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Little Cheap Uke(Black lyrics: all sing. Blue lyrics: boys sing. Red lyrics: girls sing.)Intro: [C/] [Am/C/] [C/] [Am/C/] [C/] [Am/C/] [C/] [Am/C/][C/] [Am/C/] etc Little cheap uke you don’t know what I got .[C/] [Am/C/] etc Little cheap uke you don’t know what I got .[C/] [Am/C/] etc Well I’ve got a uke babe it’s getting me downIt’s the cheapest ukulele in [C7] all of the townWhen a [F/][Dm/] song comes along to me I’ll give it a try‘Cos I can [C/] [Am/C/] etc play three chords man I can get byChorus: But my [G] little cheap [Dm] uke? [G]You don’t [Dm] know what I [C/] [Am/C/] etc got! [Shake head ruefully](OVERLAPS) (Little cheap uke you don’t know what I got)[C/] [Am/C/] etc Just a little cheap uke with nylon stringsWhen I pluck her or I strum her she [C7] [NC] really mingsShe [F/][Dm/] cost ten quid on eBay and I’m full of regrets ‘cosIt’s [C/] [Am/C/] etc got a cracked saddle and rust on the fretsChorus: She’s my [G] little cheap [Dm] uke [G]You don’t [Dm] know what I [C/] [Am/C/] etc got [Shake head ruefully](OVERLAPS) (Little cheap uke you don’t know what I got)It’s a [F/][Dm/] terrible sound even if she’s in tuneWhen I [C] [NC] play sodding “It’s Only a [Gm7/] Paper [C7/] Moon”And [F/][Dm/] if that ain’t enough to make you [G7] flip your lidShe [D7] sounds even grimmer when I [G7] play [NC] “Ballina Whalers” [X]So [C/] [Am/C/] etc buy a better uke babe then you can have funYou can even join our club for uke a[C7]ppre-ci-a-tionWe play [F/][Dm/] our ukuleles at skanky venuesThe [C/] [Am/C/] etc ones we like the best always give us free boozeDon’t get a [G] little cheap [Dm] uke [G]Now you [Dm] know what I [C/] [Am/C/] etc got [Shake head ruefully](OVERLAPS) (Little cheap uke now you know what I got)Don’t get a [G] little cheap [Dm] uke [G]Now you [Dm] know what I [C/] [Am/C/] etc got [Shake head ruefully](OVERLAPS) (Little cheap uke now you know what I got)Outro: [C/] [Am/C/] etc Little cheap uke now you know what I got .[C/] [Am/C/] etc Little cheap uke now you know what I got .[C/] [Am/C/] etc Little cheap uke now you know what I got .[X]Worcester Ukulele Club 2015 - www.worcester-uke-club.co.ukRev 2Page10

Love Really Hurts Without You(Billy Ocean 1976)4/4 Time(Strum pattern: DDUUDU. Pace: brisk! COUNT IN: 1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4)INTRO: [F] [F] [F] [F][F] You run around town like a fool and you think that it's [C] groovy,[C] You're givin’ it to [Gm] some other guy, who gives you the eye,You [Dm] don't give nothin’ to [C] me.[F] You painted a smile and you dress all the while to ex[C]cite me,[C] But don't you know you're [Gm] turning me on? I know that it's wrong,But [Dm] I can't stop this [C] pain inside me.CHORUS[F] Baby love really hurts without [C] you,[C] Love really hurts without [Gm] you,And it's [Bb] breaking my heart,But [Dm] what can I [C] do?[F] Baby love really hurts without [C] you,[C] Love really hurts through and [Gm] through,And it's [Bb] breaking my heart,But [Dm] what can I [C] do without [F] you?[F] You walk like a dream and you make like you're queen of the [C] action,[C] You're using ev'ry [Gm] trick in the book, the way that you look,You're [Dm] really something to [C] see.[F] You cheat and you lie to impress any guy that you [C] fancy,[C] But don't you know I'm [Gm] out of my mind, so give me a sign,And [Dm] help to ease the [C] pain inside me.CHORUS (then key change!)[G] Baby, love really hurts without [D] you,[D] Love really hurts without [Am] you,And it's [C] breaking my heart,But [Em] what can I [D] do?[G] Baby, love really hurts without [D] you,[D] Love really hurts through and [Am] through,And it's [C] breaking my heart,[Em] But what can I [D] do without [G] you?Worcester Ukulele Club 2015 - www.worcester-uke-club.co.ukRev 2Page11

Man of the World(Written by Fleetwood Mac.)Intro:[D] [A] [Gm] [Gm9][D][D] [A] [Gm] [Gm9][D]Shall I [D] tell you about my [A] lifeThey [Gm] say I'm a [Gm9] man of the [D] worldI've [D] flown across every [A] tideI've [Em] seen lots of [Bm] pretty girls [G] [D]Verse:Yes I've [D] got all the things I [A] needI [Gm] couldn't [Gm9] ask for [D] moreAnd [D] there's no one I'd rather [A] beI just [Em] wish that I'd [Bm] never been bornInstrumental:[D] [A] [Gm] [Gm9] [D][D] [A] [Gm] [Gm9] [D]Bridge:And I need a good [F#m] womanTo make me feel like a [Em] good man shouldI don't say that I'm a [F#m] good manOh but I would be [Em] if I couldVerse:I could [D] tell you about my [A] lifeAnd [Gm] keep you [Gm9] amused I'm [D]sureAbout [D] all the times I've [A] criedAnd how [Em] I don't want to be [Bm] sad anymoreAnd how I wish I was in loveEnding:[F#m] [Em][F#m] [Em][D]Worcester Ukulele Club 2015 - www.worcester-uke-club.co.ukRev 2Page12

One Meatball4/4 TimeIntro: [Em][D][C7][B7] x 2A [E7] little man walked [B7] up and down,To find an [Em] eating place in town,He read the menu [Em7] through and [Am] through,To [B7] see what fifteen cents could do.[Em] One meat[D]ball, [C7][B7][Em] One meat[D]ball,[C7][B7][Em] He could afford but [B7] one meat[Em]ball. [D][C7][B7][Em] He told the waiter [B7] near at hand,The simple dinner [Em] he had planned.The guests were [Em7] startled, [Am] one and all,To [B7] hear that waiter loudly call, "What,[Em] "One meat[D]ball, [C7][B7] [Em] one meat[D]ball? [C7][B7][Em] Hey, this here gent wants [B7] one, meat[Em]ball." [D][C7][B7][Em] The little man felt [B7] ill at ease,Said, "Some bread, sir, [Em] if you please."The waiter [Em7] hollered [Am] down the hall,"You [B7] gets no bread with one meatball.[Em] "One meat[D]ball, [C7][B7] [Em] one meat[D]ball, [C7][B7][Em] Well, you gets no bread with [B7] one, meat[Em]ball." [D][C7][B7][Em] The little man felt [B7] very bad,One meatball was [Em] all he had,And in his [Em7] dreams, he [Am] hears that call,“You [B7] gets no bread with one, meatball."[Em] "One meat[D]ball, [C7][B7] [Em] one meat[D]ball, [C7][B7][Em] Well, you gets no bread with [B7] one, meat[Em]ball." [D][C7][B7]Worcester Ukulele Club 2015 - www.worcester-uke-club.co.ukRev 2Page13

Our Last Summer4/4 TimeAbba (1980), Mamma Mia Soundtrack (2008)[G] [Bm7] [C] [D] x 2Chorus 1:I can still re[G]call [Bm7] our last [C] summer[D] I still see it [G] all [Bm7] [C][D] Walks along the [G] Seine, [Bm7] laughing in the [C] rain[Bm7] Our last [C] summer[D] Memories that re[G]main [G]We made our way along the [Em] riverAnd we [G] sat down in the [C] grass[G] By the Eiffel [Am] tower[D] I was so happy we had [Am] met[D] It was the age of no re[G]gret.[D7] Oh [G] yes[G] Those crazy [Em] years, that was the time of the flower-[C]power[Am] But underneath.we had a fear of flyingOf getting old.a fear of slowly dyingWe took the chance.like we were dancing our last [D] dance [D]Chorus 2:I can still re[G]call [Bm7] our last [C] summer[D] I still see it [G] all [Bm7] [C][D] In the tourist [G] jam, [Bm7] round the Notre [C] Dame[Bm7] Our last [C] summer[D] Walking hand in [G] hand [G]Chorus 3:[D] Paris restau[G]rants [Bm7] our last [C] summer[D] Morning crois[G]sants [Bm7] [C][D] Living for the [G] day, [Bm7] worries far a[C]way[Bm7] Our last [C] summer[D] We could laugh and [G] play [G]And now you're working in a [Em] bankA family [G] man, a football [Am] fan [G].and your name is [Am] HarryHow dull it seems.are you're the hero of my [D] dreamsChorus 2 Chorus 1Worcester Ukulele Club 2015 - www.worcester-uke-club.co.ukRev 2Page14

