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1 Towersey Folk Festival Monday 25 August 2014 Allcomers Ukulele thrash! Hosted by Hamish urrie of Berkhamsted Ukulele Random Players Page 1

2 Lord of the Dance Sydney arter Intro: [F] I [F] danced in the morning when the world was young I [] danced in the moon and the stars and the sun I [F] came down from heaven and I danced on the earth At [] Bethlehem I [F] had my birth horus: [F] Dance, dance, wherever you may be I am the lord of the [] dance, said he And I [F] lead you all, wherever you may be And I [] lead you all in the [F] dance, said he I [F] danced for the scribes and the Pharisees They [] wouldn't dance, they wouldn't follow me I [F] danced for the fishermen James and John They [] came with me so the [F] dance went on I [F] danced on the Sabbath and I cured the lame The [] holy people said it was a shame They [F] ripped, they stripped, they hung me high [] Left me there on the [F] cross to die I [F] danced on a Friday when the world turned black It's [] hard to dance with the devil on your back They [F] buried my body, they thought I was gone But [] I am the dance, and the [F] dance goes on [F] They cut me down and I leapt up high [] I am the life that will never, never die I'll [F] live in you if you'll live in me [] I am the Lord of the [F] dance, said he F Page 2

3 John Ball (Sydney arter) [G] Who ll be the lady, [] who will be the [D] lord, [] When we are ruled by the [D] love of another? [G] Who ll be the lady, [] who will be the [D] lord, In the [] light that is coming in the [D] morn- [G] ing. horus: [D] Sing, John Ball and tell it to them all, Long live the day that is dawning! And I'll [G] crow like a cock, I'll [] carol like a [G] lark, In the [] light that is coming in the [D] morn- [D] ing. [G] Eve is the lady, [] Adam is the [D] lord, [] When we are ruled by the [D] love of another, [G] Eve is the lady, [] Adam is the [D] lord, In the [] light that is coming in the [D] morn- [G] ing. [G] All shall be ruled by [] fellowship I [D] say, [] All shall be ruled by the [D] love of one another, [G] All shall be ruled by [] fellowship I [D] say, In the [] light that is coming in the [D] morn- [G] ing. [G] Labour and spin for [] fellowship I [D] say, [] Labour and spin for the [D] love of one another. [G] Labour and spin for [] fellowship I [D] say, In the [] light that is coming in the [D] morn- [G] ing. G D Page 3

4 Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue by Sam Lewis, Young, and Henderson Intro: [ E7 A7 D7 G7 G7] [] Five foot two, [E7] eyes of blue But [A7] oh! what those five foot could do, Has [D7] anybody [G7] seen my [] girl? [G7] [] Turned up nose, [E7] turned down hose [A7] Never had no other beaus. Has [D7] anybody [G7] seen my [] girl? Bridge: Now if you [E7] run into a five foot two, [A7] overed in fur, [D7] Diamond rings and all those things, [G7] Betcha' life it [D7] isn't [G7] her, [X] But... [] ould she love, [E7] could she woo? [A7] ould she, could she, could she coo? Has [D7] anybody [G7] seen my [] girl? (first time: [G7] and repeat from the top) (second time): [D7] anybody [G7] seen my [D7] anybody [G7] seen my [D7] anybody [G7] seen my [] girl? E7 A7 D7 G7 Page 4

5 El ondor Pasa Paul Simon Intro: [Am] I'd rather be a sparrow than a [] snail. Yes I would. If I could, I surely [Am] would. I'd rather be a hammer than a [] nail. Yes I would. If I only could, I surely [Am] would. horus: A- [F] way, I'd rather sail away Like a [] swan that's here and gone A [F] man get tied up to the ground He gives the [] earth Its saddest sound, Its saddest [Am] sound. I'd rather be a forest than a [] street. Yes I would. If I could, I surely [Am] would. Am F Page 5

6 Hard Times Steven Foster Let us [] pause in life's pleasures And [F] count its many [] tears [F] While we [] all sup [G] sorrow with the [] poor There's a [] song that will linger For- [F] ever [G] in our [Am] ears; [F] Oh, [] hard times, [G] come again no [] more horus: 'Tis the [] song, the sigh of the [F] wea- [] ry Hard times, hard times, [D] ome again no [G] more [2, 3, 4; 1, 2] Many [] days you have lingered [F] around my [G] cabin [Am] door [F] Oh, [] hard times, [G] come again no [] more While we [] seek mirth and beauty And [F] music light and [] gay, [F] There are [] frail forms [G] fainting at the [] door Though their voices are silent, Their [F] pleading [G] looks will [Am] say [F] Oh, [] hard times, [G] come again no [] more There's [] pale drooping maiden Who [F] toils her life [] away, [F] With a [] worn heart, whose [G] better days are [] o'er Though her voice would be merry, 'tis [F] sighing [G] all the [Am] day, [F] Oh, [] hard times, [G] come again no [] more 'Tis a [] sigh that is wafted A- [F] cross the troubled [] wave [F] Tis a [] wail that is [G] heard upon the [] shore Tis a dirge that is murmured A- [F] round the [G] lowly [Am] grave [F] Oh, [] hard times, [G] come again no [] more F G Am D Page 6

7 Daydream Believer (John Stewart, performed by The Monkees) Oh I could [F] hide 'neath the [Gm7] wings Of the [Am] bluebird as she [Bb] sings The [F] six-o-clock a[dm] larm would never [G7] ring [7] But it [F] rings and I [Gm7] rise Wash the [Am] sleep out of my [Bb] eyes My [F] shaving [Dm] razor's [Bb] cold [7] and it [F] stings [Bb] heer up [7] sleepy [Am] Jean [Bb] Oh what [] can it [Dm] mean [Bb] to a [F] daydream Be- [Bb] liever And a [F] home [Dm] coming [G7] queen [7] [F] You once thought of [Gm7] me As a [Am] white knight on a [Bb] steed [F] Now you know how [Dm] happy life can [G7] be [7] And our [F] good times start and [Gm7] end Without [Am] dollar one to [Bb] spend But [F] how much [Dm] baby [Bb] do we [7] really [F] need [Bb] heer up [7] sleepy [Am] Jean [Bb] Oh what [] can it [Dm] mean [Bb] to a [F] daydream be- [Bb] liever And a [F] home [Dm] coming [G7] queen [7] [Bb] heer up [7] sleepy [Am] Jean [Bb] Oh what [] can it [Dm] mean [Bb] to a [F] daydream be- [Bb] liever And a [F] home [Dm] coming [G7] queen [7] [Bb] heer up [7] sleepy [Am] Jean [Bb] Oh what [] can it [Dm] mean [Bb] to a [F] daydream be- [Bb] liever And a [F] home [Dm] coming [G7] queen [7] [F] F Gm7 Am Bb Dm G7 7 Page 7

8 Fields of Gold Sting, possibly via Eva assidy Intro: [] [] [] [] [Am] [Am] [F] [F] [] [] You'll re- [Am] member me when the [F] west wind moves Among the [G] fields of [] barley You ll for- [Am] get the sun in his [F] jealous [] sky As we [F] walk in [G] fields of [] gold So she [Am] took her love for to [F] gaze awhile Among the [G] fields of [] barley In his [Am] arms she fell as her [F] hair came [] down A- [F] mong the [G] fields of [] gold Will you [Am] stay with me? Will you [F] be my love? Among the [G] fields of [] barley We ll for- [Am] get the sun in his [F] jealous [] sky As we [F] lie in [G] fields of [] gold [F] I never made [] promises lightly [F] And there have been [] some that I've broken [F] But I swear in the [] days still left We will [F] walk in [G] fields of [] gold We'll [F] walk in [G] fields of [] gold Many [Am] years have passed since those [F] summer days Among the [G] fields of [] barley See the [Am] children run as the [F] sun goes [] down As you [F] lie in [G] fields of [] gold You'll re- [Am] member me when the [F] west wind moves Among the [G] fields of [] barley You can [Am] tell the sun in his [F] jealous [] sky When we [F] walked in [G] fields of [] gold When we [F] walked in [G] fields of [] gold When we [F] walked in [G] fields of [] gold F G Am Page 8

9 I an See learly Now Johnny Nash [G] I can see [] clearly now the [G] rain is gone [G] I can see [] all obstacles [D] in my way [G] Gone are the [] dark clouds that [G] had me blind It s gonna be a [F] bright [] bright sun shiny [G] day It s gonna be a [F] bright [] bright sun shiny [G] day [G] I think I can [] make it now the [G] pain is gone [G] All of the [] bad feelings have [D] disappeared [G] Here is the [] rainbow I ve been [G] praying for It s gonna be a [F] bright [] bright sun shiny [G] day [Bb] Look all around there s nothing but [F] blue skies [Bb] Look straight ahead nothing but [D] blue skies [F#m] [] [F#m] [] [F] [Em] [D] [D] [G] I can see [] clearly now the [G] rain is gone [G] I can see [] all obstacles [D] in my way [G] Gone are the [] dark clouds that [G] had me blind It s gonna be a [F] bright [] bright sun shiny [G] day It s gonna be a [F] bright [] bright sun shiny [G] day It s gonna be a [F] bright [] bright sun shiny [G] day G D F Bb F#m Em Page 9

10 59 th Street Bridge Song (Feelin Groovy) Paul Simon Intro: [F] [] [G] [] [F] Slow [] down, you [G] move too [] fast. [F] You got to [] make the [G] morning [] last. Just [F] kickin' [] down the [G] cobble [] stones, [F] Lookin' for [] fun and [G] feelin' [] groovy. [F] [] [G] [] [F] Ba dad n [] da da, [G] feelin' [] groovy. [F] [] [G] [] [F] Hello [] lamppost, [G] what cha [] knowin'? [F] I've come to [] watch your [G] flowers [] growing. [F] Ain't cha [] got no [G] rhymes for [] me? [F] Dootin' [] do-do-do, [G] feeling [] groovy. [F] Ba dad n [] da da, [G] feelin' [] groovy. [F] Got no deeds to [] do, no [G] promises to [] keep. I'm [F] dappled and [] drowsy and [G] ready to [] sleep. Let the [F] morning time [] drop all its [G] petals on [] me. [F] Life, I [] love you. [G] All is [] groovy. [F] Ba dad n [] da da, [G] feelin' [] groovy. F G Page 10

11 Only You (Yazoo) (Vince larke) Intro: [F] [F] Looking from a [] window a- [Dm] bove It's like a [] story of [Bb] love, can you [F] hear [] me? [F] ame back only [] yester- [Dm] day I'm moving [] farther a- [Bb] way, want you [F] near [] me horus: [Bb] All I needed was the [] love you gave [F] All I needed for an- [Dm] other day And [Bb] all I ever [] knew, only [F] you [F] Sometimes when I [] think of her [Dm] name When it's [] only a [Bb] game and I [F] need [] you [F] Listen to the [] words that you [Dm] say It's getting [] harder to [Bb] stay when I [F] see [] you horus Do do do bit: [F] [] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [Bb] [F] [] x2 horus [F] This is going to [] take a long [Dm] time And I [] wonder what's [Bb] mine, can't [F] take no [] more [F] Wonder if you'll [] under- [Dm] stand It's just the [] touch of your [Bb] hand behind a [F] closed [] door horus Intro as outro... F Bb Dm Page 11

12 The Galway Shawl Intro: [G] [D] [] [] In Oran- [G] more [D] [] in the county [G] Galway [D] [] One pleasant [G] evening [D] [] in the month of [Am] May [] I spied a [G] damsel, [D] [] she was young and [G] handsome [D] [] Her beauty [G] fairly [D] took my breath a- [G] way [D] [] She wore no [G] jewels, [D] [] nor costly [G] diamonds [D] [] No paint nor [G] powder, [D] [] no none at [Am] all [] But she wore a [G] bonnet [D] [] with ribbons [G] on it [D] [] And around her [G] shoulders [D] was the Galway [G] shawl [D] [] We kept on [G] walking, [D] [] she kept on [G] talking [D] [] 'Till her father s [G] cottage [D] [] came in to [Am] view [] Said she: "ome [G] in sir [D] [] and meet my [G] father [D] [] And for to [G] please him [D] play The Foggy [G] Dew" [D] [] She sat me [G] down, sir, [D] [] beside the [G] fire [D] [] I could see her [G] father [D] [] he was six feet [Am] tall [] And soon her [G] mother [D] [] had the kettle [G] singing [D] [] All I could [G] think of [D] was the Galway [G] shawl [D] [] I played "The [G] Black Bird", [D] [] "The Stacks of [G] Barley" [D] [] I played "Rodney's [G] Glory" [D] [] and "The Foggy [Am] Dew" [] She sang each [G] note, sir, [D] [] like an Irish [G] linnet [D] [] And the tears they [G] ran [D] from her eyes of [G] blue [D] [] 'Twas early, [G] early [D] [] all in the [G] morning [D] [] I hit the [G] road for [D] [] old Done- [Am] gal [] Said she: "Good- [G] bye sir", [D] [] she cried and [G] kissed me [D] [] But my heart re- [G] mains there [D] with the Galway [G] shawl [D] [] G D Am Page 12

13 Tiptoe Through the Tulips by Al Dubin and Joe Burke via Tiny Tim [] Tiptoe [A7] by the [Dm] window [G7+5] By the [] window [E7] That is [F] where I'll [Fm] be, ome [] tiptoe [A7] through the [Dm] tulips [G7] With [] me [A7] [Dm] [G7] [] Tiptoe [A7] from your [Dm] pillow [G7+5] To the [] shadow [E7] Of the [F] willow [Fm] tree, And [] tiptoe [A7] through the [Dm] tulips [G7] With [] me [7] [Dm7] Knee deep In [Em] flowers we'll [A7] stray [B7] We'll keep The [Em] showers away [G7] and [G7+5] if I... [] Kissed you [A7] in the [Dm] garden [G7+5] In the [] moonlight [E7] Would you [F] pardon [Fm] me? ome [] tiptoe [A7] through the [Dm] tulips [G7] With [] me [A7] [Dm] [G7] [] [A7] [Dm] [G7] [] A7 Dm G7+5 E7 F Fm G7 7 Dm7 Em B7 Page 13

14 If I Had A Hammer page 1 of 2 Intro: [] [Em] [F] [G7] [] [Em] [F] If [G7] I had a [] hammer [Em] [F] I'd [G7] hammer in the [] morning [Em] [F] I'd [G7] hammer in the [] evening [Em] [F] all over this [G7] land I'd hammer out [] danger I d hammer out a [Am] warning I'd hammer out [F] love be- [] tween my [F] brothers and my [] sisters [F] A- [] [G7] ll over this [] land [Em] [F] [G7] [] [Em] [F] If [G7] I had a [] bell [Em] [F] I'd [G7] ring it in the [] morning [Em] [F] I'd [G7] ring it in the [] evening [Em] [F] all over this [G7] land I'd ring out [] danger I'd ring out a [Am] warning I'd ring out [F] love be- [] tween my [F] brothers and my [] sisters [F] A[][G7]ll over this [] land [Em] [F] [G7] [] [Em] [F] If [G7] I had a [] song [Em] [F] I'd [G7] sing it in the [] morning [Em] [F] I'd [G7] sing it in the [] evening [Em] [F] all over this [G7] land I'd sing out [] danger I'd sing out a [Am] warning I'd sing out [F] love be- [] atween my [F] brothers and my [] sisters [F] A- [][G7] ll over this [] land [Em] [F] [G7] [] [Em] [F] Page 14

15 If I Had A Hammer page 2 of 2 Well [G7] I've got a [] hammer [Em] [F] And [G7] I've got a [] bell [Em] [F] And [G7] I've got a [] song [Em] to [F] sing all over this [G7] land It's a hammer of [] justice it's a bell of [Am] freedom It's a song about [F] love be- []t ween my [F] brothers and my [] sisters [F] A- [][G7] ll over this [] land [Em] [F] [G7] [] [Em] It's a [G7] hammer of [] justice it's a bell of [Am] freedom It's a song about [F] love be[]tween my [F] brothers and my [] sisters [F] A- [][G7] ll over this [] land [Em] [F] [G7] [] [Em] [F] [G7] [] [Em] [F] [G7] [] Em F G7 Am Page 15

16 Wagon Wheel (Old row Medicine Show) [G] Headed down south to the [D] land of the pines And I'm [Em] thumbin' my way into [] North aroline [G] Starin' up the road [D] Pray to God I see [] headlights I [G] made it down the coast in [D] seventeen hours [Em] Pickin' me a bouquet of [] dogwood flowers And [G] I'm a hopin' for Raleigh I can [D] see my baby to- [] night G D So [G] rock me mama like a [D] wagon wheel [Em] Rock me mama any- [] way you feel [G] Hey [D] mama [] rock me [G] Rock me mama like the [D] wind and the rain [Em] Rock me mama like a [] south-bound train [G] Hey [D] mama [] rock me [G] Runnin' from the cold up in [D] New England I was [Em] born to be a fiddler in an [] old-time stringband My [G] baby plays the guitar [D] I pick a banjo [] now Oh, the [G] North country winters keep a [D] gettin' me now Lost my [Em] money playin' poker so I [] had to up and leave But I [G] ain't a turnin' back Em To [D] livin' that old life no [] more [G] Walkin' to the south [D] out of Roanoke I caught a [Em] trucker out of Philly Had a [] nice long toke But [G] he's a headed west from the [D] umberland Gap To [] Johnson ity, Tennessee And I [G] gotta get a move on be- [D] fore the sun I hear my [Em] baby callin' my name And I [] know that she's the only one And [G] if I die in Raleigh, at [D] least I will die [] free Page 16

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