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Little Strummers PacketChord(s) Title..............................................................................................page
A Brother John .......................................................................................1A Where is Thumbkin (Thumb Strum) ...................................................2A, E7 This Old Man......................................................................................3A Where is Thumbkin (Cally Strum) ......................................................4A, E7 Nobody Likes Me ...............................................................................5A Row Row Row Your Boat ..................................................................6A, E7 What Shall We Do When We All Go Out?..........................................7A Three Blind Mice................................................................................8A, E7 A Peanut Sat on a Railroad Track........................................................9A, E7 Michael Finnegan .............................................................................10A, E7 London Bridge..................................................................................11A, E7 Mary Had a Little Lamb....................................................................12D, A7 Its Raining, Its Pouring .....................................................................13D, A Kookaburra.......................................................................................14A, D, E7 Sugar Bun.........................................................................................15A, D, E7 Baa! Baa! Black Sheep .....................................................................16A, D, E7 Head and Shoulders ..........................................................................17A, E7 Shortenin’ Bread...............................................................................18A, E7 Two Little Birds................................................................................19A, E7 Pop! Goes the Weasel .......................................................................20D, A7 Little Tommy Tucker ........................................................................21A, E7, D Open, Shut Them..............................................................................22A, E7 Do Your Ears Hang Low?.................................................................23A, E7 Down By the Station.........................................................................24A, E7 The Grand Old Captain Kirk .............................................................25A, E7 Little Skunk’s Hole...........................................................................26D, A7 Eentsy Weentsy Spider .....................................................................27A, E7 Did You Ever See A Lassie...............................................................28A, E7 Animal Fair.......................................................................................29A, E7, D Streets of Laredo...............................................................................30
Index ...................................................................................back cover
Some things to remember about holding and playing your guitarYour fingers are just like little children. They have to be taught the right way to play theguitar. You have to watch them and teach them. When they learn the right way to dothings, you won’t have to watch them anymore, you can trust them to help you playbeautiful music.
Left Hand1. Keep your thumb relaxed and straight. Your fingers should be curved and the tips
right under the nail should be pressed onto the strings when you play a chord. Iknow it is hard to keep your fingers curved and you thumb straight, but it will beimportant when you play harder chords.
2. The neck of your guitar is not a “thumb rest,” don’t let your thumb hang over andhold on to the neck of your guitar. When you learn other chords your thumb willhave to shift, if it is “glued” on top of your neck this will be very hard.
3. Your thumb should be behind your first and second fingers, not pointing at the tuningpegs. Just as in #1 and #2, when you learn harder chords and have to shift, this ismuch easier to do with a thumb that is balanced behind your fingers.
4. Your left arm should feel like it is floating and the fingers are just playing thechords. You hold the guitar with your right arm, your chest, and your leg(s).
Right Hand1. This hand isn’t quite as tricky as your left hand. Make sure you don’t keep any
fingers on the front of your guitar. The front of the guitar is the sound board-it iswhat makes your guitar loud. Fingers on the guitar do two things, keep your guitarfrom sounding as nice as possible and not letting your hand have the freedom itneeds to be able to play the strings properly.
2. Your thumb should not bend at the knuckle nearest the nail. Your right hand thumbshould be straight, just like your left hand thumb.
3. When strumming or plucking a string with your thumb, it should always end up infront of your fingers, not in the palm of your hand. When you play trickier picks,your thumb and fingers will get in each others way if you train it to go into yourhand..
Shoulders, Arms, and Back1. Your shoulders should be relaxed and down. Your left arm should feel as if it is
floating. Your right arm should feel comfortable holding your guitar. It is your rightarm’s job to help hold the guitar steady, not your left arm.
2. Your back should be nice and straight. No slouching over the guitar.3. Never put your left elbow on your leg.4. Never sit back in your chair, always sit up straight.5. Sit on a chair that is flat, if you can’t help but lean back on a chair so that your
back is resting on the back of the chair, try to get a stool to sit on.6. You know the chair is the right height if your legs are parallel to the floor.
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c œ œ œœ
A
Are you slee - ping?