Take On Me4/4 Time(A-Ha; Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket, Pål Waaktaar; 1984)Introduction[Bm] [E7] [A] [D] [A] [Bm] [E7] [Bm] [E7][Bm] We're talking a [E7] way I [A] don't know what [D] I'm to [A] say I'll[Bm] Say it any [E7] way [A] Today's another day [D] to find [A] you[Bm] Shying a [E7] way [F#m] I'll be coming for your [D] love, OK?[A] Take [E] on [F#m] me, [D][A] Take [E] me [F#m] on [D][A] I'll [E] be [F#m] gone [D] In a day or [A] two [E] [F#m] [D]So [Bm] needless to [E7] say I'm [A] odds and [D] ends but that's [A] me[Bm] Stumbling a [E7] way [A] Slowly learning that [D] life is OK [A][Bm] Say after [E7] me [F#m] It's no better to be [D] safe than sorry[A] Take [E] on [F#m] me, [D][A] Take [E] me [F#m] on [D][A] I'll [E] be [F#m] gone [D] In a day or [A] two [E] [F#m] [D]Instrumental[C#m] [G][C#m] [G][Bm] [E7] [Bm] [E7]Oh the [Bm] things that you [E7] say Is [A] it life or [D] just to [A] play my[Bm] Worries a [E7] way You're [A] all the things I've [D] got to re [A] member[Bm] You're shying a [E7] way [F#m] I'll be coming for you [D] anyway[A] Take [E] on [F#m] me, [D][A] Take [E] me [F#m] on [D][A] I'll [E] be [F#m] gone [D] In a day or [A] two [E] [F#m] [D][A] Take [E] on [F#m] me, [D][A] Take [E] me [F#m] on [D][A] I'll [E] be [F#m] gone [D] In a day or [A] two [E] [F#m] [D] [A]Worcester Ukulele Club 2015 - www.worcester-uke-club.co.ukRev 2Page15

