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Flanagan and Allen - Strolling Chords

Chord reference F, B, Bb, D, Gm, C7, Bbm, G7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↓↑

[F]Strolling, just [B]strolling, In the [Bb]cool of the [D]evening [Gm]air, [C7]I don’t [F]envy the [F7]rich In their [Bb]automo[Bbm]biles, Coz a [G]motor car is [G7]phoney I’d [C]rather [C7]have Shanks’s [C7]pony, When I’m [F]strolling, just [B]strolling, By the [Bb]light of the [C7]moon a[F]bove, [F7]Ev’ry [D]night I go out [D7]strolling, [G7]And I [F]know my luck is [Bb]rolling, [F] [Bb]When I’m [F]strolling with the one [F]I [C7]love. [F]

Coz a [G]motor car is [G7]phoney I’d [C]rather [C7]have Shanks’s [C7]pony, When I’m [F]strolling, just [B]strolling, By the [Bb]light of the [C7]moon a[F]bove, [F7]Ev’ry [D]night I go out [D7]strolling, [G7]And I [F]know my luck is [Bb]rolling, [F] [Bb]When I’m [F]strolling with the one [F]I [C7]love. [F]

[F]Strolling, just [B]strolling, In the [Bb]cool of the [D]evening [Gm]air, [C7]Every [F]man and his [F7]dog Keeps on [Bb]walking for [Bbm]miles And we [G]don’t care who [G7]tramps most, But they can [C]never [C7]pass one lamp [C7]post, When they’re [F]strolling, just [B]strolling, By the [Bb]light of the [C7]moon a[F]bove [F7]Though we [D]might think we’re good [D7]planners, [G7]But the [F]blighters won’t [Bb]learn [F]manners, [Bb]Though they’re [F]strolling with the ones [G7]they [C7]love. [F]

Artist Flanagan and Allen
Album Single
Genres Pop
Year 1934
Key F

How to Play Strolling on Guitar?

Flanagan and Allen - Strolling can be played in the key of F using the F, B, Bb, D, Gm, C7, Bbm, G7 chords.

  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G.
  • For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For Gm, To play Gm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let D, G ring open.
  • For C7, To play C7, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Bbm, To play A#m | Bbm, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, mute D, G.
  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Strolling with the ↓-↓↓↑ strumming pattern.