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Little Buddy chords by
Claude King
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Key: C major•
Verse 1
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D

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Here he comes, rat -a -tat -tum,
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G

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C
C

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Little Buddy Blayne, play your drum.

There's a town that I was born in,
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F

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C

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where I spent my childhood days.
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F

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C
C

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There I met Little Buddy
D
D

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and his kids we used to play.
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G

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C
C

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We pretended we were soldiers,
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F

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I could hear the bullets hum.
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C

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I fought with a broomstick,
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C

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bayonet,
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G

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C

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and Little Buddy played his drum.
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D

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Here he comes, steppin' high,
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G

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playin' his drum.
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C

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I'm marchin' by,
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D

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there he goes, ta -ta -tum.
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G

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C

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Little Buddy, play, play your drum.

The years just seemed to fly by,
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C

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little Buddy became a man
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F

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C

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He went to far off places
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and played with a marching band
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He wrote home many letters
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of places he had seen
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C

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He went to London Castle
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and played before the Queen

She gave my friend a medal
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and said, my boy, well done
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I've called my royal subjects
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to hear you play your drum
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Your country must be proud of you
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Back in the USA, I christened you
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The son of England, play little buddy, play
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D

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Here he comes, steppin' high
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C

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Play this drum, I'm marchin' by
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There he goes, rat -a -tat -tum
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Little buddy play, play your drum

And then one day a message
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F
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C

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came to his mother's door
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C

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Your boy was killed this morning
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D

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upon a foreign shore
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C
C

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This package that we're sending you
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is from your loving son
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His mother looked inside and,
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there was little Buddy's drum

Sometimes upon the hillside
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at the close of day
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You can hear a drummer there
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as he marches on his way
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You can see him in the moonlight
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with the drums he loved to play
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Then the shadows close around him
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and the drums fade away

Little by little they, they will drown

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C

  • D

  • G

  • F

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Little Buddy by Claude King is C major.

The primary chords used in Little Buddy are C, D, G, F.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, D, G, F, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Little Buddy is approximately 91 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Little Buddy using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

Yes! Click the Print icon to generate a clean, one-page version of the chords and lyrics for Little Buddy. This is perfect for practicing offline or adding to a physical songbook.

Yes, we have integrated a Mini-Tuner directly on this page. Use it to quickly check your string pitch (Standard Tuning: E A D G B E) before you start playing along with Claude King.

Absolutely. Click the Save or Heart icon to add Little Buddy to your account. You can access all your saved songs under My Library at any time.

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