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Lullabye

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[Chorus 1]
          C     F             G    C(F) C  
Goodnight, goodnight sweet baby
The C/Eworld has Fmore for F/Eyou
    F/D  F/Ethan it Fseems
GoodGnight, goodG7/FnightG6/E  Dm7  
                 C          F         G      F    C(F) C  
Let the moonlight take the lid off your dreams
[Instrumental 1]
 F   C   F   Cx 4
[Verse 1]
FWe Ctook a Fsmall Gflight
FIn the Cmiddle Fof the Gnight
Ffrom Cone Ftiny Gplace Fto CanotherF  G  
[Verse 2]
FAnd my Cparents Fthey Gremained
FAt the Cshack Fwith GLorraine
Fand my Caunt and Fmy grGandpa Fand CbrotherF  G  
[Bridge 1]
AmWe walked past the Etarmac
And Amboarded the Dcraft
               G             G7/F    G6/E(Em7) (Ebm7) Dm7  
the rain had me chilled to the bones
[Verse 3]
FJust the Cthree Fof Gus
FTook Cflight Fthat Gnight
FUncle CRichard, Fme and GJames FEarl CJonesF  G  
[Instrumental 2]
 C   F   G   F   C   F   Gx 4
[Instrumental 3]
D Db/F Dm/F Em/G Em9 G/E C/G Abaug/Gb Fdim7
Fmaj7/G
Em7 A7 Dm7 Fmaj7/G
 C   F   Gx 3
[Bridge 2]
And the Ampilot he Egave me
A Amblanket while the Dtall dark man
       G    G7/F    G6/E(Em7) (Ebm7) Dm7  
sang to me in deep rich tones...
[Chorus 2]
          C     F             G    C(F) C  
Goodnight, goodnight sweet baby
The C/Eworld has Fmore for F/Eyou
    F/D  F/Ethan it Fseems
GoodGnight, goodG7/FnightG6/E  Dm7  
                 C          F         G      F    C(F) C  
Let the moonlight take the lid off your dreams

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Lullabye

by Ben Folds Five

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

F/E

F/D

G7/F

G6/E

Dm7

Em7

Ebm7

Db/F

Dm/F

Em/G

Em9

G/E

C/G

Abaug/Gb

Fdim7

Fmaj7/G

[Chorus 1]

C F G C F C

()

Goodnight, goodnight sweet baby

C/E F F/E

The world has more for you

F/D F/E F

than it seems

G G7/F G6/E Dm7

Goodnight, goodnight

C F G F C F C

()

Let the moonlight take the lid off your dreams

[Instrumental 1]

F C F C

x 4

[Verse 1]

F C F G

We took a small flight

F C F G

In the middle of the night

F C F G F C F G

from one tiny place to another

[Verse 2]

F C F G

And my parents they remained

F C F G

At the shack with Lorraine

F C F G F C F G

and my aunt and my grandpa and brother

[Bridge 1]

Am E

We walked past the tarmac

Am D

And boarded the craft

G G7/F G6/E Em7 Ebm7 Dm7

() ()

the rain had me chilled to the bones

[Verse 3]

F C F G

Just the three of us

F C F G

Took flight that night

F C F G F C F G

Uncle Richard, me and James Earl Jones

[Instrumental 2]

C F G F C F G

x 4

[Instrumental 3]

D Db/F Dm/F Em/G Em9 G/E C/G Abaug/Gb Fdim7

Fmaj7/G

Em7 A7 Dm7 Fmaj7/G

C F G

x 3

[Bridge 2]

Am E

And the pilot he gave me

Am D

A blanket while the tall dark man

G G7/F G6/E Em7 Ebm7 Dm7

() ()

sang to me in deep rich tones...

[Chorus 2]

C F G C F C

()

Goodnight, goodnight sweet baby

C/E F F/E

The world has more for you

F/D F/E F

than it seems

G G7/F G6/E Dm7

Goodnight, goodnight

C F G F C F C

()

Let the moonlight take the lid off your dreams

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