The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey - Bofurs Song The Man In The Moon Stayed Up Too Late chords by Soundtracks

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• Difficulty: Beginner

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

The Man in the Moon Stayed Up Too Late
Verse 1:
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There is an inn, a merry old inn
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beneath an old grey hill,
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And there they brew a beer so brown
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The Man in the Moon himself came down
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One night to drink his fill.

Verse 2:
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The ostler has a tipsy cat
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that plays a five-stringed fiddle;
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And up and down he runs his bow,
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Now squeaking high, now purring low,
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Now sawing in the middle.

Verse 3:
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The landlord keeps a little dog
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that is mighty fond of jokes;
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When there's good cheer among the guests,
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He cocks an ear at all the jests
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And laughs until he chokes.

Verse 4:
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They also keep a hornéd cow
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as proud as any queen;
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But music turns her head like ale,
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And makes her wave her tufted tail
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and dance upon the green.

Verse 5:
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And O! the rows of silver dishes
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and the store of silver spoons!
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For Sunday there's a special pair,
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And these they polish up with care
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on Saturday afternoons.

Verse 6:
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The Man in the Moon was drinking deep,
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and the cat began to wail;
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A augmentedA dish and a spoon on the table danced,
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The cow in the garden madly pranced,
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and the little dog chased his tail.

Verse 7:
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The Man in the Moon took another mug,
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and rolled beneath his chair;
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And there he dozed and dreamed of ale,
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Till in the sky the stars were pale,
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and dawn was in the air.

Verse 8:
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Then the ostler said to his tipsy cat:
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'The white horses of the Moon,
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They neigh and champ their silver bits;
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But their master's been and drowned his wits,
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and the Sun'll be rising soon!'

Verse 9:
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So the cat on his fiddle played hey-diddle-diddle,
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a jig that would wake the dead:
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He squeaked and sawed and quickened the tune,
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While the landlord shook the Man in the Moon:
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'It's after three!' he said.

Verse 10:
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They rolled the Man slowly up the hill
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and bundled him into the Moon,
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While his horses galloped up in rear,
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And the cow came capering like a deer,
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and a dish ran up with the spoon.

Verse 11:
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Now quicker the fiddle went deedle-dum-diddle;
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the dog began to roar,
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The cow and the horses stood on their heads;
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The guests all bounded from their beds
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and danced upon the floor.

Verse 12:
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With a ping and a pong the fiddle-strings broke!
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the cow jumped over the Moon,
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And the little dog laughed to see such fun,
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And the Saturday dish went off at a run
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with the silver Sunday spoon.

Verse 13:
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The round Moon rolled behind the hill
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as the Sun raised up her head.
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She hardly believed her fiery eyes;
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For though it was day, to her surprise
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they all went back to bed!