Ring-Around-a-Rosy Rag Chords & Lyrics by Arlo Guthrie
Ring-Around-a-Rosy Rag
guitar chords lyrics
OK, first up, Arlo's website has the 'official' chords on it.
http://www.arlo.net/resources/tablature/display.php?file=ring-around.chopro
But speaking as a rank novice, I found the D minor to B flat chord switch was a
tad tricky which was a shame as this song's a real crowd pleaser!
Anyway, I found a way to cheat a bit and make the whole thing more novice friendly
- transpose the chords down 5 semitones and capo it to the 5th fret to get it back
into key. It makes the chords way easier to play!
C E7
1) I had a friend, a friend you could trust
Am F
Went into the park and got busted
C D7 G7
Doin' the Ring-Around-A-Rosy-Rag.
C E7
Went to the park, late at night
Am F
Ring-Around-A-Rosy in the middle of the night
C D7 G7 C G7
Yes, we all should do the Ring-Around-A-Rosy-Rag
Ch) Ring around, ring around Rose
Touch your nose and blow your toes
And mind after doin' the Ring-Around-A-Rosy-Rag.
Ring around, ring around Rose
Touch your nose and blow your toes
And mind after doin' the Ring-Around-A-Rosy-Rag.
2) We ought to send Officer Joe Strange
To some Australian mountain range
So we all could do the Ring-Aroud-A-Rosy-Rag
Would you like to put Philadelphia upthight, one mass
Ring-Aroud-A-Rosy in the middle of the night
Yes, we all should do the Ring-Aroud-A-Rosy-Rag
Ch)
C E7 A7
Touch your nose and blow your toes
D7 G7
And mind after doin' the Ring-Around-A-Rosy-Rag.
Chords:
C x-3-2-0-1-0
E7 0-2-0-1-0-0
Am x-0-2-2-1-0
F x-x-3-2-1-1
D7 x-x-0-2-1-2
G7 3-2-0-0-0-1
A7 x-0-2-0-2-0
