[Intro]D#m9
Honey honey honey honey
honey honey dew, be mine,
G#6C#
cause I’m plum nuts over you,
G#
my little peachy pie….
C#
Tony who sells fruits and
G#7C#
vegetables loves pretty Marie.
As he pushes his cart along,
G#7
he sings Marie this song:
[Verse 1]C#
Beets. Beets.
How my heart beets for you.
G#7
Beets. Beets.
Say yours beets for me too.
C#
Lettuce,
C#Aug F#
Oh lettuce get married today.
G#7 G#Aug
Honey Dew. Honey Dew.
C#G#
Say you’re mine to stay. Hey!
[Verse 2]C#
Oh Pears. Pears.
We’d make a lovely pair.
G#7
Peaches. Peaches.
The peachiest anywhere.
C#
If you Cantaloupe,
C#Aug F#
cantaloupe how I will pine.
G#7G#6C#
Oh orange you gonna be mine?
[Instrumental]
C# G#7 C# C#Aug F# G#7 G#Aug C#
C#
Plums! Plums?
Oh I’m plum set on you.
G#7
Squash! Squash?
Don’t squash my hopes in two.
C# C#Aug
Turnip, don’t Turnip
F#G#
your nose or I’ll cry.
G#7
Olive you,
G#Aug C# G#
olive you til the day I die.
C#
Oh Dates! Dates?
Please be my steady date.
G#7
Figs! Figs?
I figure that you’re my fate.
C# C#Aug
If you Carrot all,
F#
Carrot all, please marry me.
G#G#6C#
We’ll get by on my celery!
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How to play The Pushcart Serenade: key, chords and progression
These are the chords for The Pushcart Serenade by Wally Cox on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard
To play The Pushcart Serenade by Wally Cox, think in D♭ major (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭). It takes 6 chords: D#m9, G#6, C#, G#, G#7 and F#.
Listen for C# – G# – C# – G#7 (I – V – I – V7 in D♭ major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – soh – doh – soh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.
Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 6th fret and play the shapes Am9, D6, G, D, D7, C (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
What is the chord progression of The Pushcart Serenade?
The main progression is C# – G# – C# – G#7 (I – V – I – V7).
Is The Pushcart Serenade easy to play on guitar?
Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 6th fret and play the shapes Am9, D6, G, D, D7, C (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).
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