Little Boy Blue

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SONG: Little Boy Blue
HISTORY: (Wikipedia) “The earliest printed version of the rhyme is in Tommy Thumb's Little Song
Book (c. 1744), but the rhyme may be much older.”
VERSION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Atx7ZCF8pjQ
CAPO: Use 4th fret for key of Db (as in video)
[Intro]
A D E A
[Verse 1]
A E A E
Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn,
A D E
The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn.
A E A E
Where is that boy who looks after sheep?
A D E A
He's under a haystack, fast asleep.
[Bridge]
D A
Will you wake him? Oh no, not I,
A E
For if I do, he'll surely cry.
[Verse 3]
A E A E
Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn,
A D E
The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn.
A E A E
Where is that boy who looks after sheep?
A D E A
He's under a haystack, fast asleep.

Little Boy Blue chords and lyrics

Free chords for Little Boy Blue by Misc Children. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

SONG:    Little Boy Blue
HISTORY: (Wikipedia) “The earliest printed version of the rhyme is in Tommy Thumb's Little Song
         Book (c. 1744), but the rhyme may be much older.”
VERSION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Atx7ZCF8pjQ
CAPO:    Use 4th fret for key of Db (as in video)
[Intro]
A  D  E  A
[Verse 1]
[Bridge]
[Verse 3]

Little Boy Blue Chords by Misc Children

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