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Rockin' Robin chords
Bobby Day 1958 (Jimmy Thomas)
                     G         Am   D6*
Tweedily deedily dee, Tweedily deedily dee  3x
GTweet, tweet, tweet tweet 
He G7rocks in the treetops Gall day long, 
G7Hoppin' and a-boppin' and a-Gsingin' his song. 
G7All the little birds on GJ-Bird Street, 
GLove to hear the robin go G7tweet, tweet, tweet. 
Rockin' Crobin (tweet, tweet, tweet); 
Rock, rock, rockin' Grobin (tweet, tweedle-dee); well..
DBlow rockin' robin, cause we're Creally gonna rock toGnight. (tweet, tweedle-dee)
G7Every little swallow, Gevery chickadee, 
G7Every little bird in the Gtall oak tree, 
The G7wise old owl, the Gbig black crow, 
FGlappin' their wings singin' G7go bird, go. 
Rockin' Crobin (tweet, tweet, tweet); 
Rock, rock, rockin' Grobin (tweet, tweedle-dee); well ...
DBlow rockin' robin, cause we're Creally gonna rock toGnight. (tweet, tweedle-dee)  Blow!!
Instrumental
G7tweet, tweet, Gtweedle-dee
G7tweet, tweet, Gtweet tweet
Ctweet, tweet,  tweet-tweet
Gtweet,   tweedle-dee
Dhoot hoot hoot hoot Choot hoot hoot hoot  
Gtweet, tweet, Gtweedle-dee
A Cpretty little raven at the Cbird bandstand 
GTaught him how to do the bop and Git was grand, 
They Cstarted goin' steady and C"bless my soul,"
He oDut-bopped the buzzard and the  Doriole.
He G7rocks in the treetops Gall day long, 
G7Hoppin' and a-boppin' and a-Gsingin' his song. 
G7All the little birds on GJ-Bird Street, 
GLove to hear the robin go G7tweet, tweet, tweet. 
Rockin' Crobin (tweet, tweet, tweet); 
Rock, rock, rockin' Grobin (tweet, tweedle-dee);
DBlow rockin' robin, cause we're Creally gonna rock toGnight. 
Well the Cpretty little raven at the Cbird bandstand 
GTaught him how to do the bop and Git was grand, 
They Cstarted goin' steady and C"bless my soul,"
He oDut-bopped the buzzard and the  Doriole.
He G7rocks in the treetops Gall day long, 
G7Hoppin' and a-boppin' and a-Gsingin' his song. 
G7All the little birds on GJ-Bird Street, 
GLove to hear the robin go G7tweet, tweet, tweet. 
Rockin' Crobin (tweet, tweet, tweet); 
Rock, rock, rockin' Grobin (tweet, tweedle-dee);
DBlow rockin' robin, cause we're Creally gonna rock toGnight. 
Outro
                     G         Am   D6*
Tweedily deedily dee, Tweedily deedily dee  3x
GTweet, tweet, (whistle)
* Some folks prefer D7
Set8

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Rockin Robin

by Bobby Day

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Rockin' Robin chords

Bobby Day 1958 (Jimmy Thomas)

G Am D6

Tweedily deedily dee, Tweedily deedily dee 3x

Tweet, tweet, tweet tweet

G7 G

He rocks in the treetops all day long,

G7 G

Hoppin' and a-boppin' and a-singin' his song.

G7 G

All the little birds on J-Bird Street,

G G7

Love to hear the robin go tweet, tweet, tweet.

Rockin' robin (tweet, tweet, tweet);

Rock, rock, rockin' robin (tweet, tweedle-dee); well..

D C G

Blow rockin' robin, cause we're really gonna rock tonight. (tweet, tweedle-dee)

G7 G

Every little swallow, every chickadee,

G7 G

Every little bird in the tall oak tree,

G7 G

The wise old owl, the big black crow,

G G7

Flappin' their wings singin' go bird, go.

Rockin' robin (tweet, tweet, tweet);

Rock, rock, rockin' robin (tweet, tweedle-dee); well ...

D C G

Blow rockin' robin, cause we're really gonna rock tonight. (tweet, tweedle-dee) Blow!!

Instrumental

G7 G

tweet, tweet, tweedle-dee

G7 G

tweet, tweet, tweet tweet

tweet, tweet, tweet-tweet

tweet, tweedle-dee

D C

hoot hoot hoot hoot hoot hoot hoot hoot

G G

tweet, tweet, tweedle-dee

C C

A pretty little raven at the bird bandstand

G G

Taught him how to do the bop and it was grand,

C C

They started goin' steady and "bless my soul,"

D D

He out-bopped the buzzard and the oriole.

G7 G

He rocks in the treetops all day long,

G7 G

Hoppin' and a-boppin' and a-singin' his song.

G7 G

All the little birds on J-Bird Street,

G G7

Love to hear the robin go tweet, tweet, tweet.

Rockin' robin (tweet, tweet, tweet);

Rock, rock, rockin' robin (tweet, tweedle-dee);

D C G

Blow rockin' robin, cause we're really gonna rock tonight.

C C

Well the pretty little raven at the bird bandstand

G G

Taught him how to do the bop and it was grand,

C C

They started goin' steady and "bless my soul,"

D D

He out-bopped the buzzard and the oriole.

G7 G

He rocks in the treetops all day long,

G7 G

Hoppin' and a-boppin' and a-singin' his song.

G7 G

All the little birds on J-Bird Street,

G G7

Love to hear the robin go tweet, tweet, tweet.

Rockin' robin (tweet, tweet, tweet);

Rock, rock, rockin' robin (tweet, tweedle-dee);

D C G

Blow rockin' robin, cause we're really gonna rock tonight.

Outro

G Am D6

Tweedily deedily dee, Tweedily deedily dee 3x

Tweet, tweet, (whistle)

* Some folks prefer D7

Set8

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