Misc Children - Peter peter pumpkin eater
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Capo: 4
Tuning: E A D G B E
SONG: Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater
HISTORY: (Wikipedia) “The first surviving version of the rhyme was published in
Infant Institutes, part the first: or a Nurserical Essay on the Poetry,
Lyric and Allegorical, of the Earliest Ages, &c., in London around 1797.”
LYRICS: Optional 2nd verse:
Peter, Peter pumpkin eater,
Had another and didn't love her;
Peter learned to read and spell,
And then he loved her very well.
VERSION: Version that this tab is adapted from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plD2howQ88c
CAPO: 4th fret (for key of Db found in video)
[Verse 1]
APeter, Peter pumpkin eater,
DHad a wife but Acouldn't keep her;
DHe put her in a Apumpkin shell
And Ethere he kept her Avery well.
[Verse 2]
APeter, Peter pumpkin eater,
DHad another and Adidn't love her;
DPeter learned to Aread and spell,
And Ethen he loved her Avery well.