Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Pirates Gospel- Alela Diane




Pirate’s Gospel by Alela Diane

                 Am            Em
While some folks row way up to heaven
          Am                Em
I'm gonna sing the Pirate's Gospel
          Am                 Em
I'm gonna sew these feet for dancin'
          Am                Em
I'm gonna keep my eyes wide open


        
Oh, oh, oh.
Am                 G            Am
Hum hum, hum hum, hum hum hum hum
Am             G         Am
Yo Ho! Yo Ho! Yo Ho! Ho! Ho!
Am               G         Am
Yo Ho! Yo Ho Ho! Yo Ho! Ho! Ho!
Am                G     Am
Sing the Pirate's Gospel


            Am           Em
Add another flame to our forest
                  Am           Em
Where big bellied whales keep us chanting
                    Am               Em
We're slapping fireflies for tiny dancers!
               Am                Em
We be children creepin' till the morning
                  Am                Em
When the sun does seep into our fair flesh
                  Am                 Em
And filthy finger nails will take us home

         
Oh, oh, oh.
Am                 G            Am
Hum hum, hum hum, hum hum hum hum
Am             G         Am
Yo Ho! Yo Ho! Yo Ho! Ho! Ho!
Am               G         Am
Yo Ho! Yo Ho Ho! Yo Ho! Ho! Ho!
Am                G     Am
Sing the Pirate's Gospel







                 Am                 Em
While some folks pray their path to Jesus        
Am                Em
We're gonna sing the Pirate's Gospel
            Am               Em
We're gonna sew our feet for dancin'
            Am                 Em
We're gonna keep our eyes wide open
            Am                Em
We're gonna sing the Pirate's Gospel
            Am                 Em
We're gonna Chant the Pirate's Gospel
                Am               Em
You'll find us clap the Pirate's Gospel


        
Oh, oh, oh.
Am                 G            Am
Hum hum, hum hum, hum hum hum hum
Am             G         Am
Yo Ho! Yo Ho! Yo Ho! Ho! Ho!
Am               G         Am
Yo Ho! Yo Ho Ho! Yo Ho! Ho! Ho!
Am                G     Am
Sing the Pirate's Gospel

Am                 G    Am
Sing the Pirate's Gospel

Romeo and Juliet- Dire Straits




Romeo and Juliet: Dire Straits

INTRO: RIFF over C   Am   x4

Verse:           
(C)A lovestruck Romeo (G)(Am)
Sings the streets a serenade (G)(C)
(C)Laying everybody low (G)(Am)
With a love song (F)that he made      
(G)Finds a street light (F) (G)steps out into the (C)shade
(F)Says something like you and me babe, (G)how about it?  
           
(C)Juliet says hey it's Romeo,
(G)(Am)you nearly gave me a heart attack(G)(C)
(C)He's underneath the window,(G)(Am)she's singing
Hey la my (F)boyfriends back (G)
(G)you shouldn't come around here
(F)(G) singing up to people like (C)that
(F)Anyway, what you gonna do (G)about it?

Chorus I:
(C)Juliet (G)the dice was (Am)loaded (G)from the (F)start           
And I (C)bet, (G)and you (Am)exploded (G) in my (F)heart.
(G)And I (C)forget, I (G)for(Am)get, the (F)movie song
(Dm)When you gonna realize (Em)it was (F)just that the time (G)was (Am)wrong (G)(C) Juliet?

Riff

Verse:
(C)Come up on different streets,
(G)(Am) they both the streets of shame (G)(C)
(C)Both dirty both mean,
(G)(Am)yes and even and dream was just the same(F)(G)
(G)And I dreamed your dream for you(F)(G)
And now your dream is (C)real.
(F)How can you look at me as if I was (G)just another part of your deal

(C)Well you can fall for chains of silver, (G)(Am)
You can fall for chains of gold.(G)(C)
You can fall for pretty strangers (G)((Am)
And the promi(F)ses they hold
(G)You promised me everything,(F)(G)
You promised me (C)thick and thin (C)(F)yeah
Now you just say oh Romeo yeah,
I (G)used to have a scene with him.

Chorus 2
(C)Juliet (G)when we made (Am)love you used (G)to (F)cry
You said I (C)love you like the (G)stars above I'll (Am)love you till (G)I (F)die
There's (G)a (C)place (G)for (Am)us,
(F)You know the movie song
(Dm)When you gonna realize
(Em)It was (F)just that the (G)time was (Am)wrong (G)(C)Juliet?

RIFF

Verse III:
(C)I can't do the talk,(G)(Am)
Like they talk on the tv(G)(C)
(C)I can't do a love song,(Am)
Like the way it's (F)meant to be.
(G)I can't do anything,(F)(G)
But I'd do anything for (C)you.
(F)I cant't do anything but be (G)in love with you.

(C)And all I do is miss you(G)(Am)
And the way we used to (G)be (C)
(C)All I do is keep the beat(Am)
And bad com-(F)pany.(G)
(G)All I do is kiss you(F)(G)
Through the bars of a (C)rhyme
(F)Juliet I'd do the stars with you (G)anytime.

Repeat Chorus II:

(C)A lovestruck Romeo (G)(Am)
Sings the streets a sere(G)nade (C)
(C)Laying everybody (G)(Am)low
With a love song (F)that he made      
(G)Finds a convenient street light (F)
(G)steps out of the (C)shade
(F)Says something like you and me babe, (G)how about it(C)?  



outro:
Bb C  (as long as the lead player can do those tasty fills)
           

Bang Bang- Nancy Sinatra




Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) by Sonny Bono

Into: Gm Cm D7 Gm

(Gm)I was five and (Gm+7)he was six
(Gm7)We rode on horses (Gm6)made of sticks
(F)He wore black and I wore white  C---5---3---
(D7)He would always win the fight

Bang (Slide)bang, (Gm)he shot me down
Bang (Slide)bang, (Gm)I hit the ground
(F)Bang bang, that awful sound C---5---3---
                            A –5—-3—-1------0
(D7)Bang bang, my baby shot me down                                        

(Gm)Seasons came and (Gm+7)changed the time
(Gm7)When I grew up, I (Gm6)called him mine
(F)He would always laugh and say C---5---3---
(D7)"Remember when we used to play?"

Bang (Slide)bang, (Gm)he shot me down
Bang (Slide)bang, (Gm)I hit the ground
(F)Bang bang, that awful sound C---5---3---
                            A –5—-3—-1------0
(D7)Bang bang, my baby shot me down                                        

(Gm)Music played, and people sang
(F)Just for me, the church bells rang (Gm).

(Gm)Now he's gone, (Gm+7)I don't know why
(Gm7)And till this day, (Gm6)sometimes I cry
(F)He didn't even say goodbye C---5---3---
(D7)He didn't take the time to lie.

Bang (Slide)bang, (Gm)he shot me down
Bang (Slide)bang, (Gm)I hit the ground
(F)Bang bang, that awful sound C---5---3---
                            A –5—-3—-1------0
(D7)Bang bang, my baby shot me down                                        

OUTRO Gm Cm D7 Gm


BANG BANG:  INTRO AND OUTRO

  Gm­
      
A---5-----------------5------3-------------------
E----------3------------------------------------ -
C-------------------------------------------------
G----------------3------------------------3--------


   Cm­
     
A---6------------------6----- 5--------- 3-----------                         
E----------------3--------------------------------------
C----------3---------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------


   D7                                                                      Gm
     
A---5-----------------6------5-----3----1-----0------|---1-----         
E----------------2------------------------------------- -|---3-----          
C----------2------------------------------------------- -|---2-----        
G-------------------------------------------------------  |----------


----- = Ukulele Strings
Numbers= Fret number that you place a finger on
| = bar line







Rings Around Roses- Gabrielle Alpin






RINGS ROUND ROSES – GABRIELLE ALPIN
Intro G C G

(C)I guess it’s funny how things (G)change
(C)I turn a corner and your (G)life has turned a page
(C)I saw the story in your (G)eyes (C)begin to fade before you (Em)hit (D)the (G)ground
I saw you (Em)hit (D)the (G)ground

(C)Trying to work out what it (G)means
(C)How can it all come down to (G)lies upon a screen?
(C)How can we lose something we’ve (G)tried so hard to keep out of the (Em)lost (D)and (G)found?
The (Em)lost (D)and (G)found

Chorus
(C)So keep your (D)head up in the (C)clouds
(C)Live tomorrow (D)now
(C)Run rings ’round (D roses til we (Em)all (D)fall (G)down
Til we (Em)all (D)fall (G)down

(C)You said you want to move (G)away
(C)Live by the sea and watch the (G)rising of the waves
(C)But don’t feel guilty ’cause you (G)know I’m gonna stay  
Look at (Em)all (D)we (G)found
Look at (Em)all (D)we (G)found

Chorus
(C)So keep your (D)head up in the (C)clouds
(C)Live tomorrow (D)now
(C)Run rings ’round (D roses til we (Em)all (D)fall (G)down
(C)Keep dancing (D)til your last song’s (C)sung
(C)Til your last breath’s (D)done
(C)Run rings ’round roses til we (Em)all (D)fall (G)down

And (D)time won’t (G)slow
It’s (D)ticking (Em)on our shoulders
(D)No one (G)knows, oh, no body (C)knows (D).

Chorus
(C)So keep your (D)head up in the (C)clouds
(C)Live tomorrow (D)now
(C)Run rings ’round (D roses til we (Em)all (D)fall (G)down
(C)Keep dancing (D)til your last song’s (C)sung
(C)Til your last breath’s (D)done
(C)Run rings ’round roses til we (Em)all (D)fall (G)down
(Em)I (D)fall (G)down


Bridal Train- The Waifs




Bridal Train by The Waifs



Capo 7

Intro: C Em F Am G

(C)Telegram arrived today
(Em)well it's time to catch the Monterey
Coz the (F)man i wed he waits for me
And the (Am)daughter that he's (D)yet to see

(C)US navy beamed its message
(Em)"will deliver brides on a one way passage"
It(F)made big news across the nation
The(Am)Bridal Train leaves (G)from Perth station

Chorus
(F)All the girls (G)around Australia
(C)married to a (Am)Yankee sailor
(F)the fare is paid across the sea
To the (Am)home of the brave and the (G)land of the free

(G)From west to east the (G)young girls came
(C)all aboard the (Am)Bridal Train
(F)it was a farewell crossing over land
She's gone to meet her (G)sailor (C)man

(C)No time for sad goodbyes
(Em)she held her mother as she cried
And (F)then waited there in the Freo rain
To(Am)climb aboard the (G)Bridal Train

Well (C)She was holding her future in her hands
(Em)A faded photo of a man
(F)Catch a sailor if you can
The (Am)war bride leaves her (G)southern land

Chorus

Guitar solo C Em F Am G

(C)This is the story of those starry nights
(Em)Through desert plains and city lights
Through(F) burning sun and driving rain
She (Am)wept aboard the (G)Bridal Train

Chorus