Quarantine Strum & SingApril 2020

Stand By Me Ben E. King https://youtu.be/hwZNL7QVJjE (key of A)

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

When the night has come [Am] And the land is darkAnd the [F] moon is the [G7] only light we’ll [C] see No I won’t be afraid.No I [Am] won’t be afraid Just as [F] long as you [G7] stand, stand by [C] me

So darling, darling stand by me.Oh [Am] stand by me. Oh [F] stand, [G7] stand by me [C] Stand by me

If the sky that we look upon [Am] Should tumble and fall Or the [F] mountain should [G7] crumble to the [C] sea I won’t cry. I won’t cry.No, I [Am] won’t shed a tearJust as [F] long as you [G7] stand, stand by [C] me

And darling, darling stand by me.Oh [Am] stand by me. Oh [F] stand, [G7] stand by me,[C] Stand by me Whenever you’re in trouble won’t you stand by me.Oh [Am] stand by me. Oh [F] stand, [G7] stand by me [C] Stand by me

I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry Hank Williams https://youtu.be/FvW6_-TP5cs (key of E)

Intro: [D] [A7] [D]

[D] Hear the lonesome whip-poor-will He sounds too blue to fly [D7] The [G] midnight train is [D] whining low I'm so lonesome [A7] I could [D] cry

[D] I’ve never seen a night so long When time goes crawling by [D7] The [G] moon just went be[D]hind a cloud To hide its [A7] face and [D] cry Solo (verse changes) [D] [D7] [G] [D] [A7] [D]

[D] Did you ever see a robin weep When leaves begin to die [D] That [G] means he's lost the [D] will to live I'm so lonesome [A7] I could [D] cry

[D] The silence of a falling starLights up the purple sky [D7] And [G] as I wonder [D] where you are I'm so lonesome [A7] I could [D] cry

I Think We're Alone Now Tommy James & The Shondells https://youtu.be/IkMFLUXTEwM (key of A)

Intro: [D] / [A] / [G] / [D] /

[D] Children be[F#m]have [Bm] That's what they [A] say when we're together[D] And watch how you [F#m] play[Bm] They don't under[A]stand, and so we're

[F#m] Runnin' just as fast as we [D] can[F#m] Holdin' on to one another's [D] hand [C] Tryin' to get away, into the night And then you [A] put your arms around me and we[A] Tumble to the ground and then you [D] say . . .

I think we're a[A]lone now There [G] doesn't seem to be any[D]one around[D] I think we're a[A]lone now The [G] beating of our hearts is the [D] only sound[D] (tap-tap, tap-tap, tap-tap, tap-tap)

[D] Look at the [F#m] way[Bm] We gotta [A] hide what we're doing [D] 'Cause what would they [F#m] say[Bm] If they ever [A] knew, and so we’re . . .

[F#m] Runnin' just as fast as we [D] can[F#m] Holdin' on to one another's [D] hand [C] Tryin' to get away, into the night And then you [A] put your arms around me and we[A] Tumble to the ground and then you [D] say . . .

I think we're a[A]lone now There [G] doesn't seem to be any[D]one around[D] I think we're a[A]lone now The [G] beating of our hearts is the [D] only sound[D] (tap-tap, tap-tap, tap-tap, tap-tap)

I think we're a[A]lone now There [G] doesn't seem to be any[D]one around[D] I think we're a[A]lone now The [G] beating of our hearts is the [D] only sound [D] (tap-tap, tap-tap, tap-tap, tap-tap) [D]

F#m

Grow Old with You Adam Sandlerhttps://youtu.be/dYKLmlMauOE (key of A)

I wanna [D] make you smile [Em] whenever you're sad [F#m] Carry you around when your [G] arthritis is bad [D] All I want to do is [A] grow [G] old with [D] you [A]

I’ll get you [D] medicine when your [Em] tummy aches [F#m] Build you a fire when the [G] furnace breaks [D] It could be so nice [A] growing [G] old with [D] you [D7]

I’ll [G] miss you kiss you [D] Give you my coat when you are cold [G] Need you feed you I’ll [D] even let you hold the re[A]mote control

Break: verse changes (play through twice) [D] [Em] [F#m] [G] [D] [A] [G] [D] [A] Let me [D] do the dishes in our [Em] kitchen sink [F#m] Put you to bed when you’ve had [G] too much to drink[D] I could be the man who [A] grows [G] old with [D] you

I [A-stop] wanna grow [G-stop] old with [D-stop] you

F#m

Dear Abby John Prine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2ccC4aULow (key of B)

Dear [A] Abby, Dear Abby, my [D] feet are too [A] long My [A] hair's falling out and my [B7] rights are all [E7] wrong My [A] friends they all tell me, they’re [D] no friends at [A] all Won't you [A] write me a letter, won't you [E] give me a [A] call [D] Si[E]gned, Be[A]wildered

[A] Bewildered, Bewildered you [D] have no com[A]plaint You [A] are what you are and you [B7] ain't what you [E7] ain't So [A] listen up buster [D] listen up [A] good Stop [A] wishin' for bad luck and [E] knockin' on [A] wood [D] [E] [A]

Dear [A] Abby, Dear Abby, my [D] fountain pen [A] leaks My [A] wife hollers at me and my [B7] kids are all [E7] freaks Every [A] side I get up on is the [D] wrong side of [A] bed If it [A] weren't so expensive I'd [E] wish I were [A] dead [D] Si[E]gned, Un[A]happy

[A] Unhappy, Unhappy, you [D] have no com[A]plaint You [A] are what you are and you [B7] ain't what you [E7] ain't So [A] listen up kiddo and [D] listen up [A] good Stop [A] wishin' for bad luck and [E] knockin' on [A] wood [D] [E] [A]

Dear [A] Abby, Dear Abby, you [D] won't believe [A] this But my [A] stomach makes noises when[B7]ever I [E7] kiss My [A] girlfriend tells me it's [D] all in my [A] head But my [A] stomach tells me to [E] write you in[A]stead [D] Si[E]gned, Noise[A]maker.

[A] Noisemaker, Noisemaker, you [D] have no com-[A]plaint You [A] are what you are and you [B7] ain't what you [E7] ain't So [A] listen up buster [D] listen up [A] good Stop [A] wishin' for bad luck and [E] knockin' on [A] wood

[D] [E] [A]

Dear [A] Abby, Dear Abby, well [D] I never [A] thought That [A] me and my girlfriend would [B7] ever get [E7] caught We were [A] sittin' in the back seat just [D] shootin' the [A] breeze With her [A] hair up in curlers and her [E] pants to her [A] knees [D] Si[E]gned, Just [A] Married

[A] Just Married, Just Married, you [D] have no com[A]plaint You [A] are what you are and you [B7] ain't what you [E7] ain't So [A] listen up buster [D] listen up [A] good Stop [A] wishin' for bad luck and [E] knockin' on [A] wood [D] Si[E]gned Dear [A] Abby

When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob Bobbin’ Along

Intro: C G7 C

C G7 CWhen the red red robin comes bob bob bobbin’ along, alongC G7 C C7There’ll be no more sobbin’ when he starts throbbin’ his old, sweet songFWake up, wake up you sleepy headC AmGet up, get up get out of bedD7 G7 Gdim G7Cheer up, cheer up the sun is red live. love, laugh and be happy

C G7 CWhat if I’ve been blue now I’m walking through fields of flowersC G7 C C7Rain may glisten but still I’ll listen for hours and hours

F FmI’m just a kid again doing what I did againC AdimSinging a song C G7 CWhen the red red robin comes bob bob bobbin’ along (G7 and repeat)

Last chorusC G7When the red red robin comes bob bob bobbin’C G7The red red robin comes bob bob bobbin’ C G7 C G7 CThe red red robin comes bob bob bobbin’ along

Country Roads John Denverhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vrEljMfXYo (Key of A)

[F] Almost heaven [Dm] West Virginia [C] Blue Ridge Mountains [Bb] Shenandoah [F] River [F] Life is old there [Dm] older than the trees [C] Younger than the moun-tains [Bb] blowing like a [F] breeze

Country [F] roads take me [C] home To the [Dm] place I be[Bb]long West Vir[F]ginia, mountain ma[C]ma Take me [Bb]home, country [F] roads

[F] All my memories [Dm] gathered round her [C] Miner’s lady [Bb] stranger to blue [F] water [F] Dark and dusty [Dm] painted on the sky [C] Misty taste of moonshine [Bb] teardrops in my [F] eye

Country [F] roads take me [C7] home To the [Dm] place I be[Bb] long West Vir[F]ginia, mountain ma[C]ma Take me [Bb] home, country [F] roads

[Dm] I hear her [C] voice in the [F] mornin’ hour she calls me The [Bb] radio re[F]minds me of my [C] home far away And [Dm] drivin’ down the [C] road I get a feel[Bb]in’ that I [F] should have been home [C] yesterday, yester[C7]day

Country [F] roads take me [C] home To the [Dm] place I be[Bb] long West Vir[F]ginia, mountain ma[C]ma Take me [Bb] home, country [F] roads Take me [C] home, (down) country [F] roads Take me [C] home. (down) country [F] roads

Side by Side Harry Woods and Gus Kahn https://youtu.be/50xGa0rQ3s4

Intro [F] [Cdim] [C] [A7] [D7] [G7] [C] [G7]

[C] Oh, we ain't got a barrel of [F] mo[C]ney, Maybe we're ragged and [F] fun[C]ny; But we'll [F] travel a[Cdim]long, [C] singin' a [A7] song, [D7] Side [G7] by [C] side. [G7]

[C] Don't know what's comin' [F] tomor[C]row, Maybe it's trouble and [F] sor[C]row; But we'll [F] travel the [Cdim] road, [C] sharin' our [A7] load, [D7] Side [G7] by [C] side.

[E7] Through all kinds of weather, [A7] What if the sky should fall; Just as [D7] long as we're together, It [G7] really doesn't matter at all.

When they've [C] all had their quarrels and [F] part[C]ed, We'll be the same as we [F] start[C]ed; But we’ll [F] travel a[Cdim]long, [C] singing a [A7] song [D7] Side [G7] by [C] side

[E7] Through all kinds of weather, [A7] What if the sky should fall; Just as [D7] long as we're together, It [G7] really doesn't matter at all.

When they've [C] all had their quarrels and [F] part[C]ed, We'll be the same as we [F] start[C]ed; But we’ll [F] travel a[Cdim]long, [C] singing a [A7] song [D7] Side [G7] by [C] side [A7] [D7] Side [G7] by [C] side [A7] [D7] Side . . . [G7] by . . . [C] side . . .

ON THE ROAD AGAIN Willie Nelson [F] [G] [C] On the [C] road againJust can't wait to get on the [E7] road againThe life I love is making [Dm] music with my friends And [F] I can't wait to get [G] on the road a[C]gain On the [C] road againGoin' places that I've [E7] never been Seein' things that I may [Dm] never see againAnd [F] I can't wait to get [G] on the road a[C]gain On the [F] road againLike a band of gypsies we go down the [C] highway We're the [F] best of friends Insisting that the world keep turning [C] our way and [G7] our way On the [C] road againJust can't wait to get on the [E7] road againThe life I love is making [Dm] music with my friends And [F] I can't wait to get [G] on the road a[C]gain [C] [E7] [Dm] [F] [G] [C] On the [F] road againLike a band of gypsies we go down the [C] highway We're the [F] best of friends Insisting that the world keep turning [C] our way and [G7] our way On the [C] road againJust can't wait to get on the [E7] road againThe life I love is making [Dm] music with my friends And [F] I can't wait to get [G] on the road a[C]gainAnd [F] I can't wait to get [G] on the road a[C]gain And [F] I can't wait to get [G] on the road a[C]gain

Lean on Me Bill Withers https://youtu.be/KEXQkrllGbA

Intro: Verse changes

[D] Sometimes in our [G] lives We all have [D]pain, we all have [A] sor[A7]row [D] But if we are [G] wise We know that [D] there's always [A7] tomor[D]row

Lean on me, when you're not [G] strong And I'll be your [D] friend, I'll help you [A] carry [A7] on[D] For it won't be [G] long 'Til I'm gonna [D]need somebody to [A7] lean [D] on

[D] Please swallow your [G] pride If I have [D] things you need to [A] bor[A7]row [D] For no one can [G] fill Those of your [D] needs, that you don't [A7] let [D] show

Zed chord percussion with accent on the “3” So just [D] call on me brother, when [G] you need a [D] hand We all need somebody to [A7] lean [D] on I just might have a problem that [G] you'd under[D]standWe all [D]need somebody to [A7] lean [D] on

Lean on me, [D] when you're not [G] strong And I'll be your [D] friend, I'll help you [A] carry [A7] on[D] For it won't be [G] long 'Til I'm gonna [D] need somebody to [A7] lean [D] on

[D] If there is a [G] load You have to [D] bear, that you can't [A] car[A7]ry [D] I'm right up the [G] road I'll share your [D] load if you just [A7] call [D] me

[A7] Call [D] me if you need a friend [A7] Call [D] me oh baby just . . . [A7] Call [D] me [A7-stop] Call [G-stop] me

Hard Times (Come Again no More) Stephen Foster 1854 Emmylou Harris https://youtu.be/4zdXr3CnBGs

Intro: [F] [C] [G] [C]

[C] Let us pause in life's pleasures and [F] count its many [C] tears [F] While we [C] all sup [G] sorrow with the [C] poor There's a song that will linger for[F]ever in our [C] ears [F] Oh! [C] Hard times [G] come again no [C] more

[C] 'Tis the song, the sigh of the [F] wear[C]y Hard times, [Am] hard times, [D7] come again no [G] more Many [C] days you have lingered a[F]round my cabin [C] door [F] Oh! [C] Hard times [G] come again no [C] more

[C] While we seek mirth and beauty and [F] music light and [C] gay [F] There are [C] frail forms [G] fainting at the [C] door Though their voices are silent, their [F] pleading looks will [C] say [F] Oh! [C] Hard times [G] come again no [C] more

[C] 'Tis the song, the sigh of the [F] wear[C]y Hard times, [Am] hard times, [D7] come again no [G] more Many [C] days you have lingered a[F]round my cabin [C] door [F] Oh! [C] Hard times [G] come again no [C] more

[C] There's a pale drooping maiden who [F] toils her life a[C]way [F] With a [C] worn heart whose [G] better days are [C] o'er Though her voice would be merry, 'tis [F] sighing all the [C] day [F] Oh! [C] Hard times [G] come again no [C] more

[C] 'Tis the song, the sigh of the [F] wear[C]y Hard times, [Am] hard times, [D7] come again no [G] more. Many [C] days you have lingered a[F]round my cabin [C] door [F] Oh! [C] Hard times [G] come again no [C] more [F] Oh! [C] Hard times [G] come again no [C] more

Enjoy Yourself  Carl Sigman/Herb Madison

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

[C] Enjoy yourself, it's later than you [G7] think  Enjoy yourself, while you're still in the [C] pink  The years go by, as [C7] quickly as a [F] wink  Enjoy yourself, en[C]joy yourself It's [Dm] later [G7] than you [C] think

[C] You work and work for years and years, you're always on the [G7] go You never take a minute off, too busy makin' [C] dough  Someday, you say, you'll have your fun, [C7] when you're a million[F]aire  But tell me how much [C] fun you'll have In [Dm] your old [G7] rockin' [C] chair

Chorus

[C] You're gonna take that ocean trip, no matter, come what [G7] may  You've got your reservations made, but you just can't get [C] away  Next year for sure, you'll see the world, [C7] you'll really get a[F]round  But how far can you [C] travel when you're [Dm] Six feet [G7] under[C]ground?

