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Bing Crosby - When the Red, Red Robin Chords

Chord reference C, G7, Cm7, C7, F, D7, G, Dm, Caug, Fm6, Am
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

When the [C]red, red robin comes [G7]bob, bob, bobbing [C]along, along There’ll be no more sobbing when [G7]he starts throbbing his [C]old [Cm7]sweet [C7]song [F]Wake up, wake up you sleepy head [C]Get up, get up, get out of bed [D7]Cheer up, cheer up the sun is red [G]Live, [G]love, [Dm]laugh and be [G7]happy

[C]What if I were blue, [G7]now I’m walking through, [C]fields of flowers Rain may glisten but [G7]still I listen for [C]hours and [Caug]hours [F]I’m just a kid again [Fm6]doing what I did again, [C]singing a [Am]song

When the [C]red, red robin comes [G7]bob, bob, bobbing [C]along When the [C]red, red robin comes [G7]bob, bob, bobbing [C]along, along There’ll be no more sobbing when [G7]he starts throbbing his [C]old [Cm7]sweet [C7]song [F]Wake up, wake up you sleepy head [C]Get up, get up, get out of bed [D7]Cheer up, cheer up the sun is red [G]Live, [G]love, [Dm]laugh and be [G7]happy

[C]What if I were blue, [G7]now I’m walking through, [C]fields of flowers Rain may glisten but [G7]still I listen for [C]hours and [Caug]hours [F]I’m just a kid again [Fm6]doing what I did again, [C]singing a [Am]song When the [C]red, red robin comes [G7]bob, bob, bobbing [C]along

When the [C]red, red robin comes [G7]bob, bob, bobbing When the [C]red, red robin comes [G7]bob, bob, bobbing When the [C]red, red robin comes [G7]bob, bob, bobbing [C]along

Artist Bing Crosby
Album Single
Genres Pop
Year 1969
Key C

How to Play When the Red, Red Robin on Guitar?

Bing Crosby - When the Red, Red Robin can be played in the key of C using the C, G7, Cm7, C7, F, D7, G, Dm, Caug, Fm6, Am chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • 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.
  • For Cm7, To play Cm7, barre fret 1 from the A string to the D string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 4, let G ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • 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 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 D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.

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

You can play When the Red, Red Robin with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.