Chords for E.C. Ball: The Early Bird Always Gets the Worm (1976)
Tempo:
149.25 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
How long have you been doing gospel songs, Lucy?
[E] About 25 years, I guess.
Maybe a little longer.
[A] You seem to enjoy doing it.
Yeah, we really like gospel music.
We go to church, homecomings, and what have you, all over the country.
And one thing about it, you've got the best people there is to work with.
You [E] don't see too [A] many drunks and roughnecks around places like that.
We really enjoy doing gospel music.
We've got our own radio program, had it for about 17 years.
And, well, we've been on radio since about 1945,
[E] different stations around the country.
[A]
You also do folk tunes, don't you?
Right, we sure do.
Could you [E] play one for us?
Well, [A] would you like an original one that I wrote myself?
Yes, that would be great.
[Am] This is a little novelty tune that I [A]
wrote back right after the war, World War II.
The early bird gets the worm.
Now the early bird always gets the worm.
I wonder when the tide's [E] going to turn.
[A] I'm either late or way [D]
behind and never getting the worm one [A] time.
The early bird [E] always [A] gets the worm.
[Em] [E]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[E] [D] [A]
I went to see my gal the other night,
and that old moon's really [E] shining bright.
[A] She was sitting there with another [D] man,
and he ought to have seen an old [A] man.
The early bird [E] always [A] gets the worm.
[E]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[E] [A]
When I left for this awful war,
my gal said she'd wait an [E] evil swoop.
[A] That no one else could beat my [D] time,
she married a man from [A] Carolina.
The early bird [E] always [A] gets the worm.
[Em] [E]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[E] [Eb] [D] [A]
Now the early bird always gets the worm.
I wonder when the tide's [E] going to turn.
[A] I'm either late or way [D] behind and never getting the worm one [A] time.
The early [E] bird always gets [A] the worm.
[N]
How long have you been doing gospel songs, Lucy?
[E] About 25 years, I guess.
Maybe a little longer.
[A] You seem to enjoy doing it.
Yeah, we really like gospel music.
We go to church, homecomings, and what have you, all over the country.
And one thing about it, you've got the best people there is to work with.
You [E] don't see too [A] many drunks and roughnecks around places like that.
We really enjoy doing gospel music.
We've got our own radio program, had it for about 17 years.
And, well, we've been on radio since about 1945,
[E] different stations around the country.
[A]
You also do folk tunes, don't you?
Right, we sure do.
Could you [E] play one for us?
Well, [A] would you like an original one that I wrote myself?
Yes, that would be great.
[Am] This is a little novelty tune that I [A]
wrote back right after the war, World War II.
The early bird gets the worm.
Now the early bird always gets the worm.
I wonder when the tide's [E] going to turn.
[A] I'm either late or way [D]
behind and never getting the worm one [A] time.
The early bird [E] always [A] gets the worm.
[Em] [E]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[E] [D] [A]
I went to see my gal the other night,
and that old moon's really [E] shining bright.
[A] She was sitting there with another [D] man,
and he ought to have seen an old [A] man.
The early bird [E] always [A] gets the worm.
[E]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[E] [A]
When I left for this awful war,
my gal said she'd wait an [E] evil swoop.
[A] That no one else could beat my [D] time,
she married a man from [A] Carolina.
The early bird [E] always [A] gets the worm.
[Em] [E]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[E] [Eb] [D] [A]
Now the early bird always gets the worm.
I wonder when the tide's [E] going to turn.
[A] I'm either late or way [D] behind and never getting the worm one [A] time.
The early [E] bird always gets [A] the worm.
[N]
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_ [A] _ _ _ _
How long have you been doing gospel songs, Lucy? _
[E] _ _ About _ _ 25 years, I guess.
Maybe a little longer.
_ _ [A] You seem to enjoy doing it.
Yeah, we really like gospel music.
We _ go to church, homecomings, _ _ and what have you, all over the country.
And one thing about it, you've got the best people there is to work with.
You [E] don't see too [A] many drunks _ and roughnecks around places like that.
We really enjoy doing gospel music.
_ _ _ We've got our own radio program, had it for about _ 17 years.
_ _ And, well, we've been on radio since about _ 1945,
[E] different stations around the country.
_ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
You also do folk tunes, don't you?
_ Right, we sure do.
Could you [E] play one for us? _ _
Well, [A] would you like an original one that I wrote myself?
Yes, that would be great.
[Am] This is a little novelty tune that I [A] _ _
wrote back right after the war, _ World War II. _ _
The early bird gets the worm. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Now the early bird always gets the worm. _ _ _
I wonder when the tide's [E] going to turn. _ _ _
[A] I'm either late or way [D]
behind and never getting the worm one [A] time.
The early bird [E] always [A] gets the worm. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ I went to see my gal the other night,
_ _ _ and that old moon's really [E] shining _ bright.
_ [A] She was sitting there with another [D] man,
and he ought to have seen an old [A] man.
The early bird [E] always [A] gets the worm. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ When I left for this awful war, _
_ _ my gal said she'd wait an [E] evil swoop.
_ _ [A] That no one else could beat my [D] time,
she married a man from _ [A] Carolina.
The early bird [E] always [A] gets the worm. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ [Eb] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ Now the early bird always gets the worm. _
_ _ I wonder when the tide's [E] going to turn.
_ _ _ [A] I'm either late or way [D] behind and never getting the worm one [A] time.
The early [E] bird always gets [A] the worm.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _
How long have you been doing gospel songs, Lucy? _
[E] _ _ About _ _ 25 years, I guess.
Maybe a little longer.
_ _ [A] You seem to enjoy doing it.
Yeah, we really like gospel music.
We _ go to church, homecomings, _ _ and what have you, all over the country.
And one thing about it, you've got the best people there is to work with.
You [E] don't see too [A] many drunks _ and roughnecks around places like that.
We really enjoy doing gospel music.
_ _ _ We've got our own radio program, had it for about _ 17 years.
_ _ And, well, we've been on radio since about _ 1945,
[E] different stations around the country.
_ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
You also do folk tunes, don't you?
_ Right, we sure do.
Could you [E] play one for us? _ _
Well, [A] would you like an original one that I wrote myself?
Yes, that would be great.
[Am] This is a little novelty tune that I [A] _ _
wrote back right after the war, _ World War II. _ _
The early bird gets the worm. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Now the early bird always gets the worm. _ _ _
I wonder when the tide's [E] going to turn. _ _ _
[A] I'm either late or way [D]
behind and never getting the worm one [A] time.
The early bird [E] always [A] gets the worm. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ I went to see my gal the other night,
_ _ _ and that old moon's really [E] shining _ bright.
_ [A] She was sitting there with another [D] man,
and he ought to have seen an old [A] man.
The early bird [E] always [A] gets the worm. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ When I left for this awful war, _
_ _ my gal said she'd wait an [E] evil swoop.
_ _ [A] That no one else could beat my [D] time,
she married a man from _ [A] Carolina.
The early bird [E] always [A] gets the worm. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ [Eb] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ Now the early bird always gets the worm. _
_ _ I wonder when the tide's [E] going to turn.
_ _ _ [A] I'm either late or way [D] behind and never getting the worm one [A] time.
The early [E] bird always gets [A] the worm.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _