Rockin' Robin chords by
Bobby Day (Official Version)

1958R&B954 views

Key: G majorDifficulty: Beginner

Intro 1
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
(Tweedilly-tweedilly-deet,
D6 D6 
 
tweedilly- tweedilly-deet)
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
(Tweedilly-tweedilly-deet,
D6 D6 
 
tweedilly- tweedilly-deet)
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
(Tweedilly-tweedilly-deet,
D6 D6 
 
tweedilly- tweedilly-deet)
G G 
 
(Tweet-tweet-tweet-tweet)

Verse 1
G G 
 
He rocks in the treetops all day long
G G 
 
Hoppin' and a-boppin' and singing his song
G G 
 
All the little birds on Jaybird Street
G G 
 
Love to hear the robin go
tweet-tweet-tweet

Chorus 1
C7 C7 
 
Rockin' robin, (tweet-tweet-tweet)
G7 G7 
 
Rockin' robin' (tweet-tweedilly-tweet)
D7 D7 
 
Go  rockin' robin
C7 C7 
 
G7 G7 
 
'cause we're really gonna rock tonight
(tweet-tweedilly-tweet)

Verse 2

G

Every little swallow, every chick-a-dee

G

Every little bird in the tall oak tree

G

The wise old owl, the big black crow

G

Flappin' their wings signin' "go bird, go"

Chorus 2

C7

Rockin' robin, (tweet-tweet-tweet)

G7

Rockin' robin' (tweet-tweedilly-tweet)

D7

Go rockin' robin

C7

G7

'cause we're really gonna rock tonight

Solo 1
oh
G7 G7 
 
(Tweedilly-tweedilly-deet, tweet-tweet)
(Tweedilly-tweedilly-deet, tweet)
C7 C7 
 
(Tweedilly-tweedilly-deet, tweet-tweet)
G7 G7 
 
(Tweedilly-tweedilly-deet, tweet)
D7 D7 
 
C7 C7 
 
(uh-uh-uh-uh- uh-uh-uh-uh)
G7 G7 
 
(tweet-tweet) (Tweedilly-tweedilly-deet)

Bridge 1
C7 C7 
 
A wordy little raven at the bird's first dance
G7 G7 
 
Taught him how to do the bop
and it was grand
C7 C7 
 
They started going steady and bless my soul
D7 D7 
 
He out-bopped the buzzard and the oriole

Verse 3

G

He rocks in the treetops all day long

G

Hoppin' and a-boppin' and singing his song

G

All the little birds on Jaybird Street

G

Love to hear the robin go tweet-tweet-tweet

Chorus 3
C7 C7 
 
Rockin' robin, (tweet-tweet-tweet)
G7 G7 
 
Rockin' robin' (tweet-tweedilly-tweet)
D7 D7 
 
Go  rockin' robin
C7 C7 
 
G7 G7 
 
'cause we're really gonna rock tonight
(tweet-tweedilly-tweet)

Bridge 2
C7 C7 
 
Well, the pretty little raven
at the bird bandstand
G7 G7 
 
Taught him how to do the bop
and it was grand
C7 C7 
 
They started going steady and bless my soul
D7 D7 
 
He out-bopped the buzzard and the oriole

Verse 4

G

He rocks in the treetops all day long

G

Hoppin' and a-boppin' and singing his song

G

All the little birds on Jaybird Street

G

Love to hear the robin go tweet-tweet-tweet

Chorus 4

C7

Rockin' robin, (tweet-tweet-tweet)

G7

Rockin' robin' (tweet-tweedilly-tweet)

D7

Go rockin' robin

C7

G7

'cause we're really gonna rock tonight

Outro 1
(tweet-tweedilly-tweet)
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
(Tweedilly-tweedilly-deet,
D6 D6 
 
tweedilly- tweedilly-deet)
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
(Tweedilly-tweedilly-deet,
D6 D6 
 
tweedilly- tweedilly-deet)
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
(Tweedilly-tweedilly-deet,
D6 D6 
 
tweedilly- tweedilly-deet)
G G 
 
(Tweet-tweet)

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsG Am D6 C7 G7...

Chords

G
Am
D6
C7
G7
D7

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
D6: x-x-0-2-0-2
C7: x-3-2-3-1-x
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

Most chord-change problems come from the strumming hand, not the fretting hand. The basic strumming course covers the patterns and timing that make any chord progression easier to play. Practice basic strumming

This is the definitive original version of Rockin' Robin by Bobby Day, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It suits players who want to learn Rockin' Robin the way Bobby Day intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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