Dat Dere chords by Sheila Jordan

SimplifiedB · Em · G · C# · C …

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B
Em
G
C#
C
F
Bbm
Gm
D
F#
Am
A#
Bbdim
C#dim
Bb
A
A#m
Fdim
Fm

Verse 1
B 
Em 
G 
Hey mama, what's that there?
C# 
C 
And what's that doing there?
B 
Hey mama, hey mama,
C 
F 
B 
hey look at that over there!
Em 
G 
C# 
And what's that doing there? And where're
C 
they going there?
B 
And mummy can I have that big
C 
B 
elephant over there?
Bbm 
C 
And who's that in my

Verse 2
G 
Gm 
chair? And
Bbm 
C 
what's he doing there?
B 
C 
C# 
C 
B 
Mama, hey mama, can I go over there?
Em 
B 
Hey mama, what is square?
D 
C 
B 
And where do we get air?
C 
And mama can I have that big
Em 
B 
elephant over there?

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Verse 3
B 
Quizzical kid,
Em 
B 
she doesn't want anything here
Just forever to manage to know
Bbm 
B 
who what why or where
F# 
Inquisitive child,
Em 
B 
sometimes the questions get wild
F 
B 
Like mommy can I have that big
elephant over there?
Am 
C 
A# 
C 
Don't wanna comb my hair and where's

Verse 4
my teddy bear?
B 
And mama, hey look at the
C 
C# 
F# 
B 
cowboy coming there
Em 
B 
D 
C# 
And can I have a pair of boots
C 
like that to wear?
B 
And mama can I have that big
C 
Em 
F 
elephant over there?
B 
Em 
The time will march

Verse 5
Bbdim 
B 
C 
C#dim 
days will go
B 
C 
And little baby's going  to grow
B 
C 
B 
I gotta tell her what she needs to know
F 
B 
C 
I'll help her along and she'll be strong

Verse 6
Bb 
Bbm 
B 
And she'll know right from wrong
Em 
Am 
Em 
As life's parade goes
B 
C 
marching by
Em 
She's gonna need to
B 
know some reasons why
Em 
B 
C 
B 
I don't have all the answers
C 
but I'll try to do what I can
B 
We'll make a plan
A 
B 
You give the kid your best and hope

Verse 7
she'll pass the test
A#m 
And finally send her out
B 
into the world somewhere
C 
And though she's grown up I bet
B 
I never will forget
Mummy, can I have that big
A# 
elephant over there?
Em 
Hey why

Verse 8
they do that there?
D 
C 
And how you put that there?
B 
Hey mummy, up here! Hey mummy, what
C 
G 
that say up there?
C 
Hey mummy,
what is fair? How come I have to share?
B 
And mummy can I
Fdim 
have that big elephant over there?
F# 
B 
And mummy can I have that big elephant
A#m 
over there?
Fm 
B 
And mummy can I have that big
B 
C 
B 
elephant over there?