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Ashley Ryan – Hush Little Baby Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
 Am               C
Hush little baby don't
you cry
      G
Your mama's got a 12
        F
 guage held up high

    Am                C
And if that boy ever breaks
 your heart
      G
I'll send him where the
                 F
 moon meets and kisses
the stars

[Verse]
Am                      C
  He's messing with my baby
G                   F
 And I aint' gonna tell him twice
Am                C
If you come home crying
          G
Kiss the Chevy and these
                   F     Am
 matches good and bye-ye-ye

                   C    G
You're coming off gentle
                 F
Somthing like a preacher's
       Am
 daughter
                   C
The same can't be said
          G
 for me-eeee
                F
Thanks to your father

          G
'Cause I know his kind
like the back of my hand
       F
Just 'cause he's a male
don't make him a man


[Chorus]
 Am               C
Hush little baby don't you cry
      G
Your mama's got a 12
        F
 guage held up high

    Am
And if that boy ever
  C
 breaks your heart
      G
I'll send him where the
                 F
moon meets and kisses the stars

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   Am                 C
I count my blessing, count
these shells
      G
It'll only take one shot
     F
 to bring him down

    Am
He better treat you right
        C
'cause if he doon't
     G            F            F
The Lord's gonna call him home

[Verse]
Am               C
   Keep his eyes open
G               F
 The very last thing he'll see
Am                     C
Is me standing with a shovel
G                 F
 Buryin' him him six foot deep

[Solo]
Dm      Am
 Dm      F   G

[Break]
 Am               C
Hush little baby don't be scared
       G
We'll lay him next
                 (F)
 to daddy in the graveyard there

Yeaaah ah ee yeaaaaaah


[Chorus]
 Am               C
Hush little baby don't
 you cry
      G
Your mama's got a
          F
12 guage held up high

    Am
And if that boy ever
  C
 breaks your heart
      G
I'll send him where the
                 F
moon meets and kisses the stars

   Am
I count my blessing,
  C
count these shells
      G
It'll only take one
         F
shot to bring him down

    Am
He better treat you right
        C
 'cause if he doon't
     G            F
The Lord's gonna call
          Am  C
 him home

[Outro]
         G
Oh, the Lord's gonna
  F        F  Am  C  G  F
call him hooooooooooooome
Am
So tonight
          C
'fore you go to sleep
 G
Pray to the Lord
my soul to keep

How to play Hush Little Baby: key, chords and progression

These are Hush Little Baby chords by Ashley Ryan on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Hush Little Baby by Ashley Ryan sits in A minor (no sharps or flats), and you need 5 chords to play it: Am, C, G, F and Dm.

Listen for Am – C – G – F (i – III – VII – VI in A minor): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Em, G, D, C, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

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Hush Little Baby chords: questions

What key is Hush Little Baby in?

Hush Little Baby by Ashley Ryan is in the key of A minor (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Hush Little Baby?

Hush Little Baby uses 5 chords: Am, C, G, F, Dm.

What is the chord progression of Hush Little Baby?

The main progression is Am – C – G – F (i – III – VII – VI).

Is Hush Little Baby easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Em, G, D, C, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo).

How to play Hush Little Baby: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Hush Little Baby chords: questions

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