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Butterfly Nets, Bishop Allen

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Butterfly Nets, Bishop Allen

Intro:

C G7 F C

Verse 1:

C                    E7                     Am

Calm that wicked wind to pick you up

              F

And carry you off eastward

C                 G7

Though I did release you

         F                  G7

For to seek a warmer sky

C                          E7

Should you be blown back

             Am              F

Know that I will always run to greet you,

C                   G7                     F    C

Still surprised to catch you every time

Chorus:

F                                            C

Armed with this small butterfly net only

F

I will face the world alone

     C            G7

And never be lonely

Verse 2:

    C                      E7

So calm that wicked wind,

              Am                    F

And if you go, you could be gone forever

C             G7

I will wait a while here

          F                  C

By and by and by and by

Solo:

C E7 Am F

C E7 Am F

C E7 Am F

C G7 F C

Chorus:

Verse 3:

C                  E7

Up and up you go

        Am                     F

For to steal the secrets of the heavens

C                        G7

Will you share them with me

    F                    C

My bright & brilliant spy?

Verse 4:

C                          E7

Should you be blown back

              Am             F

Know that I will always run to greet you,

C                    G7                   C    F

Still surprised to catch you every time

C                    G7

Still surprised to catch you

          F                  C

By and by and by and by

(Source: ukulelehunt.com)

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Someday - The Strokes

Someday, The Strokes

Intro:

A   Add9   Bmadd9   D7M   D6   Add9   A   X2

Verse 1: 

     A

In many ways

          Bm

They’ll miss the good old days

D             A

Someday, Someday

            A

Yeah, it hurts to say

     Bm

But I want you to stay

D         A

Sometimes, sometimes

          A

When we was young 

       Bm

Oh, man, did we have fun

D          A

Always, always

A

Promises

        Bm

They break before they’re made

D                 A

Sometimes, sometimes

Chorus:

       A                        E              F#m

Oh, my ex says I’m lacking in depth

D               A

I will do my best

       A                           E                F#m      

You say you want to stay by my side

D                                    A

Darling, your head’s not right

        A                                   E                  F#m

I see alone we stand, together we fall apart

         D                    A

Yeah, I think I’ll be alright

     A                   E                  F#m

I’m working so I won’t have to try so hard

D                                    A

Tables they turn sometimes

               E

Oh, someday

                                         A  Add9  Bmadd9  D7M  D6  Add9  A X2

Now I ain’t wasting no more time

Verse 2:

       A

And now my fears

        Bm

They come to me in threes

D      A

So I sometimes

      A

Say faith my friend

        Bm

You say the strangest things

D        A

I find sometimes

Chorus:

       A                        E              F#m

Oh, my ex says I’m lacking in depth

D               A

I will do my best

       A                           E                F#m      

You say you want to stay by my side

D                                    A

Darling, your head’s not right

        A                                   E                  F#m

I see alone we stand, together we fall apart

         D                    A

Yeah, I think I’ll be alright

     A                   E                  F#m

I’m working so I won’t have to try so hard

D                                    A

Tables they turn sometimes

               E

Oh, someday

                                                     A  

Now I ain’t wasting no more time

(Source: ukulelehunt.com)

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Seaside, the Kooks

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Seaside, The Kooks

Verse 1:

Dm                                    F

Do you want to go to the seaside?

     Bb                                          C
I’m not trying to say that everybody wants to go

Dm                            F
I fell in love at the seaside

Bb                                              C                          G               G/F
I handled my charm with time and slight of hand

Verse 2:

Dm                                     F
Do you want to go to the seaside?

     Bb                                          C
I’m not trying to say that everybody wants to go

Dm                          F
I fell in love at the seaside

    Bb                                             C                           G               G/F
She handled her charm with time and slight of hand, and oh

Bridge:

Dm                          Bb
But I’m just trying to love you

          C
In any kind of way

Dm                           Bb
But I find it hard to love you girl

                     C           G
When you’re far away

         G/F
Away

Verse 3:

Dm                                      F
Do you want to go to the seaside?

     Bb                                          C                            Dm
I’m not trying to say that everybody wants to go

                                            F
But I fell in love on the seaside

Bb          F
On the seaside

Bb         F
In the seaside

(Source: ukulele-tabs.com)

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Sweet Pea, Amos Lee

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Sweet Pea, Amos Lee

Verse 1:

E

Sweet pea

G#7
Apple of my eye

C#m                        F#
Don’t know when and I don’t know why

E                       C#m   A           B         E
You’re the only reason I keep on coming home

Verse 2:

E
Sweet pea

G#7
What’s all this about

C#m                               F#
Don’t get your way all you do is fuss and pout

E                       C#m   A           B         E
You’re the only reason I keep on coming home

Bridge:

             G#7
I like the Rock of Gibraltar


I always seem to falter

            C#m
And the words just get in the way

       F#
Oh I know I’m gonna crumble


I’m trying to stay humble

        B
But I never think before I say

Verse 3:

E
Sweet pea

G#7
Keeper of my soul

C#m                  F#
I know sometimes I’m out of control

E                       C#m   A           B        
You’re the only reason I keep on coming

E                       C#m   A           B         E
You’re the only reason I keep on coming yeah
E                       C#m   A           B         E

You’re the only reason I keep on coming home

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Hallelujah, Jeff Buckley

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Hallelujah, Jeff Buckley

“Hallelujah” Chords by Jeff Buckley

Tuning: Low G (what's this?)

Intro: C  Am  C  Am

-  C                  Am
I heard there was a secret chord
-     C                  Am
That David played and it pleased the lord
-    F               Fm              C        G
But you don't really care for music, do you?
-        C                  F           G
Well it goes like this the fourth, the fifth
-   Am                 F
The minor fall and the major lift
-    G              Em          Am
The baffled king composing hallelujah

-     F          Am          F           C    G
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelu-u-u-u...

-         C                        Am
Well your faith was strong but you needed proof
-   C               Am
You saw her bathing on the roof
-    F              Fm           C           G
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you
-    C              F        G
She tied you to her kitchen chair
-   Am                        F
She broke your throne and she cut your hair
-   G                  Em            Am
And from your lips she drew the hallelujah

-     F          Am          F            C   G    C
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelu-u-u-u-jah

C  Am  C  Am

-      C              Am
Well, maybe there's a god above
-   C              Am
But all I've ever learned from love
-    F               Fm          C          G
Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew you
-    C                  F       G
It's not a cry that you hear at night
-    Am                 F
It's not somebody who's seen the light
-      G               Em          Am
It's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah

-     F          Am          F           C    G    C
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelu-u-u-u-jah

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