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These are just songs. They’re not intended to rule the jam, and there’s no requirement to play them in any order,or at all. They’re just a compendium of some of MUJ’s best songs from the past 12 months, distributed at thisjam so we at least have several copies of a few songs in case there’s a lull in what players have brought.Now HAVE FUN!01020304050607080910111213141516Sloop John B - Beach Boys (from September 2015’s Planes, Trains And Automobiles songbook)Dancing In The Moonlight - King Harvest (from October 2015’s Moon songbook)Back Home Again - John Denver (from November 2015’s x songbook)Thistlehair The Christmas Bear - Alabama (from December 2015’s x songbook)Blue Bayou - Roy Orbison (from January 2016’s x songbook)I Can’t Help Myself (aka Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) - Four Tops (from February 2016’s x songbook)Side By Side (from March 2016’s x songbook)Rhythm Of The Rain (from April 2016’s x songbook)Cracklin’ Rosie - Neil Diamond (from May 2016’s x songbook)Dust In The Wind - Kansas (from June 2016’s x songbook)tab for bridgesimpler versionI Wanna Be Like You - from Disney’s The Jungle Book (from July 2016’s x songbook)Shake A Tail Feather - Blues Brothers version (from August 2016’s x songbook)A Thousand Years - Christina Perri (a request from a YouTube subscriber)Closing Time (MUJ’s current closing song)

1Sloop John BVERSE 2:Traditional song from the Bahamas (Beach Boys 1966)The first mate he got drunk - and broke in the cap’n’s trunkGYouTube video tutorial: https://youtu.be/wbw0VdLWnLg7D77The constable had to come and take him awaym1GG7CCmSheriff John Stone - why don’t you leave me alone - yeah yeahGINTRO:[Light, even strum: D-DU-UD]G X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X D7GWell, I feel so broke up - I want to go homeREPEAT CHORUSVERSE 1:GWe come on the sloop John B - My grandfather and meD7G7GThe poor cook, he caught the fits - and threw away all of my gritsAround Nassau town we did roamGVERSE 3:D7CAnd then he took and he ate up all of my cornCmDrinkin all night - got into a fightGD7GGG7CLet me go home - why don’t they let me go homeWell, I feel so broke up - I want to go homeGD7CmGThis is the worst trip - I’ve ever been onCHORUS:GSo hoist up the John B’s sail - see how the main sail setsREPEAT CHORUSD7Call for the captain ashore, let me go homeGG7CCmLet me go home - I wanna go home - yeah yeahGD7GOUTRO:GD7GWell, I feel so broke up - I want to go homeWell, I feel so broke up - I want to go homeFOR PERSONAL EDUCATIONAL USE ONLYQuestions? MorristownUkeJam@gmail.comFind this and other free song sheets at http://meetup.com/MorristownUkeJamFor free video tutorials subscribe at http://youtube.com/MorristownUkeJam

2Dancing In The MoonlightCHORUS:Sherman Kelly (King Harvest), 1972Dancing in the moonlightFYouTube video tutorial: �s feeling warm and brightFIt’s such a fine and natural sightCAmEverybody’s dancing in the moonlightINTRO:[Light, quick strum: D-dU-UDU]AmFGC X X X X X X X X X X X X X XAmFGE X X X X X X X X X X X X X XGX2 X EAm[stop]X X X X X X VERSE 3:FGWe like our fun and we never fightVERSE 1:[nc]GGFCGWe get it on most every nightCGAmAmIt’s a super-natural delightCFIt’s a su-per-natu-ral delightWhen that moon gets big and brightFGYou can’t dance and stay uptightCGGGAmEverybody was dancing in the moonlightGAmEverybody was dancing in the moonlightREPEAT CHORUSINTERLUDE:FGC - G - Am[stop]INTERLUDE:VERSE 2:[nc]FFFGGGC - G - AmC - G - Am[stop]Everybody here is out of sightCGThey don’t bark and they don’t biteAmFThey keep things loose they keep things lightCGAmEverybody was dancing in the moonlightFOR PERSONAL EDUCATIONAL USE ONLYQuestions? MorristownUkeJam@gmail.comREPEAT VERSE 2GREPEAT CHORUS twice(or until sunrise)Find this and other free song sheets at http://meetup.com/MorristownUkeJamFor free video tutorials subscribe at http://youtube.com/MorristownUkeJam

3VERSE 3:Back Home Again(C)FThere’s all the news to tell him - how’d you spend your timeJohn Denver, 1974GYouTube video tutorial: https://youtu.be/OyL7c BxODom7CWhat’s the latest thing the neighbors sayF1And your mother called last Friday - Sunshine made her cryGCYou felt the baby move just yesterdayINTRO:[Lazy, relaxed strum: D-dU-udu]C X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X VERSE 1:(C)REPEAT CHORUSBRIDGE:FThere’s a storm across the valley - clouds are rollin inGCThere’s a truck out on the four lane - a mile or more awayCCThere’s a fire softly burning - supper’s on the stoveGCGCFThe kisses that I live for, the love that lights my wayFGCFIt’s the sweetest thing I know of - just spendin time with youCFLike a fire softly burning - supper on the stoveCREPEAT CHORUS twiceFSometimes - this old farm feels like a long lost friendCYes, and hey it’s good to be back home againFOR PERSONAL EDUCATIONAL USE ONLYQuestions? MorristownUkeJam@gmail.comCThe light in your eyes that makes me warmHey it’s good to be back home againGGGAnd it’s the light in your eyes that makes him warmFFIt’s the little things - that make a house a homeFCC7GAnd ten days on the road are barely goneGCVERSE 4:FFGThe happiness that living with you brings meHe’s an hour away from riding - on your prayers up in the skyCHORUS:FAnd oh, the time - that I can lay - this tired old body downDmThe whining of his wheels just makes it colderVERSE 2:CAnd feel your fingers feather-soft upon meFGGDmThe afternoon is heavy on your shouldersGFOUTRO:GFI said hey it’s good to be back home againCFind this and other free song sheets at http://meetup.com/MorristownUkeJamFor free video tutorials subscribe at http://youtube.com/MorristownUkeJam

4Thistlehair The Christmas BearDonny Lowery (Alabama), 19851GD-DOh Thistlehair the Christmas bearYouTube video tutorial: AGVERSE 3:(D)DAbout Christmastime and what it meansAINTRO:GADGADDSpreading the good news everywhere2-To all the children of the world[Light, even strum: D-du-udu dudu-udu]GDGA DEvery little boy and girl out there X X X X X X X X A[hang]DGA DLoves Thistlehair X X X X X X X X Wherever you find old Thistle BearGAGA(D) -The city’s full of manger scenesGAADBmAGifts of love that Christmas brings -AGDAnd in them woods there lives a bearGADKnown to all as Thistlehair -GGABmDDADAnd everything that it stands forBmDThe birthday we all celebrateGADIs still our favorite holiday -DREPEAT CHORUSINSTRUMENTAL:D-GADOUTRO:DThistlehair - the Christmas BearGADLa-lala la-la lala-la(D)La-la-la-la la-la-la-laGREPEAT CHORUSADHe tells them all about the starGFOR PERSONAL EDUCATIONAL USE ONLYQuestions? MorristownUkeJam@gmail.comDHe comes around this time of yearG(D)With holly trees and mistletoeBmBmAnd sing about those angel wingsAnd the smell of honey on his noseDGDGather round the fire againSpreading lots of Christmas cheerThe kids all love his shiny coatDDVERSE 2:GThe countryside is all a-glowGAGThere’s more magic to be foundGGGADGADDAnd stores lit up in red and greenBut down the road just out of townGBmThen he and all his furry friendsINSTRUMENTAL:(D)DEvery single New Year’s EveGVERSE 1:DThere’ll be music in the airHe dances round the Christmas treeADLa-lala la-la lala-laFind this and other free song sheets at http://meetup.com/MorristownUkeJamFor free video tutorials subscribe at http://youtube.com/MorristownUkeJam

5Blue BayouCHORUS A:Roy Orbison / Joe Melson, 1963 (Linda Ronstadt, 1977)(This follows Roy Orbison’s lyrics and Linda Ronstadt’s style.Just to confuse you.)I’m goin back someday, come what may to Blue BayouAm2(G)D7Where you sleep all day and the catfish play on Blue BayouYouTube video tutorial: https://youtu.be/e-8da50iwBc7(2)mGGM7M771mG7All those fishing boats with their sails afloatCCmIf I could only seeGD7GThat familiar sunrise through sleepy eyes how happy I’d beINTRO:[Fandango strum: D-DfanU-UDU]G X X X X X X X X VERSE 3:GOh, to see my baby againD7And to be with some of my friendsGVERSE 1:GMaybe I’d be happy then on Blue BayouI feel so bad I’ve got a worried mindD7CHORUS B:I’m so lonesome all the timeAm2(G)GSince I left my baby behind on Blue BayouI’m goin back someday, gonna stay on Blue BayouD7GWhere the folks are fine and the world is mine on Blue BayouGM7G7Oh, that girl of mine by my sideVERSE 2:C(G)CmSilver moon and the evening tideSaving nickles, saving dimesGD7Workin til the sun don’t shineD7GSome sweet day, gonna take away this hurtin insideGLooking forward to happier times on Blue BayouOUTRO:2AmD7I’ll neverbe blue, my dreams come true 2AmD7GG-G-GOn Blue - Ba - youFOR PERSONAL EDUCATIONAL USE ONLYQuestions? MorristownUkeJam@gmail.comFind this and other free song sheets at http://meetup.com/MorristownUkeJamFor free video tutorials subscribe at http://youtube.com/MorristownUkeJam

6I Can’t Help MyselfHolland/Dozier/Holland (Four Tops), 1965YouTube video tutorial: https://youtu.be/6IyK7UGrLqMm1BRIDGE:When you snap your fingersor wink your eyeWhen I call your nameGirl, it starts the flameBurning in my heartTearin it all apartNo matter how I tryMy love I can’t hideC(sugar pie honey bunch)1st NoteVERSE 2:CGI come a-running to youDmI’m tied to your apron stringsFAnd there’s nothing that I can doGINTRO:[Strong back beat strum: duDu duDu]C X X X X X X X X CGVERSE 4:CDmI can’t help myself - no, I can’tCus - sugar pie, honey bunchFYou know that I’m weak for youGHelp myselfVERSE 1:DmCI can’t help myself - I love you andSugar pie, honey bunchFGCDmI can’t help myself - I love you andCus - sugar pie, honey bunchFI’m weaker than a man should beGNobody elseGDmI can’t help myself - I’m a fool inCFIn and out my lifeGCSugar pie, honey bunchGI’ll do anything you ask me toDmI can’t help myself - I want you andFLove ya seeGGNobody elseYou come and you goCDmLeaving just your picture behindFGNobody elseVERSE 3:You know that I love youAnd I kissed it a thousand timesGGWanna tell you I don’t love youtell you that we’re throughEnd on CGAnd I tryDmBut every time I see your faceFGI get all choked up insideFOR PERSONAL EDUCATIONAL USE ONLYQuestions? MorristownUkeJam@gmail.comFind this and other free song sheets at http://meetup.com/MorristownUkeJamFor free video tutorials subscribe at http://youtube.com/MorristownUkeJam

71st NoteG1Side By SideWhen they’ve all had their quarrels and partedC GGus Kahn / Harry Woods, 1927We’ll be the same as we startedYouTube video tutorial: https://youtu.be/Y9oVymtzoCU77C G7OR7(alt)C7GE7Just travelin along - singin a songA7D7GSide - by - sideINTRO:[Shuffle strum: D-du-udu]GE7A7D7GD7 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X GC GC GAnd when I’m hitting the gravelGE7There’s one pal who’ll be - always with meC GA7Maybe we’re ragged and funnyGEvery time that I started to travelCOh we ain’t got a barrel of moneyCC GD7GSide - by - sideE7But we’ll travel along - singin a songA7D7GB7Side - by - sideOther pals may shake meE7C GWhen my money’s all goneDon’t know what’s comin tomorrowA7C GBut this pal will always make meMaybe it’s trouble and sorrowCGE7But we’ll travel the road - sharin our loadA7D7D7[STOP]Keep carryin onGSide - by - sideGC GB7And when I see trouble a-comingThrough all kinds of weatherOn my uke I’ll be strummingE7What if the sky should fall?A7Just as long as we’re togetherD7[STOP]CCGGE7And that’s how we lose - all of the bluesA7D7GSide - by - sideIt really doesn’t matter at allFOR PERSONAL EDUCATIONAL USE ONLYQuestions? MorristownUkeJam@gmail.comFind this and other free song sheets at http://meetup.com/MorristownUkeJamFor free video tutorials subscribe at http://youtube.com/MorristownUkeJam