Chords for Peggy Lee - Swinging On A Star
Tempo:
113.4 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
G
Gm
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Dm] [Bb] [C] [Dm]
[A] Would you [D] like to swing on [G] a star?
[Gm] Carry moonbeams home [F] in a jar?
[A] And be better off [G] than you are?
[Gm]
[C] Or would you rather [G] be a mule?
[F] A mule [Bb] is an [F] animal with long [Bb] funny [F] ears.
He kicks up at anything he hears.
[G] His back is brawny [C] but his brain is weak.
[G] He's just plain stupid [C] with a stubborn streak.
And [F] by the way, if [Bb] you hate to go [F] to school,
[D] [Gm] you [C] may grow up [F] to be a mule.
[Am] Or would you like [Bm] to swing on [G] a star?
Carry [C] moonbeams home in [G] a jar?
[A] And be [Bm] better off than [A] you are?
[D] [G] Or [C] would you rather [F] be a pig?
A pig [Eb] is an [F] animal with dirt on his face.
[Bb] His shoes are a terrible [F] disgrace.
[G] He's got no manners [C] when he eats his food.
[A] He's fat and lazy and extremely [F] rude.
But if you don't [Gm] care a feather or a pig,
[D] [Gm]
[C] you may grow up [F] to be a pig.
[A] Or would you like to swing [G] on a star?
[B] [Gm] Carry [C] moonbeams home [F] in a jar?
[A] And be [Bm] better off [G] than you are?
[Gm]
Or would you [F] rather be a [C] fish?
[F] A fish [Bb] won't do [F] anything but swim [Gm] in a brook.
[F] He [A] can't write his name or read a book.
To [G] fool the people [C] is his only thought.
[Dm] [A] And though he's slippery, [Em] he still [Gm] gets caught.
But [F] any bad sort [G] of life is what [Fm] you wish.
[D] [Gm] You [C] may grow up [A] to be a fish.
[Am] And all the monkeys [D] aren't in [G] the zoo.
Every [Gm] day [C] you meet quite [F] a few.
[A] So you see,
[D] it's all [G] up to [B] you.
[Gm] You [C] can be better [D] than you are.
[Gm] You [C] could be swinging [Eb] on a star.
Swinging on
[A] Would you [D] like to swing on [G] a star?
[Gm] Carry moonbeams home [F] in a jar?
[A] And be better off [G] than you are?
[Gm]
[C] Or would you rather [G] be a mule?
[F] A mule [Bb] is an [F] animal with long [Bb] funny [F] ears.
He kicks up at anything he hears.
[G] His back is brawny [C] but his brain is weak.
[G] He's just plain stupid [C] with a stubborn streak.
And [F] by the way, if [Bb] you hate to go [F] to school,
[D] [Gm] you [C] may grow up [F] to be a mule.
[Am] Or would you like [Bm] to swing on [G] a star?
Carry [C] moonbeams home in [G] a jar?
[A] And be [Bm] better off than [A] you are?
[D] [G] Or [C] would you rather [F] be a pig?
A pig [Eb] is an [F] animal with dirt on his face.
[Bb] His shoes are a terrible [F] disgrace.
[G] He's got no manners [C] when he eats his food.
[A] He's fat and lazy and extremely [F] rude.
But if you don't [Gm] care a feather or a pig,
[D] [Gm]
[C] you may grow up [F] to be a pig.
[A] Or would you like to swing [G] on a star?
[B] [Gm] Carry [C] moonbeams home [F] in a jar?
[A] And be [Bm] better off [G] than you are?
[Gm]
Or would you [F] rather be a [C] fish?
[F] A fish [Bb] won't do [F] anything but swim [Gm] in a brook.
[F] He [A] can't write his name or read a book.
To [G] fool the people [C] is his only thought.
[Dm] [A] And though he's slippery, [Em] he still [Gm] gets caught.
But [F] any bad sort [G] of life is what [Fm] you wish.
[D] [Gm] You [C] may grow up [A] to be a fish.
[Am] And all the monkeys [D] aren't in [G] the zoo.
Every [Gm] day [C] you meet quite [F] a few.
[A] So you see,
[D] it's all [G] up to [B] you.
[Gm] You [C] can be better [D] than you are.
[Gm] You [C] could be swinging [Eb] on a star.
Swinging on
Key:
F
C
G
Gm
A
F
C
G
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ Would you [D] like to swing on [G] a star?
_ [Gm] Carry moonbeams home [F] in a jar?
[A] And be better off [G] than you are?
_ [Gm] _
[C] Or would you rather [G] be a mule?
_ _ [F] A mule [Bb] is an [F] animal with long [Bb] funny [F] ears.
He kicks up at anything he hears.
[G] His back is brawny [C] but his brain is weak.
[G] He's just plain stupid [C] with a stubborn streak.
And [F] by the way, if [Bb] you hate to go [F] to school,
[D] _ _ [Gm] you [C] may grow up [F] to be a mule.
[Am] Or would you like [Bm] to swing on [G] a star?
_ Carry [C] moonbeams home in [G] a jar?
_ [A] And be [Bm] better off than [A] you are?
[D] _ _ [G] Or [C] would you rather [F] be a pig?
A pig [Eb] is an [F] animal with dirt on his face.
[Bb] His shoes are a terrible [F] disgrace.
_ [G] He's got no manners [C] when he eats his food.
[A] He's fat and lazy and extremely [F] rude.
But if you don't [Gm] care a feather or a pig,
[D] _ _ [Gm] _
[C] you may grow up [F] to be a pig.
[A] Or would you like to swing [G] on a star?
[B] _ _ [Gm] Carry [C] moonbeams home [F] in a jar?
_ [A] And be [Bm] better off [G] than you are?
_ [Gm] _
Or would you [F] rather be a [C] fish?
_ [F] A fish [Bb] won't do [F] anything but swim [Gm] in a brook.
[F] He [A] can't write his name or read a book.
_ To [G] fool the people [C] is his only thought.
[Dm] [A] And though he's slippery, [Em] he still [Gm] gets caught.
But [F] any bad sort [G] of life is what [Fm] you wish.
[D] _ _ [Gm] You [C] may grow up [A] to be a fish.
[Am] And all the monkeys [D] aren't in [G] the zoo.
_ Every [Gm] day [C] you meet quite [F] a few.
[A] _ So you see, _
[D] it's all [G] up to [B] you.
_ [Gm] You [C] can be better [D] than you are.
[Gm] You [C] could be swinging [Eb] on a star.
_ Swinging on
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ Would you [D] like to swing on [G] a star?
_ [Gm] Carry moonbeams home [F] in a jar?
[A] And be better off [G] than you are?
_ [Gm] _
[C] Or would you rather [G] be a mule?
_ _ [F] A mule [Bb] is an [F] animal with long [Bb] funny [F] ears.
He kicks up at anything he hears.
[G] His back is brawny [C] but his brain is weak.
[G] He's just plain stupid [C] with a stubborn streak.
And [F] by the way, if [Bb] you hate to go [F] to school,
[D] _ _ [Gm] you [C] may grow up [F] to be a mule.
[Am] Or would you like [Bm] to swing on [G] a star?
_ Carry [C] moonbeams home in [G] a jar?
_ [A] And be [Bm] better off than [A] you are?
[D] _ _ [G] Or [C] would you rather [F] be a pig?
A pig [Eb] is an [F] animal with dirt on his face.
[Bb] His shoes are a terrible [F] disgrace.
_ [G] He's got no manners [C] when he eats his food.
[A] He's fat and lazy and extremely [F] rude.
But if you don't [Gm] care a feather or a pig,
[D] _ _ [Gm] _
[C] you may grow up [F] to be a pig.
[A] Or would you like to swing [G] on a star?
[B] _ _ [Gm] Carry [C] moonbeams home [F] in a jar?
_ [A] And be [Bm] better off [G] than you are?
_ [Gm] _
Or would you [F] rather be a [C] fish?
_ [F] A fish [Bb] won't do [F] anything but swim [Gm] in a brook.
[F] He [A] can't write his name or read a book.
_ To [G] fool the people [C] is his only thought.
[Dm] [A] And though he's slippery, [Em] he still [Gm] gets caught.
But [F] any bad sort [G] of life is what [Fm] you wish.
[D] _ _ [Gm] You [C] may grow up [A] to be a fish.
[Am] And all the monkeys [D] aren't in [G] the zoo.
_ Every [Gm] day [C] you meet quite [F] a few.
[A] _ So you see, _
[D] it's all [G] up to [B] you.
_ [Gm] You [C] can be better [D] than you are.
[Gm] You [C] could be swinging [Eb] on a star.
_ Swinging on