Chords for Lit'l Boy (Negro Spiritual)
Tempo:
116.4 bpm
Chords used:
Cm
Gm
C
G
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Cm] [Dm]
[G] Little [Gm] boy, [Ab] how old are you?
[Gm]
Little [C] boy, how [Gm] old are [Cm] you?
Say, [Bb] little boy, how [Ab] old are you?
[Eb]
Sir, [E] I'm only [Cm] twelve [F] years old.
[Gm]
[Cm] This little boy, I had him to remember
That he was born the twenty-fifth of December
[C] Lawyers and [D] doctors were amazed
[E] And had to give the little boy [A] praise
[Gm] Little boy, how old are you?
[Gm] [C] Little boy, [Abm] how old are [Ab] you?
Say, little [Bb] boy, [C] how old [Eb] [Bm] are you?
Sir, I'm [Cm]
[Gm] [Cm] only twelve years old.
Lawyers and doctors [G] stood and wondered
[Cm] As though they had [D] been struck by thunder
[C] Then they decided [Gm] while they wondered
That all [Cm] mankind must come under
[Gm]
[G] Little boy, how [F] old [Am] are you?
[Gm] [C] Little boy, how old are [Cm] you?
Say, [Bb] little boy, how old [Ab] are you?
[Eb] [Bm]
Sir, I'm only twelve [Cm]
[Abm] [Cm] [Gm]
years old.
[Cm] This little boy had the key
[Cm] To the [Gm] hidden mysteries
The [C] lawyers decided as [Gm] wise as [D] he
We [E] better let [Cm] that little boy [A] be
[Gm] Little boy, how old are [Gm] you?
[C] Little boy, how [Bb] old are you?
Say, [Bbm] little boy, how [Ab] old are you?
[Eb]
[D]
[Cm]
[Gm] The [Cm] last [G] time the [D] little boy [G] was seen
He [Cm] was standing on [D] Mount Olivet Green
[C] When he dispersed out [G] of the crowd
He [E] entered [Cm] up into [Ab]
[Cm] [G]
[Bb] the little boy
[Cm] Little [C] [Bb]
[A] boy, how old are you?
[Bb] Say, [Bb] little boy, how [Fm] old are you?
[G]
Sir, [D] I'm only twelve years old.
[Em] [Gm] [Cm] [G]
[G] Little [Gm] boy, [Ab] how old are you?
[Gm]
Little [C] boy, how [Gm] old are [Cm] you?
Say, [Bb] little boy, how [Ab] old are you?
[Eb]
Sir, [E] I'm only [Cm] twelve [F] years old.
[Gm]
[Cm] This little boy, I had him to remember
That he was born the twenty-fifth of December
[C] Lawyers and [D] doctors were amazed
[E] And had to give the little boy [A] praise
[Gm] Little boy, how old are you?
[Gm] [C] Little boy, [Abm] how old are [Ab] you?
Say, little [Bb] boy, [C] how old [Eb] [Bm] are you?
Sir, I'm [Cm]
[Gm] [Cm] only twelve years old.
Lawyers and doctors [G] stood and wondered
[Cm] As though they had [D] been struck by thunder
[C] Then they decided [Gm] while they wondered
That all [Cm] mankind must come under
[Gm]
[G] Little boy, how [F] old [Am] are you?
[Gm] [C] Little boy, how old are [Cm] you?
Say, [Bb] little boy, how old [Ab] are you?
[Eb] [Bm]
Sir, I'm only twelve [Cm]
[Abm] [Cm] [Gm]
years old.
[Cm] This little boy had the key
[Cm] To the [Gm] hidden mysteries
The [C] lawyers decided as [Gm] wise as [D] he
We [E] better let [Cm] that little boy [A] be
[Gm] Little boy, how old are [Gm] you?
[C] Little boy, how [Bb] old are you?
Say, [Bbm] little boy, how [Ab] old are you?
[Eb]
[D]
[Cm]
[Gm] The [Cm] last [G] time the [D] little boy [G] was seen
He [Cm] was standing on [D] Mount Olivet Green
[C] When he dispersed out [G] of the crowd
He [E] entered [Cm] up into [Ab]
[Cm] [G]
[Bb] the little boy
[Cm] Little [C] [Bb]
[A] boy, how old are you?
[Bb] Say, [Bb] little boy, how [Fm] old are you?
[G]
Sir, [D] I'm only twelve years old.
[Em] [Gm] [Cm] [G]
Key:
Cm
Gm
C
G
Bb
Cm
Gm
C
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ Little [Gm] boy, _ _ [Ab] how old are you?
[Gm] _
_ _ Little [C] _ _ boy, how [Gm] old are [Cm] you?
Say, [Bb] little boy, how [Ab] old are you?
[Eb] _ _ _
_ Sir, [E] I'm _ only [Cm] twelve _ [F] years old.
_ [Gm] _ _ _
[Cm] This little boy, I had him to remember
That he was born the twenty-fifth of December
_ [C] Lawyers and [D] doctors were amazed
[E] And had to give the little boy [A] praise
[Gm] Little boy, _ _ how old are you?
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] Little boy, _ [Abm] how old are [Ab] you?
Say, little [Bb] boy, _ [C] how old _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bm] are you?
Sir, I'm _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] only twelve years old.
Lawyers and doctors [G] stood and wondered
[Cm] As though they had [D] been struck by thunder
[C] Then they decided [Gm] _ while they wondered
That all [Cm] mankind _ must come under
[Gm] _ _
_ _ _ [G] Little boy, _ _ _ _ how [F] old [Am] are you?
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] Little boy, _ _ _ how old are [Cm] you?
Say, [Bb] little boy, _ how old [Ab] are you?
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
Sir, I'm _ only twelve _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
years old.
[Cm] This little _ boy had the key
[Cm] To the [Gm] hidden mysteries
The [C] lawyers decided as [Gm] wise as [D] he
We [E] better let [Cm] that little boy [A] be
[Gm] Little boy, _ how old are [Gm] you? _
_ [C] Little _ boy, _ how [Bb] old are you?
Say, [Bbm] little boy, how [Ab] old are you?
_ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ The [Cm] last [G] time the [D] little boy [G] was seen
He [Cm] was standing on [D] Mount Olivet Green
_ _ [C] When he dispersed out [G] of the crowd
He [E] _ entered [Cm] up _ into [Ab] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Bb] the little boy _ _ _ _
[Cm] Little _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [A] boy, _ _ how old are you?
[Bb] Say, [Bb] little boy, _ how [Fm] old are you?
[G] _
_ _ _ _ Sir, [D] I'm _ _ only twelve years old.
_ [Em] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ Little [Gm] boy, _ _ [Ab] how old are you?
[Gm] _
_ _ Little [C] _ _ boy, how [Gm] old are [Cm] you?
Say, [Bb] little boy, how [Ab] old are you?
[Eb] _ _ _
_ Sir, [E] I'm _ only [Cm] twelve _ [F] years old.
_ [Gm] _ _ _
[Cm] This little boy, I had him to remember
That he was born the twenty-fifth of December
_ [C] Lawyers and [D] doctors were amazed
[E] And had to give the little boy [A] praise
[Gm] Little boy, _ _ how old are you?
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] Little boy, _ [Abm] how old are [Ab] you?
Say, little [Bb] boy, _ [C] how old _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bm] are you?
Sir, I'm _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] only twelve years old.
Lawyers and doctors [G] stood and wondered
[Cm] As though they had [D] been struck by thunder
[C] Then they decided [Gm] _ while they wondered
That all [Cm] mankind _ must come under
[Gm] _ _
_ _ _ [G] Little boy, _ _ _ _ how [F] old [Am] are you?
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] Little boy, _ _ _ how old are [Cm] you?
Say, [Bb] little boy, _ how old [Ab] are you?
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
Sir, I'm _ only twelve _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
years old.
[Cm] This little _ boy had the key
[Cm] To the [Gm] hidden mysteries
The [C] lawyers decided as [Gm] wise as [D] he
We [E] better let [Cm] that little boy [A] be
[Gm] Little boy, _ how old are [Gm] you? _
_ [C] Little _ boy, _ how [Bb] old are you?
Say, [Bbm] little boy, how [Ab] old are you?
_ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ The [Cm] last [G] time the [D] little boy [G] was seen
He [Cm] was standing on [D] Mount Olivet Green
_ _ [C] When he dispersed out [G] of the crowd
He [E] _ entered [Cm] up _ into [Ab] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Bb] the little boy _ _ _ _
[Cm] Little _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [A] boy, _ _ how old are you?
[Bb] Say, [Bb] little boy, _ how [Fm] old are you?
[G] _
_ _ _ _ Sir, [D] I'm _ _ only twelve years old.
_ [Em] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _