A A7 Bm7 D9 Cdim A
Poor little robin walkin', walkin', WALKIN' TO MISSOURI;
A F#m E D9 E
He can't afford to fly
E7 D9 E7 A A7
Got a penny for a Poor little robin,
Bm7 D9 Cdim Dm6
Walkin' walkin' WALKIN' TO MISSOURI
E7 D9 Dm6 E
Got a teardrop in his eye
Verse: 1
A F#m A6 A7
I hope my story don't make you cry
D D6 Bm Bm7
But this birdie flew too high;
E7 Dm6 Bm7-5 Cdim A
He flew from his old Missouri home
E7 A F#m A6 A7 D D6 Bm Bm7
He fell right into the city ways, like dancin' in cabarets
E7 D9 E7 Dm6 A
From par - ty to party he would roam
A A7 Bm7 D9 Cdim A
Poor little robin walkin', walkin', WALKIN' TO MISSOURI;
A F#m E D9 E
He can't afford to fly
E7 D9 E7 A A7
Got a penny for a Poor little robin,
Bm7 D9 Cdim Dm6
Walkin' walkin' WALKIN' TO MISSOURI
E7 D9 Dm6 E
Got a teardrop in his eye
Verse: 2
A F#m A6 A7
He met a birdie who looked so nice
D D6 Bm Bm7
A real bird of par - a - dise,
E7 Dm6 Bm7-5 Cdim A Edim E7
Good look - in' but fickle in the heart
A F#m A6 A7
She gave him kisses and gave him sighs
D D6 Bm Bm7
But oh, how she told him lies
E7 Dm6 Bm7-5 Cdim A D9 A
'Cause she loved another from the start
A A7 Bm7 D9 Cdim A
Poor little robin walkin', walkin', WALKIN' TO MISSOURI;
A F#m E D9 E
He can't afford to fly
E7 D9 E7 A A7
Got a penny for a Poor little robin,
Bm7 D9 Cdim Dm6
Walkin' walkin' WALKIN' TO MISSOURI
E7 D9 Dm6 E
Got a teardrop in his eye
Verse: 3
A F#m A6 A7
His dreams are battered, his feathers bent
D D6 Bm Bm7
Now he hasn't got a cent;
E7 Dm6 Bm7-5 Cdim A Edim E7
He feels like his heart is gonna break
A F#m A6 A7
So if he ever walks up to you
D D6 Bm Bm7
Please throw him a crumb or two
E7 Dm6 Bm7-5 Cdim A D9 A7
'Cause you could have made the same mistake
A A7 Bm7 D9 Cdim A
Poor little robin walkin', walkin', WALKIN' TO MISSOURI;
A F#m E D9 E
He can't afford to fly
E7 D9 E7 A A7
Got a penny for a Poor little robin,
Bm7 D9 Cdim Dm6
Walkin' walkin' WALKIN' TO MISSOURI
E7 D9 Dm6 E
Got a teardrop in his eye