What Katie Did - The Libertines

This song is not about Kate Moss, it is about Peter Doherty's other girlfriend Katie Lewis. After leaving The Libertines, Doherty formed Babyshambles, and released the song "What Katy Did Next" on their 2005 album Down in Albion, which is about his fling with Kate Moss. The beginning of his song is Doherty singing about doing lots of heroin after the break up, and how there was nothing she could do about it. This is recorded in an early '60s style, with the "Shoop Shoop" lyrics a reference to the 1964 hit "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)" and the mention of "Mrs. Brown" conjuring "Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter." This is done with a hint of irony.  The "Shoop Shoop Shoop delang-a-lang was a replacement for the line "Shoot shoot shoot the line-a-line" and Mrs Brown is a reference to heroin as you can tell from the next line of the song "I can feel it coming down but it wont take none too long." Also, even though Pete sings the song on some early demos, the album version is sung by Carl.

Chorus:
The chords for this line throughout the song are in this order, cos you only
change the chord at the start of each new shoop, shoop, shoop delang delang.
C,Em,Am*,F,Fm,C*,Em,Am*,F,Fm
Shoop, shoop, shoop delang, delang. x8

Verse:
C**           Em               Am*
What you gonna do Katie? You're a sweet, sweet girl.
            F*                 Fm*              C    
But it's a cruel, cruel world, a cruel, cruel world.
                    Em                  Am*
My pins are none too strong Katie. Hurry up missus Brown,
       F                           Fm                 C**
I can feel'em coming down and it won't take none too long.


Pre Chorus:
               B   A#  A                             Dm
But since you said goodbye, the polka-dots filled my eyes,
Gsus4             C*
And I don't know why,

Chorus:
Chords as explained above
Shoop, shoop, shoop delang, delang. x4

Verse:
            Em                 Am*
What you gonna do Katie? You're a sweet, sweet girl.
           F*                  Fm*              C
But it's a cruel, cruel world, a cruel, cruel world.
                      Em              Am*
Safety pins are none too strong Katie, They hold my
       F                           Fm                 C**
Life together and I never say never and I never say never again.

Pre Chorus:
               B   A#  A                             Dm
But since you said goodbye, the polka-dots filled my eyes,
Gsus4             C*
And I don't know why.

Chorus:
Chords as explained above
Shoop, shoop, shoop delang, delang. x4

Free Time:
C                      A*                            Dm
But since you said goodbye, the polka-dots filled my eyes,
G7               C6
And I don't know why.

Chorus:
Chords as explained above
Shoop, shoop, shoop delang delang. x16

Free Time:
C*                     A*                           Dm7
But since you said goodbye, the polka-dots filled the sky,
G                C6
And I don't know why.

Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart - Judy Garland

"Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" is a 1934 popular song with words and music by James F. Hanley. It was introduced by Hal Le Roy and Eunice Healey in the Broadway revue Thumbs Up! Probably the most notable recordings were made by Judy Garland (who sang it in the 1938 film Listen, Darling and recorded it for Decca Records in 1939) and by The Trammps (reaching #17 on the R&B chart in 1972), but many other versions have been made. Among the artists and groups to have recorded this song include Ernestine Anderson, June Christy, Frank Sinatra, Royce Campbell, The Kirby Stone Four, Billy Eckstine, Richard Himber Orchestra, Brenda Lee, Jesse Belvin, The Coasters, The Satintones, The Dimensions,Brent Spiner, Enoch Light, The Move, The Darts, Chet Baker, Smoking Popes, Dinah Shore, Les Paul and Mary Ford, and Rufus Wainwright (who recorded the song on a tribute album to Judy Garland). In 2011, a Bing Crosby radio version of the song was released on iTunes by the Crosby Estate. This was one of the first songs that Barbra Streisand ever recorded, in 1955 at Nola Recording Studios in New York when she was 13 years old. The recording is yet to be released.

(C) Dear when you smiled at me, (Am) I heard a melody; 

(Dm) It (A+) haunted (Dm7) me from the (G7) start

(F) Something inside of me (Fm6) started a symphony

(C) Zing! (Am) went the (D7) strings of my (Dm7) heart (G7 - G7+5)

(C) Twas like a breath of spring, (Am) I heard a robin sing; 

(Dm) A- (A+) bout a (Dm7) nest set a- (G7) part

(F) All nature seemed to be (Fm6) in perfect harmony

(C) Zing! (A7) went the (D7) strings of (G7) my (C) heart 

Your (Dm7) eyes made (G7) skies seem (C) blue again;

(Dm7) What else could I do again? 

But (F＃m7) keep re- (B7) peating (Em) through and (A7) through

I (Am7) love (D7) you, (Dm7) Love (G7+5) you

(C) I still recall the thrill, (Am) I guess I always will; 

(Dm) I (A+) hope ’twill (Dm7) never de- (G7) part

(F) Dear with your lips to mine (Fm6) a rhapsody divine

(C) Zing! (A7) went the (D7) strings of (G7) my (C) heart 

(Instrumental)

Your (Dm7) eyes made (G7) skies seem (C) blue again;

(Dm7) What else could I do again? 

But (F＃m7) keep re- (B7) peating (Em) through and (A7) through

I (Am7) love (D7) you, (Dm7) Love (G7+5) you

(C) I still recall the thrill, (Am) I guess I always will; 

(Dm) I (A+) hope ’twill (Dm7) never de- (G7) part

(F) Dear with your lips to mine (Fm6) a rhapsody divine

(C) Zing! (A7) went the (D7) strings of (G7) my 

(C) Zing! (A7) went the (D7) strings of (G7) my

(C) Zing! (A7) went the (D7) strings of (G7) my (C) heart!

Istanbul (Not Constantinople) - Renato Carosone

Written as a response to "C-O-N-S-T-A-N-T-I-N-O-P-L-E" recorded in 1928 by Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra, this swing-style song, with lyrics by Jimmy Kennedy and music by Nat Simon was recorded in 1953. The lyrics comically refer to the official 1930 renaming of the city of Constantinople to Istanbul. It also references other renamed cities, specifically the renaming of New York City from New Amsterdam. One of the better-known versions of "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" is the cover by the alternative rock band They Might Be Giants (TMBG), who released it on their album Flood in 1990. It was released as the second single from that album in the same year. TMBG's version is at a faster tempo than the original.

Dm 
Istanbul was Constantinople, now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
             A7                                                  
Been a long time gone, old Constantinople
                Dm                            A7 
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night
Dm
Every gal in Constantinople lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople
          A7                                                              Dm         A7 - Dm
So if you've a date in Constantinople, she'll be waiting in Istanbul

CHORUS:
Dm 
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
Em7-5                      A7               Dm                         A7
Why they changed it I can't say, people just liked it better that way
Dm 
So take me back to Constantinople, no you can't go back to Constantinople
             A7                                                             Dm 
Been a long time gone, Constantinople, why did Constantinople get the works?
           A7                                     Dm
That's nobody's business but the Turks

  

It Feels Like Christmas - The Muppets Christmas Carol

Words and music by Paul Williams, arranged for ukulele by Kissesarestitches

V1
                                       C
 It's in the singing of a street corner choir
                                                G
It's going home and getting warm by the fire
                        Am                 F
It's true. Wherever you find love
                       G
It feels like Christmas.
                                            C
A cup of kindness that we share with another
                                         G
A sweet reunion with a friend or a brother
                 Am                    F
In all the places you find love
                       G
It feels like Christmas.


Chorus
    C                               F
It is the season of the heart
     G         G7        C
A special time of caring
         F                             G7
The ways of love made clear
    C                               F
It is the season of the spirit
         G          G7            C
The message if we hear it
       F                     G7
Is make it last all year

V2
                                   C
It's in the giving of a gift to another
                                              G
A pair of mittens that were made by your mother
                    Am                        F
It's all the ways that we show love
                          G
That feel like Christmas
                                          C
A part of childhood we'll always remember
                                       G
It is the summer of the soul in December
                         Am                      F
Yes, when you do your best for love
                      G
It feels like Christmas.


Chorus
    C                               F
It is the season of the heart
     G         G7        C
A special time of caring
         F                             G7
The ways of love made clear
    C                               F
It is the season of the spirit
         G          G7            C
The message if we hear it
       F                     G7
Is make it last all year


V3
                                       C
 It's in the singing of a street corner choir
                                                G
It's going home and getting warm by the fire
                        Am                 F
It's true. Wherever you find love
                       G
It feels like Christmas.
                                            C
A cup of kindness that we share with another
                                         G
A sweet reunion with a friend or a brother
                 Am                    F
In all the places you find love
                       G
It feels like Christmas.

End
                      C      F
It feels like Christmas
                      C      F
It feels like Christmas
                      C  
It feels like Christmas

Do You Hear The People Sing? - Les Misérables

Join the flash mob on Monday 13 May 2013!

       F     
Do you hear the people sing,
            Bb              F
Singing the song of mighty men,   
          Dm         G               C
It is the music of a people who will not be slaves again,
 
 
          F    
When the beating of your heart,
           Bb              F 
Echoes the beating of the drum,
            Dm            Gm           C7     F
There is a life about to start when tomorrow comes.
 
 
E         Am 
Will you join in our crusade,
             Em      
Who will be strong and stand with me,
   Dm                           
Beyond the barricade is there a 
Am        
World you long to see,
      F                          Dm7                       G
Then join in the fight that will give you the right to be free,
 
 
        C               
Do you hear the people sing,
             F             C                   
Singing the song of angry men,   
          Am         D               G                   
It is the music of a people who will not be slaves again,
 
 
          C              
When the beating of your heart,
            F              C                  
Echoes the beating of the drum,
            Am            Dm          G       C                   
There is a life about to start when tomorrow comes.
 
 
         Am                       
Will you give all you can give so that our 
Em
Banner may advance,
          Dm
Some will fall and some will live,
               Am              
Will you stand up and take the chance
     F                         Dm7                  G
The blood of the martyrs will water the meadows of France!
 
 
        C               
Do you hear the people sing,
             F             C                   
Singing the song of angry men,   
          Am         D               G                   
It is the music of a people who will not be slaves again,
 
 
          C              
When the beating of your heart,
            F              C                  
Echoes the beating of the drum,
            Am            Dm          G7      C                   
There is a life about to start when tomorrow comes.