Thee’s got’n where thee cassn’t back’n hassn’tKey: G Intro with kazoo:[C] arrh thee’s been and [A7] got’n where thee [G] cassn’t back’n [E7] hassn’t now [A7] ‘ow bis gonna [D7] get itout of [G/] there [C/] [G/] [D7/][G] Flo and Joe they [C/] liked to [G] go, every Sunday [C/] after [G/] noonOn a [A7] bike made for [D7] two they travelled [G/] far [C/] [G/] [D7/][G] But Flo lived in [C/] totter [G] down, they girt steep hills they [C/] got her [G/] down[A7] She said, ‘Joe, you’ll have to go, and buy a motor [D] car’.But [D7] Joe he bought a [G] banger, ‘twas [D7] there he dropped a [Em] clangerFor [C] everytime he'd [A7] take his girly [D] outFrom [G] pub or club or [B7] football ground, he [Em] couldn’t turn the [C/] darn thing [G/] round[D7] Everywhere he’d go you’d hear them [G/] shout. [C/] [G/] [D7/]ChorusOh, thee’s [E7] got’n where thee cassn’t back’n [A7] hassn’t , thee’s [D7] gott’n in a fine old mess [G] somehow (Last chorus only [C/] [G/] [C/] [G/] )Thee’s [C] never oughta stuck’n in there [G] dissant [E7], now [A7] what bis gonna do about it [D7] nowThee’s [E7] cop a packet if thee cassn’t [A7] shift’n, for a [D7] copper always turns up from [B7] somewhere [E7]Oh [C] arrh thee’s been and [Cm] got’n where thee [G] cassn’t back’n [E7] hassn’t , now [A7]‘ow bis gonna [D7]get it out of [G/] there [C/] [G/] [D7/][G] Flo and Joe they [C/] liked to [G] go, shopping every [C/] satur [G/] dayTheir [A7] little motor [D7] car was all they [G/] need [C/] [G/] [D7/][G] Joe got stopped down [C/] round the [G] centre, up a street thee [C/] cussn’t [G/] enter[A7]How he cried, when he tried, to get through to Broad [D] MeadHe got hot round the [G] collar, and [D7] Flo began to [Em] hollerAnd the [C] traffic warden [A7] said, ‘You can’t park [D] here’ [D7][G]‘Shut up, Mutt’ said [B7] Joe and put, his [Em] back wheel on the [C/] warden’s [G/] foot[D7] All of Bristol heaved a mighty [G/] cheer [C/] [G/] [D7/]Chorus[G] One fine day on [C/] holi [G] day, they took the motor [C/] car a [G/] broadWith a [A7] brand new GB [D7] plate they’d head for [G/] France [C/] [G/] [D7/][G] Flo and Joe were [C/] keen to [G] see, the night delights of [C/] Gay Par [G/] ie[A7] Snatch an hour up Eiffel Tower and grab some quick ro [D] mance'twas near the place Pig [G] alle, got [D] jammed up a back [Em] alleyAnd [C] woke up every [A7] body in Monmarray [D] (Montmartre)Gen [G] darme said ’ooh la [B7] la, oui oui’ and [Em] Joe said ‘Don’t tell [C/] I tell [G/] ‘Ee’They [D7] Paris-ites all hollered out real [G/] heartay’ [C/] [G/] [D7/]Worcester Ukulele Club 2015 - www.worcester-uke-club.co.ukRev 2Page16

Chorus Wi'out a [E7] corkscrew, [A7]‘ow bis gonna [D7] get it out of [G/] there [C/] [G/] [C/] [G / ]The Gambler4/4 Time(Kenny Rogers, 1978)Intro: [C] [C]On a [C] warm summer's evening on a [F] train bound for [C] nowhereI [F] met up with the [C] gambler we were both too tired to [G7] sleepSo [C] we took turns a staring out the [F] window at the [C] darknessTill [F] boredom over [C] took us [G] and he began to [C] speakHe said [C] son I've made a life out of [F] reading people's [C] facesAnd [F] knowing what their [C] cards were by the way they held their [G7] eyesAnd if [C] you don't mind my saying I can [F] see you're out of [C] acesFor a [F] taste of your [C] whiskey I'll [G] give you some [C] advice [C]So I [C] handed him my bottle and he [F] drank down my last [C] swallow[F] Then he bummed a [C] cigarette and asked me for a [G7] lightAnd the [C] night got deathly quiet and his [F] face lost all ex[C]pressionSaid if you're [F] gonna play the game [C] boy, ya gotta [G] learn to play it [C]rightChorus:You got to [C] know when to hold 'em, [F] know when to [C] fold 'em[F] Know when to [C] walk away, and know when to [G] runYou never [C] count your money when you're [F] sitting at the [C] tableThere'll be time [F] enough for [C] counting [G] when the dealings [C] done[C] Every gambler knows that the [F] secret to sur[C]vivingIs knowing what to throw away and knowing what to [G7] keepCause [C] every hand's a winner and [F] every hand's a [C] loserAnd the [F] best that you can [C] hope for is to [G] die in your [C] sleepAnd [C] when he'd finished speaking he [F] turned back towards the [C] windowCrushed out his cigarette and faded off to [G7] sleepAnd [C] somewhere in the darkness the [F] gambler he broke [C] evenBut [F] in his final [C] words I found an [G] ace that I could [C] keepChorusWorcester Ukulele Club 2015 - www.worcester-uke-club.co.ukRev 2Page17

