Chords for Johnny Horton - Sleepy-eyed John.wmv
Tempo:
106.65 bpm
Chords used:
F#
C#
G#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[C#]
I'm going to play a [F#] little tune wherever [F#] I go.
tie your shoes.
heavy gets it you.
[F#]
Sleepy-eyed John, he stole the goose.
get loose.
Caneyville.
I'm going to play a [F#] little tune wherever [F#] I go.
tie your shoes.
heavy gets it you.
[F#]
Sleepy-eyed John, he stole the goose.
get loose.
Caneyville.
100% ➙ 107BPM
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ I'm going to play a _ [F#] _ _ little tune wherever [F#] I go.
Sleepy-eyed John, you better get your riches on.
Sleepy-eyed John, you better tie your shoes.
Sleepy-eyed John, you better get your riches on.
Try to get the heavy, but the heavy gets it you.
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_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Sleepy-eyed John, he stole the goose.
The goose did flop, but it couldn't get loose.
He led John to the goose, if you don't be still.
He [C#] missed our supper down at Caneyville.
[F#] Sleepy-eyed John, you better get your riches on.
Sleepy-eyed John, you better tie your shoes.
Sleepy-eyed John, you better get your riches on.
Try to get the heavy, but the heavy gets it you. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Well, Sleepy-eyed John, he had a wooden leg.
The limbs were like nothing [C#] but a little wooden peg.
[F#] But once you up and once you on,
The goose was double shuffled [C#] and the cows come home.
[F#] Sleepy-eyed John, you better get your riches on.
Sleepy-eyed John, you better tie your shoes.
Sleepy-eyed John, you better get your riches on.
Try to get the heavy, but the heavy gets it you. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Now I got twenty dollars for the build a fence.
I took my money and a eight percent.
[G#] Sold my buggy and I sold my plow.
I wouldn't take a dollar for my journey [F#] now.
Sleepy-eyed John, you better get your riches on.
Sleepy-eyed John, you better tie your shoes.
Sleepy-eyed John, you better get your riches on.
Try to get the heavy, but the heavy gets it you. _ _ _ _ _ _
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Fell over the hickory and down the pine.
The raccoon _ _ got sick and the raccoon left.
Crossed Green River in a minute and a half.
Sleepy-eyed John, you better get your riches on.
Sleepy-eyed John, you better tie your shoes.
Sleepy-eyed John, you better get your riches on.
Try to get the heavy, but the heavy gets it you. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ I'm going to play a _ [F#] _ _ little tune wherever [F#] I go.
Sleepy-eyed John, you better get your riches on.
Sleepy-eyed John, you better tie your shoes.
Sleepy-eyed John, you better get your riches on.
Try to get the heavy, but the heavy gets it you.
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Sleepy-eyed John, he stole the goose.
The goose did flop, but it couldn't get loose.
He led John to the goose, if you don't be still.
He [C#] missed our supper down at Caneyville.
[F#] Sleepy-eyed John, you better get your riches on.
Sleepy-eyed John, you better tie your shoes.
Sleepy-eyed John, you better get your riches on.
Try to get the heavy, but the heavy gets it you. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, Sleepy-eyed John, he had a wooden leg.
The limbs were like nothing [C#] but a little wooden peg.
[F#] But once you up and once you on,
The goose was double shuffled [C#] and the cows come home.
[F#] Sleepy-eyed John, you better get your riches on.
Sleepy-eyed John, you better tie your shoes.
Sleepy-eyed John, you better get your riches on.
Try to get the heavy, but the heavy gets it you. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now I got twenty dollars for the build a fence.
I took my money and a eight percent.
[G#] Sold my buggy and I sold my plow.
I wouldn't take a dollar for my journey [F#] now.
Sleepy-eyed John, you better get your riches on.
Sleepy-eyed John, you better tie your shoes.
Sleepy-eyed John, you better get your riches on.
Try to get the heavy, but the heavy gets it you. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Fell over the hickory and down the pine.
The raccoon _ _ got sick and the raccoon left.
Crossed Green River in a minute and a half.
Sleepy-eyed John, you better get your riches on.
Sleepy-eyed John, you better tie your shoes.
Sleepy-eyed John, you better get your riches on.
Try to get the heavy, but the heavy gets it you. _ _ _ _ _ _
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