The Book of Love by Magnetic Fields

This is an absolutely lovely song and sounds so sweet on ukulele. Proves that it's not just country songs that use three chords and the truth.

THE BOOK OF LOVE – MAGNETIC FIELDS

Introduction: G C D G

(G)The book of (C)love is (D)long and (G)boring

(G)No one can (C)lift the (D)damn (G)thing

(G)It's full of (C)charts and (D)facts and (G)figures

(G)And in-(C)structions for (D)danc-(G)ing but

(G)I...(C)(D)(G)

(G) I love (C) it when you (D)read to (G)me and

(G)You...(C)(D)(G)

(G) You can (C)read me (D) any-(G)thing

(G)The book of (C)love has (D)music in (G)it

(G)In fact that's (C)where (D)music comes (G)from

(G)Some of it (C)is just (D)transcen-(G)dental

(G)Some of it (C)is just (D)really (G)dumb but

(G)I...(C)(D)(G)

(G)I love (C)it when you (D)sing (G)to me and

(G)You...(C)(D)(G)

(G)You can (C)sing me (D)any-(G)thing

(G)The book of (C)love is (D)long and (G)boring

(G)And written (C)very (D)long a-(G)go

(G)It's full of (C)flowers and (D)heart-shaped (G)boxes

(G)And things we're (C)all too (D)young to (G)know but

(G)I...(C)(D)(G)

(G)I love (C) it when you (D)give me (G)things and

(G)You...(C)(D)(G)

(G)You ought to (C)give me (D7)wedding (G)rings

(G)I...(C)(D)(G)

(G)I love (C) it when you (D)give me (G)things and

(G)You...(C)(D)(G)

(G)You ought to (C)give me (D)wedding (G)rings

Here Comes the Rain Again

 

Sometimes you gotta go back  and the 80's wasn't all bad - Annie Lennox made sure of that! This song works beautifully as a country cover on Uke or Guitar or both.

Here Comes The Rain Again chords

The Eurythmics

 Introduction Riff Chords: Am F G Am Am F G Am

            

(Am)Here comes the rain again

(F)Falling on my hand like a memory,

(G)Falling on my hand like a new (Am)emotion.

     

(Am)I want to walk in the open wind.

(F)I want to talk like lovers do.

(G)I want to dive into your ocean.

Is it (Am)raining with you?

So baby (F)talk to me

Like (C)lovers do.

(F)Walk with me

Like (C)lovers do.

(F)Talk to me

Like (C)lovers do. (D) (G)

(Am)Here comes the rain again-

(F)Raining in my hand like a tragedy,

(G)Tearing me apart like a new emotion(Am).

(Am)I want to breathe in the open wind.

(F)I want to kiss like lovers do.

(G)I want to dive into your ocean.

Is it (Am)raining with you?

So baby (F)talk to me

Like (C)lovers do.

(F)Walk with me

Like (C)lovers do.

(F)Talk to me

Like (C)lovers do. (D) (G)

So baby (F)talk to me

Like (C)lovers do.

(F)Walk with me

Like (C)lovers do.

(F)Talk to me

Like (C)lovers do. (D) (G)

 Introduction Riff Chords: Am F G Am Am F G Am

(Am)Here comes the rain again

(F)Falling on my hand like a memory,

(G)Falling on my hand like a new emotion (Am).

(Am)Here it goes again.

(Am)Here it goes again.

(Am)I want to walk in the open wind.

(F)I want to talk like lovers do.

(G)I want to dive into your ocean.

Is it (Am)raining with you?

(Am)Here comes the rain again

(F)Falling on my hand like a memory,

(G)Falling on my hand like a new emotion (Am).

(Am)I want to walk in the open wind.

(F)I want to talk like lovers do.

(G)I want to dive into your ocean.

Is it (Am)raining with you?

(Am)Here comes the rain again

(F)Falling on my hand like a memory,

(G)Falling on my hand like a new emotion (Am).

Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show

This is such a fun song. The chords don't work with the youtube video unfortunately (grab a capo and have a muck around) but they do work with the Sunday night garageband session at this link http://www.archive.org/details/WagonWheelByOldCrowMedicineShowUkuleleBanjoAndGuitar and yep, it is a banjo!

Here's the song:

Wagon Wheel – Old Crow Medicine Show

Intro: C G Am F, C G F F

(C)Headed down south to the (G)land of the Pine

I'm (Am)thumbin' my way into (F)North Caroline

(C)Staring up the road and (G) pray to God

I see (F)head lights (F)

(C)I made it down the coast in(G)seventeen hours

(Am)Pickin me a bouquet of (F)dogwood flowers

And I’m(C)Hopin for Raleigh I can (G)see my baby

To- (F)night(F)

Chorus:

(C)So rock me mama like a (G)wagon wheel

(Am)Rock me mama any (F)way you feel

(C)He-(G)y mama (F)rock me(F)

(C)Rock me mama like the (G)wind and the rain

(Am)Rock me mama like a (F)south bound train

(C)He-(G)ey mama (F)rock me(F)

Bridge: C G Am F, C G F F 

(C)Runnin' from the cold up in (G)New England

I was (Am)born to be a fiddler in an (F)old time string band

My (C)baby plays the guitar,

(G)I pick the banjo(F)now (F)

Oh (C)north country winters keep-a (G)gettin' me low, I lost my

(Am) Money playin' poker so i had to (F)up and leave

But (C)i ain't turning (G)back

Livin that old life (F)no more (F)

