Mother Goose Chords by Jethro Tull
Tempo:
129.65 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
Dm
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[N] [D]
As I did walk by Hampton Bay, there [G] came upon Mother Goose.
So I turned her loose, as she was [D] screaming.
And a foreign [G] student said to me, was it really true?
There are elephants and lions too in Piccadilly [D] Circus.
[G] Walked down by the bathing pond to [C] try and catch some [D] sun.
[G] Saw at least a hundred schoolgirls sobbing into [C] handkerchiefs as [G] one.
[D]
Believe [Dm] they knew I was a schoolboy.
[D] And a bearded lady said to me, if [G] you start your raving,
and you're misbehaving, you'll be [D] sorry.
[Dm] And the [C] chicken fancier came [D] to play with [G] his long red beard
and his sister's witch drive [D] of lorry.
[G] Back down by the potting green, I walked [C] him in there.
[G] [D]
[G] Four or twenty laborers were laboring and digging up [C] their [D] clothes.
I don't [Dm] believe they knew that I was Long John Silver.
[D]
[Dm]
[C] [D]
Saw Johnny Scarecrow make his runs [G] in his Jets black Mac,
which he won't get back, stole it from a [D]
snowman.
As I did walk by him, the big [Dm] bear [G] came upon Mother Goose.
So I turned and loosed as [Dm] she was screaming.
[D]
[G] Walked down by the bathing pond to try and catch [C] some [G] sun.
[D] [G] Must have been at least a hundred schoolgirls sobbing into [C] handkerchiefs as one.
[D] Believe [F]
they knew [Dm] I was a schoolboy.
[D]
[Gm]
[C] [D]
[G]
[D]
As I did walk by Hampton Bay, there [G] came upon Mother Goose.
So I turned her loose, as she was [D] screaming.
And a foreign [G] student said to me, was it really true?
There are elephants and lions too in Piccadilly [D] Circus.
[G] Walked down by the bathing pond to [C] try and catch some [D] sun.
[G] Saw at least a hundred schoolgirls sobbing into [C] handkerchiefs as [G] one.
[D]
Believe [Dm] they knew I was a schoolboy.
[D] And a bearded lady said to me, if [G] you start your raving,
and you're misbehaving, you'll be [D] sorry.
[Dm] And the [C] chicken fancier came [D] to play with [G] his long red beard
and his sister's witch drive [D] of lorry.
[G] Back down by the potting green, I walked [C] him in there.
[G] [D]
[G] Four or twenty laborers were laboring and digging up [C] their [D] clothes.
I don't [Dm] believe they knew that I was Long John Silver.
[D]
[Dm]
[C] [D]
Saw Johnny Scarecrow make his runs [G] in his Jets black Mac,
which he won't get back, stole it from a [D]
snowman.
As I did walk by him, the big [Dm] bear [G] came upon Mother Goose.
So I turned and loosed as [Dm] she was screaming.
[D]
[G] Walked down by the bathing pond to try and catch [C] some [G] sun.
[D] [G] Must have been at least a hundred schoolgirls sobbing into [C] handkerchiefs as one.
[D] Believe [F]
they knew [Dm] I was a schoolboy.
[D]
[Gm]
[C] [D]
[G]
[D]
Key:
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[N] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ As I did walk by Hampton Bay, there [G] came upon Mother Goose.
So I turned her loose, as she was [D] screaming. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And a foreign [G] student said to me, _ was it really true?
There are elephants and lions too in Piccadilly [D] Circus. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ Walked down by the bathing pond to [C] try and catch some _ [D] sun.
_ _ _ [G] _ Saw at least a hundred _ schoolgirls sobbing into [C] handkerchiefs as _ [G] one.
[D] _ _ _ _ _
_ Believe [Dm] they knew I was a schoolboy. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ And a bearded lady said to me, _ if [G] you start your raving,
and you're _ _ misbehaving, you'll be [D] sorry. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ And the [C] chicken fancier came [D] to play _ with [G] his long red beard
and his sister's witch drive [D] of lorry. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Back down by the potting green, I walked [C] him in there.
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] Four or twenty laborers were laboring and digging up [C] their _ _ [D] clothes. _
_ _ I don't [Dm] believe they knew that I was Long John Silver. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Saw Johnny Scarecrow make his runs _ [G] in his Jets black Mac,
which he won't get back, stole it from a [D]
snowman. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ As I did walk by him, the big [Dm] bear [G] came upon Mother Goose.
So I turned and loosed as [Dm] she was screaming.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ Walked down by the bathing pond to try and catch [C] some [G] sun. _ _
[D] _ _ [G] Must have been at least a hundred schoolgirls sobbing into [C] handkerchiefs as one.
[D] Believe _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ they knew [Dm] I was a schoolboy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ As I did walk by Hampton Bay, there [G] came upon Mother Goose.
So I turned her loose, as she was [D] screaming. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And a foreign [G] student said to me, _ was it really true?
There are elephants and lions too in Piccadilly [D] Circus. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ Walked down by the bathing pond to [C] try and catch some _ [D] sun.
_ _ _ [G] _ Saw at least a hundred _ schoolgirls sobbing into [C] handkerchiefs as _ [G] one.
[D] _ _ _ _ _
_ Believe [Dm] they knew I was a schoolboy. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ And a bearded lady said to me, _ if [G] you start your raving,
and you're _ _ misbehaving, you'll be [D] sorry. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ And the [C] chicken fancier came [D] to play _ with [G] his long red beard
and his sister's witch drive [D] of lorry. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Back down by the potting green, I walked [C] him in there.
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] Four or twenty laborers were laboring and digging up [C] their _ _ [D] clothes. _
_ _ I don't [Dm] believe they knew that I was Long John Silver. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Saw Johnny Scarecrow make his runs _ [G] in his Jets black Mac,
which he won't get back, stole it from a [D]
snowman. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ As I did walk by him, the big [Dm] bear [G] came upon Mother Goose.
So I turned and loosed as [Dm] she was screaming.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ Walked down by the bathing pond to try and catch [C] some [G] sun. _ _
[D] _ _ [G] Must have been at least a hundred schoolgirls sobbing into [C] handkerchiefs as one.
[D] Believe _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ they knew [Dm] I was a schoolboy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _