Chords for "Down By The Old Mill Stream" (1940s)
Tempo:
87.6 bpm
Chords used:
F
G
C
E
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Ready men, one, two, three.
[F]
[G] Here's the lineup from left to right.
[F]
Jimmy Durante, [Eb] Alan [C] Jenkins, [Dm] Sterling Holloway, Hugh [F] Herbert, [E] William Gargan, [B] Ed [E] Bropeach, Andy [B] Devine, Alan Hale, Robert [F] Benchley, and Arthur Treacher.
[G] [Bb]
[F]
[C] [N]
Down by the [F] old [B] mill [E] stream.
Ripple, ripple, little stream, [Db] are you wetter than you [E] seem?
[G] Down where [Am] my birth [C]
led [B] you.
[F] Ride a cock horse to Danbury Park.
[G] Was that trip necessary?
[C] With your eyes [Bm]
so [C] up [Dm] on you.
Jack was [N] nimble, Jack was quick, Jack jumped over a candlestick.
One-eighth.
[G] Rest in [C] peace.
[Gm]
And, [F] you.
If I didn't care, [E] honey child, I wouldn't [G] notice how you were dressed, honey child.
It was there by [Eb] [E] you.
[N] Now what did you accomplish by that?
[G]
From [A] your tongue, peace, [C] [Dm] a taboo.
[G] [Em] You [B] were sixteen.
[Fm] Oh, you were sixteen?
[N] Sounds a lot older than that.
My [F] village, please.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, [D] Jack, please.
Ride me [B] [F] home [Cm]
to [F] Danbury Park.
[F]
[G] Here's the lineup from left to right.
[F]
Jimmy Durante, [Eb] Alan [C] Jenkins, [Dm] Sterling Holloway, Hugh [F] Herbert, [E] William Gargan, [B] Ed [E] Bropeach, Andy [B] Devine, Alan Hale, Robert [F] Benchley, and Arthur Treacher.
[G] [Bb]
[F]
[C] [N]
Down by the [F] old [B] mill [E] stream.
Ripple, ripple, little stream, [Db] are you wetter than you [E] seem?
[G] Down where [Am] my birth [C]
led [B] you.
[F] Ride a cock horse to Danbury Park.
[G] Was that trip necessary?
[C] With your eyes [Bm]
so [C] up [Dm] on you.
Jack was [N] nimble, Jack was quick, Jack jumped over a candlestick.
One-eighth.
[G] Rest in [C] peace.
[Gm]
And, [F] you.
If I didn't care, [E] honey child, I wouldn't [G] notice how you were dressed, honey child.
It was there by [Eb] [E] you.
[N] Now what did you accomplish by that?
[G]
From [A] your tongue, peace, [C] [Dm] a taboo.
[G] [Em] You [B] were sixteen.
[Fm] Oh, you were sixteen?
[N] Sounds a lot older than that.
My [F] village, please.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, [D] Jack, please.
Ride me [B] [F] home [Cm]
to [F] Danbury Park.
Key:
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_ Ready men, one, two, three.
[F] _ _
_ _ _ [G] Here's the lineup from left to right.
[F]
Jimmy Durante, [Eb] Alan [C] Jenkins, [Dm] Sterling Holloway, Hugh [F] Herbert, [E] William Gargan, [B] Ed [E] Bropeach, Andy [B] Devine, Alan Hale, Robert [F] Benchley, and Arthur Treacher.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Down by the [F] _ _ old [B] _ mill _ [E] _ _ stream. _ _ _
_ Ripple, ripple, little stream, [Db] are you wetter than you [E] seem?
[G] Down where [Am] my birth [C] _
led _ _ [B] you.
[F] Ride a cock horse to Danbury Park.
[G] _ _ Was that trip necessary?
_ _ [C] With your eyes [Bm]
so [C] up [Dm] on you.
Jack was [N] nimble, Jack was quick, Jack jumped over a candlestick.
One-eighth.
_ [G] Rest _ in [C] peace.
_ _ [Gm] _ _
And, _ _ _ [F] you. _
_ If I didn't care, [E] honey child, I wouldn't [G] notice how you were dressed, honey child.
_ It was there by _ [Eb] [E] you. _ _ _
_ _ [N] Now what did you accomplish by that?
_ [G] _
_ _ From [A] your tongue, peace, _ _ [C] [Dm] a taboo. _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Em] You [B] were sixteen. _ _
_ [Fm] Oh, you were sixteen?
_ [N] _ Sounds a lot older than that.
_ My [F] village, please.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, [D] Jack, please. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ride me [B] _ _ [F] home [Cm]
to _ _ [F] Danbury Park. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _
_ _ _ [G] Here's the lineup from left to right.
[F]
Jimmy Durante, [Eb] Alan [C] Jenkins, [Dm] Sterling Holloway, Hugh [F] Herbert, [E] William Gargan, [B] Ed [E] Bropeach, Andy [B] Devine, Alan Hale, Robert [F] Benchley, and Arthur Treacher.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Down by the [F] _ _ old [B] _ mill _ [E] _ _ stream. _ _ _
_ Ripple, ripple, little stream, [Db] are you wetter than you [E] seem?
[G] Down where [Am] my birth [C] _
led _ _ [B] you.
[F] Ride a cock horse to Danbury Park.
[G] _ _ Was that trip necessary?
_ _ [C] With your eyes [Bm]
so [C] up [Dm] on you.
Jack was [N] nimble, Jack was quick, Jack jumped over a candlestick.
One-eighth.
_ [G] Rest _ in [C] peace.
_ _ [Gm] _ _
And, _ _ _ [F] you. _
_ If I didn't care, [E] honey child, I wouldn't [G] notice how you were dressed, honey child.
_ It was there by _ [Eb] [E] you. _ _ _
_ _ [N] Now what did you accomplish by that?
_ [G] _
_ _ From [A] your tongue, peace, _ _ [C] [Dm] a taboo. _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Em] You [B] were sixteen. _ _
_ [Fm] Oh, you were sixteen?
_ [N] _ Sounds a lot older than that.
_ My [F] village, please.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, [D] Jack, please. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ride me [B] _ _ [F] home [Cm]
to _ _ [F] Danbury Park. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _