Chords for Shoveling by Tom Chapin
Tempo:
119 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
Em
Bm
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [Bm]
[D#] One day it snowed, snowed real hard, [Em]
up against the fence [F#] in my backyard.
[B] It didn't [F] let up until the [B] dark of night, and [Em] when my dad [F] got home, the whole world [E] was white.
[A] He grabbed a shovel, I hiked to the road, [E] began to dig that driveway, clear that snow.
[A] I jumped in my snow suit, I ran out the door, I [Bm] said, can I help?
My dad said, sure, [Em] grab a shovel.
Went shoveling, he [A] took his coat off.
[E]
Shoveling, just me and my dad, [Bm] we're shoveling, [G] shoveling, [Em] shoveling all night long.
[B] I [E] said, hey daddy, daddy, daddy, oh, let's build a snowman in the snow.
He [A] said, no, [E] we're shoveling, now get to work.
[B]
Shoveling, [C] shoveling, [E] shoveling all night long.
[B] I [E] said, hey daddy, daddy, daddy, oh, let's build an [Em] igloo in the snow.
He [A] said, no, [E] we're shoveling, are you helping me or what?
[Bm]
Shoveling, [C] shoveling, [B] shoveling all [Em] night long.
[B] I [E] said, hey daddy, daddy, daddy, oh, let's make [B] an angel in the snow.
Well, he stopped and turned to me real [F] slow.
He said, isn't it about your bedtime?
I [E] said, no, no, no, no, [A] no, no, no, no.
I'm [E] shoveling, dad, I'm helping, I am.
[Bm]
Shoveling, [C] shoveling, [B] shoveling all [E] night [Em] long.
When we finished, it [D#] sure looked good.
We had the cleanest driveway in the [Bm] neighborhood.
[Em] I came inside, I went straight to sleep.
[F] Woke up next morning, [E] the snow [F#] was four feet [A] deep and we're shoveling.
I heard on the radio, [E] school's closed too bad.
[Bm] Shoveling, [C] shoveling, [Bm] shoveling all night.
Shoveling, shoveling, [B] shoveling all day.
Shoveling, [C] shoveling, [B] shoveling all [E] night long.
[B] Shovel
[Em] some more.
[F#]
[A] Well, shovel [Em]
[B] [F] [Em]
some more.
[N]
[D#] One day it snowed, snowed real hard, [Em]
up against the fence [F#] in my backyard.
[B] It didn't [F] let up until the [B] dark of night, and [Em] when my dad [F] got home, the whole world [E] was white.
[A] He grabbed a shovel, I hiked to the road, [E] began to dig that driveway, clear that snow.
[A] I jumped in my snow suit, I ran out the door, I [Bm] said, can I help?
My dad said, sure, [Em] grab a shovel.
Went shoveling, he [A] took his coat off.
[E]
Shoveling, just me and my dad, [Bm] we're shoveling, [G] shoveling, [Em] shoveling all night long.
[B] I [E] said, hey daddy, daddy, daddy, oh, let's build a snowman in the snow.
He [A] said, no, [E] we're shoveling, now get to work.
[B]
Shoveling, [C] shoveling, [E] shoveling all night long.
[B] I [E] said, hey daddy, daddy, daddy, oh, let's build an [Em] igloo in the snow.
He [A] said, no, [E] we're shoveling, are you helping me or what?
[Bm]
Shoveling, [C] shoveling, [B] shoveling all [Em] night long.
[B] I [E] said, hey daddy, daddy, daddy, oh, let's make [B] an angel in the snow.
Well, he stopped and turned to me real [F] slow.
He said, isn't it about your bedtime?
I [E] said, no, no, no, no, [A] no, no, no, no.
I'm [E] shoveling, dad, I'm helping, I am.
[Bm]
Shoveling, [C] shoveling, [B] shoveling all [E] night [Em] long.
When we finished, it [D#] sure looked good.
We had the cleanest driveway in the [Bm] neighborhood.
[Em] I came inside, I went straight to sleep.
[F] Woke up next morning, [E] the snow [F#] was four feet [A] deep and we're shoveling.
I heard on the radio, [E] school's closed too bad.
[Bm] Shoveling, [C] shoveling, [Bm] shoveling all night.
Shoveling, shoveling, [B] shoveling all day.
Shoveling, [C] shoveling, [B] shoveling all [E] night long.
[B] Shovel
[Em] some more.
[F#]
[A] Well, shovel [Em]
[B] [F] [Em]
some more.
[N]
Key:
E
B
Em
Bm
A
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B
Em
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _
[D#] One day it snowed, snowed real hard, [Em] _
up against the fence [F#] in my backyard.
_ [B] It didn't [F] let up until the [B] dark of night, and [Em] when my dad [F] got home, the whole world [E] was white.
[A] He grabbed a shovel, I hiked to the road, [E] began to dig that driveway, clear that snow.
[A] I jumped in my snow suit, I ran out the door, I [Bm] said, can I help?
My dad said, sure, [Em] grab a shovel.
_ _ _ _ _ Went shoveling, _ _ _ _ he [A] took his coat off.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
Shoveling, just me and my dad, [Bm] we're shoveling, [G] shoveling, _ [Em] shoveling all night long.
_ _ _ [B] I [E] said, hey daddy, daddy, _ daddy, oh, let's build a _ snowman in the snow.
He [A] said, no, _ _ _ _ _ [E] we're shoveling, now get to work.
_ _ [B] _
Shoveling, [C] shoveling, [E] shoveling all night long.
_ _ _ [B] I [E] said, hey daddy, daddy, _ daddy, oh, let's build an [Em] igloo in the snow.
He [A] said, no, _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] we're shoveling, are you helping me or what?
_ [Bm] _
Shoveling, [C] shoveling, [B] shoveling all [Em] night long.
_ [B] _ _ _ I [E] said, hey daddy, daddy, _ daddy, oh, let's make [B] an angel in the snow.
Well, he stopped and turned to me real [F] slow.
He said, _ isn't it about your bedtime?
I _ [E] said, no, no, no, no, [A] no, no, _ no, no.
_ I'm [E] shoveling, dad, I'm helping, I am.
[Bm] _ _
Shoveling, [C] shoveling, [B] shoveling all [E] night _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] long.
When we finished, it [D#] sure looked good.
We had the cleanest driveway in the [Bm] neighborhood.
_ [Em] I came inside, I went straight to sleep.
[F] Woke up next morning, _ _ [E] the snow [F#] was four feet [A] deep and we're shoveling.
_ I heard on the radio, [E] school's closed too _ bad.
[Bm] _ Shoveling, [C] shoveling, [Bm] shoveling all night.
Shoveling, shoveling, [B] shoveling all day.
Shoveling, [C] shoveling, [B] shoveling all [E] night long.
_ _ [B] Shovel _
[Em] some more. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
[A] Well, _ _ _ shovel _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
some more.
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
[D#] One day it snowed, snowed real hard, [Em] _
up against the fence [F#] in my backyard.
_ [B] It didn't [F] let up until the [B] dark of night, and [Em] when my dad [F] got home, the whole world [E] was white.
[A] He grabbed a shovel, I hiked to the road, [E] began to dig that driveway, clear that snow.
[A] I jumped in my snow suit, I ran out the door, I [Bm] said, can I help?
My dad said, sure, [Em] grab a shovel.
_ _ _ _ _ Went shoveling, _ _ _ _ he [A] took his coat off.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
Shoveling, just me and my dad, [Bm] we're shoveling, [G] shoveling, _ [Em] shoveling all night long.
_ _ _ [B] I [E] said, hey daddy, daddy, _ daddy, oh, let's build a _ snowman in the snow.
He [A] said, no, _ _ _ _ _ [E] we're shoveling, now get to work.
_ _ [B] _
Shoveling, [C] shoveling, [E] shoveling all night long.
_ _ _ [B] I [E] said, hey daddy, daddy, _ daddy, oh, let's build an [Em] igloo in the snow.
He [A] said, no, _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] we're shoveling, are you helping me or what?
_ [Bm] _
Shoveling, [C] shoveling, [B] shoveling all [Em] night long.
_ [B] _ _ _ I [E] said, hey daddy, daddy, _ daddy, oh, let's make [B] an angel in the snow.
Well, he stopped and turned to me real [F] slow.
He said, _ isn't it about your bedtime?
I _ [E] said, no, no, no, no, [A] no, no, _ no, no.
_ I'm [E] shoveling, dad, I'm helping, I am.
[Bm] _ _
Shoveling, [C] shoveling, [B] shoveling all [E] night _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] long.
When we finished, it [D#] sure looked good.
We had the cleanest driveway in the [Bm] neighborhood.
_ [Em] I came inside, I went straight to sleep.
[F] Woke up next morning, _ _ [E] the snow [F#] was four feet [A] deep and we're shoveling.
_ I heard on the radio, [E] school's closed too _ bad.
[Bm] _ Shoveling, [C] shoveling, [Bm] shoveling all night.
Shoveling, shoveling, [B] shoveling all day.
Shoveling, [C] shoveling, [B] shoveling all [E] night long.
_ _ [B] Shovel _
[Em] some more. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
[A] Well, _ _ _ shovel _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
some more.
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _