Chords for Burl Ives - On Top Of Old Smokey
Tempo:
107.55 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
On top of [Ab] a slopey, all covered [Eb] with snow, I lost my [Bb] true lover from a-courting too [Eb] slow.
For courting's [Ab] a pleasure, [Ab] and parting [Eb] is grief, And a false-hearted [Bb] lover is worse than [Eb] a thief.
A thief will just
[Ab] rob you, and take what [Eb] you say, But a false-hearted [Bb]
lover will lead you to [Eb] your grave.
And the grave will decay you,
[Ab] and turn you to dust.
[Eb] Not one girl [Bb]
in fifty that a poor boy [Eb] can trust.
They'll hug you [Ab] and kiss you, and tell you more
[Eb] lies, Than the cross-ties on the
[Bb] railroad, or the stars in [Eb] the sky.
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] So come [Ab] all you maidens, and listen [Eb] to me.
Never [Bb] place your [Bb] affections on a green [Eb] willow tree.
The leaves they will wither,
[Ab] the roots they [Eb] will die.
You'll all be
[Bb] forsaken, and never know why.
[N]
For courting's [Ab] a pleasure, [Ab] and parting [Eb] is grief, And a false-hearted [Bb] lover is worse than [Eb] a thief.
A thief will just
[Ab] rob you, and take what [Eb] you say, But a false-hearted [Bb]
lover will lead you to [Eb] your grave.
And the grave will decay you,
[Ab] and turn you to dust.
[Eb] Not one girl [Bb]
in fifty that a poor boy [Eb] can trust.
They'll hug you [Ab] and kiss you, and tell you more
[Eb] lies, Than the cross-ties on the
[Bb] railroad, or the stars in [Eb] the sky.
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] So come [Ab] all you maidens, and listen [Eb] to me.
Never [Bb] place your [Bb] affections on a green [Eb] willow tree.
The leaves they will wither,
[Ab] the roots they [Eb] will die.
You'll all be
[Bb] forsaken, and never know why.
[N]
Key:
Eb
Ab
Bb
Eb
Ab
Bb
Eb
Ab
_ _ _ _ _ On top of [Ab] a _ _ slopey, all covered [Eb] with snow, _ _ I lost my [Bb] true lover _ from a-courting too [Eb] _ slow.
_ _ For courting's [Ab] a pleasure, _ _ [Ab] and parting [Eb] is _ _ grief, And a false-hearted [Bb] lover _ _ is worse than [Eb] a thief.
A thief will just _ _
[Ab] rob you, and take _ what [Eb] you say, But a false-hearted _ _ [Bb] _ _
lover will lead you to _ _ [Eb] your grave.
And the grave will decay you, _ _
[Ab] _ and turn you to dust. _ _
[Eb] _ Not one girl _ _ _ [Bb]
in fifty that a poor boy _ [Eb] can trust.
They'll hug _ _ you [Ab] and kiss _ you, and tell you more _ _
[Eb] lies, Than the cross-ties on the _ _ _
_ [Bb] railroad, or the stars _ in [Eb] the sky. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ So come [Ab] all you _ _ _ maidens, and listen [Eb] to _ me.
_ Never [Bb] place your _ [Bb] _ affections on a green [Eb] willow tree.
The leaves they will wither, _
[Ab] _ _ the roots they _ [Eb] will die.
You'll all be _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] forsaken, and never know why. _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ For courting's [Ab] a pleasure, _ _ [Ab] and parting [Eb] is _ _ grief, And a false-hearted [Bb] lover _ _ is worse than [Eb] a thief.
A thief will just _ _
[Ab] rob you, and take _ what [Eb] you say, But a false-hearted _ _ [Bb] _ _
lover will lead you to _ _ [Eb] your grave.
And the grave will decay you, _ _
[Ab] _ and turn you to dust. _ _
[Eb] _ Not one girl _ _ _ [Bb]
in fifty that a poor boy _ [Eb] can trust.
They'll hug _ _ you [Ab] and kiss _ you, and tell you more _ _
[Eb] lies, Than the cross-ties on the _ _ _
_ [Bb] railroad, or the stars _ in [Eb] the sky. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ So come [Ab] all you _ _ _ maidens, and listen [Eb] to _ me.
_ Never [Bb] place your _ [Bb] _ affections on a green [Eb] willow tree.
The leaves they will wither, _
[Ab] _ _ the roots they _ [Eb] will die.
You'll all be _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] forsaken, and never know why. _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _