Ding-A-Ling chords by Chuck Berry

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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 (D major) When I was  (A major) a little  (G major) bitty boy
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My  (A major) grandmother bought
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me a cute  (D major) little toy  (A major) 
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 (D major) Silver bells hanging  (G major) on a string
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She  (A major) told me it was my ding-  (D major) 
a- ling- a- ling, oh

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Verse 2

My ding- a- ling, my ding- a- ling,

I want you to play with my ding- a- ling!

My ding- a- ling, my ding- a- ling,

I want you to play with my ding- a- ling!

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!

Verse 3
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 (D major) Hmm, and then mama took
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me to  (G major) grammar school
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But  (A major) I  stopped off in the vestibule  (D major)  (A major) 
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 (D major) Every time  (G major) that bell would ring
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 (A major) Catch me playing with  (D major) my
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 (A major) ding- a-  (D major) ling- a- ling, oh

Verse 4

My ding- a- ling, my ding- a- ling,

I want you to play with my ding- a- ling!

My ding- a- ling, my ding- a- ling,

I want you to play with my ding- a- ling!

Verse 5
Oh, that is beautiful You know what I heard, I heard
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 (G major) 
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I heard two girls over  (A major) here singing  (D major) in harmony,
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that's  (G major) all right, honey
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This is a free  (A major) country,
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live like  (D major) you wanna live, baby!
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Yeah, ain't nobody  (A major)  (D major) gonna knock it,
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 (G major) doll, mm- mm
Yeah, freedom
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Yes sir, there's one  (A major) guy right over here singin'  (D major) "mine" too,
that's all right, brother!
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Yes sir, you got a  (G major) right, baby,
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ain't  (A major) nobody gonna bother  (D major) you, tell you

Verse 6

Once I was climbing the garden wall

I slipped and had a terrible fall

I fell so hard I heard bells ring

But held on to my ding- a- ling- a- ling

Verse 7

My ding- a- ling, my ding- a- ling,

I want you to play with my ding- a- ling!

My ding- a- ling, my ding- a- ling,

I want you to play with my ding- a- ling!

Verse 8

Hmm, you know that's future parlia

ment out there singin'?

Oh yeah! (yeah!)

Verse 9
D 
Hmm, once I was swimming  (D major) 
'cross turtle creek
Man, them snappers all around my feet
Sure was hard swimming
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'cross  (G major) that  (A major) thing
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With both hands holding my ding-  (D major) a- ling

Verse 10

Oh, my ding- a- ling, my ding- a- ling,

I want you to play with my ding- a- ling!

My ding- a- ling, my ding- a- ling,

I want you to play with my ding- a- ling!

Verse 11
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That's so beautiful  (D major) 
I think it's a beautiful little song, really I do
And guess what,
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every (G major) body's still not singing
There's a few right down front here
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that's not  (A major) singing
We're gonna dedicate this verse to
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those who will  (D major) not sing, yes sir

Verse 12
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Hmm, this here song it ain't so sad The cutest  (D major) 
little song you ever had
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Those of you  (G major) who will not sing
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 (A major) You must be playing with
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your  (D major) own ding- a- ling

Verse 13

My ding- a- ling, my ding- a- ling,

I want you to play with my ding- a- ling!

My ding- a- ling, my ding- a- ling,

I want you to play with my ding- a- ling!

Verse 14

Oh, your own, ding- a- ling, your own ding- a- ling,

we saw you playing with your ding- a- ling

Oh, my ding- a- ling, everybody sing,

I want to play with my, everybody

Verse 15

My ding- a- ling, oh, my, ding- a- ling

Slow down, I want to play, everybody,

with my ding- a- ling!

Outro 1
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 (D major)  (G major)  (A major)  (D major) 
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 (G major)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major) 
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 (D major)  (G major)  (A major)  (G major)  (D major) 
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 (G major)  (A major)  (D major) 
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