Chords for Stephen Foster's 'THE GLENDY BURK' - 1851 - Tom Roush
Tempo:
100.05 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
E
Bm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[A]
[D] [A] [D] [A] [D]
[A] [D] The [A] Glendy Burke [D] is a mighty fast boat with a mighty [E] fast [A] captain too.
[D] He sits up there on the [Bm] hurricane [D] roof and he [A] keeps his eye on the crew.
[D] I can't [A] stay [D] here for the work's too hard, I'm [E] bound to [A] leave this town.
[D] I'll take [A] my [D] duds and tote [Bm] them on my [D] back when the [A] Glendy Burke comes down.
[D] [G] Ho for [D] Louisiana, I'm [A] bound to [D] leave this town.
I'll take my duds and tote them on my back when the Glendy Burke comes [A] down.
[D] [A]
[D]
[A] [D] The [A] Glendy Burke [D] has a funny old crew and they [E] sing the [A] boatman's song.
[D] They [A] burn the [D] pitch and the pine knot too for to [A] shove the boat along.
[D] The [A] smoke goes [D] up and the engine roars and the wheel [E] goes [A] round and round.
[D] So [A] fare you [D] well for I'll take a little ride when the [A] Glendy Burke comes down.
[D] [G] Ho for [D] Louisiana, I'm [A] bound to [D] leave this town.
I'll take my duds and tote them on my back when the [A] Glendy Burke [D] comes [A] down.
[D] [A]
[D] [A] [D] [A] [D]
[A] [D] I'll [A] work all [D] night in the wind and storm, I'll [E] work all [A] day in the rain.
[D] Till I [A] find [D] myself on the levee dock in [A] New Orleans again.
[D] They [A] make me [D] mow in the hay field here, they [E] knock my [A] head with a plail.
I'll go where they [D] work with the sugar and the cane and I'll [A] roll on the cotton bale.
[D] [G] Ho for [D] Louisiana, I'm [A] bound to [D] leave this town.
I'll take my duds and tote them on my back when the Glendy Burke comes [A] down.
[D] [A]
[D] [A] [D]
[A] My lady [D] love is pretty as a pink, I'll [E] meet her [A] on the way.
[D] I'll [A] take her [D] back to the sunny old south and [A] there I'll make her stay.
[D] So [A] don't you [D] fret my honey dear, oh [E] don't you [A] fret Miss Brown.
[D] I'll [A] take you [D] back for the middle of the week when the [A] Glendy Burke comes down.
[D] Ho for Louisiana, I'm [A] bound to [D] leave this town.
I'll [A] take my [D] duds and [Bm] tote them on my [D] back when the [A] Glendy [D] Burke comes down.
[A]
[D] [A] [D] [A] [D]
[A] [D] The [A] Glendy Burke [D] is a mighty fast boat with a mighty [E] fast [A] captain too.
[D] He sits up there on the [Bm] hurricane [D] roof and he [A] keeps his eye on the crew.
[D] I can't [A] stay [D] here for the work's too hard, I'm [E] bound to [A] leave this town.
[D] I'll take [A] my [D] duds and tote [Bm] them on my [D] back when the [A] Glendy Burke comes down.
[D] [G] Ho for [D] Louisiana, I'm [A] bound to [D] leave this town.
I'll take my duds and tote them on my back when the Glendy Burke comes [A] down.
[D] [A]
[D]
[A] [D] The [A] Glendy Burke [D] has a funny old crew and they [E] sing the [A] boatman's song.
[D] They [A] burn the [D] pitch and the pine knot too for to [A] shove the boat along.
[D] The [A] smoke goes [D] up and the engine roars and the wheel [E] goes [A] round and round.
[D] So [A] fare you [D] well for I'll take a little ride when the [A] Glendy Burke comes down.
[D] [G] Ho for [D] Louisiana, I'm [A] bound to [D] leave this town.
I'll take my duds and tote them on my back when the [A] Glendy Burke [D] comes [A] down.
[D] [A]
[D] [A] [D] [A] [D]
[A] [D] I'll [A] work all [D] night in the wind and storm, I'll [E] work all [A] day in the rain.
[D] Till I [A] find [D] myself on the levee dock in [A] New Orleans again.
[D] They [A] make me [D] mow in the hay field here, they [E] knock my [A] head with a plail.
I'll go where they [D] work with the sugar and the cane and I'll [A] roll on the cotton bale.
[D] [G] Ho for [D] Louisiana, I'm [A] bound to [D] leave this town.
I'll take my duds and tote them on my back when the Glendy Burke comes [A] down.
[D] [A]
[D] [A] [D]
[A] My lady [D] love is pretty as a pink, I'll [E] meet her [A] on the way.
[D] I'll [A] take her [D] back to the sunny old south and [A] there I'll make her stay.
[D] So [A] don't you [D] fret my honey dear, oh [E] don't you [A] fret Miss Brown.
[D] I'll [A] take you [D] back for the middle of the week when the [A] Glendy Burke comes down.
[D] Ho for Louisiana, I'm [A] bound to [D] leave this town.
I'll [A] take my [D] duds and [Bm] tote them on my [D] back when the [A] Glendy [D] Burke comes down.
Key:
D
A
E
Bm
G
D
A
E
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [D] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _
[A] [D] The [A] Glendy Burke [D] is a mighty fast boat with a mighty [E] fast [A] captain too.
[D] He sits up there on the [Bm] hurricane [D] roof and he [A] keeps his eye on the crew.
[D] I can't [A] stay [D] here for the work's too hard, I'm [E] bound to [A] leave this town.
[D] I'll take [A] my [D] duds and tote [Bm] them on my [D] back when the [A] Glendy Burke comes down.
[D] [G] Ho for [D] Louisiana, I'm [A] bound to [D] leave this town.
I'll take my duds and tote them on my back when the Glendy Burke comes [A] down.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] [D] The [A] Glendy Burke [D] has a funny old crew and they [E] sing the [A] boatman's song.
[D] They [A] burn the [D] pitch and the pine knot too for to [A] shove the boat along.
[D] The [A] smoke goes [D] up and the engine roars and the wheel [E] goes [A] round and round.
[D] So [A] fare you [D] well for I'll take a little ride when the [A] Glendy Burke comes down.
[D] [G] Ho for [D] Louisiana, I'm [A] bound to [D] leave this town.
I'll take my duds and tote them on my back when the [A] Glendy Burke [D] comes [A] down.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _
[A] [D] I'll [A] work all [D] night in the wind and storm, I'll [E] work all [A] day in the rain.
[D] Till I [A] find [D] myself on the levee dock in [A] New Orleans again.
[D] They [A] make me [D] mow in the hay field here, they [E] knock my [A] head with a plail.
I'll go where they [D] work with the sugar and the cane and I'll [A] roll on the cotton bale.
[D] [G] Ho for [D] Louisiana, I'm [A] bound to [D] leave this town.
I'll take my duds and tote them on my back when the Glendy Burke comes [A] down.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ My lady [D] love is pretty as a pink, I'll [E] meet her [A] on the way.
[D] I'll [A] take her [D] back to the sunny old south and [A] there I'll make her stay.
[D] So [A] don't you [D] fret my honey dear, oh [E] don't you [A] fret Miss Brown.
[D] I'll [A] take you [D] back for the middle of the week when the [A] Glendy Burke comes down.
[D] Ho for Louisiana, I'm [A] bound to [D] leave this town.
I'll [A] take my [D] duds and [Bm] tote them on my [D] back when the [A] Glendy [D] Burke comes down. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _
[A] [D] The [A] Glendy Burke [D] is a mighty fast boat with a mighty [E] fast [A] captain too.
[D] He sits up there on the [Bm] hurricane [D] roof and he [A] keeps his eye on the crew.
[D] I can't [A] stay [D] here for the work's too hard, I'm [E] bound to [A] leave this town.
[D] I'll take [A] my [D] duds and tote [Bm] them on my [D] back when the [A] Glendy Burke comes down.
[D] [G] Ho for [D] Louisiana, I'm [A] bound to [D] leave this town.
I'll take my duds and tote them on my back when the Glendy Burke comes [A] down.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] [D] The [A] Glendy Burke [D] has a funny old crew and they [E] sing the [A] boatman's song.
[D] They [A] burn the [D] pitch and the pine knot too for to [A] shove the boat along.
[D] The [A] smoke goes [D] up and the engine roars and the wheel [E] goes [A] round and round.
[D] So [A] fare you [D] well for I'll take a little ride when the [A] Glendy Burke comes down.
[D] [G] Ho for [D] Louisiana, I'm [A] bound to [D] leave this town.
I'll take my duds and tote them on my back when the [A] Glendy Burke [D] comes [A] down.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _
[A] [D] I'll [A] work all [D] night in the wind and storm, I'll [E] work all [A] day in the rain.
[D] Till I [A] find [D] myself on the levee dock in [A] New Orleans again.
[D] They [A] make me [D] mow in the hay field here, they [E] knock my [A] head with a plail.
I'll go where they [D] work with the sugar and the cane and I'll [A] roll on the cotton bale.
[D] [G] Ho for [D] Louisiana, I'm [A] bound to [D] leave this town.
I'll take my duds and tote them on my back when the Glendy Burke comes [A] down.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ My lady [D] love is pretty as a pink, I'll [E] meet her [A] on the way.
[D] I'll [A] take her [D] back to the sunny old south and [A] there I'll make her stay.
[D] So [A] don't you [D] fret my honey dear, oh [E] don't you [A] fret Miss Brown.
[D] I'll [A] take you [D] back for the middle of the week when the [A] Glendy Burke comes down.
[D] Ho for Louisiana, I'm [A] bound to [D] leave this town.
I'll [A] take my [D] duds and [Bm] tote them on my [D] back when the [A] Glendy [D] Burke comes down. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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