Aunt Rhody Chords
by Burl Ives
Aunt Rhody by Burl Ives is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, A and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: D
D A D
Go tell Aunt Rhody, go tell Aunt Rhody,
D A D
Go tell Aunt Rhody that her old gray goose is dead.
verse 1
D A D
The one that she's been a saving, the one that she's been a saving,
D A D
The one that she's been a saving to make a feather bed.
verse 2
Dm A Dm
She died in the mill pond, she died in the mill pond,
Dm A Dm
She died in the mill pond from standing on her head.
verse 3
D A D
The goslings are cryin’,the goslings are cryin’,
D A D
The goslings are cryin’, ‘cause their mammy's dead.
Dm A Dm
Go tell Aunt Rhody, go tell Aunt Rhody,
Dm A D
Go tell Aunt Rhody that her old gray goose is dead.