The UkeQuestors' Master Song List Version 1.1
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Song Title |
Key |
YouTube Link |
1 |
C |
A Matter of Trust by Billy Joel (1986) |
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2 |
C |
A Summer Song by Chad & Jeremy (1964) |
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3 |
C & G |
Ain’t it Funny How Time Slips Away by Willie Nelson (1962) |
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4 |
Am |
All My Loving by The Beatles (1963) |
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5 |
C |
Another Saturday Night by Sam Cooke |
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6 |
C |
Anytime by Herbert "Happy" Lawson (1925) Anytime by Eddy Arnold (1947) |
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7 |
As Tears Go By
(Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, & Andrew
Loog Oldham, 1964) |
C |
As Tears Go By – Marianne Faithful As Tears Go By – The Rolling Stones |
8 |
As Time Goe By
(Herman Hupfeld, 1931) |
Dm |
As Time Goes By – Dooley Wilson, “Casablanca” (1942) |
9 |
C & F |
Day-O (Banana Boat Song) by Harry Belefonte (1956) Banana Boat Song, clip from movie "Beetlejuice." |
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10 |
C |
Best of My Love by The Eagles (1974) |
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11 |
G |
Big River by Johnny Cash (1958) |
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12 |
C & G |
Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell, "Ladies of the Canyon" (1970) |
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13 |
Black is Black
(Michelle Grainger, Tony Hayes & Steve
Wadey, 1966) |
Dm |
Black is Black by Los Bravos (1966) |
14 |
C |
Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan (1962) Blowin' In The Wind by Peter, Paul and Mary (1963) |
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15 |
C & G |
Blue Hawaii by Bing Crosby with Lani McIntyre and His Hawaiians from the film "Waikiki Wedding" (1937) Blue Hawaii by Elvis Presley (1961) |
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16 |
C |
Blue Hawaiian Moonlight by The Gabby Pahinui Hawaiian Band featuring Ry Cooder (1975) Blue Hawaiian Moonlight by Eddie Palama (2017) |
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17 |
Breakfast In America by Supertramp |
Dm |
Breakfast in America by Supertramp (1979) |
18 |
Brown-Eyed Girl by Van Morrison |
C |
Brown-Eyed Girl by Van Morrison (1967) |
19 |
C |
Bye Bye Love (Felice and Boudleaux Bryant) by the Everly Brothers (1957) Bye Bye Love by the Everly Brothers with Simon and Garfunkle, The Old Friends Tour Madison Square Garden, New York 2003 Bye Bye Love by Simon and Garfunkel (1970) |
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20 |
D |
Can’t You See by The Marshall Tucker Band (1973) |
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21 |
Cest La Vie by Chuck Berry Also known as "You Never Can Tell" or "Teenage Wedding" |
F |
You Never Can Tell by Chuck Berry (1964) C'est La Vie by Emmylou Harris (1977) |
22 |
Changes_In_Latitudes by Jimmy Buffett |
C |
Changes in Latitudes by Jimmy Buffett (1977) |
23 |
City of New Orleans by Steve Goodman |
C |
City of New Orleans by Steve Goodman (1971) The City of New Orleans by Arlo Guthrie (1972) |
24 |
Come Go With Me by the Dell Vikings |
C |
Come Go With Me by the Dell Vikings (1956) |
25 |
Country Roads by John Denver |
C |
Take Me Home, Country Roads by John Denver (1971) |
26 |
D |
Dance With Me by Orleans (1975) |
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27 |
Did She Mention My Name by Gordon Lightfoot |
G |
Did She Mention My Name by Gordon Lightfoot (1968) |
28 |
Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying by Gerry And The Pacemakers |
C |
Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying by Gerry And The Pacemakers (1964) |
29 |
C |
Don’t Think Twice by Bob Dylan (1963) Don't Think Twice by Peter, Paul & Mary (1963) |
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30 |
G |
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31 |
Dream Baby (Nashville Notation) |
n.a. |
Dream Baby by Roy Orbison |
32 |
End of the Line by The Traveling Wilburys |
C, D, G |
End of the Line by The Traveling Wilburys (1988) |
33 |
Eye In The Sky by the Alan Parsons Project |
C |
Eye in the Sky by the Alan Parsons Project (1982) |
34 |
C |
Faith by George Michael (1987) |
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35 |
(Has Anybody Seen My Gal?) |
F |
Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue by The California Ramblers (1925) Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue by Gene Austin (1926) (full lyrics) Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue by Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians with Kenny Gardner (1940) Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue by Bing Crosby (1942) |
36 |
C |
Five Hundred Miles by Peter, Paul and Mary (1962) |
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37 |
For Loving Me (That's What You Get) by Gordon Lightfoot |
C & G |
For Loving Me (That’s What You Get) by Gordon Lightfoot (1965 or 1966) |
38 |
Freight Train, the original song by Elizabeth Cotton |
C |
Freight Train by Elizabeth Cotten |
39 |
Freight Train by Peter Paul and Mary |
C |
Freight Train by Peter Paul and Mary (1963) |
40 |
See: Carl Sandburg's 1927 The American Songbag, "Mister Frog Went A Courting," p. 143. |
C |
Froggie Went A-courtin’ by Tex Ritter Mr. Froggie Went-A-Courtin' by Burl Ives Froggie Went a Courtin' by Woody Guthrie Froggie Went A-Courtin' by Doc Watson Frog Went a Courtin by The Brothers Four (1961) Froggie Went a-Courtin' by Kermit the Frog (ca. 1973) |
41 |
Froggie Went a-Courtin' (Traditional, Originally Scottish-1548, 1661) - Wikipedia lists 13 alternate titles. |
C |
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42 |
C |
Get Together by The Youngbloods |
|
43 |
Going Up the Country by The Youngbloods |
C |
Going Up The Country (aka "Bull Doze Blues") by Henry Thomas (1928) Goin’ Up the Country by Canned Heat (1968) Goin' Up The Country by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band at the Country Music Hall of Fame Museum for a members concert on July 2, 2015. |
44 |
Great Balls of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis |
G |
Great Balls of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis (1957) |
45 |
F |
He’s Got the Whole World by Laurie London (1957) He's Got The Whole World by Mahalia Jackson He’s Got the Whole World by Tanya Tucker |
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46 |
C |
Hey Good Lookin’ by Hank Williams (1951) |
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47 |
G |
Highway 40 Blues by Ricky Skaggs |
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48 |
C |
Hold Me Now by the Thompson Twins (1983) |
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49 |
G |
I Am A Pilgrim by Merle Travis (1971) I Am A Pilgrim by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band I Am A Pilgrim by The Byrds |
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50 |
C |
I Like it Like That by Pete Rodriguez (1967) |
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51 |
I Saw Her Standing There
(Paul McCartney and John
Lennon, 1963) (G) |
G |
I Saw Her Standing There by The Beatles (1963) |
52 |
C |
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For by U2 (1987) |
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53 |
C |
The Coca-Cola™ Commercial by The Hilltop Singers (1971) I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing by The Hilltop Singers (1971) I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing by The New Seekers (1971) |
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54 |
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (Nashville Notation) |
n.a |
I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight by Bob Dylan (1967) |
55 |
I’ll Fly Away
(Albert E. Brumley, 1929)
|
C & G |
I'll Fly Away by the Selah Jubilee Singers (1941) I'll Fly Away by Chuck Wagon Gang (1948) I’ll Fly Away by the Kossoy Sisters (1956) from "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" I’ll Fly Away by Alison Krauss & Gillian Welch with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band from the soundtrack of "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" |
56 |
C & G |
I’ll Never Find Another You by The Seekers (1968) |
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57 |
C |
I'm a Believer by The Monkees I'm A Believer by Neil Diamond |
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58 |
C |
I’m Henry the VIII by Harry Champion (1911) (full lyrics) I’m Henry the VIII by the Herman's Hermits (1965) |
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59 |
C |
In the Summertime by Mungo Jerry (1970) |
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60 |
C |
Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone by Charlie Pride |
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61 |
C |
Jamaica Farewell by Harry Belafonte (1957) |
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62 |
F |
Jambalaya, Hank Williams (1950) Jambalaya, Creedence Clearwater Revival Jambalaya, Emmylou Harris |
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63 |
A |
Joy to the World by Three Dog Night (1971) |
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64 |
