The Tale Of Mr Morton chords by Schoolhouse Rock
Guitar chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Key: Db
Difficulty: Novice
Db Ab Gb
This is the tale of Mister Morton
Ab
Mister Morton is who?
Db Ab
He is the subject of our tale
Gb Ab
And the predicate tells what Mister
Db
Morton must do
Ab Gb
Mister Morton walked down the street
Ab Db
Mister Morton walked
Ab Gb
Mister Morton talked to his cat
Ab
Mister Morton talked
Bbm
(Hello, cat. You look good.)
Mister Morton was lonely
Mister Morton was
Gb Ab
Mister Morton is the subject of the
Db Gb Ab
Sentence and what the predicate says
Db
He does
Ab Gb
Mister Morton knew just one girl
Ab Db
Mister Morton knew
Ab Gb
Mister Morton grew flowers for Perl
Db Bbm
Mister Morton grew
Mister Morton was very shy
Mister Morton was
Gb Ab
Mister Morton is the subject of the
Db Gb Ab
Sentence and what the predicate says
Db
He does
Ab
The subject is a noun, that's person
Place or thing
Db
It's who or what the sentence is about
Ab
And the predicate is the verb
That's the action word
Bb
That gets the subject up and out
key change:
Eb Bb Ab
Mister Morton wrote Pearl a poem
Bb Eb
Mister Morton wrote
Bb
Pearl replied in the afternoon
Ab Bb Dbm
Pearl replied by a note
Mister Morton was very nervous
Mister Morton was
Ab Bb
Mister Morton is the subject of the
Eb Ab Bb
Sentence and what the predicate says
Eb
He does!
Bb
The cat stretched
The sun beat down
Eb
A neighbor chased his kid
(Come here kid - come on!)
Bb
Each sentence is completed when
Ab Bb
You know the subject did
Eb Bb Ab
Mister Morton knocked on her door
Bb Eb
Mister Morton knocked
Bb
Mister Morton sat on her porch
Ab Bb Cm
--Yes, he just-- sat and rocked
Mister Morton was a Nervous man
When she opened up the door he ran
Eb Bb Ab
Mister Morton climbed up his stairs
Bb Eb
Mister Morton climbed
Bb Ab
Mister Morton rhymed pretty words
Bb Cm
Mister Morton rhymed
Mister Morton was lonely
Mister Morton was
Bb
Until Pearl showed up with a single rose
Bb
Who says women can't propose?
Eb Bb
Now Mister Morton is happy
Ab Bb
And Pearl and the cat are too
Eb Bb Cm
They're the subjects of the sentence
Ab Bb Eb
And what the predicate says, they do Last updated:
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