La Di Dum chords by The Corries

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
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Verse 1:
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On the 17th of March in La-di-da-di-da,
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A son was born to Mrs. Da-di-dum.
    C           F
He had two arms, two legs, a mouth, a nose and ears,
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And the usual La-di-da-di-da-di-dum.

Verse 2:
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They duly christened him La-di-da-di-da.
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They gave his second name as Da-di-dum;
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And throughout his life, and he lived for 90 years,
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He was known as La-di-da-di-da-di-dum.


Verse 3:
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As he grew up, his La-di-da-di-da
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Grew quicker than his other Da-di-dum;
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And when he was 15, everyone remarked
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On his great big La-di-da-di-da-di-dum.


Verse 4:
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He met a girl in La-di-da-di-da.
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She was pretty, though a little Da-di-dum.
    C       F
But the reason that he loved her best, was she
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Didnae mind his great big La-di-da-di-da-di-dum.


Verse 5:
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Her mother was awfully La-di-da-di-da.
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Her father was completely Da-di-dum.
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And they sat him to dinner of Salmon Mayonnaise
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And a bowl of La-di-da-di-da-di-dum.


Verse 6:
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Now it all went well till La-di-da-di-da.
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He bent to take a bite of Da-di-dum.
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He couped his plate and the Salmon Mayonnaise
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Fell upon his La-di-da-di-da-di-dum.


Verse 7:
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Her mother cried loudly, "La-di-da-di-da!"
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Her father sort of mumbled, "Da-di-dum."
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And her mother said, "Dear, you must try to find a boy,
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With a smaller La-di-da-di-da-di-dum."


Verse 8:
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But they married in the spring of La-di-da-di-da.
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They honeymooned in lovely Da-di-dum;
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But they found that they couldnae get in a double bed
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For his great big La-di-da-di-da-di-dum.


Verse 9:
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And so they decided La-di-da-di-da,
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To use two single beds to Da-di-Dum
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They slept together and they used the other one
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Just to rest his La-di-da-di-da-di-dum.


Verse 10:
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On the 19th of June in La-di-da-di-da,
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He took ill with an attack of Da-di-dum;
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So they wrapped him up in bandages that ended in a bow
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Round his La-di-da-di-da-di-dum.


Verse 11:
  C           F
He died on the morning of La-di-da-di-da,
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A victim of the dreaded Da-di-dum.
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They put him in his coffin, but they couldnae shut the lid
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For his great big La-di-da-di-da-di-dum.


Verse 12:
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Now the undertaker, La-di-da-di-da,
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Decided on a plan for Da-di-dum.
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He made another coffin, roughly three feet two by one,
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Just to take his La-di-da-di-da-di-dum.


Verse 13:
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Now you can read on his tombstone, "La-di-da-di-da,
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The son of La-di-da-di-dum.
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Here lies his body, and in the next grave up but one,
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Lies his La-di-da-di-da-di-dum."