7 Others are blue, G7 It’s the way you ride the trail that counts C Here’s a happy one for you. Chorus: C Happy trails to you DbdimDm7 G7 Until we meet again Dm7 G7 Happy trails to you G7+5 C Keep smiling until then C C7 F Dm7 Who cares about the clouds if we’re toge ther A7 D7 G7 Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather C A7 Happy trails to you D7 G7C G7C Until we meet again. -------- Bye Bye Blues Music by Fred Hamm Key: C Lyrics by Dave Bennett, Bert Lown, Chauncey Gray 1930 Chords and lyrics provided by Judy Muldawer Visit banjojudy.com for additional songs C Ab7 Bye Bye Blues C A7 Bye Bye Blues D7 Bells Ring G7 Birds Sing C Cdim Sun is shining Dm7 G7 No more pining C Ab7 Just we two C A7 Smiling through D7 Don't sigh G7 Don't cry C Ab7 C Bye Bye Blues end chord: C6 -------- The Old Piano Roll Blues Lyrics and Music by Cy Coben Key: C 1949 Chords and Lyrics Provided by Judy Muldawer For Educational Purposes Only Visit banjojudy.com for additional songs G7 I wanna hear it again, I wanna hear it again, C The Old Piano Roll Blues. G7 C A7 We're sittin' at an upright, my sweetie and me, D7 G7 Pushin' on the pedals makin' sweet harmony. When we hear rinkety tink, and we hear plinkety plink C A7 We cuddle closer it seems. Dm And while we kiss, kiss, kiss, away all our cares, C A7 The player piano's playing razz-a-ma-tazz. G7 I wanna hear it again, I wanna hear it again, D7 G7 C G7C The Old Piano Roll Blues. -------- Blues in the Bottle Jug Band Version Key: G Adapted from the Holy Modal Rounders Version Chords and lyrics provided by Judy Muldawer For Educational Purposes Only Visit banjojudy.com for additional songs G Blues in the bottle, blues in the bottle G7 Where do you think you're at, pretty mama C G Blues in the bottle, where do you think you're at D7 You went and kicked my dog G D7 And now you've drowned my cat G Goin' to Chattanoogie, goin' to Chattanoogie G7 See my ponies run, pretty mama C G Goin' to Chattanoogie to see my ponies run D7 If I win a prize G D7 I'll give my baby some G Rooster chews tobacco, rooster chews tobacco G7 Hen uses snuff, pretty mama C G The rooster chews tobacco and the hen uses snuff D7 The baby chickens don't take nothin' G D7 But they just strut their stuff G Goin' to Silly putty, goin' to Silly putty G7 Sorry I can't take you, pretty mama C G Goin' to Silly putty, sorry I can't take you D7 I can't a bide no woman G Who goes round sniffin' glue G Blues in the bottle, blues in the bottle G7 Where do you think you're at, pretty mama C G Blues in the bottle, where do you think you're at D7 You went and kicked my dog G And now you've drowned my cat -------- Mr. Crump Don't Like It Dan Sane Key: F Frank Stokes C7 F If Mr. Crump don't like it, ain't goin' to have it here C7 F If Mr. Crump don't like it, ain't goin' to have it here D7 If Mr. Crump don't like it, ain't goin' to have it here G7 No barrel house women, cards 'n' drinkin' no beer C7 F Mr. Crump don't like it, ain't goin' to have it here C7 F I saw the Baptist sisters, jumped up an' began to shout C7 F I saw the Baptist sisters, jumped up an' began to shout D7 I saw the Baptist sisters jumped up an' began to shout G7 Brother I'm so glad that the whiskey voted out C7 F Mr. Crump don't like it, ain't goin' to have it here C7 I saw the Presbyterian sisters F Turned round an' begin to grin C7 I saw the Presbyterian sisters F Turned round an' begin to grin D7 I saw the Presbyterian sisters, turned around begin to grin G7 Lord, I believe they'll start out to barrel housin' again' C7 F Mr. Crump won't like it, ain't goin' to have it here C7 F I seen the Methodist sisters, jumped up an' they had a fit C7 F I seen the Methodist sisters, jumped up an' they had a fit D7 I seen the Methodist sisters, jumped up an' they had a fit G7 She was doggone sore we can't go in yet C7 F Mr. Crump don't like it, ain't goin' to have it here C7 F You don't like my peaches, don't shake my tree C7 F You don't like my peaches, don't shake my tree D7 If you don't like my peaches, don't shake my tree G7 You don't like my fruit, let my orchard be C7 F If Mr. Crump don't like it ain't goin' to have it here -------- Jug Band Music As Performed by Jim Kweskin and the Jug Band Key: G Chords and Lyrics Provided by Judy Muldawer For Educational Purposes Only Visit banjojudy.com for additional songs Verse: G Way down South, Memphis, Tennessee G7 Jug band music sounds so sweet to me C 'Cause it sounds so sweet G Ah, it's hard to beat D7 G D7 Jug band music certainly was a treat to me G I'm with my gal with my hand on her knee Said: "You can't play the jug G7 You can't play with me" C Because it sounds so sweet 'Cause it sounds so sweet G Ah, it's hard to beat D7 G D7 Jug band music certainly was a treat for me G Went back home, turned on my radio G7 Jug band music made me stop down and slow C 'Cause it sounds so sweet G Ah, it's hard to beat D7 G D7 Jug band music certainly was a treat to me G Then I took off my socks, I took off my shoes G7 I danced all night to the jug band blues C 'Cause it sounds so sweet G Ah, it's hard to beat D7 G Jug band music certainly was a treat to me D7 G Jug band music certainly was a treat to me -------- Under The Chicken Tree Jug Band Version Words by Irving Jones Key: F Music by Kerry Mills 1908 Chords and lyrics provided by Judy Muldawer For Educational Purposes Only Visit banjojudy.com for additional songs Verse: F F7 I had a dream last night. Bb G7 It almost turned me white C7 F C7 I dreamed that hens and roosters growed on trees. F F7 I dreamed I owned a great big ranch Bb G7 And on every hen-tree branch, C7 F C7F The eggs was just as thick as bumble bees. Dm A7 Dm I stepped out in the yard A7 Dm And shook one tree right hard, G7 C7 B7C7 And a bout one hundred fowl come tumblin' down. F F7 Just as soon as they had died, Bb G7 I had them quickly fried C7 F C7F With the gravy oozing out all nice and brown. Chorus: F F7 It was under the chicken tree, Bb G7 Under that big fricas see. C7 Eggs was droppin' from ev'ry blossom F F I lost all my taste for the meat they call possum. F F F F7 Cows, hogs, every little thing Bb G7 Looked like feathers, chicken and wings F Eggs was droppin'. F D7 Wings was floppin', G7 C7 F C7F Under the chicken tree. Chorus repeat: