(C)I found a (C6/9)wal let,
I found a (C6/9)wal let.
(C)In side were (C)pic tures of your (Fm)small fam i ly
You were so (Fmaj13)young, your (F6)hair dark (Fmaj13)brown,
(F6)you had been born in nine teen (F6)fif ty three.
(C)Your win ter birth day was (C)stamped on the plas tic (C)of a li cense so (Fm)re cent ly ex (F6)pired.
I was so tired as I (F6)walked through my door, I (F6)laid all the con tents of your wal let on the floor.
And (C)like a ho ly (F)rel ic
or a mys t’ry (F)nov el,
I (C)thumbed them
in the (F)dim light
(C7)search
ing for a (F)clue.
A (F6)Block bust er card,
an (F6)old stick of (D5)Juic y Fruit, a (F6)crum pled re (F6)ceipt from a (G)pair of (Gsus2)leath er boots.
(C)I have no (C6/9)wal let,
I have no (C6/9)wal let.
I (C)keep my cards to (C)geth er with a blue
rub ber band.
And with a free hand I (F6)search in my (Fmaj13)pock et for (F6)piec es of, (Fmaj13)piec es of pa per and change.
(C)I’ll take your (C6/9)wal let to my (C)lo cal Block (C6/9)bust er, (C)they’ll find your (C6/9)num ber
in their com (C6/9)put er.
You’ll nev er know me, I’ll nev er know you,
but you’ll be so (C6/9)hap py (C)when they (C6/9)call you up.
This page shows “Wallet” by Regina Spektor 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 95 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.