Swing On A Star by Dave Van Ronk & The Hudson Dusters Chords
Tempo:
123.5 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
C
F
G
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Would [G] you like to [C] swing on a star?
[F] Carry moonbeams home [Bb] in a jar
[G] And be better [C] off than you are
[F] Or would you rather be [Bb] a [Eb] fish?
[Gm] A fish [Ebm] is an [Bb] animal that swims in a [Eb] brook
[Bb] [Eb] Can't write a poem or read [Bb] a book
[Eb] [C] To fool the [F] people is his only thought
[C] But though he's [F] slippery he still gets caught
[Bb] Neither way if you don't clean [G] up your dish
[C] You may grow up to be a fish
[A] [G] Or would you like to swing [C] on a star?
[F] Carry moonbeams home [Bb] in a jar
[G] And be better off [C] than you are
[F] [Bb] Or would you rather be a pig?
[Eb] [Bb] A pig [Eb] is an animal with dirt on his face
[Gm] His shoes [Eb] are a [Bb] terrible [Eb] disgrace
[C] He's sloppy and he's dirty [F] and he's grungy in front
[C] And when he [F] talks all he does is grunt
[Bb] And if you don't care a feather [G] or a fig
[C] You may grow up to be a pig
[E] [G] Or would you like to [Gm] swing on [Am] a star?
[F] Carry moonbeams home in [Bb] a jar
[G] And be better off than [C] you are
[F] Or would you rather [Gm] be a mule?
[Eb] [Bb] A mule is [Eb] an animal with long, whiny [Bb] ears
Kicks up [Eb] for [Bb] everything he [Eb] hears
[C] His back is [F] brawny and his brain is weak
[C] He's just plain stupid [F] with a stubborn streak
[Bb] And by the way if you hate [G] to go to school
[C] You may grow up to be a mule
[G] And all the monkeys ain't [C] in the zoo
[F] Every day you'll see [Bb] quite a few
[G] So you see it's all [C] up to you
You [F] [G] could be better than you are
[C] You [F] could be [Bb] swinging on a [G] star, hey!
[C] [F] You could be [Bb] swinging on a [G] star, hey!
[C] [F] You could be swinging [Bb] on a star, [G] hey!
You could be swinging on
[F]
[Bb] a star, [G] hey!
[F] Carry moonbeams home [Bb] in a jar
[G] And be better [C] off than you are
[F] Or would you rather be [Bb] a [Eb] fish?
[Gm] A fish [Ebm] is an [Bb] animal that swims in a [Eb] brook
[Bb] [Eb] Can't write a poem or read [Bb] a book
[Eb] [C] To fool the [F] people is his only thought
[C] But though he's [F] slippery he still gets caught
[Bb] Neither way if you don't clean [G] up your dish
[C] You may grow up to be a fish
[A] [G] Or would you like to swing [C] on a star?
[F] Carry moonbeams home [Bb] in a jar
[G] And be better off [C] than you are
[F] [Bb] Or would you rather be a pig?
[Eb] [Bb] A pig [Eb] is an animal with dirt on his face
[Gm] His shoes [Eb] are a [Bb] terrible [Eb] disgrace
[C] He's sloppy and he's dirty [F] and he's grungy in front
[C] And when he [F] talks all he does is grunt
[Bb] And if you don't care a feather [G] or a fig
[C] You may grow up to be a pig
[E] [G] Or would you like to [Gm] swing on [Am] a star?
[F] Carry moonbeams home in [Bb] a jar
[G] And be better off than [C] you are
[F] Or would you rather [Gm] be a mule?
[Eb] [Bb] A mule is [Eb] an animal with long, whiny [Bb] ears
Kicks up [Eb] for [Bb] everything he [Eb] hears
[C] His back is [F] brawny and his brain is weak
[C] He's just plain stupid [F] with a stubborn streak
[Bb] And by the way if you hate [G] to go to school
[C] You may grow up to be a mule
[G] And all the monkeys ain't [C] in the zoo
[F] Every day you'll see [Bb] quite a few
[G] So you see it's all [C] up to you
You [F] [G] could be better than you are
[C] You [F] could be [Bb] swinging on a [G] star, hey!
[C] [F] You could be [Bb] swinging on a [G] star, hey!
[C] [F] You could be swinging [Bb] on a star, [G] hey!
You could be swinging on
[F]
[Bb] a star, [G] hey!
Key:
Bb
C
F
G
Eb
Bb
C
F
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Would [G] you like to [C] swing on a star?
_ _ [F] Carry moonbeams home [Bb] in a jar
_ [G] And be better [C] off than you are
_ [F] Or would you rather be [Bb] a [Eb] fish?
_ [Gm] A fish [Ebm] is an [Bb] animal that swims in a [Eb] brook
[Bb] [Eb] Can't write a poem or read [Bb] a book
[Eb] _ _ [C] To fool the [F] people is his only thought
[C] But though he's [F] slippery he still gets caught
[Bb] Neither way if you don't clean [G] up your dish
_ [C] You may grow up to be a fish
[A] [G] Or would you like to swing [C] on a star?
_ [F] Carry _ moonbeams home [Bb] in a jar
_ [G] And be better off [C] than you are
_ _ [F] _ [Bb] Or would you rather be a pig?
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] A pig [Eb] is an animal with dirt on his face
[Gm] His shoes [Eb] are a [Bb] terrible [Eb] disgrace
_ [C] He's sloppy and he's dirty [F] and he's grungy in front
[C] And when he [F] talks all he does is grunt
[Bb] And if you don't care a feather [G] or a fig
_ [C] You may grow up to be a pig
[E] _ [G] Or would you like to [Gm] swing on [Am] a star?
_ [F] Carry moonbeams home in [Bb] a jar
_ [G] And be better off than [C] you are
_ _ [F] Or would you rather [Gm] be a mule?
[Eb] _ [Bb] A mule is [Eb] an animal with long, whiny [Bb] ears
Kicks up [Eb] for [Bb] everything he [Eb] hears
[C] His back is [F] brawny and his brain is weak
[C] He's just plain stupid [F] with a stubborn streak
[Bb] And by the way if you hate [G] to go to school
_ [C] You may grow up to be a mule
_ [G] And all the monkeys ain't [C] in the zoo
_ [F] Every day you'll see [Bb] quite a few
_ [G] So you see it's all [C] up to you
You [F] _ [G] could be better than you are
_ _ [C] You [F] could be [Bb] swinging on a [G] star, hey!
_ [C] [F] You could be [Bb] swinging on a [G] star, hey!
[C] _ [F] You could be swinging [Bb] on a star, [G] hey!
You could be swinging _ on _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[Bb] a star, [G] hey! _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Would [G] you like to [C] swing on a star?
_ _ [F] Carry moonbeams home [Bb] in a jar
_ [G] And be better [C] off than you are
_ [F] Or would you rather be [Bb] a [Eb] fish?
_ [Gm] A fish [Ebm] is an [Bb] animal that swims in a [Eb] brook
[Bb] [Eb] Can't write a poem or read [Bb] a book
[Eb] _ _ [C] To fool the [F] people is his only thought
[C] But though he's [F] slippery he still gets caught
[Bb] Neither way if you don't clean [G] up your dish
_ [C] You may grow up to be a fish
[A] [G] Or would you like to swing [C] on a star?
_ [F] Carry _ moonbeams home [Bb] in a jar
_ [G] And be better off [C] than you are
_ _ [F] _ [Bb] Or would you rather be a pig?
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] A pig [Eb] is an animal with dirt on his face
[Gm] His shoes [Eb] are a [Bb] terrible [Eb] disgrace
_ [C] He's sloppy and he's dirty [F] and he's grungy in front
[C] And when he [F] talks all he does is grunt
[Bb] And if you don't care a feather [G] or a fig
_ [C] You may grow up to be a pig
[E] _ [G] Or would you like to [Gm] swing on [Am] a star?
_ [F] Carry moonbeams home in [Bb] a jar
_ [G] And be better off than [C] you are
_ _ [F] Or would you rather [Gm] be a mule?
[Eb] _ [Bb] A mule is [Eb] an animal with long, whiny [Bb] ears
Kicks up [Eb] for [Bb] everything he [Eb] hears
[C] His back is [F] brawny and his brain is weak
[C] He's just plain stupid [F] with a stubborn streak
[Bb] And by the way if you hate [G] to go to school
_ [C] You may grow up to be a mule
_ [G] And all the monkeys ain't [C] in the zoo
_ [F] Every day you'll see [Bb] quite a few
_ [G] So you see it's all [C] up to you
You [F] _ [G] could be better than you are
_ _ [C] You [F] could be [Bb] swinging on a [G] star, hey!
_ [C] [F] You could be [Bb] swinging on a [G] star, hey!
[C] _ [F] You could be swinging [Bb] on a star, [G] hey!
You could be swinging _ on _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[Bb] a star, [G] hey! _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _