No bod y can tell ya;
there’s on ly one (Csus)song worth (Csus)sing in’.
They may try and sell ya,
’cause it (Em)hangs them up to see some one like you.
But you’ve got ta make (Em)your own kind of (G)mu sic, sing (Em)your own spe cial (G)song.
Make (Em)your own kind of (G)mu sic (Csus)e ven if (C)no bod y (F)else sings a (G7sus)long.
You’re gon na be know in’
the lone li est (Csus)kind of (Csus)lone ly.
It may be rough go in’,
just to (Em)do your thing’s the hard est thing to do.
But you’ve got ta make (Em)your own kind of (G)mu sic, sing (Em)your own spe cial (G)song.
Make (Em)your own kind of (G)mu sic (Csus)e ven if (C)no bod y (F)else sings a (G7sus)long.
So if you can not take my hand,
and if you must be go in’,
I will un der (G)stand.
You got ta make (Em)your own kind of (G)mu sic, sing (Em)your own spe cial (G)song.
Make (Em)your own kind of (G)mu sic (Csus)e ven if (C)no bod y (F)else sings a (G7sus)long.
(C)You got ta make (Em)your own kind of (G)mu sic, sing (Em)your own spe cial (G)song.
Make (Em)your own kind of (G)mu sic (Csus)e ven if (C)no bod y (F)else sings a (G7sus)long.
(C)You got ta (G7sus)long.
This page shows “Make Your Own Kind Of Music” by Mama Cass Elliot 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 C at 110 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.