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Baritone ukulele cover of What I Got by Sublime from the album, Sublime.

Chords and Lyrics

[Intro]
D  G    (4x)
 
[Verse]
D                G
Early in the morning
D                G
Risin' to the street
D                   G
Light me up that cigarette 
        D                G
And I strap shoes on my feet
D                G
Got to find a reason 
   D                  G
A Reason things went wrong
D               G
Got to find a reason 
         D           G
why my money's all gone
D           G
I got a dalmatian 
D                   G
And I can still get high
D                 G
I can play the guitar 
          D           G
Like a motherfuckin' riot
 
[Break]
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------6~---------7--5--3-3----|
G|----5-7----7-5-7~--7--5--4-4----|
D|--7-----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
 
e|------------10------------------------|
B|-------10h12--12-12p10-13-12-10-------|
G|--11h12------------------------12^----|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
 
[Verse]
       D                       G
Well, life is (too short), so love the one you got
            D
Cause you might get run over
         G
or you might get shot
D
Never start no static
        G
I just get it off my chest
D
Never had to battle with no
   G
bulletproof vest 
D
Take a small example 
        G
Take a tip from me
D
Take all of your money
        G
Give it up to charity
D
Love is what I got 
      G
It's within my reach
D
And the Sublime style's
        G
Still straight from Long Beach
D
It all comes back to you 
               G
You'll finally get what you deserve
D
Try and test that
     G
Your bound to get served
D
Love's what I got
       G
Don't start a riot
D
You'll feel it when
   G
the dance get's hot
 
[Chorus]
D       G
Lovin', 
            D
Is What i got
         G
I said remember that
D       G
Lovin', 
            D
Is What I got
       G
Now remember that
 
D       G
Lovin', 
            D
Is What i got
         G
I said remember that
D       G
Lovin', 
            D  G
Is What I got
 
[Verse]
          D
(That's) why I don't cry
        G
When my dog runs away
  D
I Don't get angry 
        G
At the bills I have to pay
   D
I don't get angry
         G
When my mom smokes pot
D
Hits the bottle 
     G
And goes right to the rock
 
D                           G
Fuckin' and fightin', it's all the same
D                            G
Livin' with Louie dog's the only way to stay sane
D                G                   D
Let the lovin', let the lovin' come back to me
 
[Instrumental]
D  G      (4x)
 
[Chorus]
D       G
Lovin', 
            D
Is What i got
         G
I said remember that
D       G
Lovin', 
            D
Is What I got
       G
Now remember that
D       G
Lovin', 
            D
Is What i got
         G
I said remember that
D       G
Lovin', 
            D
Is What I got
 
[Outro]
D   G   D   G   D   G   D

https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/sublime/what-i-got-chords-1756390

Email Sent Jul 16 2020

Hey guys,

Got some good things to share:

First of all, I’ve reached 200 subscribers on youtube yesterday. Not a huge deal compared to others, but it’s progress. Thank you so much guys.

I did some maff, it took nearly 3 years to get to 100 subscribers, then another 8 months to get to 200 — I really hope the exponential rate continues…

Next bit of good news, I’ve got your priority access link to my new cover of “What I Got” by Sublime here: https://youtu.be/3ynQ-Bw24U0

I’m pretty sure the first time I heard this song was from playing a Dave Mirra’s Freestyle BMX demo disc on the original Playstation. (I really hope at least one of you can relate, remember playing as the Slim Jim guy?)

Last thing, I went ahead and wasted a Saturday to use a new video editing software to make a lyric video for the song, “Vibe With You”

I spent a considerable amount of time simply learning the basics, watching videos, and matching up the words with the music…

Everything synced up, it looked great, and sounded great.

And just my luck, I couldn’t render the video. In other words, the process of turning the project video into a downloadable video was fucked.

I did some googling to troubleshoot and finally found a working solution!

The video was complete.

And here, I’d like to share the final product with all of you:

Vibe With You Lyric Video.mp4

Salud,

Dylan

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Baritone ukulele cover of Uno by Rex Orange County.

Chords and Lyrics

Chords: || E | f#7 | g#7 | f#7 – B7 :|| Repeat

Yeah, I don’t know where to start
How do you admit that you’re falling apart?
I mean, how will I admit that I’m falling apart?
My mother’s gonna worry but I’m fine in my heart
I’ve lived the words that I’ve said
And I live with a voice that tends to tell me that I’m shit in my head
And well, maybe I should fuck it and be happy instead
I should just say, “Fuck it, ” and be happy instead, right?
Right
‘Cause there’s a lot of people tryna tell me how to deal with myself
But I’m not gonna listen if you mention my health
I don’t care, don’t tell me and don’t text me
‘Cause that kind of shit upsets me, just kind of affects me
And it’s bringing me down, and I’m not gonna lie
These days, I prefer to just not be outside
And these days, I just end up spendin’ all of my time
With my girlfriend, but to be honest, I think that’s alright
‘Cause time keeps rollin’ and I’m just makin’ songs
I’m doing my best
Still find myself stressed
And I’m no longer sure where I belong
I’m starting to rust
Don’t know who to trust

Chords: || A | G# | c#m | E :|| Repeat til end

Some people concentrate on style too much
But I think I just force myself to smile too much
And that should soon end for the best
I wanna live my life with no stress
Love life and feel blessed, like
It’s kind of funny on the inside
I’m tryna be a man, but really I’m just a little child, shit
And that’s pretty much it
Yeah that’s pretty much it
(Is there anything else?)
Oh yeah
My jaw hurts a lot because I grind it with stress (mhm?)
I was an idiot recently and lost a lot of my friends (naw)
Nothing brings me joy and nothing makes me smile
Being at school makes me aware of how I haven’t been myself in awhile (oh)
And I wonder what it was like to be eleven?
Wonder if there’s such a thing as life after death, such a thing as heaven? (Why?)
And every now and then I think about the fact that I’d become a legend if I died at 27

Email Sent on Aug 13 2020

Hello Ladies and Germs,

It’s about that time…

I got a new cover for you by one of my favorite new artists, Rex Naranja County.

Or as the Vietnamese might say, Rex Quận Cam.

For those of you who don’t know, Rex here isn’t really from Orange County. No. He’s actually from some old town in England.

His real name is Alex O’Connor. So he sort of turned Alex into “Rex” and used the initials of his last name (O.C.) to “Orange County”.

In short, I pretty much love all of his music.

In fact, I’ve already covered 10 of his songs. You can hear them all here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5Y5nhLHgHw&list=PL4ejXeiFsSidgWPTQJC0fAt1ZbGxhe6W2

And now, here’s your exclusive first-look to my new cover of “Uno”: https://youtu.be/43XFhoV2BAY

I think this one turned out pretty good, even though I mest up summa the werds.

Enjoy,

Dilly Bar

P.S. New original is written, and I’ll be recording it this weekend!

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Baritone ukulele cover of (Hit Me) Baby One More Time by Britney Spears from the album, …Baby One More Time.

Chords and Lyrics

Capo 3
 
[Verse 1]
 
Am
Oh baby, baby
     E                 C
How was I supposed to know
      Dm               E
That something wasn't right here
Am
Oh baby baby
     E                   C
I shouldn't have let you go
     Dm                E
And now you're out of sight, yeah
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
Am                       E
Show me, how you want it to be
         C
Tell me baby
                  Dm                E
'Cause I need to know now what we've got
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Am                E
My loneliness is killing me
C                   Dm             E
I must confess, I still believe (still believe)
Am                       E
When I'm not with you I lose my mind
F       G   C
Give me a sign
Dm          E                   Am
Hit me baby one more time
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
Am
Oh baby, baby
     E                 C
The reason I breathe is you
 Dm               E
Boy you've got me flying
Am
Oh pretty baby
         E               C
There's no-thing that I wouldn't do
     Dm              E
It's not the way I planned it
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
Am                       E
Show me, how you want it to be
         C
Tell me baby
                  Dm                E
'Cause I need to know now what we've got
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Am                E
My loneliness is killing me
C                   Dm             E
I must confess, I still believe (still believe)
Am                       E
When I'm not with you I lose my mind
F       G   C
Give me a sign
Dm          E                   Am
Hit me baby one more time
 
 
[Interlude]
 
Am
Oh baby, baby
     E                 C      Dm  E
How was I supposed to know
F                    G
Oh pretty baby, I shouldn't have let you
Dm             F
Gooooooooooooo
 
 
[Bridge]
 
G           Am                 E
I must confess, that my loneliness
               C              Dm      E      F
Is killing me now, don't you know I still believe
                  G
That you will be here
               F
Now give me a sign
Dm          G        G#dim
Hit me baby one more time
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Am                E
My loneliness is killing me
C                   Dm             E
I must confess, I still believe (still believe)
Am                       E           F  G
When I'm not with you I lose my mind
C
Give me a sign
Dm          E
Hit me baby one more time
 
Am                E
My loneliness is killing me
C                   Dm             E
I must confess, I still believe (still believe)
Am                       E           F  G
When I'm not with you I lose my mind
C
Give me a sign
Dm          E
Hit me baby one more time

https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/britney-spears/baby-one-more-time-chords-279810

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Baritone ukulele cover of Basket Case by Green Day from the album, Dookie.

Chords and Lyrics

[Verse 1]
 
D               A
Do you have the time
   Bm           F#m
To listen to me whine
 G                D
About nothing and everything
    A
All at once
 
D           A
I am one of those
  Bm         F#m
Melodramatic fools
   G            D
Neurotic to the bone
               A
No doubt about it
 
 
[Chorus]
 
G             A             D
  Sometimes I give myself the creeps
G              A                  D
  Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me
   G                A
It all keeps adding up
  D         C        Bm
I think I'm cracking up
   G          A
Am I just paranoid?
          (D*)
Am I just stoned?
 
 
[Riff]
 
D*  A*  Bm* A*
D*  A*  Bm* A*
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
  D         A
I went to a shrink
   Bm         F#m
To analyze my dreams
    G                 D
She says it's lack of sex
                A
That's bringing me down
  D         A
I went to a whore
   Bm               F#m
He said my life's a bore
   G               D
So quit my whining cause
              A
It's bringing her down
 
 
[Chorus]
 
G             A            D
  Sometimes I give myself the creeps
G              A                  D
  Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me
   G                A
It all keeps adding up
  D         C        Bm
I think I'm cracking up
   G          A
Am I just paranoid?
              (D*)
Uh, yuh, yuh, ya
 
 
[Riff]
 
D*  A*  Bm* A*
D*  A*  Bm* A*
D*  A*  Bm* A*
D*  A*  Bm* A*
 
 
[Bridge]
 
G              A
Grasping to control
N.C.         D
So I better hold on
 
 
[Instrumental]
 
D  A  Bm  F#m  G  D  A
D  A  Bm  F#m  G  D  A
 
 
[Chorus]
 
G             A            D
  Sometimes I give myself the creeps
G              A                  D
  Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me
   G                A
It all keeps adding up
  D         C        Bm
I think I'm cracking up
   G          A
Am I just paranoid?
          (D)
Am I just stoned?
 
 
[Outro]
 
D   Bm   G D A
D   Bm   G D A
D   Bm   G D A
D   Bm   G D A
G D A

https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/green-day/basket-case-chords-955966

Email Sent on Nov 2 2020

Aloe,

Hope you had a spooky, socially-distanced Halloween!

Which is weird.

How did trick-or-treating work? Just throwing candy at kids? That actually doesn’t sound bad.

Speaking of bad…

Just wanna give you the first-look, before anyone else, at my new cover of Ba(d)sket Case by Green Day here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKw97ffilpg

Quick shtory:

Not too long ago, my friend Rocky and I were busking in the streets of Sandy Eggo — sorry, I meant San Diego. Which, according to Ron Burgundy, is Spanish for “A Whale’s Va–” (Stop being stupid, Dylan)

Moving on,

After playing for a while, there was a Scottish couple sitting nearby, and the man asked (with a thick Scottish accent) if I knew any “guh deen day.”

Me: “Sorry I’ve never heard of them, guh-deen-day?”

Him: “You’ve never heard of G’deen day?”

Me: “No”

Then it hit me.

Me: “Ohhhh, Green Day! Yeah I know them, but I can’t play any of their songs.”

Until now.

Enjoy,

Dylan

P.S. RIP Sean Connery, it might be too soon but, “What time does Sean Connery go to Wimbledon?”

“Ten-ish”

Hope you get that one.

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Baritone ukulele cover of Fell in Love With a Girl by The White Stripes from the album, White Blood Cells

Chords and Lyrics

[Verse 1]
 
A                        G
Fell in love with a girl 
G C                       D               A
I fell in love once and almost completely 
A                            G
She's in love with the world
G       C
But sometimes these feelings
D
Can be so misleading 
 
E                     G
She turns and says are you alright?
G        C                     D
I said I must be fine cause my heart's still beating
E                      G
Come and kiss me by the riverside, yeah
E
Bobby says it's fine he don't consider it cheating now
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
A                    G
Red hair with a curl 
G      C                           D
Mellow roll for the flavor and the eyes for peeping
A                             G
Can't keep away from the girl 
C                                   D
These two sides of my brain need to have a meeting 
*(I've got a friend says he's heard Jack sing it: I see stars in my brain, need a
hallowed meeting, but the record sings it: These two sides....)
 
 
[Chorus]
 
E                G
Can't think of anything to do, yeah
G  C                         D
My left brain knows that all love is fleeting 
E                     G
She's just looking for something new, yeah
E
I said it once before but it bears repeating now

 
 
[Instrumental]
 
Back to A G C D
*(It's repeated twice with Ah ahhhaa ahhhhhh aaah etc. sung over,
you'll have to listen to the record to get that right, I can't tab ahhhs.)
 
 
[Chorus]
 
E                G
Can't think of anything to do, yeah
G  C                         D
My left brain knows that all love is fleeting 
E                     G
She's just looking for something new, yeah
F# *(again single strike and fade..........)
I said it once before but it bears repeating now
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
A                        G
Fell in love with a girl 
G C                       D               A
I fell in love once and almost completely 
A                            G
She's in love with the world
G       C
But sometimes these feelings
D
Can be so misleading 
 
E                     G
She turns and says are you alright?
G        C                     D
I said I must be fine cause my heart's still beating
E                      G
Come and kiss me by the riverside, yeah
F# *(Single strike of the chord then let it fade to end of line....)
Bobby says it's fine he don't consider it cheating now
 
 
[Instrumental]
 
Back to A G C D *(It's repeated twice with Ah ahhhaa ahhhhhh aaah etc.)
 
 
[Chorus]
 
E                G
Can't think of anything to do, yeah
G  C                         D
My left brain knows that all love is fleeting 
E                     G
She's just looking for something new, yeah
E)
I said it once before but it bears repeating now

https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/the-white-stripes/fell-in-love-with-a-girl-chords-174859

Original Email Sent on Nov 5th 2020

My fellow brethren,

If you’re a fan of South Park, you may be familiar with an episode where the students of South Park Elementary had to vote between a Giant Douche and a Turd Sandwich to be the school’s new mascot.

It started out as a joke, with Kyle and Cartman trying to come up with the funniest thing they could think of…

Then it turned into an all-out war, with Kyle doubling down on his support for Giant Douche, and the same with Cartman for Turd Sandwich.

They rallied the other students to pick a side and lean hard to vote in the upcoming mascot election.

Meanwhile, Stan was opposed to either candidate, and didn’t want to participate just because “you’re supposed to.”.

“What’s the point?” he thought, and was told, “an election is always between the giant douche and a turd sandwich, because they’re the only people who suck up enough to make it that far in politics.”

With everyone waiting for him, he finally voted — Giant Douche won in a landslide, like 1,000 to 36.

===

Just wanted to share something relevant as I’m not politically inclined — on a count of muh public school edumacation and reading from second-hand books.

Typical American…

Speaking of America, which has a flag…

And the flag has… anybody? Anybody? (Bueller?)

White stripes!

Yesss, the newest cover is: Fell In Love With a Girl by The White Stripes

And you can get your exclusive, priority access, first-look here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl6RVClOq1Y

Feel free to leave a like or comment.

Cheers,

Dylan

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Baritone ukulele cover of Roses by OutKast from the album, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

Chords and Lyrics

*When I play, I replace all Bm with B7

[Intro]
Em   D    C    B7    Am    G    F    Em    D    C    B7
 
 
[Verse]
Em
Caroline! Caroline!
D                                         C
See Caroline all the guys would say she's mighty fine
Bm                                     Am
But mighty fine only got you somewhere half the time
G                                 F   Em   D   C
And the other half either got you cursed out, or coming up short
B7
Yeah, now dig this, now 
Em
Even though
D                                C
You'd need a golden calculator to divide
F                                Em
The time it takes to look inside and realise that
D                F                 C      B7
Real guys go for real down to Mars girls, yeah!
 
 
[Chorus]
Em                              D
I know you'd like to thank your shit don't stank
C
But lean a little bit closer
Bm                               Am
See that roses really smell like poo-oo-ooo
G                             F   Em   D   C   B7
Yeah, roses really smell like poo-oo-ooo
 
Em                              D
I know you'd like to thank your shit don't stank
C
But lean a little bit closer
Bm                               Am
See that roses really smell like poo-oo-ooo
G                             F   Em   D   C   B7
Yeah, roses really smell like poo-oo-ooo
 
 
[Verse]
Em        D                                 C
Caroline! See she's the reason for the word "bitch"
F
I hope she's speeding on the way to the club
F
Trying to hurry up to get to some
F
Baller or singer or somebody like that
F
And try to put on her makeup in the mirror
F                                Em
And crash, crash, crash.. into a ditch! (Just Playing!)
D                                C
She needs a golden calculator to divide
Bm                                   Am
The time it takes to look inside and realise that
G                          F     Em       D      C      B7
Real guys go for real down to Mars girls, yeah!
 
 
[Chorus]
Em                              D
I know you'd like to thank your shit don't stank
C
But lean a little bit closer
Bm                               Am
See that roses really smell like poo-oo-ooo
G                             F   Em   D   C   B7
Yeah, roses really smell like poo-oo-ooo
 
Em                              D
I know you'd like to thank your shit don't stank
C
But lean a little bit closer
F                                Em
See that roses really smell like poo-oo-ooo
D                             F   C   B7
Yeah, roses really smell like poo-oo-ooo
 
 
[Verse]
Em
Well she's got a hotty body, but her attitude is potty
D
When I met her at a party she was hardly acting naughty
C
I said "Shorty, would you call me?"
 
She said "Pardon me, are you ballin'?"
Bm
I said "Darling, you sound like a prostitute pausing"
Am                            G
Oh so you're one them freaks, get geeked at the sight of an ATM receipt
F                     Em
But game been peeped, dropping names she's weak
D                                C                  B7
Trickin' off this bitch is lost, Must take me for a geek
 
Em
A quick way to eat, a neat place sleep,
D
A rent-a-car for a week, a trick for a treat
C
No go on the raw sex, my AIDS test is flawless
F
Regardless, we don't want to get involved with all them lawyers
Em
And judges just to hold grudges in a courtroom
D                              F   C   B7
I wanna see ya support bra not support you!
 
 
[Chorus]
Em                              D
I know you'd like to thank your shit don't stank
C
But lean a little bit closer
F                                Em
See that roses really smell like poo-oo-ooo
D                             F   C   B7
Yeah, roses really smell like poo-oo-ooo
 
[Play 2x]
Em                              D
I know you'd like to thank your shit don't stank
C
But lean a little bit closer
Bm                               Am
See that roses really smell like poo-oo-ooo
G                             F   Em   D   C   B7
Yeah, roses really smell like poo-oo-ooo
 
[Play 2x]
Em
Better come back down to Mars
D
Girl, quit chasin' cars
C
What happens when the dough get so low
F
Bitch, you ain't that fine
Em       D        F   C   B7
No way.. no way.. no way
 
[Play 2x]
Em   D    C    Bm    Am    G    F    Em    D    C    B7
Crazy bitch (Etc)
[Play 2x]
Em    D    C    F    Em    D    F    C    B7
[END]

https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/outkast/roses-chords-1406090

Email Sent on Nov 10, 2020

Let’s take a look at something:

It’s 2004,

You come home from school, backpack heavy and folded Razor-scooter in hand.

You carelessly throw them in the closet and head straight to the fridge.

Then, you grab a Capri Sun — Pacific Cooler — and a pack of Little Debbie Nutty Bars from the freezer.

You sit down in the living room, with the big, 32-inch tube TV.

Grab the greasy remote, turn on the TV, change the channel.

Right on time.

TRL with Carson Daily is on, and they’re about to play number 7: Roses by OutKast.

Life is…

===

That was more or less my daily ritual during my formative years.

No wonder I got so fat…

Do you ever think it’s weird when you still like the same songs as when you were a kid?

I remember two of my first CD’s were: Sum 41’s All Killer No Filler and System Of A Down’s Toxicity.

I still go back to those albums every once in a while.

And I can still sing practically every word of Fat Lip and Chop Suey.

To me, they’re still good. Quality doesn’t age.

Unlike me…

Now, get your special, priority access, first-look at my new cover here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl_3jJ1P2EU

Feel free to leave a like or comment or show it to someone you hate named, “Caroline”.

Cheerios,

Dylan

P.S. After this email, I’m going to start emailing from a broadcast using my new address: dylan@dylansantiagomusic.com

Just a heads up to keep an eye out, and you can add the email now to your contacts to prevent it from ever going into the spam folder.

Thanks.

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Baritone ukulele cover of Ultralight Beam by Kanye West from the album, The Life of Pablo

Chords and Lyrics

[Intro]
 
F#m A D C#
 
 
[Hook: Kanye West & The-Dream]
 
                  F#m
I'm tryna keep my faith
 
We on an ultra light beam
 
We on an ultra light beam
          A
This is a God dream
 
This is a God dream
             D
This is everything
             C#
This is everything
           F#m
Deliver us serenity
 
Deliver us peace
           A
Deliver us loving
                        D
We know we need it
            C#
You know we need it
 
You know we need it
              F#m
That's why we need You now, oh, I
         A
Pray for Paris
 
Pray for the parents
              D
This is a God dream
 
This is a God dream
              C#
This is a God dream
F#m
We on an ultra light beam
 
We on an ultra light beam
          A
This is a God dream
 
This is a God dream
                D
This is everything
             C#
This is everything
 
 
[Refrain: The-Dream]
 
                  F#m
I'm tryna keep my faith
                    A
But I’m looking for more
                     D
Somewhere I can feel safe
                C#
And end my holy war
                  F#m
I'm tryna keep my faith
 
 
[Verse 1: Kelly Price]
 
So why send depression not blessings?
                                A
Why, oh why'd You do me wrong? (More)
 
You persecute the weak
                                     D
Because it makes you feel so strong (Safe)
 
Don’t have much strength to fight
                        C#
So I look to the light (War)
 
To make these wrongs turn right
                            F#m
Head up high, I look to the light
                                                A
Hey, cause I know that You'll make everything alright
                                              D
And I know that you'll take good care of Your child
                 C#
Oh, no longer am afraid of the night
                       F#m
Cause I, I look to the light
 
 
[Verse 2: Chance The Rapper]
 
                                               A
When they come for You, I will shield Your name
                                                   D
I will field their questions, I will feel Your pain
                C#
No one can judge
 
They don’t, they don’t know
 
They don’t know
     F#m
Foot on the Devil’s neck ‘til it drifted Pangaea
                                               A
I’m moving all my family from Chatham to Zambia
 
Treat the demons just like Pam
                                              D
I mean I fuck with your friends, but damn Gina
 
I been this way since Arthur was anteater
                                              C#
Now they wanna hit me with the woo-wap the bam
 
Tryna snap photos of familia
 
My daughter look just like Sia, you can’t see her
F#m
You can feel the lyrics, the spirit coming in braille
 
Tubman of the underground, come and follow the trail
  A
I made Sunday Candy, I’m never going to hell
 
I met Kanye West, I’m never going to fail
   D
He said let’s do a good ass job with Chance three
 
I hear you gotta sell it to snatch the Grammy
      C#
Let’s make it so free and the bars so hard
 
That there ain't one gosh darn part you can’t tweet
F#m
This is my part, nobody else speak
 
This is my part, nobody else speak
A
This little light of mine, glory be to God, yeah
D
I’mma make sure that they go where they can’t go
 
If they don’t wanna ride I’mma still give 'em raincoats
C#
Know what God said when he made the first rainbow
 
Just throw this at the end if I'm too late for the intro
F#m
Ugh, I’m just having fun with it
                              A
You know that a nigga was lost
 
I laugh in my head
 
Cause I bet that my ex looking back like a pillar of salt
D                                                                  C#
Ugh, cause they flipped the script on your ass like Wesley and Spike
 
You cannot mess with the light
                                    F#m
Look at lil Chano from seventy-ninth
 
 
[Hook: Kanye West]
 
We on an ultra light beam
 
We on an ultra light beam
          A
This is a God dream
 
This is a God dream
             D
This is everything
        C#
Everything
 
 
[Refrain: The-Dream]
 
                  F#m
I'm tryna keep my faith
                    A
But I’m looking for more
                     D
Somewhere I can feel safe
                C#
And end my holy war
 
 
[Outro - Kirk Franklin]
 
F#m
   Father, this prayer is for everyone that feels they’re not good enough
A
   This prayer’s for everybody that feels like they’re too messed up
D
   For everyone that feels they've said "I'm sorry" too many times
C#
You can never go too far when you can’t come back home again. That's why I need ...
F#m
Faith
A
More
D
Safe
C#
War

https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/kanye-west/ultralight-beam-chords-1822625

Email Sent On Nov 18th, 2020

Hey,

So you may have heard about the famous rapper/producer/designer/entrepreneur Kanye West running for Presidential Election for 2020.

Of course, we know the result.

Not like he really had a chance of winning…

However, he went ahead to do a three hour interview on Joe Rogan’s podcast before the election.

As a fan of his music and his overall craziness, I was listening to every word.

Sure, I didn’t take it as gospel but, for lack of a better word, I found it quite enticing.

Kanye sort of just went off and showed everyone his unfiltered thought process.

I was looking for a specific quote, but google wasn’t very helpful — lots of people attacking and criticizing his soundbites.

When asked what he would do about the national budget crisis, he replied something along the lines of:

(Paraphrasing from memory)

“I would get all the information I need, and consider all the options before making the best decision.”

It sounded better the way he said it.

Sure, you can say that’s common sense, but I thought it was a very reasonable statement for the “I win you lose” culture of politics.

Now, here’s an actual quote I found:

“I just tell the truth. And telling the truth is crazy in a world full of lies.”

Real eyes realize real lies.

Anyway, I just wanted to share a bit about the artist before I sent you your priority access, first look at my new video.

It’s not your typical ukulele cover song…

Ultralight Beam by Kanye West: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQBYvd_ig3U

Also, I have trouble updating my email with the new broadcast software (I hate technology). But hopefully I’ll be able to start sending these updates directly to you with my new email: dylan@dylansantiagomusic.com — and hopefully it doesn’t go straight to your spam folder, more on that later…

Feel free to like and leave a comment.

Cheers,

Dylan

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Baritone ukulele cover of Uncle John’s Band by Grateful Dead from the album, Workingman’s Dead

Chords and Lyrics:

[Intro]
 G D C D
[Verse]
 
  G                                                  C        G
Oh, the first days are the hardest days, don't you worry any more,
  G                                                C             G
'Cause when life looks like Easy Street there is danger at your door.
 Am                    Em    C                D
Think this through with me; let me know your mind.
 C    D          G       D   C  G    D       G
Whoa-oh, what I want to know-oh, is are you kind.
 G                                              C       G
It's a buck dancer's choice, my friend, better take my advice;
 G                                      C             G
You know all the rules by now, and the fire from the ice.
 Am                Em   C                  D
Will you come with me, won't you come with me?
 C   D           G       D   C    G    D        G
Whoa-oh, what I want to know-oh, will you come with me?
 
 
[Refrain]
 
 G                  C G    Am        G        D
God damn! Well I declare!  Have you seen the like?
 D     C                                     G    D          C       D
Their walls are built of cannonballs, their motto is "Don't tread on me".
 G                      C    Am     G       D
Come hear Uncle John's band playing to the  tide,
 C                             G        D       C        D
Come with me or go alone, he's come to take his children home
 
 
[Instrumental]
 
G  Bm  C  D  G  Bm  C  D  G  Bm  C  D  G  Bm  C  D
 
 
[Verse]
 
 G                                             C            G
It's the same story the crow told me, it's the only one he knows;
 G                                  C                G
Like the morning sun you come, and like the wind you go.
Am               Em     C              D
Ain't no time to hate, barely time to wait.
 C    D          G    D    C    G    D        G
Whoa-oh, what I want know-oh, where does the time go?
G                              C                G
I live in a silver mine and I call it Beggar's Tomb;
G                          C               G
I've got me a violin and I beg you, call a tune.
Am         Em     C                D
Anybody's choice, I can hear your voice.
 C   D           G       D   C    G    D       G
Whoa-oh, what I want to know-oh, how does the song go?
 
 
[Refrain]
 
 G                      C    Am     G       D
Come hear Uncle John's band by the riverside
 C                             G       D      C       D
Got some things to talk about here beside the rising tide.
 G                      C  Am       G    D
Come hear Uncle John's band playing to the tide
 C                               G       D        C        D
Come on along or go alone, he's come to take his children home.
 
 
[Instrumental]
 Dm    G  C   repeat
 
 
[Bridge]
 
 D5                              C              G
Whoa-oh, what I want to know-oh, how does the song go?
 
(A capella)
Come hear Uncle John's band by the riverside
 
 
[Chorus/Outro]
 
Got some things to talk about, here beside the rising tide.
 G                      C    Am     G      D
Come here Uncle John's band playing to the tide,
 C                               G       D        C        D
Come on along or go alone, he's come to take his children home.
 
  Dm  G        C       Dm          G         C       Dm        G       C       Dsus2

  La   lala     lala,          la   lala      lala,  la        lala.   lalaaaaa......

https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/grateful-dead/uncle-johns-band-chords-1055464

Email Sent Nov 25th, 2020:

One time,

I went to a record store in a hipster area of Orange County where rich suburban kids like to buy vinyls because apparently “that’s how music is supposed to sound.”

I’m not disagreeing, and I can see how the ritual of changing records and dropping the needle feels better than just pressing play on an expensive rectangle…

But it all sounds the same to me…

Hell, for months now I’ve been listening to and recording music with cheap earbuds — and only the right side works.

Sure, I may be cheap, but I’m mostly lazy…

And quite frankly, I don’t really care.

Anyway,

I discovered a bargain bin (because I’m cheap) out front with a bunch of used cd’s that were $1 each.

While most of them were complete crap, I managed to prospect a few gems:

• Limp Bizkit’s Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog Flavored Water for nostalgic reasons.
• Eminem’s The Eminem Show because I lost my last one and it’s quite possibly one of my favorite albums of all time.
• And The Grateful Dead’s Greatest Hits because the cover looked cool and the The Grateful Dead is one of those famous bands that I always heard about but never took the chance to really listen.

I loved it, and while I’m not a “Dead Head”, I really dig some of their songs — especially the one I’m about to show you.

Here’s your priority access, first look at my new cover of Uncle John’s Band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1I3820HR-IQ

I really love this song, it’s beautiful, but I don’t know a lot of people who know it.

If you’d like, check out the original here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSIajKGHZRk

I also learned from the movie The Music Never Stopped, (great movie btw) that this song got some flak from mainstream radio because of the overtly controversial lyric, “goddamn”.

Ooh ooh, the movie was also based on a true story from a really good book titled An Anthropologist on Mars by Oliver Sacks. Great Read.

Alright, I’ll quit nerding out on you guys…

Feel free to leave a like or comment.

Thanks,

The Grateful Dylan

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Baritone ukulele cover of Date Rape by Sublime from the album, Jah Won’t Pay the Bills.

Chords and Lyrics:

[Intro]
E5  E5  E5  F5  F5  F5  E5 (x2)
A5 A5 A5 Bb5 Bb5 Bb5 A5
E5  E5  E5  F5  F5  F5  E5
G F# F
 
[Verse]
Em
Let me tell you 'bout a girl I know
Had a drink about an hour ago
Am
Sitting in a corner by herself
B           C       B
In a bar in downtown hell
Em
She heard a noise and she looked to the door
And saw a man she'd never seen before
Am
Light skin, light blue eyes
B                   C      B
A double chin and a plastic smile
Em
Her heart raced as he walked through the door
And took an empty seat next to her at the bar
B
'My brand new car is parked right outside
Am
How'd you like to go for a ride?' And she said
Em
'Wait a minute, I have to think'
He said 'That's fine, may I please buy you a drink?'
B
One drink turned into 3 or 4
         C            B        Em
And they left and got into his car
         C              B          Em
And they drove away some place real far
Em
Now babe, the time has come
How'd you like to have a little fun? And she said
B                 C               G
'If we could only please be on our way,
            D             B
I would not run'
Em
That's when things got out of control
Em         C    B
She didn't want to
Em     C   B
He had his way
Em       C     B
She said let's go
Em      C   B
He said no way
B                      C     B
Come on babe, it's your lucky day
B                               C   B
Shut your mouth, we're gonna do it my way
B                      C  B
Come on baby, don't be afraid
B
If it wasn't for date rape, I'd never get laid
 
[Solo]
Em x4 B Am
(then same as Intro one strum)
E5  E5  E5  F5  F5  F5  E5 (x2)
A5 A5 A5 Bb5 Bb5 Bb5 A5
E5  E5  E5  F5  F5  F5  E5
G F# F
 
Em
He finished up, started the car
He turned around and drove back to the bar
Am
He said 'Now baby, don't be said,'
B                   C            B
'In my opinion, you weren't half bad.'
Em
She picked up a rock.
Threw it at the car.
Hit him in the head
Now he's got a big scar
Am
Come on, party people won't you listen to me
B         C
Date rape style
Em
The next day, she went to her drawer
Looked up her local attorney-at-law
B
Went to the phone and filed a police report
Am
And then she took the guy's ass to court
Em
The day he stood in front of the judge
He screamed 'She lies, that little slut!'
B
The judge knew he was full of shit
      C          B    Em
So he gave him 25 years
            C        B           Em
And now his heart is filled with tears
Em
One night in jail, it was getting late
He was butt-raped by a large inmate
B
And he screamed
        C              G                D        B
But the guards paid no attention to his cries
Em
That's when things got out of control
Em        C B
The moral of the
Em        C B
Date rape story
Em          C B
It does not pay
Em              C B
To be drunk and horny
B                         C B
But that's the way it had to be
B
They locked him up and threw away the key
        C B
Well, I can't take pity on men of his kind
C B
Even though he now takes it in the behind
 
[Instrumental]
Em C B Em C B Em C B C B C
 
B                                C B
But that's the way it had to be
B
They locked him up and threw away the key
      C  B
Well, I can't take pity on men of his kind
C B
Even though he now takes it in the behind
Date rape!
 
[Bridge] (x2)
Em
Nanana na na na
B
Nanana na na na
C
Nanana na na na
G
Nanana na na na
 
[Outro]
E5  B5     D5   A5
She didn't want to
E5  B5     D5   A5
She didn't want to
E5  B5     D5   A5
She didn't want to
E5  B5     D5   A5
She didn't want to
E5
Take it!

https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/sublime/date-rape-chords-1760087

Email Sent on Dec 5, 2020

Sorry, I sent the first email prematurely…
(I just learned that pressing “tab” then “enter” in an email doesn’t indent and make a list, it sends the email)
Ole,
Many of you already know that I don’t choose to play songs based on their popularity.
I strictly play songs that I love to listen to and can’t help but to learn and play.
If you’re a fan of Sublime, then you’ve probably heard this song before…
It’s a song that’s hard to find unless you’re specifically looking for it…
That’s because google and youtube WILL NOT autocomplete your search (probably for good reasons).
In fact, I’ve had friends who REFUSED to listen to it because of its title, Date Rape.
But look, it’s not as bad as you think…
It’s about a girl who gets revenge on a guy who… you know. Then the guy went to jail and got… you know.
Ok, maybe it is kinda bad…
But the lyrics are sincerely well done, and the music is so good that you just get caught up in the vibe and you’ll want to listen twice: once to enjoy, and again to pay attention.
And it’s just a really good song.
Listen at your own risk…
Get your priority-access, first look with this link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC4wndhkbto
Enjoy or not, I still appreciate you guys.
2 more things:
1. I’m currently working on an updated version of The KL EP with harmonies and,2. A cover collaboration with my Russian friend, Viktor.
Things will start popping up soon.
Cheers,
Dylan

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Baritone ukulele cover of Prophet (Rarities Version) by Sublime from the album, Everything Under the Sun. Originally by Slightly Stoopid.

Chords and Lyrics:

Lets give it a go here
i dunno lets see
alright cool
 
D         C               G            D
i aint no prophet i wanna cure no damn disease
D                   C        G            D
would you marry me anyway if i was on my knees
      D            C             G          D
so i thought to myself im gonna marry into wealth
       D                     C                G           D
gonna take everything she's got to offer and keep it for myself
 
uhnn uhnn
 
C            G         C           G
she said to me i dont like what i see
C          G  D
i said to her i dont even know your name
     C          G          C           G
and she said to me i dont like what i see
C          G  D
i said to her i dont even fucken care and...
 
D         C               G            D
i aint no prophet i wanna cure no damn disease
D                  C          G            D
would you marry me anyways if i was on my knees
D               C              G             D
goin through my time of change in my time of need
D                C         G               D
but if you lovin salty its not against the kiss of young blood
 
 
C            G         C           G
she said to me i dont like what i see
C          G  D
i said to her i dont even know your name
     C          G          C           G
and she said to me i dont like what i see
C          G  D
i said to her i dont even fuckeeen caaare...
 
 
haha thats so sick!
dude, this song needs to be re-fucken-thought out...

https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/sublime/prophet-rarities-chords-1749142

Email Sent on Dec 11, 2020

For the uninitiated, 
I am a huge fan of Sublime, and I’m slowly trying to cover as many of their songs as possible. They have so many incredible songs that I’ll probably finish by the time I’m 64…
Which is insane when you realize that the lead singer, Bradley Nowell, died at age 28. 
Now, I’m not gonna turn to heroin for inspiration (yet), but I would kill for an ounce of his talent, intuition, and musicianship.
Here’s your priority access, first-look at my new cover, Prophet by Sublime:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T11wElJXaQ

Actually, this isn’t a Sublime original — it’s originally done by Slightly Stoopid, another SoCal band that worked closely with Sublime.
Fun fact: Sublime mostly covered and sampled other artists’ music — a lot of these artists were small time punk, reggae, and ska bands that heavily influenced Bradley.
That’s why I find in art, you don’t have to be original, you just have to be good.
Unfortunately I’m neither…
Cheers,
Dylan
P.S. I got a nice little message from the artist I covered the other day:
“you murdered this bro🧡🧡🧡” – Keni Can Fly
Check it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42vjHc9H8Xg

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