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Mother Goose by Jethro Tull
Mother Goose
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Verse 1]
D
As I did walk by Hampstead Faire
G F G G F G D
I came upon Mother Goose so I turned her loose she was screaming
D
And a foreign student said to me
G F G G F G D
Was it really true there are elephants and lions too in Picadilly Circus
G Em C G D
Walked down by the bathing pond to try and catch some sun
G Em C G D
Saw at least a hundred school girls sobbing intoHankerchiefs as one
F D
I don't believe they knew I was a schoolboy
[Verse 2]
D
And the bearded lady said to me
G F G G F G D
If you start your raving and your misbehaving you'll be sorry
D
Then the chicken fancy came to play
G F G G F G
With his long red beard and his sister weird
D
she drives a lorry (hmm)
G Em C G D
Back down by the putting green I popped them in their holes
G Em G D
Four and twentylaborers were laboring and digging up Their gold
F D
I don't believe they knew that I was Long John Silver
[Verse 3]
D
Saw Johnny Scarecrow make his rounds
G F G G F G D
In his jet black mac which he won't give back Stole it from a snowman
D
As I did walk by Hampstead Faire
G F G G D
I came upon Mother Goose so Iturned her loose she Was screaming
G Em C G D
Walked down by the bathing pond to try and catch some sun
G Em C G D
Saw at least a hundred school girls sobbing intoHankerchiefs as one
F D
I don't believe they knew I was a schoolboy.
[Outro]
D
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:5th fret
On the Asus2 drop the D string in rhythm
[Intro]
Asus2 G Asus2 G Asus2 G Asus2
[Verse 1]
Asus2
As I did walk by Hampstead Fair
C D C D D C D Asus2 G Asus2 G
I came upon Mother Goose so I turned her loose, she was screaming.
Asus2
And a foreign student said to me
C D C D D C D Asus2 G
Was it really true there are elephants and lions too in Piccadilly Circus?
Asus2 G Asus2 G Asus2
[Chorus]
D Bm G D A
Walked down by the bathing pond to try and catch some sun.
D Bm G D A
Saw at least a hundred schoolgirls sobbing into handkerchiefs as one.
C Asus2 G
I don't believe they knew I was a schoolboy.
Asus2 G Asus2 G Asus2
[Verse 2]
Asus2
And a bearded lady said to me
C D C D D C D Asus2 G Asus2 G
If you start your raving and your misbehaving you'll be sorry.
Asus2
Then the chicken-fancier came to play
C D C D D C D Asus2 G
With his long red beard (and his sister's weird: She drives a lorry)
Asus2 G Asus2 G Asus2
[Chorus]
D Bm G D A
Laughed down by the putting green I popped 'em in their holes.
D Bm G D A
Four and twenty labourers were labouring, digging up their gold.
C Asus2 G
I don't believe they knew that I was Long John Silver.
Asus2 G Asus2 G Asus2
[Verse 3]
Asus2
Saw Johnny Scarecrow make his rounds
C D C D D C D Asus2 G Asus2
In his jet-black mac (which he won't give back) stole it from a snowman.
G
Asus2
As I did walk by Hampstead Fair
C D C D D C D Asus2 G
I came upon Mother Goose so I turned her loose, she was screaming.
Asus2 G Asus2 G Asus2
[Chorus]
D Bm G D A
Walked down by the bathing pond to try and catch some sun.
D Bm G D A
Must have been at least a hundred schoolgirls sobbing into handkerchiefs as one.
C Asus2 G
I don't believe they knew I was a schoolboy.
Asus2 G Asus2 G Asus2 G Asus2
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version 3
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:5th fret
This is my closest approx. to Mother Goose. The song is capoed on the
fifth fret, although the finger positions and what chords are present are
given as if the capo is position 0. The song's strumming and picking style
necessitated some liberalization on my part in the tab.
The intro (section 1) which is played at the beginning and/or end
of each verse is repeated 2 to 4 times depending upon the verse.
Asus2 x02200
A7sus4 x02033
D/F# x4x232
Dsus4 xx0233
Gmaj7/B x2x032
1) As I did walk by Hampstead Fair I came upon
2) And the foreign student said to me was it
(Section 1. )
Asus2 A7sus4 Asus2
e|---0-0-0-------0-3-3-0---------------------------------------------------|
B|---0-0-0-------0-3-3-0--------------0---------------0-------0--------0---|
G|---2-2-2-------2-0-0-0------------0---0-----0-0h2-----0-2----------------|
D|---2-2-2-0h2---2-2-2-2------2-2h4-------4p2-0-0h2-2---0-2-2--------2-----|
A|-0-----------0------------0------------------------------------0-3-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1) Mother Goose so I turned her loose as she was screaming.
2) really true there are elephants, lions too in Picadilly
D
e|--0h2-2-2-0-2--------------0h2-2-2-0-2-----------------------------------|
B|--0h3-3-3-3-3---3----------3-3-3-3-3-3---3-------------------------------|
G|--0h2-2-2-0-2-2---------0--0h2-2-2-0-2-2---------0--(repeat Sect. 1)-----|
D|--0---0-0-0-0-----0---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0---0-----before second-------|
A|--------------------3------------------------3--------line of verse------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Go to this at end of second line of verse.
2) circus?
e|---0-0-0-------0-3-3-0----0-0-0-------0-3-3-3----------------------------|
B|---0-0-0-------0-3-3-0----0-0-0-------0-3-3-3----------------------------|
G|---2-2-2-------2-0-0-0----2-2-2-------2-0-0-0----------------------------|
D|---2-2-2-0h2---2-2-2-2----2-2-2-0h2---2-2-2-2----------------------------|
A|-0-----------0----------0-----------0------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
Walked down by the bathing pond to try and get some sun.
D D/F# Gmaj7/B Dsus4 D
e|-------2---2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-2-2------2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-2-2-2-0-0----|
B|-------3---3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3------3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
G|-------2---2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-2-2------0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
D|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------4----------------2------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A Asus2 A
e|--0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0----------------------------------------|
B|--2---2-2-2---0---0-0-0---2---2-2----------------------------------------|
G|--2---2-2-2---2---2-2-2---2---2-2----------------------------------------|
D|--2---2-2-2---2---2-2-2---2---2-2----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(2nd line of chorus using same notes as above.)
Saw at least a hundred school girls sobbing into handkerchiefs as one.
(Go to following after the second line of chorus.)
I don't believe they knew I was a school boy.
C Asus2 A7sus4
e|----0-------------------3----0-0-0-------0-3-3-0----0-0-0-------0-3-3-3---|
B|----1-------------------1----0-0-0-------0-3-3-0----0-0-0-------0-3-3-3---|
G|----0-------------------0----2-2-2-------2-0-0-0----2-2-2-------2-0-0-0---|
D|----2-------------------2----2-2-2-0h2---2-2-2-2----2-2-2-0h2---2-2-2-2---|
A|--3-3-----------------3-3--0-----------0----------0-----------0-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(The following run is played after the second and final choruses.)
Asus2
e|------0--------0---------------------------------------0------------|
B|--1h3---3--1h3---1---------0-----0---------------------0------------|
G|-------------------2-----0-----0-----------0-----------2------------|
D|-----------------------2-----4-----2-0---0-------------2------------|
A|---------------------------------------3-----2-0---0-0-0------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------3------------------|
And the bearded lady said to me "If you start your raving
and your misbehaving you'll be sorry.
And the chicken fancier came to play, with his long red beard
and his sister's weird, she drives a lorry.
Chorus, ending in above run
Laughed down by the putting green I popped them in their holes.
Four and twenty labourers were labouring and digging up their gold.
I don't believe knew that I was Long John Silver.
Saw Johnny Scarecrow make his rounds in his jet black mac
which he won't give back, stole it from a snowman.
As I did walk by Hampstead Fair, I came upon Mother Goose
so I turned her loose as she was screaming.
Chorus
Walked down by the bathing pond to try and catch some sun.
Must have been at least a hundred school girls
sobbing into handkerchiefs as one.
I don't believe they knew I was a school boy.
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
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