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It Ain’t Gonna Rain No More
Baritone chords are on the left. Soprano/Alto/Tenor chords on the right.
[REFRAIN] [C] It ain’t gonna rain no more, no more. It ain’t gonna rain no [G] more. How in the heck can I wash my neck. If it ain’t gonna rain no [C] more
[C] Oh, a peanut sat on the railroad track. It’s heart was all [G] a-flutter.
Around the bend came Number Ten Toot! Toot! Peanut [C] butter
[REFRAIN] [C] It ain’t gonna rain no more, no more. It ain’t gonna rain no [G] more. How in the heck can I wash my neck. If it ain’t gonna rain no [C] more
A [C] man laid down by the sewer, and by the sewer he [G] died
And at the coroners inquest they called it [C] “sewercide”
[REFRAIN] [C] It ain’t gonna rain no more, no more. It ain’t gonna rain no [G] more. How in the heck can I wash my neck. If it ain’t gonna rain no [C] more
[C] Ernie was a chicken, a chicken he’s no [G] more,
what he thought was a chicken coop was KFCs front [C] door
[REFRAIN] [C] It ain’t gonna rain no more, no more. It ain’t gonna rain no [G] more. How in the heck can I wash my neck. If it ain’t gonna rain no [C] more
Skip to My Lou
[C] Lost my partner – – What’ll I do? – – [G] Lost my partner – – What’ll I do? – – [C] Lost my partner – – What’ll I do? – – [G] Skip to my lou, my [C] darlin’
[CHORUS] – – – – – [C] Skip, skip, skip to my Lou – – [G] Skip, skip, skip to my Lou. [C] Skip, skip, skip to my Lou – – [G] Skip to my Lou, my [C] darlin’
[C] I’ll get another one – – Prettier than you – -[G] I’ll get another one – – Prettier than you – – [C] I’ll get another one – – Prettier than you – – [G] Skip to my Lou, my [C] darlin’
[CHORUS] – – – – – [C] Skip, skip, skip to my Lou – – [G] Skip, skip, skip to my Lou. [C] Skip, skip, skip to my Lou – – [G] Skip to my Lou, my [C] darlin’
[C] Can’t get a red bird – – Jay bird’ll do – – [G] Can’t get a red bird – – Jay bird’ll do – [C] Can’t get a red bird – – Jay bird’ll do – – [G] Skip to my Lou, my [C] darlin’
[CHORUS] – – – – – [C] Skip, skip, skip to my Lou – – [G] Skip, skip, skip to my Lou. [C] Skip, skip, skip to my Lou – – [G] Skip to my Lou, my [C] darlin’
Tom Dooley
Throughout history there have been many songs written about the eternal triangle. This next one tells the story of a Mr. Grayson, a beautiful woman, and a condemned man named Tom Dooley. When the sun rises tomorrow, Tom Dooley must hang.
[Chorus] - - - - - [C] Hang down your head,Tom Dooley. Hang down your head and [G7] cry. Hang down your head, Tom Dooley. Poor boy, you're bound to [C] die
[C] I met her on the mountain, there I took her [G7] life. Met her on the mountain, stabbed her with my [C] knife [Chorus] - - - - -
[C] This time tomorrow, reckon where I'll [G7] be . . . Hadn't-a been for Grayson, I'd-a been down in [C] Tennessee
[Chorus] - - - - - [C] Hang down your head,Tom Dooley. Hang down your head and [G7] cry. Hang down your head, Tom Dooley. Poor boy, you're bound to [C] die
[C] This time tomorrow, reckon where I'll [G7] be . . . Down in some lonesome valley hangin' from a white oak [C] tree
[Chorus] - - - - - [C] Hang down your head,Tom Dooley. Hang down your head and [G7] cry. Hang down your head, Tom Dooley. Poor boy, you're bound to [C] die.
I need you all to lead the group in singing the chorus, while I sing the descant.
[Chorus] - - - - - [C] Hang down your head,Tom Dooley. Hang down your head and [G7] cry. Hang down your head, Tom Dooley. Poor boy, you're bound to [C] die
Auld Lang Syne
Key of C
Should [C] auld acquaintance [G] be forgot, and [C] never brought to [F] mind? Should [C] auld acquaintance [G] be forgot; and [F] days of auld lang [C] syne?
For [C] auld lang [G] syne, my dear, for [C] auld lang [F] syne, we’ll [C] drink a cup o’ [G] kindness yet, for [F] days of auld lang [C] syne
And [C] surely fill your [G] mug with drink, and [C] surely I’ll fill [F] mine.
We’ll [C] drink a cup o’ [G] kindness yet, for [F] days of auld lang [C] syne
For [C] auld lang [G] syne, my dear, for [C] auld lang [F] syne, we’ll [C] drink a cup o’ [G] kindness yet, for [F] days of auld lang [C] syne
Happy Birthday
Secretly
[ C Am F G ] 2x – Do do do do do do do do do do do do
[C] Why must I [Am] meet you in a [F] secret rendez [G] vous?
[C] Why must we [Am] steal away to [F] steal a kiss or [G] two?
[C] Why must we [Am] wait to do the [F] things we want to [G] do?
[CHORUS] – – – [C] Why, oh [Am] why, oh[F] why, oh why, oh [G] why?
[C] Wish we [Am] didn’t have to [F] meet [G ] secretly.
[C] Wish we [Am] didn’t have to [F] kiss [G] secretly.
[C] Wish we [Am] didn’t have to [F] be [G] afraid to
[C] show the [Am] world that [F] we’re in [G] love
[REPRISE] – – – – [C] Till we [Am] have the right to [F] meet [G] openly.
[C] Till we [Am] have the right to [F] kiss [G] openly.
[C] We’ll just [Am] have to be [F] content to be in [G] love secretly. [C]
[CHORUS] – – – [C] Why, oh [Am] why, oh[F] why, oh why, oh [G] why?
[C] Wish we [Am] didn’t have to [F] meet [G ] secretly.
[C] Wish we [Am] didn’t have to [F] kiss [G] secretly.
[C] Wish we [Am] didn’t have to [F] be [G] afraid to
[C] show the [Am] world that [F] we’re in [G] love
[REPRISE] – – – – [C] Till we [Am] have the right to [F] meet [G] openly.
[C] Till we [Am] have the right to [F] kiss [G] openly.
[C] We’ll just [Am] have to be [F] content to be in [G] love secretly. [C]
You are my Sunshine
The other [C] night dear, as I lay sleeping, I dreamed I [F] held you in my [C] arms. When I [F] awoke, dear, I was [C] mistaken so I [C] hung my [G] head and I [C] cried.
You are my [C] sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me [F] happy when skies are [C] gray. You’ll never [F] know dear, how much I [C] love you. Please don’t [C] take my [G] sunshine [C] away.
You told me [C] once, dear, you really loved me, and no one [F] else could come [C] between. – – – – – But now you’ve [F] left me and love [C] another. You have [C] shattered [G] all of my [C] dreams.
You are my [C] sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me [F] happy when skies are [C] gray. You’ll never [F] know dear, how much I [C] love you. Please don’t [C] take my [G] sunshine [C] away.
Daisy Daisy – Bicycle Built for Two
[C] Daisy! Daisy! [F] Give me your answer [C] true. [G] I’m half [C] crazy [F] all for the love of [G] you! It [F] won’t be a stylish [C] marriage. I [F] can’t afford a [C] carriage. But [C] you’ll look [F] sweet [C] upon the [F] seat of a [C] bicycle [G] built for [C] two.
[C] Henry, Henry, [F] Here is my answer [C] true. [G] I’ll not [C] marry [F] just for the love of [G] you. There [F] won’t be any [C]marriage if you [F] can’t afford a [C] carriage. Cause [C] I’ll be damned, if [C] I’ll be crammed on a [C] bicycle [G] built for [C] two.
Now is the Hour
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SLOW Waltz
[C] Now [F] is the [C] hour
when [G7] we must say good- [C] -bye;
[F] Soon [G7] you’ll be [C] sailing
[D7] far across the [G7] sea.
[C] While [F] you’re a- [C] -way,
Oh [G7] please remember [C] me;
[F] When [G7] you re- [C] -turn,
you’ll [F] find me [Dm] wait [G7] ing [C] here.
Silhouettes
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[C] Took a [Am] walk and passed your[Dm] house late [G] last night
[C Am Dm G] All the [Am] shades were pulled and [Dm] drawn way down [G] tight
[C Am Dm G] From with- [Am] -in, the dim light[Am] cast two [Dm] silhouettes on the [G] shade.
[C Am Dm G] Oh, what a [Am] lovely [Dm] couple they [G] made
[C Am Dm G] He put his [Am] arms around your [Dm] waist, held you [G] tight
[C Am Dm G] Kisses [Am] I could almost [Dm] taste in the [G] night
[C Am Dm G] Wondered [Am] why I’m not the [Dm] guy whose silhouette’s on the [G] shade.
[C Am Dm G] I couldn’t [Am] hide the [Dm] tears in my [G] eyes
[C Am Dm G] Lost con- [Am] – trol and rang your [Dm] bell, I was [G] sore
[C Am Dm G] Let me [Am] in or else I’ll beat [Dm] down your [G] door
[C Am Dm G] When two [Am] strangers who had [Dm] been two [G] silhouettes
[C Am Dm G] on the [Am] shade said to my shock, “You’re [Dm] on the wrong [G] block”
PAUSE
[C Am Dm G] Rushed out [Am] to your house with [Dm] wings on my [G] feet
[C Am Dm G] Loved you [Am] like I’d never [Dm] loved you, my [G] sweet
[C Am Dm G] Vowed that [Am] you and I would [Dm] be two silhouettes on the [G] shade.
[C Am Dm G] All of our[Am] days, two [Dm] silhouettes on the [G] shade
Drinking Champagne
[Verse] - - - - - I'm [F] drinking champagne feelin' no pain till early [C7] morning. Dinin' and dancin' with every pretty girl I can [F] find. Having a fling with a pretty young thing till early [C7] morning, knowin' tomorrow I'll wake up with you on my [F] mind
Guilty [C7] conscience? I [F] guess. Though [C7] I must con- [F] -fess; I [C7] never loved you much when you were [F] mine.
So I'll keep [F] drinking champagne feelin' no pain till early [C7] morning. Dinin' and dancin' with every pretty girl I can [F] find. I'm havin' a fling with a pretty young thing till early [C7] morning, knowin' tomorrow I'll wake up with you on my [F] mind
Guilty [C7] conscience? I [F] guess. Though [C7] I must con- [F] -fess; I [C7] never loved you much when you were [F] mine.
So I'll keep [F] drinking champagne feelin' no pain till early [C7] morning. Dinin' and dancin' with every pretty girl I can [F] find. I'm havin' a fling with a pretty young thing till early [C7] morning; knowin' tomorrow I'll wake up with you on my [F] mind.
[C7] Knowin' tomorrow I'll wake up with you on my [F] mind
Doggie in the Window
[CHORUS] - - - - - How [F] much is that doggie in the [C] window? The [C] one with the waggley [F] tail? How [F] much is that doggie in the [C] window? I [C] do hope that doggie's for [F] sale. [Verse 1] - - - - - I [F] must take a trip to [C] California, and leave my poor sweetheart [F] alone. If [F] he has a dog he won't be [C] lonesome, and the doggie will have a good [F] home. [CHORUS] - - - - - [Verse 2] - - - - - I [F] read in the paper there are [C] robbers With [C] flashlights that shine in the [F] dark My [F] love needs a doggie to protect him And [C] scare them away with one [F] bark (STOP FOR BARK) [CHORUS] - - - - - [Verse 3] - - - - - I [F] don't want a bunny or a [C] kitty I [C] don't want a parrot that [F] talks. I [F] don't want a bowl of little [C] fishies. You [C] can't take a goldfish for [F] walks.
Goodnight Irene
BILL DOES THIS IN KEY OF G – – [ G – C – D ]
[C G C F G C ]
[CHORUS] – – – – [C] Irene good [G] ni – i – ight. Irene good [C] night. Goodnight Irene, good [F] night Irene I’ll [G] see you in my [C] dreams
Last [C] Saturday night I got [G] married. Me and my wife settled [C] down. Now me and my wife have [F] parted. Think I’ll [G] take a little walk around [C] town.
[CHORUS] – – – – [C] Irene good [G] ni – i – ight. Irene good [C] night. Goodnight Irene, good [F] night Irene I’ll [G] see you in my [C] dreams
[C] Sometimes I live in the [G] country. Sometimes I live in [C] town. Sometimes I get a strange [F] notion To [G] go to Cahoots and have a [C] drink . . . . To jump into the river and drown
[CHORUS] – – – – [C] Irene good [G] ni – i – ight. Irene good [C] night. Goodnight Irene, good [F] night Irene I’ll [G] see you in my [C] dreams
Quit your [C] ramblin’ stop your [G] gamblin’. Quit stayin’ out late at [C] night. Stay home with your wife and [F] family. Sit [G] down by the fireside [C] bright
[CHORUS] – – – – [C] Irene good [G] ni – i – ight. Irene good [C] night. Goodnight Irene, good [F] night Irene I’ll [G] see you in my [C] dreams
The [C] music for now is [G] over, we’ll be back, we won’t go [C] far.
I’d [C] like to thank my [F] students, for [G] playing their uke [C] guitar.
[CHORUS] – – – – [C] Irene good [G] ni – i – ight. Irene good [C] night. Goodnight Irene, good [F] night Irene I’ll [G] see you in my [C] dreams-
