Mother Goose Chords by Jethro Tull

Tempo:
194.1 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

C

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Mother Goose chords
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[A]
[D]
As [C] I did walk by [Gm] Hamster [D] Fair, [F] I [G] came upon Mother [F] Goose.
[G] So I turned her loose, [Bb] as she [D] was screaming.
[E]
And a [C] foreign student [D] said to me, [F] was [G] it really true?
[F] There are [G] elephants and lions too in [Bb] Piccadilly [D] Circus.
[G]
[A]
[D] [G]
Walked down by the bathing [C] pond to try and catch some [G] sun.
[D] [E]
[G] Saw at least a hundred schoolgirls sobbing in [C] the handkerchiefs as [G] we're [D] gone.
[Dm] I don't believe they knew [G] I was [D] a schoolboy.
[A]
[A]
[D] [G]
[A]
And [C] a bearded lady [D] said to me, [F] if [G] you start your raving [F]
[G] and your misbehaving, [Bb] you'll [D] be sorry.
[A]
[D] [G]
[A] And a [C] chicken fancier [D] came to play.
[F] Boy, [G] there's a long red beard, and his sister's weird, she drives [D] a lorry.
[G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[A] [G]
Sat down by the parking green, [C] I hopped him in the [G]
[D] hose.
[E]
More [G] than twenty labourers were labouring [C] and digging up their [D] groves.
I don't [Dm]
believe they knew that I [G] was Long [D] John Silver.
[A]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D]
[Dm]
[Am] [D]
Saw Johnny Scarecrow make his run, [F] in [G] his Jets black Mac.
[F] Which [G] he won't get back, stole it from a [D] snowman.
[A]
[D] As [C] I did walk by [D] Hamster Fair, [F] I came [G] upon Mother Goose.
[F] So [G] I turned and loosed, as she was [D] screaming.
[A]
[D]
[G] Walked down by the bathing pond [C] to try and catch some [G]
sun.
[D]
Must have dreamed [G] at least a hundred schoolgirls sobbing [C] in the handkerchiefs as [G] we're gone.
[D] [A]
[D] [Bb] I don't believe they knew I was [D] a schoolboy.
[A]
[G] [Dm]
[Am] [D]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
C
3211
F
134211111
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
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Let's start jamming Jethro Tull - Mother Goose chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - G, D, G, C and D in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 64 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 129 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: G Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ As [C] I did walk by [Gm] Hamster _ _ [D] Fair, [F] I [G] came upon Mother _ [F] Goose.
[G] So I turned her loose, [Bb] as she [D] was screaming. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ And a [C] foreign student [D] said to _ me, _ _ [F] was [G] it really true?
[F] There are [G] elephants and lions too in [Bb] Piccadilly [D] _ Circus.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
Walked down by the bathing [C] pond to try and catch some _ [G] sun.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[G] Saw at least a hundred _ schoolgirls sobbing in [C] the _ handkerchiefs as [G] we're _ [D] gone. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] I don't believe they _ knew _ [G] I was [D] a _ schoolboy.
_ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And [C] a bearded lady [D] said to me, _ _ [F] if [G] you start your raving [F] _
[G] and your _ _ _ misbehaving, [Bb] you'll [D] be sorry.
_ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ And a [C] chicken _ fancier [D] came to play.
_ _ _ [F] Boy, [G] there's a long red beard, and his _ sister's weird, she drives [D] a lorry.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
Sat down by the parking green, [C] I hopped him in the _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] hose.
_ [E] _ _ _
More [G] than twenty _ _ labourers were _ labouring [C] and digging up their _ [D] _ _ _ _ groves. _
_ _ _ I don't [Dm]
believe they knew that I [G] was Long [D] John Silver.
_ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Saw Johnny _ Scarecrow make his run, _ _ [F] in [G] his Jets black Mac.
[F] Which [G] he won't get back, stole it from a [D] _ snowman. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ As [C] I did walk by [D] Hamster Fair, _ _ [F] I came [G] upon Mother _ Goose.
[F] So [G] I turned and loosed, as she was [D] screaming.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Walked down by the bathing pond [C] to try and catch some _ _ [G]
sun.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
Must have dreamed [G] at least a hundred _ _ schoolgirls sobbing [C] in the _ _ handkerchiefs as [G] we're gone.
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ I don't believe they _ knew I was [D] a _ schoolboy. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _