Mary Had A Little Lamb Guitar Chord

Tone: [C]

Capo: 4

Chords: A E

Mary Had A Little Lamb Chord

A
Mary had a little lamb,
E            A
Little lamb, little lamb,
A
Mary had a little lamb,
    E                   A
Its fleece was white as snow
 
A
Everywhere that Mary went,
E          A
Mary went, Mary went,
A
Everywhere that Mary went
    E                A
The lamb was sure to go
 
   A
It followed her to school one day
E               A
School one day, school one day
   A
It followed her to school one day
      E               A
Which was against the rules.
 
   A
It made the children laugh and play,
E               A
Laugh and play, laugh and play,
   A
It made the children laugh and play
   E             A
To see a lamb at school
 
    A
And so the teacher turned it out,
E              A
Turned it out, turned it out,
    A
And so the teacher turned it out,
    E                 A
But still it lingered near
 
    A
And waited patiently about,
       E                A
Patiently about, patiently about,
    A
And waited patiently about
     E          A
Till Mary did appear
 
A
"Why does the lamb love Mary so?"
E                       A
Love Mary so? Love Mary so?
A
"Why does the lamb love Mary so?"
    E              A
The eager children cry
 
      A
"Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know."
          E                        A
Loves the lamb you know, loves the lamb you know
      A
"Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know."
    E             A
The teacher did reply

About mary had a little lamb

“Mary Had a Little Lamb” is a well-known English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 7622. The rhyme has been referenced in various forms since the early 19th century and is thought to have originated in the United States.

The most common modern version of the rhyme is:

Mary had a little lamb, Its fleece was white as snow. And everywhere that Mary went, The lamb was sure to go.

The rhyme is often used as a children’s song, and the melody is used for the teaching of musical instruments, such as the recorder.

There are various theories about the origin of the rhyme, but the most widely accepted theory is that it was written by Sarah Josepha Hale, a magazine editor and writer, in the 1830s. According to this theory, the rhyme was inspired by an actual incident involving a young girl named Mary and her pet lamb.

In any case, “Mary Had a Little Lamb” has become a beloved and enduring children’s song, enjoyed by generations of children and adults alike.