Misc Children – London Bridge Is Falling Down (Ukulele)
Capo 1
Key
-
Versions
(5)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
This version of London Bridge is the one I learned from my nanna. I played around with the chords to find a
sound that suits the way I sing it.
I'm not sure if Fm7 is the right name for the second chord, but it looks like both F and C played together
(I use my fourth finger to play a C on the a string)
eg:
_______ (first fret capo'd)
0 0 1 0 (second fret, first finger E string)
2 0 0 0 (third fret, second finger G string)
0 0 0 4 (fourth fret, fourth or third finger A string)
[Capo]
First fret
[Strum]
d.d.D.du
(emphasis on the 3rd beat, ie, "bridge", "down", "La-"dy)
[Chords]
F Fm7 C F (see notes for no-capo option)
*************** Lyrics ****************
[Chorus]
F Fm7 London Bridge is falling down, C F Falling down, falling down, F Fm7 London Bridge is falling down, C F My fair Lady.
[Verse]
F Fm7 Build it up with wood and clay, C F Wood and clay, wood and clay, F Fm7 Build it up with wood and clay, C F My fair Lady.
[Verse]
F Fm7 Wood and clay will wash away, C F Wash away, wash away, F Fm7 Wood and clay will wash away, C F My fair Lady.
[Verse]
F Fm7 Build it up with bricks and mortar, C F Bricks and mortar, bricks and mortar, F Fm7 Build it up with bricks and mortar, C F My fair Lady.
[Verse]
F Fm7 Bricks and mortar will not stay, C F Will not stay, will not stay, F Fm7 Bricks and mortar will not stay, C F My fair Lady.
[Verse]
F Fm7 Build it up with iron and steel, C F Iron and steel, iron and steel, F Fm7 Build it up with iron and steel, C F My fair Lady.
[Verse]
F Fm7 Iron and steel will bend and bow, C F Bend and bow, bend and bow, F Fm7 Iron and steel will bend and bow, C F My fair Lady.
[Verse]
F Fm7 Build it up with silver and gold, C F Silver and gold, silver and gold, F Fm7 Build it up with silver and gold, C F My fair Lady.
[Verse]
F Fm7 Silver and gold will be stolen away, C F Stolen away, stolen away, F Fm7 Silver and gold will be stolen away, C F My fair Lady.
[Verse]
F Fm7 Set a man to watch all nigh, C F Watch all night, watch all night, F Fm7 Set a man to watch all night, C F My fair Lady.
[Verse]
F Fm7 Suppose the man should fall asleep, C F Fall asleep, fall asleep, F Fm7 Suppose the man should fall asleep? C F My fair Lady.
[Verse]
F Fm7 Give him a pipe to smoke all night, C F Smoke all night, smoke all night, F Fm7 Give him a pipe to smoke all night, C F My fair Lady.
*********** Notes: ***********
No capo? No worries.
Either drop the capo and replace the Fm7 with more Fs or give your fingers a stretch:
(I bar with my thumb for C# but you do you)
F# Fm#7 C# gcea gcea gcea -1-2 -1-- ttt- --3- --2- ---- 4--- 3--- ---- ---- ---4 ---3
If you're a child-care worker, hosting a party for a young audience or just kiddy sitting a bunch of ankle
biters you can play this to the game. Have the kids stand in a circle and choose two to face each other and
form an arch with their arms. Everyone else walks around in a circle passing under the "arch" whilst singing.
On "My Fair Lady" the "arch" collapses and catches someone. They can start a new arch to collapse on someone
the next verse. Repeat until you're out of survivors or there's one left.
You can also simplify/change some verses to choruses to suit your number of kids or delete parts parents might
not like (who smokes pipes these days anyway?)
Thank you for checking out my tab. Feel free to hit me up with suggestions for improvement (like if you know
what that dang chord is called). I put a heck of a lot of time into this because I'm self-taught and found
detailed tabs the easiest to learn from. Hope it helps!