Marvelous Toy
Tom PaxtonVersions2
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
When I was just a wee little lad Full of health and joy
My father homeward came one night And gave to me a toy
A wonder to behold it was with many colors bright
And the moment I laid eyes on it. It became my hearts delight
It went zip when it moved, bop when it stopped and whir when it stood still
I never knew just what it was and I guess I never will
The first time that I picked it up I got a big surprise
For right on the bottom were two big buttons that looked like big green
eyes.
I first pushed one, then the other, then I twisted its lid
And when I put it down again, here is what it did.
Chorus
It first marched left, then marched right, then marched under a chair.
And when I looked where it had gone, it wasn't even there
I started to cry, but my daddy laughed for he knew that I would find
When I looked around, my marvellous toy, just a'chugging from behind.
Chorus
Well, the years have gone by too swiftly it seems, I now have my own
little boy
And yesterday, I gave to him my marvelous little toy.
His eyes nearly popped right out of his head, he gave a squeal of glee
Neither one of us knows just what it is, but he loves it just like me
Chorus
I've been doing this song for MANY years and (if I remember correctly
without my guitar in hand) generally play it in C but the chord progression
is simple enough to allow it to be played in whatever key fits your vocal
range.
Regards,
Subject: Marvelous Toy by Tom Paxton..third try..first two no good
The Marvelous Toy--Tom Paxton
When I was just a wee little lad full of health and joy
My father home-ward came one night and gave to me a toy
A wonder to behold it was, with many colors bright
..................
The moment I laid eyes on it, it became my hearts delight
It went ZIP when it moved, and BOP when it stopped
And WHIRRR when it stood still
...................
I never knew just what it was And I guess I never will
2)The first time that I picked it up I had a big surprise
For right on it's bottom were 2 big buttons that looked like big green eyes
I first pushed one and then the other and then I twisted it's lid
And when I set it down again, this is what it did CH:
3)It first marched left and then marched right and then marched under a chair
And when I looked where it had gone it wasn't even there
I started to sob and daddy laughed, for he knew what I would find
When I turned around my marvelous toy, chugging from behind CH:
4)The years have gone by quickly it seems, I have my own little boy
And yesterday I gave to him, my own marvelous little toy
His eyes nearly popped right out of his head and he gave a squeal of glee
Neither one of us knows just what it is but he loves it just like me CH:
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Readable chord sheet for Marvelous Toy by Tom Paxton
When[D] I was just a[A7] wee little lad [D]Full of health and joy [G]
My [G]father homeward [D]came one night And [E]gave to me a [A7]toy
A won[D]der to be[A7]hold it was with ma[D]ny colors bri[G]ght
And the [G]moment I laid [D]eyes on it. It be[E7]came my hearts de[A7]light
It went [D]zip when it [A7]moved, bop when it stopped[D] and whir when it st[G]ood still
I n[G]ever knew just [D]what it was and I [A7]guess I never [D]will
The first time that I picked it up I got a big surprise
For right on the bottom were two big buttons that looked like big green
eyes.
I first pushed one, then the other, then I twisted its lid
And when I put it down again, here is what it did.
Chorus
It first marched left, then marched right, then marched under a chair.
And when I looked where it had gone, it wasn't even there
I started to cry, but my daddy laughed for he knew that I would find
When I looked around, my marvellous toy, just a'chugging from behind.
Chorus
Well, the years have gone by too swiftly it seems, I now have my own
little boy
And yesterday, I gave to him my marvelous little toy.
His eyes nearly popped right out of his head, he gave a squeal of glee
Neither one of us knows just what it is, but he loves it just like me
Chorus
I've been doing this song for MANY years and (if I remember correctly
without my guitar in hand) generally play it in C but the chord progression
is simple enough to allow it to be played in whatever key fits your vocal
range.
Regards,
Subject: Marvelous Toy by Tom Paxton..third try..first two no good
The Marvelous Toy--Tom Paxton
[C]
[G7]
[C]
[G7] When I was just a wee little lad full of health and joy
[F]
[C]
[D7]
[G7] My father home-ward came one night and gave to me a toy
[C]
[G7]
[C]
[F] A wonder to behold it was, with many colors bright
..................
[F]
[D7]
[G7] The moment I laid eyes on it, it became my hearts delight
[C][B]
[C]
[G7] It went ZIP when it moved, and BOP when it stopped
[C]
[F] And WHIRRR when it stood still
...................
[C]
[G7]
[C] I never knew just what it was And I guess I never will
2)The first time that I picked it up I had a big surprise
For right on it's bottom were 2 big buttons that looked like big green eyes
I first pushed one and then the other and then I twisted it's lid
And when I set it down again, this is what it did CH:
3)It first marched left and then marched right and then marched under a chair
And when I looked where it had gone it wasn't even there
I started to sob and daddy laughed, for he knew what I would find
When I turned around my marvelous toy, chugging from behind CH:
4)The years have gone by quickly it seems, I have my own little boy
And yesterday I gave to him, my own marvelous little toy
His eyes nearly popped right out of his head and he gave a squeal of glee
Neither one of us knows just what it is but he loves it just like me CH: