Chords for "Dock" Walsh Knocking On The Hen House Door (COLUMBIA 15075-D) (1926)
Tempo:
117.95 bpm
Chords used:
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Bb
Ab
Bbm
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I went downtown, I thought [Ab] I would unsee
[Bbm]
But I fell [Ab] in love with a pretty little girl and there I stayed all day
Now quit that knocking on the [N] henhouse door, my gosh
Now quit that knocking on the door
You plain poodle licker, now quit that knocking on the [Bbm]
door
[Abm] Oh, Monty had a yellow [Cm] [B] object
Shouldn't have had to the gal, she had to large
[Db]
They took her down to the blacksmith shop
For to have her [Ab] mouth made small
[Bbm] They turned around, a time or two
She swallowed the cup and all
Now quit that knocking on
[Gb] [Bb] [Db]
[Bbm] the
I went up in my new browns for to get me [Bb] a sack of corn
[Db] Old Rex said he had dogs on me and the possum blowed his horn
Now quit that knocking on the henhouse door, my gosh
Now quit that knocking on the door
You [Bb] plain poodle licker, now quit that knocking on the [Db] door
I went up on the mountain for to get me a load [Bb] of pine
[Bbm] I towed it on my wagon, I broke down behind
Now quit that knocking on the [Db] henhouse door, my gosh
Now quit that knocking on the door
You plain poodle licker, now quit that knocking on the door
I dreamt a dream the other night and [Ab] everything was chill
I dreamt I saw that [Eb] old gray mule I [C] used to ride to [Db] the mill
Now quit that knocking on the henhouse door, my gosh
Now quit that knocking on the door
You plain poodle licker, now [Cm] quit that
[Db] Well, a week from now, I'm quite fine blank
I'll have you all [Ab] to know
[Db] I read forty miles on the humpback wheel and it made me puff and blow
Now quit that knocking on the henhouse door, my gosh, just quit that knocking on the door
You blame fool nigger, now quit that knocking on the door
Well, I wish I was the apple hanging [Ab] on a tree
[Eb] When a pretty girl crazy takes a [Bbm] bite of me
Now quit that knocking on the henhouse door, my gosh, just quit that knocking on the door
[Bb] You blame fool nigger, now quit that [Db] knocking on the door
I dreamt for a dream the other night and everything [Bb] was still
[Db] I didn't pass all my suits, I was keeping down the hill
Now quit that knocking on the henhouse door, my gosh, just quit that knocking on the door
You blame fool nigger, now quit that knocking on the door
Well, you know that you know that [Ab] mule I take
[Db] And I'll keep your feet beside the [Bb] game that you drive [Db] no way
Now quit that knocking on the henhouse door, my gosh, just quit that knocking on the door
You [Bb] blame fool nigger, now quit that [Db] knocking on the door
[N]
[Bbm]
But I fell [Ab] in love with a pretty little girl and there I stayed all day
Now quit that knocking on the [N] henhouse door, my gosh
Now quit that knocking on the door
You plain poodle licker, now quit that knocking on the [Bbm]
door
[Abm] Oh, Monty had a yellow [Cm] [B] object
Shouldn't have had to the gal, she had to large
[Db]
They took her down to the blacksmith shop
For to have her [Ab] mouth made small
[Bbm] They turned around, a time or two
She swallowed the cup and all
Now quit that knocking on
[Gb] [Bb] [Db]
[Bbm] the
I went up in my new browns for to get me [Bb] a sack of corn
[Db] Old Rex said he had dogs on me and the possum blowed his horn
Now quit that knocking on the henhouse door, my gosh
Now quit that knocking on the door
You [Bb] plain poodle licker, now quit that knocking on the [Db] door
I went up on the mountain for to get me a load [Bb] of pine
[Bbm] I towed it on my wagon, I broke down behind
Now quit that knocking on the [Db] henhouse door, my gosh
Now quit that knocking on the door
You plain poodle licker, now quit that knocking on the door
I dreamt a dream the other night and [Ab] everything was chill
I dreamt I saw that [Eb] old gray mule I [C] used to ride to [Db] the mill
Now quit that knocking on the henhouse door, my gosh
Now quit that knocking on the door
You plain poodle licker, now [Cm] quit that
[Db] Well, a week from now, I'm quite fine blank
I'll have you all [Ab] to know
[Db] I read forty miles on the humpback wheel and it made me puff and blow
Now quit that knocking on the henhouse door, my gosh, just quit that knocking on the door
You blame fool nigger, now quit that knocking on the door
Well, I wish I was the apple hanging [Ab] on a tree
[Eb] When a pretty girl crazy takes a [Bbm] bite of me
Now quit that knocking on the henhouse door, my gosh, just quit that knocking on the door
[Bb] You blame fool nigger, now quit that [Db] knocking on the door
I dreamt for a dream the other night and everything [Bb] was still
[Db] I didn't pass all my suits, I was keeping down the hill
Now quit that knocking on the henhouse door, my gosh, just quit that knocking on the door
You blame fool nigger, now quit that knocking on the door
Well, you know that you know that [Ab] mule I take
[Db] And I'll keep your feet beside the [Bb] game that you drive [Db] no way
Now quit that knocking on the henhouse door, my gosh, just quit that knocking on the door
You [Bb] blame fool nigger, now quit that [Db] knocking on the door
[N]
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I went downtown, I thought [Ab] I would unsee
[Bbm]
But I fell [Ab] in love with a pretty little girl and there I stayed all day
Now quit that knocking on the [N] henhouse door, my gosh
Now quit that knocking on the door
You plain poodle licker, now quit that knocking on the [Bbm]
door
_ _ _ _ [Abm] Oh, Monty had a yellow _ _ [Cm] _ _ [B] object
Shouldn't have had to the gal, she had to large
[Db] _ _ _
They took her down to the blacksmith shop
For to have her [Ab] mouth made small
[Bbm] They turned around, a time or two
She swallowed the cup and all
Now quit that knocking on _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] the
I went up in my new browns for to get me [Bb] a sack of corn
[Db] Old Rex said he had dogs on me and the possum blowed his horn
Now quit that knocking on the henhouse door, my gosh
Now quit that knocking on the door
You [Bb] plain poodle licker, now quit that knocking on the [Db] door
_ _ _ _ I went up on the mountain for to get me a load [Bb] of pine
[Bbm] I towed it on my wagon, I broke down behind
Now quit that knocking on the [Db] henhouse door, my gosh
Now quit that knocking on the door
You plain poodle licker, now quit that knocking on the door _ _ _
_ I dreamt a dream the other night and [Ab] everything was chill
I dreamt I saw that [Eb] old gray mule I [C] used to ride to [Db] the mill
Now quit that knocking on the henhouse door, my gosh
Now quit that knocking on the door
You plain poodle licker, now [Cm] quit that
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ Well, a week from now, I'm quite fine blank
I'll have you all [Ab] to know
[Db] I read forty miles on the humpback wheel and it made me puff and blow
Now quit that knocking on the henhouse door, my gosh, just quit that knocking on the door
You blame fool nigger, now quit that knocking on the door _
_ _ _ Well, I wish I was the apple hanging [Ab] on a tree
[Eb] When a pretty girl crazy takes a [Bbm] bite of me
Now quit that knocking on the henhouse door, my gosh, just quit that knocking on the door
[Bb] You blame fool nigger, now quit that [Db] knocking on the door _ _ _
I dreamt for a dream the other night and everything [Bb] was still
[Db] I didn't pass all my suits, I was keeping down the hill
Now quit that knocking on the henhouse door, my gosh, just quit that knocking on the door
You blame fool nigger, now quit that knocking on the door _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, you know that you know that [Ab] mule I take
[Db] And I'll keep your feet beside the [Bb] game that you drive [Db] no way
Now quit that knocking on the henhouse door, my gosh, just quit that knocking on the door
You [Bb] blame fool nigger, now quit that [Db] knocking on the door
_ _ [N] _
[Bbm]
But I fell [Ab] in love with a pretty little girl and there I stayed all day
Now quit that knocking on the [N] henhouse door, my gosh
Now quit that knocking on the door
You plain poodle licker, now quit that knocking on the [Bbm]
door
_ _ _ _ [Abm] Oh, Monty had a yellow _ _ [Cm] _ _ [B] object
Shouldn't have had to the gal, she had to large
[Db] _ _ _
They took her down to the blacksmith shop
For to have her [Ab] mouth made small
[Bbm] They turned around, a time or two
She swallowed the cup and all
Now quit that knocking on _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] the
I went up in my new browns for to get me [Bb] a sack of corn
[Db] Old Rex said he had dogs on me and the possum blowed his horn
Now quit that knocking on the henhouse door, my gosh
Now quit that knocking on the door
You [Bb] plain poodle licker, now quit that knocking on the [Db] door
_ _ _ _ I went up on the mountain for to get me a load [Bb] of pine
[Bbm] I towed it on my wagon, I broke down behind
Now quit that knocking on the [Db] henhouse door, my gosh
Now quit that knocking on the door
You plain poodle licker, now quit that knocking on the door _ _ _
_ I dreamt a dream the other night and [Ab] everything was chill
I dreamt I saw that [Eb] old gray mule I [C] used to ride to [Db] the mill
Now quit that knocking on the henhouse door, my gosh
Now quit that knocking on the door
You plain poodle licker, now [Cm] quit that
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ Well, a week from now, I'm quite fine blank
I'll have you all [Ab] to know
[Db] I read forty miles on the humpback wheel and it made me puff and blow
Now quit that knocking on the henhouse door, my gosh, just quit that knocking on the door
You blame fool nigger, now quit that knocking on the door _
_ _ _ Well, I wish I was the apple hanging [Ab] on a tree
[Eb] When a pretty girl crazy takes a [Bbm] bite of me
Now quit that knocking on the henhouse door, my gosh, just quit that knocking on the door
[Bb] You blame fool nigger, now quit that [Db] knocking on the door _ _ _
I dreamt for a dream the other night and everything [Bb] was still
[Db] I didn't pass all my suits, I was keeping down the hill
Now quit that knocking on the henhouse door, my gosh, just quit that knocking on the door
You blame fool nigger, now quit that knocking on the door _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, you know that you know that [Ab] mule I take
[Db] And I'll keep your feet beside the [Bb] game that you drive [Db] no way
Now quit that knocking on the henhouse door, my gosh, just quit that knocking on the door
You [Bb] blame fool nigger, now quit that [Db] knocking on the door
_ _ [N] _