A Place in the Choir
1979 — Bill Staines
Key: G (D-DUD-DU)
Version 5 (2014-02-04)
Baritone
Chords
G
All God's creatures got a
All God's creatures got a
D7
place in the
place in the
G
choir
choir
D
Some sing low and
Some sing low and
G
some sing higher,
some sing higher,
C
Some sing out loud on a telephone
Some sing out loud on a telephone
G
wire, and
wire, and
D
Some just clap
Some just clap
D7
their
their
G
hands, or paws, or anything they've got now.
hands, or paws, or anything they've got now.
G
Listen to the bass, it's the one on the bottom
Listen to the bass, it's the one on the bottom
Where the
D
bullfrog croaks and the
bullfrog croaks and the
G
hippopotamus
hippopotamus
C
Moans and groans with a big t'
Moans and groans with a big t'
G
do
do
And the
D
old cow just
old cow just
D7
goes
goes
G
moo.
moo.
G
All God's creatures got a
All God's creatures got a
D7
place in the
place in the
G
choir
choir
D
Some sing low and
Some sing low and
G
some sing higher,
some sing higher,
C
Some sing out loud on a telephone
Some sing out loud on a telephone
G
wire, and
wire, and
D
Some just clap
Some just clap
D7
their
their
G
hands, or paws, or anything they've got now.
hands, or paws, or anything they've got now.
G
The dogs and the cats they take up the middle
The dogs and the cats they take up the middle
While the
D
honeybee hums and the
honeybee hums and the
G
cricket fiddles,
cricket fiddles,
C
The donkey brays and the pony
The donkey brays and the pony
G
neighs
neighs
And the
D
old gray
old gray
D7
badger
badger
G
sighs...
sighs...
G
All God's creatures got a
All God's creatures got a
D7
place in the
place in the
G
choir
choir
D
Some sing low and
Some sing low and
G
some sing higher,
some sing higher,
C
Some sing out loud on a telephone
Some sing out loud on a telephone
G
wire, and
wire, and
D
Some just clap
Some just clap
D7
their
their
G
hands, or paws, or anything they've got now.
hands, or paws, or anything they've got now.
Song Library - Page 2
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Listen to the top where the little bird sings
Listen to the top where the little bird sings
On the
D
melodies and the
melodies and the
G
high notes ringing,
high notes ringing,
C
And the hoot owl cries over every
And the hoot owl cries over every
G
-thing
-thing
And the
D
jaybird
jaybird
D7
disa
disa
G
-grees.
-grees.
G
All God's creatures got a
All God's creatures got a
D7
place in the
place in the
G
choir
choir
D
Some sing low and
Some sing low and
G
some sing higher,
some sing higher,
C
Some sing out loud on a telephone
Some sing out loud on a telephone
G
wire, and
wire, and
D
Some just clap
Some just clap
D7
their
their
G
hands, or paws, or anything they've got now.
hands, or paws, or anything they've got now.
G
Singing in the night time, singing in the day,
Singing in the night time, singing in the day,
When
D
little duck quacks, and
little duck quacks, and
G
he's on his way.
he's on his way.
C
And the otter hasn't got much to
And the otter hasn't got much to
G
say
say
And the
D
porcupine
porcupine
D7
talks to
talks to
G
himself
himself
G
All God's creatures got a
All God's creatures got a
D7
place in the
place in the
G
choir
choir
D
Some sing low and
Some sing low and
G
some sing higher,
some sing higher,
C
Some sing out loud on a telephone
Some sing out loud on a telephone
G
wire, and
wire, and
D
Some just clap
Some just clap
D7
their
their
G
hands, or paws, or anything they've got now.
hands, or paws, or anything they've got now.
G
It's a simple song of living sung everywhere
It's a simple song of living sung everywhere
By the
D
ox and the fox and
ox and the fox and
G
the grizzly bear,
the grizzly bear,
C
The grumpy alligator the the hawk a
The grumpy alligator the the hawk a
G
-bove,
-bove,
The
D
sly racoon and the
sly racoon and the
D7
turtle
turtle
G
dove.
dove.
G
All God's creatures got a
All God's creatures got a
D7
place in the
place in the
G
choir
choir
D
Some sing low and
Some sing low and
G
some sing higher,
some sing higher,
C
Some sing out loud on a telephone
Some sing out loud on a telephone
G
wire, and
wire, and
D
Some just clap
Some just clap
D7
their
their
G
hands, or paws, or anything they've got now.
hands, or paws, or anything they've got now.