• Song:

    Tinker Tale

  • Artist:

    Donovan

Tinker Tale by Donovan
Standard tuning
The chords are probably half step out with the music for simplicity.

Introduction 

Verse chords with whistled tune over the top
A G D A G D A D E A D E A

A			G
You make a raggady dress
D			A
Tatters suit you the best
			G
Ill make a raggedy song
D		        A
Then we’ll travel along
D		E
Sing-A-ling along
		A
Travelling along
D		E
Sing-A-ling along
		A
Travelling along

A			    G
You play the fool and spoons
D			A
Dressed in stars and moons
			G
I’ll make the morning rise
D			A
Over your early-day eyes
D	E
Simplicity
		A
Our philosophy
D	E
Simplicity
		A
Our philosophy

G	     Ab		A
Oh how happy we will be
G	    Ab	    A
Happy you and me
G	     Ab		A
Oh how happy we will be
G	E	A
Happy you and me

A		      G
I’ll make a lovely fire
D				A
Watch those flames grow higher
		       G
You cook a meal apart
D			A
Sprinkle herbs in the pot
D		      E
Yummy yummy yum
		    A
Gimmy gimmy some
D		    E
Yummy yummy yum
		    A
Gimmy gimmy some

A			G
I’ll make a bed of leaves
D			A
Under the piny pine tree
		G
You sing a lullaby
D			A
Here we go dreamy eye
D	       E
Lulla-lulla-by
	            A
Hushy-hushy-by
D	       E
Lulla-lulla-by
		A
Hushy-hushy-by

Ending
Same as intro 


Tab by Ayla and Derek
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