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Marvelous Toy

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(Intro)
G C G Am D G
(Verse 1)
GWhen I was just a Dwee little lad Gfull of health and Djoy
My CDaddy homeward Gcame one night and A7gave to me a Dtoy
A Gwonder to be Dhold it was with Gmany colours Cbright 
And the moment I laid Geyes on it it beA7came my Gheart's deDlight 
(Chorus)
And it went Gzip when it moved Dbop when it stopped
GWhirrrrr when it stood Cstill
I never knew just Gwhat it was and I Amguess I Dnever GwillC  G  Am  D  G  
(verse 2)
GThe first time that I Dpicked it up I Ghad a big surDprise
For Cright on its bottom were Gtwo big buttons that A7looked like big green Deyes
I Gfirst pushed one and Dthen the other Gthen I twisted it's Clid
And when I set it Gdown again well A7here is Gwhat it Ddid 
(Chorus)
And it went Gzip when it moved Dbop when it stopped
GWhirrrrr when it stood Cstill
I never knew just Gwhat it was and I Amguess I Dnever GwillC  G  Am  D  G  
(Verse 3)
GIt first marched left and Dthen marched right Gthen marched under the Dchair 
And Cwhen I looked where Git had gone it wA7asn't even Dthere
I Gstarted to cry my DDaddy laughed he Gknew just what I'd Cfind
When I turned around my Gmarvelous toy came A7chugging Gfrom beDhind
Chorus
And it went Gzip when it moved Dbop when it stopped
GWhirrrrr when it stood Cstill
I never knew just Gwhat it was and I Amguess I Dnever GwillC  G  Am  D  G  
(Verse 4) 
GYears have gone by too Dquickly it seems now I Ghave my own little Dboy
And Cyesterday I Ggave to him my A7marvelous little Dtoy
His Geyes nearly popped right Dout of his head and he Ggave a squeal of Cglee
Neither one of us knows just Gwhat it is but he A7loves it Gjust like Dme
(Chorus)
DIt still goes Gzip when it moves Dbop when it stops
GWhirrrrr when it stands Cstill 
I never knew just Gwhat it was and I Amguess I Dnever GwillC  G  Am  D  G  

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Marvelous Toy

by Val Doonican

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Chords in this song · guitar

(Intro)

G C G Am D G

(Verse 1)

G D G D

When I was just a wee little lad full of health and joy

C G A7 D

My Daddy homeward came one night and gave to me a toy

G D G C

A wonder to be hold it was with many colours bright

G A7 G D

And the moment I laid eyes on it it became my heart's delight

(Chorus)

G D

And it went zip when it moved bop when it stopped

G C

Whirrrrr when it stood still

G Am D G C G Am D G

I never knew just what it was and I guess I never will

(verse 2)

G D G D

The first time that I picked it up I had a big surprise

C G A7 D

For right on its bottom were two big buttons that looked like big green eyes

G D G C

I first pushed one and then the other then I twisted it's lid

G A7 G D

And when I set it down again well here is what it did

(Chorus)

G D

And it went zip when it moved bop when it stopped

G C

Whirrrrr when it stood still

G Am D G C G Am D G

I never knew just what it was and I guess I never will

(Verse 3)

G D G D

It first marched left and then marched right then marched under the chair

C G A7 D

And when I looked where it had gone it wasn't even there

G D G C

I started to cry my Daddy laughed he knew just what I'd find

G A7 G D

When I turned around my marvelous toy came chugging from behind

Chorus

G D

And it went zip when it moved bop when it stopped

G C

Whirrrrr when it stood still

G Am D G C G Am D G

I never knew just what it was and I guess I never will

(Verse 4)

G D G D

Years have gone by too quickly it seems now I have my own little boy

C G A7 D

And yesterday I gave to him my marvelous little toy

G D G C

His eyes nearly popped right out of his head and he gave a squeal of glee

G A7 G D

Neither one of us knows just what it is but he loves it just like me

(Chorus)

D G D

It still goes zip when it moves bop when it stops

G C

Whirrrrr when it stands still

G Am D G C G Am D G

I never knew just what it was and I guess I never will

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