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%    DI like lazing in the midday sun
     And I like doing my thing all night
     And I like swimming in the deep blue sea
     Cause I'm gonna let my hair hang down
     DdimDoing nothing is having fun, I said
     With my baby that suits me right, I said
     I like swimming but it don't like me, I said
     I'm gonna let my skin turn brown, I said
     Em7Oh Lord I love lA7azing in the midday sDun                Go %(2)
     Come on baby do your thing all night with me           Go %(3)
     Come on baby let me take you to the deep blue sea      Go %(4)
     Come on baby let your hair hang down with me
 G(3rd ft)                       A(5th ft)                       G#  G  
#    Wake me up if you're going down and I'll put things right
     Try me out if you're still in doubt because it's up to you
     You might get weary sometimes
     If I should fail you sometimes
        A(5th ft)                                           D  
     I give you my word you're gonna sleep tonight, I said oh
     It's not because I wanted to make you blue, oh dear no
     Come closer in Ddimmy arms
     Cause I'm gonna sEm7ing you my rA7ock-a-bye baby blDues
     Oh I'm gonna sE7ing you my rA7ock-a-bye baby blDues
     De-oo-da-be-do Ddimwoah woah woah, be-do woah woah woah, be-do wEm7oah woah woah
     A7Da-be-do-be da-be-do wDah wah
     De-oo-da-be-do Ddimwoah woah woah, be-do woah woah woah, be-do wEm7oah woah woah
     A7Da-be-do-be da-be-do wDah wah            (1)Go #(2)
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Must be lamb today cause beef was last week =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

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Rock A Bye Baby Blues

by Ray Thomas

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Ddim

Em7

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% I like lazing in the midday sun

And I like doing my thing all night

And I like swimming in the deep blue sea

Cause I'm gonna let my hair hang down

Ddim

Doing nothing is having fun, I said

With my baby that suits me right, I said

I like swimming but it don't like me, I said

I'm gonna let my skin turn brown, I said

Em7 A7 D

Oh Lord I love lazing in the midday sun Go %(2)

Come on baby do your thing all night with me Go %(3)

Come on baby let me take you to the deep blue sea Go %(4)

Come on baby let your hair hang down with me

G A G# G

(3rd ft) (5th ft)

# Wake me up if you're going down and I'll put things right

Try me out if you're still in doubt because it's up to you

You might get weary sometimes

If I should fail you sometimes

A D

(5th ft)

I give you my word you're gonna sleep tonight, I said oh

It's not because I wanted to make you blue, oh dear no

Ddim

Come closer in my arms

Em7 A7 D

Cause I'm gonna sing you my rock-a-bye baby blues

E7 A7 D

Oh I'm gonna sing you my rock-a-bye baby blues

Ddim Em7

De-oo-da-be-do woah woah woah, be-do woah woah woah, be-do woah woah woah

A7 D

Da-be-do-be da-be-do wah wah

Ddim Em7

De-oo-da-be-do woah woah woah, be-do woah woah woah, be-do woah woah woah

A7 D

Da-be-do-be da-be-do wah wah (1)Go #(2)

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Must be lamb today cause beef was last week =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

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