Chords with lyrics
🎸 Intro:
A minorAm
C* B* C* A* A minorAm
G* F#* G* E* A minorAm
C* B* C* A* A minorAm
G* F#* G* E* A minorAm
🎸 Verse 1:
A minorAm
Hey, hey my lordin' lord
A minorAm
I'm-a gonna buy three little blue birds
A minorAm
One for to whistle, one for to sing
A minorAm
One for to do most any little thing
🎸 Chorus:
C majorC
Children go where I send thee
C majorC
How shall I send thee?
A minorAm
Hey, hey my lordin' lord
C majorC
Well
I'm gonna send thee three by three
A minorAm
Three, for the Hebrew children
C majorC
Two, for the Paul and Silas
A minorAm
One, for the little-bitty baby
C majorC
Was born, born
C majorC
Born in Bethlehem
C* B* C* A* A minorAm
G* F#* G* E* A minorAm
C* B* C* A* A minorAm
G* F#* G* E* A minorAm
🎸 Verse 2:
A minorAm
Hey, hey my lordin' lord
A minorAm
I'm-a gonna buy three huntin' dogs
A minorAm
One for to kill, one for to shout
A minorAm
One for to talk to when I go out
🎸 Chorus:
C majorC
Children go where I send thee
How shall I send thee?
A minorAm
Hey, hey my lordin' lord
C majorC
Well
I'm gonna send thee six by six
A minorAm
Six, for the six that never got fixed
C majorC
Five, for the five that stayed alive
A minorAm
Four, for the four that stood at the door
C majorC
Three, for the Hebrew children
A minorAm
Two, for the Paul and Silas
C majorC
One, for the little-bitty baby
C majorC
Was born, born
C majorC
Born in Bethlehem
C* B* C* A* A minorAm
G* F#* G* E* A minorAm
C* B* C* A* A minorAm
G* F#* G* E* A minorAm
🎸 Verse 3:
A minorAm
Hey, hey my lordin' lord
A minorAm
I'm-a gonna buy three muley cows
A minorAm
One for to milk, one to plow my corn
A minorAm
One for to pray on Christmas morn
🎸 Chorus:
C majorC
Children go where I send thee
C majorC
How shall I send thee?
A minorAm
Hey, hey my lordin' lord
C majorC
Well
I'm gonna send thee nine by nine
A minorAm
Nine, for the nine that looked so fine
C majorC
Eight, for the eight that stood at the gate
A minorAm
Seven, for the seven that came from heaven
C majorC
Six, for the six that never got fixed
A minorAm
Five, for the five that stayed alive
C majorC
Four, for the four that stood at the door
A minorAm
Three, for the Hebrew children
C majorC
Two, for the Paul and Silas
A minorAm
One, for the little-bitty baby
C majorC
Was born, born
C majorC
Born in Bethlehem
C* B* C* A* A minorAm
G* F#* G* E* A minorAm
C* B* C* A* A minorAm
G* F#* G* E* A minorAm
🎸 Verse 4:
A minorAm
Hey, hey my lordin' lord
A minorAm
I'm-a gonna buy three little blue birds
A minorAm
One for to sing, one for to mourn
A minorAm
One for to pray when I am gone
🎸 Outro:
A minorAm
🏷Legend:
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