Chords for Loudon Wainwright - Ukulele

[A] Okay, what do you want to hear, the ukulele or the piano? _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ Now we're going to take out the big guns.
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_ _ I'm not necessarily more creative when I'm miserable.
_ [Gbm] _ That's_
I don't think, God, I've got to get more miserable so that I can get more creative.
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
[F] See, this brings a smile right to a person's face.
[A] _ _
_ [G] _ _ If every baby that was_
Now, Serena, listen to this.
If every baby that was born was issued a [A] ukulele,
at the time of their birth, there would be world peace.
_ _ [E] And a lot of lousy music.
[A] _ _
[C] I've certainly written about being miserable a lot, you know,
and maybe more than about being happy.
But the ukulele song is pretty happy-go [D]-lucky, I'd say.
[Fm] I wrote it when I was miserable to cheer myself up.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ Got a [C] ukulele, now I'm not [F] afraid
In case I get about a [Bb] [F] bruise
_ [Bb] _ In the event I get [C] on, there's no way that [F] I'll let on _
I'll just [Bb] [F] refuse, believe [Bb] me
Cause a ukulele [C] is like a little baby
[F] _ You're cradling in your [Gm] arms and you just [F] sing
[Bb] A lullaby or a [C] ditty
When you're feeling [F] shitty
It will cheer you up, [Gm] it's just a thing
_ [Cm] Life could be bright and [Gm] breezy
When it should be light and [F] easy
There's nothing hard or heavy about [Gm] a uke
_ [C] I [Cm] don't play boof, [Bb] fiddle, no mystery, no [C] riddle
Schleppin' that thing, you [F] look like a kook
[Gm] You gotta believe me
For a string's made of [C] nylon
Always put a [F] smile on
Anybody's [Gm] face is feelin' blue
[F] _ _ [G] When your mind starts slummin', start [C] a little [F] _ strummin'
You're yoke and you're gonna feel [Gm] brand new
[F] You gotta believe [Bb] me
I mean, life goes a-whizz, but we'll live [C] on
We got a thing, we got a thing
[F] We got a thing, we [Bb] got a thing
We got [F] a thing, we got a thing
We got a thing, we got a thing
We [Bb] _
got a [C] _ _ _ [F] _ thing, we got a thing
You _ gotta believe me, [Gm] even though it's [C] raining
Quit all your [F] complainin'
Your roof's not leakin', nothing's [Gm] gettin' in
[F] _ [Bb] Yeah, this axe is a hatchet
[C] There's magic, you can catch [F] it
On your yoke, you can't [Bb] lose, you just win
_ _ [Cm] Life could be bright and [Gm] breezy
When it should be light and easy
[F] _ There's nothing hard or heavy [Gm] about a uke
[Bb] _ [Cm] I don't play the [Bb] tuba
Tuba's doin' two-ya
[C] Just the thought of tubas [Dm] makes me puke
_ [Ab] You _ gotta believe me, [Bb] kind sirs and gentle [C] ladies
Grab your [F] ukuleles, yeah
I suspect by now [Bb] you know my song
[F]
The [Bb] next time that I do it
[C] Head down and get [F] into it
I trust you all, we'll sing and strum along
You gotta believe me, [Bb] I got a [C] ukulele
Now I'm afraid
[F] _ In case I get [Gm] a bottle of [F] blues _
[Bb] And if I get a [C] man _ _ [F] _
_ down the way, [Bb] I'll just refuse [C] Believe _ [F] _ _ [Bb] me _ _ _
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