Chords for "Darling Nelly Gray" - 1856 - Performed by Tom Roush
Tempo:
79.925 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Eb
Db
Bb
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ab] [Db]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] There's a low green valley [Db] on the old Kentucky shore, there [Ab] I've wiled many happy [Eb] hours away.
[Ab] Just a-sittin' and a-singin' [Db] by the little cottage door, [Ab] where lived [Eb] my darling [Ab] Nellie Gray.
Oh [Eb] my poor Nellie Gray, they [Ab] have taken you away, and I'll never see my darling [Eb] anymore.
[Ab] I'm sittin' by the river and [Db] I'm weeping all the day, for [Eb] you've gone from the old Kentucky [Ab] shore.
[Eb]
[Ab] When the moon had climbed the mountain and [Db] the stars were shining too, then [Ab] I'd take my darling [Eb] Nellie Gray.
And [Ab] we'd float down the river in [Db] my little red canoe, while [Ab] my banjo [Eb] sweetly I [Ab] would play.
Oh [Eb] my poor Nellie Gray, [Ab] they have taken you away, and I'll never see my darling [Eb] anymore.
[Ab] I'm sittin' by the river and [Db] I'm weeping all the day, for [Eb] you've gone from the old Kentucky [Ab] shore.
[Eb]
[Ab] [Db]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] One night I went to see her, but [Db] she's gone the neighbors say.
[Ab] The white man bound her with [Eb] his chain.
They [Ab] have taken her to Georgia, for [Db] to wear her life away, as [Ab] she toils in [Eb] the cotton and [Ab] the cane.
Oh [Eb] my poor Nellie Gray, they [Ab] have taken you away, and I'll never see my darling [Eb] anymore.
[Ab] I'm sittin' by the river and [Db] I'm weeping all the day, for [Eb] you've gone from the old Kentucky [Ab] shore.
[Eb] My [Ab] canoe is under water and [Db] my banjo is unstrung.
[Ab] I'm tired of living [Eb] anymore.
[Ab] My eyes shall look downward and my [Db] song shall be unsung, while [Ab] I stay [Eb] on the old Kentucky [Ab] shore.
Oh [Eb] my poor Nellie Gray, they [Ab] have taken you away, and I'll never see my darling [Eb] anymore.
[Ab] I'm sittin' by the river and [Db] I'm weeping all the day, for [Eb] you've gone from the old Kentucky [Ab] shore.
[Eb]
[Ab] [Db]
[Eb] [Ab] [F] My [Bb] old eyes are getting blinded and [Eb] I cannot see my way.
Hark, [Bb] there's somebody knocking at [F] the door.
Oh [Bb] I hear the angels calling and I [Eb] see my Nellie Gray.
[Bb] Farewell to [F] the old Kentucky [Bb] shore.
Oh [F] my darling Nellie Gray, up [Bb] in heaven there they say, they'll never take you from me [F] anymore.
[Bb] I'm coming, coming, coming, as [Eb] the angels clear the way.
[F] Farewell to the old Kentucky [Bb] shore.
[F] [Bb]
I'm coming, coming, coming, [Eb] as the angels clear the way.
[F]
Farewell to the old Kentucky [Bb] shore.
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] There's a low green valley [Db] on the old Kentucky shore, there [Ab] I've wiled many happy [Eb] hours away.
[Ab] Just a-sittin' and a-singin' [Db] by the little cottage door, [Ab] where lived [Eb] my darling [Ab] Nellie Gray.
Oh [Eb] my poor Nellie Gray, they [Ab] have taken you away, and I'll never see my darling [Eb] anymore.
[Ab] I'm sittin' by the river and [Db] I'm weeping all the day, for [Eb] you've gone from the old Kentucky [Ab] shore.
[Eb]
[Ab] When the moon had climbed the mountain and [Db] the stars were shining too, then [Ab] I'd take my darling [Eb] Nellie Gray.
And [Ab] we'd float down the river in [Db] my little red canoe, while [Ab] my banjo [Eb] sweetly I [Ab] would play.
Oh [Eb] my poor Nellie Gray, [Ab] they have taken you away, and I'll never see my darling [Eb] anymore.
[Ab] I'm sittin' by the river and [Db] I'm weeping all the day, for [Eb] you've gone from the old Kentucky [Ab] shore.
[Eb]
[Ab] [Db]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] One night I went to see her, but [Db] she's gone the neighbors say.
[Ab] The white man bound her with [Eb] his chain.
They [Ab] have taken her to Georgia, for [Db] to wear her life away, as [Ab] she toils in [Eb] the cotton and [Ab] the cane.
Oh [Eb] my poor Nellie Gray, they [Ab] have taken you away, and I'll never see my darling [Eb] anymore.
[Ab] I'm sittin' by the river and [Db] I'm weeping all the day, for [Eb] you've gone from the old Kentucky [Ab] shore.
[Eb] My [Ab] canoe is under water and [Db] my banjo is unstrung.
[Ab] I'm tired of living [Eb] anymore.
[Ab] My eyes shall look downward and my [Db] song shall be unsung, while [Ab] I stay [Eb] on the old Kentucky [Ab] shore.
Oh [Eb] my poor Nellie Gray, they [Ab] have taken you away, and I'll never see my darling [Eb] anymore.
[Ab] I'm sittin' by the river and [Db] I'm weeping all the day, for [Eb] you've gone from the old Kentucky [Ab] shore.
[Eb]
[Ab] [Db]
[Eb] [Ab] [F] My [Bb] old eyes are getting blinded and [Eb] I cannot see my way.
Hark, [Bb] there's somebody knocking at [F] the door.
Oh [Bb] I hear the angels calling and I [Eb] see my Nellie Gray.
[Bb] Farewell to [F] the old Kentucky [Bb] shore.
Oh [F] my darling Nellie Gray, up [Bb] in heaven there they say, they'll never take you from me [F] anymore.
[Bb] I'm coming, coming, coming, as [Eb] the angels clear the way.
[F] Farewell to the old Kentucky [Bb] shore.
[F] [Bb]
I'm coming, coming, coming, [Eb] as the angels clear the way.
[F]
Farewell to the old Kentucky [Bb] shore.
Key:
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Eb
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Bb
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Ab
Eb
Db
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
[Ab] There's a low green valley [Db] on the old Kentucky shore, there [Ab] I've wiled many happy [Eb] hours away. _ _
[Ab] Just a-sittin' and a-singin' [Db] by the little cottage door, [Ab] where lived [Eb] my darling [Ab] Nellie Gray.
_ Oh [Eb] my poor Nellie Gray, they [Ab] have taken you away, and I'll never see my darling [Eb] anymore. _ _
[Ab] I'm sittin' by the river and [Db] I'm weeping all the day, for [Eb] you've gone from the old Kentucky [Ab] shore.
[Eb] _
[Ab] When the moon had climbed the mountain and [Db] the stars were shining too, then [Ab] I'd take my darling [Eb] Nellie Gray.
_ And [Ab] we'd float down the river in [Db] my little red canoe, while [Ab] my banjo [Eb] sweetly I [Ab] would play.
Oh [Eb] my poor Nellie Gray, [Ab] they have taken you away, and I'll never see my darling [Eb] anymore. _ _
[Ab] I'm sittin' by the river and [Db] I'm weeping all the day, for [Eb] you've gone from the old Kentucky [Ab] shore.
[Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
[Ab] One night I went to see her, but [Db] she's gone the neighbors say.
[Ab] The white man bound her with [Eb] his chain.
They [Ab] have taken her to Georgia, for [Db] to wear her life away, as [Ab] she toils in [Eb] the cotton and [Ab] the cane.
Oh [Eb] my poor Nellie Gray, they [Ab] have taken you away, and I'll never see my darling [Eb] anymore. _ _
[Ab] I'm sittin' by the river and [Db] I'm weeping all the day, for [Eb] you've gone from the old Kentucky [Ab] shore.
_ [Eb] My [Ab] canoe is under water and [Db] my banjo is unstrung.
[Ab] I'm tired of living [Eb] anymore. _ _
[Ab] My eyes shall look downward and my [Db] song shall be unsung, while [Ab] I stay [Eb] on the old Kentucky [Ab] shore.
_ Oh [Eb] my poor Nellie Gray, they [Ab] have taken you away, and I'll never see my darling [Eb] anymore. _ _
[Ab] I'm sittin' by the river and [Db] I'm weeping all the day, for [Eb] you've gone from the old Kentucky [Ab] shore.
_ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [F] My [Bb] old eyes are getting blinded and [Eb] I cannot see my way.
Hark, [Bb] there's somebody knocking at [F] the door.
_ Oh [Bb] I hear the angels calling and I [Eb] see my Nellie Gray.
[Bb] Farewell to [F] the old Kentucky [Bb] shore.
_ Oh [F] my darling Nellie Gray, up [Bb] in heaven there they say, they'll never take you from me [F] anymore. _ _
[Bb] I'm coming, coming, coming, as [Eb] the angels clear the way.
[F] Farewell to the old Kentucky [Bb] shore.
_ [F] _ [Bb]
I'm coming, coming, coming, [Eb] as the angels clear the way.
[F]
Farewell to the old Kentucky [Bb] shore. _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
[Ab] There's a low green valley [Db] on the old Kentucky shore, there [Ab] I've wiled many happy [Eb] hours away. _ _
[Ab] Just a-sittin' and a-singin' [Db] by the little cottage door, [Ab] where lived [Eb] my darling [Ab] Nellie Gray.
_ Oh [Eb] my poor Nellie Gray, they [Ab] have taken you away, and I'll never see my darling [Eb] anymore. _ _
[Ab] I'm sittin' by the river and [Db] I'm weeping all the day, for [Eb] you've gone from the old Kentucky [Ab] shore.
[Eb] _
[Ab] When the moon had climbed the mountain and [Db] the stars were shining too, then [Ab] I'd take my darling [Eb] Nellie Gray.
_ And [Ab] we'd float down the river in [Db] my little red canoe, while [Ab] my banjo [Eb] sweetly I [Ab] would play.
Oh [Eb] my poor Nellie Gray, [Ab] they have taken you away, and I'll never see my darling [Eb] anymore. _ _
[Ab] I'm sittin' by the river and [Db] I'm weeping all the day, for [Eb] you've gone from the old Kentucky [Ab] shore.
[Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
[Ab] One night I went to see her, but [Db] she's gone the neighbors say.
[Ab] The white man bound her with [Eb] his chain.
They [Ab] have taken her to Georgia, for [Db] to wear her life away, as [Ab] she toils in [Eb] the cotton and [Ab] the cane.
Oh [Eb] my poor Nellie Gray, they [Ab] have taken you away, and I'll never see my darling [Eb] anymore. _ _
[Ab] I'm sittin' by the river and [Db] I'm weeping all the day, for [Eb] you've gone from the old Kentucky [Ab] shore.
_ [Eb] My [Ab] canoe is under water and [Db] my banjo is unstrung.
[Ab] I'm tired of living [Eb] anymore. _ _
[Ab] My eyes shall look downward and my [Db] song shall be unsung, while [Ab] I stay [Eb] on the old Kentucky [Ab] shore.
_ Oh [Eb] my poor Nellie Gray, they [Ab] have taken you away, and I'll never see my darling [Eb] anymore. _ _
[Ab] I'm sittin' by the river and [Db] I'm weeping all the day, for [Eb] you've gone from the old Kentucky [Ab] shore.
_ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [F] My [Bb] old eyes are getting blinded and [Eb] I cannot see my way.
Hark, [Bb] there's somebody knocking at [F] the door.
_ Oh [Bb] I hear the angels calling and I [Eb] see my Nellie Gray.
[Bb] Farewell to [F] the old Kentucky [Bb] shore.
_ Oh [F] my darling Nellie Gray, up [Bb] in heaven there they say, they'll never take you from me [F] anymore. _ _
[Bb] I'm coming, coming, coming, as [Eb] the angels clear the way.
[F] Farewell to the old Kentucky [Bb] shore.
_ [F] _ [Bb]
I'm coming, coming, coming, [Eb] as the angels clear the way.
[F]
Farewell to the old Kentucky [Bb] shore. _ _ _