Chords for The Lennon Sisters - Swinging On A Star (Lawrence Welk Show)
Tempo:
122.2 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
In 1944, Bing Crosby won the top acting honors in the movie, Going My Way, and rightfully so.
He [D] was really wonderful.
Since we can't afford to have Bing on this show for just one number,
let's call on the lovely Lennon sisters [B] to sing the award [Bb]-winning song from that picture,
[F] Swinging on [Gm] a Star.
[F] [Dm]
[G] [F] [D] Would you like to swing [G] on a star?
[C] Carry me so many [F] stars.
[D] And be better off than [G] you are.
[B] Or would you rather be [C] a mule?
[Gm] [F] A mule is an [A] animal that [Gm] barns when he hears.
[F] He kicks [G] up at anything he hears.
His back's frawny and [C] his brain is weak.
[G] He's just plain stupid [C] with a stubborn streak.
But by the way, [G] if you hate to go [Am] to school,
[Gm] you [C] may grow up to [F] be a mule.
Oh, would [D] you like to swing [G] on a [D] star?
[C] Carry me so [F] many stars.
[C] [D] And be better off than [G] you are.
[C] Or would you [F] rather be a [C] pig?
[F] A pig [Gm] is an [Am] animal with dirt on his [F] face.
His [Gm] shoes are a terrible disgrace.
[F] He's [Bm] got no [C] manners when he eats his food.
[G] He's fat and lazy [C] and extremely rude.
But if you [Eb] don't care a [A] feather or a pig,
[D]
[G] you [C] may grow up to [F] be a pig.
Oh, would [D] you like to swing [G] on a star?
[C] Carry me so [F] many [C] stars.
[D] And be better off than [G] you are.
[C] Or would you [F] rather be a fish?
[Db] [F] He can't do [F] anything but swim in [Gm] a brook.
[F] He [Gm] can't write his name or read a book.
[F] [G] He's foolish, he's only slotty,
though he still [C] gets caught.
But [F] then if that [Gm] sort of life is what [Am] you wish,
[G] you [C] may grow up to [F] be a fish.
And all [D] the monkeys are dinosaurs.
[Cm] Every day you meet [F] quite a few.
[Am] [D] So you see, it's all up [G] to you.
You can be better than [F] you are.
[Eb] [D]
You [Gm] could be free.
[G] [C] [F]
[N]
He [D] was really wonderful.
Since we can't afford to have Bing on this show for just one number,
let's call on the lovely Lennon sisters [B] to sing the award [Bb]-winning song from that picture,
[F] Swinging on [Gm] a Star.
[F] [Dm]
[G] [F] [D] Would you like to swing [G] on a star?
[C] Carry me so many [F] stars.
[D] And be better off than [G] you are.
[B] Or would you rather be [C] a mule?
[Gm] [F] A mule is an [A] animal that [Gm] barns when he hears.
[F] He kicks [G] up at anything he hears.
His back's frawny and [C] his brain is weak.
[G] He's just plain stupid [C] with a stubborn streak.
But by the way, [G] if you hate to go [Am] to school,
[Gm] you [C] may grow up to [F] be a mule.
Oh, would [D] you like to swing [G] on a [D] star?
[C] Carry me so [F] many stars.
[C] [D] And be better off than [G] you are.
[C] Or would you [F] rather be a [C] pig?
[F] A pig [Gm] is an [Am] animal with dirt on his [F] face.
His [Gm] shoes are a terrible disgrace.
[F] He's [Bm] got no [C] manners when he eats his food.
[G] He's fat and lazy [C] and extremely rude.
But if you [Eb] don't care a [A] feather or a pig,
[D]
[G] you [C] may grow up to [F] be a pig.
Oh, would [D] you like to swing [G] on a star?
[C] Carry me so [F] many [C] stars.
[D] And be better off than [G] you are.
[C] Or would you [F] rather be a fish?
[Db] [F] He can't do [F] anything but swim in [Gm] a brook.
[F] He [Gm] can't write his name or read a book.
[F] [G] He's foolish, he's only slotty,
though he still [C] gets caught.
But [F] then if that [Gm] sort of life is what [Am] you wish,
[G] you [C] may grow up to [F] be a fish.
And all [D] the monkeys are dinosaurs.
[Cm] Every day you meet [F] quite a few.
[Am] [D] So you see, it's all up [G] to you.
You can be better than [F] you are.
[Eb] [D]
You [Gm] could be free.
[G] [C] [F]
[N]
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In 1944, Bing Crosby won _ the top acting honors in the movie, Going My Way, and rightfully so.
He [D] was really wonderful.
Since we can't afford to have Bing on this show for just one number,
let's call on the lovely Lennon sisters [B] to sing the award [Bb]-winning song from that picture,
[F] Swinging on [Gm] a Star.
_ [F] _ [Dm] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [F] _ _ [D] Would you like to swing [G] on a star?
[C] Carry me so many [F] stars.
[D] And be better off than [G] you are.
[B] Or would you rather be [C] a mule?
[Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ A mule is an [A] animal that [Gm] barns when he hears.
[F] He kicks [G] up at anything he hears.
His back's frawny and [C] his brain is weak.
[G] He's just plain stupid [C] with a stubborn streak.
But by the way, [G] if you hate to go [Am] to school, _
[Gm] you [C] may grow up to [F] be a mule.
Oh, would [D] you like to swing [G] on a [D] star?
[C] Carry me so [F] many stars.
[C] _ [D] And be better off than [G] you are.
_ [C] Or would you [F] rather be a [C] pig?
_ [F] A pig [Gm] is an [Am] animal with dirt on his [F] face.
His [Gm] shoes are a terrible disgrace.
_ [F] He's [Bm] got no [C] manners when he eats his food.
[G] He's fat and lazy [C] and extremely rude.
But if you [Eb] don't care a [A] feather or a pig,
[D] _ _
[G] you [C] may grow up to [F] be a pig.
Oh, would [D] you like to swing [G] on a star?
_ [C] Carry me so [F] many [C] stars.
[D] And be better off than [G] you are.
[C] Or would you [F] rather be a fish?
[Db] _ _ [F] He can't do [F] anything but swim in [Gm] a brook.
[F] He [Gm] can't write his name or read a book.
[F] _ [G] He's foolish, _ he's only slotty,
though he still [C] gets caught.
But [F] then if that [Gm] sort of life is what [Am] you wish, _
[G] you [C] may grow up to [F] be a fish.
And all [D] the monkeys are dinosaurs.
_ [Cm] Every day you meet [F] quite a few.
[Am] _ [D] So you see, it's all up [G] to you.
_ You can be better than [F] you are.
[Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
You [Gm] could be free.
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
He [D] was really wonderful.
Since we can't afford to have Bing on this show for just one number,
let's call on the lovely Lennon sisters [B] to sing the award [Bb]-winning song from that picture,
[F] Swinging on [Gm] a Star.
_ [F] _ [Dm] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [F] _ _ [D] Would you like to swing [G] on a star?
[C] Carry me so many [F] stars.
[D] And be better off than [G] you are.
[B] Or would you rather be [C] a mule?
[Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ A mule is an [A] animal that [Gm] barns when he hears.
[F] He kicks [G] up at anything he hears.
His back's frawny and [C] his brain is weak.
[G] He's just plain stupid [C] with a stubborn streak.
But by the way, [G] if you hate to go [Am] to school, _
[Gm] you [C] may grow up to [F] be a mule.
Oh, would [D] you like to swing [G] on a [D] star?
[C] Carry me so [F] many stars.
[C] _ [D] And be better off than [G] you are.
_ [C] Or would you [F] rather be a [C] pig?
_ [F] A pig [Gm] is an [Am] animal with dirt on his [F] face.
His [Gm] shoes are a terrible disgrace.
_ [F] He's [Bm] got no [C] manners when he eats his food.
[G] He's fat and lazy [C] and extremely rude.
But if you [Eb] don't care a [A] feather or a pig,
[D] _ _
[G] you [C] may grow up to [F] be a pig.
Oh, would [D] you like to swing [G] on a star?
_ [C] Carry me so [F] many [C] stars.
[D] And be better off than [G] you are.
[C] Or would you [F] rather be a fish?
[Db] _ _ [F] He can't do [F] anything but swim in [Gm] a brook.
[F] He [Gm] can't write his name or read a book.
[F] _ [G] He's foolish, _ he's only slotty,
though he still [C] gets caught.
But [F] then if that [Gm] sort of life is what [Am] you wish, _
[G] you [C] may grow up to [F] be a fish.
And all [D] the monkeys are dinosaurs.
_ [Cm] Every day you meet [F] quite a few.
[Am] _ [D] So you see, it's all up [G] to you.
_ You can be better than [F] you are.
[Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
You [Gm] could be free.
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _