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Small Fry

Bing Crosby

OtherAdvanced for beginners17 chords

How to play it

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

C×
A7×
D7××
G7
C9Diagram coming soon
F
D9Diagram coming soon
Am7×
Dm7Diagram coming soon
C7×
F7Diagram coming soon
E7
Am×
G
Em
F9Diagram coming soon
BDiagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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 C    A7/9- D7              G7 
Small fry, sittin' by the pool room 
 C    A7/9-  D7               G7 
Small fry, should be in the school room 
C   C9       F                   A7 
My, my, put down that cigarette 
     D9              Am7       D9     G7 
You ain't a grown up high and mighty yet 
 C    A7/9- D7              G7 
Small fry, dancin' for a penny 
 C    A7/9- D7              G7 
Small fry, countin' up how many 
C   C9       F              A7 
My, my, just listen here to me 
     D9               Am7     D9      C  Dm7  C 
You ain't the biggest catfish in the sea 
Bridge 
      C7      F7               
You practice peckin'  
C               E7           Am 
All day long to some old radio song 
G   F      Em       G7   C 
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes 
            F7             C         
You better listen to your  
       E7           Am 
Maw and someday practice the law 
                Am7   D7       G7 
And then you'll be a real success. 
 C    A7/9-      D7                    G7 
Small fry, you kissed the neighbor's daughter 
 C    A7/9-         D7              G7 
Small fry, should stay in shallow water 
C     C9        F                  A7 
Seems I should take you 'cross my knee  
     D7               Am7     Dm7     C  Dm7  C 
You ain't the biggest catfish in the sea 
                 F9               C 
You've got your feet all soakin' wet 
       C/B     E7          Am 
You'll be the death of me yet 
G   F     Em    G7   C 
Oh my, oh my, small fry 
          
 

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Chord set

C · A7 · D7 · G7 · C9 · F · D9 · Am7 · Dm7 · C7 · F7 · E7 · Am · G · Em · F9 · B

Practice tip

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