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Written by: Traditional (arr. by Bob Dylan)
From: “Good As I Been To You” (1992)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: open D
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[Coda]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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B|----------------|0
G|0---3---2---1---|0
D|0---------------|0
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CHORDS F#
D-A-D- -A-d
D 0-0-0-0-0-0
A x-0-7-7-7-7
G 5-5-5-5-5-5
Dsus4 0-0-0-1-0-0
Dsus4/A x-0-0-1-0-0
D5 x-x-0-3-0-4
Dsus4sdd9 x-x-0-1-0-2
A7sus4 x-0-2-1-0-0
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[Intro]
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[Verse]
DDsus4D
Frog went a-courtin', and he did ride, uh-huh
DA
Frog went a-courtin', and he did ride, uh-huh
D
Frog went a-courtin', and he did ride
G | DDsus4/A | D |
With a sword and a pistol by his side, uh-huh
[Verse]
DDsus4D
Well he rode up to Miss Mousey's door, uh-huh
DDsus4A
He rode up to Miss Mousey's door, uh-huh
D
He rode up to Miss Mousey's door
G | DA | D |
Gave three loud raps and a very big roar, uh-huh
[Verse]
DDsus4DD
Said, "Miss Mouse, are you within?" uh-huh
DDsus4DA
Said he, "Miss Mouse, are you within?" uh-huh
D
Said, "Miss Mouse, are you within?"
G | DDsus4 | D |
"Yes, kind sir, I sit and spin, " uh-huh
[Verse]
DDsus4D
He took Miss Mousey on his knee, uh-huh
DA
Took Miss Mousey on his knee, uh-huh
D
Took Miss Mousey on his knee.
G | DA | D |
Said, "Miss Mousey, will you marry me?" uh-huh
[Verse]
DD
"Without my uncle Rat's consent, uh-huh
DA
"Without my uncle Rat's consent, uh-huh
DDsus4D
"Without my uncle Rat's consent
G | DA | D |
I wouldn't marry the president, uh-huh
[Verse]
DDsus4DDsus4D
Uncle Rat laughed and he shook his fat sides, uh-huh
DDsus4DA
Uncle Rat laughed and he shook his fat sides, uh-huh
DDsus4D
Uncle Rat laughed and he shook his fat sides
G | DA | D |
To think his niece would be a bride, uh-huh
[Verse]
DDsus4D
Uncle Rat went runnin' downtown, uh-huh
DA
Uncle Rat went runnin' downtown, uh-huh
D
Uncle Rat went runnin' downtown
G | DA | D |
To buy his niece a wedding gown, uh-huh
[Verse]
DDsus4D
Where shall the wedding supper be? uh-huh
DDsus4DA
Where shall the wedding supper be? uh-huh
DDsus4D
Where shall the wedding supper be?
G | DA | D |
Way down yonder in a hollow tree, uh-huh
[Verse]
DDsus4AD
What should the wedding supper be? uh-huh
D5A
What should the wedding supper be? uh-huh
DDsus4D
What should the wedding supper be?
G | DA | D |
Fried mosquito in a black-eye pea, uh-huh
[Verse]
DDsus4D
Well, first to come in was a flyin' moth, uh-huh
DA
First to come in was a flyin' moth, uh-huh
DDsus4D
First to come in was a flyin' moth
G | DA | D |
She laid out the table cloth, uh-huh
[Verse]
DDsus4D
Next to come in was a juney bug, uh-huh
DA
Next to come in was a juney bug, uh-huh
DDsus4D
Next to come in was a juney bug
G | DA7sus4 | D |
She brought the water jug, uh-huh
[Verse]
DDsus4D
Next to come in was a bumbley bee, uh-huh
DA
Next to come in was a bumbley bee, uh-huh
DDsus4D
Next to come in was a bumbley bee
G | DA7sus4 | D |
Sat mosquito on his knee, uh-huh
[Verse]
DDsus4D
Next to come in was a broken black flea, uh-huh
DA
Next to come in was a broken black flea, uh-huh
D
Next to come in was a broken black flea
G | DA7sus4 | D |
Danced a jig with the bumbley bee, uh-huh
[Verse]
DDsus4D
Next to come in was Mrs. Cow, uh-huh
DA
Next to come in was Mrs. Cow, uh-huh
DDsus4D
Next to come in was Mrs. Cow
G | DA | D |
She tried to dance but she didn't know how, uh-huh
[Verse]
D5 D5 Dsus4sdd9 D
Next to come in was a little black tick, uh-huh
D5 D5 Dsus4sdd9 D
Next to come in was a little black tick, uh-huh
D
Next to come in was a little black tick
G | DA7sus4 | D |
She ate so much she made us sick, uh-huh
[Verse]
DDsus4D
Next to come in was a big black snake, uh-huh
DA
Next to come in was a big black snake, uh-huh
DDsus4D
Next to come in was a big black snake
G | DA7sus4| D |
Ate up all of the wedding cake, uh-huh
[Verse]
D
Next to come was the old gray cat, uh-huh
DA
Next to come was the old gray cat, uh-huh
D
Next to come was the old gray cat
G | DA | D |
Swallowed the mouse and ate up the rat, uh-huh
[Verse]
DDsus4D
Mr. Frog went a-hoppin' up over the brook, uh-huh
DA
Mr. Frog went a-hoppin' up over the brook, uh-huh
D
Mr. Frog went a-hoppin' up over the brook
G | DA7sus4 | D |
A lily-white duck come and swallowed him up, uh-huh
[Verse]
DDsus4D
A little piece of cornbread layin' on a shelf, uh-huh
DA
A little piece of cornbread layin' on a shelf, uh-huh
D
A little piece of cornbread layin' on a shelf
G | DA7sus4| D |
If you want anymore, you can sing it yourself, uh-huh
[Outro]
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