Chords for Lou Rawls - Little Drummer Boy

Tempo:
132.9 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

D

Db

Eb

Ebm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lou Rawls - Little Drummer Boy chords
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[Bm] [Dbm] [Bm] [Db]
[Bbm] [Abm] [Db]
[Bbm] [Gb]
[E] Come, they told [Db] me, pa rum pum pum [G] pum, [Ab] [Gb]
for the newborn [Abm] King to see, [Db] pa rum pum pum pum.
[Ab]
Our finest gifts we bring, pa rum pum pum pum, to lay before [Db] the [Gb] King, pa rum pum pum pum,
[Db] pa rum pum pum pum, pa rum pum [Ab] pum pum.
[Db]
So to honor him, pa rum pum pum pum, [Ab] for when will [Db] he come, that's when will he come.
[D] Little baby, pa rum pum pum [C] pum, [D]
I [C] am a poor [D] boy too, pa rum pum pum pum,
[C] [D]
[A] I have no gift to bring, pa rum pum pum [G] pum, [A]
that's fit to give [D] our [G] King, [D] [G]
[D] pa rum pum [A] pum pum,
when [Dm] will he come.
[D] [C]
[D] [A] [D]
[Ebm] Mary [F] nodded, [Ab] pa rum pum pum pum, [Ebm]
I saw [Ab] the [Ebm] ox and the [Bb] lamb kept [Ab] time, pa rum pum pum pum,
[Eb] I [Ab] played on my drum for him, [Eb] pa rum pum [Ab] pum pum, pa rum pum [Eb] pum pum,
[Bb]
[Ebm] when he [Eb] [F] smiled at [A] me, [Ab] pa [Eb] rum pum pum pum, [Ab] me and [Eb] my drum, [Abm] me and my [Eb] drum,
he smiled at me and my [Ebm] drum, I started to [Eb] play for him, pa rum pum pum pum,
pum pum pum pum, pum pum [Db] pum pum, [Ebm]
[Abm] pa rum pum pum pum.
[Bbm]
Key:  
Ab
134211114
D
1321
Db
12341114
Eb
12341116
Ebm
13421116
Ab
134211114
D
1321
Db
12341114
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Lou Rawls - The Little Drummer Boy chords, practice playing Gb, Db, Ab, Db, C, D, C, Eb, Ab and Eb in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 66 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 133. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: Db Major.

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[Bm] _ [Dbm] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Gb] _ _
[E] Come, they told [Db] me, pa rum pum pum [G] pum, _ _ [Ab] _ [Gb] _ _
for the newborn [Abm] King to see, [Db] pa rum pum pum pum.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _
Our finest gifts we bring, pa rum pum pum pum, _ _ _ _ _ to lay before [Db] the [Gb] King, pa rum pum pum pum,
[Db] pa rum pum pum pum, pa rum pum [Ab] pum pum.
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
So to honor him, pa rum pum pum pum, _ _ [Ab] _ for when will [Db] he come, _ _ _ that's when will he come. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ Little baby, pa rum pum pum [C] pum, [D] _ _
_ _ _ I [C] am a poor [D] boy too, pa rum pum pum pum,
[C] _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ I have no gift to bring, pa rum pum pum [G] pum, [A] _
_ _ _ _ that's fit to give [D] our [G] King, [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ pa rum pum [A] pum pum,
_ _ _ when [Dm] will he come.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ Mary [F] _ nodded, [Ab] pa rum pum pum pum, _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
I saw [Ab] the [Ebm] ox and the [Bb] lamb kept [Ab] time, pa rum pum pum pum,
_ _ _ [Eb] _ I _ [Ab] played on my drum for him, [Eb] pa rum pum [Ab] pum pum, pa rum pum [Eb] pum pum, _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ when he [Eb] [F] smiled at [A] me, [Ab] pa [Eb] rum pum pum pum, [Ab] _ _ me and [Eb] my drum, _ _ _ [Abm] me and my [Eb] drum,
he smiled at me and my [Ebm] drum, _ _ I started to [Eb] play for him, _ _ _ pa rum pum pum pum,
pum pum pum pum, pum pum [Db] pum pum, _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] pa rum pum pum pum. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _

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