The Glow Worm

Bobby Vinton

RockAdvanced for beginners10 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

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A6Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              
A                       Bm5-/7     E7              
Shine little glow-worm, glimmer, glimmer 
Bm5-/7         E7        A9        A 
Shine little glow-worm, glimmer, glimmer 
D9       D7       E7                                  A             
Lead us lest too far we wander love's sweet voice is calling yonder 
A                        Bm5-/7    E7 
Shine little glow-worm, glimmer, glimmer 
Bm5-/7      E7       A9       A 
Hey, there don't get dimmer, dimmer 
A          A7     D9   Bm7       E      E7      A 
Light the path below, above and lead us on to love 
A                       Bm5-/7     E7        Bm5-/7         E7        A9        A 
Glow little glow-worm, fly of fire glow like an incandescent wire 
D9       D7       E7                                  A             
Glow for the female of the species, turn on the AC and the DC 
A                        Bm5-/7    E7 
This night could use a little brightnin' 
Bm5-/7      E7       A9       A 
Light up you little ol' bug of lightnin' 
A          A7     D9   Bm7       E      E7      A 
When you gotta glow, you gotta glow glow little glow-worm, glow 
 A                       Bm5-/7     E7              
Glow little glow-worm, glow and glimmer 
Bm5-/7         E7        A9        A 
Swim through the sea of night, little swimmer 
D9       D7       E7                                  A             
Thou aeronautical boll weevil, illuminate yon woods primeval 
A                        Bm5-/7    E7               Bm5-/7      E7       A9       A 
See how the shadows deep and darken you and your chick should get to sparkin' 
A          A7     D9   Bm7       E      E7      A 
I got a gal that I love so   glow little glow-worm, glow 
A                       Bm5-/7     E7                 Bm5-/7         E7        A9        A 
Glow little glow-worm, turn the key on you are equipped with taillight neon 
A          A7     D9   Bm7       E      E7      A 
You got a cute vest-pocket *Mazda* which you can make both slow and *fazda* 
A                       Bm5-/7     E7             Bm5-/7         E7        A9        A 
I don't know who you took a shine to or who you're out to make a sign to 
D9       D7        
I got a gal that I love so glow little  
          A                     Bm5-/7         E7         A  Gdim 
Glow-worm, glow, glow little glow-worm, glow  
Bm5-/7         E7         A  Gdim Bm5-/7         E7         A  D9  A6 
Glow little glow-worm, glow,   glow little glow-worm, glow

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Chord set

A · E7 · A9 · D9 · D7 · A7 · Bm7 · E · Gdim · A6

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.