My Ding‐a‐ling (live (1972/Lanchester Arts Festival)) chords by Chuck Berry

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Verse 1

We got to do our alma matter,

we must do our alma matter

Verse 2
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 (D major) When I was a  (G major) little bitty boy
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My  (A major) grandmother bought
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me a  (D major) cute little toy
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Silver bells hanging  (G major) on a string
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She  (A major) told me it was my  (D major) ding-
a- ling- a- ling, oh

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Verse 3

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 4
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Hmm, and  (D major) 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  (D major) vestibule
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Every time that  (G major) bell would ring  (A major) 
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Catch me playing with my  (D major) ding- a- ling- a- ling,

Verse 5
oh
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 (G major) My ding- a- ling, my ding- a-  (A major) ling, I
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want you to play with  (D major) my ding- a- ling!
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My ding-  (G major) a- ling, my ding- a- ling,
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I  (A major) want you to play with  (D major) my ding- a- ling!

Verse 6
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Oh, that  (A major) is beautiful
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 (D major)  (A major) You know what I heard, I heard
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I  (D major) heard two girls over here singing  (A major) in harmony,
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 (D major) that's all right, honey
This is a free country,
live like you wanna live, baby!
Yeah, ain't nobody gonna knock it,
doll, mm- mm
Yeah, freedom
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Yes sir, there's one  (A major) guy right over here singin' "mine" too,
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that's  (D major) all right, brother!
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Yes sir, you  (A major) got a right, baby,
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 (D major) ain't nobody gonna bother you, tell you

Verse 7

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 8

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 9
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Hmm,  (D major) you know  (A major) that's future
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parliament out there singin'?  (D major) 
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Oh yeah! (yeah!) Hm (A major) m,
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once  (D major) I was swimming 'cross turtle  (A major) creek
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Man, them snappers all around  (D major) my feet
Sure was hard swim
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 (G major) ming 'cross that thing
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With  (A major) both hands holding my  (D major) ding- a- ling

Verse 10
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Oh,  (G major) my ding- a- ling, my  (A major) ding-  (D major) a- ling,
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I want you to play with my  (G major) ding- a- ling!
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My  (A major) ding- a- ling, my  (D major) ding- a- ling,
I want you to play with my ding- a- ling!
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That's  (A major) so beau

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

Verse 12
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 (D major) this here song it ain't so sad
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 (A major) The cutest little song you  (D major) ever had
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Those of you who  (G major) 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