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Mike Cox posted on September 19, 2018 05:28
Mark and Sue are away for September leaving the keys to the kingdom in the sketchy hands of me, Mike Cox, and my band of miscreants. For Septembe...
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Mike Cox posted on September 21, 2016 17:51
City Folk Music Festival comes to Ottawa every September so with Folk Music on the brain, it only seems fitting to enjoy a night...
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Mike Cox posted on November 10, 2014 09:35
I have not made on of these in a while, but here it is for this month. Put it on and give it a listen, nothing beats familiarity when trying to ...
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Mike Cox posted on November 21, 2012 11:38
Sue mentioned that she does not really play Bob Dylan and Neil Young a whole lot, so it is up to the instigators of this theme to step and post. If th...
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Mike Cox posted on August 29, 2019 15:39
Song written by BUG members Charles de Lint and Mike Cox that chronicles the salvation of a doomed outhouse.
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Mike Cox posted on September 12, 2018 19:48
YOU CAN PLAY IN THE SAME KEY AS THE VIDEO IN GCEA TUNING USING THE (C) SONGSHEET! I will put it in the PDF in both C and F but we may do it in F on BU...
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Mike Cox posted on September 06, 2018 12:15
Robert Cabot Sherman Jr. (born July 22, 1943) is an American singer, actor and occasional songwriter, who became a popular&nb...
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Mike Cox posted on September 04, 2018 17:28
I think we can do this!
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Mike Cox posted on August 30, 2018 18:07
"Mary Jane's Last Dance" is a song written by Tom Petty and recorded by American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreaker...
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Mike Cox posted on August 25, 2018 14:44
Rolling Stones
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Mike Cox posted on August 25, 2018 13:33
By Arlo
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Mike Cox posted on August 25, 2018 13:03
Back from Rio is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter, guitarist and co-founder of The Byrds&n...
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Mike Cox posted on August 25, 2018 11:57
"You Don't Know How It Feels" is a song and the lead single from Tom Petty's 1994 album Wildflowers. It reached No. 1 on t...
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Mike Cox posted on August 23, 2018 19:33
John Prine (born October 10, 1946) is an American country folk singer-songwriter. He has been active as a composer, recording arti...
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Mike Cox posted on August 23, 2018 19:22
Christopher Alvin Stapleton[1][2] (born April 15, 1978) is an American singer-songwriter,[3][4] guitarist,[5] and record producer....
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Mike Cox posted on August 23, 2018 19:06
{t:Rainy Day Woman #12 & 35}
{st:Bob Dylan}
{c:Key of C - you can skip the dim chords}
{c:Intro: Drum and tambourine for the 1 2 3 4}
{c:H...
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Mike Cox posted on August 17, 2018 18:52
Contribution by Heather Bromberg
Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard - It's All Going to Pot
Published on 20 Apr 2015
"It's All...
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Mike Cox posted on January 25, 2018 11:06
You can play along with the video in GCEA tuning if you tune down to F# B D# G#
The Great Compromise is a song written and performed by John Prine....
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Mike Cox posted on November 19, 2017 17:04
A modernized version of the traditional song. The video is in the same key!
****REFORMATTED December 3, 2018 - SR****
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Mike Cox posted on September 06, 2017 20:28
Blaze Foley song recorded by John Prine from his Fair and Square album
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Mike Cox posted on August 30, 2017 06:53
Proper songsheet to come in a few days
https://www.songsterr.com/a/wsa/tom-waits-i-hope-i-dont-fall-in-love-with-you-chords-s266395
~~~ChordPro ...
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Mike Cox posted on August 23, 2017 18:17
YOU CAN PLAY ALONG IN THE SAME KEY IN GCEA TUNING, IF YOU USE THE (F) SONGSHEET AND PUT YOUR CAPO ON THE FIRST FRET.
Traditional song, also called ...
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Mike Cox posted on September 11, 2016 18:20
YOU CAN PLAY ALONG PRETTY CLOSELY WITH THE 1ST VIDEO IN GCEA TUNING!
"Crazy" is a ballad composed by Willie Nelson. It has been recorded ...
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Mike Cox posted on July 09, 2016 13:27
Canned Heat is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1965. The group has been noted for its interpretations of blues material and for its eff...
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Mike Cox posted on July 09, 2016 11:45
The song sheet is in the same key as the video! We'll play the abridged version at the Champions' ballgames and BUG Jams!
"Centerfield...
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Mike Cox posted on July 03, 2016 14:53
I sang this at BUG open-mic a few months ago. It is a lovely song and easy enough to play.
David Kenneth Ritz "Dave" Van Ronk (June...
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Mike Cox posted on July 03, 2016 14:25
~~~ChordPro Version UPDATED July 16 2016 CEL~~~
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Mike Cox posted on June 05, 2016 12:29
Buddy Wasisname and the Other Fellers is the name of a musical and comedy trio from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, which is composed of Kevin Blac...
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Mike Cox posted on May 07, 2016 14:23
TO PLAY ALONG WITH THE VIDEO, PUT YOUR CAPO ON THE 5th FRET.
"Come Dancing" is a 1982 song written by Ray Davies and performed by British...
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Mike Cox posted on March 03, 2016 19:38
A fabulous jam song. The verses and chorus are the same melody so the song is very repetitive which makes is instantly learnable. Both videos ar...
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Mike Cox posted on February 18, 2016 23:14
YOU CAN PLAY IN THE SAME KEY AS THE RECORDING IN GCEA TUNING, USING THE (G) SONGSHEET!
"The Mary Ellen Carter" is a song written and firs...
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Mike Cox posted on January 31, 2016 18:57
We have another version of this song on the site "In The Pines". This is the traditional Folk version popularized by Leadbelly.
~~~C...
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Mike Cox posted on January 31, 2016 13:22
YOU CAN PLAY ALONG WITH THE VIDEO! Note that in this songsheet I have shown every chord to help with the timing of the song - SR
"Crocodile Ro...
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Mike Cox posted on January 30, 2016 20:00
In November 2015 we had another country music night at BUG. It was fantastic night as usual and being November Alex decided he wanted to take a ...
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Mike Cox posted on October 27, 2015 22:22
You can play along with the video in GCEA tuning if you tune your uke 2 semi-tones lower to F A# D G. We'll be playing in the key of C.
St...
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Mike Cox posted on October 07, 2015 17:25
With spooky lyrics, why not add it to Halloween?
This Tom Waites 2004 song seems to have been based on the 2003 NY Times account of a slave jail in...
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Mike Cox posted on October 07, 2015 17:18
Mike C - I sang this song at the half a couple years ago for Halloween. This is going to be very much my own intrepretation and with help from Chris, ...
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Mike Cox posted on May 29, 2015 22:22
Here is a lesser known oldie from Leonard Cohen. Leonard sings this in key of [A] which works for me but I will move it to [D], it sounds better...
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Mike Cox posted on May 28, 2015 13:32
A trip to early adulthood for me... from the 1984 album Stealing Fire which was fantastic all the way through, and covered by Barenaked Ladies, Lovers...
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Mike Cox posted on May 27, 2015 19:11
~~~ChordPro Verson UPDATED May 31, 2015 CEL~~~
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Mike Cox posted on April 29, 2015 20:54
Time for more Prine...
Maybe you’ve never heard a John Prine song in your life. But if someone spun his 1978 album Bruised Orange for you, un...
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Mike Cox posted on April 25, 2015 22:25
You can play along with the first video using the (D) song sheet!
I believe for the May 2018 jam, Mike will lead it using the (G) song sheet....
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Mike Cox posted on February 28, 2015 13:30
YOU CAN PLAY ALONG WITH THE WATERBOYS IN GCEA TUNING, USING THE WATERBOYS SONGSHEET!
Traditional as performed by The Waterboys on their album Fishe...
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Mike Cox posted on January 08, 2015 11:49
"Mr. Bojangles" is a song written and originally recorded by American country music artist Jerry Jeff Walker for his 1968 album of the same ...
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Mike Cox posted on January 08, 2015 11:46
With a melody based on the Cajun song "Grand Texas", some sources, including Allmusic, claim that the song was co-written by Williams and Mo...
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Mike Cox posted on January 04, 2015 18:48
The video is in the same key!
Lake Of Stew is a six-piece acoustic string band from Montreal, and they’ve been spreading their good vibes for...
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Mike Cox posted on November 02, 2014 20:08
This is a song that popped up while my phone was on random play. Chris Hill and I sang it a couple times and it is a simple and fun song. L...
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Mike Cox posted on October 25, 2014 18:47
We will sing this in the Key of D, and keep instrumental parts short and consistent after each chorus.
"Please Don't Bury Me" was a r...
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Mike Cox posted on June 02, 2014 07:37
You can play along with the video in GCEA tuning if you put your capo on the 5th fret!
"The Black Fly Song" is a song by Wade Hemsworth, ...
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Mike Cox posted on April 06, 2014 15:20
I performed this song at BUG a long time ago, when we first moved to Clocktower. The song was new and my allergies were so bad I could hardly sing so ...