Bar Of Soap I Wish I Were A Little English Sparrow
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[Verso 1]
C G7
Oh I wish I were a little English sparrow (English sparrow)
G7 C
Oh I wish I were a little English sparrow (English sparrow)
F C
I would sit up on the steeple and spit on all the people
G7 C
Oh I wish I were a little English sparrow (English sparrow)
[Verso 2]
C G7
I wish I were a little can of Coke (can of coke)
G7 C
Oh I wish I were a little can of Coke (can of coke)
F C
I'd go down with a slurp and come up with a burp
G7 C
Oh I wish I were a little can of Coke (can of coke)
[Verso 3]
C G7
I wish I were a little mos- quito (mosquito)
G7 C
Oh I wish I were a little mos- quito (mosquito)
F C
I'd buzzy and I'd bitey under everybody's nightie
G7 C
Oh I wish I were a little mos- quito (mosquito)
[Verso 4]
C G7
I wish I were a fishy in the sea (in the sea)
G7 C
Oh I wish I were a fishy in the sea (in the sea)
F C
I'd swim about so cutey, with- out my bathing suity
G7 C
Oh I wish I were a fishy in the sea (in the sea)
[Verso 5]
C G7
I wish were a little hunk of mud (hunk of mud)
G7 C
Oh I wish I were a little hunk of mud (hunk of mud)
F C
I'd be ooey, ooey, gooey under everybody's shoey
G7 C
Oh I wish I were a little hunk of mud (hunk of mud)
[Verso 6]
C G7
I wish I were a little running shower (running shower)
G7 C
Oh I wish I were a little running shower (running shower)
F C
All the sights youd see, if you were only me
G7 C
Oh I wish I were a little running shower (running shower)
[Verso 7]
C G7
I wish I were a little slippery root (slippery root)
G7 C
Oh I wish I were a little slippery root (slippery root)
F C
Id stick up in the trail, and flop you on your tail
G7 C
Oh I wish I were a little slippery root (slippery root)
[Verso 8]
C G7
I wish I were a little bar of soap (bar of soap)
G7 C
Oh I wish I were a little bar of soap (bar of soap)
F C
I'd slippy and Id slidey over everybodys hidey
G7 C
Oh I G7 wish I were a little bar of soap
G7
Bar
of
C
soap!
How to play Bar Of Soap I Wish I Were A Little English Sparrow
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.