UKULELE LADY vamp: D7-G7-C (or other intro)
C G7 C Cdim G7 C G7
I saw the splendor of the moonlight on Hono lu lu Bay
C G7 C Cdim G7 C
There’s something tender in the moonlight, on Hono lu lu Bay
Amin
And all the beaches are full of peaches
Emin
Who bring their ukes along
C G7 C
And in the glimmer of the moonlight
C (rit) D7 G7 (pick G, F#)
They love to sing this song
G7 C Emin Amin G7 C Emin Amin
If you like-a Ukulele Lady, Ukulele Lady like-a you
C F G7 F G7 F G7 C
If you like to linger where it’s shady, Ukulele Lady linger too
G7 C Emin Amin G7 C Emin Amin
If you kiss a Ukulele Lady and you promise ever to be true
C F G7 F G7 F G7 C
And she sees another Ukulele Lady fool around with you
F
Maybe she’ll sigh
C
Maybe she’ll cry
D7
Maybe she’ll find somebody else
G7// -NC- G7///
By and by
G7 C Emin Amin G7
To sing to where it’s cool and shady
C Emin Amin
Where the tricky Wicky Wackies woo
C F G7 F G7 F G7 C G7
If you like-a Ukulele Lady, Ukulele Lady like-a you
C G7 C Cdim G7 C G7
She used to sing to me by moonlight on Hono lu lu Bay
C G7 C Cdim G7 C
Fond mem’ries cling to me by moonlight, altho’ I’m far away
Amin
Someday I’m going where eyes are glowing
Emin
And lips are made to kiss
C G7 C
To see somebody in the moonlight
C (rit) D7 G7 (pick G, F#)
And hear the song I miss
G7 C Emin Amin G7 C Emin Amin
If you like-a Ukulele Lady, Ukulele Lady like-a you
C F G7 F G7 F G7 C
If you like to linger where it’s shady, Ukulele Lady linger too
G7 C Emin Amin G7 C Emin Amin
If you kiss a Ukulele Lady and you promise ever to be true
C F G7 F G7 F G7 C
And she sees another Ukulele Lady fool around with you
F
Maybe she’ll sigh
C
Maybe she’ll cry
D7
Maybe she’ll find somebody else
G7 Gdim G7
By and by
G7 C Emin Amin G7
To sing to where it’s cool and shady
C Emin Amin
Where the tricky Wicky Wackies woo
C F G7 F G7 F G7 C
If you like-a Ukulele Lady, Ukulele Lady like-a you
Instrumental passage (play Part B- “If you like Ukulele Lady”)
F -NC-
Maybe she’ll sigh (and maybe not)
C -NC-
Maybe she’ll cry (an awful lot)
D7
Maybe she’ll find somebody else
(slide)G7 G7 G#7 A7(II) G7(II or 1st pos.)
By, by, by, and by
G7 C Emin Amin G7
To sing to where it’s cool and shady
C Emin Amin
Where the tricky Wicky Wackies woo
C F G7 F G7 F G7 C
If you like-a Ukulele Lady, Ukulele Lady like-a you
C F G7 F G7 F G7 C //// Cdim/// G7-C-G7-C
If you like-a Ukulele Lady, Ukulele Lady like-a you
Olga Prevas 1-31-09