Chords for Burl Ives - "Mocking' Bird Hill"
Tempo:
143.8 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Bm
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
[C]
[D] When [G]
the sun in the morning [C] peeps over the hill
[D] And kisses the roses [G] round my window sill
Then my heart fills with gladness [C] when I hear the trill
[D] Of the birds in the treetops [G] on Morecambe Bird Hill
Tra la la, trill-ly dee dee, [C] it gives me [G] a thrill
[D] To wake up in the morning [G] to the Morecambe Bird's trill
Tra la la, trill-ly dee dee, [C] there's peace and [G] goodwill
You're [D] welcome as the [G] flowers on Morecambe Bird Hill
[D] Got [G]
a three-cornered plough [C] and an acre to till
[D] And a mule that I bought [G] for a ten-dollar bill
There's a tumble-down shack [C] and a rusty old mill
But it's [Bm] my home sweet home [G] upon Morecambe Bird Hill
Tra la la, trill-ly dee dee, [C] it gives me [G] a thrill
To [D] wake up in the morning to [G] the Morecambe Bird's trill
Tra la la, trill-ly dee dee, [C] there's peace and [G] goodwill
You're [D] welcome as the flowers [G] on Morecambe Bird Hill
[D] When [G]
it's late in the evening [C] I climb up the hill
[D] And survey all my kingdom [G] while everything's still
Only me and the sky [C] and an old whipper-whill
[D] Singing songs in the twilight [G] on Morecambe Bird Hill
Tra la la, trill-ly dee dee, [C] it gives me [G] a thrill
To [D] wake up in the morning [G] to the Morecambe Bird's trill
Tra la la, trill-ly dee dee, [C] there's peace and [G] goodwill
You're [D] welcome [Bm] as the flowers [G] on Morecambe Bird Hill
[C]
[Am] [D]
[G]
[N]
[C]
[D] When [G]
the sun in the morning [C] peeps over the hill
[D] And kisses the roses [G] round my window sill
Then my heart fills with gladness [C] when I hear the trill
[D] Of the birds in the treetops [G] on Morecambe Bird Hill
Tra la la, trill-ly dee dee, [C] it gives me [G] a thrill
[D] To wake up in the morning [G] to the Morecambe Bird's trill
Tra la la, trill-ly dee dee, [C] there's peace and [G] goodwill
You're [D] welcome as the [G] flowers on Morecambe Bird Hill
[D] Got [G]
a three-cornered plough [C] and an acre to till
[D] And a mule that I bought [G] for a ten-dollar bill
There's a tumble-down shack [C] and a rusty old mill
But it's [Bm] my home sweet home [G] upon Morecambe Bird Hill
Tra la la, trill-ly dee dee, [C] it gives me [G] a thrill
To [D] wake up in the morning to [G] the Morecambe Bird's trill
Tra la la, trill-ly dee dee, [C] there's peace and [G] goodwill
You're [D] welcome as the flowers [G] on Morecambe Bird Hill
[D] When [G]
it's late in the evening [C] I climb up the hill
[D] And survey all my kingdom [G] while everything's still
Only me and the sky [C] and an old whipper-whill
[D] Singing songs in the twilight [G] on Morecambe Bird Hill
Tra la la, trill-ly dee dee, [C] it gives me [G] a thrill
To [D] wake up in the morning [G] to the Morecambe Bird's trill
Tra la la, trill-ly dee dee, [C] there's peace and [G] goodwill
You're [D] welcome [Bm] as the flowers [G] on Morecambe Bird Hill
[C]
[Am] [D]
[G]
[N]
Key:
G
D
C
Bm
Am
G
D
C
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] When _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ the sun in the morning [C] peeps over the hill
_ [D] And kisses the roses [G] round my window sill
Then my heart fills with gladness [C] when I hear the trill
[D] Of the birds in the treetops [G] on Morecambe Bird Hill
Tra la la, trill-ly dee dee, [C] it gives me [G] a thrill
[D] To wake up in the morning [G] to the Morecambe Bird's trill
Tra la la, trill-ly dee dee, [C] there's peace and [G] goodwill
You're [D] welcome as the [G] flowers on Morecambe Bird Hill
_ [D] _ Got _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ a three-cornered plough [C] and an acre to till
[D] And a mule that I bought [G] for a ten-dollar bill
There's a tumble-down shack [C] and a rusty old mill
But it's [Bm] my home sweet home [G] upon Morecambe Bird Hill
Tra la la, trill-ly dee dee, [C] it gives me [G] a thrill
To [D] _ wake up in the morning to [G] the Morecambe Bird's trill
Tra la la, _ trill-ly dee dee, [C] there's peace and [G] goodwill
You're [D] welcome as the flowers [G] on Morecambe Bird Hill
_ [D] _ When _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ it's late in the evening [C] I climb up the hill
[D] And survey all my kingdom [G] while _ everything's still
Only me and the sky [C] and an old whipper-whill
[D] Singing songs in the twilight [G] on Morecambe Bird Hill
Tra la la, trill-ly dee dee, [C] it gives me [G] a thrill
To [D] wake up in the morning [G] to the Morecambe Bird's trill
Tra la la, trill-ly dee dee, [C] there's peace and [G] goodwill
You're [D] welcome [Bm] as the flowers [G] on Morecambe Bird Hill _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] When _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ the sun in the morning [C] peeps over the hill
_ [D] And kisses the roses [G] round my window sill
Then my heart fills with gladness [C] when I hear the trill
[D] Of the birds in the treetops [G] on Morecambe Bird Hill
Tra la la, trill-ly dee dee, [C] it gives me [G] a thrill
[D] To wake up in the morning [G] to the Morecambe Bird's trill
Tra la la, trill-ly dee dee, [C] there's peace and [G] goodwill
You're [D] welcome as the [G] flowers on Morecambe Bird Hill
_ [D] _ Got _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ a three-cornered plough [C] and an acre to till
[D] And a mule that I bought [G] for a ten-dollar bill
There's a tumble-down shack [C] and a rusty old mill
But it's [Bm] my home sweet home [G] upon Morecambe Bird Hill
Tra la la, trill-ly dee dee, [C] it gives me [G] a thrill
To [D] _ wake up in the morning to [G] the Morecambe Bird's trill
Tra la la, _ trill-ly dee dee, [C] there's peace and [G] goodwill
You're [D] welcome as the flowers [G] on Morecambe Bird Hill
_ [D] _ When _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ it's late in the evening [C] I climb up the hill
[D] And survey all my kingdom [G] while _ everything's still
Only me and the sky [C] and an old whipper-whill
[D] Singing songs in the twilight [G] on Morecambe Bird Hill
Tra la la, trill-ly dee dee, [C] it gives me [G] a thrill
To [D] wake up in the morning [G] to the Morecambe Bird's trill
Tra la la, trill-ly dee dee, [C] there's peace and [G] goodwill
You're [D] welcome [Bm] as the flowers [G] on Morecambe Bird Hill _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _