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Strumming
Tuning: E A D G B E
This is an interpretation of the original for beginner players, and not necessarily exactly true to the original song. The strum is the basic DDUUDU pattern played as fast as you can manage. The chord progression is just G/C/G/D7 repeated every two lines (although I usually leave out the D7 at the end of each verse and instead hold the G, while varying the strum pattern a bit. Do whatever sounds best to you.) [Verse]
GIf I was on some Cfoggy mountain Gtop GI'd sail away to the D7west GI'd sail around this Cwhole wide Gworld GTo the girl I love the D7best
[Verse]
GIf I had listened t'Cwhat mama Gsays GI would not have been here D7today GA-lying around Cthis old jail Ghouse GA-weeping my sweet life D7away
[Chorus] G C G Yeah, oh-lay-ee-oh, lee-oh-la-ee-ay C G Lee-oh-lay-ee, lay-ee, oh-lay-ee [Verse]
GOh, if you see Cthat girl of Gmine GThere's something you must D7tell her GShe need not be foolin' Cno time awGay GTo court some other D7feller
[Verse]
GOh, she's caused me to weep, she's Ccaused me to Gmourn GShe caused me to leave my D7home GFor the lonesome pine and Cthe good old Gtimes GI'm on my way back D7home
[Chorus] G C G Yeah, oh-lay-ee-oh, lee-oh-la-ee-ay C G Lee-oh-lay-ee, lay-ee, oh-lay-ee [Verse]
GOh, when you go a-CcourGtin' GI'll tell you how to D7do GPull off that long-Ctailed roustaGbout GPut on your navy D7blue
[Chorus] G C G Yeah, oh-lay-ee-oh, lee-oh-la-ee-ay C G Lee-oh-lay-ee, lay-ee, oh-lay-ee