Key: C major
Verse 1
Hansel and
C
Gretel
G
Em
Once upon a time in a green wood,
F
G
among the trees a little hut stood.
C
Em
A boy and a girl inside it did dwell.
G
Hansel and
Gretel.
C
Em
F
Hansel liked to play and explore.
His sister
C
Em
F
Let's go for a walk, said
Oh, okay!
Am
C
F
The forest was huge and glittered with frost,
said
C
Gretel.
I hope we don't get lost!
So they'd remember
F
C
the way they'd come.
they left behind a trail of breadcrumbs.
Am
C
Deeper they went into the chilly wood,
G
Dm
a bit further than they really should.
Am
C
Hansel wished he'd had
something to munch.
Neither of them had brought any lunch.
Shall we go back? I'm starving!
Hansel said.
Me too, said
Gretel, nodding her head.
C
Am
but birds had eaten it!
Hansel and
Gretel spied ahead,
Am
C
G
a cottage made out of gingerbread!
Wow!
so fast and so quick.
Gretel took the door
and nibbled at it.
Suddenly there was a
G
Em
crash and a creep.
G
C
Am
Who's nibbling on my house?
F
C
came a shriek.
Em
G
Out came an ugly witch,
G
At her heels,
meowed a sad black cat.
belonged to you!
G
C
The witch purred.
F
C
Am
Come inside and more sweets
C
F
you shall find!
The witch shut the door and
the fire crackled
Am
Em
G
Now I shall eat you up!
C
She cackled
G
Ab
They had walked right into a trap.
Am
G
B
I think you'd be so tasty,
G
Am
the witch said.
But
C
Am
Em
G
Don't you like sweets then?
C
G
The witch crowed.
Am
E
They're just for children !"
Em
G
Gretel laughed.
C
G
Sweets you should try!
Am
C
Am
Em
G
We'd taste so nasty baked in a pie!
C
Em
The witch looked at them and scowled.
G
Am
F
Sweets are sticky and yucky!
G
C
Gretel handed her a
fizzy red gummy.
G
F
It tastes so yummy!
G
Am
C
If you're wrong, you are toast,"
F
Am
Witch said.
But brave
G
Gretel replied,
Em
F
G
The witch chewed the candy, all suspicious.
C
G
Her face changed,
C
Em
F
Oh, this is delicious.
C
and then another.
G
C
I think we'd better go, said
Hansel.
Em
F
The happy witch waved them farewell.
G
C
Em
The trees were still covered with frost.
G
F
G
Then they saw a path and weren't lost.
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