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As I Was Going To St Ives Chords

by Misc Children
KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays351

As I Was Going To St Ives by Misc Children is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
Speed 
  			Verso 1:
   D     A        D        A 
As I was going to St. Ives 
  D     A        D           A 
I met a man with Seven Wives 
     D        A     D     A 
Each Wife had seven Sacks, 
     D        A     D    A 
Each Sack had seven Cats 
     D       A     D     A 
Each Cat had seven Kits 
D 
Kits, Cats, Sacks, and Wives 
    D         A        D 
How many were going to St Ives? 

Verso 2:
   D     A        D        A 
As I was going to St. Ives 
  D     A        D           A 
I met a man with Seven Wives 
     D        A     D     A 
Each Wife had seven Sacks, 
     D        A     D    A 
Each Sack had seven Cats 
     D       A     D     A 
Each Cat had seven Kits 
D 
Kits, Cats, Sacks, and Wives 
    D         A        D 
How many were going to St Ives?

Chord diagrams

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante