Arlo Guthrie – Ring-Around-A-Rosy Rag (Ukulele)

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OK, first up, Arlo's website has the 'official' chords on it. http://www.arlo.net/resources/tablature/display.php?file=ring-around.chopro But speaking as a rank novice, I found the D minor to B flat chord switch was a tad tricky which was a shame as this song's a real crowd pleaser! Anyway, I found a way to cheat a bit and make the whole thing more novice friendly - transpose the chords down 5 semitones and capo it to the 5th fret to get it back into key. It makes the chords way easier to play!

   C                 E7
1) I had a friend, a friend you could trust

Am            F           
Went into the park and got busted

C         D7                 G7
Doin' the Ring-Around-A-Rosy-Rag.

C                 E7
Went to the park, late at night

Am                        F            
Ring-Around-A-Rosy in the middle of the night

        C                 D7            G7   C    G7 
Yes, we all should do the Ring-Around-A-Rosy-Rag

Ch) Ring around, ring around Rose Touch your nose and blow your toes And mind after doin' the Ring-Around-A-Rosy-Rag. Ring around, ring around Rose Touch your nose and blow your toes And mind after doin' the Ring-Around-A-Rosy-Rag. 2) We ought to send Officer Joe Strange To some Australian mountain range So we all could do the Ring-Aroud-A-Rosy-Rag Would you like to put Philadelphia upthight, one mass Ring-Aroud-A-Rosy in the middle of the night Yes, we all should do the Ring-Aroud-A-Rosy-Rag Ch)

C          E7       A7
Touch your nose and blow your toes

    D7                   G7
And mind after doin' the Ring-Around-A-Rosy-Rag.

Chords: C x-3-2-0-1-0 E7 0-2-0-1-0-0 Am x-0-2-2-1-0 F x-x-3-2-1-1 D7 x-x-0-2-1-2 G7 3-2-0-0-0-1 A7 x-0-2-0-2-0