The Hypnotist(Craig Robertson, 2003)4/4 TimeIntroduction[Cm6] [Cm6] [G7] [G7][Cm6] [Cm6] [G7] [G7]Verse 1[Cm6] I went down to a [Cm6] part of town I’d [G7] never been be[G7]fore[Cm6] Saw a sign, a [Cm6] strange design in [G7] paint upon the [G7] door[Fm] It seemed to say a [Fm7] cabaret was [Cm6] going on in[Cm6]side[D7] It was locked, but [D7] when I knocked, the [G7] door swung open [G7] wideVerse 2[Cm6] The room was filled with [Cm6] people of [G7] varied dress and [G7] age[Cm6] The lights grew dim & a [Cm6] hypnotist [G7] walked out upon the [G7] stageHe [Fm] bade me to come [Fm7] up and help and [Cm6] pointed to a [Cm6] chair[D7] When I went up and [D7] sat down, he [G7] held me in his [G7] stareChorus[Cm6] His gaze was so hyp[Cm6]notic, he [G7] put me in a [Bdim] trance[Cm6] He made me bark just [Cm6] like a dog and [G7] do a silly [Bdim] danceAnd [Fm] I don’t remember [Fm7] anything at [Cm6] all [Cm6][D7] Until I woke at the [D7] police station [G7] staring at the [G7] walls[Cm6] [Cm6] [G7] [G7][Cm6] [Cm6] [G7] [G7]Verse 3They [Cm6] told me when they [Cm6] found me a [G7] knife lay at my [G7] feet[Cm6] Standing in a [Cm6] doorway on an [G7] unfamiliar [G7] streetAnd [Fm] when they looked in[Fm7]side they [Cm6] found a woman [Cm6] dead[D7] She was the wife of a [D7] hypnotist, [G7] one policeman [G7] saidRepeat ChorusVerse 4[Cm6] People say you [Cm6] can’t be made to [G7] act against your [G7] will[Cm6] People say you [Cm6] can’t be made to [G7] take a knife and [G7] killBut [Fm] here I sit in[Fm7]spite of it, [Cm6] alone in this cold [Cm6] cell[D7] And curse the day I [D7] saw his gaze and [G7] ended up in [G7] hellEnding - slow down over last two lines[Cm6] His gaze was so hyp[Cm6]notic, he [G7] put me in a [Bdim] trance[Cm6] He made me bark just [Cm6] like a dog and [G7] do a silly [Bdim] danceAnd [Fm]I don’t remember [Fm7]anything at [Cm6] all [Cm6][D7] Until I woke at the [D7] police station [G7] staring at the [G7] walls[Cm6] His gaze was so hyp[Cm6]notic, he [G7] put me in a [Bdim]trance[Cm6] His gaze was so hyp[Cm6]notic, he [G7] put me in a [Bdim]trance[Cm6] His gaze was so hyp[Cm6]notic, he [G7] put me in a [Bdim]trance [Cm6]Worcester Ukulele Club 2015 - www.worcester-uke-club.co.ukRev 2Page18

