Chords for Clawhammer Banjo: Song (and Tab) of the Week - "Darling Corey"
Tempo:
127.8 bpm
Chords used:
C
Cm
G
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C]
[G]
[Cm] [C]
Wake up, wake up darling Corey, what makes you sleep so sound?
[Cm] Now the Reverend, [G] this was a common gun, you'll burn your steel [C]
house down.
Well the first time I saw darling Corey, she was sitting on the banks of the sea.
[Cm] Had a .44
around her body, and a banjo on her knee.
[C] Go away, go away darling Corey, [C] quit hanging around my bed.
[B] Your liquor has ruined my body, [Cm] pretty woman gone to [C]
my head.
Dig a hole, [Cm] dig a [C] hole in the meadow, dig a hole in the cold, cold ground.
[Cm] Dig a hole, dig a hole [C] in the meadow, oh no darling Corey now.
[Cm]
[C] Can't you hear those bluebirds singing, can't you hear their warm, full sound?
[G] They're preaching darling, please clear the road, clear the walls and graveyard [C]
ground.
Wake up, wake up darling Corey, [G] and go and get my gun.
I ain't no fierce wolf hiding, but I'll die before [C] I hide.
[Cm] [G] [C]
[G]
[G]
[Cm] [C]
Wake up, wake up darling Corey, what makes you sleep so sound?
[Cm] Now the Reverend, [G] this was a common gun, you'll burn your steel [C]
house down.
Well the first time I saw darling Corey, she was sitting on the banks of the sea.
[Cm] Had a .44
around her body, and a banjo on her knee.
[C] Go away, go away darling Corey, [C] quit hanging around my bed.
[B] Your liquor has ruined my body, [Cm] pretty woman gone to [C]
my head.
Dig a hole, [Cm] dig a [C] hole in the meadow, dig a hole in the cold, cold ground.
[Cm] Dig a hole, dig a hole [C] in the meadow, oh no darling Corey now.
[Cm]
[C] Can't you hear those bluebirds singing, can't you hear their warm, full sound?
[G] They're preaching darling, please clear the road, clear the walls and graveyard [C]
ground.
Wake up, wake up darling Corey, [G] and go and get my gun.
I ain't no fierce wolf hiding, but I'll die before [C] I hide.
[Cm] [G] [C]
[G]
Key:
C
Cm
G
B
C
Cm
G
B
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ Wake up, wake up darling Corey, what makes you sleep so sound?
[Cm] Now the Reverend, [G] this was a common gun, you'll burn your steel [C]
house down.
Well the first time I saw darling Corey, she was sitting on the banks of the sea.
[Cm] Had a .44
around her body, and a banjo on her knee. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ Go away, go away darling Corey, [C] quit hanging around my bed.
_ [B] Your liquor has ruined my body, [Cm] pretty woman gone to [C]
my head.
_ Dig a hole, [Cm] dig a [C] hole in the meadow, dig a hole in the cold, cold ground.
_ [Cm] Dig a hole, dig a hole [C] in the _ meadow, oh no darling Corey _ now.
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] Can't you hear those bluebirds singing, _ can't you hear their warm, full sound?
_ [G] They're preaching darling, please clear the road, clear the walls and graveyard [C]
ground.
_ Wake up, wake up darling Corey, _ [G] and go and get my gun.
_ I ain't no fierce wolf hiding, but I'll die before [C] I hide.
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ Wake up, wake up darling Corey, what makes you sleep so sound?
[Cm] Now the Reverend, [G] this was a common gun, you'll burn your steel [C]
house down.
Well the first time I saw darling Corey, she was sitting on the banks of the sea.
[Cm] Had a .44
around her body, and a banjo on her knee. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ Go away, go away darling Corey, [C] quit hanging around my bed.
_ [B] Your liquor has ruined my body, [Cm] pretty woman gone to [C]
my head.
_ Dig a hole, [Cm] dig a [C] hole in the meadow, dig a hole in the cold, cold ground.
_ [Cm] Dig a hole, dig a hole [C] in the _ meadow, oh no darling Corey _ now.
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] Can't you hear those bluebirds singing, _ can't you hear their warm, full sound?
_ [G] They're preaching darling, please clear the road, clear the walls and graveyard [C]
ground.
_ Wake up, wake up darling Corey, _ [G] and go and get my gun.
_ I ain't no fierce wolf hiding, but I'll die before [C] I hide.
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
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