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Verse 1:
         GG+            AM7  D7  
Nothing to do, Nellie Darling,
      Am7   D7D+      G   Ddim  D7  
Nothing to do you say,
Em7Let's take a trDdimip on Am7memory's ship,
D7Back to the by gone daGys
           GG+              Am7  D7  
Sail to the old village school house,
Am7Anchor outside the school doGor,
A7Look in and sDee, there's A7you and there's mDe,
                  A7      DD+
A couple of kids once more
Chorus:
GSchool days, sGdimchool days, dear Am7old golden rule D7days,
Readin' and 'ritin' and 'rithmetic, TaEm7ught to the tune of a hick'ry stick,
GYou were my qE7ueen in caA7lico, I D7was your bashful bGarefoot beau,
AGdimnd you wrotCe on F#7my sF#dimlate, GI love you JBoe, WhGen we A7were a cD7ouple of kGids

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School Days When We Were A Couple Of Kids

by will cobb

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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AM7

Ddim

Em7

Gdim

F#7

F#dim

Verse 1:

G AM7 D7

G+

Nothing to do, Nellie Darling,

Am7 D7 G Ddim D7

D+

Nothing to do you say,

Em7 Ddim Am7

Let's take a trip on memory's ship,

D7 G

Back to the by gone days

G Am7 D7

G+

Sail to the old village school house,

Am7 G

Anchor outside the school door,

A7 D A7 D

Look in and see, there's you and there's me,

A7 D

D+

A couple of kids once more

Chorus:

G Gdim Am7 D7

School days, school days, dear old golden rule days,

Em7

Readin' and 'ritin' and 'rithmetic, Taught to the tune of a hick'ry stick,

G E7 A7 D7 G

You were my queen in calico, I was your bashful barefoot beau,

Gdim C F#7 F#dim G B G A7 D7 G

And you wrote on my slate, I love you Joe, When we were a couple of kids

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