• Song:

    A Windmill In Old Amsterdam

  • Artist:

    Ronnie Hilton

  • Album:

    Magic Moments-The Very ...

SONG: A Windmill In Old Amsterdam
ARTIST: Ronnie Hilton
YEAR: 1964

This song is played with a 3/4 time signature and in the key of F.

'ere goes.

INTRO:
F (133211@1)VERSE 1:
F (133211@1)                Bb (x1333x@1)        Eb (x43121@3)      AbA (xx1114@1)mouse lived in a windmill in old Amsterdam
  C# (x43121@1)            F# (244322@1)         C (x32010@1)       FA (133211@1)windmill with a mouse in and he wasn't grousin'
F (133211@1)           Bb (x1333x@1)        Eb (x43121@3)      AbHe (xx1114@1)sang every morning, "How lucky I am,
C# (x43121@1)        F# (244322@1)         C (x32010@1)       FLiving (133211@1)in a windmill in old Amsterdam!"

CHORUS:
F (133211@1)     BbI (x1333x@1)saw a mouse!
Where?
FThere (133211@1)on the stair!
CWhere (x32010@1)on the stair?
      FRight (133211@1)there!
                    BbA (x1333x@1)little mouse with clogs on
FWell (133211@1)I declare!
      G (320003@1)           C (x32010@1)         FGoing (133211@1)clip-clippety-clop on the stair

Oh yeah

VERSE 2:
F (133211@1)                Bb (x1333x@1)        Eb (x43121@3)      AbThis (xx1114@1)mouse he got lonesome, he took him a wife
  C# (x43121@1)          F# (244322@1)         C (x32010@1)        FA (133211@1)windmill with mice in, it's hardly surprisin'
F (133211@1)            Bb (x1333x@1)        Eb (x43121@3)      AbShe (xx1114@1)sang every morning, "How lucky I am,
C# (x43121@1)        F# (244322@1)         C (x32010@1)       FLiving (133211@1)in a windmill in old Amsterdam!"

REPEAT CHORUS

KEY CHANGE - F#

VERSE 3:
F# (244322@1)           B (x2444x@1)         E (022100@1)           AFirst (x02220@1)they had triplets and then they had quins
  D (xx0232@1)           G (320003@1)           C# (x43121@1)        F#A (244322@1)windmill with quins in, and triplets and twins in
F# (244322@1)            B (x2444x@1)          E (022100@1)      AThey (x02220@1)sang every morning, "How lucky we are
D (xx0232@1)        G (320003@1)         C# (x43121@1)       F#Living (244322@1)in a windmill in Amsterdam, ya!"

(now because of the key change, the next chorus uses the following chords)

CHORUS:
F# (244322@1)    BI (x2444x@1)saw a mouse!
Where?
F#There (244322@1)on the stair!
C#Where (x43121@1)on the stair?
      F#Right (244322@1)there!
                    BA (x2444x@1)little mouse with clogs on
F#Well (244322@1)I declare!
      Ab (xx1114@1)          C# (x43121@1)         F#Going (244322@1)clip-clippety-clop on the stair

Oh yeah

VERSE 4:
F# (244322@1)              B (x2444x@1)         E (022100@1)        AThe (x02220@1)daughters got married and so did the sons
    D (xx0232@1)          G (320003@1)              C# (x43121@1)        F#The (244322@1)windmill had christ'nin's when no one was list'nin'
F# (244322@1)            B (x2444x@1)          E (022100@1)      AThey (x02220@1)all sang in chorus, "How lucky we are
D (xx0232@1)        G (320003@1)         C# (x43121@1)       F#Living (244322@1)in a windmill in old Amsterdam!"

REPEAT CHORUS

OUTRO (play slower)
F# (244322@1)              B (x2444x@1)           E (022100@1)        AA (x02220@1)mouse lived in a windmill, so snug and so nice
    D (xx0232@1)          G (320003@1)           C# (x43121@1)        F# (244322@1) N.C
There's nobody there now but a whole lot of mice.

(to which the mice sing)
Oh yeah!!!
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