œ œ œœ
Are you slee - ping?
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#3
œ œ œŒ
Bro - ther John?œ œ œ
Œ
Bro - ther John?
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#5
œ œ œ œ œœ
Mor-ning bells are ring - ing!œ œ œ œ œ
œ
Mor -ning bells are ring - ing!
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#7
œœ
œ Œ
Ding! Dang! Dong!
œœ
œ Œ
Ding! Dang! Dong!
A 5-61
2 3 4This symbol means to use your thumb to playthe strings.
Drag your thumb gently down from the 6thstring to the 1st string.
Play gently and evenly. Each string should bejust as loud as the one before it
Make sure you can hear your first string ring!
Traditional
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ThumbStrum
1Brother John
One way to help you learnthe chords is to use ahighlighter marker to markeach chord a differentcolor.
You can put matchingcolored stickers on thefingerboard of your guitarto remind you of the chordshape, too!
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A
1.Where
2.Where3.Where4.Where5.Where
is
isisisis
Thumb -
Point -TallRingPink -
kin?
er?man?man?y?
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Where
WhereWhereWhereWhere
is
isisisis
Thumb -
Point -TallRingPink -
kin?
ter?man?man?y?
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#3
œ œ œŒ
Here I am!œ œ œ
Œ
Here I am!
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#5
œ œ œ œ œœ
How are you to - day sir?œ œ œ œ œ
œ
Ve - ry well, I thank you.
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#7
œœ
œ Œ
Run and hide!
œœ
œ Œ
Run and Hide!
A 5-61
2 3 4
Traditional
Where Is Thumbkin?2
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42 œ
œœ
A
ThisThisThisThisThis
oldoldoldoldold
man,man,man,man,man,
œœ
œ
hehehehehe
playedplayedplayedplayedplayed
one,two,three,four,five,
œ œ œ œ
E7
hehehehehe
playedplayedplayedplayedplayed
knick -knick -knick -knick -knick -
knackknackknackknackknack
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œ œ œ œ œ
ononononon
mymymymymy
drumshoekneedoorhive
with a
œœ œ œ œ
A
knick - knack, pad - dywhack,
œ œ œ œ œ
give the dog a bone!
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#7
œœ œ
œ
E7
This old man came
œ œ œ
A
roll - ing home!
A 5-61
2 3 4
E7 6-51
2
Traditional
This Old Man 3
This song has a new chord that is easy!Use your pointer finger as a “pivot finger”
A pivot finger is a finger that stays in one placewhile other fingers move to make a new chord.
Always look for pivot fingers when you arelearning new chords, it is a much faster wayto switch chords.
PivotFinger
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c œ œ œœ
A
1.Where
2.Where3.Where4.Where5.Where
is
isisisis
Thumb -
Point -TallRingPink -
kin?
er?man?man?y?
œ œ œœ
Where
WhereWhereWhereWhere
is
isisisis
Thumb -
Point -TallRingPink -
kin?
ter?man?man?y?
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#3
œ œ œŒ
Here I am!œ œ œ
Œ
Here I am!
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#5
œ œ œ œ œœ
How are you to - day sir?œ œ œ œ œ
œ
Ve - ry well, I thank you.
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#7
œœ
œ Œ
Run and hide!
œœ
œ Œ
Run and Hide!
x x x x
x x x x
x x x x
x x x
A 5-61
2 3 4
x
CallyStrum
CallyStrum
Strum down strings with thumb (6-1)
Slap your strings with the palm ofyour hand to stop the strings fromringing.
TraditionalWhere Is Thumbkin?
(again!)
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A
No -Down
Upbo -
goescomes
dythethe
likesfirstfirst
me,one,one,
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Ev' -down
upry - bod -
goes thecomes the
ysec -sec
hatesondond
me,one,one,
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#3
œ œ œ œ
GuessOhOh,
I'llhow theyhow they
gowigglewiggle
eatandand
.œ ‰
E7
worms!squirm!squirm!
œ œœ œ
œ
Long,Long,Long,
thin,thin,thin,
slim-slim-slim-
yyy
ones,ones,ones,
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œ œœ œ
œ
short,short,short,
fatfatfat,
juic-juic-juic-
yyy
ones,ones,ones,
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
It -It -It -
sy,sy,sy,
bit -bit -bit -
sy,sy,sy,
fuz -fuz -fuz -
zy,zy,zy,
wuz -wuz -wuz -
zy,zyzy
.œ ‰
A
worms!worms!worms!
Nobody Likes Me
x x x x
x x x xx x
x x x x x
A 5-61
2 3 4
E7 6-51
2
CallyStrum
Traditional
5
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œ œ
Row, row,
.œ œ œ
row your boat.
.œ œ .œ œ
Gen - tly down the
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#4
œŒ
stream.
3
œ œ œ
3
œ œ œ
Mer - i - ly, mer - i - ly,
3
œ œ œ
3
œ œ œ
mer - i - ly, mer - i - ly
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#7
.œ œ .œ œ
life is but a
œ Œ
dream!
A 5-61
2 3 4
A
MatthewStrum
Strum down strings with thumb (6-1)
Fingers strum up strings (1-6)Think of your fingers as the bristlesof a paint brush!Don’t let them look like “The Claw!”
MatthewStrum
Traditional
Row, Row, Row Your Boat6
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cœ œ œ œ œ œ
WhatWeWeWe
shallwillwillwill
we doclimbjumpcatch
whenan ____
likesome
we
œ œ˙
allap -
jum -light -
gople
pingning
out?tree!
jacks!bugs!
œ œ˙
AllAp -
Jump -Light -
gopleingning
out?tree!
jacks!bugs!
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#4
œ œ˙
Light -
AllAp -Jum -
gople
pingning
out?tree!
jacks!bugs!
œ œ œ œ œ œ
WhatWeWeWe
shallwillwillwill
we doclimbjumpcatch
whenan
likesome
we
œ œœ œ œ
allap -
jum -light -
gople
pingning
out,tree
jacksbugs
whenwhenwhenwhen
wewewewe
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#7
œœ œ œ
allallallall
gogogogo
outoutoutout
totototo
.˙ Œ
play?play!play!play!
A 5-61
2 3 4
E7 6-51
2
A MatthewStrum E7
A
E7 A
We often end a song with just athumb stumming down the strings.
Even through it is not written, afteryou sing the last verse, just strumdown the strings to end the song.
Endinga Song
Traditional
What Shall We DoWhen We All Go Out?
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c œ œ œ Œ
Three blind mice,œ œ œ Œ
three blind mice,
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#3
œ œ œ œ Œ
see how they run,œ œ œ .œ
J
œsee how they run. They
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#5 .œ œ
3
œ œ œ.œ
œ .œ œ
all ran af - ter the farm - er's wife who
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#6
3
œ œ œ
3
œ œ œ.œ
œ .œ œ
cut off their tails with a carv - ing knife, did
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#7
3
œ œ œ
3
œ œ œ
3
œœ œ .œ œ
e - ver you see such a sight in your life as
œ œ œ Œ
three blind mice,
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œ œ œ Œ
three blind mice?
Three Blind MiceA Tyler
Strum
TylerStrum
Strum down strings withthumb (6-1)
Fingers strum down strings (6-1)Think of your fingers as thebristles of a paint brush!
A 5-61
2 3 4
Traditional
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œ
Aœ œ
œ œ œ
pea - nut sat on aœ œ
œ œ
rail - road track, his
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#3
œ œ œ œ
heart was all aœ œ Ó
flu - ter
œ œœ œ
'Round the bend came
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#6
œ œ˙
num - ber ten!œ œ œ
œ
Toot! Toot! Pea - nutœ
œ Œ Œ
but - ter! Squish!
A TylerStrum
A Peanut Sat on a Railroad Track
A
Pick-upMeasure
Some songs start with a strum down thestrings because they don’t start with a wholemeasure. This “short” measure is called a“Pick-up measure.”
Start the song with a Thumb Strum as anintroduction.
Sing the first part of the song.
Start at playing your guitar at the beginningof the first full measure.
End This song has adifferent strum at thevery end of the song!
Don’t let it trick you!
xCallyStrum
xCallyStrum
Traditional
A 5-61
2 3 4
9
E7
A
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2.There1.There
3.There
œ œ œ œ œ
waswaswas
ananan
oldoldold
manmanman
namednamednamed
œœ
œ œ œ
Mi -Mi -Mi -
chaelchaelchael
Fin -Fin -Fin -
ne-ne-ne-
gan,gan.gan.
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HeHeHe
hadwentgrew
whis -fish -fat
kersingand
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œœ
œ œ œ œ
onwiththen
hisa
grew
chin -pin -thin
ne -ne -a -
gan,gan,gain,
a -
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longcaughtthen
cameahe
the
died
wind
andfish
and
hadand
œœ
œ œ œ
blew
todropped
them
be -in
in
ginin
a -
a -a -gain.
gain.gain.
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œ œ
œ œ
Poor old Mi - chael
œ œ œœ
œ œ œ
Fin - ne - gan, be - gin a - gain.
Michael Finnegan
CookieStrum
Fngers strum down strings (6-1)
Fingers strum up strings (1-6)
Traditional
A CookieStrumA E7
A
AE7
When you start verse 2 of a songthat has a pick-up measure, skipthe Thumb strum that was theintroduction.
Just start at the beginning of thefirst full measure with a completestrum.
Startingthe 2ndversewith aPick-upmeasure
10
A 5-61
2 3 4
E7 6-51
2
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Lon -TakeBuild
dontheit
Bridgekeyup
isandwith
œ œ œ
fall -locksilver
ingherand
down,up,gold,
œ œ œ
fall -locksilver
ingherand
down,up,gold,
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œ œ œ
fall -locksilver
ingherand
down.up.gold.
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Lon -
BuildTake
dontheit
Bridgekeyup
isandwith
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fall -locksilver
ingherand
down.up.gold.
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MyMyMy
fairfairfair
J
œ.œ
La -
La -La -
dy.
dy.dy
A CookieStrum E7
A
E7 A
London BridgeTraditional
11
5-61
2 3 4
6-51
2Can you write in the correct name for eachchord at the right?
LittleQuiz
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Mar -Ev -He
It made
y'ry
followedthe
hadwhere
herchild -
athattoren
œ œ œ
lit -Mar -
schoollaugh
tley
oneand
lamb,went,day,play,
œ œ œ
Lit -Mar -
schoollaugh
tley
oneand
lamb,went,day,play,
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œœ œ
lit -Mar -
schoollaugh
tley
oneand
Lamb.went,day,play,
œ œ œ œ
Mar -Ev -it
he made
y'ry
followedthe
hadwhere
herchil -
athatto
dren
œ œ œ œ
lit -Mar -
schoollaugh
tley
oneand
lamb,went,day,play
itsthe
whichto
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#7
œ œ œ œ
fleecelambwassee
waswas
a -a
whitesure
gainstlamb
astotheat
˙
snow.go.
rules.school!
Mary Had a Little LambTraditional
12
A 5-61
2 3 4
E7 6-51
2
A PumpkinStrum
PumpkinStrum
Strum down strings withthumb (6-1)
Fingers “flip” down the strings (6-1)The side of your hand comes torest on the strings to top the sound.
Be very careful that this strum onlyreceives 2 beats!
E7
A
E7 A
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œ
It's
.˙
rain - -
˙œ
ing it's
.˙
pour -
˙ œ
ing, the
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.˙
old
˙
man is
.˙
snor - - -
˙ œ
ing. He
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˙ œ
went to
œ œ œ
bed and he
˙ œ
bumped his
œ œ œ
head and he
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13
œ œ œ
could not get
œ œœ
up in the
.˙
morn - -
˙
Œ
ing.
It’s Raining, It’s PouringNursery Rhyme Song
13
New ChordShape
A7 5-4
1 2
D
Chords often use the same shapes ondifferent strings, be sure to notice shapes!When changing from A7 to D• Move fingers 1 & 2 as a unit• Then place finger 3 on 23
For more practice of D and A7:Go back to another song that uses ONLY A & E7Change all the “A” chords to “D”chords.Change all the “E7” chords to “A7” chordsPlay the song again--it is in a different key, so start singing on the right note!
D
A7
D
If D is a little too tricky to play with A7 right now, play Row, Row, Row theBoat or Brother John using D so your fingers can learn the new shape.
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D 4-5
1 23
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SaveLeaveSad
That's
somesomeyournot a
gumtherelife
monkey,
forfor
mustthats
w
me!me!be!me!
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œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Kook -Kook -Kook -Kook -
a -a -a -a -
bur -bur -bur -bur -
raraara
sitssitssitssits
onononon
thethethethe
œœ
œœ
oldoldoldold
gumgumfencegum
treetreerailtree
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Mer -Eat -Get -
Swat -
ry,tingtingting
mer -allallall
rythethethe
Kinggumsplin -mon -
ofdropsterskeys
the
A D A D
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œœ
œœ
Jun -heinhe
gle,canhiscan
heseetailsee
˙œ œ œ
œ
Laugh,Stop,PoorStop,
Kook -Kook -Kook -Kook -
a -a -a -a -
bur -bur -bur -bur -
rara,rara,
˙ œ œ œ œ
laugh,stop,poor,stop
Kook -Kook -Kook -Kook -
a -aa -a -
bur -bur -bur -bur -
ra,ra,
rara
KookaburraTraditional
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This song has the new chord D that you justlearned on page 13. It is still a tricky chord!
The movement from A to D is trickier than fromA7 to D.
Remember to slide your pointer finger fromthe 1st fret to the 2nd fret before placing therest of this chord.
Always look for guide fingers and pivot fingerswhen you are learning new chords, it is a muchfaster way to switch chords.
GuideFinger
A D A
A D A
A 5-61
2 3 4
Your pointer finger stayson the same string,
it just moves along the“track” to the 2nd “stop”
D 4-5
1 23
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I
III
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
wishwishwishwish
IIII was
waswaswas a
aaa
lit -lit -lit -can
tletletleof
sug -cakesafe -so -
aroftyda
œ
œ œ .œ
j
œ
bun,soap,pin,pop,
sug -cakesafe -so -
aroftyda
bun.soap,pin,pop!
IIII
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œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
wishwishwishwish
IIII
waswaswas
was aaaa
lit -lit -lit -can
tletletleof
sug -cakesafe -so -
aroftyda
œœ œ .œ
j
œ
bun,soap,pin,pop,
sug -cakesafe -so -
aroftyda
bun.soap.pin.pop!
I'dI'dThenI'd
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œ œ œ œ
œ œ
œ œ
slip -slip -ev -go
pypy'rydown
andandthingwith
I'dI'dthat'sa
slid -slid -bust -slurp
yyed
downo -Iand
inverwouldI'd
œ œ œ œj
œ œ
j
œ
ev -ev -holdcome
'ry'ry -un -up
one'sbod -tilwith
in -y'sIa
side -hid -rust -burp
ey,ey,ed,
IIII
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œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
wishwishwishwish
IIII
waswaswaswas
aaaa
lit -lit -lit -can
tletletleof
sug -cakesafe -so -
aroftyda
œœ œ
.œ
bunsoap,pin,pop,
sug -cakesafe -so -
aroftyda
bun!soap!pin!pop!
Sugar BunNursery Rhyme Song
15
A 5-61
2 3 4
E7 6-51
2
A MatthewStrum E7A
A
D A
E7 A
This song has 3 chords, A, D, and E7.
Practice going from D to A and back againbefore you play this song!
ThreeChords!
D 4-5
1 23
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œ œ
Baa! Baa!
œ œ
Black sheep,
œ œ œœ
have you an - y
˙
wool?
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œ œ
Yes, sir,
œ œ
yes, sir,
œ œ
three bags
˙
full!
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#9
œ œ œ
One for my
œ œ œ
mas - ter, and
œ œ œ
one for my
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J
œ
dame, And
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œ œ œ
one for the
œ œ œœ
lit - tle boy who
œ œ œ
lives down the
˙
lane.
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œ œ
Baa! Baa!
œ œ
Black sheep,
œ œ œœ
have you an - y
˙
wool?
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œ œ
Yes, sir,
œ œ
yes, sir,
œœ
three bags
˙
full!
Baa! Baa! Black SheepNursery Rhyme
Song
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A 5-61
2 3 4
E7 6-51
2
A
WOW! This song changes chords FAST!Going slow is the best way to get fast, so goslowly on this song. Pick up the speed gradually.
D A
D E7 AA
A E7D
A A E7D
A D A
D E7 AA
Remember to listen to how yourchords sound. If each string doesn’tring, then go more slowly andpractice your chords separately.
D 4-5
1 23
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j
œ œ œ œ# œ
Head and shoul - ders, knees andœ
.œ œ ˙
toes, knees and toes,
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j
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Head and shoul-ders, knees andœ
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toes, knees and toes, And
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eyes and ears and
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mouth and nose,
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j
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head and shoul - ders, knees and
œ
.œ œ ˙
toes, knees and toes.
Head and ShouldersNursery Rhyme Song
17
A 5-61
2 3 4
E7 6-51
2
A
Moving from D to E7 can sometimes be tricky sopractice the switch until you feel comfortable withit before you try this song.
TrickySwitch
MatthewStrum
E7
A D
E7 A E7 A
D 4-5
1 23
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œœ œ œ œ
Three lit - tle child - ren
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ly - ing in bed.
œœ œ œ œ
Two were sick and the
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other most dead!
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Sent for the doc - tor and the
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doc - tor said
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œœ œ œ œ
"Feed those child - ren on
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Short - nin' bread!"
œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ
Mam-my's lit - tle child - ren love
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œ
œ œ œ
short - nin', short - nin'
œ œœ œ œ œ œ
Mam-my's lit - tle child - ren love
œ œ ˙
Short - nin' bread!
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#13
œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ
Mam - my's lit - tle child - ren love
œ
œ œ œ
short - nin', short - nin'
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œ œœ œ œ œ œ
Mam-my's lit - tle child - ren love
œ œ ˙
Short - nin' bread!
Shortenin’ BreadNursery Rhyme
Song
18
A PumpkinStrum
E7 A
E7 A
E7 A
E7 A A 5-61
2 3 4
E7 6-51
2
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Two lit - tle birds sat
œ œ ˙
on a hill;
œ œ œ œ œ
One nam-ed Jack and
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one named Jill.œ
œ
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Fly a-way Jack,œ
œ
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Fly a - way Jill,
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œœ
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Come back Jack,
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Come back Jill!
Two Little BirdsNursery Rhyme Song
19
A TylerStrum E7 A
E7 A E7 A E7
A E7 A
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A 5-6 E7 6-5
Can you fill in the correct finger numbers onthe chords to the right?
LittleQuiz
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All a -
˙ œ
round the
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œ
mul - ber - ry
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bush, the
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˙ œ
mon - key
˙ œ
chased the
.˙
wea - - -
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sel, the
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mon - key
˙ œ
thought 'twas
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all in
.˙
fun,
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goes the
.˙
wea - - -
.˙
sel!
Pop! Goes the WeaselNursery Rhyme
Song
20
A ChocolateStrum
A 5-61
2 3 4
E7 6-51
2
xE7
xA
x x
xE7
x x x
xE7
x x xA
E7
- -A
This strum is 3 beats instead of 2 beats like the other songswe have learned.
ChocolateStrum
xStrum down strings with thumb (6-1)
Slap your strings with the palm of your hand to stop thestrings from ringing.
Fingers strum up strings (1-6)Think of your fingers as the bristles of a paint brush!Don’t let them look like “The Claw!”
- This little dash meansthat you don’t hear anyguitar. It is the way weshow a rest.
It takes up the sameamount of time thatevery other symboltakes up.
A
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Li - ttle Tom - my
œœ œ
Tuck - er, he
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sang for his
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sup - per.
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What did he
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sing for but
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white bread and
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but - ter.
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How can he
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cut it with -
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out an - y
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knife?
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How can he
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mar - ry with -
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out an - y
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wife?
Little Tommy TuckerNursery Rhyme Song
21
D ChocolateStrum
x x xA7
D
x x x
A7
x x xD A7
D
x x xA7 D
x x xA7 D
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D 4-5 A7 5-4Can you fill inthe correctfinger numberson the chordsat right?
LittleQuiz
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O - pen, shut them,
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O - pen, shut them,
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Give a lit - tle
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clap!
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O - pen, shut them,
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O - pen, shut them,
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Put them in your
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lap!
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Creep them, crawl them,
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creep them, crawl them,
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up to your lit - tle
w
chin!
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O - pen up your
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lit - tle mouth, but
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do not put them
˙ Ó
in!
Open, Shut ThemNursery Rhyme
Song
22
A PumpkinStrum
A 5-61
2 3 4
E7 6-51
2
E7
A
D
A D E7 A
Can you strum each chord from the proper bassstring and can you make each string ring?
ChordCheck!
D 4-5
1 23
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44 œ œ
DoDo your
your
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œ œ
earsears
hanghang
low?high?
DoDo
theythey
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wob -reach
bleand
totouch
andthe
fro?sky?
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'em inwhen
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knot?wet?
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tieshri -
'emvel
inwhen
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bow?dry?
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throwsem -
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erbor
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earsears
hanghang
.˙
low?high?
Ax
CallyStrum
Traditional
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Do Your Ears Hang Low?
A
x x xx
x x x x
x x x x
E7
A
x x x xE7 A
23
A 5-6 E7 6-5Can you put put dots on the right stringand fret to show how to play each of thechords at right?
TrickyQuiz
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Down by the
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sta - tion
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ear - ly in the
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morn - ing,
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see the lit - tle.œ œ .œ œ
puff - er -bell - ies
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all in a
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row.
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See the en - gine
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driv - er
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pull the lit - tle
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han - dle.
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œ œ
Chug! Chug!œ œ
Puff! Puff!
œ œ
Off they
˙
go!
Down By the StationNursery Rhyme
Song
24
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A 5-61
2 3 4
E7 6-51
2
A CookieStrum E7 A
E7 A
E7 A
E7 A
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Oh! The
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grand old Cap - tain
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Kirk, he
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had five hun - dred
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men! He
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beamed them up to
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the En - ter - prise and he
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beamed them down a -
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gain!
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j
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j
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up, and
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when they were down they were
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down. And
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when they were on - ly
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half - way up, their
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J
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J
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a - toms were spread a -
.˙ Œ
round!
CampfireSong
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The Grand Old Captain Kirk
A
A 5-61
2 3 4
E7 6-51
2
25
A TylerStrum
E7 A
E7 A
A
Be Kind to Your Web-footed FriendsMusic
John Philip Sousa
26
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A MatthewStrumA
E7
A
PracticeD & A7
For more practice of D and A7:Change all the “A” chords to “D”chords.Change all the “E7” chords to “A7” chordsPlay the song again.Remember, it is in a different key!
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blessWish
myyou
soul!had!
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A
out!out!
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itit
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œŒ Œ œ œ
out!out!
Take it
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out!Phew!
ReI re
˙ œ
E7 A
movemoved
it!it!
--
Little Skunk's Hole
A MatthewStrum
x x
x x x x
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A 5-61
2 3 4
E7 6-51
2
PracticeD & A7
For more practice of D and A7:Change all the “A” chords to “D”chords.Change all the “E7” chords to “A7” chordsPlay the song again.Remember, it is in a different key!
A7 5-4
1 2
D 4-5
1 23
x
Camp Song
26
MatthewStrum
Strum down strings with thumb (6-1)
Fingers strum up strings (1-6)Think of your fingers as the bristlesof a paint brush!Don’t let them look like “The Claw!”
Let the strings ring for one count
Let the strings ring for one count
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j
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een - tsy ween - tsy
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j
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spi - der went
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up the wa - ter
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spout;
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j
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j
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rain and
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j
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washed the spi - der
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out;
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j
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j
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sun and
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dried up all the
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rain; The
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j
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een - tsy ween - tsy
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j
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spi - der went
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œj
œ œ
j
œ
up the spout a -
œ
‰ Œ
gain.
Nursery RhymeSong
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Eentsy-Weentsy Spider 27
DPumpkinStrumD A7
D A7
D A7
D
A7 D
D 4-5 A7 5-4
Can you put dots onthe right string andfret to show how toplay the chordsbelow?
LittleQuiz
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las - sie go
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this way and
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that? Go
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œœ œ
this way and
œœ œ
that way and
œœ œ
this way and
œœ œ
œ
that way? Did you
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ev - er see a
œœ œ
las - sie go
œœ œ
this way and
œ Œ
that?
Did You Ever See A Lassie?German
Folk Song
28
© Copyright 2002 Tara Tarbet
A 5-61
2 3 4
E7 6-51
2
A TrickyStrumA
Fingers go down the strings from 6-1TrickyStrum
- Wait one count, but let your strings “sustain” the chord.That means to let them continue to ring.
Fingers go down the strings from 6-1This strum gets 3 counts.
E7 A
E7 A
E7 A E7 A
E7 A
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I
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went to the an - i - mal
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fair. The
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birds and beasts were
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j
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there The
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big ba -boon by the
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light of the moon was
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œ
comb - ing his au - burn
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j
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hair. The
œ
j
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mon - key smelled like a
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œ
skunk. He
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sat on the el - e phants
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j
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trunk. The
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j
œ
el - e - phant sneezed and
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fell on his knees and
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j
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what be - came of the
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j
œ
monk, the monk, theœ
j
œ œ
‰
monk, the monk?
Nursery RhymeSong
© Copyright 2002 Tara Tarbet
29Animal Fair
A
E7
A
A
E7
A
Glide
Glide strum down strings with thumb (6-1)
fingers strum up strings (1-6)
flip
A 5-61
2 3 4
E7 6-51
2
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J
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outout -
infit
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streetsyou
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j
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outsay
inas
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re -trot -
doted
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day.by.
I"Trot
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J
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spiedov -
aer
youngto
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cow -me
boyplease,
aand
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rid -show
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po -po -
ny,ny,
aplease,
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rid -show
in'me
ayour
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po -po -
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tothis
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œœ
œ
schoolbright
onsun -
thatny
˙
day.day."
Streets of Laredo CowboySong
30
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A 5-61
2 3 4
E7 6-51
2
AA E7 A
E7 A E7 A
E7 A E7 A
E7 A D
E7 ATry Glide of Tricky Strum or justuse a Thumb strum. This songchanges chords often!
Choose your strum
D 4-5
1 23
x
Index
A Peanut Sat on a Railroad Track..................................................................................9Animal Fair.................................................................................................................29Baa! Baa! Black Sheep ...............................................................................................16Brother John .................................................................................................................1Did You Ever See A Lassie.........................................................................................28Do Your Ears Hang Low?...........................................................................................23Down By the Station...................................................................................................24Eentsy Weentsy Spider ...............................................................................................27Head and Shoulders ....................................................................................................17Its Raining, Its Pouring ...............................................................................................13Kookaburra.................................................................................................................14Little Skunk’s Hole.....................................................................................................26Little Tommy Tucker ..................................................................................................21London Bridge............................................................................................................11Mary Had a Little Lamb..............................................................................................12Michael Finnegan .......................................................................................................10Nobody Likes Me .........................................................................................................5Open, Shut Them........................................................................................................22Pop! Goes the Weasel .................................................................................................20Row Row Row Your Boat ............................................................................................6Shortenin’ Bread.........................................................................................................18Streets of Laredo.........................................................................................................30Sugar Bun...................................................................................................................15The Grand Old Captain Kirk .......................................................................................25This Old Man................................................................................................................3Three Blind Mice..........................................................................................................8Two Little Birds..........................................................................................................19What Shall We Do When We All Go Out?....................................................................7Where is Thumbkin (Cally Strum) ................................................................................4Where is Thumbkin (Thumb Strum) .............................................................................2