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The Riddle Song

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THE RIDDLE SONG
As recorded by Sam Cooke
[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
GI gave my love a Ccherry that had no Gstone
DI gave my love a Gchicken that had no Dbone
I gave my love a Gring that had no Dend
I Cgave my love a Gbaby with Cno crGyin'
[Verse 2]
GHow can there Cbe a cherry that has no Gstone
D7How can there be Ga chicken C/Dthat  Ghas no DboneD7  
How can there Gbe a ring    C/D  Gthat has no D7endC  Bb  
EmHow can therEm7e be a Cbaby with Am7no    D7crGyiC6in'G/B  D7/A  G  
[Verse 3]
A cheCrry when it's bloomin', ain't got no GstoneD7  
A chicken when it's  GpippinC' ain't Ggot no D7bone
A ring when it's Gwoven,  C  Git has no D7endC  
B7And ohEm,  a Em7baby Cwhen it's sleepin'Am7,   therD7e's no Gcryin'C  
A baby when Git's sleepin'
ThereAm7's no D9cryin'G  C  G  

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The Riddle Song

by Sam Cooke

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/D

Em7

Am7

G/B

D7/A

THE RIDDLE SONG

As recorded by Sam Cooke

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

G C G

I gave my love a cherry that had no stone

D G D

I gave my love a chicken that had no bone

G D

I gave my love a ring that had no end

C G C G

I gave my love a baby with no cryin'

[Verse 2]

G C G

How can there be a cherry that has no stone

D7 G C/D G D D7

How can there be a chicken that has no bone

G C/D G D7 C Bb

How can there be a ring that has no end

Em Em7 C Am7 D7 G C6 G/B D7/A G

How can there be a baby with no cryiin'

[Verse 3]

C G D7

A cherry when it's bloomin', ain't got no stone

G C G D7

A chicken when it's pippin' ain't got no bone

G C G D7 C

A ring when it's woven, it has no end

B7 Em Em7 C Am7 D7 G C

And oh, a baby when it's sleepin', there's no cryin'

A baby when it's sleepin'

Am7 D9 G C G

There's no cryin'

About The Riddle Song Chords by Sam Cooke

Learn how to play The Riddle Song by Sam Cooke with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “The Riddle Song chords”, “The Riddle Song guitar chords”, or “Sam Cooke The Riddle Song chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy The Riddle Song chords and for experienced players who want accurate The Riddle Song lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, C, D, D7, C/D, Bb.

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What key is "The Riddle Song" in?

The chords for "The Riddle Song" show the original chord names (including G, C, D, D7, C/D, Bb). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.