Starts in the key of F# major:
IntroB F# B F# B F# Ebme-------|--------|---------|--------|---------|-------|----------|
b-------|--------|6-7------|--------|---------|-------|6-7-------|
G-------|------8-|---------|------8-|6--------|-----8-|----6-----|
D-------|----9---|---------|----9---|---------|----9--|--------6-|
A---9-8-|6-9-----|-----9-8-|6-9-----|-----9-8-|6-9----|------9---|
E-------|--------|---------|--------|---------|-------|----------|
G#m C# F#
e----------|-----||
b----------|-----||
G----------|-----||
D-8------6-|-----||
A---9--9---|9----||
E----------|-----||
Verse 1:
B F#Stick and Stones will Break my Bones,
But I always will be true,
B F# EbmAnd when your mama is dead and gone,
G#m C#(sus4)--C#I'll Sing this Lulabye just for you,
And what becomes of all the little boys,
B F#Who never comb their hair
B G#(major) F# D#m
Well they're lined up all around the block
On the Nickel over there.
Verse 2:
B F#So you better bring a bucket,
B F#There is a hole in the pail,
And if you don't get my letter,
G#m C#(sus4)--C#Then you'll know that I'm in jail
B F#And what becomes of all the little boys,
Who never say their prayers,
B G#(major) F# D#m
Well they're sleepin' like a baby,
G#m C# F#On the Nickel over there.
Key change to Ab:
e------|--------|------------|--------|-----||
b------|--------|7-8---------|--------|-----||
G------|------8-|----7-------|------10|-8---||
D------|----9---|------------|-----11-|-----||
A--9-8-|6-9-----|------11-10-|8-11----|-----||
E------|--------|------------|--------|-----||
Verse 3:
C# G#And if you chew tobacco,
And wish upon a star,
C# G# FmWell you'll find out where the scarecrows sit,
Bbm EbJust like puchlines between the cars,
And I know a place where a royal flush,
C# G#Can never beat a pair,
C# Bb/D G#/Eb FmAnd even Thomas Jefferson,
Is on the Nickel over There.
Verse 4:
C# G#So ring around the rosie,
You're sleepin in the rain,
C# G# FmAnd you're always late for supper,
Bb EbAnd man you let me down, let me down again,
I thought I heard a mocking bird,
C# G#Roosevelt knows where,
C# Bb/D G#/Eb FmYou can skip the light with Grady Tuck,
On the Nickel over There.
Key change to Bb:
C# A Eb Bbe--------|---------|--------------|---------|------||
b--------|---------|9-10----------|---------|------||
G--------|------10-|------9-------|-------12|-10---||
D--------|----11---|--------------|-----13--|------||
A--11-10-|8-11-----|--------13-12-|10-13----|------||
E--------|---------|--------------|---------|------||
Verse 5:
Eb BbSo what becomes of all the little boys,
Who run away from home,
Eb Bb GmWell the world just keeps gettin' bigger,
Cm FOnce you get out on your own,
So here's to all the little boys,
Eb BbThe sandman takes you where,
Eb Bb GmYour sleepin' with the pillow of man,
On the Nickel over There.
Verse 6:
Eb BbSo climb up thru that buttonhole,
And fall right up the stairs,
Eb C/E Bb/F GmI'll show you where the short(?) dogs grow,
Cm F BbOn the Nickel...over There.
Ending:
Eb G C Ge--------|-------------|---------------|-----------|----||
b--------|-------------|---------------|-----------|----||
G--------|----------12-|-11-12---------|---------9-|-7--||
D--------|-------13----|-------12------|------10---|----||
A--13-12-|-10-13-------|----------10-9-|-7-10------|----||
E--------|-------------|---------------|-----------|----||
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