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