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The Doughnut Song by Burl Ives

Chords with lyrics

_.-------._
  .'  ___  '.
 /   (___)   \
 |'._  The  _.'|
 |  ''-----''  |
  \ Donut Song /
  '-.______..-'

  (by Burl Ives)


Chord diagramA augmentedA simple, yet catchy, little folk song. I've had this song stuck in my head since
I was 5 years old, and it still never gets old.

Enjoy the nostalgia.
No Capo


Intro:
| Chord diagramD MajorD - | Chord diagramD MajorD - | Chord diagramA augmentedA - | Chord diagramA augmentedA - |

     Chord diagramD MajorD
When you walk the streets you'll have no cares
    Chord diagramA augmentedA
If you walk the lines and not the squares
    Chord diagramD MajorD
As you go through life make this your goal
Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramD MajorD
Watch the donut, not the hole

| Chord diagramD MajorD - | Chord diagramD MajorD - | Chord diagramA augmentedA - | Chord diagramA augmentedA - |

   Chord diagramD MajorD
It's written on the rainbow
  Chord diagramG+G        Chord diagramD MajorD
In letters made of gold
Chord diagramG+G       Chord diagramD MajorD
Written on the rainbow
          Chord diagramA augmentedA
There's wisdom to behold
  Chord diagramD MajorD
My friend the little sparrow
   Chord diagramG+G        Chord diagramD MajorD
Flew close enough to see
Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramD MajorD
Written on a rainbow
  Chord diagramA augmentedA      Chord diagramD MajorD
Is this philosophy

     Chord diagramD MajorD
When you walk the streets you'll have no cares
    Chord diagramA augmentedA
If you walk the lines and not the squares
    Chord diagramD MajorD
As you go through life make this your goal
Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramD MajorD
Watch the donut, not the hole

| Chord diagramD MajorD - | Chord diagramD MajorD - | Chord diagramA augmentedA - | Chord diagramA augmentedA - |

   Chord diagramD MajorD
It's written on the rainbow
  Chord diagramG+G        Chord diagramD MajorD
In letters made of gold
Chord diagramG+G       Chord diagramD MajorD
Written on the rainbow
          Chord diagramA augmentedA
There's wisdom to behold
  Chord diagramD MajorD
My friend the little sparrow
 Chord diagramG+G        Chord diagramD MajorD
Agrees it must be so
Chord diagramG+G       Chord diagramD MajorD
Little angels wrote it
  Chord diagramA augmentedA          Chord diagramD MajorD
So folks on earth would know

     Chord diagramD MajorD
When you walk the streets you'll have no cares
    Chord diagramA augmentedA
If you walk the lines and not the squares
    Chord diagramD MajorD
As you go through life make this your goal
Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramD MajorD
Watch the donut, not the hole

KEY CHANGE to Chord diagramEb MajorEb

| Chord diagramEb MajorEb - | Chord diagramEb MajorEb - | Chord diagramAbAb - | Chord diagramEb MajorEb - |
| Chord diagramAbAb - | Chord diagramEb MajorEb - | Chord diagramEb MajorEb - | Chord diagramBb majorBb - |
| Chord diagramEb MajorEb - | Chord diagramEb MajorEb - | Chord diagramAbAb - | Chord diagramEb MajorEb - |
| Chord diagramAbAb - | Chord diagramEb MajorEb - | Chord diagramBb majorBb - | Chord diagramEb MajorEb - |

     Chord diagramEb MajorEb
When you walk the streets you'll have no cares
    Chord diagramBb majorBb
If you walk the lines and not the squares
    Chord diagramEb MajorEb
As you go through life make this your goal
Chord diagramBb majorBb        Chord diagramEb MajorEb
Watch the donut, not the hole
Chord diagramBb majorBb        Chord diagramEb MajorEb
Watch the donut, not the hole

KEY CHANGE to Chord diagramFF

| Chord diagramFF - | Chord diagramFF - | Chord diagramC majorC - | Chord diagramC majorC - |

  Chord diagramFF
I'm off to jolly England
   Chord diagramBb majorBb        Chord diagramFF
Where bulldogs all wear pants
Chord diagramBb majorBb     Chord diagramFF
Off to Pago Pago
         Chord diagramC majorC
Where alligators dance
  Chord diagramFF
My friend the little sparrow
   Chord diagramBb majorBb        Chord diagramFF
Will take me where he flies
Chord diagramBb majorBb     Chord diagramFF
Even to the rainbow
  Chord diagramC majorC        Chord diagramFF
To read with my own eyes

     Chord diagramFF
When you walk the streets you'll have no cares
    Chord diagramC majorC
If you walk the lines and not the squares
    Chord diagramFF
As you go through life make this your goal
Chord diagramC majorC        Chord diagramFF
Watch the donut, not the hole

| Chord diagramFF - | Chord diagramFF - | Chord diagramC majorC - | Chord diagramC majorC - |

   Chord diagramFF
It's written on the rainbow
  Chord diagramBb majorBb       Chord diagramFF
In letters made of gold
Chord diagramBb majorBb       Chord diagramFF
Written on the rainbow
          Chord diagramC majorC
There's wisdom to behold
  Chord diagramFF
My friend the little sparrow
   Chord diagramBb majorBb       Chord diagramFF
Flew close enough to see
Chord diagramBb majorBb      Chord diagramFF
Written on a rainbow
  Chord diagramC majorC      Chord diagramFF
Is this philosophy

     Chord diagramFF
When you walk the streets you'll have no cares
    Chord diagramC majorC
If you walk the lines and not the squares
    Chord diagramFF
As you go through life make this your goal
Chord diagramC majorC        Chord diagramFF
Watch the donut, not the hole
Chord diagramC majorC        Chord diagramFF
Watch the donut, not the hole

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