The Jolly Captain(Jake Thackray)2/4 Time[Dm] [Dm]There [Dm] once was an old Captain who [Bb] wished no [C7] thing [F] more [F]Than to [Dm] live again his voyages and [A7] walk by the [Dm] seashoreA [Dm] simple man & a [Dm] good man, but the [Bb] bane of [C7] his [F] life [F]Was his [Dm] ill-tempered, bad-hearted [A7] bitch of a [Dm] wife[Bb] Though the Jolly [F] Captain was [Bb] plagued by her [F] bileHe [Bb] smoked his long [F] pipe and he [A7] smiled upon her [Dm] tenderlyHe didn't [Bb] like her much, but he [F] loved her. Des[Bb]pite her rough [F]tongue slow down at the end of the last line of each verse, then pauseThe [Bb] whey-faced old [F] nag-bag had [A7] been his pretty [Dm] darling once.[Dm] [Dm]She [Dm] fell down her staircase, she [Bb] fractured [C7] her [F] neck [F]She [Dm] lay upon the linoleum in a [A7] black apo[Dm]plexyHer [Dm] baleful eyes [Dm] bulged with [Bb] unspeakable [C7] ab[F]use [F]It [Dm] seems that her spleen had [A7] been over[Dm]producing[Bb] So the jolly [F] Captain [Bb] carried her to [F] bed[Bb] Close your poor [F] eyes, he said, [A7] sleep a little [Dm] peaceablyHe [Bb] brought her fresh [F] butter and [Bb] cool water [F] cress[Bb] Violet and [F] peppermint to [A7] soothe her heart's [Dm] bitterness[Dm] [Dm]From [Dm] her death bed she said, if you [Bb] marry when [C7] I [F] die [F]I'll [Dm] crawl from my coffin to [A7] haunt you [Dm] vexatiouslyWith a [Dm] howl and a [Dm] scowl, with a [Bb] shudder & [C7] a [F] shake [F]She [Dm] spat out her peppermint and [A7] went to vex her [Dm] maker[Bb] Unhappy [F] Captain, so [Bb] sad when she [F] diedHe [Bb] closed her wild [F] eyes, and he [A7] cried a bit on the [Dm] FridayBut he [Bb] saw no good [F] reason for [Bb] wasting a[F]waySo [Bb] he married an [F] apple-cheeked [A7] girl on the [Dm] Saturday[Dm] [Dm]Alas, [Dm] Jolly Captain, you’re [Bb] married [C7] too [F] soon [F]She'll [Dm] come to torment you from [A7] underneath her [Dm] tombstoneShe'll [Dm] scratch & [Dm] she'll claw her way [Bb] up from [C7] the [F]grave [F][Dm] Hacking her way back again with [A7] furious [Dm] fingernails[Bb] No, said the jolly [F] Captain, [Bb] She'll stay in her [F] placeShe can [Bb] scratch, she can [F] scrape, till she's [A7] black in the [Dm] faceNo, she [Bb] won't come to [F] haunt me and [Bb] taunt me, I [F] know PAUSE'Cause I [Bb] buried her face [F] downward, she's a [A7] long way to [Dm] goNo, she [Bb] won't come to [F] haunt me and [Bb] taunt me, I [F] know,'Cause [Bb] I buried her face [F] downward, she's a [A7] long way to [Dm] goWorcester Ukulele Club 2015 - www.worcester-uke-club.co.ukRev 2Page19

The Lucky One(Alison Krauss & Union Station 2002)INTRO: (Laaa-la-la-la-la.) [C] [G] [Am] [F] x2You're the [C] lucky one so I've been told, as [G] free as a wind blowing down the road,[C] Loved by many, hated by none, I'd [F] say you were lucky 'cause you know what you've done,Not a [C] care in the world not a worry in sight, [G] everything's gonna be alright,'Cause you're the [F] lucky one. [C]You're the [C] lucky one always having fun, a [G] jack of all trades, a master of none,[C] You look at the world with a smilin' eye and [F] laugh at the devil as his train rolls by,[C] Give you a song and a one-night stand, [G] and you'll be looking at a happy man,'Cause you're the [F] lucky one. [C]Were you're [Dm7] blessed, I guess, by never [G] knowing which road you're choosing?To you the [Dm7] next best thing to playing and [G] winning is [Ab] playing and [Am] losing.You're the [C] lucky one I know that now, don't [G] ask you why when where or how,[C] You look at the world through your smiling eye and [F] laugh at the devil as his train rolls by,[C] Give you a song and a one-night stand [G] and you'll be looking at a happy man,'Cause you're the [F] lucky one. [C]INSTRUMENTAL: (Laaa-la-la-la-la.) [C] [G] [Am] [F] x2Were you're [Dm7] blessed, I guess, by never [G] knowing which road you're choosing?To you the [Dm7] next best thing to playing and [G] winning is [Ab] playing and [Am] losing.You're the [C] lucky one I know that now, don't [G] ask you why when where or how,[C] No matter where you’re at, it’s where you’ll be, you can [F] bet your luck won’t follow me,[C] Just give you

Open Mic Songbook 2015 Revision 2 . Worcester Ukulele Club 2015 - www.worcester-uke-club.co.uk Page 2 Rev 2 Introduction Welcome to Worcester Ukulele Club’s first Open Mic songbook. The contents of this book are a collection of songs that were submitted by club members after they had bravely performed at one of our wonderful Open Mic nights. .