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Ring-around-a-rosy Rag Tab

by Arlo Guthrie


OK, first up, Arlo's website has the 'official' chords on it.


But speaking as a rank novice, I found the D minor to B flat chord switch was a 
tad tricky which was a shame as this song's a real crowd pleaser!

Anyway, I found a way to cheat a bit and make the whole thing more novice friendly 
- transpose the chords down 5 semitones and capo it to the 5th fret to get it back 
into key.  It makes the chords way easier to play!

                    
1) I had a friend, a friend you could trust
                       
Went into the park and got busted
                          
Doin' the Ring-Around-A-Rosy-Rag.
                 
Went to the park, late at night
                                    
Ring-Around-A-Rosy in the middle of the night
                                             
Yes, we all should do the Ring-Around-A-Rosy-Rag

Ch) Ring around, ring around Rose
Touch your nose and blow your toes
And mind after doin' the Ring-Around-A-Rosy-Rag.
Ring around, ring around Rose
Touch your nose and blow your toes
And mind after doin' the Ring-Around-A-Rosy-Rag.

2) We ought to send Officer Joe Strange
To some Australian mountain range
So we all could do the Ring-Aroud-A-Rosy-Rag
Would you like to put Philadelphia upthight, one mass
Ring-Aroud-A-Rosy in the middle of the night
Yes, we all should do the Ring-Aroud-A-Rosy-Rag

Ch)
                 
Touch your nose and blow your toes
                       
And mind after doin' the Ring-Around-A-Rosy-Rag.

Chords:
     x-3-2-0-1-0
    0-2-0-1-0-0
    x-0-2-2-1-0
     x-x-3-2-1-1
    x-x-0-2-1-2
    3-2-0-0-0-1
    x-0-2-0-2-0