Verse 1:
G G+ AM7 D7
Nothing to do, Nellie Darling,
Am7 D7 D+ G Ddim D7
Nothing to do you say,
Em7 Ddim Am7
Let's take a trip on memory's ship,
D7 G
Back to the by gone days
G G+ Am7 D7
Sail to the old village school house,
Am7 G
Anchor outside the school door,
A7 D A7 D
Look in and see, there's you and there's me,
A7 D D+
A couple of kids once more
Chorus:
G Gdim Am7 D7
School days, school days, dear old golden rule days,
Em7
Readin' and 'ritin' and 'rithmetic, Taught to the tune of a hick'ry stick,
G E7 A7 D7 G
You were my queen in calico, I was your bashful barefoot beau,
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And you wrote on my slate, I love you Joe, When we were a couple of kids
