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(Fm7)Got a lit tle rhy thm, a (Bbm7)rhy thm, a rhy thm that pit a (Ab7sus)pats through my (Fm)brain.
So darn per sis tent, the (Bbm7)day is n’t dis tant when it ’ll (Ab7)drive me (C)in (Fm)sane.
Comes in the morn ing with (Fm7)out an y warn ing, and hangs a (G7sus)round all (Cm)day.
I’ll have to sneak up to it, some day, and speak up to it, I hope it lis tens when I (C)say:
(C7)Fas ci (Bb)nat ing (C7)rhy thm you’ve (C7)got me (Bb)on the (C7)go!
(Bb)Fas ci (C7)nat ing (Bb)rhy thm, I’m (Bb)all a (C7)quiv er.
(F7)What a (Eb)mess you’re (F7)mak ing!
The (F7)neigh bors (Eb)want to (F7)know (Eb)why I’m (F7)al ways (Eb)shak ing just (Eb)like a (F7)fliv er.
Each (Bb)morn ing (Gm7)I get up with (C)the (F)sun,
(F7)(start a hop ping nev er stop ping) to find at (Dm7)night, no work has (G)been (C7)done.
I know that (C7)once it (Bb)did n’t (C7)mat ter But (C7)now you’re (Bb)do ing (C7)wrong; (Bb)when you (C7)start to (Bb)pat ter, I’m (Bb)so un (C7)hap py.
(F7)Won’t you (Eb)take a (F7)day off?
De (F7)cide to (Eb)run a (F7)long (Eb)some where (F7)far a (Eb)way off, and (Eb)make it (F7)snap py!
Oh, how I (E)long to be the man I (Dm9)used to (G7)be!
(C7)Fas ci (Bb)nat ing (C7)rhy thm, oh, (C7)won’t you stop pick ing (C7)on (F)me!
(C7)Fas ci (Bb)nat ing (C7)rhy thm you’ve (C7)got me (Bb)on the (C7)go!
(Bb)Fas ci (C7)nat ing (Bb)rhy thm, I’m (Bb)all a (C7)quiv er.
(F7)What a (Eb)mess you’re (F7)mak ing!
The (F7)neigh bors (Eb)want to (F7)know (Eb)why I’m (F7)al ways (Eb)shak ing just (Eb)like a (F7)fliv er.
Each (Bb)morn ing (Gm7)I get up with (C)the (F)sun,
(F7)(start a hop ping nev er stop ping) to find at (Dm7)night, no work has (G)been (C7)done.
I know that (C7)once it (Bb)did n’t (C7)mat ter But (C7)now you’re (Bb)do ing (C7)wrong; (Bb)when you (C7)start to (Bb)pat ter, I’m (Bb)so un (C7)hap py.
(F7)Won’t you (Eb)take a (F7)day off?
De (F7)cide to (Eb)run a (F7)long (Eb)some where (F7)far a (Eb)way off, and (Eb)make it (F7)snap py!
Oh, how I (E)long to be the man I (Dm9)used to (G7)be!
(C7)Fas ci (Bb)nat ing (C7)rhy thm, oh, (C7)won’t you stop pick ing (C7)on (F)me!
(F)me!
This page shows “Fascinating Rhythm” by George Gershwin in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Bb at 138 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.