Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Key: C92 BPMGuitar & Piano chords

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Lyrics. One of the most famous English-language lullabies, based on an early 19th-century poem by Jane Taylor set to a melody of French origin. Its simplicity and sweetness have made it a global bedtime classic. The words began as a poem called ‘The Star,’ published in 1806 in a collection Jane Taylor wrote with her sister Ann, and the now-famous melody was borrowed from a French tune, ‘Ah! vous dirai-je, Maman,’ the very same one Mozart used decades earlier as the basis for a set of piano variations. Here you will find the full lyrics, meaning, and chords.

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Verse 1

C F C

Twinkle, twinkle little star.

F C G7 C

How I wonder what you are.

C F C G7

Up above the world so high,

C G7 C

Like a diamond in the sky.

Verse 2

C F C

When the blazing sun is gone,

F C G7 C

When he nothing shines upon,

C F C G7

Then you show your little light,

C F C G7

Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.

Verse 3

C F C

Then the traveller in the dark,

F C G7 C

Thanks you for your tiny spark,

C F C G7

He could not see which way to go,

C F C G7

If you did not twinkle so.

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Chords — guitar & piano

C

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F

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G7

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What “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” Means

Based on Jane Taylor’s 1806 poem “The Star,” this song invites a child to wonder at a star shining in the night sky — a gentle picture of curiosity, comfort and the vastness of the world. Its simple, repeating melody comes from an old French tune, which is why it shares the same notes as Baa Baa Black Sheep, making it one of the very first songs little ones learn to sing.

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