Tho I'm A Tortoise Ukulele chords by Madilyn Mei

• Capo on 5th
• Difficulty: Beginner

Intro:

N.C. F N.C.

Verse 1:
F            Bb
My finger paints aren’t great
      F    C       F
But I still hang them on my fridge
F         Bb
Reminds me of the fun I had
F     C    Dm
Whenever I look at it
  F    Bb      Dm   F     Bb Bbadd9 N.C.
No I am not Picasso or Da Vinci or who knows who
  F      Bb      F  C      F
Tho I am not the best by far I sure like what I do
Dm    C   F       Bb F
(Alright, guys! On your mark, get set-)

Chorus:
F        Bb    C      Dm
Slow down take a nap, I’ll catch up to you
  F      Bb      C       Dm
Run laps around me but we’ll both burn out soon
  F       Bb        C     Dm
The finish line’s close and you’ve nothing to prove
  F    Bb    C     Dm
And tho I’m behind, I need a nap too
   F     Bb       C     Dm
Cause tho I’m a tortoise, I’ve nothing to prove
F     Bb       C     F
Tho I’m a tortoise, I’ve nothing to prove

Post-chorus:
F
Death is marching
F
Death is marching
F
Death is marching
N.C.
Death is marching

Verse 2:
F N.C.
A slap on the wrist
 Bb  N.C.
A tomb made of stone
 Dm   C     F
A casket awaiting a nap (Oh, oh, oh)
  F  N.C.    Bb  N.C.
We all end up six feet below
Dm     C      Dm
Bury me in my favorite hat
  F            Bb
The medals I've won from the races I’ve run
  Dm      C      F  A7
On display back home with my cat
  F       Bb
We all end up six feet below
  F       C       F   Bb F
So why should we care ‘bout all that?

Chorus:
F    Bb     C       Dm
I run my mouth and I will ’til I’m old
  F       Bb    C     Dm
And things may not be as the forecaster told
   F      Bb     C     Dm
Guess they wanted me to show off what I do
  N.C.    Bb    C      Dm
But I couldn’t care any less to show you
   N.C.   Bb       C     Dm
Cause tho I’m a hare, I’ve got nothing to prove
F     Bb       C     F
Tho I’m a hare, I’ve got nothing to prove

Post-chorus:
F
Death is marching
F
Death is marching
F
Death is marching
F
Death is marching
F
Death is marching
F
Death is marching
F
Death is marching
F
Death is marching

Bridge:
F    Bb       F     Dm   Bb   F
Two cozy little caskets, cardboard boxes, earthy holes
F       Bb        F   Dm    Bb    F
Can I hang our favorite pictures on the walls of moss and mold?
(Death is marching, death is marching, death is marching- death is- death is marching- death is-)
N.C.
Death is marching steadfast toward us (Two cozy little caskets)
N.C.
It doesn't care if you're bronze, silver or gold (cardboard boxes, earthy holes)
N.C.
If I reach the end before you
N.C.
Will you lend your hand to hold?
N.C.            F  N.C.
Will you lend your hand to hold?

Chorus:
F        Bb    C      Dm
Slow down take a nap, I’ll catch up to you
  F      Bb      C       Dm
Run laps around me but we’ll both burn out soon
    F   Bb     C       Dm
They’ll pit us against one another, it's true
  F     Bb       C     Dm
And tho we are different we’ve nothing to prove
F     Bb       C     Dm
Tho I’m a tortoise, I’ve nothing to prove
F      Bb        C     Dm
Tho you’re a hare, you’ve got nothing to prove
F     Bb        C     Dm
Tho we are different, we’ve nothing to prove
  F     Bb       C
Oh tho I’m a tortoise, I’ve nothing
  F
To prove