The Donut Song Chords by Burl Ives
Tempo:
106.65 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
F
C
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[D] When you walk the streets you'll have no [G] cares,
You walk the lines and not [D] the squares,
As you go through life make this your [Gb] goal,
Watch the [D] doughnut not the hole.
[A]
[Gbm] It's written on the rainbow,
[G] In letters made of gold,
Written on the rainbow,
[D] There's [Ebm] wisdom to behold,
[G] My friend the little sparrow,
Flew close enough to see,
Written on [Ebm] the rainbow,
[E] Is this philosophy.
[D] When you walk the streets you'll have [B] no cares,
If you walk the lines and not the [D] squares,
As you go through life make this your [Em] goal,
Watch the doughnut not the [D] hole.
[A]
[Gbm] It's written on the [G] rainbow,
In letters made of gold,
Written on the rainbow,
There's [Ebm] wisdom to behold,
[G] My friend the little sparrow,
Agrees it must be so,
Little angels wrote it,
[Gm] So folks on earth would know,
[D] When you walk the streets you'll have no [G] cares,
If you walk the lines and not the [D] squares,
As you go through life make this your goal,
[E] Watch the doughnut not the [F] hole.
[Ab]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
When you walk the streets you'll have no cares,
[Bb] If you walk the lines and not the [Eb] squares,
As you go through life make this your goal,
Watch the doughnut not the hole.
Watch the [Bb] doughnut not the [F] hole.
[C] [G] I'm off to Jolly England,
[Bb] Where bulldogs all wear pants,
Off to Bango Bango,
Where alligators [G] dance,
My friend the little sparrow,
Will take me when he flies,
Even to the rainbow,
[G] To read with my own eyes,
When you [F] walk the streets you'll have no [C] cares,
If you walk the lines and not the [F] squares,
As you go through life make this your [C] goal,
Watch the doughnut not the [F] hole.
[G] [F] It's written [G] on the rainbow,
[Bb] In letters made of gold,
Written on the [F] rainbow,
There's wisdom [G] to behold,
My friend the little sparrow,
[Bb] Flew close enough to see,
Written on the rainbow,
[G] Is this [C] philosophy,
[F] When you walk the streets you'll have no [C] cares,
If you walk the lines and not the [F] squares,
As you go through life make this your [C] goal,
Watch the doughnut not the [G] hole.
Watch the doughnut not the hole.
[N]
[D] When you walk the streets you'll have no [G] cares,
You walk the lines and not [D] the squares,
As you go through life make this your [Gb] goal,
Watch the [D] doughnut not the hole.
[A]
[Gbm] It's written on the rainbow,
[G] In letters made of gold,
Written on the rainbow,
[D] There's [Ebm] wisdom to behold,
[G] My friend the little sparrow,
Flew close enough to see,
Written on [Ebm] the rainbow,
[E] Is this philosophy.
[D] When you walk the streets you'll have [B] no cares,
If you walk the lines and not the [D] squares,
As you go through life make this your [Em] goal,
Watch the doughnut not the [D] hole.
[A]
[Gbm] It's written on the [G] rainbow,
In letters made of gold,
Written on the rainbow,
There's [Ebm] wisdom to behold,
[G] My friend the little sparrow,
Agrees it must be so,
Little angels wrote it,
[Gm] So folks on earth would know,
[D] When you walk the streets you'll have no [G] cares,
If you walk the lines and not the [D] squares,
As you go through life make this your goal,
[E] Watch the doughnut not the [F] hole.
[Ab]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
When you walk the streets you'll have no cares,
[Bb] If you walk the lines and not the [Eb] squares,
As you go through life make this your goal,
Watch the doughnut not the hole.
Watch the [Bb] doughnut not the [F] hole.
[C] [G] I'm off to Jolly England,
[Bb] Where bulldogs all wear pants,
Off to Bango Bango,
Where alligators [G] dance,
My friend the little sparrow,
Will take me when he flies,
Even to the rainbow,
[G] To read with my own eyes,
When you [F] walk the streets you'll have no [C] cares,
If you walk the lines and not the [F] squares,
As you go through life make this your [C] goal,
Watch the doughnut not the [F] hole.
[G] [F] It's written [G] on the rainbow,
[Bb] In letters made of gold,
Written on the [F] rainbow,
There's wisdom [G] to behold,
My friend the little sparrow,
[Bb] Flew close enough to see,
Written on the rainbow,
[G] Is this [C] philosophy,
[F] When you walk the streets you'll have no [C] cares,
If you walk the lines and not the [F] squares,
As you go through life make this your [C] goal,
Watch the doughnut not the [G] hole.
Watch the doughnut not the hole.
[N]
Key:
G
D
F
C
Bb
G
D
F
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] When you walk the streets you'll have no [G] cares,
You walk the lines and not [D] the squares,
As you go through life make this your [Gb] goal,
Watch the [D] doughnut not the hole.
_ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Gbm] It's written on the rainbow,
[G] In letters made of gold,
Written on the rainbow,
[D] There's [Ebm] wisdom to behold,
[G] My friend the little sparrow,
Flew close enough to see,
Written on [Ebm] the rainbow,
[E] Is this philosophy.
[D] When you walk the streets you'll have [B] no cares,
If you walk the lines and not the [D] squares,
As you go through life make this your [Em] goal,
Watch the doughnut not the [D] hole.
_ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Gbm] It's written on the [G] rainbow,
In letters made of gold,
Written on the rainbow,
There's [Ebm] wisdom to behold,
[G] My friend the little sparrow,
Agrees it must be so,
Little angels wrote it,
[Gm] So folks on earth would know,
[D] When you walk the streets you'll have no [G] cares,
If you walk the lines and not the [D] squares,
As you go through life make this your goal,
[E] Watch the doughnut not the [F] hole.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ When you walk the streets you'll have no cares,
[Bb] If you walk the lines and not the [Eb] squares,
As you go through life make this your goal,
Watch the doughnut not the hole.
Watch the [Bb] doughnut not the [F] hole. _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] I'm off to Jolly England,
[Bb] Where bulldogs all wear pants,
Off to Bango Bango,
Where alligators [G] dance,
My friend the little sparrow,
Will take me when he flies,
Even to the rainbow,
[G] To read with my own eyes,
When you [F] walk the streets you'll have no [C] cares,
If you walk the lines and not the [F] squares,
As you go through life make this your [C] goal,
Watch the doughnut not the [F] hole. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] It's written [G] on the rainbow,
[Bb] In letters made of gold,
Written on the [F] rainbow,
There's wisdom [G] to behold,
My friend the little sparrow,
[Bb] Flew close enough to see,
Written on the rainbow,
[G] Is this [C] philosophy,
[F] When you walk the streets you'll have no [C] cares,
If you walk the lines and not the [F] squares,
As you go through life make this your [C] goal,
Watch the doughnut not the [G] hole.
Watch the doughnut not the hole.
_ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ [D] When you walk the streets you'll have no [G] cares,
You walk the lines and not [D] the squares,
As you go through life make this your [Gb] goal,
Watch the [D] doughnut not the hole.
_ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Gbm] It's written on the rainbow,
[G] In letters made of gold,
Written on the rainbow,
[D] There's [Ebm] wisdom to behold,
[G] My friend the little sparrow,
Flew close enough to see,
Written on [Ebm] the rainbow,
[E] Is this philosophy.
[D] When you walk the streets you'll have [B] no cares,
If you walk the lines and not the [D] squares,
As you go through life make this your [Em] goal,
Watch the doughnut not the [D] hole.
_ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Gbm] It's written on the [G] rainbow,
In letters made of gold,
Written on the rainbow,
There's [Ebm] wisdom to behold,
[G] My friend the little sparrow,
Agrees it must be so,
Little angels wrote it,
[Gm] So folks on earth would know,
[D] When you walk the streets you'll have no [G] cares,
If you walk the lines and not the [D] squares,
As you go through life make this your goal,
[E] Watch the doughnut not the [F] hole.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ When you walk the streets you'll have no cares,
[Bb] If you walk the lines and not the [Eb] squares,
As you go through life make this your goal,
Watch the doughnut not the hole.
Watch the [Bb] doughnut not the [F] hole. _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] I'm off to Jolly England,
[Bb] Where bulldogs all wear pants,
Off to Bango Bango,
Where alligators [G] dance,
My friend the little sparrow,
Will take me when he flies,
Even to the rainbow,
[G] To read with my own eyes,
When you [F] walk the streets you'll have no [C] cares,
If you walk the lines and not the [F] squares,
As you go through life make this your [C] goal,
Watch the doughnut not the [F] hole. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] It's written [G] on the rainbow,
[Bb] In letters made of gold,
Written on the [F] rainbow,
There's wisdom [G] to behold,
My friend the little sparrow,
[Bb] Flew close enough to see,
Written on the rainbow,
[G] Is this [C] philosophy,
[F] When you walk the streets you'll have no [C] cares,
If you walk the lines and not the [F] squares,
As you go through life make this your [C] goal,
Watch the doughnut not the [G] hole.
Watch the doughnut not the hole.
_ _ _ _ [N] _