My Favourite Things Birthday Version Chords
My Favourite Things Birthday Version by Julie Andrews is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of B. It uses the chords B, D, Em, Am, D7, G and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
The B and D are correct if you play the 7th it will sound wrong
This version she is said to have sung at her 79th birthday
Have fun
MY FAVORITE THINGS
Em
Botox and nose drops and needles for knitting,
Em
Walkers and handrails and new dental fittings,
Am D7 G C
Bundles of mag-a-zines tied up in string,
G Em Am B
These are a few of my fav-o-rite things.
Em
Cadillacs and cataracts, hearing aids and glasses,
Em
Polident and Fixodent and false teeth in glasses,
Am D7 G C
Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings,
G Em Am B
These are a few of my favorite things.
Em
When the pipes leak,
Am D
When the bones creak,
G C
When the knees go bad,
C D G C
I simply re-member my favorite things,
C D G
And then I don't feel so bad.
Em
Hot tea and crumpets and corn pads for bunions,
Em
No spicy hot food or food cooked with onions,
Am D7 G C
Bathrobes and heating pads and hot meals they bring,
G Em Am B
These are a few of my favorite things.
Em
Back pain, confused brains and no need for sinnin',
Em
Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinnin',
Am D7 G C
And we won't mention our short shrunken frames,
G Em Am B
When we re-member our favorite things.
Em
When the joints ache,
Am D
When the hips break,
G C
When the eyes grow dim,
C D G C
Then I re-member the great life I've had,
C D G
And then I don't feel so bad.