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Swinging On A Star

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  Key Of F
Standard Tuning
F7Would you lE7ike to swing on a A7star?  
Carry moD7onbeams home in a jGar?  F7  
And be beE7tter off than you A7are  D7  
Or would you rather be a Gmule?  
A mGule is an Canimal with lGong funny eCars, 
GKicks up at aCnything he hGears.  Em7  
His bA7ack is brawny but his brDain is weak,  
He's jEm7ust plain stA7upid with a stDubborn sD7treak.  
And by the wGay, if you haCte to go to schGool,  F7  E7  Am7  
You may grow D7up to be a mGule.  
Or F7would you lE7ike to swing on a A7star?  
Carry mD7oonbeams home in a jGar?  F7  
And be bE7etter off than you A7are  D7  
Or would you rather be a pGig?  
A pGig is an aCnimal with diGrt on his fCace;  
His sGhoes are a teCrrible disgGrace.  Em7  
He hA7as no manners when he eDats his food,  
He's Em7fat and lA7azy and eDxtremely rD7ude;  
But if you dGon't care a fCeather or a fGig,  F7  E7  Am7  
You may grow D7up to be a pGig. 
Or wF7ould you liE7ke to swing on a sA7tar?  
Carry D7moonbeams home in a jGar?  F7  
And be bE7etter off than you A7are  D7  
Or would you rather be a fGish?  
A fGish won't do anCything, but sGwim in a brCook;  
He caGn't write his nCame or read a bGook.  Em7  
To fA7ool the people is his oDnly thought,  
And tEm7hough he's sA7lippery, he stDill gets cD7aught;  
But then if tGhat sort of lCife is what you wGish,  F7  E7  Am7  
You may grow D7up to be a fGish. 
And F7all the mE7onkeys aren't in the A7zoo;  
Every dD7ay you meet quite a fGew.  F7  
So you sE7ee it's all up to yA7ou --  D7  
You can be better than you aGre,  G/F#  Em  A7  
You could be sD7wingin' on a sGtar. 

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Swinging On A Star

by Bing Crosby

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Am7

G/F#

Key Of F

Standard Tuning

F7 E7 A7

Would you like to swing on a star?

D7 G F7

Carry moonbeams home in a jar?

E7 A7 D7

And be better off than you are

Or would you rather be a mule?

G C G C

A mule is an animal with long funny ears,

G C G Em7

Kicks up at anything he hears.

A7 D

His back is brawny but his brain is weak,

Em7 A7 D D7

He's just plain stupid with a stubborn streak.

G C G F7 E7 Am7

And by the way, if you hate to go to school,

D7 G

You may grow up to be a mule.

F7 E7 A7

Or would you like to swing on a star?

D7 G F7

Carry moonbeams home in a jar?

E7 A7 D7

And be better off than you are

Or would you rather be a pig?

G C G C

A pig is an animal with dirt on his face;

G C G Em7

His shoes are a terrible disgrace.

A7 D

He has no manners when he eats his food,

Em7 A7 D D7

He's fat and lazy and extremely rude;

G C G F7 E7 Am7

But if you don't care a feather or a fig,

D7 G

You may grow up to be a pig.

F7 E7 A7

Or would you like to swing on a star?

D7 G F7

Carry moonbeams home in a jar?

E7 A7 D7

And be better off than you are

Or would you rather be a fish?

G C G C

A fish won't do anything, but swim in a brook;

G C G Em7

He can't write his name or read a book.

A7 D

To fool the people is his only thought,

Em7 A7 D D7

And though he's slippery, he still gets caught;

G C G F7 E7 Am7

But then if that sort of life is what you wish,

D7 G

You may grow up to be a fish.

F7 E7 A7

And all the monkeys aren't in the zoo;

D7 G F7

Every day you meet quite a few.

E7 A7 D7

So you see it's all up to you --

G G/F# Em A7

You can be better than you are,

D7 G

You could be swingin' on a star.

About Swinging On A Star Chords by Bing Crosby

Learn how to play Swinging On A Star by Bing Crosby with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Swinging On A Star chords”, “Swinging On A Star guitar chords”, or “Bing Crosby Swinging On A Star chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Swinging On A Star chords and for experienced players who want accurate Swinging On A Star lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include F, F7, E7, A7, D7, G.

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