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Lullaby

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   Fmaj7xx3210
       Cx32010
    Caugx32110
       G320003
      G7320001
[Intro]
Fmaj7  C  Fmaj7  C  Caug  Fmaj7  C  G G7
  Fmaj7shut up and Cgo to bed
  Fmaj7put the pillow Cunder your head
  CaugI'm sick and tired
   Fmaj7of all of your CworriesG  G7  
  Fmaj7shut up and Csay goodnight
  Fmaj7say your prayers and Cturn out the light
  CaugI'm sick and tired
  Fmaj7of all of your Csob stories
 Fmaj7shut up and shuCt your eyes
no moFmaj7re histrionics, no more Ccollege tries
  Caugstop pushing
   Fmaj7stop shoving, Cstop strainingG  G7  
  Fmaj7shut your mouth and Cbutton your lip
you're a Fmaj7late night faucet that's Cgot a drip
  Caugall you're doing
  Fmaj7is merely complaCiningG  G7  
  Caugthe excuse that you're crazy is Cuseless
  Caugyou're not biting, you're barking... you're Ctoothless
but you're G7ruthless
  Fmaj7    C    Fmaj7    C    Caug    Fmaj7    C   G   G7x2
   Fmaj7shut up and Ccount some sheep
  Fmaj7do me a favour, don't Cbitch in your sleep
  Caugno more agony...
   Fmaj7please no more CsorrowG  G7  
  Fmaj7shut up and Ccatch some z's
ice Fmaj7cream with a cherry and a Cbig pretty please
  CaugI promise we will
Fmaj7resume toCmorrow
Cgoodnight
On that last C, 3 on good, 2010 on night
e|-----0-------|
B|-----1-------|
G|-----0-------|
D|-----2-------|
A|-3-----------|
E|-------------|

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Lullaby

by Loudon Wainwright III

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Caug

Fmaj7

xx3210

x32010

Caug

x32110

320003

320001

[Intro]

Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C Caug Fmaj7 C G G7

Fmaj7 C

shut up and go to bed

Fmaj7 C

put the pillow under your head

Caug

I'm sick and tired

Fmaj7 C G G7

of all of your worries

Fmaj7 C

shut up and say goodnight

Fmaj7 C

say your prayers and turn out the light

Caug

I'm sick and tired

Fmaj7 C

of all of your sob stories

Fmaj7 C

shut up and shut your eyes

Fmaj7 C

no more histrionics, no more college tries

Caug

stop pushing

Fmaj7 C G G7

stop shoving, stop straining

Fmaj7 C

shut your mouth and button your lip

Fmaj7 C

you're a late night faucet that's got a drip

Caug

all you're doing

Fmaj7 C G G7

is merely complaining

Caug C

the excuse that you're crazy is useless

Caug C

you're not biting, you're barking... you're toothless

but you're ruthless

Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C Caug Fmaj7 C G G7

Fmaj7 C

shut up and count some sheep

Fmaj7 C

do me a favour, don't bitch in your sleep

Caug

no more agony...

Fmaj7 C G G7

please no more sorrow

Fmaj7 C

shut up and catch some z's

Fmaj7 C

ice cream with a cherry and a big pretty please

Caug

I promise we will

Fmaj7 C

resume tomorrow

goodnight

On that last C, 3 on good, 2010 on night

e|-----0-------|

B|-----1-------|

G|-----0-------|

D|-----2-------|

A|-3-----------|

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

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