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Oh, (G)I got (C)plen ty o’ (G)nut tin’,
an’ (G)nut tin’s plen ty fo’ (G)me.
(B)I (E)got no (A)car, (E)got no (A)mule, I (E)got no (A)mis (E)er (C#)y.
(D)De (G)folks wid (C)plen ty o’ (G)plen ty
(G)got a lock on de (G)door,
(E)’fraid some (A)bod y’s a (E)go in’ to (A)rob ’em while dey’s (E)out a (A)mak (E)in’ (C#)more.
(D)What (C)for?
(Bm)I got no (Bm7)lock on de (Bm6)door, dat’s no way to (Bm)be.
Dey kin steal de (Bm)rug from de (Bm7)floor,
dat’s o keh wid (Bm)me ’cause de (C)things dat I (D)prize, like de (C)stars in de (D)skies, all are (D7)free.
Oh, (G)I got (C)plen ty o’ (G)nut tin,’
an’ (G)nut tin’s plen ty fo’ (G)me.
(B)I (E)got my (A)gal, (E)got my (A)song, got (E)heb ben the (A)whole (E)day (C#)long.
No use com plain in’!
(D)Got my (C)gal,
got my (C)Lawd,
got my (C)song.
Oh, (G)I got (C)plen ty o’ (G)nut tin’,
an’ (G)nut tin’s plen ty fo’ (G)me.
(B)I (E)got the (A)sun, (E)got the (A)moon, I (E)got the (A)deep (E)blue (C#)sea.
(D)De (G)folks wid (C)plen ty o’ (G)plen ty
(G)got to pray all de (G)day.
(E)Seems wid (A)plen ty you (E)sure got to (A)wor ry how to (E)keep the (A)deb (E)ble (C#)way,
(D)a (C)way.
(Bm)I ain’t a (Bm7)fret ’bout de (Bm6)hell ’til de time ar (Bm)rive.
Nev er wor ry (Bm)long as I’m (Bm7)well,
nev er one to (Bm)strive to be (C)good, to be (D)bad.
What the (C)hell?
I is (D)glad I’s a (D7)live.
Oh, (G)I got (C)plen ty o’ (G)nut tin,’
an’ (G)nut tin’s plen ty fo’ (G)me.
(B)I (E)got my (A)gal, (E)got my (A)song, got (E)heb ben the (A)whole (E)day (C#)long.
No use com plain in’!
(D)Got my (C)gal,
got my (C)Lawd,
got my (C)song.
(C)song.
This page shows “I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'” 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 G at 120 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.