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My Favorite Things

My Favorite Things was created for the 1959 Broadway musical The Sound of Music, composed by Richard Rodgers with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. The song became especially famous by Julie Andrews in the 1965 film adaptation of the musical.

Key: E

Introduction:

difficulty
intermediate |||||
 D#m/B          D7            B7         F#m7(5-)  
Em  
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
C7+  
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens
Am              D7          G                 C  
Brown paper packages tied up with strings
G                C             F#m7(5-)     B7  
These are a few of my favorite things
Em  
Cream colored ponies and crisp apple streudels
C7+  
Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles
Am              D7          G                 C  
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings
G                C             F#m7(5-)     B7  
These are a few of my favorite things
E  
Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes
A  
Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes
Am              D7          G                 C  
Silver white winters that melt into springs
G                C             F#m7(5-)     B7  
These are a few of my favorite things
Em  
When the dog bites
Am          D#m/B  
When the bee stings
Em                     C  
When I' m feeling sad
  C         Am              G            C  
I simply remember my favorite things
     Am                D7         G  
And then I don' t feel so bad

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