Chorus

[C] You never go to nightclubs and you just don't care to [G7] dance  You don't have time for silly things like moonlight and ro[C]mance  You only think of dollar bills tied [C7] neatly in a [F] stack  [F] But when you kiss a [C] dollar bill It [Dm] doesn’t kiss [G7] you [C] back.

[C] Enjoy yourself, it's later than you [G7] think  Enjoy yourself, while you're still in the [C] pink  The years go by, as [C7] quickly as a [F] wink  Enjoy yourself, en[C]joy yourself It's [Dm] later [G7] than you [C] think En[F]joy yourself, en[C]joy yourself It's [Dm] la . . ter [G7] than . . . you [C] think [G7] [C]

Three Little Birds Bob Marley Intro: [C]

Don’t worry about a thing ’Cause [F] every little thing gonna be all [C] right Singin’ don’t worry about a thing,’Cause [F] every little thing gonna be all [C] right   Rise up this mornin’ Smiled with the [G7] risin’ sun Three little [C] birds Sit by my [F] doorstep Singin’ [C] sweet songs Of melodies [G7] pure and true Sayin’ [F] this is my message to [C] you-ou-ou

Don’t worry about a thing ’Cause [F] every little thing gonna be all [C] right Singin’ don’t worry about a thing,’Cause [F] every little thing gonna be all [C] right

Reggae Strum 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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WHO KNOWS WHAT TOMORROW MAY BRING Henry Hipkens

Intro: B7///B7/// C/ B7/ Em///

[Em] Who knows what tomorrow may bring It could be most any[B7]thing A peaceful calm, an atomic bombWho [C] knows what to[B7]morrow may [Em] bring

[Em] Who knows what tomorrow may bring These could be the last words that I [B7] sing So say your prayers to the man upstairs In the [C] meantime [B7] lets just [Em] swing

[Am] I don’t mean to fiddle while Rome [F#7] burns, [B7] no [Am] I just mean forget your small con[C]cerns [B7] ohLet’s [Em] swing, (let’s swing), let’s swing, (let’s swing) Let’s swing, swing, [B7] swing Let’s swing, (let’s swing), let’s swing, (let’s swing) Who [C] knows what to[B7]morrow may [Em] bring

[Em] Who knows what tomorrow may bring It could be the latest [B7] thing A discouraging word, a buffalo herd Who [C] knows what to[B7]morrow may [Em] bring

[Em] Who knows what tomorrow may bring The rhetorical oracle [B7] sings So say your prayers to the man upstairs In the [C] meantime [B7] lets just [Em] swing

[Am] I don’t mean to fiddle while Rome [F#7] burns, [B7] no [Am] I just mean forget your small con[C]cerns [B7] ohLet’s [Em] swing, (let’s swing), let’s swing, (let’s swing) Let’s swing, swing, [B7] swing

Let’s swing, (let’s swing), let’s swing, (let’s swing) Who [C] knows what to[B7]morrow may [Em] bring Who [C] knows what to[B7]morrow may [Em] bring Who [C] knows what to[B7]morrow may [Em] bring ///[Em] /// [C] / [B7] / [Em]

F#7

Rainbow Kacey Musgraves https://youtu.be/6OFv566mj7s (key of Eb)

Intro: [F] [Dm] [Bb] [F] [F] [Dm] [Bb]

[F] When it rains, it [Dm] pours But you [Bb] didn't even [F] notice It ain't [F] rainin' any [Dm] more It's hard to [Bb] breathe when all you [C] know is The [Dm] struggle of stay[A7]in' above the [Dm] risin' water [G7] line

Well, the [F] sky has finally [Dm] opened The [Bb] rain and wind stopped [F] blowin’ [Am] But you're [Dm] stuck out in the [G] same ol' storm a[C]gain You hold [F] tight to your um[Dm]brella Well, darlin' [Bb] I'm just tryin' to [F] tell ya [Am] That there's [Dm] always been a [Bb] rainbow hangin' [C] over your [F] head

If you could [F] see what I [Dm] see You'd be [Bb] blinded by the [F] colors Yellow, [F] red, and orange, and [Dm] green And at [Bb] least a million [C] others So tie [Dm] up the boat, take [A7] off your coat, and [F] take a look a[G7]round

‘Cause, the [F] sky has finally [Dm] opened The [Bb] rain and wind stopped [F] blowin’ [Am] But you're [Dm] stuck out in the [G] same ol' storm a[C]gain You hold [F] tight to your um[Dm]brella Well, darlin' [Bb] I'm just tryin' to [F] tell ya [Am] That there's [Dm] always been a [Bb] rainbow hangin' [C] over your [F] Head [Dm] [Bb] [F] [F] [Dm] [Bb] [C]

Oh, tie [Dm] up the boat, take [A7] off your coat, and [F] take a look a[G7]round Every[F]thing is [Bb] alright now

‘Cause, the [F] sky has finally [Dm] opened The [Bb] rain and wind stopped [F] blowin’ [Am] But you're [Dm] stuck out in the [G] same ol' storm a[C]gain Let [F] go of your um[Dm]brella ‘Cause, darlin' [Bb] I'm just tryin' to [F] tell ya [Am] That there's [Dm] always been a [Bb] rainbow hangin' [C] over your [F] head [Am] Yeah, there's [Dm] always been a [Bb] rainbow hangin' [C] over your [F] Head [Dm] [Bb] [F] [Am]

It’ll [Dm] all be [G7] alright [Bb] [F]

Play Your Ukulele! © 2017 Ben Hassenger

[Am] When you're down and [E7] troubled and it [Am] looks as bad can [A7] be Here's [Dm] what a good friend [G7] told me would [C] ease my mise[G]ry . . . When [C] you feel bad and you're [F] gonna cry – [G] Play Your Uku[C]lele! [C] When you're sad and you [F] don't know why – [C] Play Your [G] Uku[C]lele! When [C] nothing seems to be [F] goin' your way – [G] Play Your Uku[C]lele! [C] It's gonna seem like a [F] brand new day when you [C] Play Your [G] Uku[C]lele! [Am] Every time you [C] wear a frown [G] And your world seems [C] upside down [F] You’ll feel better if you [C] do this daily [D] Just play your [G] ukulele [C] Takes your mind off [F] all your woes – [G] Play Your Uku[C]lele! [C] You’ll make friends of [F] all your foes when you – [C] Play Your [G] Uku[C]lele! [C] Listen to what I’m [F] telling you – [G] Play Your Uku[C]lele! [C] It's a beautiful [F] thing to do when you – [C] Play Your [G] Uku[C]lele [Am] When you feel like you [C] wanna pout [G] Grab your uke and [C] whip it out [F] Strum it strong and [C] don’t be lazy [D] When you play your [G] ukulele [C] When the world’s [F] a scary place – [G] Play Your Uku[C]lele! [C] Puts a big smile [F] on your face when you – [C] Play Your [G] Uku[C]lele! I’m [C] calling out a[F]round the world – [G] Play Your Uku[C]lele! [C] Man and woman [F] boy and girl you gotta – [C] Play Your [G] Uku[C]lele You gotta [F] Play Your [G] Uku[C]lele! You gotta [F] Play Your [Fm] Uku[C]lele!