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Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 23:01:34 -0500
From: "Thomas P. Rivers" <tipper@HILINE.NET>
Subject: Skip-A-Rope by Henson Cargill

SKIP-A-ROPE 
Recorded by:Ê Henson Cargill 
Submitted by:Ê Tom Rivers

Here's the way I do it. 
6mÊÊÊÊ 1ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ 57 
Skip-a-rope.Ê Skip-a-rope. 
Ê1ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ 6m 
Listen to the children while they play. 
Ê1ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ 6m 
Ain't it kind of funny what the children say, 
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ 1 
Skip-a-rope.

Ê1ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ 6m 
Daddy hates mommy, mommy hates dad. 
Ê1ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ 6m 
Last night you should'a heard the fight they had. 
Ê1ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ 6m 
Gave little sister another bad dream. 
ÊÊÊÊ 1ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ 6m 
She woke us all up with a terrible scream. 
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ 1ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ 57 
Skip-a-rope.Ê Skip-a-rope. 
Ê1ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ 6m 
Listen to the children, while they play. 
Ê1ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ 6m 
Ain't it kind of funny what the children say, 
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ 1 
Skip-a-rope.

Cheat on your taxes, don't be a fool. 
And what was that they said about the Golden Rule. 
Never mind the rules, just play to win. 
And hate your neighbor for the shade of his skin. 
Skip-a-rope.ÊÊ Skip-a-rope. 
Listen to the children while they play. 
Ain't it kind of funny what the children say, 
Skip-a-rope.

Stab 'em in the back, that's the name of the game. 
And mommy and daddy are who's to blame. 
Skip-a-rope.Ê Skip-a-rope. 
Listen to your children while they play. 
It's really not very funny what the children say, 
Ê6mÊÊÊÊ 1ÊÊÊÊÊ 6mÊÊÊÊ 1ÊÊÊÊ 6mÊÊÊÊÊ 1 
Skip-a-rope.Ê Skip-a-rope.Ê Skip-a-rope.Ê (Repeat and fade)

The numbers relate to the Nashville Number System.Ê In the key of C, 1 = C;Ê 57 = G7;Ê 6m = Am 
If you still have trouble, feel free to email me with questions at tipper@hiline.net.

Tom Rivers