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Would You Like To Swing On A Star

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Would You Like To Swing On A Star?
|   Bm7/E       E9| G#7           A7|             D7|            G|
 *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *  
|       C      C#o|     G/D       E7| G#7           A7|  D7N.C.     B7|
 *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *    *   *
                                                          mmmm would you
[Chorus]
E7like to swing on a A7star
Carry D7moonbeams home in a Gjar
And E7be better off than you A7are
   D7Or would you rather be a
|       G       F6|       G       F6|       G       F6|       G     F6|
 *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   * 
 mule?
[Verse 1]
A Gmule is an Am7animal with Bm7long funny Cears
He Gkicks up at Am7anything he Bm7hearsG  
His Aback is brawny and his Asus4brain is weak
He's A7just plain stupid with a     D7stubborn streak
And by the Gway, if you Am7hate to go to Bm7schoolE7  
   A7You may grow D7up to be a Gmule
[Chorus]
Would you E7like to swing on a A7star
Carry D7moonbeams home in a Gjar
And E7be better off than you A7are
  D7Or would you rather be a
|       G      F-5|       G      F-5|       G      F-5|       G     F-5|
 *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   * 
 pig?
[Verse 2]
Hey, a Gpig is an Am7animal with Bm7dirt on his Am7face
His Gshoes are a Am7terrible dis Bm7graceG  
He Aain't got no manners when he Asus4eats his food
He's A7fat and lazy and    D7extremely rude
But if you Gdon't care a Am7feather or a Bm7figE7  
You A7may grow D7up to be a
[Chorus]
piGg      Am7or would you E7like to swing on a A7star
Carry D7moonbeams home in a Gjar
And E7be better off than you A7are
  D7Or would you rather be a
[Orchestra]
|       G       E7|      A7       D7|             F7|     Bb7     Eb7|
 *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *  
fish? 
[Verse 3]A  
Abfish won't do Bbm7anything but Cm7swim in a Bbm7brook
He Abcan't write his Bbm7name or read a Cm7bookAb  
And to Bbfool the people is his Bbsus4only thought
Bb7Though he slippery, he Eb7still gets caught
But then if Abthat sort of Bbm7life is what you Cm7wishF7  
You Bb7may grow Eb7up to be a AbfishC7  
[Chorus/finale]
And all the F7monkeys aren't in a Bb7zoo
Every Eb7day you meet quite a Abfew
So you F7see it's all up to Bb7you
   Eb7You can be better than you AbareF7  
Bb7You could be      Eb7swinging on a
|                 Ab|                Bb7|            Bbm7/Eb|Ab  
 *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    
 star

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Would You Like To Swing On A Star

by Frank Sinatra

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7/E

G#7

C#o

G/D

Am7

Bm7

Asus4

F-5

Bb7

Eb7

Bbm7

Cm7

Would You Like To Swing On A Star?

Bm7/E E9 G#7 A7 D7 G

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C C#o G/D E7 G#7 A7 D7 B7

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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

mmmm would you

[Chorus]

E7 A7

like to swing on a star

D7 G

Carry moonbeams home in a jar

E7 A7

And be better off than you are

Or would you rather be a

G F6 G F6 G F6 G F6

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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

mule?

[Verse 1]

G Am7 Bm7 C

A mule is an animal with long funny ears

G Am7 Bm7 G

He kicks up at anything he hears

A Asus4

His back is brawny and his brain is weak

A7 D7

He's just plain stupid with a stubborn streak

G Am7 Bm7 E7

And by the way, if you hate to go to school

A7 D7 G

You may grow up to be a mule

[Chorus]

E7 A7

Would you like to swing on a star

D7 G

Carry moonbeams home in a jar

E7 A7

And be better off than you are

Or would you rather be a

G F-5 G F-5 G F-5 G F-5

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pig?

[Verse 2]

G Am7 Bm7 Am7

Hey, a pig is an animal with dirt on his face

G Am7 Bm7 G

His shoes are a terrible dis grace

A Asus4

He ain't got no manners when he eats his food

A7 D7

He's fat and lazy and extremely rude

G Am7 Bm7 E7

But if you don't care a feather or a fig

A7 D7

You may grow up to be a

[Chorus]

G Am7 E7 A7

pig or would you like to swing on a star

D7 G

Carry moonbeams home in a jar

E7 A7

And be better off than you are

Or would you rather be a

[Orchestra]

G E7 A7 D7 F7 Bb7 Eb7

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fish?

[Verse 3]

Ab Bbm7 Cm7 Bbm7

fish won't do anything but swim in a brook

Ab Bbm7 Cm7 Ab

He can't write his name or read a book

Bb Bbsus4

And to fool the people is his only thought

Bb7 Eb7

Though he slippery, he still gets caught

Ab Bbm7 Cm7 F7

But then if that sort of life is what you wish

Bb7 Eb7 Ab C7

You may grow up to be a fish

[Chorus/finale]

F7 Bb7

And all the monkeys aren't in a zoo

Eb7 Ab

Every day you meet quite a few

F7 Bb7

So you see it's all up to you

Eb7 Ab F7

You can be better than you are

Bb7 Eb7

You could be swinging on a

Ab Bb7 Bbm7/Eb Ab

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* * * * * * * * * * * *

star

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