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Over In The Meadow

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[Intro]
D Bm G A
[Verse 1]
DOver in the Bmmeadow in a Gpond in the A7sun
Lived an oDld mother Bmduck and her Glittle A7duck Done
[Instrumental]
C                      D
N.C.                   AN.C.
"Quack" said the mother, "Quack" said the one
And they Dquacked and were Bmhappy in their Gpond A7in the Dsun
[Instrumental]
e|-------------|     A  D  
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|0------------|
A|---0--01--0--|
E|-------------|
[Verse 2]
DOver in the Bmmeadow in a Gstream so A7blue
Lived an Dold mother Bmfish and her Glittle A7fishes Dtwo
N.C.                   AN.C.
"Glub" said the mother, "Glub, glub" said the two
And they Dswam and were Bmhappy in the Gstream A7so Dblue
[Instrumental]
e|-------------|     A  D  
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|0------------|
A|---0--01--0--|
E|-------------|
[Verse 3]
DOver in the Bmmeadow in a Gnest in the A7tree
Lived an Dold mother Bmbird and her GbirdA7ies Dthree
N.C.                   AN.C.
"Tweet" said the mother, "Tweet tweet tweet" said the three
And they Dsang and were Bmhappy in their Gnest A7in the Dtree
[Instrumental]
e|-------------|     A  D  
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|0------------|
A|---0--01--0--|
E|-------------|
[Verse 4]
DOver in the Bmmeadow on a Grock by the sA7hore
Lived an oDld mother Bmfrog and her Glittle A7frogs Dfour
N.C.                   AN.C.
"Ribbit" said the mother, "Ribbit Ribbit Ribbit Ribbit” said the four
And they Dcroaked and were Bmhappy on the Grock A7by the sDhore
[Instrumental]
e|-------------|     A  D  
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|0------------|
A|---0--01--0--|
E|-------------|
[Verse 5]
DOver in the Bmmeadow in a Gbig beehA7ive
Lived an Dold mother Bmbee and her Glittle A7bees Dfive
N.C.                   AN.C.
"Bzz" said the mother, "Bzz Bzz Bzz Bzz Bzz" said the five
And they Dbuzzed and were Bmhappy in their Gbig A7beeDhive
[Instrumental]
e|-------------|     A  D  
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|0------------|
A|---0--01--0--|
E|-------------|
[Verse 6]
DOver in the Bmmeadow in the Gnoonday sA7un
There Dwas a pretty Bmmother and her GbaA7by Done
D"Listen" said the Bmmother "to the Gducks and the A7bees
To the Dfrogs and the Bmfish and the Gbirds A7in the Dtrees"
Em"Bzz Bzz Bzz Bzz Bzz " said the Afive,
Em"Ribbit Ribbit  Ribbit  Ribbit " said the Afour,
Em"Tweet Tweet Tweet " said the Athree,
Em"Glub Glub  " said the Atwo, "EmQuack said the oAne
And the lDittle baby Bmlaughed just to Ghear A7such Dfun
[Instrumental]
e|-------------|     A  D  
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|0------------|
A|---0--01--0--|
E|-------------|

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Over In The Meadow

by Raffi

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

D Bm G A

[Verse 1]

D Bm G A7

Over in the meadow in a pond in the sun

D Bm G A7 D

Lived an old mother duck and her little duck one

[Instrumental]

C D

N.C. N.C.

"Quack" said the mother, "Quack" said the one

D Bm G A7 D

And they quacked and were happy in their pond in the sun

[Instrumental]

A D

e|-------------|

B|-------------|

G|-------------|

D|0------------|

A|---0--01--0--|

E|-------------|

[Verse 2]

D Bm G A7

Over in the meadow in a stream so blue

D Bm G A7 D

Lived an old mother fish and her little fishes two

N.C. N.C.

"Glub" said the mother, "Glub, glub" said the two

D Bm G A7 D

And they swam and were happy in the stream so blue

[Instrumental]

A D

e|-------------|

B|-------------|

G|-------------|

D|0------------|

A|---0--01--0--|

E|-------------|

[Verse 3]

D Bm G A7

Over in the meadow in a nest in the tree

D Bm G A7 D

Lived an old mother bird and her birdies three

N.C. N.C.

"Tweet" said the mother, "Tweet tweet tweet" said the three

D Bm G A7 D

And they sang and were happy in their nest in the tree

[Instrumental]

A D

e|-------------|

B|-------------|

G|-------------|

D|0------------|

A|---0--01--0--|

E|-------------|

[Verse 4]

D Bm G A7

Over in the meadow on a rock by the shore

D Bm G A7 D

Lived an old mother frog and her little frogs four

N.C. N.C.

"Ribbit" said the mother, "Ribbit Ribbit Ribbit Ribbit” said the four

D Bm G A7 D

And they croaked and were happy on the rock by the shore

[Instrumental]

A D

e|-------------|

B|-------------|

G|-------------|

D|0------------|

A|---0--01--0--|

E|-------------|

[Verse 5]

D Bm G A7

Over in the meadow in a big beehive

D Bm G A7 D

Lived an old mother bee and her little bees five

N.C. N.C.

"Bzz" said the mother, "Bzz Bzz Bzz Bzz Bzz" said the five

D Bm G A7 D

And they buzzed and were happy in their big beehive

[Instrumental]

A D

e|-------------|

B|-------------|

G|-------------|

D|0------------|

A|---0--01--0--|

E|-------------|

[Verse 6]

D Bm G A7

Over in the meadow in the noonday sun

D Bm G A7 D

There was a pretty mother and her baby one

D Bm G A7

"Listen" said the mother "to the ducks and the bees

D Bm G A7 D

To the frogs and the fish and the birds in the trees"

Em A

"Bzz Bzz Bzz Bzz Bzz " said the five,

Em A

"Ribbit Ribbit Ribbit Ribbit " said the four,

Em A

"Tweet Tweet Tweet " said the three,

Em A Em A

"Glub Glub " said the two, "Quack said the one

D Bm G A7 D

And the little baby laughed just to hear such fun

[Instrumental]

A D

e|-------------|

B|-------------|

G|-------------|

D|0------------|

A|---0--01--0--|

E|-------------|

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