Sasamat Songbook - Themelody Dream

Sasamat Songbook
Kindling, Flames and Embers:
Songs That Invite, Connect and Deepen
June 2013
Table of Contents
Kindling .............................................................................................................................................5
A La La Le Lu Jah ...................................................................................................................................... 6
A Ram Sam Sam ........................................................................................................................................ 6
Black Socks ................................................................................................................................................ 6
Come, Come Whoever You Are ................................................................................................................ 6
Come Sing a Song With Me ....................................................................................................................... 6
Cool Cat ..................................................................................................................................................... 7
Don’t Throw Your Junk In My Back Yard ................................................................................................... 7
Enter, Rejoice, and Come In ...................................................................................................................... 7
Gathering Song.......................................................................................................................................... 7
Green Grass Grew All Around ................................................................................................................... 8
Guide my Feet ........................................................................................................................................... 8
I’m in the Mood ........................................................................................................................................ 8
May We Shine A Light of Love .................................................................................................................. 9
Now Let us Sing ......................................................................................................................................... 9
O Canada ................................................................................................................................................... 9
Oh Let Us Come ...................................................................................................................................... 10
Shake My Sillies Out ................................................................................................................................ 10
Sing and Rejoice ...................................................................................................................................... 10
When the Spirit Says Do.......................................................................................................................... 10
Yonder Come Day ................................................................................................................................... 10
Flames ............................................................................................................................................. 11
Alleluia (Sing and Rejoice) ....................................................................................................................... 12
All I Really Need ...................................................................................................................................... 12
Bella Ciao................................................................................................................................................. 13
Big Yellow Taxi ........................................................................................................................................ 13
Boom Chikaa-Boom ................................................................................................................................ 14
Chemical Workers Song .......................................................................................................................... 14
Circle of Song .......................................................................................................................................... 15
Country Roads ......................................................................................................................................... 16
Come and Go with Me ............................................................................................................................ 16
Common Thread ..................................................................................................................................... 17
Dance with the Spirit............................................................................................................................... 18
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Day – O .................................................................................................................................................... 18
Down By the Bay ..................................................................................................................................... 19
Down by the Riverside ............................................................................................................................ 20
Drunken Sailor......................................................................................................................................... 21
Each of Us Is a Flower ............................................................................................................................. 21
Five Little Ducks ...................................................................................................................................... 22
Gaia ......................................................................................................................................................... 23
Garden Song............................................................................................................................................ 24
Guide My Feet ......................................................................................................................................... 24
Hole in the Bucket ................................................................................................................................... 24
If You’re Happy and You Know It ............................................................................................................ 25
Iko Iko ...................................................................................................................................................... 25
Itsy Bitsy Spider ....................................................................................................................................... 26
I’ve Got That Joy...................................................................................................................................... 26
Jamaica Farewell ..................................................................................................................................... 26
John B. Sails ............................................................................................................................................. 27
Joy is Like the Rain .................................................................................................................................. 28
Kakilambe................................................................................................................................................ 28
Let It Rain ................................................................................................................................................ 29
Love Surrounds Me ................................................................................................................................. 30
Love Me For Who I Am ........................................................................................................................... 30
Love Never Ends .................................................................................................................................... 31
Magic Penny ............................................................................................................................................ 32
Nova Scotia Farewell ............................................................................................................................... 33
O Siem ..................................................................................................................................................... 34
Oh, I Wanna Be a Dog ............................................................................................................................. 35
Old MacDonald Had a Farm .................................................................................................................... 36
On Top of Spaghetti ................................................................................................................................ 36
Over My Head ......................................................................................................................................... 37
Peace Like a River.................................................................................................................................... 37
Puff the Magic Dragon ............................................................................................................................ 38
Quartermasters’ Song ............................................................................................................................. 39
Seed In the Ground ................................................................................................................................. 39
Singing for Our Lives ............................................................................................................................... 40
There’s a Hole in the Bottom of the Sea ................................................................................................. 40
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There is More Love ................................................................................................................................. 40
This Land is Your Land ............................................................................................................................. 41
This Little Light of Mine........................................................................................................................... 41
Turning of the World............................................................................................................................... 42
Turn On the Sun ...................................................................................................................................... 42
Turn the World Around ........................................................................................................................... 43
Unitarian Rainbows ................................................................................................................................. 44
We Are All One Planet ............................................................................................................................ 46
We Shall Overcome................................................................................................................................. 47
What Can We Do? ................................................................................................................................... 47
Wheels on the Bus .................................................................................................................................. 47
With My Own Two Hands ....................................................................................................................... 48
Woke Up This Morning ........................................................................................................................... 49
Wonderings ............................................................................................................................................. 49
You Are My Sunshine .............................................................................................................................. 50
Embers ............................................................................................................................................ 51
Blowin’ In the Wind................................................................................................................................. 52
Circle Chant ............................................................................................................................................. 53
Comfort Me ............................................................................................................................................. 53
Earth, Air, Fire, Water ............................................................................................................................. 53
Edelweiss................................................................................................................................................. 53
Four Strong Winds .................................................................................................................................. 54
From You I Receive.................................................................................................................................. 54
I Love the Flowers ................................................................................................................................... 54
Imagine ................................................................................................................................................... 55
Light is returning ..................................................................................................................................... 55
Love, Be Our Way.................................................................................................................................... 55
Kumbaya ................................................................................................................................................. 56
May There Always be Sunshine .............................................................................................................. 56
May Your Life Be As a Song ..................................................................................................................... 56
Multifaith Chants .................................................................................................................................... 56
Meditation on Breathing......................................................................................................................... 57
Morningtown Ride .................................................................................................................................. 57
Never turning Back.................................................................................................................................. 57
One More Step ........................................................................................................................................ 58
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Peace Chant ............................................................................................................................................ 58
Return Again ........................................................................................................................................... 58
Spirit of Life ............................................................................................................................................. 59
Song for the Road ................................................................................................................................... 60
Tumbalalaika ........................................................................................................................................... 60
Where Do We Come From? .................................................................................................................... 60
Where Have All the Flowers Gone .......................................................................................................... 61
We Are Your Children ............................................................................................................................. 61
Wild Mountain Thyme ............................................................................................................................ 62
Woyaya ................................................................................................................................................... 62
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Kindling
Songs That Invite
5
A La La Le Lu Jah
Chorus:
G
D
C
G
C
G D
A la la la la la la la le lu jah, a la la la la la le lu jah, (X2 – finish on G)
Shake a neighbour's hand shake a hand next to you
Shake a neighbour's hand and sing along.
Shake a neighbour's hand shake a hand next to you
Shake a neighbour's hand, and sing… And sing along....
G
C
G
C
D
G
D
G
C G
D
C G
D G
To chorus
Additional verses: Give a friend a smile… Bump a neighbour’s hip…
A Ram Sam Sam
Part 1 (repeat 2X): A ram sam sam, a ram sam sam, guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam.
Part 2 (repeat 2X): A rafi, a rafi, guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam.
Black Socks
Part 1: Black socks they never get dirty the longer you wear them the stronger they get.
Part 2: Sometimes I think I should wash them but something keeps telling me “No, no not yet,
not yet, not yet.”
Come, Come Whoever You Are
D
A
D
G D
A
D
G
Come, come whoever you are, wander, worshipper, lover of leaving.
D
G
D
A D
A
D
Ours is no caravan of despair. Come, yet again come.
Come Sing a Song With Me
A
D
Come sing a song with me, come sing a song with me
A
Bm
E
A
Come sing a song with me that I might know your mind.
E
A
E7
A
And I’ll bring you hope when hope is hard to find,
E
A
F#m
Bm
E
A
And I’ll bring a song of love and a rose in the winter time.
Additional verses: Come dream a dream with me… Come walk in rain with me… Come share a
rose with me…
6
Cool Cat
Hey there, you’re a real cool cat,
You got a lot of this, you got a lot of that,
So come on in and get down…
Don’t Throw Your Junk In My Back Yard
(Done as three-part round)
1. Don’t throw you junk in my back yard, my back yard, my back yard.
Don’t throw your junk in my back yard, my back yard’s full.
2. Fish and chip and vinegar, vinegar, vinegar,
Fish and chip and vinegar, pepper, pepper, pepper, salt.
