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Original Post By:
Frank B
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Date: 3/5/2014 12:26:44 AM |
| Watched "This Land Is Your Land: the Folk Years" on DVD from Netflix. A bonus track on that video is the Limelighters singing "Generic Uptempo Folk-song", and the piece is terrific. The song is on YouTube if any one is interested in watching (I've given up on trying to add a link). Does anyone know where I might find a copy of the lyrics and chords? |
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Posted By:
J Boy Shyne
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Date: 3/5/2014 8:46:04 AM
(Updated: 3/5/2014 8:54:57 AM)
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I'm assuming you are referring to the following:
http://youtu.be/WoYh-9gViLU
Here ya go-
Generic Uptempo Folk Song
[A]This is our up[F#m]tempo folk song
[D]The one we use to [E]start the show!
[A]Our up-[F#m]tempo folk song,
[Bm]The kind every folk singer [E]ought to know!
[F#m]The kind that sets your [C#m]toes a tapping
[D]and makes you want to [E]sing along.
[A]It's the one we stole from the [F#m]Kingston Trio
[D]Generic up[E]tempo folk [A]song!
[A]This is the middle of our up[F#m]tempo folk song
[D]It's called the second [E]verse
[A]You gotta sing it [F#m]warm and tender
[Bm]To make it sound different [E]from the first.
[F#m]This is when we look at [C#m]all the people
[D]Just to see who is [E]around
[A]And if we sing the [F#m]second verse softly
[D]The crowed [E]usually quiets [A]down.
[F#m]This is the bridge and it's [C#m]really exciting
[F#m]It was a different [C#m]blend
[F#m]The purpose of the bridge is to [C#m]get from the middle
[D]To the begining of the [E]end!
[A]This is our up[F#m]tempo folk song
[D]The end is drawing [E]near
[A]And by now you're so [F#m]gosh-darn excited
[Bm]you want to stand right up and [E]cheer!
[F#m]So lets say "hurray" for our [C#m]folk survivors
[D]May they sing forever [E]strong!
[A]And for the land of the [F#m]brave and free
[D]Generic up[E]tempo folk [A]song!
(hit it, Bill)
Solo
[A][F#m][D][E]
[A][F#m][Bm][E]
[F#m]So lets say "hurray" for our [C#m]folk survivors
[D]May they sing forever [E]strong!
[A]May they shed a tear
[F#m]Each time they hear
[D]Generic up[E]tempo folk [A]song!
Note: On a C6 (gCEA) tuned uke, if you want to use first position chords, it would be easier to do it in G. So just bring all the chords down a whole step. So, A becomes G, F#m becomes Em, etc.
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Posted By:
Frank B
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Date: 3/5/2014 2:16:51 PM |
| J Boy, you da man! I bought a copy of the DVD from Amazon, but it would take a much longer time to learn it that way. The Limelighters are using capos on their instruments making it more difficult to find the chords they are using. Your sheet will make it easier and faster. Thank you very much.
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