Don’t Stop Believin’ Journey (1981) INTRO: 1 2 3 4 / [D]/[A]/[Bm]/[G]/ [D]/[A]/[F#m]/[G]/ [D] Just a [A] small town girl [Bm] living in a [G] lonely world [D] She took the [A] midnight train going [F#m] anywhere [G] [D] Just a [A] city boy [Bm] born and raised in [G] south Detroit [D] He took the [A] midnight train going [F#m] anywhere [G] [D]/[A]/[Bm]/[G]/ [D]/[A]/[F#m]/[G]/ [D] A singer in a [A] smoky room [Bm] A smell of wine and [G] cheap perfume [D] For a smile they can [A] share the night It goes [F#m] on and on and [G] on and on [G] Strangers... waiting... [D] up and down the boulevard Their [G] shadows... searching in the [D] night [D] [G] Streetlight... people... [D] living just to find emotion [G] Hiding... somewhere in the [A]↓ night [D]↓/[A]↓[G]↓↓/ [D]/[A]/[Bm]/[G]/ [D]/[A]/[F#m]/[G]/ [D] Working hard to [A] get my fill [Bm] everybody [G] wants a thrill [D] Payin’ anything to [A] roll the dice just [F#m] one more [G] time [D] Some will win [A] some will lose [Bm] Some were born to [G] sing the blues [D] Well the movie [A] never ends It goes [F#m] on and on and [G] on and on [G] Strangers... waiting... [D] up and down the boulevard Their [G] shadows... searching in the [D] night [D] [G] Streetlight... people... [D] livin’ just to find emotion [G] Hiding... somewhere in the [A]↓ night [D]↓/[A]↓[G]↓↓/

[D]/[A]/[Bm]/[G]/ [D]/[A]/[F#m]/[G]/ [D] Don’t stop, be-[A]lievin’ [Bm] hold on to that [G] feelin’ [D] Streetlight [A] people [F#m]/[G] [D] Don’t stop, be-[A]lievin’ [Bm] hold on [G] [D] Streetlight [A] people [F#m]/[G] [D] Don’t stop, be-[A]lievin’ [Bm] hold on to that [G] feelin’ [D] Streetlight [A] people [F#m]/[G] [D] Don’t stop, be-[A]lievin’ [Bm] hold on to that [G] feelin’ [D] Streetlight [A] people [F#m]/[G] [D] Don’t stop, be-[A]lievin’ [Bm]/[G] [D] Streetlight [A] people [F#m]/[G] [D]↓ Don’t [D]↓ stop

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Maneater Daryl Hall & John Oates (1982)

INTRO: 1 2 / 1 2 / [Bm] Whoa-oh here she [Bm] comes, [A] watch out boy she’ll [A] chew you up [Em7] Whoa-oh here she comes, she’s a [G] maneater/[A]/[Bm]/[Bm] She’ll [D] only come out at night, the [A] lean and hungry type/[A]/ [C] Nothing is new, I’ve [C] seen her here be-[B]fore/[B]/ [Em7] Watching and waiting, oh she’s [A] sitting with you But her [A#dim] eyes are on the [Bm] door/[Bm][A]/[Bm]/[Bm] So [D] many have paid to see, [A] what you think, you’re [A] getting for free The [C] woman is wild, a [C] she-cat tamed by the [B] purr of a jagu-[B]ar [Em7] Money’s the matter, if you’re [A] in it for love You [A#dim] ain’t gonna get too [Bm] far/[Bm][A]/[Bm]/[Bm]/ [Bm] Whoa-oh here she comes, [A] watch out boy she’ll chew you up [G] Whoa-oh here she comes, she’s a [F#] maneater/[A#dim]/ [Bm] Whoa-oh here she comes, [A] watch out boy she’ll chew you up [Em7] Whoa-oh here she comes, she’s a [G] maneater/[A]/ [Bm]/[Bm]/[Bm]/[Bm] I [D] wouldn’t if I were you, I [A] know what she can do She’s [C] deadly man, and [C] she could really [B] rip your world apart [Em7] Mind over matter, oo the [A] beauty is there But a [A#dim] beast is in the [Bm] heart/[Bm][A]/[B]/[B]/ [Bm] Whoa-oh here she comes, [A] watch out boy she’ll chew you up [G] Whoa-oh here she comes, she’s a [F#] maneater/[A#dim]/ [Bm] Whoa-oh here she comes, [A] watch out boy she’ll chew you up [Em7] Whoa-oh here she comes, she’s a [G] maneater/[A]/ [Bm] Whoa-oh here she comes (here she comes) [A] Watch out boy she’ll chew you up [G] Whoa-oh here she comes, she’s a [F#] maneater/[A#dim]/ [Bm] Whoa-oh here she comes, [A] watch out boy she’ll chew you up [Em7] Whoa-oh here she comes, she’s a [G] maneater/[A]/[Bm]p

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99 Red Balloons Nena (1983)

[C]p You and I in a [Dm]p little toy shop Buy a [F]p bag of balloons with the [G]p money we've got [C]p Set them free at the [Dm]p break of dawn 'Til [F]p one by one, [G]p they were gone [C]p Back at base, bugs [Dm]p in the software [F]p Flash the message, [G]p something's out there [C]p Floating in the [Dm]p summer sky [F]p Ninety-nine [G]p red balloons go by [C]/[Csus4]/[C]/[Csus4]/ (x2)

[C]/[Csus4]/[C]/[G]/ (x2) [C] Ninety-nine [Dm] red balloons, [F] floating in the [G] summer sky [C] Panic bells, it's [Dm] red alert There's [F] something here, from [G] somewhere else The [C] war machine [Dm] springs to life [F] Opens up one [G] eager eye, [C] focusing it [Dm] on the sky Where [F] ninety-nine [G] red balloons go [C] by [Dm]/[F]/[G]/ [C]/[Dm]/[F]/[G]/ [C] Ninety-nine de-[Dm]cision street [F] Ninety-nine min-[G]isters meet [C] To worry, worry, [Dm] super-scurry [F] Call the troops out [G] in a hurry [C] This is what we've [Dm] waited for [F] This is it boys, [G] this is war The [C] president is [Dm] on the line As [F] ninety-nine [G] red balloons go [C] by /[Csus4]/[C]/[Csus4]/ [C]/[Csus4]/ [C]/[Csus4]/

[C]/[Csus4]/[C]/[G]/ (x2)

[C] Ninety-nine knights [Dm] of the air Ride [F] super high-tech [G] jet fighters [C] Everyone's a [Dm] super hero [F] Everyone's a [G] Captain Kirk With [C] orders to i-[Dm]dentify, to [F] clarify and [G] classify [C] Scramble in the [Dm] summer sky [F] Ninety-nine [G] red balloons go [C] by [Dm]/[F]/[G]/ [C]/[Dm]/[F] Ninety-nine [G] red balloons go [C] by [Dm]/[F]/[G]/

[C]/[Dm]/[F]/[G]/[C]p (pause) [C]p Ninety-nine dreams [Dm]p I have had And [F]p every one a [G]p red balloon [C]p It's all over and I'm [Dm]p standin' pretty [F]p In this dust that [G]p was a city If [C]p I could find a [Dm]p souvenir [F]p Just to prove the [G]p world was here [C]p And here is a [Dm]p red balloon I [F]p think of you and [G]p let it go....

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All Night Long Lionel Richie 1983 1 2 3 4 / [G] Da [F] dah [G] wo-[F]oh-oh-oh [G] Well my friends the [F] time has come [Am] To raise the roof and [G] have some fun [G] Throw away the [F] work to be done [Am] Let the music [G] play on (play on, play on, play on) [G] Everybody sing [F] everybody dance [Am] Lose yourself in [G] wild romance We’re going to [G] party, Karamu, [F] Fiesta, forever [Am] Come on and [G] sing along We’re going to [G] party, Karamu, [F] Fiesta forever [Am] Come on and [G] sing along CHORUS: (back-up vocal – all night) [G]p All [Am]p night [F] long, all [F] night [F]p All [Am]p night [G] long, all [G] night [G]p All [Am]p night [F] long, all [F] night [F]p All [Am]p night [G] long, oh-oh [G] yeah [G] People dancing all [F] in the street [Am] See the rhythm all [G] in their feet [G] Life is cool [F] wild and sweet [Am] Let the music [G] play on (play on, play on, play on) [G] Feel it in your heart and [F] feel it in your soul [Am] Let the music [G] take control We’re going to [G] party, Liming, [F] Fiesta, forever [Am] Come on and [G] sing my song CHORUS: (back-up vocal – all night) [G]p All [Am]p night [F] long, wo-[F]oh [F]p All [Am]p night [G] long [G] yay [G]p All [Am]p night [F] long [F] yeah [F]p All [Am]p night [G] long [G] yeah

BRIDGE: [G] Once you get [C] started you [G] can’t sit [F] down [F] [G] Come join the [C] fun it’s a [G] merry-go-[F]round [F] [G] Everyone’s [C] dancing their [G] troubles a-[F]way [F] [G] Come join our [C] party [G] see how we [Fmaj7] play [Fmaj7] [G]p Jambo neepay senti moyah [G]p yeah, jambo jambo [G]p Way to parti’, oh we goin’ [G]p oh, jambali [G]p Jambo neepay senti moyah [G]p yeah, jambo jambo [F] / [F] Woa-oh-oh-oh [Fmaj7] yeah We’re [Em7] gonna have a party [Em7]p CHORUS: (back-up vocal – all night) [G]p All [Am]p night [F] long, all [F] night [F]p All [Am]p night [G] long, all [G] night [G]p All [Am]p night [F] long, all [F] night [F]p All [Am]p night [G] long [G] yeah [F] Everyone you meet (all night) They’re [F] jamming in the street (all night) All night [G] long (all night) ye-[G]ah, I said (all night) [F] Everyone you meet (all night) They’re [F] jamming in the street (all night) All night [G] long (all night) [G] (all night) feel good feel good OUTRO: [F]/[F]…[Am]/[G]/[G]/ [F]/[F]...[Am]/[G]/[G]p

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FREE FALLIN’ Tom Petty

Suggested strum – same throughout the song: 1, 2, 3, 4/ /Dd U-udu/ D D D-udu/

Intro: [F] [Bb] / [Bb]↓[F]↓[C] / [F] [Bb] / [Bb]↓[F]↓[C]

She's a [F] good [Bb] girl, [Bb] loves [F] her [C] mamaLoves [F] Je-[Bb]sus, and [Bb] Ameri-[F]ca [C] too She's a [F] good [Bb] girl, [Bb] crazy [F] 'bout [C] Elvis Loves [F] hor-[Bb]ses, and her [Bb] boy-[F]friend [C] too

[F][Bb]/[Bb]↓[F]↓[C] It's a [F] long [Bb] day, [Bb] livin' [F] in Re-[C]sedaThere's a [F] free-[Bb]way, [Bb] runnin' [F]through the [C] yardAnd I'm a [F] bad [Bb] boy, 'cause I [Bb] don't [F] even [C] miss herI'm a [F] bad [Bb] boy, for [Bb] brea-[F]kin' her [C] heartAnd I'm [F] free [Bb]/[Bb]↓[F]↓[C] free/[F] fallin' [Bb]/[Bb]↓[F]↓[C] Yeah I'm [F] free [Bb]/[Bb]↓[F]↓[C] free [F] fallin' [Bb]/[Bb]↓[F]↓[C] Now all the [F] vam-[Bb]pires, [Bb] walkin' [F] through the [C] valley Move [F] west [Bb] down, [Bb] Ven-[F]tura Boule-[C]vardAnd all the [F] bad [Bb] boys, are [Bb] stand-[F]ing in the [C] shadows And the [F] good [Bb] girls, are [Bb] home [F] with broken [C] heartsAnd I'm [F] free [Bb]/[Bb]↓[F]↓[C] free/[F] fallin' [Bb]/[Bb]↓[F]↓[C] Yeah I'm [F] free [Bb]/[Bb]↓[F]↓[C] free/[F] fallin' [Bb]/[Bb]↓[F]↓[C]/

[F][Bb]/[Bb]↓[F]↓[C]/ [F] Free [Bb] falling now I’m [Bb]↓[F]↓ free [C] falling

[F][Bb]/[Bb]↓[F]↓[C]/ [F] Free [Bb] falling now I’m [Bb]↓[F]↓ free [C] falling

I wanna [F] glide [Bb] down, [Bb] o-[F]ver Mul-[C]hollandI wanna [F] write [Bb] her, [Bb] name [F] in the [C] skyGonna [F] free [Bb] fall, [Bb] out [F] into [C] nothin'Gonna [F] leave [Bb] this, [Bb] world [F] for a-[C]while

Now I'm [F] free [Bb]/[Bb]↓[F]↓[C] free/[F] fallin' [Bb]/[Bb]↓[F]↓[C] Yeah I'm [F] free [Bb]/[Bb]↓[F]↓[C] free/[F] fallin' [Bb]/[Bb]↓[F]↓[C]/ [F] Free [Bb] falling now I’m [Bb]↓[F]↓ free [C] falling [F] Free [Bb] falling now I’m [Bb]↓[F]↓ free [C] falling [F]↓

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Boys of Summer Custom Kings Don Henley Hear this song at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB1J2eJfa2U&feature=kp (Custom Kings - play along with capo at 4th fret)

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

Intro: [Am] [F] [G] [F] x 2 with riff over A3 A2 E3 (riff can be played over verses as well) [Am] Empty road empty beach [F] I feel it in the air summer’s out of reach [G] Empty lake empty streets the sun goes down alone [F] I’m walking by your house though I know you’re not home [C] I can see you [G] your brown skin shining in the sun You got your hair combed back and [F] sunglasses on [C] I can tell you my [G] love for you will still be strong After the boys of [F] summer have gone Repeat intro [Am] I can’t forget those nights some times I think it was a dream [F] The way you made me crazy the way I made you scream [G] I don’t understand what happened to our love [F] Babe I’m gonna win you back gonna show you what I’m made of [C] I can see you [G] your brown skin shining in the sun I see you walking real slow and [F] smiling at everyone [C] I can tell you my [G] love for you will still be strong After the boys of [F] summer have gone Repeat intro [Am] Out on the road today I saw a Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac [F] Little voice running through my head Saying don’t look back you can never look back [G] I thought I knew what love was what did I know [F] Those days are gone forever I should just let ‘em go [C] I can see you [G] your brown skin shining in the sun You got your top pulled down and [F] radio on [C] I can tell you my [G] love for you will still be strong After the boys of [F] summer have gone [C] I can see you [G] your brown skin shining in the sun You got your hair combed back and [F] Wayfarers on [C] I can tell you my [G] love for you will still be strong After the boys of [F] summer have gone Repeat intro and finish on [Am!]

