{type: cover} {about: Belfast Ukulele Jam are an informal and friendly group who meet for a ukulele jamming session every Wednesday evening from 7:30pm at the Deer’s Head in Belfast. Everyone is welcome. You may have just got your first ukulele, have been playing for years, or want to come along for a drink and sing along.} {bookings: We also play at local nursing homes, charities, and community events. We’re available for private parties, weddings, or corporate events. Please contact us at belfastukejam@gmail.com for bookings.} {socials: Facebook: facebook.com/belfastukejam | Twitter: @belfastukejam | Instagram: @belfastukejam | YouTube: @belfastukejam734} {credits: This songbook is a Work in Progress. Latest version composed by: Sean Lawlor, Chris Boomer, Dave Norton, David McClelland and Garvan Rice.} ---{title: Doe Ray Mi} {artist: Julie Andrews} Doe Ray Mi - Julie Andrews Intro: C Verse 1: [C] Doe, a deer, a female deer [G7] Ray, a drop of golden sun [C] Me, a name I call myself [G7] Far, a long, long way to run C F Sew, a needle pulling thread D7 G7 La, a note to follow Sew E7 Am Tea, a drink with jam and bread F G C That will bring us back to Do {blue}(oh-oh-oh){/blue} Verse 2: [C] DOE!, a deer, a female deer [G7] RAY!, a drop of golden sun [C] ME!, a name I call myself [G7] FAR!, a long, long way to run C F SEW!, a needle pulling thread D7 G7 LA!, a note to follow Sew E7 Am TEA!, a drink with jam and bread F G C That will bring us back to Do {blue}(oh-oh-oh){/blue} Bridge: C F C G So Do La Fa Mi Do Re C F C G C So Do La Ti Do Re Do C F C G When you know the notes to sing C F C G C You can sing most an--y-thing Verse 3: [C] Doe, a deer, a female deer [G7] Ray, a drop of golden sun [C] Me, a name I call myself [G7] Far, a long, long way to run [C] Sew, a needle pulling [F] thread [D7] La, a note to follow [G7] Sew [E7] Tea, a drink with jam and [Am] bread That will [F] bring us [G] back to Bridge: {blue}(Acapella){/blue} [NC] When you know the notes to sing You can sing most any-[C]thing Outro: {blue}(Loudly){/blue} [C] DOE!, a deer, a female deer [G7] RAY!, a drop of golden sun [C] ME!, a name I call myself [G7] FAR!, a long, long way to run C F SEW!, a needle pulling thread D7 G7 LA!, a note to follow Sew E7 Am TEA!, a drink with jam and bread That will [F] bring us [G] back to [C] Dooooooooe [G*] [C*] ---{title: Lonely Goatherd} {artist: Sound of Music} Lonely Goatherd - Sound of Music Intro: [C] Verse 1: C High on a hill was a lonely goatherd G7 C layhee odel layhee odel lay hee hoo! C Loud was the voice of the lonely goatherd G7 C Layhee odel lay hee odel ooo Verse 2: C Folks in a town that was quite remote heard G7 C layhee odel layhee odel lay hee hoo! C Lusty and clear from the goatherd's throat heard G7 C Layhee odel lay hee odel ooo Refrain: G7 C G7 C Oh hey ukulele lady oh hey lay hee hoo G7 C D7 G7 Oh hey ukulele lady ukulele lay hee hoo (woah!!) Verse 3: C A prince on the bridge of a castle moat heard G7 C Layhee odel layhee odel lay hee hoo! C Men on a road with a load to tote heard G7 C Layhee odel layhee odel ooo Verse 4: C Men in the midst of a table d'hote heard G7 C Layhee odel layhee odel lay hee hoo! C Men drinking beer with the foam afloat heard G7 C Layhee odel layhee odel ooo Refrain Instrumental: (G7) (C) (G7) (C) (G7) (C) (D7) (G7) Woah! Verse 5: C One little girl in a pale pink coat heard G7 C Lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hee hoo! C She yodeled back to the lonely goatherd G7 C Lay ee odl lay ee odel ooo Verse 6: C Soon her Mama with a gleaming gloat heard G7 Layhee odel layhee odel lay hee [C] hoo! C What a duet for a girl and goatherd G7 C Lay ee odl lay ee odel ooo |[Chorus] x2 |G7 | Odel layhee (odel layhee!) |Am | Odel lay hee hee (odl lay hee hee!) |G7 | Odel lay hee (odl lay ee!) |C | Odel lay hee hee (odl lay hee hee!) Verse 7: C Happy are they, lady oh lady leeoo G7 C Aww lady aww lady aww hee hoo C Soon the duet would become a trio G7 C Lady odel lady odel oooo |[Chorus] x2 + WOAH!! ---{title: Proud Mary} {artist: Creedance Cleerwater Revival / Tina Turner} Proud Mary - Creedance Cleerwater Revival / Tina Turner Intro Instrumental: [F] [D] [F] [D] [F] [D] [C] [Bb] [G] Verse 1: [G] Left a good job in the city, Workin' for the man ev'ry night and day And I never lost one minute of sleepin' Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been |Chorus: |[D7] Big wheel keep on turnin' |[Em] Proud Mary keep on burnin' {green}(Roll to the left){/green} |[G] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river |[G] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river Instrumental: [F] [D] [F] [D] [F] [D] [C] [Bb] [G] Verse 2: [G] Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis Pumped a lot of pain down in New Orleans But I never saw the good side of the city 'Til I hitched a ride on a river boat queen |Chorus: |[D7] Big wheel keep on turnin' |[Em] Proud Mary keep on burnin' {green}(Roll to the left){/green} |[G] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river |[G] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river Instrumental: [F] [D] [F] [D] [F] [D] [C] [Bb] [G] Verse 3: [G] If you come down to the river Bet you gonna find some people who live You don't have to worry 'cause you have no money People on the river are happy to give |Chorus: |[D7] Big wheel keep on turnin' |[Em] Proud Mary keep on burnin' {green}(Roll to the left){/green} |[G] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river |[G] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river |[G] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river Outro Instrumental: [F] [D] [F] [D] [F] [D] [C] [Bb] [G] ---{title: Deadwood Stage} {artist: Doris Day} Deadwood Stage Doris Day [Intro] [D] [Verse 1] Oh the [D] Deadwood Stage is a-rollin' on over the plains, With the curtains flappin' and the driver slappin' the [A] reins. Beautiful [A7] sky, a [D] wonderful day. [A]* Whip crack-away, [A]* whip crack-away, [A]* whip crack a [D]way! [Verse 2] Oh the [D] Deadwood Stage is a-headin' on over the hills, Where the Injun arrows are thicker than porcupine [A] quills. Dangerous [A7] land, no [D] time to delay. So, [A]* whip crack away, [A]* whip crack away, [A]* whip crack a[D]way! |[Chorus 1] |We're headin' [G] straight for town, [D] loaded down, |[A] with a fancy [D] cargo, |[A] Care of Wells and [G] Fargo, Illi[A]nois [A7]* boy! [Verse 3] Oh the [D] Deadwood Stage is a-comin' on over the crest, Like a homing pigeon that's a-hankerin' after its [A] nest. Twenty three [A7] miles we've [D] covered today. So, [A]* whip crack away, [A]* whip crack away, [A]* whip crack a[D]way! |[Chorus 2] |The wheels go [G] turnin' round, [D] homeward bound, |[A] Can't you hear 'em [D] humming, |[A] Happy times are [G] coming for to [A] stay [A7]* hey! [Verse 4] We'll be [D] home tonight by the light of the silvery moon, And our hearts are thumpin' like a mandolin plunking a [A] tune. When I get [A7] home, I'm [D] fixing to stay. So, [A]* whip crack-away, [A]* whip crack-away, [A]* whip crack a[D]way. Instrumental verse: (same chord timing as regular verses) [D] [A] [A7] [D] [A*] [A*] [A*] [D] |[Chorus 2] |The wheels go [G] turnin' round, [D] homeward bound, |[A] Can't you hear 'em [D] humming, |[A] Happy times are [G] coming for to [A] stay [A7]* hey! [Verse 5] Oh my [D] throats as dry as a desert thistle in May In the Golden Garter, gonna wet my whistle [A] today [A7] Last at the bar's, a [D] three-legged crow [A]* Set 'em up Joe, [A]* Set 'em up Joe, [A]* Set 'em up [D] Joe [A]* Set 'em up Joe, [A]* Set 'em up Joe, [A]* Set 'em up [D] Joooooooooe 1-2-3 [A] Yeee [D] Haaaa! ---{title: Sweet Caroline} {artist: Neil Diamond} Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond Intro: [Dm] Du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du [F] Du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du [Dm] Du-du-du-du [G7] duuu-duuu duuu-duuu Verse 1: [C] Where it began... [F] I can't begin to knowin' [C] But then I know it's growing [G] strong [C] Was in the Spring... [F] and Spring became the Summer [C] Who'd have believed you'd come a[G]long? Pre-Chorus: [C] Hands [C] [C6] touchin' hands [C6] [G7] Reachin' out [G7] [F] touchin' me [F] touchin' [G] you [G] [G] [F] [G] |Chorus: |[C] Sweet Caro[F]line. Good times never seemed so [G] good [G]... [G] [F] [G] |[C] I've been in[F]clined to believe they never [G] would |[F] but [Em] now [Dm] I... Verse 2: [C] Look at the night... [F] and it don't seem so lonely [C] We fill it up with only [G] two [C] And when I hurt... [F] hurtin' runs off my shoulders [C] How can I hurt when holding [G] you? Pre-Chorus: [C] Warm [C] [C6] touchin' warm [C6] [G7] Reachin' out [G7] [F] touchin' me [F] touchin' [G] you [G] [G] [F] [G] |Chorus: |[C] Sweet Caro[F]line. Good times never seemed so [G] good [G]... [G] [F] [G] |[C] I've been in[F]clined to believe they never [G] would |[F] oh [Em] no [Dm] no Instrumental build up: [Dm] Du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du [F] Du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du [Dm] Du-du-du-du [G7] duuu-duuu duuu-duuu Outro: [C] Sweet Caro[F]line. Good times never seemed so [G] good [G] [G] [F] [G] [C] I've been in[F]clined to believe they never [G] would [F] oh [Em] no [Dm] no [C] no. ---{title: Take Me Home, Country Roads} {artist: John Denver} Take Me Home, Country Roads [C] John Denver Intro: [Same as first 2 lines] [C] [Am] [G] [F] [C] Verse 1: [C] Almost heaven... [Am] West Virginia [G] Blue ridge mountains [F] Shenandoah [C] river [C] Life is old there [Am] older than the trees [G] Younger than the moun-tains... [F] blowing like a [C] breeze |Chorus: |Country [C] roads... take me [G] home |To the [Am] place... I be[F]long |West Vir[C]ginia... mountain ma[G]ma |Take me [F] home... country [C] roads Verse 2: [C] All my memories... [Am] gathered round her [G] Miner’s lady... [F] stranger to blue [C] water [C] Dark and dusty... [Am] painted on the sky [G] Misty taste of moonshine [F] teardrops in my [C] eye |Chorus: |Country [C] roads... take me [G] home |To the [Am] place... I be[F]long |West Vir[C]ginia... mountain ma[G]ma |Take me [F] home... country [C] roads Bridge: [Am] I hear her [G] voice in the [C] mornin’ hour she calls me The [F] radio re[C]minds me of my [G] home far away And [Am] drivin’ down the [G] road I get a feel[F]in’ that I [C] should have been home [G] yesterday... yester[G7]day Acapella: Country roads... take me home To the place... I belong West Virginia... mountain mama Take me home... country roads Outro: Country [C] roads... take me [G] home To the [Am] place... I be[F]long West Vir[C]ginia... mountain ma[G]ma Take me [F] home... country [C] roads Take me [G] home... down country [C] roads Take me [G] home... down country [C] roads [C] ---{title: Amarillo} {artist: Tony Christie} Amarillo Tony Christie Intro: (strum throughout) [A] Sha la la la [D] la la la la {blue}(boom boom){/blue} [A] sha la la la [E7] la la la la [E7] {blue}(boom boom){/blue} [D] Shalala la [A] la la la la [E7] and Marie who [A] waits for me. Verse 1: [A] When the day is [D] dawning [A] on a Texas [E7] Sunday morning [A] How I long to [D] be there With [A] Marie who's [E7] waiting for me there [F] Every lonely [C] city [F] where I hang my [C] hat [F] Ain't as half as [C] pretty as [E7] where my baby's at |Chorus: |[A] Is this the way to [D] Amarillo |[A] Every night I've been [E7] huggin' my pillow |[A] Dreaming dreams of [D] Amarillo |[A] And sweet Ma[E7]rie who [A] waits for me |[A] Show me the way to [D] Amarillo |[A] I've been weepin' [E7] like a willow |[A] Crying over [D] Amarillo |[A] And sweet Ma[E7]rie who [A] waits for me Bridge: [A] Sha la la la [D] la la la la [A] sha la la la [E7] la la la la [D] Sha la la la [A] la la la la [E7] and Marie who [A] waits for me Verse 2: [A] There's a church-bell [D] ringing [A] Hear the song of [E7] joy that it's singing [A] For the sweet Ma[D]ria [A] and the guy who's [E7] coming to see her [F] Just beyond the [C] highway [F] there's an open [C] plain [F] And it keeps me [C] going [E7] through the wind and rain |Chorus: |[A] Is this the way to [D] Amarillo |[A] Every night I've been [E7] huggin' my pillow |[A] Dreaming dreams of [D] Amarillo |[A] And sweet Ma[E7]rie who [A] waits for me |[A] Show me the way to [D] Amarillo |[A] I've been weepin' [E7] like a willow |[A] Crying over [D] Amarillo |[A] And sweet Ma[E7]rie who [A] waits for me Outro: (strum throughout) [A] Sha la la la [D] la la la la [A] sha la la la [E7] la la la la [E7] [D] Sha la la la [A] la la la la [E7] and Marie who [A] waits for me [A] Sha la la la [D] la la la la [A] sha la la la [E7] la la la la [E7] [D] Sha la la la [A] la la la la [E7] and Marie who [A] waits for me [A] Cha cha cha ---