Repeat Chorus and Bridge

(C)Walkin' to the south out of (G)Roanoke I caught a

(Am)Trucker out of Philly had a (F)nice long talk

But (C)he's a-headed west from the (G)Cumberland Gap Johnson City (F)Tennessee(F)

I (C)gotta get a move on be-(G)fore the sun

I hear my (Am)baby callin my name and (F)i know that (s)he's the only one

And (C)if i die in Raleigh

At (G)least i will die (F)free(F)

Repeat Chorus and Bridge

Can't get you outta my head - Kylie Minogue

Here's another Australian classic. Check out this version played recorded late one Sunday night in my loungeroom Ukulele, Guitar and voice at http://www.archive.org/details/CantGetYouOuttaMyHead-GuitarAndUkulele

Below are the chords - now they're don't have the subtle changes of Kylie but they come pretty close and sound pretty chord. Specially that Bbmaj7 that heralds the emotional guts of the song!

Can’t Get You Outta My Head (written by Committee with names too numerous to mention!)

(Dm)La la la la la la la la

(Am)La la la la la la la la

(Dm)La la la la la la la la

(Am)La la la la la la la la

I just (Dm)can't get you out of my head

Oh your (Am)lovin' is all I think about

I just (Dm)can't get you out of my head

Boy it's (Am)more than I dare to think about

(Dm)La la la la la la la la

(Am)La la la la la la la la

I just (Dm)can't get you out of my head

Oh your (Am)lovin' is all I think about

I just (Dmcan't get you out of my head

Oh it's (Am)more than I dare to think about

(Bbmaj7)Every (A7)night, (Am)every (A7)day

(Bbmaj7)Just to be (A)there in your (A7)arms

Won't you (Dm)sta-(Am)y

Won't you (Dm)sta-(Am)ay, stay for-(Bbmaj7)ever

And ever and ever and ever (A7)

(Dm)La la la la la la la la

(Am)La la la la la la la la

(Dm)La la la la la la la la

(Am)La la la la la la la la

[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/k/kylie_minogue/cant_get_you_out_of_my_head.html ]

I just (Dm)can't get you out of my head

Boy your (Am)lovin' is all I think about

I just (Dm)can't get you out of my head

Boy it's (Am)more than I dare to think about

(Bbmaj7)There is a (A7)dark (Am)secret in (A7)me

(Bbmaj7)Don't leave me (A)locked in your (A7)heart

Set me (Dm)free-(Am)ee

Feel the (Dm)need in (Am)me

Set me (Dm)free-(Am)ee

Stay for(Bbmaj7)ever

And ever and ever and ever (A7)

(Dm)La la la la la la la la

(Am)La la la la la la la la

(Dm)La la la la la la la la

(Am)La la la la la la la la

I just (Dm)can't get you out of my head

La la la la la la la la

(Am)La la la la la la la la

(DmI just can't get you out of my head

La la la la la la la la

(Am)La la la la la la la la

(Dm)I just can't get you out of my head

La la la la la la la la

(Am)La la la la la la la la

(Dm)I just can't get you out of my head

La la la la la la la la

(Am)La la la la la la la la

ALONE WITH YOU TONIGHT - WALTZ TIME

Here's a version of the classic Aussie song "Alone with you tonight", slowed down and waltzed up and played on guitar and ukulele and sung by yours truly. http://www.archive.org/details/AloneWithYouTonight-WaltzTime

Enjoy the spunky boys doing their Countdown version.

Here are the Chords:

Sunnyboys (Jeremy Oxley) - Alone With You

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INTRO: (Am)  (C)  (Am)  (C) (Am)  (C)  (D)

(Am)We can (C)lock (D)away the bad (G)memories to(Am)gether, (C) (D) (E)

(Am)Close the (C)doors to the (D)past for(G)ever.(Am)  (C)  (D)  (E)

(F)Watching you (G)touch,

(F)we're past this (G)much.

CHORUS

I'm (Am)alone with (C)you (D)to- (G)niiiiight

I'm (Am)alone with (C)you (D)to – (G)niiiiight

I'm (Am)alone with (C)you (D)to-niiiiight (E)

(Am)I can't (C)always re-(D)member (G)what I (Am)say, (C)  (D)   (E)

(Am)I can't (C)always (D)take it (G)having to (Am)pay (C)  (D)   (E)

(F)Watching you (G)walk,

(F)You know you're (G)really attractive.

CHORUS

I'm (Am)alone with (C)you (D)to- (G)niiiiight

I'm (Am)alone with (C)you (D)to – (G)niiiiight

I'm (Am)alone with (C)you (D)toniiiiight (E)

SOLO 1.(Dm) (E) (Dm) (E) (F#) (Bm) (G#) (C#m) (A) Dm) (E) (E)D

(Am)I (C)know it's (D)hard (G)when you have (Am)tried, (C) (D) (E)

(Am)When the (C)conversations (D)terror, (G)you have (Am)tied. (C) (D) (E)

(F)Making out you (G)still don't know,

(F)All I have is alcohol so (G)let me go,

CHORUS

I'm (A)alone with (C)you (D)to- (G)niiiiight

I'm (A)alone with (C)you (D)to – (G)niiiiight

I'm (A)alone with (C)you (D)toniiiiight (E)

SOLO 2. (Dm) (E)  (Dm) (E)

I'm (A)alone with (C)you (D) (G) (x4)

I'm (A)alone with (C)you (D)to – (G)niiiiight (x3)

I'm (A)alone with (C)you (D)to-(G)niiiiight (A)