C |
Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry |
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65 |
C |
Keep on the Sunny Side by The Carter Family (1928) Keep on the Sunny Side by The Whites from "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" (2000) |
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66 |
C |
"Kilauea" is a parody by Keith Fukumitsu of Jimmy Buffett's Volcano. |
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67 |
C |
Leaving on a Jet Plane
by Peter, Paul and Mary |
|
68 |
C |
Let Me Be There by Olivia Newton-John (1973) |
|
69 |
C D G |
Let the Mystery Be by Iris DeMent (1992) |
|
70 |
C |
Let Your Love Flow by the Bellamy Brothers (1976) |
|
71 |
C |
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72 |
Am |
Losing My Religion by R.E.M. (1991) |
|
73 |
C |
Lost Highway by Leon Payne Lost Highway by Hank Williams |
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74 |
G |
Louie Louie by Richard Berry (1957) Louie Louie by Rockin Robin Roberts & the Wailers (1958) Louie Louie by the Kingsmen (1963) Louie Louie by Paul Revere & the Raiders (1963) |
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75 |
C |
Love Will Keep Us Alive by The Eagles (1994) |
|
76 |
Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys (Updated Copy) |
C |
Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys by Waylon & Willie (1978) |
77 |
C & G |
Me and Bobby McGee by Kris Kristofferson (1969) Other early recordings:
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78 |
Me and Bobby McGee - C (Janis Joplin) Me and Bobby McGee - G (Janis Joplin) |
C & G |
Me and Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin from "Pearl" released January 12, 1971, three months after her death from a heroin overdose. She was 27. |
79 |
C |
Me and Julio Down By The Schoolyard by Paul Simon (1972) |
|
80 |
C |
Morning Has Broken by Cat Stevens |
|
81 |
C & G |
Morningtown Ride by The Seekers (1966) |
|
82 |
G |
Mountain Dew (William York)
by Willie Nelson |
|
83 |
C |
My Girl by the Temptations (1964) |
|
84 |
C |
Nowhere Man by The Beatles |
|
85 |
C |
Old Time Rock and Roll by Bob Seger (1978) |
|
86 |
G |
Only the Lonely Can Play by the Motels (1982) |
|
87 |
Peggy Sue
(Jerry Allison and Norman Petty, 1957) |
C |
Peggy Sue by Buddy Holly (1957), appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show |
88 |
Am |
People are Strange by Jim Morrison & Robby Krieger performed by The Doors from their second album "Strange Days" (1967). |
|
89 |
Piano Man [Version July 2, 2019] |
C |
Piano Man by Billy Joel |
90 |
G |
Pink Cadillac by Bruce Springsteen |
|
91 |
G |
Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash |
|
92 |
Ripple - The Grateful Dead |
G |
Ripple by the Grateful Dead (1970) |
93 |
Am |
Riptide by Vance Joy (2013) |
|
94 |
G |
River by Bill Staines at the Iron Horse Concert Hall in El Dorado, Kansas on the afternoon of Sunday, May 18, 2008. |
|
95 |
C |
Rock And Roll Music by Chuck Berry |
|
96 |
C & G |
Rocky Top by
the Osborne Brothers |
|
97 |
C |
Save the Last Dance for Me by the Drifters (1960) |
|
98 |
C |
Sea of Love by Phil Phillips and the Twilights (1959) |
|
99 |
C & G |
Seven Spanish Angels by Ray Charles & Willie Nelson (1984) |
|
100 |
C & G |
Sittin On Top Of The World by Doc Watson |
|
101 |
See: Carl Sandburg's 1927 The American Songbag, "John B Sails," pp. 22-23. |
C |
Sloop John B by The Beach Boys (1966) Earlier arrangements of the folk song:
|
102 |
Am |
Solitary Man by Neil Diamond (1966) |
|
103 |
Stand By Me
(Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller,
1961) |
G |
Stand By Me by Ben E. King (1961) |
104 |
G |
Sweet Violets by Dinah Shore (1951) |
|
105 |
G |
Take it Easy by The Eagles (1972) |
|
106 |
This is a song by Eric Clapton and Will Jennings, written about the death of Clapton's four-year-old son, Conor. |
F |
Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton (1992) |
107 |
G |
Tequila Sunrise by the Eagles (1973) |
|
108 |
C |
The Fly by Foster & Allen |
|
109 |
C |
The Fox by Burl Ives (1961) |
|
110 |
G |
The Great Pretender by the Platters (1955) |
|
111 |
Based on a Traditional song, The Leaving of Liverpool here performed by The Dubliners. "The Leaving of Liverpool" (lyrics pending) Alternate Title: Fare Thee Well, My Own True Love |
C & G |
The Last Thing on My Mind by Tom Paxton (1964) The Last Thing on My Mind by The Seekers (1966) The Last Thing on My Mind by Peter, Paul and Mary (1965) |
112 |
G |
