Sing, Spider, Sing! chords by
Tom Paxton

N/A•

Key: C major•

Verse 1

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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I had an old dog

and his name was Spider.

G

G

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His legs were so wide

C

C

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and his grin was wider.

F

F

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All black, white and brown,

C

C

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the be st dog in town.

D

D

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G

G

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Yes, of all the town dogs, he was king.

F

F

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Now when I would tune up my

C

C

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fiddle and bowl,

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G

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That doggy would tilt back

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C

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his little head so,

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F

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He'd raise up his nose,

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C

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his eyes he would close,

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G

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C

C

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And he'd sing, sing, sing.

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F

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C

C

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Sing, spider, come sing me a tune,

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G

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Come howl at the mountain,

C

C

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come bay at the moon,

F

F

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C

C

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I'll play on my fiddle, I'll tickle the string,

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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if you sing the spider's song.

I went for a spree, and I flew in a glider,

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G

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I looked down below me,

C

C

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and there I saw a spider.

F

F

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He ran up the hill,

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C

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he took a great spill,

D

D

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G

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and he ran all around in a ring.

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F

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I soared through the air

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C

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and I made a great loop

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G

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Dm

Dm

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I came up behind him

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and made a great swoop

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C

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And as I swished by, I leaned out to cry

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G

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C

C

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Come on, sing, spider, sing

F

F

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C

C

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Sing, spider, come sing me a tune

G

G

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Come howl at the mountain,

C

C

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come bay at the moon

F

F

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C

C

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I'll play on my fiddle, I'll tickle the string

G

G

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C

C

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If you sing, spider, sing

G

G

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You don't have to fetch

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C

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me my slippers,

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though that's what some good doggies do.

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D

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I just want to hear a song in my ear,

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G

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you're a good dog too.

C

C

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I rode on a train that went

up to Alaska,

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G

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but then I got bored and

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got off in Nebraska.

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C

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I stood in the rain way out on the plain,

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I couldn't see anything.

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My pockets were empty,

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C

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the fu ture looked black

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But something was wriggling

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C

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down in my back

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From his hiding place

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C

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he came licking my face

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G

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C

C

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I cried, sing, spider, sing

F

F

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C

C

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Sing, spider, come sing me a tune

G

G

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Come a -howl at the mountain,

C

C

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come bay at the moon

F

F

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C

C

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I'll play on my fiddle, I'll tickle a string

G

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If you sing, spider,

C

C

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F

F

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sing

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C

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G

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You don't have to fetch

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me my slippers,

G

G

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C

C

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though that's what some good doggies do.

D

D

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I just want to hear a song in my ear,

G

G

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C

C

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you're a good dog too. I had an old

dog and his name was Spider

G

G

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His legs were so wide,

C

C

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and when it was whiter

F

F

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All black, white and brown,

C

C

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the best dog in town

D

D

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G

G

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Yes, of all the town dogs he was king

F

F

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Now when I would tune up

C

C

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my fiddle and bow

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G

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C

C

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That dog, he would tilt back his little head

F

F

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So he'd raise up his nose,

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C

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his eyes he would close

G

G

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C

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And he'd sing, sing, sing

F

F

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C

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Sing, spider, come sing me a tune

G

G

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Come a -howl at the mountain,

C

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come bay at the moon

F

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C

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I'll play on my fiddle, I'll tickle the string

G

G

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C

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If you sing, spider, sing

F

F

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C

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I'll play on my fiddle, I'll tickle the string

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C

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If you sing, spider, sing you

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

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A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

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B ₁

E ₂

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C ₃

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Chords

C
G
F
D
Dm

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The original key of Sing, Spider, Sing! by Tom Paxton is C major.

The primary chords used in Sing, Spider, Sing! are C, G, F, D, Dm.

No capo is required for this song.

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