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Oo De Lally by Roger Miller
Oo De Lally
G
Robin Hood and Little John
C G
Walkin' through the forest
Laughin' back and forth
D G
At what the other'ne has to say
Reminiscin', This-'n'-thattin'
C G
Havin' such a good time
Oo-de-lally, Oo-de-lally
D G
Golly, what a day
F (Dm7)
Never ever thinkin' there was danger in the water
C
They were drinkin', they just guzzled it down
Am
Never dreamin' that a schemin' sherrif and his posse
D7
Was a-watchin' them an' gatherin' around
G
Robin Hood and Little John
C G
Runnin' through the forest
Jumpin' fences, dodgin' trees
D G
An' tryin' to get away
Contemplatin' nothin'
C G
But escape an' fin'lly makin' it
Oo-de-lally, Oo-de-lally
D G
Golly, what a day
G C
Oo-de-lally, Oo-de-lally
D G
Golly, what a day
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version 2
A
robin hood and little john
D
walkin through the forest
A E
laughin back an forth at what the otherne has to say
A
reminiscin this and thatn
D
havin such a good time
A
oo de lally oo de lally
E A
golly what a day
A
never ever thinkin there was danger in the water
D
they were drinkin they just guzzled it down
B7
never dreamin that a schemin sherrif and his posse
E
was a watchin them an gatherin around
A
robin hood and little john
D
runnin through the forest
A E
jumpin fences dodgin trees and tryin to get away
A
contemplatin nothin but
D
escape an finlly makin it
A
oo de lally oo de lally
E
golly what a day
A D
o oo de lally oo de lally
E A
golly what a day
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version 3
you can use the transpose tool to go to -3 and stick a capo on 3rd,
which makes the chords a lot easier if you're not into bar chords
however, I prefer the sound of it just using all bar chords
PLAY AS BAR CHORDS
[Verse 1]
Bb
Robin Hood and Little John
D# Bb
Walkin' through the forest
Bb
Laughin' back and forth
F Bb
At what the other'ne has to say
Bb
Reminiscin', This-'n'-thattin'
D# Bb
Havin' such a good time
Bb
Oo-de-lally, Oo-de-lally
F Bb
Golly, what a day
[Bridge]
Bb
Never ever thinkin' there was danger in the water
D#
They were drinkin', they just guzzled it down
C7
Never dreamin' that a schemin' sherriff and his posse
F
Was a-watchin' them an' gatherin' around
[Verse 2]
Bb
Robin Hood and Little John
D# Bb
Runnin' through the forest
Bb
Jumpin' fences, dodgin' trees
F Bb
An' tryin' to get away
Bb
Contemplatin' nothin'
D# Bb
But escape an' fin'lly makin' it
Bb
Oo-de-lally, Oo-de-lally
F Bb
Golly, what a day
Bb
Oo-de-lally, Oo-de-lally
C# C Bb
Golly, what a day
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version 4
Tuning:Standard - Capo 6th
On the E and A chords you only play the
top four strings. Also he uses the same strumming pattern throughout the
whole song (except for the B57 on the bridge)and here it is.
t=thumb i=index
t i t i
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----x-------x---|
D|----x-------x---|
A|x---------------|
E|--------x-------|
~VERSE~
E A E
Robin Hood and Little John walkin' through the forest
E B5 E
Laughin' back-'n'-forth at what the other'ne has to say
E A E
Reminiscin' this-'n'-that an' havin' such a good time
E B5 E
Oo-De-Lally Oo-De-Lally golly what a day
~BRIDGE~
E
Never ever thinkin' there was danger in the water they were
A
Drinkin' they just guzzled it down
F#
Never dreamin' that a schemin' sheriff and his posse was a
B57
Watching them and gatherin' around
~VERSE~
E A E
Robin Hood and Little John runnin' through the forest
E B5 E
Jumpin' fences dodgin' trees tryin' to get away
E A E
Contemplatin' nothin' but escapin' finally making it
E B5 E
Oo-De-Lally Oo-De-Lally golly what a day
E A B5 E
Oo-De-Lally Oo-De-Lally golly what a day
This last E does some faster strumming to end the song.
E A B5 F# B57
e|x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----|
B|x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----|
G|1-----2-----4-----3-----2-----|
D|2-----2-----4-----4-----4-----|
A|2-----0-----2-----4-----2-----|
E|0-----x-----x-----2-----x-----|
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version 5
fingerpicked song
[Intro]
e|---------|---------|---------|
B|---3---3-|---3---3-|---3---3-|
G|---3---3-|---3---3-|---3---3-|
D|-3-------|-3-------|-3-------|
A|-----1---|-----1---|-----1---|
E|---------|---------|---------|
[Fig-1]
e|---------|---------|---------|---------|
B|---3---3-|---4---3-|---3---3-|---2---3-|
G|---3---3-|---3---3-|---3---3-|---2---3-|
D|-3-------|-3-------|-3-------|---------|
A|-----1---|-----1---|-----1---|-0---1---|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|
robin hood_____forest___back&forth___has to say
[Bridge 1]
e|---------|-----|
B|---3---3-|---3-|
G|---3---3-|---3-|
D|-3-------|-3---|
A|-----1---|-----|
E|---------|-----|
e|---------|---------|---------|---------|
B|---3---3-|---4---3-|---3---3-|---2---3-|
G|---3---3-|---3---3-|---3---3-|---2---3-|
D|-----3---|-----3---|-3-------|---------|
A|-1-------|-1-------|-----1---|-0---1---|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|
reminiscin'__good time__oo de laly___what a day
[Bridge 2]
[Fig-2]
e|---------|---------|
B|---3---3-|---3---3-|
G|---3---3-|---3---3-|
D|-3-------|-3-------|
A|-----1---|-----1---|
E|---------|---------|
e|---------|---------|---------|---------|
B|---3---3-|---3---3-|---4---4-|---4---4-|
G|---3---3-|---3---3-|---3---3-|---3---3-|
D|-3-------|-3-------|-3-------|-3-------|
A|-----1---|-----1---|-----3---|-----3---|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|
never______danger_water__drinkin__guzzled it down,
Louder[----------->]
e|---------|---------|----------------|
B|---------|---------|----11111111111-|
G|---5---5-|---5---5-|----22222222222-| (listen to the rhythm to get this
D|---5---5-|---5---5-|----33333333333-| last bit right)
A|-3-------|-3-------|----33333333333-|
E|-----5---|-----5---|-1--11111111111-|
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Rpt fig 1
Rpt fig 2
Rpt fig 1
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[Bridge 3]
e|---------|-----|
B|---3---3-|---3-|
G|---3---3-|---3-|
D|-3-------|-3---|
A|-----1---|-----|
E|---------|-----|
[Outro]
Fast 'Flamingo' style
\
[ \ ] [let ring____________________]
e|----------|----------------------------------------------------|
B|---3---3--|-6-------5-------3-3-3---3--------------------------|
G|---3---3--|-6-------5------3-3-3----3--------------------------|
D|----------|-6-------5-----3-3-3-----3--------------------------|
A|-3---1----|-4-------3----1-1-1------1--------------------------|
E|----------|----------------------------------------------------|
oo de_______golly what a day___________________________________
Robin Hood and Little John
Walking through the forest
Laughin' back and forth
At what the other un has to say
Reminiscin' This-'n'-that
An' havin' such a good time
Oo-de-lally, Oo-de-lally
Golly, what a day
Never ever thinkin' there was danger in the water
They were drinkin', they just guzzled it down
Never dreamin' that a schemin' sherrif and his posse
Was a-watchin' them an' gatherin' 'round
Robin Hood and Little John
Runnin' through the forest
Jumpin' fences, dodgin' trees
An' tryin' to get away
Contemplatin' nothin'
But escape an' fin'lly makin' it
Oo-de-lally, Oo-de-lally
Golly, what a day
Oo-de-lally, Oo-de-lally
Golly, what a day
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version 6
CAPO FIRST FRET TO PLAY ALONG WITH RECORDING
Basically it's A chord playing the open a then the fretted E on the D String.
Then For 'Never ever thinking there was danger in the water' bit it's A (briefly) Then
to D5 B7 and ends on E (These chords are what would be if the capo wasn't there)
Capo 1st Fret and finger picked..
Chords Used
A 002220
D5 000230
B7 021200
E 022100
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------2-------------2------------ 2----------3------2-----|
G|------------2-------------2-------------2----------2------2--|
D|----------2-------------2-------------2-------------------- |
A|---0-----------0-------------------0------------0----- 0-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
^^^^This bit comes in for the words
"walking through the forest and 'having such a good time'
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------2----------------------3----------3---------3------|
G|--------------------2------------------2----------2---------2------|
D|-----2-----------2---------------0------------0---------0----------|
A|------------0------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0----------------------------------------------------------------|
^^^ D5 Chord when words 'drinking they just guzzled it down
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------2--------2------2--------2-----------1-------------|
D|-------1--------1------1--------1-----------2---x6--------|
A|----2-------2--------2-------2--------------2-------------|
E|-----------------------------------------0----------------|
^^^Never ever dreaming that a sheriff and his…
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version 7
D G D
Robin Hood and Little John walking through the forest,
D A D
Laughing back n' forth at what the other'ne has to say
D G D
Reminiscing, this-n-thattin', having such a good time
D A D
Oo-de-lally, oo-de-lally, golly, what a day.
D7
Never ever thinking there was danger in the water,
G
They were drinking, they just guzzled it down
E
Never dreaming that a scheming sheriff and his posse
A A7
Was a-watchin' them and gatherin' around...oh....
D G D
Robin Hood and Little John running through the forest,
D A D
Jumpin' fences, dodgin' trees and trying to get away,
D G D
Contemplatin' nothin but escapin', finally making it,
D A D
Oo-de-lally, oo-de-lally, golly, what a day.
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version 8
Bb
Robin Hood and Little John
Walkin' through the forest
Laughin' back and forth
F Bb
At what the other'ne has to say
Reminiscin', This-'n'-thattin'
Havin' such a good time
Oo-de-lally, Oo-de-lally
F Bb
Golly, what a day
C7
Never ever thinkin' there was danger in the water
Bb F
They were drinkin', they just guzzled it down
C7
Never dreamin' that a schemin' sherrif and his posse
F Bb
Was a-watchin' them an' gatherin' around
Robin Hood and Little John
Runnin' through the forest
Jumpin' fences, dodgin' trees
An' tryin' to get away
Contemplatin' nothin'
But escape an' fin'lly makin' it
Oo-de-lally, Oo-de-lally
Golly, what a day
Oo-de-lally, Oo-de-lally
Golly, what a day
-These are the actual chords from the recorded version, If you want a version that is
to play with open chords, just change keys...
(C, G, D7 is probably the easiest.)
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