3. On bottle o’ pop, two bottles ‘o pop, three bottles o’ pop, four
Five bottle’s ‘o pop, six bottles o’ pop, seven bottles ‘o pop, more
Enter, Rejoice, and Come In
G
Enter, rejoice, and come in.
C
G
Enter, rejoice, and come in.
C
G
Today will be a joyful day,
D
G
Enter rejoice and come in.
Additional verses:
Open your ears to the song…
Open your hearts everyone…
Don’t be afraid of some change…
Enter, rejoice, and come in.
Gathering Song
Gathered here in the myst’ry of the hour
Gathered here in one strong body
Gathered here in the struggle and the pow’r
Spirit draw near.
7
Green Grass Grew All Around
G
S
There was a tree, a pretty little tree, the prettiest little tree that you ever did see
G
O the tree was in a hole and the hole was in the ground
Chorus:
G
D
G
C
G
D
G
And the green grass grew all around, all around, and the green grass grew all around.
Now on this tree there was a limb…
On this limb there was a branch…
On this bough there was a twig…
On this twig there was a leaf…
On this leaf there was a nest…
In this nest there was a bird…
On this bird there was feather…
On this feather there was a flea…
Guide my Feet
Guide my feet while I run this race. (X3)
for I don't want to run this race in vain!
Hold my hand… Stand by me… Search my heart…
I’m in the Mood
D
A
I’m in the mood for singing, hey how about you?
D
I’m in the mood for singing, hey how about you?
G
I’m in the mood for singing, singing along with you.
Chorus:
D
A
D
Hey, hey, what do you say? I’m in the mood for that today.
G
D
A
D
Hey, hey, what do you say? I’m in the mood for that!
Additional verses: I’m in the mood for clapping… I’m in the mood for whistling… I’m in the
mood for stomping… I’m in the mood for singing….
8
May We Shine A Light of Love
May we shine a light of love, may we shine a light of love.
With every thought, with every step we take, may we shine a light of love.
Now Let us Sing
Men:
Now let us sing, sing, sing, sing.
Now let us sing, sing, sing, sing.
Lift up your voice, be not afraid,
Now let us sing to the power of the faith within.
Women:
Sing to the power of the faith within.
Sing to the power of the faith within.
Lift up your voice, be not afraid,
Now let us sing to the power of the faith within.
Additional verses: Sing to the power of the hope within… love… joy…
O Canada
C G Am G C
Dm C F G
O Canada, our home and native land
C
D
G
D
G
True Patriot Love In all thy sons command
Dm G
C
Am
With glowing hearts We see thee rise
F
C
Dm C G
The true North strong and free
Dm
G
C Am
From far and wide, O Canada,
G
D
G
We stand on guard for thee.
C G
Am F
G
God keep our land glorious and free!
C E
F Dm C
Dm C G C
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
C E
F Dm C
Dm C G7 C
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
9
Oh Let Us Come
Oh let us come
Oh let us come together in
(Oh let us come)
(faith, love joy)
X2
repeat both
Shake My Sillies Out
D
G
D
Gotta shake, shake, shake my sillies out
A
D
Shake, shake, shake my sillies out.
D
G
D
Shake, shake, shake my sillies out.
A
D
And wiggle my waggles away
Additional verses: Clap my crazies out… Jump my jiggles out… Growl my grumpies out… Yawn
my sleepies out…
Sing and Rejoice
(Sung as four part round)
1.
2.
3.
4.
Sing and rejoice
Sing and rejoice
Let all things living now
Sing and rejoice.
When the Spirit Says Do
Dm
A7
Dm
You got to do when the spirit says do!
A7
You got to do when the spirit says do!
Dm
G
When the spirit says do, you got to do right along
Dm
A7
Dm
You got to do when the spirit says do!
Replace “do” with: sing, dance, laugh, shout, sleep… etc.
Yonder Come Day
(Can change keys after each time through)
D
A
Yonder come day, day is a-breakin. Yonder come day, oh my soul.
D
A
Yonder come day, day is a-breakin. Sun is a risin’ in my soul.
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Flames
Songs That Connect
11
Alleluia (Sing and Rejoice)
(can be sung as ‘call and response’)
Allelu, allelu, alleluia
Sing and rejoice
Sing and rejoice
Sing and rejoice
Alleluia
(X2)
(X3)
All I Really Need
Chorus:
D
All I really need is a song in my heart,
Em
A7
Food in my belly, and love in my family.
D
All I really need is a song in my heart,
Em A7
D
Love in my family.
Em
A7
D
And I need the rain to fall
Em
A7
D
And I need the sun to shine.
Em
To give life to the seeds we sow.
F#m
G
A7
To give the food we need to grow
D
Em A7
D
All I really need is a song in my heart, love in my family.
(To chorus)
Em
A7
D
And I need some clean water for drinkin’
Em
A7
D
And I need some clean air for breathin’
Em
So that I can grow up strong
F#m
G A7
And take my place where I belong
D
Em A7
D
All I really need is a song in my heart, love in my family.
(To chorus)
12
Bella Ciao
Em
We are people and we are marching,
Am
Bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao!
Em
We are marching for liberation,
B7
Em
We want a revolution now!
We are workers/building…
We are artists/weaving…
We are poets/singing…
We are mothers/caring…
We are children/growing
We are fathers/crying…
We are lovers/dreaming…
Big Yellow Taxi
C
G
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
C
D
G
With a pink hotel, a boutique and a swinging hot spot
Chorus:
C
G
Don’t it always seem to go that you don't know what you’ve got ‘til it's gone
C
D
G
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They took all the trees and put them in a tree museum
And they charged the people a dollar and a half just to seem 'em
C G
C D G
Hey farmer, farmer put away that DDT now
Give me spots on my apples but leave me the birds and the bees, please!
C G
C D G
Late last night I heard the screen door slam
And a big yellow taxi took away my old man
C G
C D G
(finish with chorus X2)
13
Boom Chikaa-Boom
I said a boom chikaa-boom!
(I said a boom chikaa-boom!)
I said a boom chikaa-boom!
(I said a boom chikaa-boom!)
I said a boom chikaa-rocka-chikaa-rockaa-chikaa-boom
(I said a boom chikaa-rocka-chikaa-rockaa-chikaa-boom)
Uh huh
Oh yeah!
(Uh huh)
(Oh yeah)
Chemical Workers Song
Chorus:
And its go boys go, they'll time your every breath
And every day you’re in this place you’re two days nearer death
But you go…
Well a process man am I and I'm tellin' you no lie
I work and breathe among the fumes that trail across the sky
There's thunder all around me and there's poison in the air
There's a lousy smell that smacks of hell and dust all in me hair
To chorus
Well I've worked among the spinners and I’ve breathed the oily smoke
I've shoveled up the gypsum and it neigh 'on makes you choke
I've stood knee deep cyanide, got sick with a caustic burn
Been working rough and I've seen enough to make your stomach turn
To chorus
There's overtime and bonus opportunities galore
The young men like their money and they all come back for more
But soon you’re knocking on and you look older than you should
For every bob made on the job you pay with flesh and blood
To chorus, first verse, then finish with chorus X2
14
Circle of Song
(Capo on 3rd)
Chorus:
G
D
Em
C
Come join with me in the circle of song
G
D
Em
C
The young and the old, the weak and the strong
G
D
Em
C
Singing with one voice though we may speak different tongues
G
D
G
In the circle of song we are one
G
D
C
G
Some sing of the past, of battles lost and won
G
D
C
D
Some sing of their dreams, of a new day in the sun
G
D
Em
C
Some sing out for love and some sing just for fun
G
D
G
In the circle of song we are one
to chorus
Some sing of this land, the country of their birth
Some sing of this land and the beauty of the earth
Some sing of this land for all that it is worth
In the circle of song we are one
GDCG
GDCD
G D Em C
GDG
to chorus
Each of us must leave this place and go back to our homes
Each of us must walk a path that must be walked alone
Each of us will bear the fruit of the seeds that we have sown
In the circle of song we are one
end with chorus X2
G
D
Em C
In the circle of song we are one
G
D
G
In the circle of song we are one
15
GDCG
GDCD
G D Em C
GDG
Country Roads
G
Em
D
C
G
Almost heaven, West Virginia. Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River
G
Em
D
C
G
Life is old there, older than the trees. Younger than the mountains growin’ like a breeze
Chorus:
G
D
Em
C
Country Roads, take me home, to the place I belong
G
D
C
G
West Virginia, mountain momma, take me home, country roads
All my memories gathered round her
Miner’s lady, stranger to blue water
Dark and dusty, painted on the sky
Misty taste of moonshine, teardrop in my eye
G
D
G
D
Em
C G
Em
C G
To chorus
Em
D
G
C
G
D
I hear her voice in the mornin’ hour she calls me. The radio reminds me of my home far away
Em
F
C
D
D7
And drivin down the road I get a feelin that I should have been home yesterday, yesterday
Finish with chorus twice
Come and Go with Me
D
G
D
Come and go with me to that land, come and go with me to that land,
A
Come and go with me to that land where I’m bound!
D
G
D
Come and go with me to that land, come and go with me to that land,
D
A
D
G D
Come and go with me to that land where I’m bound!
There’ll be freedom in that land…
There’ll be justice in that land…
There’ll be singin’ in that land…
There’ll be lovin’ in that land…
There’ll be no hunger in that land…
There’ll be clean air in that land…
There’ll be fresh water in that land…
There’ll be good soil in that land…
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Common Thread
D
D7
G
Bm
In a many colored garden we are growing side by side.
G
D
Asus A
D
D7
G
Bm
We will rise all together, we will rise.
With the sun and rain upon us, not a row shall be denied.
G
A
D
D
G
D
We will rise all together, we will rise.
We will rise like the ocean, we will rise like the sun.
G
D
Asus A
D
D7
G
Bm We will rise all together, we will rise
In our many colored fabrics made from strands of common thread
G
A
D
We will rise all together, we will rise.
D
D7
G
Bm
We can feed our grain to cattle and the rich man will be fed
G
D
Asus A
D
D7
G
Bm
We will rise all together, we will rise.
Or we'll feed our grain to people so that millions will have bread.
G
A
D
D
G
D
We will rise all together, we will rise.
We will rise like the ocean, we will rise like the sun.
G
D
Asus A
D
D7
G
Bm
We will rise all together, we will rise
No more will there be hunger in these strands of common thread.
G
A
D
We will rise all together, we will rise.
D
D7
G
Bm
In the cold of fear and hatred, clothed in dignity we stand
G
D
Asus A
D
D7
G
Bm We will rise all together, we will rise.
We have pieced this quilt together, linking hearts with stitching hands. G
A
D
D
G
D
We will rise all together, we will rise.
We will rise like the ocean, we will rise like the sun.
G
D
Asus A
D
D7
G
Bm
We will rise all together, we will rise
We are spirits drawn together tightly by our common threads.
G
A
D
We will rise all together, we will rise.
D
D7
G
Bm
From our children to our elders, from all nations we will rise
G
D
Asus A
D
D7
G
Bm
We will rise all together, we will rise
May respect for all our differences enhance our common ties.
G
A
D
D
G
D
We will rise all together, we will rise
We will rise like the ocean, we will rise like the sun.
G
D
Asus A
D
D7
G
Bm We will rise all together, we will rise
We will build a global family, strengthened by our common threads.
G
A
D
We will rise all together, we will rise.
17
Dance with the Spirit
C
F
C
Dance with the spirit early in the morning,
F
G
walk with the spirit throughout the day.
C
F
C
Work and hope for the new life abornin,
G7
C
listen to the spirit to show you the way.
Day – O
Spoken:
Chorus:
Response:
Day-o misa day-o, daylight come and me wan go home.
G
C G
Day-o misa day-o,
G
D
G
Daylight come and me wan go home.
G
Work all night ‘til the mornin’ come.
G
Stack banana ‘til the mornin’ come.
(response)
(response)
To chorus & response x2
G
C
G
Come Mister Tallyman, tally me banana.
(response)
G
Lift six hand, seven hand, eight hand bunch. (response)
To chorus & response x2
G
A beautiful bunch of ripe banana.
(response)
G
Lift six hand, seven hand, eight hand bunch. (response)
To chorus & response x2
G
C
G
Come Mister Tallyman, tally me banana.
(response)
Finish with chorus & response x2.
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x2
Down By the Bay
G
D7
G
Down by the bay where the watermelons grow
D7
G
Back to my home I dare not go
C
G
For if I do my mother will say
D7
G
Did you ever see a moose kissing a goose! Down by the bay.
Additional verses:
Did you ever see a fly wearing a tie…
Did you ever see a bear combing his hair…
Did you ever see llamas eating their pajamas…
Did you ever see a pig, wearing a wig…
Did you ever see a cat wearing a hat…
Did you ever see a dragon pulling on a wagon…
Did you ever have a time when you couldn’t make a rhyme…
This doggone song’s gone on too long…
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Down by the Riverside
G
Gonna lay down my sword and shield, down by the riverside
D7
G
Down by the riverside, down by the riverside.
Gonna lay down my sword and shield, down by the riverside
D7
G G7
Ain't gonna study war no more.
C
G
I ain't gonna study war no more, I ain't gonna study war no more,
D7
G
I ain't gonna study war no more.
C
G
I ain't gonna study war no more, I ain't gonna study war no more,
D7
G
I ain't gonna study war no more.
Additional verses:
I'm gonna stick my sword in the golden sand…
I'm gonna put on that long white robe, down by the riverside…
I’m gonna put on that starry crown, down by the riverside…
I'm gonna lay down my burden, down by the riverside…
I'm gonna shake hands around the world, down by the riverside…
I'm gonna lay down my fear and hate, down by the riverside…
I’m gonna walk with the Prince of Peace, down by the riverside…
I’m gonna lay down those atom bombs, down by the riverside…
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Drunken Sailor
Dm
C
What shall we do with a drunken sailor? What shall we do with a drunken sailor?
Dm
C
Dm
What shall we do with a drunken sailor? Earl-eye in the morning!
Chorus:
Dm
C
Way hay and up she rises, way hay and up she rises
Dm
C
Dm
Way hay and up she rises earl-eye in the morning
Additional verses:
Shave his belly with a rusty razor…
Throw him in the lock-up 'til he's sober…
Put him in the long boat ‘til he’s sober…
Tie him to the scuppers with the hose pipe on him…
Heave him by the leg in a running bowline…
Each of Us Is a Flower
(Can be done as two-part round)
Part 1:
D
G
Each of us is a flower
A
D
Growing in life’s garden
D
G
Each of us is a flower
A
D
We need the sun and rain.
Part 2:
Sun, shine your warmth on me
Moon, cool me with your night
Wind, bring the gentle rain
Earth, take my roots down deep.
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D
D
D
D
G
G
G
G
A
A
A
A
D
D
D
D
Five Little Ducks
C
F
C
Five little ducks went out one day
F
G7
Over the hills and far away
C
F
C
Mother duck said, “Quack, quack, quack quack!”
Dm
G7
C
But only four little ducks came back.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Four little duck went out one day…
But only three little ducks came back.
Three little duck went out one day…
But only two little ducks came back.
Two little duck went out one day…
But only one little duck came back.
One little duck went out one day…
But none of the five little ducks came back.
Sad mother duck went out one day....
And all of the five little ducks came back!
22
Gaia
Chorus:
C
F C
F
G C
F C
F
G C
Gaia, oh gaia, gaia, gaia, gaia. Gaia, gaia, living breathing earth.
G
C
Marble ball turnin’ turnin’ ‘round in the sky
F
G
Carved with valleys and mountains so high
C
F
Am
It’s here I’m livin’ and it’s here I’ll die
C
F G C
Well it surely is our only home.
To chorus
Rain forest pulsing with the life of each tree
Sharing the breath that helps all living things be
If it disappears, what’s the fate of you and me
Well it surely is our only home.
G
F
C
C
C
G
F Am
F G C
To chorus
Lookin’ around me and I know what I think
Much of creation’s standing right on the brink
On air to breath and one water to drink
Well it surely is our only home.
G
F
C
C
C
G
F Am
F G C
To chorus
All living creature share but one destiny
Eagle that flies and killer whale in the sea
If we learn the dance we can live in harmony
For it surely is our only home.
G
F
C
C
C
G
F Am
F G C
Finish with chorus
23
Garden Song
D
G
D G
A
D
Inch by inch, row by row, gonna make this garden grow
G
A
D
G
A
All it takes is a rake and a hoe and a piece of fertile ground.
D
G
D G
A
D
Inch by inch, row by row, someone bless these seeds I sow
G
A
D
G
A
D
Someone warm them from below ‘til the rain comes tumblin’ down.
Pullin’ weeds and pickin’ stones, man is made of dreams and bones
Feel the need to grow my own ‘cause the time is close at hand.
Grain for grain, sun and rain, find my way in nature’s chain
Tune my body and my brain to the music from the land.
D
G
D
G
G
A
G
A
D
D
D
D
G
G
G
G
A D
A
A D
A D
Plant your rows straight and long, temper them with prayer and song
Mother Earth will make you strong in you give her love and care.
Old crow watching hungrily from his perch in yonder tree.
In my garden I’m as free as that feathered thief up there.
D
G
D
G
G
A
G
A
D
D
D
D
G
G
G
G
A D
A
A D
A D (1st)
Guide My Feet
Guide my feet while I run this race. (X3)
For I don't want to run this race in vain!
Additional lines: Hold my hand… Stand by me… Search my heart… Sing with me
Hole in the Bucket
1.
2.
D
G
There’s a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza,
D
G
A
D
There’s a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, there’s a hole.
Then fix it, dear Willy, dear Willy, dear Willy
D G
Then fix it, dear Willy, dear Willy, fix it!
D G A D
Dear Liza verses:
Dear Willy verses:
3. With what shall I fix it…
5. But how shall I cut it…
7. But the knife is too dull…
9. With what shall I sharpen it…
11. But the stone is too dry…
13. With what shall I wet it…
15. With what shall I fetch it…
17. There’s a hole in the bucket…
4. With straw…
6. With a knife…
8. Then sharpen it…
10. With a stone…
12. Then wet it…
14. With water…
16. With a bucket…
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If You’re Happy and You Know It
G
D
If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands.
G
If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands.
C
G
If you’re happy and you know it then your face will surely show it
D
G
If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands.
Additional verses: Stomp your feet… slap your knees… Do a dance
Iko Iko
F
C
My grandma and your grandma were sittin' by the fire.
F
My grandma told your grandma, I'm gonna set your flag on fire.
Chorus:
F
C
Talkin' 'bout hey now, hey now, hey now, hey now. Iko iko unday.
F
Jockamo feeno ai nan ai, jockamo fee nan ai.
Look at my king all dressed in red. Iko iko unday.
I betcha five dollars he'll kill you dead. Jockamo fee nan ai.
F C
F
to chorus
My flag boy and your flag boy, were sittin' by the fire.
My flag boy told your flag boy, I'm gonna set your flag on fire.
F C
F
to chorus
See that guy all dressed in green? Iko iko unday.
He's not a man, he's a lovin' machine. Jockamo fee nan ai.
F C
F
end with chorus
25
Itsy Bitsy Spider
D
A
D
The itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the water spout
A
D
Down came the rain and washed the spider out
A
D
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
A
D
And the itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the spout again
Additional verses: The great big spider… The eensy, weensy spider… The wiggly jiggly spider…
I’ve Got That Joy
A
E
A
I’ve got that joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart, down in my heart, down in my heart
E
A
I’ve got that joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart, down in my heart to stay!
Additional verses: I’ve got that peace… love… hope… etc
Jamaica Farewell
C
F
G
C
Down the way where the nights are gay and the sun shines daily on the mountain top
F
G
C
I took a trip on a sailing ship and when I reached Jamaica I made a stop
Chorus:
C
F
G
C
But I'm sad to say, I'm on my way. Won't be back for many a day
F
G
C
My heart is down, my head is turning around I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town
Sounds of laughter everywhere
And the dancing girls swaying to and fro
I must declare that my heart is there
Though I've been from Maine to Mexico
C F
G C
F
G C
To chorus
Down at the market you can hear
Ladies cry out while on their head they bear
Ackie rice and salt fish is nice
And the rum is good any time of year
C F
G C
F
G C
Finish with chorus
26
John B. Sails
D
We sailed on the sloop John B, my grandfather and me
A
‘Round Nassau town we did roam
D D7
G
Drinking all night, got into a fight
D
A
D
Well I feel so break up, I want to go home
Chorus:
D
So hoist up the John B's sail, see how the mainsail sets
A
Call for the Captain ashore let me go home,
D D7
G
I wanna go home, I wanna go home
D
A
D
Well I feel so break up, I wanna go home!
The first mate he got drunk and broke in the Cap'n's trunk
The constable had to come and take him away.
Sheriff John Stone, please leave me alone,
I feel so break up I wanna go home
D
A
D D7 G
D A D
The poor cook he caught the fits, and ate all my grits
And then he went and ate up all of my corn
O Let me go home, please let me go home
This is the worst trip I've ever been on
D
A
D D7 G
D A D Finish with chorus
27
To chorus:
Joy is Like the Rain
C
Dm
G
C
I saw raindrops on my window,
F
C
Joy is like the rain.
F
C
Laughter runs across my pain,
G
C
Slips away and comes again.
G
C
Joy is like the rain.
I saw clouds up on a mountain
Joy is like a cloud.
Sometimes silver, sometimes gray,
Always sun not far away,
Joy is like a cloud.
C Dm G C
FC
FC
GC
GC
I saw raindrops on the river
Joy is like the rain.
Bit by bit the river grows
All at once it overflows
Joy is like the rain.
C Dm G C
FC
FC
GC
GC
Repeat verse 1
Kakilambe
Verse 1:
Kakilambe (X4)
Verse 2:
Maimbo, maimbo imama
Maimbo, Kakilambe kaykou mbe
28
Let It Rain
Chorus:
E
Oh let it rain upon my face,
B7
Oh let it rain upon my face,
E
E7
A
Am
Let the storm clouds gather, let the thunder roll
E
B7
E
And let it rain upon my face
And when the sun refuse to shine,
And when the sun refuse to shine,
I will find the light that shines in everyone
When the sun refuse to shine
E
B7
E E7 A Am
E B7 E
To chorus
And when the road is rough and long,
And when the road is rough and long.
I will find a traveler to walk with me
When the road is rough and long
E
B7
E E7 A Am
E B7 E
To chorus
And when the clouds fill up the sky,
And when the clouds fill up the sky.
I will look beyond to where the rainbow bends
When the clouds fill up the sky.
E
B7
E E7 A Am
E B7 E
And when I know I’ve lost my way
And when I know I’ve lost my way
I will find a star to guide me home again
When I know I’ve lost my way.
E
B7
E E7 A Am
E B7 E
29
Love Surrounds Me
G
Love surrounds me this I know,
C
G
For my spirit tells me so.
G
All of us to love belong,
C
G
D
G
It fills our hearts and makes us strong
G
C
Yes, love surrounds me,
G
D
Yes, love surrounds me,
G
C
Yes, love surrounds me,
G
D
G
My spirit tells me so.
Love Me For Who I Am
C
F
G
C
Love me for who I am, not what you want me to be.
F
G
C
Love me for who I am and we can get along.
If I like you and you like me, then good friends we both can be C F G C
If I like you and you like me, then we can get along.
F G C
French:
Aime-moi comme je suis, pas comme to veux que je sois.
Aime-moi comme je sius, nous nous entendrons bien.
C F G C
F G C
Si je t’aime et sit u m’aimes, nous serons de bons amis.
Si je t’aime et sit u m’aimes, nous nous entendrons bien.
C F G C
F G C
Spanish:
Quiereme por lo que soy, no por lo que deseas.
Quiereme por lo que soy, y nos llevaremos bien.
C F G C
F G C
Si te gusto y tu me gustas, Buenos amigos podremos ser.
Si te gusto y tu me gustas, la pasaremos bien.
C F G C
F G C
30
Love Never Ends
D
If I can speak with an angel's song
G7
D
Preach up a sermon the whole day long
A
Move a mountain with just one shove
A7
I don't have a thing if I don't have love!
Chorus:
D G
A G
Cause… love never ends!
D G
A G
Love never ends !
D G
A G
Love never ends !
D G
A G
Love never ends !
If I have got to have my own way
Hurt other folks with what I say
These words judge me from up above
I don't have a thing if I don't have love!
D
G7 D
A
A7
To chorus
When I was young how my thoughts ran wild
Now I'm a woman and not a child
Hear the message I'm thinking of
You don't have a thing if you don't have love!
D
G7 D
A
A7
Finish with chorus. Improvise with percussion and only vocals.
31
Magic Penny
Chorus:
D
Love is something if you give it away,
A
D
Give it away, give it away.
D
Love is something if you give it away,
A
D
You end up having more.
G
D
It's just like a magic penny,
A
D
Hold it tight and you won't have any.
G
D
Lend it, spend it, and you'll have so many
E
A
They'll roll all over the floor.
To chorus
Money's dandy and we like to use it,
But love is better if you don't refuse it.
It's a treasure and you'll never lose it
Unless you lock up your door.
G
A
G
E
D
D
D
A
G
A
G
E
D
D
D
A
To chorus
So let's go dancing till the break of day,
And if there's a piper, we can pay.
For love is something if you give it away,
You end up having more.
Finish with chorus
32
Nova Scotia Farewell
G
The sun was setting in the west
Em
The birds were singing on every tree
G
D
All nature seemed inclined to rest
Em
But still there was no rest for me
Chorus:
G
Farewell Nova Scotia, the sea-bound coast
Em
Let your mountains dark and dreary be.
G
D
For when I am far away on your briny ocean tossed
Em
Will you ever heave a sigh or a wish for me
I grieve to leave my native land
I grieve to leave my comrades all
And my parents whom I held so dear
And the bonny, bonny lassie that I do adore
G
Em
G D
Em
To chorus
The drums they do beat and the wars do alarm
The Captain calls, I must obey
So farewell, farewell to my Nova Scotia home
For it's early in the morning and I'm far, far away
G
Em
G D
Em
To chorus
I had three brothers and they are at rest
Their arms are folded on their chests
But a poor, simple sailor just like me
Must be tossed and driven on the deep, blue sea
33
G
Em
G D
Em
O Siem
(capo on first fret)
D
Bm
O Siem, we are all family
D
A
O Siem, we're all the same
Bm G
D
O Siem, the fires of freedom
Bm A
C
Dance in the burning flame
C
Bb
F
Siem o siyeya, all people rich and poor
C
G
Siem o siyeya, those who do and do not know
C
Bb
Siem o siyeya, take the hand of one close by
C
Bb
F
G
Siem o siyeya, of those who know because they try
Bb
F
G
And watch the walls come tumbling down.
(Chorus)
C
Bb
F
Siem o siyeya, all people of the world
C
G
Siem o siyeya, it's time to make the turn
C
Bb
Siem o siyeya, a chance to share your heart
C
Bb
F
G
Siem o siyeya, to make a brand new start
Bb
F
G
And watch the walls come tumbling down.
(Chorus)
34
Em G
D
Em
G
Bm
Fires burn in silence, hearts in anger bleed
G
D
Em
G
A
The wheel of change is turning for the ones who truly need
C
G
A
To see the walls come tumbling down
(Chorus x 3, with key change. Repeat last line X3 to finish)
E
C#m
O Siem, we are all family
E
B
O Siem, we're all the same
C#m A
E
O Siem, the fires of freedom
C#m B
E
Dance in the burning flame
Oh, I Wanna Be a Dog
G
C
Oh, I wanna be a dog, I wanna wag my tail
D
Chase cars and knock over garbage cans
D7
G
Bite the lady that brings you the mail
Oh, I wanna be a dog, I wanna dig big holes.
I wanna sniff French poodles and basset hounds
And look for telephone poles.
G C
D
D7 G
Oh, I wanna be a dog, I wanna big wet nose.
I wanna run in the street, get mud on my feet
And jump up on to your clothes.
G C
D
D7 G
C
G
Oh, I wanna have dog breath, I wanna learn how to growl,
A7
D
D7
Scratch fleas and ticks, run after sticks, the moon will make me howl.
Oh I wanna be a dog, I wanna lie around.
Being human these days is getting to crazy
I just wanna be a hound.
G C
D
D7 G
35
Old MacDonald Had a Farm
D
G
D
A D
Old Macdonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O
D
G
D
A D
And on his farm he had a cow, E-I-E-I-O
D
With a "moo-moo" here and a "moo-moo" there
Here a "moo" there a "moo", everywhere a "moo-moo"
D
G
D
A D
Old Macdonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O
Additional verses:
Ducks – quack quack… Turkeys – gobble gobble Pigs – rattle rattle Ford – rattle rattle
On Top of Spaghetti
F
C
On top of spaghetti all covered with cheese,
G7
C
I lost my poor meatball, when somebody sneezed.
It rolled off the table, and on to the floor,
And then my poor meatball, rolled out of the door.
F C
G7 C
It rolled in the garden, and under a bush,
And then my poor meatball, was nothing but mush.
F C
G7 C
The mush was as tasty as tasty could be,
And then the next summer, it grew into a tree.
F C
G7 C
The tree was all covered, all covered with moss,
And on it grew meatballs, and tomato sauce.
F C
G7 C
So if you eat spaghetti, all covered with cheese,
Hold on to your meatball, whenever you sneeze.
F C
G7 C
36
Over My Head
(With bodhran)
Alternate verses:
I hear singing…
I hear sharing…
I hear laughter…
I hear goodness…
Over my head I hear music in the air.
Over my head I hear music in the air.
Over my head I hear music in the air.
There must be a God somewhere.
Peace Like a River
D
G
D
I’ve got peace like a river, I’ve got peace like a river,
A A7
I’ve got peace like a river in my soul.
D
D7
G
D
I’ve got peace like a river, I’ve got peace like a river,
A
D
I’ve got peace like a river in my soul.
Additional verses:
I’ve got tears like the raindrops…
I’ve got joy like a fountain…
I’ve got pain like an arrow…
I’ve got fear like an iceburg…
I’ve got strength like a mountain…
I’ve got love like the sunshine…
I’ve got de-termination…
37
Puff the Magic Dragon
G
Bm
C
G
Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
C
G
A
D
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee
G
Bm C
G
Little Jackie Paper loved that rascal Puff,
C
G
Em
A
D G
D
and brought him strings and sealing wax and other fancy stuff. Oh
Chorus:
G
Bm
C
G
Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
C
G
A
D
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee
G
Bm
C
G
Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
C
G
Em
A
D
G D
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee
Together they would travel on a boat with billowed sail
Jackie kept a lookout perched on Puff's gigantic tail,
Noble kings and princes would bow whene'er they came,
Pirate ships would lower their flags when Puff roared out his name. Oh
G
C
G
C
Bm C G
G A D
Bm C G
G Em A D G D
G
C
G
C
Bm C G
G A D
Bm C G
G Em A D G D
G
C
G
C
Bm C G
G A D
Bm C G
G Em A D G D
To chorus
A dragon lives forever but not so little boys
Painted wings and giant rings make way for other toys.
One grey night it happened, Jackie Paper came no more
And Puff that mighty dragon, he ceased his fearless roar.
To chorus
His head was bent in sorrow, green scales fell like rain,
Puff no longer went to play along the cherry lane.
Without his life-long friend, Puff could not be brave,
So Puff that mighty dragon sadly slipped into his cave. Oh
To chorus
38
Quartermasters’ Song
D
A7
D
There are snakes, snakes, snakes, big as garden rakes, at the store! At the store!
D
A7
D
There are snakes, snakes, snakes, big as garden rakes, at the Quartermaster's store.
Chorus:
D
G
E7
A7
My eyes are dim I cannot see. I have not got my specs with me.
D
G
A7
D
I have not got my specs with me.
2. mice – running through the rice.
3. lice - living on the mice.
4. rats - big as alley cats.
5. roaches - big as football coaches
6. watches - big as sasquaches
7. bears - but no one really cares
9. beavers - with little meat cleavers
10. foxes - stuffed in little boxes
Can also do names of people!
Seed In the Ground
D
A
G
A
D
A
G
A
If you've got the sun and if you've got the rain and you plant a little seed in the old back lane
G
A
G
A
D
A
G
A
You wish and you pray and you keep the weeds down you might find, oh you might find…
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
G
A
A
D
A root growing out from the seed in the ground
G
A
G
A
D
A shoot growing out from the root from the seed in the ground
A stem growing out from the shoot from the root from the seed in the ground
A flower growing out from the stem from the shoot from the root from the seed in the
ground
A seed growing out from the flower from the stem from the shoot from the root from
the seed in the ground
(Note: Alternate G and A for last part of each verse, always ending on A at the word “seed.”)
39
Singing for Our Lives
D
G D
A
D A
We are a gentle angry people and we are singing, singing for our lives.
D
G D
A
G
D
We are a gentle angry people and we are singing, singing for our lives.
Additional verses:
We are a justice seeking people… We are young and old together… We are an anti-racist/antisexist people… We are gay and straight together… We are a land of many colours…
There’s a Hole in the Bottom of the Sea
D
A
D
There's a hole in the bottom of the sea. There's a hole in the bottom of the sea.
D
A
D
There's a hole. There's a hole. There's a hole in the bottom of the sea.
Additional verses:
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
There's a log in the hole in the bottom of the sea…
There's a bump on the log in the hole in the bottom of the sea.
There's a frog on the bump on the log in the hole in the bottom of the sea.
There's a fly on the frog on the bump on the log in the hole in the bottom of the sea.
There's a wing on the fly on the frog on the bump on the log in the hole in the bottom of the sea.
There's a flea on the wing on the fly on the frog on the bump on the log in the hole in the bottom of
the sea.
There is More Love
D
A7
D G D
G
D
A A7
There is more love somewhere, there is more love somewhere.
G
D G
D
A7
D G D
I’m gonna keep on ‘til I find it, there is more love somewhere.
Additional verses: There is more hope… There is more peace… There is more joy… Etc…
40
This Land is Your Land
D
G
D
This land is your land, this land is my land,
A
D
From Bonavista to Vancouver Island,
G
D
From the Arctic Circle, to the Great Lake waters,
A
D
This land was made for you and me.
As I was walking, that ribbon of highway,
I saw above me that endless skyway,
I saw below me that golden valley.
This land was made for you and me.
I've roamed and rambled and I've followed my footsteps
From the fir clad forests to the mighty mountains
And all around me a voice was sounding
This land was made for you and me.
The sun comes shining as I was strolling
The wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling
The fog was lifting a voice come chanting
This land was made for you and me.
This Little Light of Mine
D
G
D
This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine, this little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine
F#
Bm
D
A
G D
This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine, let it shine, let it shine, let it shine!
Additional verses: All around the whole town… Everywhere that I go… All around the whole
world… In my daily work… Buildin’ up a new world… Put is under a bushel – NO!...
Ain’t nobody gonna “whoof” it out…
41
Turning of the World
Intro: C G DG
G
D
Em
Bm
Let us sing this song for the turning of the world
C
G
D
That we may turn as one.
G
D
Em
Bm
With every voice, with every song we will move this world along
C
G
D G
And our lives will feel the echo of our turning.
D
G
C
G
D
With every voice, with every song, we will move this world along.
G
D
Em
Bm
With every voice, with every song, we will move this world along
C
G
D G
And our lives will feel the echo of our turning.
Additional verses: Loving/love… Healing/heal… Dreaming/dream
Turn On the Sun
D
A7
D
Turn on the sun, turn on the sun, open the doors, come everyone.
D
A7
D
Bad times are out, good times are in turn on the sun let’s smile again!
D
G
D
Gather up all the goodness in you. Turn on the sun, turn on the sun.
D
G
A7
D
Radiate when we all begin to turn on the sun let’s smile again!
42
Turn the World Around
C
F
G
C
F G
C
We come from the fire, living in the fire, go back to the fire, turn the world around. (X2)
We come from the water, living in the water... (X2)
We come from the mountain, living on the mountain... (X2)
Oh, oh so is life! Ah, ha so is life! (X2)
Refrain:
Do you know who I am? Do I know who you are?
See we one another clearly? Do we know who we are?
Oh, oh so is life! Ah, ha so is life!
Oh, oh so is life! Ah, ha so is life!
Water make the river, river wash the mountain
Fire make the sunlight, turn the world around
Heart is of the river, body is the mountain
Spirit is the sunlight, turn the world around
We are of the spirit, truly of the spirit
Only can the spirit turn the world around
Repeat the end with refrain
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Unitarian Rainbows
Chorus:
G
Em G Em
G
Em G
I am a Unitarian, I am gentle and kind.
G
D
Em
G
I listen to my heart and I am guided by mind.
G
D
Em
G
Yes, I listen to my heart and I am guided by mind.
Cm
G
D7
G
And… a brightly coloured rainbow leads the way!
Verses:
D
A D
Oh, everyone’s important, from A to Z,
Em
E7
A
D
D7
I think that you’re important, so I put on something red!
(To chorus)
D
A D
And when we play together, I try to share.
Em
E7
A
D D7
Let me help you look for something orange to wear!
(To chorus)
D
A
D
I like you just because you’re you, and that’s what makes you fun.
Em
E7
A
D
D7
You brighten up my day so I wear yellow like the sun!
(To chorus)
D
A
D
We ask each other questions: “What is this?” “What does it mean?”
Em
E7
A
D
D7
When we learn together we can put on something green!
(To chorus)
D
A
D
I always take the time to ask what you would like to do,
Em
E7
A
D
D7
And when I stop and listen, then I put on something blue!
(To chorus)
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D
A D
There are people I will never meet nor get to know,
Em
E7
A
D D7
But when I wonder how they feel, I put on indigo!
(To chorus)
D
A
D
I am a part of everything, and it’s a part of me,
Em
E7
A
D D7
And violet is the colour of this wondrous mystery!
(To chorus)
D
A
D
I am a little rainbow - a sparkling drop of dew.
Em
E7
A
D
D7
The light you shine upon me I reflect right back to you!
(To last chorus)
Last chorus:
G
Em G Em
G Em G
We are Unitarians, we are gentle and kind.
G
D
Em
G
We listen to our hearts and we are guided by our minds.
G
D
Em
G
Yes, we listen to our hearts and we are guided by our minds.
G
D
Em
G
And when we stand together, responsibly and free,
G
D
Em
G
Yes, when we stand together, responsibly and free,
Cm
G
D7
G
We’re a brightly coloured rainbow, can’t you see?
G
D7
G
And it helps us be the best that we can be!
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We Are All One Planet
Chorus:
C
Dm
We are all one planet, all one people of earth.
G
C
All one planet, sharing our living, our dying, our birth
F
Dm
Em Am
And we won’t stand by watching her die
Dm
G
Hearing her cry and deny we live as she lives, we die as she dies
C
Dm
So many ways to divide us, so many ways to build bound’ries and walls
G
C
Systems we set up to hide us - neighborhoods, nations ignoring the call
F
Dm
Of the beings who live outside of the bound’ries,
Em
A7
Inside of the skins that are different from ours
Dm
G
Creatures whose eyes reflect the same skies and watch the same stars
Dm
Am
Dm
Am
Dm
Am
Dm
Am
So many ways to hurt and not heal, to speak and not listen, to act and not feel
Dm
And too little time to be simple and see the circle includes every bird, every tree
G
Every you, every me
to chorus
C
Am
Am
E
A
Think of the things we love, remember the ones we love
Dm
G
Open our minds, our hearts and our hands and trust when we don’t understand.
to chorus
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We Shall Overcome
C
F
C
F
C
C
F G Am D
G D G
We shall overcome, we shall overcome, we shall overcome some day.
C
F
C
F G
Am C
F C
G
C F C
O deep in my heart, I do believe, we shall overcome some day.
Additional verses:
We are not afraid… today
We shall stand together… someday
The truth with make us free… someday
We shall live in peace… someday
What Can We Do?
(Sung as three part round: C F G C / C F G C)
Part 1: What can we do to make the world a better place?
What can we do to make it better?
What can we do, oh, what can we do?
What can we do to make it better.
Part 2: Clean up our own mess, clean up our own mess.
Recycle the good stuff, dispose of the bad stuff,
Clean up our own mess.
Part 3: Love your sister, love your brother.
Love one another, that’s what we all can do.
Wheels on the Bus
D
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
A
D
Round and round, round and round
D
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
A
D
All though the town.
Additional verses:
The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish…
The driver on the bus goes “move on back!”…
The people on the bus go up and down…
The horn on the bus goes beep, beep beep…
The baby on the bus goes “wah wah wah!”…
The parents on the bus go shh, shh, shh…
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With My Own Two Hands
G
C G
I can change the world, with my own two hands
C G
Make it a better place, with my own two hands
C G
Make it a kinder place, with my own two hands
Em
D
G CG
With my own, with my own two hands
Em
D
G CG
With my own, with my own two hands
I can make peace on earth, with my own two hands
I can clean up the earth, with my own two hands
I can reach out to you, with my own two hands
With my own, with my own two hands
With my own, with my own two hands
G C G
G C G
G C G
Em D G C G
Em D G C G
I’m gonna make it a brighter place, with my own two hands
I’m gonna make it a safer place, with my own two hands
I’m gonna help the human race, with my own two hands
With my own, with my own two hands
With my own, with my own two hands
G C G
G C G
G C G
Em D G C G
Em D G C G
I can hold you, with my own two hands
I can comfort you, with my own two hands
But you got to use, use your own two hands
Use your own, use your own two hands
Use your own, use your own two hands
G C G
G C G
G C G
Em D G C G
Em D G C G
With our own, with our own two hands
With our own, with our own two hands
With my own, with my own two hands
Em D G C G
Em D G C G
Em D G C G
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Woke Up This Morning
C
Well now, I woke up this morning with my mind
F
I woke up this morning with my mind
Stayed on freedom
C
Stayed on freedom
I woke up this morning with my mind
G
F
C
Halle lu, halle lu, halle lu,jah amen.
Stayed on freedom
I’m a walkin’ an’ a talkin with my mind
I’m walkin’ an’ a talkin with my mind
I’m a walkin’ an’ a talkin with my mind
Halle lu.. halle lu… halle lu…jah amen.
Stayed on freedom
Stayed on freedom
Stayed on freedom
Well now, I’m singin’ and a prayin’ with my mind
I’m singin’and a prayin’with my mind
I’m a singin’and a prayin’with my mind
Halle lu.. halle lu… halle lu…jah amen.
Stayed on freedom
Stayed on freedom
Stayed on freedom
C
F C
G F C
C
F C
G F C
Finish with first verse
Wonderings
C
G
C
G
F
G
I wonder how the earth was formed, and why it’s round;
C
G
F
C G7 C
I wonder just how deep it goes below the ground.
I wonder how the rocks were made, and lacy weeds;
I wonder just how life begins in tiny seeds.
C G C G F G
C G F C G7 C
I wonder how our brains can think so many things;
To help us find the answers to our wonderings.
C G C G F G
C G F C G7 C
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You Are My Sunshine
Chorus:
D
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.
G
D
You make me happy when skies are grey.
G
D
You'll never know, dear, how much I love you.
A
D
Please don't take my sunshine away.
The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping
I dreamed I held you in my arms.
When I awoke, dear, I was mistaken
And I hung my head and cried.
D
G D
G D
A D
To chorus
I'll always love you and make you happy
If you will only say the same
But if you leave me to love another
You'll regret it all someday.
D
G D
G D
A D
To chorus
You told me once, dear, you really loved me
And no one else could come between
But now you've left me and love another
You have shattered all my dreams.
D
G D
G D
A D
Finish with chorus
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Embers
Songs That Deepen
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Blowin’ In the Wind
C
F
C
How many roads must a man walk down
F
C
G
Before you call him a man ?
C
F
C
Am
How many seas must a white dove sail
C
F
G
Before she sleeps in the sand ?
C
F
C
Yes, how many times must the cannon balls fly
C
F
G
Before they're forever banned?
Chorus:
F
G
C
Am
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind
F
G
C
The answer is blowin' in the wind.
Yes, how many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky ?
Yes, how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry ?
Yes, how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died ?
C
F
C
C
C
C
F
C
F
F
F
F
C
G
C Am
G
C
G
To chorus
Yes, how many years can a mountain exist
Before it's washed to the sea ?
Yes, how many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free ?
Yes, how many times can a man turn his head
Pretending he just doesn't see ?
C
F
C
C
C
C
F
C
F
F
F
F
C
G
C Am
G
C
G
Finish with chorus
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Circle Chant
Am
C
F
Dm
Circle round for freedom, circle round for peace
F
C
For all of us imprisoned, circle for release.
Am
C
F
Dm
Circle for the planet, circle for each soul
F
C
For the children of our children: Keep the Circle whole!
Comfort Me
A
D
A
E E7
Comfort me, comfort me, comfort me oh my soul.
A
A7 D
A
E
DA
Comfort me, comfort me, comfort me oh my soul.
Additional verses: Sing with me… Speak for me… Be with me… Walk with me… Dance with me…
Comfort me…
Earth, Air, Fire, Water
(Sung as two-part round. Alternate Am Em)
Part 1: The earth, the air, the fire, the water return, return return.
Part 2: Ai-eh, ai-eh, ai-eh, ai-eh, ai-o, ai-o, ai-o. (2X)
Edelweiss
G
D
G
C
G
Em
C
D
Eidelweiss, eidelweiss, every morning you greet me.
G
D
G
C
G
D
G
Small and white, clean and bright. You look happy to greet me.
D
G
C
A
D D7
Blossoms of snow may you bloom and grow, bloom and grow forever.
G
D
G
C
G
D
G
Eidelweiss, eidelweiss, bless my homeland forever.
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(X2)
Four Strong Winds
Chorus:
D
Em
A
D
Four strong winds that blow lonely, seven seas that run high,
Em
A
All those things that don't change, come what may.
D
Em
A
D
But our good times are all gone, and I'm bound for moving on.
G
Em
A
I'll look for you if I'm ever back this way.
D
Em
A
D
Think I'll go out to Alberta, weather's good there in the fall.
Em
A
I got some friends that I can go a'working for.
D
Em
A
D
Still I wish you'd change your mind, if I asked you one more time,
G
Em
A
But we've been through that a hundred times or more.
To chorus
If I get there before the snow flies, and if things are looking good,
You could meet me if I send you down the fare.
But by then it would be winter, there ain't much for you to do
And the winds sure can blow cold way out there
D Em A D
Em A
D Em A D
G Em A
Finish with chorus
From You I Receive
C
F
G C
From you I receive, to you I give,
Am
Dm
G7
C
Together we share, and from this we live.
I Love the Flowers
(This is a four part round, beginning on each line. Can be played to D Bm Em A)
I love the flowers, I love the daffodils
I love the mountains, I love the rolling hills
I love the firelight when the light is low
Boom-ti-ada, boom-ti-ada, boom-ti-ada, boom, boom…
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Imagine
C
Cmaj7
F
C
Cmaj7
F
Imagine there's no heaven, it's easy if you try
C
Cmaj7 F
C
Cmaj7
F
No hell
below us, above us only sky
Am
Dm7 F G
C G7
Imagine all the people living for today... ahh
Imagine no more countries, it isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for, and no religion too
Imagine all the people living life in peace...you-hoo...
Chorus:
C Cmaj7 F C Cmaj7 F
C Cmaj7 F C Cmaj7 F
Am Dm7 F G C G7
F
G
C
E7
You may say I'm a dreamer
F
G
C E7
But I'm not the only one
F
G
C
E7
I hope someday you'll join us
F
G
C
And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions, I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger, a brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people sharing all the world
C Cmaj7 F C Cmaj7 F
C Cmaj7 F C Cmaj7 F
Am Dm7 F G C G7
Light is returning
Dm
Am
Dm
Light is returning, even though this is the darkest hour
Am
Dm
No one can hold back the dawn
Let's keep it burning, let's keep the light of hope alive
Make safe our journey through the storm
One planet is turning circles on her path around the sun
Earth Mother is calling her children home
Love, Be Our Way
Love be our way. Truth, be our path. Justice, we walk in Thy shoes.
