lullaby chords by Tim Minchin
Intro 1
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A
Bbdim
A
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Verse 1
D
Sleep, little baby,
A
sleep now my love
The milky way's shining, high up above.
G
When you grow up,
D
you will learn all that stuff,
A
But now, close your eyes,
Faug
Close your eyes.
Verse 2
A
D
Sleep little baby,
A
try not to squalk.
Tomorrow, and tomorrow,
G
you'll learn how to walk.
To love and laugh,
Make toast to tot
D
ter and talk,
A
But for now, beddie byes
Verse 3
A
G
Your blanket's hand knitted,
Gm
with pure angora wool,
D
Your nappy is dry and your tummy is full
A
Of enough antihistamine, to chill out a bull,
G
D
A
D
Yet still all this grindging.
G
What more,
Verse 4
could you want?
Gm
For I just can not guess.
D
You constantly complain to me,
You should feel blessed,
A
There are children in Africa
starving to death,
D
A
D
And you dont here them whinging.
Verse 5
D
G
What else, can I do to put a stop to,
A
This mind numbing noise
D
you are making?
F#
Where is the line between
Bm
patting and hitting?
E
When is rocking rocking,
A
and when is it shaking?
Verse 6
A
G
I dont know what else I can do,
Gm
to try and hush you
D
My heart says I love you but my
brain's thinking fuck you
A
And hoping a child trafficer will abduct you,
G
A
D
At least then I'd get a few hours in bed.
G
I've shushed, and I've cooed
Gm
And I've even tried to sing
D
Ob- La- Di Ob- La- Da,
In the exact voice of Ringo
A
Now all I have left,
G
A
D
A
Is to hope, that a dingo will sneak in and rip off your fat bitching
D
head.
Interlude 1
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D
F#
Bm
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Faug
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D
F#
Bm
E
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Faug
Verse 7
D
A
Oh hush, little baby, dont say a word!
G
Papa's gonna buy you a mocking bird,
D
In the hope you'll get Avian Flu,
A
D
The nice folk in ANE will take care of you
Interlude 2
A
Bm
F#
Bm
E
A
Faug
That's it,
Verse 8
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D
F#
Bm
E
A
Faug
D
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D
F#
Bm
E
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Faug
A
D
close your eyes, shhh, not a sound
A
I can barely see your tiny chest
D
moving up and down
F#
One thing they don't mention
in the parenting book
Your love for them grows,
A
the closer to death they look
Outro 1
lullaby
Tim Minchin
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