Chords & lyrics
Elmo’s Song
Song information
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Key
- C major
- Capo
- None
- Tempo
- 106 BPM
- Style
- Uplifting
Playing tipI consider this intermediate because to create a fun, bouncy feel, you need to play the “root & 5th” bass notes along with the guitar chords, giving it a slight country-style (i.e., using C&G for the C chord and G&D for the D chord).
Chords & lyrics
[Intro] C/G | A7 | Dm7 | G
[Verse 1] This is the song, la la la la, Elmo's Song G G7 C La la la la, la la la la, Elmo's Song. C Am7 Dm7 G La la la, la la la la La la la, la la la la C G He loves to sing, la la la la, Elmo's Song G G7 C La la la la, la la la la, Elmo's Song F Fdim7 He wrote the music E Am He wrote the words Dm7 G C That’s Elmo's Song! | [Verse 2] SUBSTITUTE others’ names for Elmo! For example:
This is the song, la la la la, Mommy’s Song G G7 C La la la la, la la la la, Mommy's Song. C Am7 Dm7 G La la la, la la la la La la la, la la la la C G She loves to sing, la la la la, Mommy’s Song G G7 C La la la la, la la la la, Mommy’s Song F Fdim7 She loves the music! E Am She loves the words Dm7 G C That’s Mommy’s Song! |