Froggie Went A-Courtin Chords by Doc Watson

Tempo:
275.75 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

A

F

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Show Tuner
Doc Watson - Froggie Went A-Courtin' chords
Start Jamming...
[C]
[G]
[C]
[G]
[C]
[G] Corky went a-courtin', then he did a [C] ride a-huh Corky went a-courtin' and he did a [G] ride a -huh
[C] Corky went a-courtin' and he did ride a sword and a pistol by his side a -huh
[G] He rode right up to Miss Mouse's door [C] a -huh Let me in
He rode right up to Miss Mouse's [G] door a -huh [C] He rode right up to Miss Mouse's door
[A] And he hit it so hard, that he made it [C] roar a-ha Then Miss [G] Mousey let in a [C]-huh
Come in, Mr.
Foggy
Then Miss Mousy let him in, [G] uh-huh
[C] Then Miss Mousy let him in
And the way they [G] courted it was a [C] sin, uh -huh
[G]
He took Miss Mousy right on his knee, [C] uh -huh
Took Miss Mousy right on his knee, [G] uh -huh
[C] Took Miss Mousy right on his [F] knee
And he says, Miss Mousy, would you marry [C] me, uh -huh
[G]
[C]
[A]
[C]
[G] Miss Mousy says, I don't know about that, [C] uh-huh
Miss Mousy says, I don't know about that, [G]
uh -huh
[C] Miss Mousy says, don't know about that
But [Dm] I believe to my soul you have to ask [C] Uncle Rat, uh-huh
The old rat [G] laughed as he gave away the bride, [C] uh-huh
The old rat laughed as he gave away the [G] bride, uh -huh
[C] The old rat [G] laughed as he gave away the bride
He laughed, he laughed until he shook his fat sides, [C] uh -huh
[G]
[C]
Where [G] will the wedding supper be, [C] uh-huh
Where will the wedding supper be, [G] uh -huh
[C] Where will the wedding supper be
[G] Away down yonder in a hollering tree, [C] uh -huh
What did he [G] get for the wedding [C] gown, uh-huh
What did he get for the wedding [G] gown, uh-huh
[C] What did he get for the wedding gown
The piece of [G] hide of an old white hound, [C] uh-huh
What will the wedding supper be, uh-huh
What will the wedding supper [G] be, uh -huh
[C] What will the wedding supper be
[Am] Two butter beans and a [G] black-eyed pea, [C] uh -huh
[G]
[C]
The first [G] to come in was a big Junebug, uh-huh
The first to come in was a big Junebug, uh-huh
The [C] first to come in was a big Junebug
A-dancin' around [G] with a half a pint jug, [C]
uh-huh
The second one in [G] was a bumblebee, uh-huh
[Bm]
[C] The second to come in was a bumblebee, [G] uh -huh
The second to come in was a bumblebee
[F] A-dancin' [G] around with a fiddle on his knee, [C] uh -huh
[G] The third man in was a little grey mouse, uh-huh
The third man in was a little [G] grey mouse, uh-huh
[F#] There's a bride's brother
[C] The third to come in was a little grey mouse
And [G] he says, Mr.
Froggy, could I rent you a [C] house, uh-huh
Froggy went a [G]-travelin' across the lake, uh [C]-huh Oh, oh
Froggy went a-travelin' across the lake, [G] uh-huh
[C] Froggy went a-travelin' across the lake
[Am] And he got swallowed up
[A] By a big black [C] snake, uh-huh
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
A
1231
F
134211111
Am
2311
C
3211
G
2131
A
1231
Show All Diagrams
Chords
NotesBeta

To start learning Doc Watson - Froggie Went A-Courtin chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: G, C and G. Start with a comfortable 69 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 138. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: G Major.

Download PDF
Download Midi
Edit This Version
Hide Lyrics Hint
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ Corky went a-courtin', then he did a [C] ride a-huh _ _ _ _ _ Corky went a-courtin' and he did a [G] ride a _ _ _ -huh
_ _ [C] Corky went a-courtin' and he did ride a sword and a pistol by his side a _ -huh _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] He rode right up to Miss Mouse's door [C] a _ -huh _ Let me in
He rode right up to Miss Mouse's [G] door a _ -huh _ _ [C] He rode right up to Miss Mouse's door
[A] And he hit it so hard, that he made it [C] roar a-ha _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Then Miss [G] Mousey let in a [C]-huh
Come in, Mr.
Foggy
Then Miss Mousy let him in, [G] uh-huh _ _ _ _ _
[C] Then Miss Mousy let him in
And the way they [G] courted it was a [C] sin, uh _ -huh _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
He took Miss Mousy right on his knee, [C] uh _ -huh _ _ _
Took Miss Mousy right on his knee, [G] uh _ -huh _ _ _
[C] Took Miss Mousy right on his [F] knee
And he says, Miss Mousy, would you marry [C] me, uh _ -huh _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] Miss Mousy says, I don't know about that, [C] uh-huh
_ _ _ _ Miss Mousy says, I don't know about that, [G]
uh _ -huh
_ _ [C] Miss Mousy says, don't know about that
But [Dm] I believe to my soul you have to ask [C] Uncle Rat, uh-huh _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
The old rat [G] laughed as he gave away the bride, [C] uh-huh _ _ _
The old rat laughed as he gave away the [G] bride, uh _ _ -huh _
[C] The old rat [G] laughed as he gave away the bride
He laughed, he laughed until he shook his fat sides, [C] uh _ _ -huh _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Where [G] will the wedding supper be, [C] uh-huh
_ _ _ _ _ Where will the wedding supper be, [G] uh _ _ -huh
_ _ [C] Where will the wedding supper be
[G] Away down yonder in a hollering tree, [C] uh _ -huh _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ What did he [G] get for the wedding [C] gown, uh-huh
_ _ _ _ _ _ What did he get for the wedding [G] gown, uh-huh
_ _ _ _ _ [C] What did he get for the wedding _ gown
The piece of [G] hide of an old white hound, [C] uh-huh _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ What will the wedding supper be, uh-huh
_ _ _ _ What will the wedding supper [G] be, uh _ -huh
_ _ _ [C] What will the wedding supper _ be
[Am] Two butter beans and a [G] black-eyed pea, [C] uh _ _ -huh _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ The first [G] to come in was a big Junebug, uh-huh
_ _ _ _ _ The first to come in was a big Junebug, uh-huh
_ _ _ The [C] first to come in was a big Junebug
A-dancin' around [G] with a half a pint jug, [C]
uh-huh _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ The second one in [G] was a _ bumblebee, uh-huh
[Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] The second to come in was a bumblebee, [G] uh _ _ -huh
_ The second to come in was a _ bumblebee
[F] A-dancin' [G] around with a fiddle on his knee, [C] uh _ -huh _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] The third man in was a little grey mouse, uh-huh _ _
The third man in was a little [G] grey mouse, uh-huh
[F#] There's a bride's brother
[C] The third to come in was a little grey mouse
And [G] he says, Mr.
Froggy, could I rent you a [C] house, uh-huh _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Froggy went a [G]-travelin' across the lake, uh [C]-huh Oh, _ oh
_ Froggy went a-travelin' across the lake, [G] uh-huh
_ _ _ _ [C] Froggy went a-travelin' across the lake
[Am] And he got swallowed up
_ _ [A] By a big black [C] snake, uh-huh _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

You may also like to play