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Not In Nottingham

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from the Disney cartoon 'Robin Hood'
Many thanks to my good friend Juliette Blum whose musical ear wrote down most of the chords for me.
[Intro] x2
high e|--------------------------|
     B|-----5--------7-----5-----|
     G|--------6--------6-----6--|
     D|--7--------7--------------|
     A|--------------------------|
low  E|--------------------------|
          1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
                      Ever- y
Then start a-strumming. Listen to the song to work out the strumming rhythm.
[Verse 1]
Every AtownA7  
Has its ups and Ddowns
Sometime Aups
Outnumber the EdownsE7  
[Verse 2]
But not in NottingAhamA7  
I'm inclined to beDlieve
If we weren't so AdownE  
We'd up and AleaveE  
[Verse 3]
We'd up and fly if we had wings for flyin'D  
Can't you see the tears we're cryin'?E  
Can't there be some happiness for me?E7  
Not in NottingAham
[Outro]
A       (strum a few times)
 A6   A   A7(once each)
D       (strum a few times)
 D5   D   D7(once each)
A       (strum a few times)
 A6   A   A7(once each)
E       (strum a few times)
E7      (once)
(pause)
 E7   E6   E   A(once each)
(making that last single strum of A a slow one to finish)
Chords:
       Ax02220
      A6x02222
      A7x02020
       Dxx0232
       E022100
      E6022120
      E7020100
      E7022130
      D5xx0235

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Not In Nottingham

by Roger Miller

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Chords in this song · guitar

from the Disney cartoon 'Robin Hood'

Many thanks to my good friend Juliette Blum whose musical ear wrote down most of the chords for me.

[Intro] x2

high e|--------------------------|

B|-----5--------7-----5-----|

G|--------6--------6-----6--|

D|--7--------7--------------|

A|--------------------------|

low E|--------------------------|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Ever- y

Then start a-strumming. Listen to the song to work out the strumming rhythm.

[Verse 1]

A A7

Every town

Has its ups and downs

Sometime ups

E E7

Outnumber the downs

[Verse 2]

A A7

But not in Nottingham

I'm inclined to believe

A E

If we weren't so down

A E

We'd up and leave

[Verse 3]

We'd up and fly if we had wings for flyin'

Can't you see the tears we're cryin'?

Can't there be some happiness for me?

Not in Nottingham

[Outro]

A (strum a few times)

A6 A A7

(once each)

D (strum a few times)

D5 D D7

(once each)

A (strum a few times)

A6 A A7

(once each)

E (strum a few times)

E7 (once)

(pause)

E7 E6 E A

(once each)

(making that last single strum of A a slow one to finish)

Chords:

x02220

x02222

x02020

xx0232

022100

022120

020100

022130

xx0235

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