Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago
Dedicating this to my Farrington High School classmates on the occasion of the 50th reunion of the Class of '74. I'm sorry that I can't be there, but the Japanese university fall semester is in full swing. Wishing all of you good fun and merry hearts.
Dedicating this to my Farrington High School classmates on the occasion of the 50th reunion of the Class of '74. I'm sorry that I can't be there, but the Japanese university fall semester is in full swing. Wishing all of you good fun and merry hearts.
![Long Time to Be Alone (New Colony Six) ukulele rendition
New Colony Six was probably best known in Hawaii for their 1968 hit, I Will Always Think About You. I really loved this 1971 release. Hope you like my rendition.
[F] When I saw you [Am7] yesterday
It [Gm] started all a[C7]gain
The [Bb] hurt that I had [C7] left behind
has [F] caught up once again
Everyones in [Fmaj7] love
But [Gm7] love can bring you [C7] down
If [Bb] no one wants the [C7] love you have to [F] give
[F] Love means more than [C] life to me
and Id [Gm] love to have you [C7] back
[F] Stopped and laughed at [C] things we did
The [Bb] laughter makes me [C] sad
Its a [Bb] long, [F] long, [Gm] time
[C7] To be a[Bb]lone [ F Gm C7 ]
To be a[F]lone [ Fmaj7 Gm C7 Bb C7 F Gm-C7 ]
Do [F] you remember [Am7] asking me,
“[Gm] Wont you stay a [C7] while?”
[Bb] When I said “for[C7]ever” that made you [F] smile
I look for that [Fmaj7] smile
on [Gm7] every face I [C7] see
But [Bb] smiles dont mean a [C7] thing
if theyre not for [F] me
[F] Love means more than [C] life to me
and Id [Gm] love to have you [C7] back
[F] Stopped and laughed at [C] things we did
The [Bb] laughter makes me [C] sad
Its a [Bb] long, [F] long, [Gm] time
[C7] to be a[Bb]lone [ F Gm C7 ]
To be a[Bb]lone [ F Gm C7 ]
To be a[Bb]lone [ F Gm C7 F ] Long Time to Be Alone (New Colony Six) ukulele rendition](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Uj7otqtaIHc/mqdefault.jpg)


![Love, Look Away (from Flower Drum Song) ukulele rendition
The third song in this beer can series is from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, Flower Drum Song. I love this musical and this is the fourth song from this musical that Ive tried. Such a sad song of unrequited love.
[Bbmaj7] I have wished be[Cm7]fore
[Bbmaj7] I will wish no [Cm7] more [F7]
[Bbmaj7] Love, look away
[Cm7] Love, look away from [Dm7] me
[Eb°] Fly, when you pass my [Gm] door
[Cm7] Fly and get lost at [Bb°] sea
[Bbmaj7] Call it a day,
[Cm7] Love, let us say were [Dm7] through
[Eb°] No good are you for [Gm] me
[Cm7] No good am I for [Bb] you
[Cm7] Wanting you so, I [Bb] try too much
[Cm7] After you go, I [Gm7] cry too [Bbmaj7] much [ Cm7 F7 ]
[Bbmaj7] Love, look away
[Cm7] lonely though I may [Dm7] be
[Eb°] Leave me and set me [Gm] free [Ebm6]
Look a[Bb]way, look a[Bbmaj7]way, look a[Cm7]way
[F7] from [Bb] me Love, Look Away (from Flower Drum Song) ukulele rendition](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Vh-Z_-3zFGA/mqdefault.jpg)
![Koi no Yokan (Anzen Chitai ukulele rendition) 恋の予感
This is one of my favorite Japanese songs that I tried to cover a long time ago. Just moving this video over from my uketoob channel to this one. Im not fluent in Japanese, so I hope I didnt sing this one too badly, but as usual, when I like a song, Im willing to give it a try. Found this explanation of the meaning of the title on Google: Koi No Yokan (Japanese): The sense upon first meeting a person that the two of you are going to fall into love. This is different than “love at first sight,” since it implies that you might have a sense of imminent love, somewhere down the road, without yet feeling it.
