Kookaburra (in the Old Gum Tree) (C Major)
Artist:
Marion Sinclair
Genre:
Australia
Tempo:
4/4
Roman Numerals:
I, IV
Instrument:
Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]
Entered by:
ICDb
C
(C,E,G)
-
C
E
G
C
E
F
(F,A,C)
F
C
F
A
C
F
Intro
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
| |
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
| |
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
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Verse 1
{E}
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Kookaburra
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
sits in the
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
old gum tree
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Merry, merry
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
king of the
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
bush is he
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
Laugh, kookaburra,
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
laugh kookaburra
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Gay your
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
life must
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
be
Verse 2
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Kookaburra
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
sits in the
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
old gum tree
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Eating all the
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
gum drops
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
he can see
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
Stop, kookaburra!
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Stop, kookaburra!
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Leave some
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
there for
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
me
Verse 3
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Kookaburra
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
sits in the
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
old gum tree
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Counting all the
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
monkeys
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
he can see
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
Stop, kookaburra!
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Stop, kookaburra!
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
That's not a
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
monkey that's
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
me
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