Tablature marvelous toy - Tom Paxton

          



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  From: armstron@rhea.trl.OZ.AU (Martin Armstrong )

  

  Originally sent in by John Schuster ages ago (not sure if it was

  archived at Nevada).  Great little song called Marvelous Toy.

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  Marvelous Toy - Tom Paxton

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      D            A7               D                      G

  When I was just a wee little lad  Full of health and joy

     G               D                  E            A7

  My father homeward came one night And gave to me a toy

       D        A7                 D            G

  A wonder to behold it was with many colors bright

          G             D                E7               A7

  And the moment I laid eyes on it. It became my hearts delight

  

  

  Chorus:

          D           A7                        D                   G

  It went zip when it moved, bop when it stopped and whir when it stood still

     G              D                 A7            D

  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,

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  Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 03:24:22 -0500 (EST)

  From: EJL <EJL33@delphi.com>

  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

  

      CH:

              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:

  

      I always think of this as a Christmas song. I used periods between

      chords cuz my editor otherwise moves them around.

      ejl33@delphi.com             ejl33@aol.com

  

   


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