Chords for Elementary, My Dear Schoolhouse Rock
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Jam Along & Learn...
[F] Forty days [Bb] and forty nights, didn't [F] it rain, children?
in sight, didn't it, [F] didn't it rain?
[Bb] the ark so tight, they sailed [F] on, children.
[Am] And when at last the waters receded,
and [Bb] the dove brought back the olive tree leaf,
that ship near Mount Ararat,
Noah's robe and said,
old ark anyway, [F] huh?
in sight, didn't it, [F] didn't it rain?
[Bb] the ark so tight, they sailed [F] on, children.
[Am] And when at last the waters receded,
and [Bb] the dove brought back the olive tree leaf,
that ship near Mount Ararat,
Noah's robe and said,
old ark anyway, [F] huh?
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[F] _ _ _ Forty days [Bb] and forty nights, didn't [F] it rain, children?
Not a [Bb] speck of land in sight, didn't it, [F] didn't it rain?
But Noah built [Bb] the ark so tight, they sailed [F] on, children.
[Am] And when at last the waters receded, _
and [Bb] the dove brought back the olive tree leaf,
[F] he landed that ship near Mount Ararat,
and one of his children [C] grabbed Noah's robe and said,
[G] Hey, Dad, how many animals on this old ark anyway, [F] huh?
_ [Bb] Elementary, my [F] dear, 2 times 2 is 4.
_ [Bb] Elementary, [F] my dear, 2 times 3 is 6.
_ [Bb] Elementary, [F] my dear, 2 times 4 is 8.
_ [Bb] Elementary, [F] my dear, 2 times 5 is 10.
[Am] 2 times 1 is [Bb] 2, of course, and it must occur [Am] to you,
[Gbm] you get an even number [Dbm] every time you multiply by 2. _
[C] _ [F] Elementary, [Bb] my [F] dear, 2 times 6 is 12.
Elementary, [Bb] my [F] dear, 2 times 7 is 14.
Elementary, [Bb] my [F] dear, [C] 2 times 8 is [F] 16.
[Bb] Elementary, my [F] dear, [C] 2 times 9 is [F] [Bb] 18.
2 times 10 is 20.
[F] 11 twice is 22.
[Bb] Double 12, that's [F] 24.
13 [Bb] twice is 26.
14 twice is [F] 28.
15 twice is [C] 30.
Now you build it up on [F] 30.
16 [Bb] twice is [F] 32.
Elementary.
_ _ [Bb] 17 twice is [F] 34.
Elementary.
_ 18 [Bb] twice is [F] 36.
Elementary.
_ 19 twice [Bb] is [F] 38.
Elementary.
_ [Am] _ 20 twice is [Bb] 40, and it must [Am] occur to you,
[Gbm] you can double any number, [Dbm] all you do is multiply by 2.
_ [C] _ [F] _ [Bb] Elementary, my [F] dear, 2 times 2 is 4.
Elementary, [Bb] my [C] dear, 2 times [F] 3 is 6.
Yeah.
[Bb] Elementary, my [Fm] dear, [C] 2 times [F] 4 is 8.
Elementary, [Bb] my [F] dear, 2 times 5 is 10.
Yeah.
_ [Bb] _ [Fm] Now if you [F] want to multiply 2 times _ [Bb] 174,
[F] some big number like that,
_ [Bb] 2 times _ [F]
174 [Bb] equals 2 times 100 [F] [Bb] plus 2 times [F] 70 [Bb] plus 2 times 4.
[Fm] [Bb] That's all. _
So 2 times [Fm] 174 [Bb] equals 200 plus 140 plus 8, [Fm] or _ _ 348.
It's [C] elementary.
[F] Elementary, _ _ _ elementary, twice [Bb] 32 is 64.
_ [F] Elementary, twice [Bb] 33 is 66.
[C] [F] Elementary, _ twice [Bb] 34 is 68.
[C] [F] Elementary, _ twice [Bb] 35 is [F] 70.
Elementary, _ [C] _ yeah, [F] yes, it's elementary, _ yeah.
[C] _ [G] _ _
_ Now, what's [A] 2 times 98?
[G] _
Oh, [F] that's hard.
No, it's very simple.
2 times 98 equals 2 times 100 minus 2 times 2.
That's 200 minus 4, _ 196.
_ [Gm] Elementary.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
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Not a [Bb] speck of land in sight, didn't it, [F] didn't it rain?
But Noah built [Bb] the ark so tight, they sailed [F] on, children.
[Am] And when at last the waters receded, _
and [Bb] the dove brought back the olive tree leaf,
[F] he landed that ship near Mount Ararat,
and one of his children [C] grabbed Noah's robe and said,
[G] Hey, Dad, how many animals on this old ark anyway, [F] huh?
_ [Bb] Elementary, my [F] dear, 2 times 2 is 4.
_ [Bb] Elementary, [F] my dear, 2 times 3 is 6.
_ [Bb] Elementary, [F] my dear, 2 times 4 is 8.
_ [Bb] Elementary, [F] my dear, 2 times 5 is 10.
[Am] 2 times 1 is [Bb] 2, of course, and it must occur [Am] to you,
[Gbm] you get an even number [Dbm] every time you multiply by 2. _
[C] _ [F] Elementary, [Bb] my [F] dear, 2 times 6 is 12.
Elementary, [Bb] my [F] dear, 2 times 7 is 14.
Elementary, [Bb] my [F] dear, [C] 2 times 8 is [F] 16.
[Bb] Elementary, my [F] dear, [C] 2 times 9 is [F] [Bb] 18.
2 times 10 is 20.
[F] 11 twice is 22.
[Bb] Double 12, that's [F] 24.
13 [Bb] twice is 26.
14 twice is [F] 28.
15 twice is [C] 30.
Now you build it up on [F] 30.
16 [Bb] twice is [F] 32.
Elementary.
_ _ [Bb] 17 twice is [F] 34.
Elementary.
_ 18 [Bb] twice is [F] 36.
Elementary.
_ 19 twice [Bb] is [F] 38.
Elementary.
_ [Am] _ 20 twice is [Bb] 40, and it must [Am] occur to you,
[Gbm] you can double any number, [Dbm] all you do is multiply by 2.
_ [C] _ [F] _ [Bb] Elementary, my [F] dear, 2 times 2 is 4.
Elementary, [Bb] my [C] dear, 2 times [F] 3 is 6.
Yeah.
[Bb] Elementary, my [Fm] dear, [C] 2 times [F] 4 is 8.
Elementary, [Bb] my [F] dear, 2 times 5 is 10.
Yeah.
_ [Bb] _ [Fm] Now if you [F] want to multiply 2 times _ [Bb] 174,
[F] some big number like that,
_ [Bb] 2 times _ [F]
174 [Bb] equals 2 times 100 [F] [Bb] plus 2 times [F] 70 [Bb] plus 2 times 4.
[Fm] [Bb] That's all. _
So 2 times [Fm] 174 [Bb] equals 200 plus 140 plus 8, [Fm] or _ _ 348.
It's [C] elementary.
[F] Elementary, _ _ _ elementary, twice [Bb] 32 is 64.
_ [F] Elementary, twice [Bb] 33 is 66.
[C] [F] Elementary, _ twice [Bb] 34 is 68.
[C] [F] Elementary, _ twice [Bb] 35 is [F] 70.
Elementary, _ [C] _ yeah, [F] yes, it's elementary, _ yeah.
[C] _ [G] _ _
_ Now, what's [A] 2 times 98?
[G] _
Oh, [F] that's hard.
No, it's very simple.
2 times 98 equals 2 times 100 minus 2 times 2.
That's 200 minus 4, _ 196.
_ [Gm] Elementary.
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