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It (Gm)ain’t ne ces (C)sa ri ly (Gm)so,
it (Gm)ain’t ne ces (C)sa ri ly (Gm)so,
de (C7)t’ings dat yo’ (Db7)li’ ble to (C7)read in de (Db7)Bi ble, it (A7)ain’t ne ces (D7)sa ri ly (C)so.
Li’l (Gm)Da vid was (C)small, but oh (Gm)my!
Li’l (Gm)Da vid was (C)small, but oh (Gm)my!
He (C7)fought big Go (Db7)li ath who (C7)lay down an’ (Db7)di eth!
Li’l (A7)Da vid was (D7)small, but oh (C)so.
Li’l (Gm)my!
Oh, (Gm)Jo nah, he (C)lived in a (Gm)whale,
oh, (Gm)Jo nah, he (C)lived in de (Gm)whale,
fo’ (C7)he made his (Db7)home in dat (C7)fish ’s ab (Db7)do men.
Oh, (A7)Jo nah, he (D)lived in de (C)whale.
Li’l (Gm)Mo ses was (C)found in a (Gm)stream,
li’l (Gm)Mo ses was (C)found in a (Gm)stream,
he (C7)float ed on (Db7)wa ter till (C7)ole Phar aoh’s (Db7)daugh ter, she (A7)fished him, she (D)says, from that (C)whale.
Li’l (Gm)stream.
It ain’t ne ces (C)sa ri ly (Gm)so,
it (Gm)ain’t ne ces (C)sa ri ly (Gm)so.
Dey (C7)tell all you (Db7)chil lun de (C)deb ble’s a (Db7)vil lun, But (A7)’tain’t ne ces (D)sa ri ly (Gm)so.
To (Db)get in to (Ab)Heb ben don’ (Eb)snap for a (Ab)seb ben!
Live (Am7)clean!
Don’ (D7)have no (G)fault.
Oh, (C7)I takes dat gos pel when (F6)ev er it’s (Gm7)pos’ ble, but (A7sus)wid a (A7)grain of (D)salt.
Me (Gm)thus’ lah lived (C)nine hun dred (Gm)years,
Me (Gm)thus’ lah lived (C)nine hun dred (Gm)years,
but (C7)who calls dat (Db7)liv in’ when (C7)no gal ’ll (Db7)give in to (A7)no man what’s (D)nine hun dred (C)years?
I’m (Cm6)preach in’ dis ser mon to (G)show,
it (C)ain’t nes sa, (B7)ain’t nes sa, (Em)aint’t nes sa, (A)ain’t nes sa, (G)ain’t ne ces (D)sa ri ly (G6)so.
This page shows “It Ain't Necessarily So” 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 Eb at 84 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.