E|E|E|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|||| Little Drummer Boy – Bob Dylan E|E|E|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|||| Written by: Harry Simeone/Henry Onorati/Katherine Davis From: “Christmas in the Heart” (2009) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard E|E|E|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|||| Capo: 1st fret Play: A Key: Bb For chords in original key transpose +1 (and "use flats") E|E|E|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|||| [Intro] | A | % | [Verse] A Come, they told me, pa ru-pa pum pum A A new born king to see, pa ru-pa pum pum E Our finest gifts we bring, pa ru-pa pum pum A D To lay before the king, pa ru-pa pum pum A E Ru-pa pum pum, ru-pa pum pum A And so to honor him, pa ru-pa pum pum E A When we come [Verse] A Little baby, pa ru-pa pum pum A I am a poor boy, too, pa ru-pa pum pum E I have no gift to bring, pa ru-pa pum pum A D That's fit to give a king, pa ru-pa pum pum A E Ru-pa pum pum, ru-pa pum pum A Shall I play for you? Pa ru-pa pum pum E A On my drum [Verse] A (Mary nodded, pa ru-pa pum pum) A (The ox and lamb kept time, pa ru-pa pum pum) E I played my drum for him, pa ru-pa pum pum A D I played my best for him, pa ru-pa pum pum A E Ru-pa pum pum, ru-pa pum pum A Then he smiled at me, pa ru-pa pum pum E A Me and my drum E A Me and my drum (marching drum: repeat and fade)