Chords for Swinging On A Star
Tempo:
141.8 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
G
Bb
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] [F] [Bb] [F]
[B] [Bb] [F] Would [Gb] you like to swing on [G] a star?
[C] Carry moonbeams home in a jar?
[F] And be [Gb]
better off than [Dm] you are?
[Gm] Or would you rather [Dm] be a mule?
[C] [B] A mule [Gm] is an animal [C] with long [Gm] funny [C] ears, Kicks up at anything [F] he hears.
[Bm] His back is brawny but his brain [C] is wee, [A] He's just [G] plain stupid with a stubborn [F] streak
And by the way if [Bb] you hate to go [C] to school, [Gm] [C] You may grow up to be [B] a mule.
Or would you like to [Gb] swing on [G] a [E] star?
Carry [Ab] moonbeams home in a jar?
[E] And be better [F] off than [G] you are?
Or [Cm] would you rather be a pig?
[F] A pig is an animal with dirt on his face, His [C] shoes are a terrible disgrace,
[F] [G] He has no manners [C] when he eats his food, He's [A] fat and lazy [Bb] and extremely [Cm] rude.
But [Dm] if you don't care [Gm] a feather [F] or a fig, [D] [Gm] You [Bb] may grow up to [F] be a pig.
Or [Cm] would you like [Gbm] to swing [G] on a star?
[E] Carry moonbeams home [D] in a jar?
And be [C] better off [Em] than you [Bb] are?
[A]
Or would you rather be a fish?
[F] A fish won't do anything but swim in a brook, He can't write his name or read a book.
[B] To fool [C] the people is his only [Am] thought, [G] And though he's slippery [Bm] he still gets caught.
But [F] then if that sort of [Bb] life is what you wish,
[D]
[Ab] You may grow up to be a fish,
[Dm]
[E] [F] [G] [C]
[F] [Am]
[F]
New [Bb] kind of jumped up slippery fish.
[Dm] And all the [Am] monkeys are [G] in the zoo,
[E] Every day you'll meet [Dm] quite a few.
[D]
So you see [Am] it's all up [G] to you,
[Gm] You can [E] be better than [A] you are,
[Am]
[Bb] You could be swinging on a [C] star.
[G]
[F]
[B] [Bb] [F] Would [Gb] you like to swing on [G] a star?
[C] Carry moonbeams home in a jar?
[F] And be [Gb]
better off than [Dm] you are?
[Gm] Or would you rather [Dm] be a mule?
[C] [B] A mule [Gm] is an animal [C] with long [Gm] funny [C] ears, Kicks up at anything [F] he hears.
[Bm] His back is brawny but his brain [C] is wee, [A] He's just [G] plain stupid with a stubborn [F] streak
And by the way if [Bb] you hate to go [C] to school, [Gm] [C] You may grow up to be [B] a mule.
Or would you like to [Gb] swing on [G] a [E] star?
Carry [Ab] moonbeams home in a jar?
[E] And be better [F] off than [G] you are?
Or [Cm] would you rather be a pig?
[F] A pig is an animal with dirt on his face, His [C] shoes are a terrible disgrace,
[F] [G] He has no manners [C] when he eats his food, He's [A] fat and lazy [Bb] and extremely [Cm] rude.
But [Dm] if you don't care [Gm] a feather [F] or a fig, [D] [Gm] You [Bb] may grow up to [F] be a pig.
Or [Cm] would you like [Gbm] to swing [G] on a star?
[E] Carry moonbeams home [D] in a jar?
And be [C] better off [Em] than you [Bb] are?
[A]
Or would you rather be a fish?
[F] A fish won't do anything but swim in a brook, He can't write his name or read a book.
[B] To fool [C] the people is his only [Am] thought, [G] And though he's slippery [Bm] he still gets caught.
But [F] then if that sort of [Bb] life is what you wish,
[D]
[Ab] You may grow up to be a fish,
[Dm]
[E] [F] [G] [C]
[F] [Am]
[F]
New [Bb] kind of jumped up slippery fish.
[Dm] And all the [Am] monkeys are [G] in the zoo,
[E] Every day you'll meet [Dm] quite a few.
[D]
So you see [Am] it's all up [G] to you,
[Gm] You can [E] be better than [A] you are,
[Am]
[Bb] You could be swinging on a [C] star.
[G]
[F]
Key:
F
C
G
Bb
Gm
F
C
G
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[B] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] Would [Gb] you like to swing on [G] a star?
_ [C] Carry moonbeams home in a jar?
[F] _ And be [Gb]
better off than [Dm] you are?
_ [Gm] _ Or would you rather [Dm] be a mule?
[C] _ [B] A mule [Gm] is an animal [C] with long [Gm] funny [C] ears, Kicks up at anything [F] he hears.
[Bm] His back is brawny but his brain [C] is wee, [A] He's just [G] plain stupid with a stubborn [F] streak
And by the way if [Bb] you hate to go [C] to school, _ [Gm] _ [C] You may grow up to be [B] a mule.
Or would you like to [Gb] swing on [G] a [E] star?
Carry [Ab] moonbeams home in a jar?
[E] _ And be better [F] off than [G] you _ are?
Or [Cm] would you rather be a pig?
_ [F] _ A pig is an animal with dirt on his face, His [C] shoes are a terrible disgrace,
[F] _ [G] He has no manners [C] when he eats his food, He's [A] fat and lazy [Bb] and extremely [Cm] rude.
But [Dm] if you don't care [Gm] a feather [F] or a fig, [D] _ _ [Gm] You [Bb] may grow up to [F] be a pig.
Or [Cm] would you like [Gbm] to swing [G] on a star?
_ _ [E] Carry moonbeams home [D] in a jar?
_ And be [C] better off [Em] than you _ [Bb] are?
[A] _
Or would you rather be a fish?
[F] _ A fish won't do anything but swim in a brook, He can't write his name or read a book.
_ [B] To fool [C] the people is his only [Am] thought, [G] And though he's slippery [Bm] he still gets caught.
But [F] then if that sort of [Bb] life is what you wish,
[D] _ _
[Ab] You may grow up to be a fish,
_ [Dm] _ _
[E] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
New [Bb] kind of jumped up slippery fish.
[Dm] And all the [Am] monkeys are [G] in the zoo, _ _
[E] Every day you'll meet [Dm] quite a few.
[D] _
So you see [Am] it's all up [G] to you,
_ [Gm] You can [E] be better than [A] you are,
_ [Am] _ _ _ _
[Bb] You could be swinging on a [C] star. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[B] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] Would [Gb] you like to swing on [G] a star?
_ [C] Carry moonbeams home in a jar?
[F] _ And be [Gb]
better off than [Dm] you are?
_ [Gm] _ Or would you rather [Dm] be a mule?
[C] _ [B] A mule [Gm] is an animal [C] with long [Gm] funny [C] ears, Kicks up at anything [F] he hears.
[Bm] His back is brawny but his brain [C] is wee, [A] He's just [G] plain stupid with a stubborn [F] streak
And by the way if [Bb] you hate to go [C] to school, _ [Gm] _ [C] You may grow up to be [B] a mule.
Or would you like to [Gb] swing on [G] a [E] star?
Carry [Ab] moonbeams home in a jar?
[E] _ And be better [F] off than [G] you _ are?
Or [Cm] would you rather be a pig?
_ [F] _ A pig is an animal with dirt on his face, His [C] shoes are a terrible disgrace,
[F] _ [G] He has no manners [C] when he eats his food, He's [A] fat and lazy [Bb] and extremely [Cm] rude.
But [Dm] if you don't care [Gm] a feather [F] or a fig, [D] _ _ [Gm] You [Bb] may grow up to [F] be a pig.
Or [Cm] would you like [Gbm] to swing [G] on a star?
_ _ [E] Carry moonbeams home [D] in a jar?
_ And be [C] better off [Em] than you _ [Bb] are?
[A] _
Or would you rather be a fish?
[F] _ A fish won't do anything but swim in a brook, He can't write his name or read a book.
_ [B] To fool [C] the people is his only [Am] thought, [G] And though he's slippery [Bm] he still gets caught.
But [F] then if that sort of [Bb] life is what you wish,
[D] _ _
[Ab] You may grow up to be a fish,
_ [Dm] _ _
[E] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
New [Bb] kind of jumped up slippery fish.
[Dm] And all the [Am] monkeys are [G] in the zoo, _ _
[E] Every day you'll meet [Dm] quite a few.
[D] _
So you see [Am] it's all up [G] to you,
_ [Gm] You can [E] be better than [A] you are,
_ [Am] _ _ _ _
[Bb] You could be swinging on a [C] star. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _