A Spoonful of Sugar (from Mary Poppins)

Verse 1:
        G
In ev'ry job that must be done, there is an element of fun,
                                         D7
you find the fun, and snap! The job's a game!
           C           Eb      G                  A
And ev'ry task you undertake, becomes a piece of cake!
       G        D     D7                 Gm
A lark! A spree! It's very clear to see, that a...

Chorus:
     D7                     G
Spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down,
    D7                G
the medicine go down, medicine go down.
Gm     D7                          G
Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down,
            D        G
in a most delightful way.

Verse 2:
           G
A robin feathering his nest has very little time to rest,
                                      D7
while gathering his bits of twine and twig.
               C            Eb             G              A
Though quite intent in his pursuit he has a merry tune to toot,
        G      D     D7            D
he knows a song will move the job along.
D7                                    G                    D
tweet..........tweet, tweet.......... tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet
Gm
For a...

Chorus:
D7                          G
Spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down,
    D7                G
the medicine go down, medicine go down.
Gm      D7                         G
Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down,
            D        G
in a most delightful way.

Instrumental:
(Verse then Chorus chords with key change)

Interlude: G7 G7 G7

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C      G7
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F  Ab  C  D
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    C      G   G7
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Interlude: C D7

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G7      C    D7
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G7      C
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        G   C
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(Back to previous key)

Verse 3:
D7        G
The honey bees that fetch the nectar from the flowers to the comb,
                                   D
never tire of ever buzzing to an' fro,
                C          Eb             G                A
because they take a little nip from ev'ry flower that they sip
         G         D      D7            D      Gm
And hence they find their task is not a grind. With a

Chorus:
D7                          G
Spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down,
    D7                G
the medicine go down, medicine go down.
       D7                          G
Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down,
            D        G
in a most delightful way.
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