{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1135501,"song":"Alexander Beetle","artist":"Melanie","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11252511-alexander-beetle-chords-by-melanie/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1135501?type=chord","rating":4.74393,"votes":18,"content":"[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\ni had a little beetle, so that beetle was his name[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]                      \r\nand i called him Alexander and he answered just the same[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand i put him in a matchbox and i kept him all the day[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nbut nanny let my beetle out and beetle ran away[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nshe said she didn't mean it and i never said she did[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nshe said she wanted matches and she just took off the lid[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nshe said i mustn't worry and i really mustn't mind[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nthat there's lots and lots of beetles thats she's certain we could find[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nsaid if we looked in all the places that a beetle might be near[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand we made the kind of noises that a beetle likes to hear[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nthen i heard a kind of something and i gave a sort of shout[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nit was a beetle house and Alexander beetle coming out[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nit was Alexander beetle i'm as certain as can be[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand he had that kind of look as though he thought it might be me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]                                  [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand he had that kind of look as though he thought he ought to say[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\"i'm really very sorry that i tried to run away\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand nanny's very sorry too cause you know what she did[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand she's writing Alexander very blackly on the lid[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]                                   [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nso nan and me are friends because it's difficult to catch[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nan excited Alexander you've mistaken for a match[/tab]\r\n\r\nComments, corrections and rating appreciated. Enjoy!","plain_text":"Comments, corrections and rating appreciated. Enjoy!","chords":["D","G","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}