Elizabeth mitchell you are my little bird

elizabeth mitchell you are my little bird

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little liza jane little bird, little bird zousan
(little elephant)

LYRICS & CHORDS
from Smithsonian Folkways CD 40563

pom na tu ri (springtime outing) buckeye jim peace like a river los pollitos
(the little chicks)

the north wind down in the valley

ARTWORK BY IDA PEARLE

little liza jane
G C G C I’ve got a friend inbaltimore, little liza jane G C G D G streetcars running by her door, little liza jane G CG D G oh little liza, little liza jane G CG D G oh little liza, little liza jane

I’ve got a friend in san antone, little liza jane tumbleweeds and cactus grow, little liza jane I’ve got a friend in providence, little liza jane bluebird sitting on the fence, little liza jane I’ve got a friend in chicago, littleliza jane walk and feel the cold winds blow, little liza jane I’ve got a friend in sioux falls, little liza jane where sunflowers grow so tall, little liza jane I’ve got a friend in cape Cod, little liza jane bullfrogs singing in the pond, little liza jane I’ve got a friend in tokyo, little liza jane springtime ume blossoms grow, little liza jane

elizabeth mitchell you are my little bird

S MI T H S O N I A N F O L K WAY S S F W C D 4 0 5 6 3

little bird little bird
A little bird little bird fly through my window E7 little bird little bird fly through my window A little bird little bird fly through my window E7 A and find molasses candy D A E fly through my window my sugar lump A E A fly through my window my sugar lump E7 A and find molasses candy

who knows a bird? I do, achickadee what does a chickadee say? chickadee chickadee fly through my window chickadee chickadee fly through my window chickadee chickadee fly through my window and find molasses candy fly through my window my sugar lump fly through my window my sugar lump and find molasses candy

elizabeth mitchell you are my little bird

S M I T H S O N I A N F O L K WAY S S F W C D 4 0 5 6 3

zousan(little elephant)
C C6 C C6 Zousan Zousan C Gsus4 o-ha-na ga na-ga-i no ne C C6 C C6 So-yo Ka-a-san mo Gsus4 C na-ga-I no yo Zousan Zuosan Da-re ga su-ki na no A-no ne Ka-san ga Su-ki na no yo C C6 C C6 elephant elephant C Gsus4 you have a very long nose C C6 C C6 C Gsus4 C yes my mama has a long nose too elephant elephant tell me who do you love? oh you know its my mama that I love

Alternativevoicings
= Muted or Not Played = Open or “Play Away!”

C

Try playing the “C” chord like this. You can play the other chords without moving your “little” finger (“G,” or the third fret on the high E string) or your “first” finger (“C,” on the first fret on the B string).

C6

This is the “New C” voicing, with your middle finger added to the second fret on the G string.

Regular “C” and“G” chords work fine, too. You can disregard “6” and “sus4” and just play “C” and “G.”

Gsus4

Drop your third of “ring” finger down to the thrid fret on the low E string, for the low G in the bass.

elizabeth mitchell you are my little bird

S M I T H S O N I A N F O L K WAY S S F W C D 4 0 5 6 3

pom na tu ri (springtime outing)
G C G Na ri na ri kae na ri G D Ip beh tta ta mul ko yo G C GPyong ah ri tteh chong chong chong G D G Pom na tu ri kam ni ta lily lily golden bell pluck it put it in your bill bunch of chickies hop hop hop springtime outing off they go

elizabeth mitchell you are my little bird

S M I T H S O N I A N F O L K WAY S S F W C D 4 0 5 6 3

buckeye jim
G way up yonder above the sky G a bluebird lived in a jaybirds eye G C G buckeye jim you can’t go G C Ggo weave and spin you can’t go D G buckeye jim way up yonder above the moon a jaybird nests in a silver spoon buckeye jim you can’t go go weave and spin you can’t go buckeye jim way down yonder in a hollow log a red bird danced with a green bullfrog buckeye jim you can’t go go weave and spin you can’t go buckeye jim way up yonder in the quiet night a blackbird sang in the pink moonlight...