Chords & lyrics

The Riddle Song Chords

Music by: Pete Seeger
Tone B major BPM 68 Views 6
0
Guitar

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]I g[C]ave[Am] my love a cherry[G]
[C]tha[G]t has[C] no stone[Am][G][C]
[G]I gave m[C]y love a chicken
that has no [Am]bone
[D]I g[C]ave my love a[G] story[C]
[Am]that has no en[C]d
And I gave my love a [Am]baby
[C]that's no cry[Am]in'
[C][G][Am][C][Am][C][G][Am]

[Verse 2]
[C]How can there
[G]be a [Am]cherry [C]tha[Am]t has no sto[G]ne?[Am]
[C]How[G] can there be a chi[C]cken
[Am]that[C] has no [D]bone[C]?[G]
[C]How can[G] the[C]re be [G]a sto[C]ry[Am]
[C]tha[Am]t has no [C]end[G]?[C][G]
[C]How [G]can [C]there be a baby that's no
[Am]cryin'?[C][Am][C][Am]
[C]A cherry when it's bloomin'
It has [G]no stone[C][Am][C]
A [G]chicken [C]when it's pickin'
it [Am]has n[C]o [G]bone[C][G]
And [C]a story that I love you
[Am]it has n[C]o end
[G]And[C] a [D]bab[G]y w[C]hen
it's [Am]sleeping [C]is no cry[Am]in'
[G][C]
Chords Tap to view chord shapes
Ready to view chords
Select a chord in the lyrics to pin the chord view here.
AI analysis Quick · deep

The quick version summarizes key, main loop, cadence and harmonic colors. The deep version is for closer reading.

Quick version Quick · compact

Optimized for fast rendering and identifying the main pattern.

No quick version yet. Click Generate quick to create a summary.
Deep version Detailed

Generate or regenerate a fuller AI harmonic analysis.

No deep version yet. You can use the quick version first, then generate the deep version when needed.
Discover more Artist · genre · key
18%
68 BPM