End Of The Line Traveling Wilburys From: Richard G’s Ukulele Songbook www.scorpex.net/uke.htm

Intro: [F] [C] [F] [G7] [C] [F] [G7] [C] [G7] [C]

[C] Well it's all right riding a[G7]round in the [F] breeze Well it's [C] all right if you live the [G7] life you [C] please [C] Well it's all right doing the [G7] best you [F] can Well it's [C] all right as long as you [G7] lend a [C] hand

[F] You can sit around and wait for the [C] phone to ring (at the end of the line) [F] Waiting for someone to tell you [C] everything (at the end of the line) [F] Sit around and wonder what to[C]morrow will bring (at the end of the line) Maybe a [G7] diamond ring

Well it's [C] all right even if they [G7] say you're [F] wrong Well it's [C] all right sometimes you [G7] gotta be [C] strong [C] Well it's all right as long as you got [G7] somewhere to [F] lay Well it's [C] all right everyday is [G7] judgment [C] day

[F] Maybe somewhere down the [C] road aways (at the end of the line) [F] You'll think of me wonder where I [C] am these days (at the end of the line) [F] Maybe somewhere down the road when [C] somebody plays (at the end of the line) [G7] Purple haze

Well it's [C] all right even when [G7] push comes to [F] shove Well it's [C] all right if you got [G7] someone to [C] love [C] Well it's all right everything'll [G7] work out [F] fine Well it's [C] all right we're going to the [G7] end of the [C] line

[F] Don't have to be ashamed of the [C] car I drive (at the end of the line) [F] I'm glad to be here happy to [C] be alive (at the end of the line) [F] It don't matter if you're [C] by my side (at the end of the line) I'm [G7] satisfied

Well it's [C] all right even if you're [G7] old and [F] gray Well it's [C] all right you still got [G7] something to [C] say [C] Well it's all right remember to [G7] live and let [F] live Well it's [C] all right the best you can [G7] do is for[C]give

[C] Well it's all right riding a[G7]round in the [F] breeze Well it's [C] all right if you live the [G7] life you [C] please [C] Well it's all right even if the [G7] sun don't [F] shine Well it's [C] all right we're going to the [G7] end of the [C] line

Eye Of The TigerSurvivor

Am Am G Am Am G Am Am G F Am Am G Am Am G Am Am G F Am FRising up, back on the streetG Am FDid my time, took my chancesAm FWent the distance, now I'm back on my feet

G Am FJust a man and his will to survive

Am FSo many times it happens too fastG Am FYou change your passion for gloryAm FDon't lose your grip on the dreams of the past

G AmYou must fight just to keep them alive

G C DmIt's the eye of the tiger

F GIt's the thrill of the fightG C Dm C GRising up to the challenge of our ri - valG C DmAnd the last known survivor

F GStalks his prey in the night

Dm C F AmAnd he's watching us all with the eye of the tiger

Am FFace to face, out in the heatG Am FHanging tough, staying hungryAm FThey stack the odds 'til we take to the street

G AmFor the kill with the skill to survive

ChorusAm FRising up, straight to the topG Am FHad the guts, got the gloryAm FWent the distance, now I'm not going to stop

G AmJust a man and his will to survive

ChorusAm Am G Am Am G Am Am G F The eye

of the tigerAm Am G Am Am G Am Am G F The eye

of the tigerAm Am G Am Am G Am Am G F The eye

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Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Cyndi Lauper

INTRO: 1 2 3 4 / [C]/[C][C]↓[G]↓/[Am]/[Am][F]↓[G]↓/ [C]/[C][C]↓[G]↓/[Am]/[Am][F]↓[G]↓/

[C] I come home in the morning light My [Am] mother says: "When you gonna live your life right?" [F] Oh mother dear, we're not the fortunate ones And [Am] girls, they [G] wanna have [F] fun Oh [Am] girls just [G] wanna have [C] fun /[C][C]↓[G]↓/ [Am]/[Am][F]↓[G]↓/

[C] The phone rings in the middle of the night My [Am] father yells "What you gonna do with your life?" [F] Oh, daddy dear, you know you're still number one But [Am] girls, they [G] wanna have [F] fun Oh [Am] girls just [G] wanna have

[C] That's all they really want, [Am] some fun [Am] [C] When the working day is done Oh [Am] girls they [G] wanna have [F] fun Oh [Am] girls just [G] wanna have [C] fun (Girls they wanna, [C]↓ wanna [G]↓ have [Am] fun, girls, [F]↓ wanna [G]↓ have)

[C]/[C][C]↓[G]↓/[Am]/[Am][F]↓[G]↓/ [C]/[C][C]↓[G]↓/[Am]/[Am][F]↓[G]↓/

[C] Some boys take a beautiful girl And [Am] hide her away from the rest of the world [F] I wanna be the one to walk in the sun Oh [Am] girls they [G] wanna have [F] fun Oh [Am] girls just [G] wanna have

[C] That's all they really want, [Am] is some fun [Am] [C] When the working day is done Oh [Am] girls they [G] wanna have [F] fun Oh [Am] girls just [G] wanna have [C] fun (Girls they wanna, [C]↓ wanna [G]↓ have [Am] fun, girls, [F]↓ wanna [G]↓ have)

[C] They just wanna, they [Am] just wan-[F]↓na [G]↓ [C] They just wanna, they [Am] just wan-[F]↓na [G]↓ [C] Girls….[Am] girls, they [F]↓ wanna [G]↓ have [C] fun [Am] Girls, they [F]↓ wanna [G]↓ have [C] fun [C]↓

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Africa - TotoO OF

\\\ \ \\

O O XEm

\

O O OAm

\ (x4) (also played at the end of the verse lines)

OG

I hear the drums

Bm

echoing to

OEm

night, but

OG

she hears only

O OF

whispers of some

O O OAm

quiet conver

OEm

sa...

O OF

tion

O O XEm

\

O O OAm

\O

G

She's coming

Bm

in 12:30

OEm

flight, the

OG

moonlit wings re

O OF

flect the stars that

O O OAm

guide me towards sal

OEm

va...

O OF

tion

O O XEm

\

O O OAm

\O

G

I stopped an

Bm

old man along the

OEm

way,

OG

hoping to find some

O OF

long forgotten

O O OAm

words or ancient

OEm

melo...

O OF

dies

O O XEm

\

O O OAm

\O

G

He turned to

Bm

me as if to

OEm

say, "Hurry boy, it's

O OF

waiting there for

O O OAm

you"

ODm

Gonna take a

Bb

lot to drag me a

O OF

way from

O O OC

you O

Dm

There's nothing that a

Bb

hundred men or

O OF

more could ever

O O OC

do O

Dm

I bless the

Bb

rains down in

O OF

Africa

O O OC

ODm

Gonna take some

Bb

time to do the

O OF

things we never

O O OAm

had -

O O OC

ad -

ODm

ad

O O OC

\

O OF

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O O XEm

\

O O OAm

\ (x2)

OG

The wild dogs

Bm

cry out in the

OEm

night, as

OG

they grow restless,

O OF

longing for some

O O OAm

solitary

OEm

compa -

O OF

ny

O O XEm

\

O O OAm

\O

G

I know that

Bm

I must do what's

OEm

right, as sure as

OG

Kilimanjaro

O OF

rises like O

O O OAm

lympus above the

OEm

Seren -

O OF

geti

O O XEm

\

O O OAm

\O

G

I seek to

Bm

cure what's deep in

OEm

side, frightened of this

O OF

thing that I've be

O O OAm

come

ODm

Gonna take a

Bb

lot to drag me a

O OF

way from

O O OC

you

ODm

There's nothing that a

Bb

hundred men or

O OF

more could ever

O O OC

do O

Dm

I bless the

Bb

rains down in

O OF

Africa

O O OC

ODm

Gonna take some

Bb

time to do the

O OF

things we never

O O OAm

had -

O O OC

ad -

ODm

ad

O O OC

\

O OF

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O O XEm

\

O O OAm

\ (x2)

OG Bm

OEm

OG

O OF

O O OAm

OEm

O OF

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O O XEm

\

O O OAm

\O

G BmOEm

Hurry boy, she's

O OF

waiting there for

O O OAm

you

ODm

Gonna take a

Bb

lot to drag me a

O OF

way from

O O OC

you (whoa-oa)O

Dm

There's nothing that a

Bb

hundred men or

O OF

more could ever

O O OC

do (oh-a-oh)O

Dm

I bless the

Bb

rains down in

O OF

Africa

O O OC

ODm

I bless the

Bb

rains down in

O OF

Africa

O O OC

(I bless the rain)O

Dm

I bless the

Bb

rains down in

O OF

Africa

O O OC

(I-I-I bless the rain)O

Dm

I bless the

Bb

rains down in

O OF

Africa

O O OC

ODm

I bless the

Bb

rains down in

O OF

Africa

O O OC

(Ah, gonna take the time)O

Dm

Gonna take some

Bb

time to do the

O OF

things we never

O O OAm

had -

O O OC

ad -

ODm

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HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN Eurythmics

RIFF x 2: [Am] / [Am] / [F] / [F] / [G] / [G] / [Am] / [Am] A: 0 2 3 / 0 223 / 0 2 3 / 0 220 / 0 2 / 002 /0 E: / / / / 3 / 3 /

[Am] Here comes the rain again [F] falling on my head like a memory [G] Falling on my head like a new emotion /[Am]/[Am]/ [Am] I want to walk in the open wind [F] I want to talk like lovers do I [G] want to dive into your ocean, is it [Am] raining with you So baby [F] talk to me, like [C] lovers do /[C]/ [F] Walk with me, like [C] lovers do /[C]/ [F] Talk to me, like [C] lovers do /[C]/[D]/[D]/[G]/[G]p [Am] Here comes the rain again [F] raining on my head like a tragedy [G] Tearing me apart like a new emotion /[Am]/[Am]/ [Am] I want to breathe in the open wind, [F] I want to kiss like lovers do [G] Want to dive into your ocean, is it [Am] raining with you So baby [F] talk to me, like [C] lovers do /[C]/ [F] Walk with me, like [C] lovers do /[C]/ [F] Talk to me, like [C] lovers do /[C]/[D]/[D]/[G]/[G]p INSTRUMENTAL: [Am]/[Am]/[F]/[F]/[Am]/[F]/[G]/ [G] So baby [F] talk to me, like [C] lovers do /[C]/[D]/[D]/[G]/[G]p

RIFF x 2: [Am] / [Am] / [F] / [F] / [G] / [G] / [Am] / [Am] A: 0 2 3 / 0 223 / 0 2 3 / 0 220 / 0 2 / 002 /0 E: / / / / 3 / 3 /

[Am] Here comes the rain again [F] falling on my head like a memory [G] Falling on my head like a new emotion /[Am]/[Am]/ [Am] I want to walk in the open wind [F] I want to talk like lovers do I [G] want to dive into your ocean, is it [Am] raining with you

[Am] Here comes the rain again [F] falling on my head like a memory [G] Falling on my head like a new emotion /[Am]/[Am]/ [Am] I want to walk in the open wind [F] I want to talk like lovers do [G] Want to dive into your ocean, is it [Am] raining with you

[Am] Here comes the rain again [F] falling on my head like a memory [G] Falling on my head like a new emotion /[Am]/[Am]/[Am]p

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Hungry Like The Wolf Duran Duran Hear this song at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9I6QMyGiBU (play along in this key) From: Richard G’s Ukulele Songbook www.scorpex.net/Uke

[E7] Dark in the city night is a wire steam in the subway the earth is a fire Do do[D] do do do do do do do do do do do do [E7] do do Woman you want me give me a sign And catch me breathing I'm even closer behind Do do [D] do do do do do do do do do do do do [E7] do do [C] In touch with the [G] ground I'm on the [F] hunt I'm after [Am] you I smell like a [C] sound I'm lost and I'm [G] found And I'm [F] hungry like the [D] wolf Straddle the [C] line in discord and [G] rhyme I'm on the [F] hunt I'm after [Am] you Mouth is a[C]live with juices like [G] wine And I'm [F] hungry like the [D] wolf [E7] Stalked in the forest too close to hide I'll be upon you by the moonlight side Do do [D] do do do do do do do do do do do do [E7] do do [E7] High blood drumming on your skin it's so tight You feel my heat I'm just a moment behind Do do [D] do do do do do do do do do do do do [E7] do do [C] In touch with the [G] ground I'm on the [F] hunt I'm after [Am] you Scent and a [C] sound I'm lost and I'm [G] found And I'm [F] hungry like the [D] wolf Straddle the [C] line it's discord and [G] rhyme I howl and I [F] whine I'm after [Am] you Mouth is a[C]live all running in[G]side And I'm [F] hungry like the [D] wolf [Em7].......... Burning the [C] ground I break from the [G] crowd I’m on the on the [F] hunt I'm after [Am] you I smell like a [C] sound I'm lost and I'm [G] found And I'm [F] hungry like the [D] wolf Strut on the [C] line it's discord and [G] rhyme I'm on the [F] hunt I'm after [Am] you Mouth is a[C]live with juices like [G] wine And I'm [F] hungry like the [D] wolf

I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) The Proclaimers (1988) [D]/[D]/[D]/[D] When I [D] wake up, well, I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna [G] be the man who [A] wakes up next to [D] you When I [D] go out, yeah, I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna [G] be the man who [A] goes along with [D] you If I [D] get drunk, well I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna [G] be the man who [A] gets drunk next to [D] you And if I [D] haver, yeah, I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna [G] be the man who’s [A] haverin’ to [D] you But [D] I would walk five hundred miles And [G] I would walk five [A] hundred more Just to [D] be the man who walked a thousand [G] Miles to fall down [A] at your door When I’m [D] workin’, yes, I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna [G] be the man who’s [A] workin’ hard for [D] you And when the [D] money, comes in for the work I do I'll pass [G] almost every [A] penny on to [D] you When I [D] come home (when I come home) oh I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna [G] be the man who [A] comes back home to [D] you And if I [D] grow old, well, I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna [G] be the man who’s [A] growin’ old with [D] you But [D] I would walk five hundred miles And [G] I would walk five [A] hundred more Just to [D] be the man who walks a thousand [G] Miles to fall down [A] at your door Tu-da-la-[D]da-da (tu-da-la-da-da), tu-da-la-[D]da-da (tu-da-la-da-da) Tu-la-la-[G]lot, tu-da-lot, tu-da-[A]lot, tu-da-lot, da-[D]da

Tu-da-la-[D]da-da (tu-da-la-da-da), tu-da-la-[D]da-da (tu-da-la-da-da) Tu-la-la-[G]lot, tu-da-lot, tu-da-[A]lot, tu-da-lot, da-[D]da [D]/[D] When I’m [D] lonely, well, I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna [G] be the man who’s [A] lonely without [D] you And when I’m [D] dreamin’, well, I know I'm gonna dream, I'm gonna [G] dream about the [A] time when I’m with [D] you

When I [D] go out (when I go out) well I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna [G] be the man who [A] goes along with [D] you And when I [D] come home (when I come home) yes I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna [G] be the man who [A] comes back home with [Bm] you I’m gonna [Em]p be the man who’s [A]p comin’ home…with [D] you [D] But [D] I would walk five hundred miles And [G] I would walk five [A] hundred more Just to [D] be the man who walks a thousand [G] Miles to fall down [A] at your door Tu-da-la-[D]da-da (tu-da-la-da-da), tu-da-la-[D]da-da (tu-da-la-da-da) Tu-la-la-[G]lot, tu-da-lot, tu-da-[A]lot, tu-da-lot, da-[D]da

Tu-da-la-[D]da-da (tu-da-la-da-da), tu-da-la-[D]da-da (tu-da-la-da-da) Tu-la-la-[G]lot, tu-da-lot, tu-da-[A]lot, tu-da-lot, da-[D]da Tu-da-la-[D]da-da (tu-da-la-da-da), tu-da-la-[D]da-da (tu-da-la-da-da) Tu-la-la-[G]lot, tu-da-lot, tu-da-[A]lot, tu-da-lot, da-[D]da

Tu-da-la-[D]da-da (tu-da-la-da-da), tu-da-la-[D]da-da (tu-da-la-da-da) Tu-la-la-[G]lot, tu-da-lot, tu-da-[A]lot, tu-da-lot, da-[D]da And [D] I would walk five hundred miles And [G] I would walk five [A] hundred more Just to [D] be the man who walks a thousand [G] Miles to fall down [A] at your [G]p do-[A]po-[D]p or

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It’s Still Rock and Roll To Me Billy Joel Hear this song at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP49NFreLu8 (play along in this key)

[C] What's the matter with the [Em] clothes I'm wearing Can't you [Bb] tell that your tie's too [F] wide [C] Maybe I should buy some [Em] old tab collars Welcome [Bb] back to the age of [F] jive [Em] Where have you been hidin' [Am] out lately honey You [Em] can't dress trashy 'til you [D7] spend a lot of [G] money [C] Everybody's [Em] talkin' 'bout the [Bb] new sound [F] Funny but it's [Am] still rock and [G] roll to [C] me [C] What's the matter with the [Em] car I'm driving Can't you [Bb] tell that it's out of [F] style [C] Should I get a set of [Em] white wall tyres Are you [Bb] gonna cruise the miracle [F] mile [Em] Nowadays you can't be [Am] too sentimental Your [Em] best bet's a true baby [D7] blue Conti[G]nental [C] Hot funk [Em] cool punk [Bb] even if it's [F] old junk It's [Am] still rock and [G] roll to [C] me [G] Oh it doesn't matter what they [F] say in the papers 'Cause it's [E7] always been the same old [Am] scene [G] There's a new band in town but you [F] can't get the sound From a [E7] story in a maga[Ab]zine [Eb] aimed at your average [F] teen [G7] [C] How about a pair of [Em] pink sidewinders And a [Bb] bright orange pair of [F] pants [C] You could be a really [Em] Beau Brummel baby If you just [Bb] give it half a [F] chance [Em] Don't waste your money on a [Am] new set of speakers You [Em] get more mileage from a [D7] cheap pair of [G] sneakers [C] Next phase [Em] new wave [Bb] dance craze [F] anyways It's [Am] still rock and [G] roll to [C] me [C] What's the matter with the [Em] crowd I'm seeing Don't you [Bb] know that they're out of [F] touch [C] Should I try to be a [Em] straight 'A' student If you [B] are then you think too [F] much [Em] Don't you know about the [Am] new fashion honey [Em] All you need are looks and a [D7] whole lotta [G] money It's the [C] next phase [Em] new wave [Bb] dance craze [F] anyways It's [Am] still rock and [G] roll to [C] me [C] Everybody's [Em] talkin' 'bout the [Bb] new sound Richard G’s Ukulele Songbook [F] Funny but it's [Am] still rock and [G] roll to [C] me www.scorpex.net/uke.htm

Like A Prayer Madonna & Patrick Leonard (1989)

[Am]p Life is a [G]p myster-[Am]py, everyone must [G]p stand a-[Am]plone I hear you [G]p call my [C]p name, and it [G]p feels like… [Am]p home

[C] When you call my [G] name, it’s like a little [F] prayer I’m down on my [C] knees, I wanna [G] take you [C] there In the midnight [G] hour, I can feel your [F] power Just like a [C] prayer, you know I’ll [G] take you [F]p there

I hear your [C]p voice, [G]p it’s like an [Am]p angel sighing [F]p I have no [C]p choice, I hear your [G]p voice, [G]p feels like flying [F]p I close my [C]p eyes, [G]p oh God I [Am]p think I’m falling [F]p Out of the [C]p sky, I close my [G]p eyes, [G]p heaven help me [C] When you call my [G] name, it’s like a little [F] prayer I’m down on my [C] knees, I wanna [G] take you [C] there In the midnight [G] hour, I can feel your [F] power Just like a [C] prayer, you know I’ll [G] take you [F]p there

Like a [C]p child, [G]p you whisper [Am]p softly to me [F]p You’re in con-[C]ptrol just like a [G]p child, [G]p now I’m dancing [F]p It’s like a [C]p dream, [G]p no end and [Am]p no beginning [F]p You’re here with [C]p me, it’s like a [G]p dream, let the choir sing [C] When you call my [G] name, it’s like a little [F] prayer I’m down on my [C] knees, I wanna [G] take you [C] there In the midnight [G] hour, I can feel your [F] power Just like a [C] prayer, you know I’ll [G] take you [C] there When you call my [G] name, it’s like a little [F] prayer I’m down on my [C] knees, I wanna [G] take you [C] there In the midnight [G] hour, I can feel your [F] power Just like a [C] prayer, you know I’ll [G] take you [Am] there [G]/[Am]/[G]/ [Am] Life is a [G] myster-[Am]ry, everyone must [G] stand a-[Am]lone I hear you [G] call my [C] name, and it [G] feels like [Am] home Just like a prayer, [G] your voice can take me there [Am] Just like a muse to me, [G] you are a mystery [Am] Just like a dream, [G] you are not [F] what you [C] seem Just [F] like a prayer, no [G] choice your voice can take me [C] there Just like a prayer, I’ll [G] take you there, [F] it’s like a dream to [G] me [C] Just like a prayer, I’ll [G] take you there, [F] it’s like a dream to [G] me [C] Just like a prayer, I’ll [G] take you there, [F] it’s like a dream to [G] me [C] Just like a prayer, I’ll [G] take you there, [F] it’s like a dream to [G] me

[Am] Just like a prayer, [G] your voice can take me there [Am] Just like a muse to me, [G] you are a mystery [Am] Just like a dream, [G] you are not [F] what you [C] seem Just [F] like a prayer, no [G] choice your voice can take me [Am] there Just like a prayer, [G] your voice can take me there [Am] Just like a muse to me, [G] you are a mystery [Am] Just like a dream, [G] you are not [F] what you [C] seem Just [F] like a prayer, no [G] choice your voice can take me [C] there [G] Your voice can take me [Am] there [G] Your voice can take me [Am]pp there [G]pp[C]pp [G]pp[Am]p

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Mickey Toni Basil Hear this song at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW7VnHnX3LQ (play along with capo at 2nd fret)

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

Chant (with chunking strum under) [A] Oh Mickey you're so fine You're so fine you blow my mind hey Mickey hey Mickey [A] Oh Mickey you're so fine [G] You're so fine you blow my mind hey [A] Mickey hey Mickey [A] Oh Mickey you're so fine [G] You're so fine you blow my mind hey [A] Mickey [A7] [D] [G] [D] [A] [G] [A] [D] [G] [D] [A] [G] [A] Chunk [A] Hey Mickey [G] You've [A] been around all night and [G] that's a little long You [A] think you've got the right but I [G] think you've got it wrong Why [A] can't you say goodnight so [G] You can take me home Mickey [A] Cause when you say you will it [G] always means you won't You're [A] givin' me the chills baby [G] please baby don't [A] Every night you still [G] leave me all alone Mickey [A] Straight [A7] Chorus: [D] Oh Mickey [G] what a pity [D] you don't under[A]stand You [G] take me by the heart when you [A] take me by the hand [D] Oh Mickey [G] you're so pretty [D] can't you under[A]stand It's [G] guys like you Mickey Oh what you [A] do Mickey do Mickey don't break my heart Mickey Chunk [A] Hey Mickey [G] Now when you [A] take me by the who's [G] ever gonna know And [A] every time you move I let a [G] little more show There's [A] something you can use so [G] don't say no Mickey [A] So come on and give it to me [G] anyway you can [A] Anyway you want to do it I'll [G] take it like a man But [A] please baby please Don't [G] leave me in the jam Mickey [A] straight [A7] Repeat Chorus Chant (x4) Repeat Chorus x 2

Change to straight strum

Modern Love David Bowie

Hear this song at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF3SBrLrgmE (play along in this key)

From: Richard G’s Ukulele Songbook www.scorpex.net/uke.htm

Intro: [Em] [C] [D] [Em]

[C] I catch the paper boy but things don’t really [G] change I’m standing in the [Am] wind but I never wave bye [E7] bye [F] But I [C] try I [G] try [Em7]

[C] There’s no sign of life it’s just the power to [G] charm I’m lying in the [Am] rain but I never waved bye [E7] bye [F] But I [C] try I [G] try [Em7] never gonna fall for

[C] (Modern love) walks besides me [D] (modern love) walks on by [Em] (Modern love) gets me to the [F] church on time [C] (Church on time) terrifies me [D] (church on time) makes me party [Em] (Church on time) puts my trust in [F] God and man [C] (God and man) no confessions [D] (God and man) no religion [Em] (God and man) don’t believe in [F] modern love

Solo: verse chords

[C] It’s not really work it’s just about to [G] talk Still standing in the [Am] wind but I never wave bye [E7] bye [F] But I [C] try I [G] try [Em7] never gonna fall for

[C] (Modern love) walks besides me [D] (modern love) walks on by [Em] (Modern love) gets me to the [F] church on time [C] (Church on time) terrifies me [D] (church on time) makes me party [Em] (Church on time) puts my trust in [F] God and man [C] (God and man) no confessions [D] (God and man) no religion [Em] (God and man) don’t believe in [F] modern love

[C] Modern love modern [D] love modern [Em] love modern [F] love [C] Modern love modern [D] love modern [Em] love modern [F] love [C]

Our Lips Are Sealed The Go Go’s Hear this song at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iwoiicch0Qs&feature=fvsr (play along in this key – tune up 40hz))

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

[G] [F] [C] [C] [G] [F] [C] [C] Can you [G] hear them the [F] talk about us [C] Telling lies well that's no surprise Can you [G] see them see right [F] through them [C] They have no shields no secrets to reveal Chorus: [Eb] It doesn't matter [C] what they say [Ab] In the jealous games [D] people play hey hey [G] hey [C] Our lips are [G] sealed [G] There's a weapon that [F] we must use In [C] our defence silence When you [G] look at them look right [F] through them [C] That's when they'll disappear that's when you'll be feared Repeat chorus [Eb] Pay no mind to [C] what they say [Ab] It doesn't matter [D] anyway hey hey [G] hey [C] Our lips are [G] sealed [G] (with riff E3 E2 E3 E2 C2 repeated under) [G] Hush my darling don't you cry quiet angel forget their lies Can you [G] hear them the [F] talk about us [C] Telling lies well that's no surprise Can you [G] see them see right [F] through them [C] They have no shields no secrets to reveal Repeat chorus [Eb] Pay no mind to [C] what they say [Ab] It doesn't matter [D] anyway hey hey [G] hey [C] Our lips are [G] sealed [C] our lips are [G] sealed [C] Our lips are [G] sealed

Raspberry Beret Prince

INTRO: 1 2 / 1 2 3 4 /

[A][G] / [D] / [G] / [G][A] / [A][G] / [D] / [G] / [G][A] / I was [A] working part-[G]time in a [D] five-and-dime My [G] boss was Mr. McGee /[G][A] He [A] told me several [G] times that he [D] didn't like my kind 'Cause [G] I was a bit too leisure-[G]ly [A] It [A] seems that I was [G] busy doing [D] somethin’ close to nothin’ But [G] different than the day before /[G][A] [A] That's when I [G] saw her [D] ooh, I saw her She walked [G] in through the out door, out door CHORUS: She wore a [A] rasp-[G]berry be-[D]ret The [G] kind you find in a [G] second-hand [A] store [A] Rasp-[G]berry be-[D]ret And [G] if it was warm she wouldn't [G] wear much [A] more [A] Rasp-[G]berry be-[D]ret I think I [E] love [A] her [A] Built like she [G] was, huh [D] she had the nerve to ask me If I [G] planned to do her any harm /[G][A] So, look here I, [A] I put her on the [G] back of my bike yeah [D] We went riding, down by [G] old man Johnson's farm /[G][A] I said now [A] overcast [G] days never [D] turned me on But [G] somethin’ ‘bout the clouds and her [G] mixed [A] [A] She-e-e-[G]e, wasn't [D] too bright, but I could tell [G] When she kissed me, she knew how to [G] get her kicks CHORUS: She wore a [A] rasp-[G]berry be-[D]ret The [G] kind you find in a [G] second-hand [A] store [A] Rasp-[G]berry be-[D]ret And [G] if it was warm she wouldn't [G] wear much [A] more [A] Rasp-[G]berry be-[D]ret I think I [E] love [A] her

The [D] rain sounds [A] so cool [D] when it hits the [A] barn roof [D] And the horses wonder who you are [D] [D] Thunder drowns [A] out what the lightning [D] sees [A] You [D] feel like a movie star [D] Listen [G] they say the first time [E] ain't the greatest But I tell ya [D] if I had the chance to do it all again I [G] wouldn't change a stroke, 'cause [F#m] baby I'm the most With a [E7] girl as fine as she was then CHORUS: She wore a [A] rasp-[G]berry be-[D]ret The [G] kind you find in a [G] second-hand [A] store [A] Rasp-[G]berry be-[D]ret And [G] if it was warm she wouldn't [G] wear much [A] more [A] Rasp-[G]berry be-[D]ret I think I [E] love [A] her [A] Rasp-[G]berry be-[D]ret I think I [E] love [A] her [A] Rasp-[G]berry be-[D]ret I think I [E] love [A]p her

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Stray Cat Strut Stray Cats Hear this song at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbNBlJiAujk (play along with capo at 3rd fret)

From: Richard G’s Ukulele Songbook www.scorpex.net/Uke

Intro: [Am] [G] [F] [E7] x 4

[Am] Oo [G] oo [F] oo [E7] ooh [Am] Oo [G] oo [F] oo [E7] ooh [Am] Oo [G] oo [F] oo [E7] ooh [Am] Oo [G] oo [F] oo [E7] ooh

[Am] Black and orange [G] stray cat [F] sittin' on a [E7] fence [Am] [G] [F] [E7] [Am] Ain't got e[G]nough dough to [F] pay the [E7] rent [Am] [G] [F] [E7] [Am] I'm flat [G] broke but [F] I don't [E7] care I [Am] strut right by with my tail in the air

[Dm] Stray cat [C] strut I'm a [Bb] ladies' [A7] cat I'm a [Dm] feline Casa[C]nova hey [Bb] man that's [A7] that Get a [Dm] shoe thrown [C] at me from a [Bb] mean old [A7] man [Dm] Get my dinner from a garbage can

[Am] [G] [F] [E7] Meow [Am] [G] [F] [E7] Don't cross my path

[Dm] I don't bother chasin' mice a[Am]round I [Dm] slink down the alley lookin' for a fight [B7] Howlin' to the moonlight on a [E7] hot summer night

[Am] Singin' the [G] blues while the [F] lady cats [E7] cry [Am] Wow stray [G] cat you're a [F] real gone [E7] guy I [Am] wish I could [G] be as [F] carefree and [E7] wild But I [Am] got cat class and I got cat style

[Am] [G] [F] [E7] x 4 [Am]

THE LONGEST TIME Billy Joel [G] Whoa, [D] oh [G] oh [C] oh, [D7] for the longest [G] time [D] Whoa [G] oh [C] oh, [D7] for the longest… [G] If you said good-[C]bye to me to-[G]night [G] There would still be [A7] music left to [D] write [B7] What else could [Em] I do? [D7] I'm so in-[G]spired [G7] by you [C] That hasn't [Am] happened for the [D] longest [G] time [G] Once I thought my [C] innocence was [G] gone [G] Now I know that [A7] happiness goes [D] on [B7] That's where you [Em] found me [D7] When you put your [G] arms a-[G7]round me [C] I haven't [Am] been there for the [D] longest [G] time [G] Whoa, [D] oh [G] oh [C] oh, [D7] for the longest [G] time [D] Whoa [G] oh [C] oh, [D7] for the longest… [G] I'm that voice you're [C] hearing in the [G] hall [G] And the greatest [A7] miracle of [D] all [B7] Is how I [Em] need you [D7] And how you [G] needed [G7] me too [C] That hasn't [Am] happened for the [D] longest [G] time [D] Maybe this won't [Em] last very long But [F#] you feel so right, and [G] I could be wrong [Bm] Maybe I've been [Em] hoping too hard But [A] I've gone this [A7] far and it's [D] more than I [D7] hoped for [G] Who knows how much [C] further we'll go [G] on? Maybe I'll be [A7] sorry when you're [D] gone [B7] I'll take my [Em] chances [D7] I forgot how [G] nice ro-[G7]mance is [C] I haven't [Am] been there for the [D] longest [G] time [D] I had second [Em] thoughts at the start I [F#] said to myself hold [G] on to your heart [Bm] Now I know the [Em] woman that you are You're [A] wonderful so [A7] far and it's [D] more than I [D7] hoped for

[G] I don't care what [C] consequence it [G] brings [G] I have been a [A7] fool for lesser [D] things [B7] I want [Em] you so bad [D7] I think you [G] ought to [G7] know that [C] I intend to [Am] hold you for the [D] longest [G] time [G] Whoa, [D] oh [G] oh [C] oh, [D7] for the longest [G] time [D] Whoa [G] oh [C] oh, [D7] for the longest [G] time [D] Whoa [G] oh [C] oh, [D7] for the longest [G] time [G]p

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THE SAFETY DANCE Men Without Hats (1982) [C] We can dance if we want to We can [Bb] leave your friends be-[F]hind ‘Cause your [Bb] friends don’t dance and if they don’t dance Well they’re [C] no friends of [G] mine I say [C] we can go where we want to A place where [Bb] they will never [F] find And we can [Bb] act like we come from out of this world Leave the [C] real one far be-[G]hind And we can [F] dance and [Bb] sing [Eb][Ab] And we can [F] dance and [Bb] sing [Eb][Ab] [C] We can go when we want to The night is [Bb] young and so am [F] I And we can [Bb] dress real neat from our hats to our feet And sur-[C]prise ‘em with the victory [G] cry Say, [C] we can act if we want to If we [Bb] don’t nobody [F] will And you can [Bb] act real rude and totally removed And I can [C] act like an imbe-[G]cile CHORUS: I say, [F] we can dance, [Bb] we can dance [Eb] Everything’s out of con-[Ab]trol [F] We can dance, [Bb] we can dance We’re [Eb] doing it from pole to [Ab] pole [F] We can dance, [Bb] we can dance [Eb] Everybody look at your [Ab] hands [F] We can dance, [Bb] we can dance [Eb] Everybody takin’ the [Ab] cha-[Bb]-a-a-[C]ance [G] It’s safe to [D] dance [A] Oh well it’s safe to [C] dance [G] Yes it’s safe to [D] dance [A] [C]/[C]/[C]/[C]/ [C]/[C]/[C]/[C]/

[C] We can dance if we want to We’ve got [Bb] all your life and [F] mine As [Bb] long as we abuse it, never gonna lose it [C] Everything’ll work out [G] right I say, [C] we can dance if we want to We can [Bb] leave your friends be-[F]hind ‘Cause your [Bb] friends don’t dance and if they don’t dance Well they’re [C] no friends of [G] mine CHORUS: I say, [F] we can dance [Bb] we can dance [Eb] Everything’s out of con-[Ab]trol [F] We can dance [Bb] we can dance We’re [Eb] doing it from pole to [Ab] pole [F] We can dance [Bb] we can dance [Eb] Everybody look at your [Ab] hands [F] We can dance [Bb] we can dance [Eb] Everybody’s takin’ the [Ab] cha-[Bb]-a-a-[C]ance [G] Well it’s safe to [D] dance [A] Yes it’s safe to [C] dance [G] Well it’s safe to [D] dance [A] Well it’s safe to [C] dance [G] it’s safe to [D] dance [A] Yes it’s safe to [C] dance [G] well it’s safe to [D] dance [A] It’s a Safety [C] Dance, well it’s a Safety Dance Well it’s a Safety [C] Dance, oh it’s a Safety Dance Well it’s a Safety [C]p Dance

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The Tide Is High Blondie Hear this song at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0skjm-uJSs (play along with capo on the 4th fret)

From: Richard G’s Ukulele Songbook www.scorpex.net/uke.htm

Intro: [G] [C] [D] [G] [Am] [D] x 3

The [G] tide is high but I'm [C] holding [D] on [G] I'm gonna be your [C] number [D] one [G] I'm not the kind of girl [C] who gives up [D] just like [G] that Oh [C] no [D]

It's [G] not the things you do that tease and [C] wound me [D] bad [G] But it's the way you do the things you [C] do to [D] me [G] I'm not the kind of girl [C] who gives up [D] just like [G] that Oh [C] no [D]

The [G] tide is high but I'm [C] holding [D] on [G] I'm gonna be your [C] number [D] one [C] Number [D] one..........

[G] Every girl wants you to [C] be her [D] man But [G] I'll wait my dear til it's [C] my [D] turn

[G] I'm not the kind of girl [C] who gives up [D] just like [G] that Oh [C] no [D]

The [G] tide is high but I'm [C] holding [D] on [G] I'm gonna be your [C] number [D] one [C] Number [D] one [C] number [D] one

Instrumental: [G] [C] [D] [G] [Am] [D] [G] [C] [D] [G] [Am] [D]

[G] Every girl wants you to [C] be her [D] man But [G] I'll wait my dear til it's [C] my [D] turn

[G] I'm not the kind of girl [C] who gives up [D] just like [G] that Oh [C] no [D]

The [G] tide is high but I'm [C] holding [D] on [G] I'm gonna be your [C] number [D] one [C] Number [D] one [C] number [D] one

The [G] tide is high but I'm [C] holding [D] on [G] I'm gonna be your [C] number [D] one (Repeat x 3 and finish on G)

Time After Time Cyndi Lauper Hear this song at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PqhOrgk11A (play along in this key) From: Richard G’s Ukulele Songbook www.scorpexuke.com

Intro: [F] [G] [Em7] [F] [F] [G] [Em7] [F] [Dm7] Lyin' [C] in my [Dm7] bed I [C] hear The [Dm7] clock [C] tick and [Dm7] think of [C] you [Dm7] Caught [C] up in [Dm7] cir[C]cles Con[Dm7]fusi[C]on is [Dm7] nothing [C] new [F] Flash [G] back [Em7] warm [F] nights almost [G] left be[Em7]hind [F] Suit[G]case of [Em7] mem’[F]ries time [Csus4] after... [Dm7] Some[C]times you [Dm7] picture [C] me I'm [Dm7] walk[C]in' too [Dm7] far a[C]head [Dm7] You're [C] calling [Dm7] to [C] me I [Dm7] can't [C] hear what [Dm7] you've [C] said Then [F] you [G] say [Em7] go [F] slow I [G] fall be[Em7]hind [F] The [G] second [Em7] hand un[F]winds Chorus A: If you're [G] lost you can look and you [Am] will find me [F/C] Time [Csus4] after [C] time If you [G] fall I will catch you I'll [Am] be waiting [F/C] time [Csus4] after [C] time Chorus B: If you're [G] lost you can look and you [Am] will find me [F/C] Time [Csus4] after [C] time If you [G] fall I will catch you [Am] I will be waiting [F/C] time [Csus4] after [C] time

[F] [G] [Em7] [F] [F] [G] [Em7] [F] [Dm7] Aft[C]er my [Dm7] picture [C] fades And [Dm7] dark[C]ness has [Dm7] turned to [C] grey [Dm7] Watch[C]in' through [Dm7] win[C]dows You're [Dm7] wonde[C]ring if [Dm7] I'm o[C]kay [F] Sec[G]rets [Em7] sto[F]len from [G] deep in[Em7]side [F] The [G] drum beats [Em7] out of [F] time Repeat Chorus A [G] [Am] [F/C] [Csus4] [C] [G] [Am] [F/C] [Csus4] [C] [F] You [G] said [Em7] go [F] slow I [G] fall be[Em7]hind [F] The [G] second [Em7] hand un[F]winds Repeat Chorus A and B [F/C] Time [Csus4] after [C] time [F/C] time [Csus4] after [C] time [F/C] Time [Csus4] after [C] time [F/C] time [Csus4] after [C] time

Video Killed The Radio StarThe Buggles

Dm Em FC Dm Em F G C F G FI heard you on the wireless back in Fifty Two C F G FLying awake intently tuning in on you C F GIf I was young it didn't stop you coming through

C F GOh-a oh

C F G FThey took the credit for your second symphony C F G FRewritten by machine on new technology C F Gand now I understand the problems you can see

C F GOh-a oh I met your children C F GOh-a oh What did you tell them?

C FVideo killed the radio star C FVideo killed the radio star

C G FPictures came and broke your heart G AmOh-a-a-a oh

C F G FAnd now we meet in an abandoned studio C F G FWe hear the playback and it seems so long ago C F GAnd you remember the jingles used to go

C F GOh-a oh You were the first one C F GOh-a oh You were the last one

C FVideo killed the radio star C FVideo killed the radio star

C G FIn my mind and in my car

C G Fwe can't rewind we've gone to far G AmOh-a-aho oh G AmOh-a-aho oh

InstrumentalDm G C F

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Dm G C F Dm G G#dim Am Dm Em F G Am G Am F G C FVideo killed the radio star C FVideo killed the radio star

C G FIn my mind and in my car

C G FWe can't rewind we've gone to far C G FPictures came and broke your heart C G FPut the blame on VTR

C F G C F GYou are a radio star

C F G C F GYou are a radio star

C FVideo killed the radio star C FVideo killed the radio star C FVideo killed the radio star C FVideo killed the radio star

Play x4, and fade outC FVideo killed the radio star (You are a radio star)

Variation: Play C5 instead of C.Combine every chord with C.ie. Always play the third fret on A string

Am C Dm

Em F G

G#dim

WHEN DOVES CRY Prince 1984

1 2 3 4 /

[Am]/[G]/[Em]/[F][G]/ [Am]/[G]/[Em]/[F][G]/

[Am] Dig if you will the [G] picture Of [Em] you and I engaged in a [F] kiss [G] The [Am] sweat of your body [G] covers me [Em] Can you my darling [F] can you [G] picture [Am] this? Dream if you can a [G] courtyard An [Em] ocean of violets in [F] bloom [G] [Am] Animals strike [G] curious poses [Em] They feel the heat, the [F] heat between [G] me and [Am] you How can you just leave me [G] standing? A-[Em]lone in a world that's so [F] cold? [G] [Am] Maybe I'm just too de-[G]manding [Em] Maybe I'm just like my [F] father [G] too bold [Am] Maybe you're just like my [G] mother [Em] She's never satis-[F]fied [G] [Am] Why do we scream at each [G] other [Em] This is what it sounds like [F] when [G] doves cry [Am]/[G]/[Em]/[F][G]/ [Am]/[G]/[Em]/[F][G]/ [Am] Touch if you will my [G] stomach [Em] Feel how it trembles in-[F]side [G] [Am] You've got the butter-[G]flies all tied up [Em] Don't make me chase you [F] Even [G] doves have [Am] pride How can you just leave me [G] standing? A-[Em]lone in a world so [F] cold? [G] [Am] Maybe I'm just too de-[G]manding [Em] Maybe I'm just like my [F] father [G] too bold [Am] Maybe you're just like my [G] mother [Em] She's never satis-[F]fied [G] [Am] Why do we scream at each [G] other [Em] This is what it sounds like [F] when [G] doves cry

[Am]/[G]/[Em]/[F][G]/ [Am]/[G]/[Em]/[F][G]/ [Am] How can you just leave me [G] standing? A-[Em]lone in a world that's so [F] cold? [G] [Am] Maybe I'm just too de-[G]manding [Em] Maybe I'm just like my [F] father [G] too bold [Am] Maybe you're just like my [G] mother [Em] She's never satis-[F]fied [G] [Am] Why do we scream at each [G] other [Em] This is what it sounds like [F] when [G] doves cry [Am]/[G]/[Em]/[F][G]/ [Am]/[G]/[Em]/[F][G]/[Am]p

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You May Be Right Billy Joel Hear this song at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoyAg75PsTA (play along in this key)

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

Intro: Riff over [A] E3E2C2E0 x 6 [A] Friday night I crashed your party Saturday I said I'm sorry Sunday came and trashed me out a[E7]gain I was [Bm] only having fun wasn't [G] hurting anyone And we [E7] all enjoyed the weekend for a [A] change (riff x 2) [A] I've been stranded in the combat zone I walked through Bedford Stuy alone Even rode my motorcycle in the [E7] rain And you [Bm] told me not to drive but I [G] made it home alive So you [E7] said that only proves that I'm in[A]sane Chorus: You may be [E7] right I may be [A] crazy But it [E7] just may be a [D] lunatic you're [F#m] looking for [A] Turn out the [E7] light don't try to [A] save me You may be [D] wrong for all I [E7] know but you may be [A] right (riff x 4) [A] Remember how I found you there alone in your electric chair I told you dirty jokes until you [E7] smiled You were [Bm] lonely for a man I said [G] take me as I am 'Cause you [E7] might enjoy some madness for a [A] while (riff x2) [A] Now think of all the years you tried to find someone to satisfy you I might be as crazy as you [E7] say If I'm [Bm] crazy then it's true that it's [G] all because of you And you [E7] wouldn't want me any other [A] way You may be [E7] right I may be [A] crazy But it [E7] just may be a [D] lunatic you're [F#m] looking for [A] It's too late to [E7] fight it's too late to [A] change me You may be [D] wrong for all I [E7] know but you may be [A] right (riff x 2) Instrumental – follow verse chords Repeat Chorus Outro: Riff over [A] You may be wrong but you may be right x 4