Hush A Bye Chords
Hush A Bye by Livingston Taylor is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, A7sus4, F#m, Asus4, G, Bm, Em, A and D/F#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
D A7sus4 F#m Asus4
Nail and stone it was my life
G A7sus4 D
And dreams were always grown.
D Asus4 F#m Bm
I'd build lovers into wives
G Em A
And dreams into fine homes.
Bm F#m Bm F#m
As simple as it seemed to me,
Bm A D
You would not see me smiling,
G F#m Bm A
And I would cry to watch you try
G D/F# Em A
To live your life to die.
D A7sus4
So hush a bye
F#m A7sus4
Don't you cry
D A7sus4 G D/F# Em A7sus4
Go to sleep my love;
D A7sus4
Dry your eyes
F#m A7sus4
And dream of
G D/F# Em A7sus4 D
You're the one I love.
I did pray to be like you
To be part of your life,
But you were lost to richer lands
Your friends to foot the price.
And somewhere I just saw clearly
What you were thinking of
The diff'rence 'tween us must have been
That someone gave me love.
So hush a bye
Don't you cry
Go to sleep my love;
Dry your eyes
And dream of
You're the one I love.