Skip To My Lou chords by Raffi (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Chorus 1

Skip, skip skip to my Lou

Skip to my Lou, my darling

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Verse 1

I lost my partner, what'll I do?

Lost my partner, what'll I do?

Skip to my Lou, my darling

Chorus 2

Skip, skip skip to my Lou

Skip to my Lou, my darling

Verse 2

I love a picnic how about you?

Skip to my Lou, my darling

Chorus 3

Skip, skip skip to my Lou

Skip to my Lou, my darling

Verse 3

Well, flies in the sugar bowl, shoo shoo shoo

Flies in the sugar bowl, shoo shoo shoo

Skip to my Lou, my darling

Chorus 4

Skip, skip skip to my Lou

Skip to my Lou, my darling

Solo 1

Verse 4

Cows in the cornfield, moo moo moo

Skip to my Lou, my darling

Chorus 5

Skip, skip skip to my Lou

Skip to my Lou, my darling

Chorus 6

Singing skip, skip skip to my Lou

Skip, skip skip to my Lou

Skip to my Lou, my darling

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: E majorBPM: 96

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

E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
B7: x-2-1-2-0-2
E6: 0-2-2-1-2-0

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This is the definitive original version of Skip To My Lou by Raffi, 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 E major. It suits players who want to learn Skip To My Lou the way Raffi intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.