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[Intro]
N.C.
How sweet to be a cloud, floating in the blue.
C    G   C
[Verse 1]
CLying awake, late the other night
CHeard G7ab-Cove me a GtrembCling,
CI looked up, it was a little cloud,
CFrom which G7a  Cgolden string was GdangCling;
CYou know, I gave the string a little pull,
CJust to G7see Cwhat was on the Gother Cend.
CJust then a voice came down to me, an' says,
"CHey, Fnow, Cdon't you want to Gbe my Cfriend,
[Chorus]
And Gfloat with me to Cdistant lands, Gwondrous and Cfair;
GFloat with me to Cdistant lands Gwondrous and Cfair?
FYa-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta, Cta-ta-tah-tah, Gta-ta-tah-tah, Cpow-wow 
FYa-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta, Cta-ta-tah-tah, Gta-ta-tah-tah, Cpow-wow 
[Verse 2]
You Csee I'm just a happy little cloud,
I Claugh G7and Cfloat and Gsing my Csong,
CBut the other clouds don't like me none.
CThey say G7I  Cam behaving Gvery Cwrong.
You Csee a cloud’s supposed to be sad,
To Ccry G7and Cweep and tear its Ghair and Call,
CIt don't matter how hard I try,
I Ccan't Fget Cthe first little Gtear to Cfall."
[Chorus]
Oh fGloat with me to dCistant lands, wGondrous and fCair;
GFloat with me to Cdistant lands Gwondrous and Cfair?
FYa-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta, Cta-ta-tah-tah, Gta-ta-tah-tah, Cpow-wow 
FYa-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta, Cta-ta-tah-tah, Gta-ta-tah-tah, Cpow-wow 
[Verse 3]
I Csaid, "Hey, I like you little cloud,
CYou G7are a Cnice little Gfellow, Cyes."
"CYou making some, kind of a joke?", said the cloud,
"Now G7can't you see I'm Cwearing such a Gpretty Cdress?
You Csee I am the prettiest little chick cloud
CThat you'd G7find Canywhere Gup aCbove.
CI just dropped in on you a while
CTo see if Fyou could Cgive me some Gkind of Clove."
[Chorus]
And Gfloat with me to Cdistant lands, Gwondrous and Cfair;
GFloat with me to Cdistant lands Gwondrous and Cfair?
FYa-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta, Cta-ta-tah-tah, Gta-ta-tah-tah, Cpow-wow 
FYa-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta, Cta-ta-tah-tah, Gta-ta-tah-tah, Cpow-wow 
[Verse 4]
CJust then the chief cloud come into view
CAnd says, "G7Hey, gCirl, now what you think you're dGoing tChere?
CI told you so many times before
You Cjust Fdon't Cseem at all Gto Ccare.
CYou know you should be floating up above, now
CDon't Flet me Ccatch you down Ghere aCgain."
CAnd as my cloud pulled out of view,
CThere Fcome Cfalling down a gentle Gshower of Crain.
CHappy rain come falling down,
CRed, G7green, Cblue and GgolCden.
CAnd every drop, as it fell, it smiled
And, Fthrowing back its Chead, began GsingCing,
[Chorus]
Oh fGloat with me to dCistant lands, wGondrous and fCair;
GFloat with me to Cdistant lands Gwondrous and Cfair?
FYa-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta, Cta-ta-tah-tah, Gta-ta-tah-tah, Cpow-wow 
FYa-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta, Cta-ta-tah-tah, Gta-ta-tah-tah, Cpow-wow 

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Little Cloud

by The Incredible String Band

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[Intro]

N.C.

How sweet to be a cloud, floating in the blue.

C G C

[Verse 1]

Lying awake, late the other night

C G7 C G C

Heard ab-ove me a trembling,

I looked up, it was a little cloud,

C G7 C G C

From which a golden string was dangling;

You know, I gave the string a little pull,

C G7 C G C

Just to see what was on the other end.

Just then a voice came down to me, an' says,

C F C G C

"Hey, now, don't you want to be my friend,

[Chorus]

G C G C

And float with me to distant lands, wondrous and fair;

G C G C

Float with me to distant lands wondrous and fair?

F C G C

Ya-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta, ta-ta-tah-tah, ta-ta-tah-tah, pow-wow

F C G C

Ya-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta, ta-ta-tah-tah, ta-ta-tah-tah, pow-wow

[Verse 2]

You see I'm just a happy little cloud,

C G7 C G C

I laugh and float and sing my song,

But the other clouds don't like me none.

C G7 C G C

They say I am behaving very wrong.

You see a cloud’s supposed to be sad,

C G7 C G C

To cry and weep and tear its hair and all,

It don't matter how hard I try,

C F C G C

I can't get the first little tear to fall."

[Chorus]

G C G C

Oh float with me to distant lands, wondrous and fair;

G C G C

Float with me to distant lands wondrous and fair?

F C G C

Ya-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta, ta-ta-tah-tah, ta-ta-tah-tah, pow-wow

F C G C

Ya-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta, ta-ta-tah-tah, ta-ta-tah-tah, pow-wow

[Verse 3]

I said, "Hey, I like you little cloud,

C G7 C G C

You are a nice little fellow, yes."

"You making some, kind of a joke?", said the cloud,

G7 C G C

"Now can't you see I'm wearing such a pretty dress?

You see I am the prettiest little chick cloud

C G7 C G C

That you'd find anywhere up above.

I just dropped in on you a while

C F C G C

To see if you could give me some kind of love."

[Chorus]

G C G C

And float with me to distant lands, wondrous and fair;

G C G C

Float with me to distant lands wondrous and fair?

F C G C

Ya-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta, ta-ta-tah-tah, ta-ta-tah-tah, pow-wow

F C G C

Ya-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta, ta-ta-tah-tah, ta-ta-tah-tah, pow-wow

[Verse 4]

Just then the chief cloud come into view

C G7 C G C

And says, "Hey, girl, now what you think you're doing there?

I told you so many times before

C F C G C

You just don't seem at all to care.

You know you should be floating up above, now

C F C G C

Don't let me catch you down here again."

And as my cloud pulled out of view,

C F C G C

There come falling down a gentle shower of rain.

Happy rain come falling down,

C G7 C G C

Red, green, blue and golden.

And every drop, as it fell, it smiled

F C G C

And, throwing back its head, began singing,

[Chorus]

G C G C

Oh float with me to distant lands, wondrous and fair;

G C G C

Float with me to distant lands wondrous and fair?

F C G C

Ya-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta, ta-ta-tah-tah, ta-ta-tah-tah, pow-wow

F C G C

Ya-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta, ta-ta-tah-tah, ta-ta-tah-tah, pow-wow

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