Froggie Went A-Courtin Chords' by Doc Watson
Tempo:
138 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
Em
F
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em] [C]
[G]
[C] [G]
[C]
[G] Froggy went a-courting and he did [C] right-ah-ah
Froggy went a-courting and he did [G] right-ah-ah
[C] Froggy went a-courting and he did right
A sword and a [G] pistol by his [C] side-ah-ah
He
[G] rode right up to Miss Mouse's [C] door-ah-ah
Now men, he rode right up to Miss Mouse's [G] door-ah-ah
He rode right up [C] to Miss Mouse's door
And he hit [G] it so hard that he made it [C] roar-ah
Then Miss [G] Mouse let him in [C]-ah-ah
Come in, Mr.
Froggy
Then Ms.
Mousy let him in, [G] uh-huh
[C]
Then Ms.
Mousy let him in, the way [G] they caught it, it was [C] a sin, uh-huh
He took Ms.
Mousy right on his knee, uh-huh
Took Ms.
Mousy right on [G] his knee, uh-huh
[C]
Took Ms.
Mousy right on his [F] knee and says, Ms.
Mousy, would you marry [C] me?
Uh-huh
[G]
[C] [Em] [D]
[C]
[G] Ms.
Mousy says, I don't know about that, [C] uh-huh
Ms.
Mousy says, I don't know [G] about that, uh-huh
[C] Miss Malice says, no, no about that, but believe to my soul you have to ask Uncle Rat, uh-huh.
The [G] old Rat laughed as he gave [C] away the bride, uh-huh.
The old Rat laughed as he gave away the [G] bride, uh-huh.
[C] The old Rat laughed as he gave [G] away the bride, he laughed, he laughed, until he shook his [C] fat sides, uh-huh.
Where
[G]
[C]
[G] will the wedding supper [C] be, uh-huh?
Where will the wedding [G] supper be, uh-huh?
[C] Where will the wedding supper be away down [G] yonder in a hollering [C] tree, uh-huh?
What did he [G] get for the wedding [C] gown, uh-huh?
What did he get for the wedding [G] gown?
[C] The [G] piece of hide of an old white [C] hound, uh-huh.
[G] [C]
What will the wedding supper be, uh-huh?
What will the wedding supper [G] be?
[C] [Am] Two butter [G] beans and a black-eyed [C] pea, uh-huh.
[G] [C]
The first [G] to come in was the big [C] Junebug.
The first to come in was the big [G] Junebug [C]
dancing [G] around with a half of pine [C] jug.
The second one [G] in was the bumblebee.
[F#] [G]
[C] The second to come in was the [G] bumblebee.
The second to come in was the bumblebee, [C] dancing [G] around with a fiddle on his knee.
[C] The third man in was the little grey mouse. Uh huh.
The third man in was [G] a little grey mouse.
Uh huh.
This is a bride's brother.
[C] The third come in was a little grey mouse and he says, Mr.
Froggy, can I rent you a house?
Uh huh.
Froggy [G] went a-travelin' across the lake.
[C] Uh huh.
Oh, oh.
Froggy went a-travelin' across [G] the lake.
Uh huh.
[C] Froggy went a-travelin' across the lake and he got swallowed up by [G] a big black [C] snake.
Uh huh.
[G]
[C] [G]
[C]
[G] Froggy went a-courting and he did [C] right-ah-ah
Froggy went a-courting and he did [G] right-ah-ah
[C] Froggy went a-courting and he did right
A sword and a [G] pistol by his [C] side-ah-ah
He
[G] rode right up to Miss Mouse's [C] door-ah-ah
Now men, he rode right up to Miss Mouse's [G] door-ah-ah
He rode right up [C] to Miss Mouse's door
And he hit [G] it so hard that he made it [C] roar-ah
Then Miss [G] Mouse let him in [C]-ah-ah
Come in, Mr.
Froggy
Then Ms.
Mousy let him in, [G] uh-huh
[C]
Then Ms.
Mousy let him in, the way [G] they caught it, it was [C] a sin, uh-huh
He took Ms.
Mousy right on his knee, uh-huh
Took Ms.
Mousy right on [G] his knee, uh-huh
[C]
Took Ms.
Mousy right on his [F] knee and says, Ms.
Mousy, would you marry [C] me?
Uh-huh
[G]
[C] [Em] [D]
[C]
[G] Ms.
Mousy says, I don't know about that, [C] uh-huh
Ms.
Mousy says, I don't know [G] about that, uh-huh
[C] Miss Malice says, no, no about that, but believe to my soul you have to ask Uncle Rat, uh-huh.
The [G] old Rat laughed as he gave [C] away the bride, uh-huh.
The old Rat laughed as he gave away the [G] bride, uh-huh.
[C] The old Rat laughed as he gave [G] away the bride, he laughed, he laughed, until he shook his [C] fat sides, uh-huh.
Where
[G]
[C]
[G] will the wedding supper [C] be, uh-huh?
Where will the wedding [G] supper be, uh-huh?
[C] Where will the wedding supper be away down [G] yonder in a hollering [C] tree, uh-huh?
What did he [G] get for the wedding [C] gown, uh-huh?
What did he get for the wedding [G] gown?
[C] The [G] piece of hide of an old white [C] hound, uh-huh.
[G] [C]
What will the wedding supper be, uh-huh?
What will the wedding supper [G] be?
[C] [Am] Two butter [G] beans and a black-eyed [C] pea, uh-huh.
[G] [C]
The first [G] to come in was the big [C] Junebug.
The first to come in was the big [G] Junebug [C]
dancing [G] around with a half of pine [C] jug.
The second one [G] in was the bumblebee.
[F#] [G]
[C] The second to come in was the [G] bumblebee.
The second to come in was the bumblebee, [C] dancing [G] around with a fiddle on his knee.
[C] The third man in was the little grey mouse. Uh huh.
The third man in was [G] a little grey mouse.
Uh huh.
This is a bride's brother.
[C] The third come in was a little grey mouse and he says, Mr.
Froggy, can I rent you a house?
Uh huh.
Froggy [G] went a-travelin' across the lake.
[C] Uh huh.
Oh, oh.
Froggy went a-travelin' across [G] the lake.
Uh huh.
[C] Froggy went a-travelin' across the lake and he got swallowed up by [G] a big black [C] snake.
Uh huh.
Key:
C
G
Em
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C
G
Em
[Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ Froggy went a-courting and he did [C] right-ah-ah
_ Froggy went a-courting and he did [G] right-ah-ah
_ _ [C] Froggy went a-courting and he did right
A sword and a [G] pistol by his [C] side-ah-ah
_ He _
_ [G] rode right up to Miss Mouse's [C] door-ah-ah
Now men, he rode right up to Miss Mouse's [G] door-ah-ah
He rode right up [C] to Miss Mouse's door
And he hit [G] it so hard that he made it [C] roar-ah _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Then Miss [G] Mouse let him in [C]-ah-ah
Come in, Mr.
Froggy
Then Ms.
Mousy let him in, [G] uh-huh
_ _ [C]
Then Ms.
Mousy let him in, the way [G] they caught it, it was [C] a sin, uh-huh
_ He _ _ took Ms.
Mousy right on his knee, uh-huh _
Took Ms.
Mousy right on [G] his knee, uh-huh
_ [C]
Took Ms.
Mousy right on his [F] knee and says, Ms.
Mousy, would you marry [C] me?
Uh-huh _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] Ms.
Mousy says, I don't know about that, [C] uh-huh
Ms.
Mousy says, I don't know [G] about that, uh-huh
[C] Miss Malice says, no, no about that, but believe to my soul you have to ask Uncle Rat, uh-huh. _ _ _ _
_ _ The [G] old Rat laughed as he gave [C] away the bride, uh-huh.
_ The old Rat laughed as he gave away the [G] bride, uh-huh.
[C] The old Rat laughed as he gave [G] away the bride, he laughed, he laughed, until he shook his [C] fat sides, uh-huh. _
_ _ Where _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] will the wedding supper [C] be, uh-huh?
_ Where will the wedding [G] supper be, uh-huh?
_ [C] Where will the wedding supper be away down [G] yonder in a hollering [C] tree, uh-huh? _ _ _ _
_ _ What did he [G] get for the wedding [C] gown, uh-huh?
_ _ What did he get for the wedding [G] gown? _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ The [G] piece of hide of an old white [C] hound, uh-huh.
_ _ [G] _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ What will the wedding supper be, uh-huh?
_ What will the wedding supper [G] be? _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] Two butter [G] beans and a black-eyed [C] pea, uh-huh. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ The first [G] to come in was the big [C] Junebug.
_ _ The first to come in was the big [G] Junebug _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ dancing [G] around with a half of pine [C] jug. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
The second one [G] in was the bumblebee.
_ [F#] _ [G] _
_ [C] The second to come in was the [G] bumblebee. _ _
The second to come in was the bumblebee, [C] dancing [G] around with a fiddle on his knee.
[C] _ _ The _ third man in was the little grey mouse. Uh huh.
The third man in was [G] a little grey mouse.
Uh huh.
This is a bride's brother.
[C] The third come in was a little grey mouse and he says, Mr.
Froggy, can I rent you a house?
Uh huh. _ _ _ _ _ _
Froggy [G] went a-travelin' across the lake.
[C] Uh huh.
Oh, oh.
Froggy went a-travelin' across [G] the lake.
Uh huh. _ _
[C] Froggy went a-travelin' across the lake and he got swallowed up by [G] a big black [C] snake.
Uh huh. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ Froggy went a-courting and he did [C] right-ah-ah
_ Froggy went a-courting and he did [G] right-ah-ah
_ _ [C] Froggy went a-courting and he did right
A sword and a [G] pistol by his [C] side-ah-ah
_ He _
_ [G] rode right up to Miss Mouse's [C] door-ah-ah
Now men, he rode right up to Miss Mouse's [G] door-ah-ah
He rode right up [C] to Miss Mouse's door
And he hit [G] it so hard that he made it [C] roar-ah _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Then Miss [G] Mouse let him in [C]-ah-ah
Come in, Mr.
Froggy
Then Ms.
Mousy let him in, [G] uh-huh
_ _ [C]
Then Ms.
Mousy let him in, the way [G] they caught it, it was [C] a sin, uh-huh
_ He _ _ took Ms.
Mousy right on his knee, uh-huh _
Took Ms.
Mousy right on [G] his knee, uh-huh
_ [C]
Took Ms.
Mousy right on his [F] knee and says, Ms.
Mousy, would you marry [C] me?
Uh-huh _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] Ms.
Mousy says, I don't know about that, [C] uh-huh
Ms.
Mousy says, I don't know [G] about that, uh-huh
[C] Miss Malice says, no, no about that, but believe to my soul you have to ask Uncle Rat, uh-huh. _ _ _ _
_ _ The [G] old Rat laughed as he gave [C] away the bride, uh-huh.
_ The old Rat laughed as he gave away the [G] bride, uh-huh.
[C] The old Rat laughed as he gave [G] away the bride, he laughed, he laughed, until he shook his [C] fat sides, uh-huh. _
_ _ Where _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] will the wedding supper [C] be, uh-huh?
_ Where will the wedding [G] supper be, uh-huh?
_ [C] Where will the wedding supper be away down [G] yonder in a hollering [C] tree, uh-huh? _ _ _ _
_ _ What did he [G] get for the wedding [C] gown, uh-huh?
_ _ What did he get for the wedding [G] gown? _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ The [G] piece of hide of an old white [C] hound, uh-huh.
_ _ [G] _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ What will the wedding supper be, uh-huh?
_ What will the wedding supper [G] be? _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] Two butter [G] beans and a black-eyed [C] pea, uh-huh. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ The first [G] to come in was the big [C] Junebug.
_ _ The first to come in was the big [G] Junebug _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ dancing [G] around with a half of pine [C] jug. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
The second one [G] in was the bumblebee.
_ [F#] _ [G] _
_ [C] The second to come in was the [G] bumblebee. _ _
The second to come in was the bumblebee, [C] dancing [G] around with a fiddle on his knee.
[C] _ _ The _ third man in was the little grey mouse. Uh huh.
The third man in was [G] a little grey mouse.
Uh huh.
This is a bride's brother.
[C] The third come in was a little grey mouse and he says, Mr.
Froggy, can I rent you a house?
Uh huh. _ _ _ _ _ _
Froggy [G] went a-travelin' across the lake.
[C] Uh huh.
Oh, oh.
Froggy went a-travelin' across [G] the lake.
Uh huh. _ _
[C] Froggy went a-travelin' across the lake and he got swallowed up by [G] a big black [C] snake.
Uh huh. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _