Kingston Trio-The Shape of Things Chords
Tempo:
136 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
C#m
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Jam Along & Learn...
[B] [E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [F#] [E]
[A] [E] [B] [E]
Completely [C#m] [E] round is the perfect [B] pearl [A] The [F#] oyster [B]
manufactures
[C#m] steering wheel [A] [G#m] That leads to compound fractures
[A] the golden [C#m] fruit That hangs on the [A] orange [B] tree
[E] [A]
[E] [F#] [E]
[A] [E] [B] [E]
Completely [C#m] [E] round is the perfect [B] pearl [A] The [F#] oyster [B]
manufactures
[C#m] steering wheel [A] [G#m] That leads to compound fractures
[A] the golden [C#m] fruit That hangs on the [A] orange [B] tree
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E
B
A
C#m
G
E
B
A
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ [F#] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _ _
Completely [C#m] [E] round is the perfect [B] pearl [A] The [F#] oyster [B] _ _ _
manufactures
_ Completely round is the [C#m] steering wheel [A] [G#m] That leads to compound fractures
_ [E] Completely [C#m] round [F#m] is [A] the golden [C#m] fruit That hangs on the [A] orange [B] tree
Yes, [E] the circle [B]
shape [A] is quite [E] renowned It's odd to [B] say [C#m] it can [Em] be found
In the low [B] down dirty _ [C#] runaround _ _ My true [B] love gave [Em] to me
[A] Yes, [E] my true [B] love gave [E] to [A] me
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
Completely [C#m] square was the velvet [B]
box [A] He said [F#] my ring [B] would be in
_ _ Completely square [E] was the [C#m] envelope [A] He said [G#m] farewell to me
_ [E] Completely _ [C#m] square [A] was the _ [C#m] handkerchief I flourish _ [A]
constantly
[E] _ As it dries [D#m] my eyes of [C#m] the tears [E] I shed _ And _ _ _ _ _ _ blows [B] my nose [E] till it turns bright red
For a perfect square is my true love's head _ _ _ He _ will not marry [Am] me
He [Em] will not [Bm] marry [Em] me
[A] _ _ [E] _ [B] _
[E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] Rectangular was [E] the hotel [B] door [A] My true love [B] tried to sneak through
_ _ Rectangular [E] was the transom [A] over which [B] I had to peek through
[E] _ _ Rectangular [F#m] was the hotel room [E] I [A] entered _ angrily
[B] _ _ [E] _ Now rectangular _ is the wooden box Where lies [G#m] my love meet the [C#] golden [E] flocks
They [B] say he died of the chicken [G#m] pox _
[E] _ In part [B] I must [E]
agree
[A] _ [E] One chick [F#] too [E] many had [A] he
[E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] Ami
[B] Oye, Ben
[E] _
_ _ _ Triangular is the piece [B] of pie [A] I eat to [B] ease my sorrow
_ _ _ Triangular is the [C#m] hatchet blade [A] I plan to [E] hide _ [B] tomorrow
_ [E] _ _ Triangular [F#m] the _ relationship [E] that now has [A] ceased to [E] be
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ And triangular is the garment thin That [B] fastens on with the [A] safety [E] pin
To a prize I had no [B] wish to win _ _
[E] It's a lasting [B] _ _
[A] memory That [E] my true [C#m] [F#m] love _ [B] gave to [E] _ _ me
_ _ _ Heave!
Ho! _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Arrgh!
[N] _ _ _ Let's _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ try that last verse over again. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Mercy. _ _ _ _ _
_ Many people have asked us where we get our material.
As a matter of fact_
Where do you get that material?
How about_
How did you get it?
_ _ [G]
Softly, tight.
Oh, oh.
_ _ Don't pick at me.
[Bm] _ As a matter of fact, we stole this next [A#] tune [G] from the Girl Scout handbook. _ _
_ _ We'd like to dedicate it to the Girl Scouts for two reasons.
_ First, we think they wear such nice uniforms.
God love them.
_ _ Secondly, we think they do such really dandy work around the block.
_ _ Instructive stuff.
Want to buy a cookie, mister?
_ _ We'd _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ also like to dedicate it to the Cub Scouts
Because recently on a tour of the East Coast
We ran across probably one of the wildest den mothers you can possibly believe.
Oh!
_ _ Oh! _ _
_ _ [D] Running a real den, which [Bm] _
was_
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Fun and profits.
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ So this is dedicated to all of these groups. _ _ _
_ _ Title of the song is Hard Ain't It Hard. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] Go ahead, Alvin. _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ [F#] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _ _
Completely [C#m] [E] round is the perfect [B] pearl [A] The [F#] oyster [B] _ _ _
manufactures
_ Completely round is the [C#m] steering wheel [A] [G#m] That leads to compound fractures
_ [E] Completely [C#m] round [F#m] is [A] the golden [C#m] fruit That hangs on the [A] orange [B] tree
Yes, [E] the circle [B]
shape [A] is quite [E] renowned It's odd to [B] say [C#m] it can [Em] be found
In the low [B] down dirty _ [C#] runaround _ _ My true [B] love gave [Em] to me
[A] Yes, [E] my true [B] love gave [E] to [A] me
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
Completely [C#m] square was the velvet [B]
box [A] He said [F#] my ring [B] would be in
_ _ Completely square [E] was the [C#m] envelope [A] He said [G#m] farewell to me
_ [E] Completely _ [C#m] square [A] was the _ [C#m] handkerchief I flourish _ [A]
constantly
[E] _ As it dries [D#m] my eyes of [C#m] the tears [E] I shed _ And _ _ _ _ _ _ blows [B] my nose [E] till it turns bright red
For a perfect square is my true love's head _ _ _ He _ will not marry [Am] me
He [Em] will not [Bm] marry [Em] me
[A] _ _ [E] _ [B] _
[E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] Rectangular was [E] the hotel [B] door [A] My true love [B] tried to sneak through
_ _ Rectangular [E] was the transom [A] over which [B] I had to peek through
[E] _ _ Rectangular [F#m] was the hotel room [E] I [A] entered _ angrily
[B] _ _ [E] _ Now rectangular _ is the wooden box Where lies [G#m] my love meet the [C#] golden [E] flocks
They [B] say he died of the chicken [G#m] pox _
[E] _ In part [B] I must [E]
agree
[A] _ [E] One chick [F#] too [E] many had [A] he
[E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] Ami
[B] Oye, Ben
[E] _
_ _ _ Triangular is the piece [B] of pie [A] I eat to [B] ease my sorrow
_ _ _ Triangular is the [C#m] hatchet blade [A] I plan to [E] hide _ [B] tomorrow
_ [E] _ _ Triangular [F#m] the _ relationship [E] that now has [A] ceased to [E] be
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ And triangular is the garment thin That [B] fastens on with the [A] safety [E] pin
To a prize I had no [B] wish to win _ _
[E] It's a lasting [B] _ _
[A] memory That [E] my true [C#m] [F#m] love _ [B] gave to [E] _ _ me
_ _ _ Heave!
Ho! _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Arrgh!
[N] _ _ _ Let's _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ try that last verse over again. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Mercy. _ _ _ _ _
_ Many people have asked us where we get our material.
As a matter of fact_
Where do you get that material?
How about_
How did you get it?
_ _ [G]
Softly, tight.
Oh, oh.
_ _ Don't pick at me.
[Bm] _ As a matter of fact, we stole this next [A#] tune [G] from the Girl Scout handbook. _ _
_ _ We'd like to dedicate it to the Girl Scouts for two reasons.
_ First, we think they wear such nice uniforms.
God love them.
_ _ Secondly, we think they do such really dandy work around the block.
_ _ Instructive stuff.
Want to buy a cookie, mister?
_ _ We'd _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ also like to dedicate it to the Cub Scouts
Because recently on a tour of the East Coast
We ran across probably one of the wildest den mothers you can possibly believe.
Oh!
_ _ Oh! _ _
_ _ [D] Running a real den, which [Bm] _
was_
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Fun and profits.
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ So this is dedicated to all of these groups. _ _ _
_ _ Title of the song is Hard Ain't It Hard. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] Go ahead, Alvin. _