Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago
I had the pleasure of doing a duet with Dale, my former colleague at Toyo Eiwa University and fellow long-time resident of Japan. Hope you like our rendition of this Simon and Garfunkel classic.
I had the pleasure of doing a duet with Dale, my former colleague at Toyo Eiwa University and fellow long-time resident of Japan. Hope you like our rendition of this Simon and Garfunkel classic.
![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)
![Im on Fire (Bruce Springsteen) ukulele rendition
[D] Hey little girl, is your daddy home
Did he go and leave you all alone, mm [G] hmm
I got a bad de[Bm7]sire, [G] oh, oh, [A] oh, Im on [D] fire
[D] Tell me now, baby, is he good to you
Can he do to you the things that I do, oh [G] no
I can take you [Bm7] higher, [G] oh, oh, [A] oh, Im on [D] fire
Sometimes its like [G] someone took a knife
Baby, edgy and dull, and cut a [D] six-inch valley
Through the middle of my [Bm7] skull
At [D] night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet
And a freight train running through the middle of my head, only [G] you
Can cool my de[Bm7]sire, [G] oh, oh, [A] oh, Im on [D] fire
[G] Oh, oh, [A] oh, Im on [D] fire
[G] Oh, oh, [A] oh, Im on [D] fire Im on Fire (Bruce Springsteen) ukulele rendition](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WwpokGlkBlA/mqdefault.jpg)
![1900 Yesterday (Liz Damons Orient Express) ukulele cover
Liz Damons Orient Express was a 1970s soft rock band from Hawaii, and their biggest hit was 1900 Yesterday, which was released in early 1971. I like this song and have wanted to try a ukulele cover of it for a long time. Im glad I finally got it done. Hope you like my rendition!
intro: Gmaj7
[Gmaj7] Wheres the love that we knew? Is it gone?
Or have you [Em] thrown it away?
[C] Why the joy that we shared [A7] I feel sure
is not [G] here anymore?
Like [C] smoke from a cigarette
[A7] dreams that you soon forget, its [G] fading away
and its [Am] nineteen [D7] hundred [Gmaj7] yesterday
[Gmaj7] I thought you felt the same, tell me who
[Em] whos to blame?
The [C] broken heart youve given me
[A7] all the hurt and misery
Where did [G] I go wrong?
Like [C] smoke from a cigarette
[A7] dreams that you soon forget and [G] night has no day
and its [Am] nineteen [D7] hundred [Gmaj7] yesterday
//: G Em Am D7 :// Em - C - Em - C G /
[Gmaj7] Wheres the love that we knew? Is it gone?
Or have you [Em] thrown it away?
[C] Why the joy that we shared [A7] I feel sure
is not [G] here anymore?
Like [C] smoke from a cigarette
[A7] dreams that you soon forget and [G] night has no day
//: and its [Am] nineteen [D7] hundred [Gmaj7] yesterday :// 1900 Yesterday (Liz Damons Orient Express) ukulele cover](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/X2VAnocV5cc/mqdefault.jpg)
![If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot) ukulele rendition
Love Gordon Lightfoot and his wonderful songs, but to this date I think Ive tried only one of his songs (Sundown). This was a big hit for him in 1971.
An interesting factoid about this song from Wikipedia: In 1987 Lightfoot filed a lawsuit against the writer of The Greatest Love of All, alleging plagiarism of 24 bars of If You Could Read My Mind. Lightfoot has stated that he dropped the lawsuit when he felt it was having a negative effect on the singer Whitney Houston, as the lawsuit was about the writer and not her.
Intro: G G9 G G9
[G] If you could read my mind, love
[G9] what a tale my thoughts could tell
[G] just like an old time movie
[G9] ‘bout a ghost from a wishing well
[G] in a castle [G9] dark or a [C] fortress strong
with [D] chains upon my [Em] feet
you [C] know that ghost is [G] me
‘n [C] I will never [G] be set free
as [Am7] long as I’m a [D] ghost that you can’t [G] see
[G] If I could read your mind, love
[G9] what a tale your thoughts could tell
[G] just like a paperback novel
[G9] the kind that drugstores sell
[G] when you reach the [G9] part
where the [C] heartaches come
the [D] hero would be [Em] me
but [C] heroes often [G] fail
and [C] you won’t read that [G] book again
be[Am7]cause the ending’s [D] just too hard to [G] take
[G] I’d walk a[G9]way like a [C] movie star
who gets [D] burned in a three-way [Em] script
[C] enter number [G] two
a [C] movie queen to [G] play the scene
of [Am7] bringing all the [D] good things out in [Em] me
but for [C] now love let’s be [G] real
I [C] never thought I could [G] act this way
and I’ve [Am7] got to say that I [D] just don’t get it
[C] I don’t know where [G] we went wrong
but the [Am7] feeling’s gone
and I [D] just can’t get it [G] back
[G] If you could read my mind, love
[G9] what a tale my thoughts could tell
[G] just like an old time movie
[G9] ‘bout a ghost from a wishing well
[G] in a castle [G9] dark or a [C] fortress strong
with [D] chains upon my [Em] feet
but [C] stories always [G] end
and [C] if you read be[G]tween the lines
you’d [Am7] know that I’m just
[D] tryin’ to under[Em]stand
the [C] feelings that you [G] lack
I [C] never thought I could [G] feel this way
and I’ve [Am7] got to say that I [D] just don’t get it
[C] I don’t know where [G] we went wrong
But the [Am7] feeling’s gone and I [D] just can’t get it [G] back If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot) ukulele rendition](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/X97Kngr39qc/mqdefault.jpg)