Ukulele nursery rhymes chords for parents with small children!

I have been contacted recently about whether very young children like the ukulele, and what songs should a parent play.  In my mind, singing nursery rhymes to young children is a wonderful way for a parent to bond with a child and is also great for those learning how to play the ukulele.  I am not saying you need a ukulele to do so (that is part of the beauty of the nursery rhyme, anyone can sing them) but, if you already have a ukulele and are starting to play it - then why not?

You see - Nursery Rhymes are, in their very nature, simple songs.  As such, if you are a beginner ukulele player, simple songs are perfect to practice with.  Simple strums, easy chords, well known tunes.  Add to that the fact that you probably know the words and you must me on to a winner.  I have a very young daughter, and she beams the biggest smile you can imagine when some of these are played with a soft simple strum on the ukulele to accompany them.  Have fun!

TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR

	C	F	C
	Twinkle, twinkle	little	star

	F	C	G7	C
	How I	wonder	what you	are

	C	G7	C	G7
	Up a-	bove the	sky so	bright

	C	G7	C	G
	Like a	diamond	in the	night

	C	F	C
	Twinkle, twinkle	little	star

	F	C	G7	C
	How I	wonder	what you	are

LONDON BRIDGE IS FALLING DOWN

	C	G7	C
	London bridge is falling down,	falling down,	falling down,

	C	G7	C
	London bridge is falling down,	my fair	lady.

, , ,

	C	G7               C
	Take a key and lock her up,	Lock her up, Lock her up.

	C	G7	C
	Take a key and lock her up,	My fair	lady.

. . .

How will we build it up, . . .

Build it up with silver and gold, . . .

Gold and silver I have none, . . .

Build it up with needles and pins, . . .

Pins and needles bend and break, . . .

Build it up with wood and clay, . . .

Wood and clay will wash away, . . .

Build it up with stone so strong,_. . .

Stone so strong will last so long, . . .

HOT CROSS BUNS

	C
	Hot cross buns, hot cross buns

	G7
	One a penny, two a penny,

	C
	hot cross buns

. . .

	C
	If you have no daughters, Give them to your sons

	G7
	One a penny, Two a penny

	C
	Hot cross buns MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB C Mary had a little lamb, G7 C little lamb,  little lamb C Mary had a little lamb, G7 C It's  fleece was white as  snow

HOW MUCH IS THAT DOGGIE IN THE WINDOW

	C	G
How	much is that doggie in the	window?

	G	G7	C
The	one with the	waggily	tail.

	C	G
How	much is that doggie in the	window?

	G7	G	C
I	do hope that	doggie's for	sale.

. . .

	C	G
I	must take a trip to Cali-	fornia

	G	G7	C
And	leave my poor	sweetheart at	home.

	C	G
If	she has a doggie to pro-	tect her

	G7	G	C
The	doggie will	have a good	home.

. . .

	C	G
I	read in the papers there are	robbers

	G	G7	C
With	flashlights that	shine in the	dark.

	C	G
My	love needs a doggie to pro-	tect her

	G7	G	C
And	scare them a-	way with one	bark.

. . .

	C	G
I	don't want a bunny or a	kitty.

	G	G7	C
I	don't want a	parrot that	talks.

	C	G
I	don't want a bowl of little	fishies.

	G7	G	C
You	can't take a	goldfish for a	walk.

. . .

	C	G
How	much is that doggie in the	window?

	G	G7	C
The	one with the	waggily	tail.

	C	G
How	much is that doggie in the	window?

	G7	G	C
I	do hope that	doggie's for	sale.

THE MUFFIN MAN

	G7	C
	Oh,	Do you know the Muffin Man,

	F	G7
The	Muffin Man, the	Muffin Man?

	G7	C
	Oh,	Do you know the Muffin Man

	F	G7	G
Who	lives in	Drury	Lane?

. . . .

	G7	C
	Oh,	Yes, I know the Muffin Man,

	F	G7
The	Muffin Man, the	Muffin Man?

	G7	C
	Oh,	Yes, I know the Muffin Man

	F	G7	C
Who	lives in	Drury	Lane?

OLD MACDONALD HAD A FARM

	D	G	D	A7	D
	Old MacDonald	had a	farm,	E-I-E-I-	O!

	D	G	D	A7	D
And	on his farm he	had some	chicks,	E-I-E-I-	O!

	D	D
With a	cluck-cluck here, and a	cluck-cluck there

	D	D	D
Here a	cluck, there a	cluck, everywhere a	cluck-cluck

	D	G	D	A7	D
	Old MacDonald	had a	farm,	E-I-E-I-	O!

And on his farm he had some

cows, (With a moo-moo here . . .)

ducks, (with a quack-quack here . . .)

pigs (oink-oink . . .)

etc., etc. THIS OLD MAN (KNICK KNACK PADDY WHACK) C This old man, he played one, F G7 He played knick knack  with his thumb, C With a  Knick, knack, paddy whack, C G Give the dog a  bone; G G7 C This old man came  rolling  home. This old man, he played two, He played knick knack with my shoe . . . This old man, he played three, He played knick knack on my knee, . . . This old man, he played four, He played knick knack at my door, . . . This old man, he played five, He played knick knack, jazz and jive, . . . This old man, he played six, He played knick knack with his sticks, . . . This old man, he played seven, He played knick knack with his pen, . . . This old man, he played eight, He played knick knack on my gate, . . . This old man, he played nine, He played knick knack, rise and shine, . . . This old man, he played ten, He played knick knack in my den, OLD KING COLE C F C F Old King  Cole was a  merry old  soul C G And a  merry old soul was  he; C F C F He  called for his  pipe, and he  called for his  bowl C G C And he  called for his  fiddlers  three. . . . C F C F Every  fiddler  he had a  fiddle, C G And a  very fine fiddle had  he; C F C F Oh there's  none so  rare, as  can com- pare C G C With King  Cole and his  fiddlers  three.

BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP

	C	G
	Baa, baa,	black sheep,

	F	C
	Have you any	wool?

	F	C
	Yes sir,	yes sir,

	G	C
	Three bags	full.

	C	G
	One for the	master,

	F	C
	One for the	dame,

	F	C
And	one for the	little boy

	G	C
Who	lives down the	lane.

More Ukulele Nursery Rhymes on the links below!

Ukulele nursery rhymes part 2
Ukulele nursery rhymes part 3
Ukulele Nursery Rhymes Part 4