Key: D major
Verse 1
D
G
D
G
Abdim
G
Children,
C
D
G
have you ever met the bogeyman before?
Em
D
Em
No, of course you haven't,
A
D
for you're much too good, I'm sure.
D
G
if he should visit you.
A
D
so I'll tell you what to do.
C
G
here comes the bogeyman.
D
G
Em
Don't let him come too close to you,
A
D
he'll catch you if he can.
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C
Just pretend that you're a crocodile,
G
D
and you will find that
G
Em
Am
D
G
Bogeyman will run away a mile.
Em
Am
Em
Say, shoo, shoo,
B
Em
and stick him with a pin.
Am
Em
Bogeyman will very nearly jump
F#
B
out of his skin.
Em
A
Em
Say, buzz, buzz,
B
Em
B
Em
just like the wasp that stings.
Am
Em
Am
Em
Bogeyman will think you are
F#
B
an elephant with wings.
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G
Hush, hush, hush,
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G
D
G
Em
A
here comes the bogeyman.
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G
C
Tell him you've got sol
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G
For he will never guess
Em
Am
D
G
that they are only made of lead.
B
Em
he'll think that you're asleep
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Em
F#
If you make a lovely snore away,
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Am
Em
Sing this tun e, you children,
B
Em
one and all.
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F#
he'll think it's Henry Hall.
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G
When the shadows of the
evening
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G
creep across the sky,
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Em
an d your mommy comes
A
D
upstairs to sing a lullaby,
no longer frightens you.
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D
told you what to do.
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G
Here comes the bogeyman.
D
G
Em
Don't let him come too close to you.
A
D
He'll catch you if he can.
G
C
G
Just pretend your teddy bear's a dog.
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G
Then shout out, fetch him, teddy!
Em
Am
D
And he'll hop off like a
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Em
D
G
frog.
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G
Em
A
Em
Say, meow,
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Am
He'll think you may scratch him,
Em
F#
B
that will make him fall down flat
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Am
Em
Just pretend he isn't really there
Am
A
You will find that bogeyman
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B
D
G
C
will finish in thin air
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D
G
Em
D
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C
G
Here's one way to catch him without fail,
D
G
Em
just keep a little salt with you
and put it on his tail.
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsD G Abdim C Em...
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