The Songs Page
These are the songs that we’ve played together at the Ukebox Pub Nights. The keys chosen and strumming patterns suggested are an interpretation of the song and are provided here to help you learn in advance of, and during our jams.
Many thanks for all the contributions from members of the Ottawa ukulele community, as well as from the greater online uking community. A special thanks goes out to two sources in particular, from which a great number of these charts are derived: Bytown Ukulele Group (BUG), especially Sue Rogers; and Dan Panke from MyUke.ca for his song suggestions and invaluable help with making the functionality of this webpage possible.
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| Song Title Artist | Files, etc. |
| After The Goldrush KD Lang (Neil Young, 1971) |  |
| Ain't No Sunshine Bill Withers (1971) Play with original in this key. | |
| Alison Elvis Costello (1977) Capo on 2nd fret to play with original. | |
| Already Gone The Eagles (Jack Stemchin & Robb Strandlund, 1974) Play with original in this key. | |
| Always Look On the Bright Side of Life Monty Python (Eric Idle, 1979) Capo on 3rd to play with original. | |
| American Pie Don McLean (1971) Original in Key of G. This version is in C. | |
| Angel From Montgomery Bonnie Rait & John Prine (Prine, 1971) Capo on 2nd fret to play with this version | |
| Angie The Rolling Stones (Jagger/Richards, 1973) | |
| Annie's Song John Denver (1974) | |
| A Pirate Looks At Forty Jack Johnson / Dave Matthews / Tim Reynolds (Jimmy Buffett, 1974) | |
| Baby I Love Your Way Peter Frampton (1975) Play with original in this key. | |
| Bad, Bad Leroy Brown Jim Croce (1973) Opportunity to use 'Shuffle Chords'. Original key is G but this chart is in C. Try Capo on 7 to learn with the original. | |
| Band On The Run Wings (Paul McCartney, 1973) | |
| Besoin Pour Vivre Claude Dubois (1972) Original est 3 demitons plus bas que ces accords. | |
| Big Yellow Taxi Counting Crows (Joni Mitchell, 1970) Capo on 1st fret to play with the Counting Crows version. | |
| Billy Dee Kris Kristopherson (1971) This version has all the key changes. | |
| Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain Willie Nelson (Fred Rose, 1975) Good Beginner Song. This version has barlines added to help out. Put capo on 4th fret to play with original which is in the key of E. | |
| Brand New Key Melanie Safka (1971) Capo on 1st fret to play with original. | |
| Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon and Garfunkel (Paul Simon, 1970) Capo on 1st fret to play with original. | |
| Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simpler Version) Simon and Garfunkel (Paul Simon, 1970) This is a simpler version for jams. Capo 1 to aproximate original. | |
| Carey Joni Mitchell (1971) Capo on 1st fret to play with original. | |
| Cat's In The Cradle Harry Chapin (w/ Sandra Chapin, 1974) Capo on 3rd fret to play with original. | |
| City Of New Orleans Steve Goodman (1971) Famously covered by Arlo Guthrie (1972) and Willie Nelson (1984). Great tune to get everyone singing along. Have included the video for Willie Nelson's version in the key of D. Use capo on 2nd fret to learn along with it (Chart in C). | |
| Comes A Time Neil Young (1978) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Complainte du phoque en Alaska Beau Dommage (Michel Rivard, 1974) Original en Mi bémol (Eb). | |
| Cotton Jenny Gordon Lightfoot (1971) | |
| Country Comfort Elton John (w/Bernie Taupin, 1971) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Country Roads John Denver (with Danoff & Nivert, 1971) Capo on 2nd fret to play with original. | |
| Crocodile Rock Elton John (w/Bernie Taupin, 1972) Play along in this key. | |
| Dancing Queen Abba (1975) | |
| Dancing With Myself Billy Idol (with Tony James, 1979) Capo on 4th fret to play with original. | |
| Delta Dawn Helen Reddy (Alex Harvey and Larry Collins, 1972) Original in the key of C - this chart is in G. Capo on 5th fret to play along with original. | |
| Dreams Fleetwood Mac (Stevie Nicks, 1976) | |
| Drift Away Dobie Gray (Mentor Williams, 1970) | |
| Dust In The Wind Kansas (Kerry Livgren, 1977) Play along with original in this key. | |
| En mediterrannée Georges Moustaki (1971) | |
| Farmer's Song Murray McLauchlan (1972) Capo on 2nd fret to play with original. | |
| Fire and Rain James Taylor (1970) Play along in this key. | |
| Forever Young Bob Dylan (1973) | |
| For You Blue The Beatles (George Harrison, 1970) Play along with original in this key. | |
| The Garden Song (Inch By Inch) Various Artists (David Mallett, 1975) Play along with Peter, Paul and Mary's version in this key. | |
| Have You Ever Seen The Rain CCR (John Fogerty, 1970) Play along with original in this key (C). | |
| Heard It In A Love Song The Marshall Tucker Band (Toy Caldwell, 1977) | |
| Heart Of Gold Neil Young (1972) Play along in this key. | |
| Hello In There John Prine (1971) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Helpless Neil Young (1970) Play along with Neil Young in this key. | |
| Heroes David Bowie (w/Brian Eno, 1977) Play along in this key. | |
| Histoire d'antan Gérard Jean (1970) | |
| The Hockey Song Stompin’ Tom Connors (1973) Play along in this key. | |
| Hotel California Eagles (1977) Capo on 2nd fret to play with original. | |
| I Can See Clearly Now Johnny Nash (1972) Play along with original in this key. | |
| If I Needed You Townes Van Zandt (1972) Original in key of B (1 semitone lower than this chart). | |
| If You Could Read My Mind Gordon Lightfoot (1970) Capo on 2nd fret to play with orginal. | |
| I Hope I Don't Fall In Love With You Tom Waits (1973) Play along with original in this key. Good fingerpicking song with plenty of suspended chord decoration opportunities (not in chart). | |
| Imagine (original) John Lennon & Yoko Ono (1971) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Imagine (Key of G) Jack Johnson (John Lennon & Yoko Ono, 1971) Capo on 1st fret to play along with Jack Johnson's cover | |
| In The Summertime Mungo Jerry (Ray Dorset, 1970) Capo on 2nd fret to play with original. Thanks for the chart Dan. | |
| I Shot The Sheriff Bob Marley (1973) Original in key of Gm. This chart is in key of Am. | |
| Je vole Louane (Michel Sardou, 1978) Capo sur 3ième frette pour jouer avec Louane. | |
| Jolene Dolly Parton (1974) Capo on 4th fret to play with original. | |
| Lady Marmalade Labelle (Bob Crewe & Kenny Nolan, 1974) Play along with original in this key. | |
| L'Air de la Louisiane Jesse Winchester (1974) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Landslide Fleetwood Mac (Stevie Nicks, 1975) Capo on 3rd fret to play with original Fleetwood Mac version. Dixie Chicks do it in key of G. | |
| Landslide (Key of G) Dixie Chicks (Stevie Nicks, 1975) | |
| Le chat du café des artistes Jean-Pierre Ferland (1970) Capo au 4ième frette pour jouer avec l'original. | |
| Let It Be The Beatles (Paul McCartney, 1970) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Let It Rain Eric Clapton (Bramlett/Clapton, 1970) Play with original in this key. | |
| Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress The Hollies (Clarke, Cook, Greenaway, 1972) Capo on 2nd fret to play with original. | |
| Long Train Running Doobie Brothers (Tom Johnston, 1973) | |
| Looks Like I'm Up Shit Creek Again Tom Waits (1971) Capo on 1st fret to play with original. | |
| Loving Arms Dixie Chicks (Tom Jans, 1973) Play along with Dixie Chicks version in this key. | |
| Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again) Kris Kristofferson (1971) | |
| Lucille Kenny Rogers (Roger Bowling & Hal Bynum, 1977) Capo on 1st fret for first half, then Capo on 3rd fret after key change. | |
| Maggie Mae Rod Stewart (with Sam Quittenton, 1971) Play along with original in this key. | |
| The Mary Ellen Carter Stan Rogers (1979) Play along with original in this key. (May be slightly out of tune.) | |
| Mon Joe Paul Piché (avec Pierre Bertrand d'après folklore, 1977) Original starts in this key, then moves up 1 semi-tone in second verse (try capo 1). | |
| Moondance Van Morrison (1970) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Moonshadow Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) (1971) Play along with Cat Stevens in this key. | |
| Morning Has Broken Cat Stevens (Eleanor Farjeon, 1931) | |
| Music In Your Eyes Willie P Bennett (1975) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Never Been To Spain Three Dog Night (1971) Original is in E. This chart is in F. | |
| New York, New York (Theme from) Liza Minnelli (John Kander, Fred Ebb, 1977) Play along with Liza Manelli in this key. Capo on 2nd fret to play with Frank Sinatra. Basic song only, no key changes in this version. | |
| Old Time Rock and Roll Bob Seger (George Jackson & Thomas Jones, 1978) Capo on 4th fret to play with original. Thanks for this chart Dan. | |
| Our House Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young (1970) Original in the key of A. This chart is in key of C. | |
| Piano Man Billy Joel (1973) Play along with original in this key. | |
| The Pony Man Gordon Lightfoot (1970) | |
| Pour un instant Harmonium (Fiori et Normandeau, 1974) Capo sur le 3ième frette pour jouer avec Harmonium. | |
| Powderfinger Neil Young (1979) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Powderfinger (Key of C) Neil Young (1979) Capo on 4th fret to play with Neil Young's acoustic version. | |
| Psycho Killer Talking Heads (Byrne, Frantz, Weymouth, 1977) Key? -- - - - | |
| Rainbow Connection Kermit (Paul Williams & Kenneth Ascher, 1979) Capo on 2nd fret to play with original. This chart does not do the key change. | |
| Ramblin' Man The Allman Brothers Band (Dickey Betts, 1973) Capo on 1st fret to play with original recording. | |
| Right Down the Line Gerry Rafferty (1977) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Ripple Grateful Dead (Robert Hunter, 1970) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Rocket Man Elton John (with Bernie Taupin, 1972) Capo on 3rd fret to play with original. | |
| Satellite Of Love UOGB (Lou Reed, 1972) | |
| Shambala Three Dog Night (Daniel Moore, 1973) | |
| She Used To Want To Be A Ballerina Buffy Sainte- Marie (1971) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Signs Five Man Electrical Band (Les Emmerson, 1970) Play with original in this key. | |
| Signs (Key of G) Five Man Electrical Band (Les Emmerson, 1970) Capo on 5th fret to play along with original. (See other chart in orginal key) | |
| Sister Golden Hair America (Gerry Beckley, 1975) Capo on 4th fret to play with original. | |
| Snowbird Anne Murray (Gene McLellan, 1970) Capo on 2nd fret to play along with original. | |
| Sonny's Dream Ron Hynes (1976) Capo on 3rd fret to play with original. | |
| Sonny's Dream (Key of C) Ron Hynes (1976) Original in key of Bb. | |
| Souvenirs John Prine (1972) | |
| Still The One Orleans (Johanna & John Hall, 1976) | |
| Streets Of London Ralph McTell (1969) | |
| Stuck In The Middle With You Stealers Wheel (Joe Egan & Gerry Rafferty, 1972) Play with original in this key. | |
| Sultans Of Swing Dire Straits (Mark Knopfler, 1978) | |
| Sundown Gordon Lightfoot (1974) Capo on 4th fret to play along with original. Extended jams are all on a [D] chord. | |
| Sweet City Woman The Stampeders (Rich Dodson, 1971) Play with original in this key. | |
| Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd (King, Rossington, Van Zant, 1973) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Take Me Home, Country Roads John Denver (Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert and John Denver,1971) Capo on 2 to play with original. | |
| Teach Your Children Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Graham Nash, 1970) Play along with video in this key. | |
| The Gambler Kenny Rogers (Don Schlitz, 1978) Capo on 3rd fret to play with original. (Capo 2 after key change) | |
| Three Little Birds Bob Marley (1975) Play with original in this key. | |
| Three Little Birds (Key of C) Bob Marley (1975) Original is in key of A. This chart in key of C for beginning players. | |
| Unchain My Heart Ray Charles (Bobby Sharp, 1961) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Vincent (Starry Starry Night) Don Mclean (1972) | |
| Wake Up Little Susie Everly Brothers (Felice & Boudleaux Bryant, 1957) Capo on 1st fret to play with original. | |
| Waterloo Abba (1973) Capo on 2nd fret to play with original. | |
| Wedding Song (There Is Love) Peter Paul & Mary (Noel Paul Stookey, 1971) | |
| We're Here For A Good Time Trooper (Raymond McGuire & Brian Smith, 1977) Play along with original in this key. Thanks for the chart Dan. This version excludes the key change at the end of the song. | |
| Werewolves of London Warren Zevon (LeRoy Marinell, Waddy Wachtel, and Warren Zevon, 1978) Includes riff. Play along with original in this key. | |
| When I Go Away Levon Helm (Larry Campbell) | |
| Who'll Stop The Rain Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fogerty, 1970) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Wish I Could Fly Like Superman Kinks (Ray Davies, 1979) Capo on 4th fret to play along with original. | |
| Wondering Where the Lions Are Bruce Cockburn (1979) Capo on 2nd fret to play with original. | |
| Woodstock Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young (Joni Mitchell, 1970) | |
| Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald Gordon Lightfoot (1976) 6/8 strumming which is nice. Make sure there's time at the jam, it's a long one. | |
| Yes I Can (Anyway You Want Me) Valdy (Bob Ruzicka, 1976) Play along with original in this key. | |
| You Aint Goin Nowhere (Key of C) Bob Dylan (1971) Original in the key of G - this chart is in C. Capo on 7th fret to play along with original. | |
| You Aint Goin Nowhere Bob Dylan (1971) Play along with original in this key. | |
| You Needed Me Anne Murray (Randy Goodrum, 1978) Capo on 2 to play with the video. | |
| You're So Vain Carly Simon (1971) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Your Mama Don't Dance Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina (1972) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Your Song Elton John (w/Bernie Taupin, 1970) Capo on 1st fret to play with original. | |
| Youve Got A Friend Carole King (1971) Capo on 1st fret to play with Carole King. 2nd fret to play with James Taylor. | |