Don t Stop Believin (Journey)

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1 Ukulele - 4 chord songs (Key of ) Don t Stop Believin (Journey) Standard time / Each chord = 4 beats, straight strums Intro: Am F (repeat) Am F Verse 1: Just a small town girl, livin' in a lonely world Am F She took the midnight train goin' a - ny - where Am F Just a city boy, born and raised in south Detroit Am F He took the midnight train goin' a - ny - where Am F A singer in a smoky room, smell of wine and cheap perfume Am F For a smile they can share the night, it goes on and on, and on, and on F F Pre-chorus: Strangers waiting, up and down the boulevard F F Their shadows searching in the night F F Verse 2: Streetlights, people F F Hiding somewhere in the night living just to find emotion Working hard to get my fill, everybody wants a thrill Payin' anything to roll the dice just one more time Some will win, some will lose Some were born to sing the blues Oh, the movie never ends, it goes on and on, and on, and on Pre-chorus Am F Am F horus: Don't stop be-liev-in, hold on to the feelin Streetlights, people Am F Am F Don't stop be-liev-in, hold on Streetlights, people Am F Am F Don't stop be-liev-in, hold on to the feelin Streetlights, people End on reated for educational purposes by Avery Hill

2 Ukulele - 4 chord songs (Key of ) Stand By Me Ben E. King Standard time / Each chord = 4 strums Intro: Am Am F Am Am Verse 1: When the night has come and the land is dark F And the moon is the only light we see Am Am Oh I won t be afraid, no I won t be afraid F Just as long as you stand, stand by me horus: Am Am So darling, darling, stand by me, oh stand by me F Oh stand, stand by me, stand by me Am Am Verse 2: If the sky that we look upon should tumble and fall F And the mountains should crumble to the sea Am Am I won t cry, I won t cry, no I won t shed a tear F Just as long as you stand, stand by me horus / End on If you like, try this standard strum pattern: reated for educational purposes by Avery Hill

3 Ukulele - 4 chord songs (Key of ) Let it Be Lennon/Mcartney Standard time / Each chord = 4 quick strums / Standard strum pattern optional New chord: Intro: Am F F Am F Verse 1: When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me F Speaking words of wisdom: let it be Am F In my hour of darkness she is standing right in front of me F Speaking words of wisdom: let it be horus: Am Em F F Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be - whisper words of wisdom, let it be Am F Verse 2: And when the brokenhearted people living in the world agree F There will be an answer: let it be Am F For though they may be parted, there is still a chance that they will see F There will be an answer: let it be horus: Am Em F F End on Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be - there will be an answer: let it be reated for educational purposes by Avery Hill

4 Ukulele - 4 chord songs (Key of ) Take Me Home, ountry Roads John Denver ( Poems, Prayers & Promises) Standard time / Each chord = 4 beats / Standard strum optional Intro: F F Am Am Verse 1: Almost heaven... West Vir-gin-ia... F Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River Am Am Life is old here, older than the trees F Younger than the mountains, blowin like a breeze Am Am F F horus: ountry Roads... take me home... to a place... I be - long F F West Vir-gin-ia... Mountain Mama... take me home... country roads Am Am Verse 2: All my memories... gather round her, F miner's lady, stranger to blue water Am Am Dark and dusty, painted on the sky F misty taste of moonshine, teardrop in my eye... horus Bridge: Am I hear her voice in the morning hour she calls me F The radio re-minds me of my home far a-way Am Am F And driving down the road I get a feeling that I should have been home / yesterday... yes-ter-day horus twice / End on reated for educational purposes by Avery Hill

5 Ukulele - 4 chord songs (Key of ) Wagonwheel Old row Medicine Show, w/bob Dylan Standard time / Each chord = 4 beats, straight strums Try this swing strum > Intro: Am F F F Verse 1: horus: Verse 2: Verse 3: Heading down south to the land of the pines Am F I'm thumbing my way into North aroline F F Staring up the road and pray to God I see headlights I made it down the coast in seventeen hours Am F Picking me a bouquet of dogwood flowers F F And I'm a-hopin' for Raleigh, I can see my baby tonight So rock me momma like a wagon wheel Am F F F Rock me momma any way you feel, hey momma rock me Rock me momma like the wind and the rain Am F F F Rock me momma like a south bound train, hey momma rock me I'm running from the cold up in New England I was born to be a fiddler in an old time string band My baby plays a guitar, I pick a banjo now Oh, north country winters keep a-getting me down Lost my money playing poker so I had to leave town But I ain't turning back to living that old life no more... horus Walkin' to the south out of Roanoke aught a trucker out of Philly had a nice long toke But he's a heading west from the umberland gap To Johnson ity, Tennessee And I gotta get a move on before the sun I hear my baby calling my name and I know that she's the only one And if I die in Raleigh at least I will die free... horus / End on reated for educational purposes by Avery Hill

