Boom Sha La La Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays587

Boom Sha La La by Hans Poulsen is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, D and Dsus4. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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G
Text
16
Speed
  			G				C		D 
dreamy little country there's a 	sleepy Sunday 	school 			where the 
 
C		      	D		C		    D 
School mam Annabel-	la teaches 	dreary golden rules		but the 
 
G				C			D 
Children are all waiting to	 hear the church bells ring		they 
 
C			D	C 
Had their own re - li - 	gion &	all they had to do was 	sing it to the world. 
 
 
Refrain (twice): 
 
G			C	G		C 
Boom - sha - la - la - la	they will sing to you 
 
G			C			Dsus4 
Boom - sha - la - la - la	la - la - la - la - la	la   la  la 
 
 
 
Verse 2: 
 
I sing this song of love to you so war might pass behind 
And guns and planes and army trains left rusting in their lines 
And all the world is waiting, for this very special day 
When all the children will join hands and gladly show the way, singing 
 
 
Mid 8: 
 
G			C		D			G 
Dumphie dumphie all	day		throw your cannons a  -	way 
 
G			C		Dsus4 
Dumphie dumphie all	day           all	day 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transcribed by Grimy Solutions 
 

    	

Chord diagrams

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100 BPM Andante