My Little Buttercup Chords

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My Little Buttercup by Randy Newman is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, Am, D7, G6, G7, Cm, D and Gsus. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
16
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G                                                       C     
My little buttercup has the sweetest smile 
Am                          D7                      G6    
Dear little buttercup, won't you stay awhile 
G                                G7                              C   
Come with me where moonbeams paint the sky 
       D7                     Am               D7                Am  Cm    
And you and I might linger in the sweet by and by, oh... 

G                                                           C    
Dear little buttercup, with your eyes so blue 
Am                       D7                                G    
Oh little buttercup, you' re a dream come true 
G                    G7     G6          C                        Am Cm 
You and I will settle down in a cottage built for two 
       G                           Am D7   G      
Oh, dear little buttercup, I love you... 

              C D 
Everybody ! 

G                                                       C     
My little buttercup has the sweetest smile 
Am                          D7                      G6    
Dear little buttercup, won't you stay awhile 
G                   G7     G6           C                       Am  Cm 
You and I will settle down in a cottage built for two oh 

G                     
Dear little buttercup 
G                       
Sweet little buttercup, 
Gsus                
My little buttercup 
Am D    G    
I love you. 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante