Tuning: E A D G B E

Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Skip Rope Song [Intro] Am Dm Am [Verse 1]

I used to know a ^Gpretty ^Amgirl Who ^Gcut off all her ^Amhair The ^Cscissors flew a^Dmmong the curls And ^Gcurls went every^Amwhere

[Verse 2]

I gathered up the ^Gfallen ^Amlocks And ^Gcarried them a^Amway And ^Cput them in a ^Dmsilver box And ^Gkeep them to this ^Amday

[Chorus]

^ASong sing, birdie-with-a-wing Perfect circle ^E7sun The ^Agrown-ups get to ^Dmake the rules And ^E7we have all the ^Afun And ^Dwe have ^E7all the ^Afun ^D ^G ^Am

[Verse 3]

And now I am in ^Glove with ^Amyou And ^Ghope that you will ^Amstay ^CAnd to prove that my ^Dmlove is true I’ll ^Gthrow the curls a^Amway

[Verse 4]

And now I am in ^Glove with ^Amyou And ^Ghope that you will ^Amstay ^CAnd to prove that my ^Dmlove is true I’ll ^Gthrow the curls a^Amway ^CAnd to prove that my ^Dmlove is true I’ll ^Gthrow the curls a^Amway

[Instrumental] A E7 A D E7 A [Chorus] Song sing, birdie-with-a-wing

Perfect circle ^E7sun The ^Agrown-ups get to ^Dmake the rules And ^E7we have all the ^Afun And ^Dwe have ^E7all the ^Afun

Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Skip rope song