This one’s for the kids. My folk-y take on Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.

Acoustic guitar, vocals, and upright bass with a Texas swing.

And if you happen to be looking for how to play Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star on guitar, here’s how. Well, at least here are the chords for how I play it…

Played in the Key of D with Capo 2 and chord voicings below played relative to the capo.

C – F – C
F – C – G – C
C – F – C – G
C – F – C – G

Lyrics:

[C] Twinkle, twinkle, [F] little [C] star
[F] How I [C] wonder [G] what you [C] are
[C] Up [F] above [C] the world so [G] high
[C] Like a [F] diamond [C] in the [G] sky
[C] Twinkle, twinkle [F] little [C] star
[F] How I [C] wonder [G] what you [C] are

When the blazing sun is gone
When he nothing shines upon
Then you show your little light
Twinkle, twinkle, all the night
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
How I wonder what you are

Then the traveller in the dark
Thanks you for your tiny spark
He could not see which way to go
If you did not twinkle so
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
How I wonder what you are

As your bright and tiny spark,
Lights the traveller in the dark
Though I know not what you are
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
How I wonder what you are