Chords for Jog Along Bess
Tempo:
121.65 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Bm
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
[D]
[G] [A]
[D] Chug [G] along, Bess, [D] hop along, May, squeak [G] along, Blue, it's a walk along day.
[D] It's a long road and weary are we, bob along, [G] Kettle, [A] and make us all [D] some tea.
[G] [D] Once there was a gypsy man, selling [G] flowers from [D] a [A] baker's van.
the town, [G] pulled her [A] wagon of old [D] and brown.
[A] painted her wagon bright [D] and gay.
Now she finds she's [A] travelling north, [C#] no more [A] wandering back [D] and forth.
[G] [A]
[D] Chug [G] along, Bess, [D] hop along, May, squeak [G] along, Blue, it's a walk along day.
[D] It's a long road and weary are we, bob along, [G] Kettle, [A] and make us all [D] some tea.
[G] [D] Once there was a gypsy man, selling [G] flowers from [D] a [A] baker's van.
the town, [G] pulled her [A] wagon of old [D] and brown.
[A] painted her wagon bright [D] and gay.
Now she finds she's [A] travelling north, [C#] no more [A] wandering back [D] and forth.
100% ➙ 122BPM
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G
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Bm
C#
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A
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ Chug [G] along, Bess, [D] hop along, May, squeak [G] along, Blue, it's a walk along day.
[D] It's a long road and weary are we, bob along, [G] Kettle, [A] and make us all [D] some tea.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] Once there was a gypsy man, selling [G] flowers from [D] a [A] baker's van.
[D] This she pulled him round the town, [G] pulled her [A] wagon of old [D] and brown.
[C#] Come [D] one day, we took her away, [A] painted her wagon bright [D] and gay.
Now she finds she's [A] travelling north, [C#] no more [A] wandering back [D] and forth.
Chug [G] along, Bess, hop along, [D] May, squeak along, [G] Blue, it's a walk along day.
It's a long road [D] and weary are we, bob [G] along, Kettle, [A] and make us all [D] some tea.
[G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] Once there was [E] an Afghan hound, loved by no one and pushed [A] around.
[D] Tied up in a stable yard, tangled and [A] timid and [D] howling hard.
[A] Come one day, we took her [D] away, we called her Maycock, shortened to May.
[A] She had her paw, made it sore, now she [A] runs [D] on three legs instead [D] of four.
Chug [G] along, Bess, hop along, May, squeak along, Blue, it's a walk along day.
It's a long [D] road and weary are we, [Bm] bob along, [A] Kettle, and make us all [D] some tea.
_ [G] _ _ _ _
There lived a dog in London town, with one ear up [D] and the other [A] ear down.
Their [G] neighbours said [D] he mustn't walk, the only crossing [A] he was in [D] Hyde Park.
Till one day, we took him away, [A] now [D] Blue bounces through fields of hay.
But he [A] sits [D] and squeals like a squinky wheel, [A] when the wheels [D] are rolling that's how he feels.
Chug along, Bess, hop along, May, squeak along, Blue, it's a walk along day.
It's a long [Bm] road and weary [D] are we, [Bm] bob along, Kettle, and [A] make us [D] all some _ tea. _
_ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ Little green wagon in the deep blue sky, [A] wheels like dandelions passing by,
[D] with a picture by [G] Sam, a painting by [F#m] John, and a bonnie black horse to [B] lead you along.
[G] Lucky green wagon, [D] you were [G] raggedy [A] brown, now there is red at the hem of your gown.
[D] And we brought [G] you a pumpkin, brought you a [A] moss, we wished very hard and you gave us [D] a _ house. _ _ _
Chug along, Bess, hop along, May, squeak along, Blue, it's a walk [G] along day.
It's a long [D] road and weary are we, bob [G] along, Kettle, and make us all some tea.
[D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ Chug [G] along, Bess, [D] hop along, May, squeak [G] along, Blue, it's a walk along day.
[D] It's a long road and weary are we, bob along, [G] Kettle, [A] and make us all [D] some tea.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] Once there was a gypsy man, selling [G] flowers from [D] a [A] baker's van.
[D] This she pulled him round the town, [G] pulled her [A] wagon of old [D] and brown.
[C#] Come [D] one day, we took her away, [A] painted her wagon bright [D] and gay.
Now she finds she's [A] travelling north, [C#] no more [A] wandering back [D] and forth.
Chug [G] along, Bess, hop along, [D] May, squeak along, [G] Blue, it's a walk along day.
It's a long road [D] and weary are we, bob [G] along, Kettle, [A] and make us all [D] some tea.
[G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] Once there was [E] an Afghan hound, loved by no one and pushed [A] around.
[D] Tied up in a stable yard, tangled and [A] timid and [D] howling hard.
[A] Come one day, we took her [D] away, we called her Maycock, shortened to May.
[A] She had her paw, made it sore, now she [A] runs [D] on three legs instead [D] of four.
Chug [G] along, Bess, hop along, May, squeak along, Blue, it's a walk along day.
It's a long [D] road and weary are we, [Bm] bob along, [A] Kettle, and make us all [D] some tea.
_ [G] _ _ _ _
There lived a dog in London town, with one ear up [D] and the other [A] ear down.
Their [G] neighbours said [D] he mustn't walk, the only crossing [A] he was in [D] Hyde Park.
Till one day, we took him away, [A] now [D] Blue bounces through fields of hay.
But he [A] sits [D] and squeals like a squinky wheel, [A] when the wheels [D] are rolling that's how he feels.
Chug along, Bess, hop along, May, squeak along, Blue, it's a walk along day.
It's a long [Bm] road and weary [D] are we, [Bm] bob along, Kettle, and [A] make us [D] all some _ tea. _
_ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ Little green wagon in the deep blue sky, [A] wheels like dandelions passing by,
[D] with a picture by [G] Sam, a painting by [F#m] John, and a bonnie black horse to [B] lead you along.
[G] Lucky green wagon, [D] you were [G] raggedy [A] brown, now there is red at the hem of your gown.
[D] And we brought [G] you a pumpkin, brought you a [A] moss, we wished very hard and you gave us [D] a _ house. _ _ _
Chug along, Bess, hop along, May, squeak along, Blue, it's a walk [G] along day.
It's a long [D] road and weary are we, bob [G] along, Kettle, and make us all some tea.
[D] _ _ [G] _ _