Herman The Worm Chords
Herman The Worm by Misc Children is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
A
I was sittin’ on a fencepost
A
slapping on my left knee
A
chewing on my bubble gum, chomp, chomp, chomp, chomp
A
playing with my yo-yo, do op, do op, do op do op,
A
and watching the birds fly by
A
And then along came Herman the Worm and he was this big.
N.C.
(Hold fingers up to show about an inch)
A G A
I asked, “Herman, what happened?” and he said, “I swallowed one grape”.
A
And then along came Herman the Worm and he was this big.
N.C.
(Hold hands up to show about 5 inches)
A G A
I asked, “Herman, what happened?” and he said, “I swallowed two apples”.
A
And then along came Herman the Worm and he was this big.
N.C.
(Hold hands up to show about 12 inches)
A G A
I asked, “Herman, what happened?” and he said, “I swallowed three grapefruits”.
A
And then along came Herman the Worm and he was this big.
N.C.
(Hold hands up to show about 3 feet)
A G A
I asked, “Herman, what happened?” and he said, “I swallowed four cantaloupes”.
A
And then along came Herman the Worm and he was this big.
N.C.
(Hold arms out as wide up to as you can.)
A G A
I asked, “Herman, what happened?” and he said, “I swallowed five watermelons”.
A
And then along came Herman the Worm and he was this big.
N.C.
(Hold fingers up to show about an inch)
A G A
I asked, “Herman, what happened?” and he said, “I burped!”.