The Lion Sleeps Tonight ("Mbube" which means "Lion" in Zulu) by Solomon Linda and the Evening Birds (1939) The Lion Sleeps Tonight by The Tokens (1961 recording, with English lyrics written by George David Weiss.) The Lion Sleeps Tonight by The Weavers (1952) The Lion Sleeps Tonight by Mariam Makeba (1960) The Lion Sleeps Tonight by Ladysmith Black Mambazo with the Mint Juleps (adapting the George David Weiss lyrics) |
|
113 |
C |
The River of Dreams by Billy Joel |
|
114 |
The Weight by Jaime Robbie Robertson |
C |
The Weight by The Band |
115 |
G |
This Land is Your Land by Woody Guthrie (1940) This Land Is Your Land by Pete Seeger (1967) This Land Is Your Land by Pete Seeger, Live before the Lincoln Memorial at the "We Are One" Presidential Inaugural Concert, January 19, 2009. This Land Is Your Land by Peter, Paul and Mary (1963) |
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116 |
Am |
Those Were the Days by Mary Hopkin (1968) |
|
117 |
Three Little Birds by Bob Marley (Nashville Notation) |
n.a. |
Three Little Birds by Bob Marley & The Wailers (1977) |
118 |
C |
Ticket To Ride by The Beatles |
|
119 |
C |
Tiny Bubbles by Don Ho (1966) |
|
120 |
Am |
Unchain My Heart by Ray Charles |
|
121 |
C |
Under the Boardwalk by The Drifters (1964) |
|
122 |
C & G |
Up On The Roof by The Drifters |
|
123 |
G |
Uptown Girl by Billy Joel |
|
124 |
C |
Volcano by Jimmy Buffett |
|
125 |
Wagon Wheel aka "Rock Me Mama" Written by Bob Dylan and Ketch Secor of "Old Crow Medicine Show." Dylan recorded the chorus in 1973; Secor added verses 25 years later. Old Crow Medicine Show's final version was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in April 2013. |
C & G |
Wagon Wheel (as "Rock Me Mama") by Bob Dylan (1973) Wagon Wheel by Old Crow Medicine Show (1998) Wagon Wheel by Old Crow Medicine Show & Darius Rucker, Live at the Grand Ole Opry (July 6, 2012) Wagon Wheel by Darius Rucker with Lady Antebellum on backing vocals (2013) |
126 |
C |
Wonderful World by Sam Cooke (1960) Wonderful World by Herman's Hermits (1965) |
|
127 |
C |
When I’m Sixty-Four by The Beatles (1967) |
|
128 |
C |
Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Mother Maybelle Carter & The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
|
129 |
Yellow Bird "Choucoune" is a 19th-century Haitian song composed by Michel Mauléart Monton with lyrics from a poem by Oswald Durand. It was rewritten with English lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman in 1957 as "Yellow Bird" for the Norman Luboff Choir. Exotica musician Arthur Lyman made the song a hit in 1961. Choucoune (song), Wikipedia. |
C |
Yellow
Bird by
The Mills Brothers,
|
130 |
C & G |
Yellow Submarine by The Beatles (1966) |
|
131 |
G |
You Ain’t Going Nowhere by Bob Dylan (Recorded 1967, Released 1971) You Ain’t Going Nowhere by the Byrds (1968) You Ain’t Going Nowhere by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (1989) |
|
132 |
You Are My Sunshine
(Paul
Rice, with the rights purchased by Jimmie Davis & Charles Mitchell,
1939) |
C |
You Are My Sunshine by The Rice Brothers Gang (1939) You Are My Sunshine by Jimmy Davis with the Charles Mitchell Orchestra (1940) You Are My Sunshine by Johnny Cash and June Carter You Are My Sunshine by from "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" (2000) |
133 |
C |
You're So Vain by Carly Simon |
|
134 |
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Mack the Knife by Bobby Darin |
|
135 |
Devil With a Blue Dress - Good Golly Miss Molly by Mitch Rider and the Detroit Wheels |
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Devil in a Blue Dress - Good Golly Miss Molly by Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels (1966) |
136 |
Harvest Moon by Neil Young |
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Harvest Moon by Neil Young |
Playlist Songs not on The Master Song List
Title |
Key |
YouTube Link |
C/G |
Baton Rouge by Guy Clark |
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Mr Tambourine Man (Bob Dylan) |
C/G |
Mr Tambourine Man by The Byrds (1965) |
Rain (Lennon-McCartney) |
C/G |
Rain by The Beatles (1970) |
C |
Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head by B. J. Thomas (1969) from the movie "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" The Bicycle Scene from the movie |
|
C |
Rockin Robin by Bobby Day (1958) Rockin Robin by Michael Jackson (1972) |
|
C/G |
Sweet City Woman by The Stampeders (1971) (Studio Version) Sweet City Woman by The Stampeders (Official Video) |
|
C |
When The Red Red Robin by Al Jolson (1926) When The Red Red Robin by Doris Day (1954) When The Red Red Robin by Bing Crosby (1956) |
Sweet City Woman Tutorials and Covers
Sweet City Woman Tutorial by "Stellar Star"
Sweet City Woman Cover by Adam B.
How to play "Sweet City Woman" by The Stampeders on acoustic guitar by Eric DeLuca
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