C                                                           F

Set the sails I feel the winds a’stirring

Am                                                             G

Toward the bright horizon set the way

C                                                                            F

Cast your wreckless dreams upon our Mayflower

G                               F                          C

Haven from the world and her decay

C                                                                   F

And who could heed the words of Charlie Darwin

Am                                                    G

Fighting for a system built to fail

C                                                                    F

Spooning water from their broken vessels

G                           F                           C

As far as I can see there is no land

F            C              E7                Am       G

Oh my god, the water’sall around us

F            C              G   C

Oh my god, it’s all around

F C E7 Am C F G C

C                                                                  F

And who could heed the words of Charlie Darwin

Am                                                           G

The lords of war just profit from decay

C                                                                                   F

And trade their children’s promise for the jingle

G                                           F                                       C

The way we trade our hard earned time for pay

F            C             E7                             Am     G

Oh my god, the water’s cold and shapeless

F            C             G  C

Oh my god, it’s all around

F            C       E7                       Am   G

Oh my god, life is cold and formless

F           C                G    C

Oh my god, it’s all around

F C E7 Am C F G C  (G C)

Enjoy.

G                                                C

Where the hell did I leave those

G       C

Weapons of destruction

G                                                C                                                             G          C

Could have sworn that I left them around here somewhere

G                                             C

Did I leave them in the car

G                                               C

Did they fall down the back of the sofa

G                                           C                                                             G

Could have sworn that I left them around here somewhere

C    Cmaj7    Am

D                                    Am

I’d lose my head

D

If it weren’t screwed up

G    C x2

G                     C                                       G

I sure can’t wait for this to blow over

Flight of the Conchords – Bus Driver

Thanks to Joe Bromfield for the chord chart.

Buy Flight of the Conchords

The tablature in pdf format.

And the video on YouTube.

Enjoy !

David.

PS: Buy Roy Smeck Plays Hawaiian Guitar, Banjo, Ukulele and Guitar.

Thom Yorke – Cymbal Rush
From the album “The Eraser”

Here’s a bash at the main riff from this tune (think it’s played on a rhodes organ or something in the album version, but it’s a nice pitch for ukulele).

The main trick here is to tune the (high) g string down a semitone to an f# – this lets you play a bit of a droney backing to the chords and helps to fill out the sound a bit more.

Also, it helps if you think “bossa nova” while playing the chords against the f# string bit – stay with me on that one!

I haven’t figured out the instrumental break or anything – feel free to suggest how this might go or how I might change what’s already here…

a||---7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-5-5---5-4-4---4-4-4---4-2-2---2-0--0-----|
e||---5---5-5-4---4-5-5---5-5-5---5-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0---0----|
c||---6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-4-4---4-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1----1---|
f#|-0---0-0-----0---0---0---0---0---2---2---0---0---2---2-----2---2--|

Quite a variety of different attempts to translate the lyrics to this song (especially that first line) but I reckon this version is close:

try to save but it doesnt come off the rug
try to build a wall that is high enough
s’all boiling over
s’all boiling over

try to save your house
try to save your songs
try to run but it follows you up the hill
s’all boiling over
s’all boiling over

your loved ones
your loved ones

a normal conversation
a normal conversation
you should a took me out while you had the chance

all the rooms renumbered and the losers turned away
dont turn away dont turn away
you should a took me out while you had the chance

there were ten in the bed and the little one said roll over

you should a took him out while you had the chance

Corinne Bailey Rae’s cover of Munich by The Editors

The intro riff an octave up:

But playing it like this makes for a smoother move into the chords:

Verse: Eb – Gm
Chorus: Ab – Gm

Requested by Mcnilly

In the original key:

Girls – Lust for Life (Chords)

Moved up a fret to make them more uke-friendly:

Girls – Lust for Life (Chords)

Requested by Stefanie.

Great album, for some reason I thought this one might be good to tackle on the uke – I haven’t figured out the instrumental outro bit yet, any help with this (or fixing any other bits) would be welcome!

Okay, so here’s what I’ve got for the verse:

a||-----7-----5------3-----3-----------0-------------2-----|
e||--------------1-1-----1------1----1-------1-----3---3---|
c||---------------------0-----0----2-------2-----4-------4-|
g||-2-2---2-0----------------------2-----2-----0-----------|

and here’s the chorus (the “I am yours now” bit) not sure about the Em…

F C F D Em
a||-0-3-0-0-2-|
e||-1-0-1-1-3-|
c||-0-0-0-2-4-|
g||-2-0-2-2-0-|

and then the bit where the guy starts singing:
a||----------------------------------------------|
e||-5-5/8-8/10--5-5\3-3\1--5-5/8-8/10--5 5\3-3\1-|
c||----------------------------------------------|
g||----------------------------------------------|

Here are the lyrics:
VERSE
I don’t have to leave anymore
What I have is right here
Spend my nights and days before
Searching the world for what’s right here

VERSE
Underneath and unexplored
Islands and cities I have looked
Here I saw
Something I couldn’t over look

CHORUS
_____F_________
I am yours now
_______________C________________
So now I don't ever have to leave
__________F________
I've been found out
___________D________Em
So now I'll never explore

BIT WHERE THE GUY SINGS
See what I’ve done
That bridge is on fire
Going back to where I’ve been
I’m froze by desire
No need to leave

Where would I be
IF this were to go under
It’s a risk I’d take
I’m froze by desire
As if a choice I’d make

CHORUS AGAIN
I am yours now
So now I don’t ever have to leave
I’ve been found out
So now I’ll never explore

INSTRUMENTAL OUTRO