{title: She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain}
{artist: Traditional}
{key: G}
{tempo: 130}
{difficulty: beginner}
{tags: kids,traditional,singalong,public-domain,three-chord}
{video: youtube:NEdlfR5h8Y4}
{credit: Cedarmont Kids - 'She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain'. Traditional American folk song (in print since 1927; PD composition).}

{c: Pure three-chord beginner gold — G, C, D7. Great song to teach a 7-year-old to play AND sing.}
{c: Adapted from an African-American spiritual ("When the Chariot Comes") in the late 1800s. Public domain.}
{c: Make up new verses — that's the tradition. Each verse adds an action.}

{start_of_verse}
She'll be [G]comin' round the mountain when she comes (toot toot!)
She'll be [C]comin' round the mountain when she [G]comes (toot toot!)
She'll be [G]comin' round the [C]mountain
She'll be [G]comin' round the [Em]mountain
She'll be [G]comin' round the [D7]mountain when she [G]comes (toot toot!)
{end_of_verse}

{start_of_verse}
She'll be [G]drivin' six white horses when she comes (whoa back!)
She'll be [C]drivin' six white horses when she [G]comes (whoa back!)
She'll be [G]drivin' six white [C]horses
She'll be [G]drivin' six white [Em]horses
She'll be [G]drivin' six white [D7]horses when she [G]comes (whoa back!)
{end_of_verse}

{start_of_verse}
Oh we'll [G]all go out to meet her when she comes (hi babe!)
Oh we'll [C]all go out to meet her when she [G]comes (hi babe!)
Oh we'll [G]all go out to [C]meet her
Oh we'll [G]all go out to [Em]meet her
Oh we'll [G]all go out to [D7]meet her when she [G]comes (hi babe!)
{end_of_verse}

{start_of_verse}
She'll be [G]wearing pink pajamas when she comes (yum yum!)
She'll be [C]wearing pink pajamas when she [G]comes (yum yum!)
She'll be [G]wearing pink pa[C]jamas
She'll be [G]wearing pink pa[Em]jamas
She'll be [G]wearing pink pa[D7]jamas when she [G]comes (yum yum!)
{end_of_verse}

{start_of_verse}
And we'll [G]all have chicken and dumplings when she comes (yum yum!)
And we'll [C]all have chicken and dumplings when she [G]comes (yum yum!)
And we'll [G]all have chicken and [C]dumplings
And we'll [G]all have chicken and [Em]dumplings
And we'll [G]all have chicken and [D7]dumplings when she [G]comes (yum yum!)
{end_of_verse}

{start_of_verse}
{c: CUMULATIVE FINALE — sing all the actions in order}
She'll be [G]comin' round the mountain when she comes (toot toot, whoa back, hi babe, yum yum!)
She'll be [C]comin' round the mountain when she [G]comes (toot toot, whoa back, hi babe, yum yum!)
She'll be [G]comin' round the [C]mountain
She'll be [G]comin' round the [Em]mountain
She'll be [G]comin' round the [D7]mountain when she [G]comes (toot toot, whoa back, hi babe, yum yum!)
{end_of_verse}

{c: ===== FOR THE KID =====}
{c: This is a perfect "first whole song" for a 7yo learning guitar.}
{c: Three chords: G (works), C (a stretch but doable), D7 (easier than D for small hands).}
{c: Teach the actions FIRST (toot toot, whoa back, etc.) — those are the hooks. Get them shouting the actions before they play a note.}
{c: Then add ONE chord at a time over multiple practice sessions.}

{c: ===== HARMONICA =====}
{c: A C harmonica plays in G perfectly (cross harp / 2nd position).}
{c: Have the 7yo play harmonica on the "toot toot!" parts while you play guitar.}

{c: ===== MAKE UP NEW VERSES =====}
{c: This is the whole point. Every verse is "She'll be ___ when she comes" plus an action.}
{c: Family verses: "She'll be paddling down the inlet (splash splash!)" / "She'll be spotting orcas swimming (look! look!)" / "She'll be camping at the harbour (zip zip!)".}
{c: Let the kid pick verses. Cumulative ending = best part — everything stacks up.}