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Cousin Caterpillar 
TUNING:    D   A   D   G   B  E  
INTRO:     D   A   C   G   D  
DMy cousAin has Cgreat changes com-ing
One dGay heD'll wake with wings-----
 ADo daDh, do do dah, --- do Emdo dah, -D--dAo do dah,--- 
Do dah, Ddo do Emdah, -G-- do do dah, ---do do dah,---
do do daEmh, --- do do dah, -A7--do Bmdo dah!---
   DCousAin CaCterpillar,    Gseven Dpairs of legs for you
CouAsin CCaterpilGlar,    caDn you tell me what they do?
Chorus
     BmWell, all that I F#mcan say
Is tBmhat they seem to help soF#mme way
To pulBml my little body along
Well firsAt I didn't know their use
But worrying you only lose
So I said I love you and I love what you do
Come oDn do your thing
Cousin Caterpillar, white and silky threads for you
Cousin Caterpillar, can you tell me what they do?
Chorus
My cousin as you see
Takes his changes easily
O happy we
Could we take each change so easily
Then all that we could say
Is that it would seem to help some way
To pull our little bodies along
So we say I love you and I love what you do
Come on do your thing

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Cousin Caterpillar

by The Incredible String Band

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F#m

Cousin Caterpillar

D A D G B E

TUNING:

D A C G D

INTRO:

D A C

My cousin has great changes com-ing

G D

One day he'll wake with wings-----

A D Em D A

Do dah, do do dah, --- do do dah, ---do do dah,---

D Em G

Do dah, do do dah, --- do do dah, ---do do dah,---

Em A7 Bm

do do dah, --- do do dah, ---do do dah!---

D A C G D

Cousin Caterpillar, seven pairs of legs for you

A C G D

Cousin Caterpillar, can you tell me what they do?

Chorus

Bm F#m

Well, all that I can say

Bm F#m

Is that they seem to help some way

To pull my little body along

Well first I didn't know their use

But worrying you only lose

So I said I love you and I love what you do

Come on do your thing

Cousin Caterpillar, white and silky threads for you

Cousin Caterpillar, can you tell me what they do?

Chorus

My cousin as you see

Takes his changes easily

O happy we

Could we take each change so easily

Then all that we could say

Is that it would seem to help some way

To pull our little bodies along

So we say I love you and I love what you do

Come on do your thing

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