6 Ukulele - 4 chord songs (Key of ) I m Yours Jason Mraz (2008) New chord: Standard time / Each chord = 4 beats / Try a swing strum pattern Intro: Am Am F F Verse 1: Well, you done done me and you bet I felt it I tried to be chill but you're so hot that I melted Am Am F F I fell right through the cracks now I'm trying to get back Before the cool done run out I'll be giving it my bestest And nothing's gonna stop me but di-vine intervention Am Am F F I reckon, it's again my turn to win some or learn some. Am Am F F horus 1: But I won't hes-i-tate no more, no more it can-not wait, I'm yours Intro chords Verse 2: Well, open up your mind and see like me, (alternate Am melody) Open up your plans and then you're free Am F F Look into your heart and you'll find love, love, love, love Listen to the music of the moment, people dance and sing, Am we're just one big fam-i-ly Am F F D7 (hold 8) And it's our God-forsaken right to be loved, loved, loved, loved, loved reated for educational purposes by Avery Hill

7 Ukulele - 4 chord songs (Key of ) Am Am F F horus 2: But I won't hes-i-tate no more, no more it can-not wait, I'm sure Am Am F There's no need to comp-li-cate, our time is short, this is our fate F I'm yours Am Bridge: Doo doo doo... Do you want to come, F F D7 D7 come on over closer dear and I will nibble your ear Am F F D7 D7 Doo doo doo... (ad lib) Verse 3: I've been spending way too long checking my tongue in the mirror And bending over backwards just to try to see it clearer Am Am F F But my breath fogged up the glass so I drew a new face and I laughed I guess what I'll be saying is there ain't no better reason To rid yourself of vanities and just go with the seasons Am Am F F It's what we aim to do, our name is our virtue horus 2 Outro: Well, open up your mind and see like me, Am Open up your plans and then you're free Am F F Look into your heart and you'll find the sky is yours So please don't, please don't, please don't, there's no need to complicate Am Am F F D7 (hold) 'ause our time is short, this oh this oh this is our fate, I'm you-ours reated for educational purposes by Avery Hill

8 Ukulele - 4 chord songs (Key of ) Somewhere Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World As recorded by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole hords you know: New chords: Standard time / Each chord = 4 beats / Try a swing strum pattern Intro: Am F Am F F F Em Em F F Ooh ooh oo-ooh Ooh ooh ooh F F E7 E7 Am Am F F Ooh ooh oo-ooh Ooh ooh ooh (Over the Rainbow:) Em Em F F Some-where over the rainbow, way up high F F Am Am F F And the dreams that you dream of once in a lul - la - by Em Em F F Some-where over the rainbow, bluebirds fly F F Am Am F F And the dreams that you dream of, dreams really do come true Am Am F F Someday, I ll wish u-pon a star, wake up where the clouds are far behind me Where trouble melts like lemon drops, high above the chimney top Am Am F F That's where you'll find me, oh Em Em F F Some-where over the rainbow, bluebirds fly F F Am Am F F And the dreams that you dare to - why, oh why can't I? reated for educational purposes by Avery Hill

9 Ukulele - 4 chord songs (Key of ) (What a Wonderful World:) Em F Well, I see trees of green and red roses too F E7 Am I'll watch them bloom for me and you F F Am Am F F And I think to myself what a wonderful world Em F Well, I see skies of blue and I see clouds of white F E7 Am And the brightness of day, I like the dark F F F And I think to myself what a wonderful world The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky And also on the faces of people passing by F F I see friends shaking hands saying: How do you do? F Dm Dm They're really saying I, I love you Em F I hear babies cry and I watch them grow F E7 Am They'll learn much more than we'll ever know F F Am Am F F And I think to myself what a wonderful world... World... (Over the Rainbow - Reprise:) Am Am F F Someday, I ll wish u-pon a star, wake up where the clouds are far behind me Where trouble melts like lemon drops, high above the chimney top Am Am F F That's where you'll find me, oh Em Em F F Some-where over the rainbow, bluebirds fly F F Am Am F F End on And the dreams that you dare to - why, oh why can't I? reated for educational purposes by Avery Hill

10 Ukulele - 4 chord songs (Key of ) I Will Lennon / Mcartney (1968) Standard time / Each chord = 2 beats / Try a swing strum pattern Intro: Am Dm Am Dm Am Em Em Who knows how long I've loved you you know I love you still F Am F Will I wait a lonely lifetime? If you want me to, I will Am Dm Am Em Em For if I ever saw you I didn't catch your name F Am F But it never really mattered I will always feel the same F Am F Love you for-e-ver and for-e-ver, love you with all my heart F Am D7 D7 Love you when-e-ver we're tog-eth-er, love you when we're a-part Am Dm Am Em Em And when at last I find you your song will fill the air F Am F Am Sing it loud so I can hear you make it easy to be near you F Am F End on For the things you do endear you to me you know I will reated for educational purposes by Avery Hill