Hey Lolly Lolly Chords

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Hey Lolly Lolly by Woody Guthrie is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
16
Speed
  			  G                                                D
Hey lolly lolly, lolly, hey lolly lolly low.
                                                     G
Hey lolly lolly, lolly, hey lolly lolly low.
                                                     D
Hey lolly lolly, lolly, hey lolly lolly low.
                                                     G
Hey lolly lolly, lolly, hey lolly lolly low.

          G                                                                        D
    A married man will keep your secret, hey lolly lolly low,
                                                                             G
    a single boy will talk about you, hey lolly lolly low.

         G                                                                       D
    A single' man will keep your secret, hey lolly lolly low,
                                                                            G
    a quiet man will talk about you, hey lolly lolly low.

                   G                                                               D
    Well, a married man’s an easy rider, hey lolly lolly low,
                                                                        G
    a single boy gets all excited, hey lolly lolly low.

      G                                                                       D
    Single boy walks on down street, hey lolly lolly low,
                                                                                G
    married man's in his stockin' feet, hey lolly lolly low. 
    	

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