The Who - Silas Stingy: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Silas Stingy" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Dm                               C
Once upon a time, there lived an old miser man
        Dm      F      G  C
By the name of Silas Stingy
   Dm                          C
He carried all his money in a little black box,
          Dm         A#           C      A
Which was heavy as a rock with a big padlock
         A#                 Gm        A          F
All the little kids would shout when Silas was about

Chorus:
Em           F           Gm          A
Money money money bags, money money money bags
Dm                 F       A#              Dm
There goes mingy Stingy, there goes mingy Stingy
Money money money bags, money money money bags
There goes mingy  Stingy, there goes mingy Stin-gy

Silas didn't eat, which was just as well
He would starve himself for a penny
He wore old clothes and he never washed
'Cause soap cost a lot
And the dirt kept him hot
All the little kids would shout
When Silas was about

Chorus

Dm
In the back of his head was a voice that said,
  G  F#   F     E D# D A#
"Someone will steal it all
Dm
He'll be lying in the gutter with an empty  box,
      G      F#   F  E D#  D  C
The thieves will be having a ball"

Chorus
             Dm              A
He bought a safe to put the box in and
   A#               F
a house to put the safe in
       Gm            Dm                  A
And a watchdog on a chain to make quite sure
         A#            F             Gm             Dm
And his face was very funny when he counted up his money
        A#                     A
And he realized he hadn't any more

Chorus

 A#                   D
There goes mingy Stingy


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

D#

Guitar chord D#

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Silas Stingy" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Silas Stingy" by The Who.

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