Na[Cmaj7]ze, na[C6]ze, a[Bm7]nata [Em] wa
ki[Cmaj7]rei [D] ni na[Bm7]ritai [B7] no
So[Cmaj7]no me [C6] wo da[Bm7]re mo [Em] ga
mi[Cmaj7]tsume[D]te ku[F#m7]rena[Bm7]i no
[Em] Yoru [D6] wa ki [Cmaj7] mama [C6] ni
a[Bm7]nata [Cmaj7] o o[F#m7]doraseru [B7] dake
[Em] Koi [D6] no yo[Cmaj7]kan [C6] ga
ta[Bm7]da ka[Am7-]kenuke[Bm7-]ru da[Em]ke
Na[Cmaj7]ze, na[C6]ze, a[Bm7]nata [Em] wa
Su[Cmaj7]ki da [D] to i[Bm7]e nai [B7] no
To[Cmaj7]doka[C6]nu o[Bm7]moi [Em]ga
Yo[Cmaj7]zora [D]ni yu[F#m7]reta [B7] mama
[Em] Kaze [D6] wa ki[Cmaj7]magu[C6]re
A[Bm7]nata [Cmaj7] o ma[F#m7]do waseru [B7] dake
[Em] Koi [D6] no yo[Cmaj7]kan [C6] ga
ta[Bm7]da ka[Am7-]kenuke[Bm7-]ru da[Cmaj7]ke
[ C6 Bm7 Em Cmaj7 D Bm7 B7 ]
[Cmaj7] Dareka o matte mo
[Bm7] Donna ni matte mo
A[Am7]nata [F#m7] wa konya [B7]mo
[Em] Hoshi [D6] no a[Cmaj7]ida [C6]o
sa[Bm7]mayo[Cmaj7]i na[F#m7]gasareru [B7] dake
[Em] Yume [D6] no tsu[Cmaj7]zuki [C6] o
ma[Bm7]ta mi[Am7-]serare[Bm7-]ru da[Em]ke
[Em] Kaze [D6] wa ki[Cmaj7]magu[C6]re
A[Bm7]nata [Cmaj7] o ma[F#m7]do waseru [B7] dake
[Em] Koi [D6] no yo[Cmaj7]kan [C6] ga
ta[Bm7]da ka[Am7-]kenuke[Bm7-]ru da[Em]ke Koi no Yokan (Anzen Chitai ukulele rendition) 恋の予感](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/VjWMK6LEC2U/mqdefault.jpg)





![Dancing Queen (ABBA) ukulele rendition
I wasnt an especially big fan of ABBA in the 70s, although I did love their song, SOS. But Ive come to have a greater appreciation for certain groups from the past, like ABBA and the Bee Gees, I guess partially because of the nostalgia factor, but also a greater appreciation for how these singers and musicians created such great music.
[A] Friday night and the lights are [D] low
[A] looking out for a place to [F#m] go
[E] Where they play the right [Esus4] music
[E] Getting in the [Esus4] swing
You’ve come to [F#m] look for a king
[A] Anybody could be that [D] guy
[A] Night is young and the music’s [F#m] high
[E] With a bit of rock [Esus4] music
[E] Everything is [Esus4] fine
You’re in the [F#m] mood for a dance
and when you [Bm] get the cha-[E]-ance
chorus:
You are the [A] dancing queen
[D] Young and sweet, only [A] seventeen… [D]
[A] Dancing Queen, [D] feel the beat from
the [A] tambou[E] rine, oh [D] yeah [A]
[E] You can dance, [Db7] you can jive
[F#m] Having the time of your [B7] life
Oooh, [D] see that girl, [Bm7] watch that scene
Diggin’ the [A] dancing queen [ D A D ]
[A] You’re a teaser, you turn ‘em [D] on
[A] Leave ‘em burning and then you’re [F#m] gone
[E] Looking out for a[Esus4]nother
[E] Anyone will [Esus4] do
You’re in the [F#m] mood for a dance
and when you [Bm] get the [E] chance
(chorus) Dancing Queen (ABBA) ukulele rendition](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WrSk15-LBUs/mqdefault.jpg)