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The Babysitter's Here chords by
Dar Williams
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Key: C major•
Intro 1
C
C

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Verse 1
C
C

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Tonight was just great,
G
G

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She taught us the sign for peace.
C
C

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Now She's made us some popcorn,
G
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We've turned out the lights and we're
Am
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Em
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watching movies
F
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I don't understand and she tries to explain
Dm
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How a spaceship is riding through
G
G

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somebody's brain
C
C

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F
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G
G

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And their blood and guts and oh
Chorus 1
C
C

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Em
Em

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She's the best one that we've ever had
F
F

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She sits on her hair
G
G

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And she's tall as my dad
Dm
Dm

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And she tie-died my shirt,
G
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And she pierced her own ear
Am
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And it's peace, man, cool, yeah, the
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C
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Em
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babysitter's here
Verse 2
C
C

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Her boyfriend is Tom but we call him the
C
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king of romance
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He wears an American flag on the butt of his
Am
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ripped up pants
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And will they get married with
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kids of their own?
Dm
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He says "Not if she's going to
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G

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college we won't,"
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And he kisses her, oh
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Someday I'll have a boyfriend just like that
Chorus 2
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C

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She's the best one that we've ever had
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She sits on her hair
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G

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And she's tall as my dad
Dm
Dm

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And she got mad at dinner when
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G

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Tom drank a beer
Am
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But peace, man, cool, hey, the
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C
C

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babysitter's here
Bridge 1
F
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And we all went to see her go
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dance at the high school
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We made her a big card
F
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And she told us that she'd be the
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Am
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unicorn wearing the pink leotard
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And there she was leaping up
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just like she said,
Dm
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With a sparking horn coming out of her head
C
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Em
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And she's oh...oh oh uh oh
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I can't wait to give her card,
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I can't wait to give her the card
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She's the best one
Dm
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G
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OK, so, the play was called the unicorn,
Am
Am

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And she was the unicorn,
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So That means the star...was
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G

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my babysitter!
C
C

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Em
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F
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Verse 3
C
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But it's Saturday night,
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I can't sleep, and we're watching the news
C
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She says, "Do me a favor,
G
G

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Don't go with a guy who would
Am
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Em
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make you choose,"
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And I don't understand, and she
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tries to explain
Dm
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And all that mascara runs down in her pain
C
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Cause she's leaving me, oh
Chorus 3
C
C

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Em
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You're the best one that we've ever had
F
F

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You sit on your hair
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G

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And you're tall as my dad
Dm
Dm

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And I'll make you a picture for
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G

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college next year
Am
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So hush now, peace, man, the
F
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Am
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babysitter's here
F
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G
G

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The best babysitter's
C
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G
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here.
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We will see the spinache.
Just sometimes, though, not all the time

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C

  • Em

  • F

  • G

  • Am

  • Dm

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of The Babysitter's Here by Dar Williams is C major.

The primary chords used in The Babysitter's Here are C, Em, F, G, Am, Dm.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, Em, F, G, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

If the simplified chords are too easy, you can visit the original chords page for a more advanced arrangement.

The tempo of The Babysitter's Here is approximately 102 beats per minute.

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