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to chorus
Kumbaya
C
F
C
F
G
Kumbaya, my Lord, kumbaya. Kumbaya, my Lord, kumbaya
C
F C F C
G
C
Kumbaya, my Lord, kumbaya Oh Lord, kumbaya.
Additional verses: Someone’s praying… Someone’s crying… Someone’s singing….
May There Always be Sunshine
D
May there always be sunshine,
Em
May there always be blue sky,
A7
May there always be mama,
G A7
D
May there always be me.
May Your Life Be As a Song
(Sung as a four-part round)
1.
2.
3.
4.
May your life be as a song,
Resounding with the dawn to sing awake the light.
And softly serenade the stars,
Ever dancing circles in the night
Multifaith Chants
Am
G
F G
Am
Om namah shivaya, om namah shivaya.
C G
F
C
F C
G
Allelu, allelu, allelujah, allelu, allelu, allelujah (X2, second ends with C)
(Seek ye first)
C G Am
F G
C
Wahe Guru, wahe Guru, wahe Guru
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Meditation on Breathing
(Sung as 3 part round or with each group repeating line. First 2 lines different melody)
C Am F
C
C Am F
C
1. When I breathe in, I’ll breathe in peace. When I breathe out, I’ll breathe out love
2. When I breathe in, I’ll breathe in peace. When I breathe out, I’ll breathe out love
3. Breathe in, breathe out. Breathe in, breathe out.
Morningtown Ride
G
G7
C
G
Train whistle blowing makes a sleepy noise.
C
G
Am
D
Underneath their blankets go all the girls and boys.
G
G7
C
G
Heading from the station, out along the bay
C
G
D
G
All bound for Morningtown many miles away.
Sarah’s at the engine, Tony rings the bell
John swings the lantern, to show that all is well
Rocking, rolling, riding, out a long the bay
All bound for Morningtown, many miles away.
G
C
G
C
G7 C G
G Am D
G7 C G
G D G
Maybe it is raining where our train will ride
But all the little travelers are snug and warm inside
Somewhere there is sunshine, somewhere there is day
Somewhere there is Morningtown, many miles away.
G
C
G
C
G7 C G
G Am D
G7 C G
G D G
Finish with chorus
Never turning Back
C
G
Gonna keep on walkin' forward, gonna keep on walkin' forward
C
F
Gonna keep on walkin' forward
C
F
C
G
C
Never turning back; never turning back
Gonna keep on walkin' proudly. . .
Gonna keep on singin' loudly. . .
Gonna reach across our borders. . .
Gonna work to end the killing. . .
Gonna keep on movin' forward. . .
Gonna light this night together…
Gonna keep on loving boldly…
Gonna work for change together…
Gonna raise this house with strong hands…
Gonna show our children courage…
Gonna save this _____ together…
Gonna stop this _____ together…
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One More Step
D A7 Bm D
G D
A7
One more step, we will take one more step
D
F#m G
Gm
Till there is peace for us and everyone
D A7 D
We’ll take one more step
One more word, we will say one more word
Till everyone word is heard by everyone
We’ll say one more word.
D A7 Bm D G D A7
D F#m G Gm
D A7 D
One more prayer, we will say one more prayer
Till every prayer is shared by everyone
We’ll say one m ore prayer
D A7 Bm D G D A7
D F#m G Gm
D A7 D
One more song, we will sing one more song
Till every song is sung by everyone
We’ll sing one more song
D A7 Bm D G D A7
D F#m G Gm
D A7 D
Peace Chant
1.
2.
3.
4.
Om mani padme hum, om mani padme hum
La illa ha illa Allah hu!
Shalom, Shanti
Gloria in excelsis Deo
Return Again
(Sung as two-part round)
Return again, return again,
Return to the home of your soul.
(repeat)
Return to who you are, return to what you are,
Return to where you are born and reborn again.
(repeat)
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Spirit of Life
(Capo on 3rd)
G
C D
G
Spirit of Life, come unto me.
Em
Am
D
C G
Sing in my heart all the stirrings of compassion.
C
D
G
Blow in the wind, rise in the sea;
Em
Am
D
C G
Move in the hand, giving life the shape of justice.
C
D
G
Roots hold me close; wings set me free;
Em
Am
D
G
Spirit of Life, come to me, come to me.
Spirit of love, come unto me
Deep in my soul all the mystery of creation
Teach me to care, peace let there be
Lead me to truth showing forth the path of wisdom
Deepen my trust, help me to see
Spirit of love, come to me, come to me.
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G C D G
Em Am D C G
C D G
Em Am D C G
C D G
Em Am D G
Song for the Road
C
G
Our evening here will reach an end; the time to part is near.
F
C
F
G
I’m glad our roads they did cross and come together here.
C
F
Thank you, it’s been so warm, so before you travel on,
C
F
G C
Please raise your glass and raise your voice and join us in a song.
Chorus:
F
C
Am
And if your road is lonely even to the end,
F
C
F
G
A song that’s well kept in your heart will be a steady friend.
F
C
Am
Or if your road is paved with love lift up your voice in song
F
C
F
G
C
And share it with a traveler whose road is hard and long.
The ways we take from this place have many twists and bends.
But I never travelled on a road that didn’t have an end.
And when I meet some folk like you that I like to call my friends
I pray the road will take a turn and we’ll sing this song again.
C
F
C
C
G
C F G
F
F G C
To chorus
And if I find a resting place before I’m back this way,
Or if my road be just too long and my step is turned to clay,
If from tonight you do recall just one line from this song
Then even if our roads do end, the song will travel on.
C
F
C
C
G
C F G
F
F G C
To chorus
Tumbalalaika
(Sung in three parts)
Tumbalalaika- tumba, tumbalalaika- tumba ….
Tey, tumba, tumba tey…
Alleh, alleh, alleh, alleh, ohhhhh, oooooh, ooooooh.
Where Do We Come From?
(Sung as a four-part round, or with different groups repeating each line)
1. Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?
2. Where do we come from?
3. Mystery. Mystery. Life is a riddle and a mystery.
4. Where do we come from? Where are we going?
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Where Have All the Flowers Gone
C
Am
F
G
Where have all the flowers gone? Long time passing
C
Am
F
G
Where have all the flowers gone? Long time ago
C
Am
Where have all the flowers gone?
F
G
Girls have picked them every one
F
C
F
G C
When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn?
Where have all the young girls gone? Taken husbands every one
Where have all the young men gone? Gone for soldiers every one
Where have all the soldiers gone? Gone to graveyards every one
Where have all the graveyards gone? Gone to flowers every one
We Are Your Children
Chorus (sing X2):
G
C
Am
Oh God (oh God), oh Allah (oh Allah), Great Spirit (Great Spirit),
G
D
We are your children (we are your children).
(repeat)
G
We are the flowers of one garden,
C
G
And the fruits of one tree,
C
G
And all our different colours,
Am
D
Are adding to our beauty.
To chorus
We are the drops of one ocean,
And the waves of one sea,
And all our different cultures,
Are adding to our beauty.
G
C G
C G
Am D
To chorus
Oh we are all your children God
Though we’re not to same
We all have hearts to worship you
And call your different names.
G
C G
C G
Am D
Finish with chorus
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Wild Mountain Thyme
D
G
D
Oh, the summer time is coming,
G
D
And the trees are sweetly blooming,
G D
Bm
And the wild mountain thyme
Em
G
Grows around the blooming heather.
Chorus:
D G
D
Will you go, lassie, go?
G
D
And we'll all go together
G D
Bm
To pull wild mountain thyme
Em
G
All around the blooming heather,
D G
D
Will you go, lassie, go?
To chorus
I will build my love a bower
By yon clear and crystal fountain,
And all around the bower,
I'll pile flowers from the mountain.
D G D
G D
G D Bm
Em G
If my true love, she won't have me,
I will surely find another
To pull wild mountain thyme
All around the blooming heather.
D G D
G D
G D Bm
Em G Finish with chorus, first verse then chorus
To chorus
Woyaya
(Add drone of “Woyaya”)
We are going, heaven know where we are going, but we know within.
And we will get there, heaven knows how we will get there, but we know we will.
It will be hard, we know, and the road with be muddy and rough,
But we’ll get there, heaven knows how we will get there, but we know we will.
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