Chords for Swanee River (Old Folks At Home)
Tempo:
176.25 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[C] Way down upon [F] the swammy [C] river, far, [G] far away,
[C]
That's where [F] my heart is turning ever, [C] that's [Em] where the old folks [C]
stay.
[G]
Oh, the world is sad and [F] dreary everywhere [D] I [G] roam,
[C] Oh, lordy, [F] how my heart grows weary, [C] far [G] from the old [C] folks at home.
[G]
[C] Oh, up and [F] down the whole creation, [C]
sadly [G] I roam,
[C] Still longing [F] for the old plantation [C] and [G] for the [E] old folks at [C]
home.
[G]
Oh, the world [C] is sad and [F] dreary everywhere [C] I [G] roam,
[C]
Oh, lordy, [F] how my heart grows [C] weary, far [G] from the old folks at [C] home.
[G]
[C] Oh, [Em] where I [F] once fell from, I [C] wandered when I [Em] was [G] young,
[C] Then many [F] happy days I [C] squandered, [Em] many the songs [C] I sung.
[G] Oh, the world [C] is sad and [F] dreary everywhere [Am] I [G]
roam,
[C] Oh, lordy, [F] how my heart grows [C] weary, far from [G] the old [C] folks at home.
[G]
[C] When I [F] was playing with my brother, [C]
happy [G] was I,
[C]
Oh, take me [F] to my kind old mother, [C]
[G] there let me live and die.
Oh, the world [C] is sad and [F] dreary [Am] everywhere I roam,
[G] [C]
Oh, lordy, [Dm] how my heart grows [C] weary, far [G] from the old [C] folks at home.
[G] [C]
One little [F] hut among the bushes, [C] one that [G] I love,
[C] Still sadly [F] to my memory [Am] rushes, [G] no matter where [C] I roam.
[G] Oh, the world [C] is sad and [F] dreary everywhere [C] I [G] roam,
[C] Oh, [E] lordy, [F] how my heart grows weary, [Am] [C] far from the old folks at home.
[G]
[C] When will I [F] see the beaver [Am] humming [C] all around the [G] cone?
[C] When will I [F] hear the banjo [Am] strumming down [G] by my good [C] old town?
[G] Oh, the [C] world is sad and [F] dreary everywhere [C]
I [G] roam,
[C] [Em] Oh, lordy, [F] how my heart grows [C] weary, far [G] from the old folks at [C] home.
[G] Oh, the world [C] is sad and [F] dreary everywhere [C]
I [G] roam,
[C] Oh, lordy, [F] how my heart grows [C] weary, far [G] from the old [C] folks at home.
[G]
[N]
[C] Way down upon [F] the swammy [C] river, far, [G] far away,
[C]
That's where [F] my heart is turning ever, [C] that's [Em] where the old folks [C]
stay.
[G]
Oh, the world is sad and [F] dreary everywhere [D] I [G] roam,
[C] Oh, lordy, [F] how my heart grows weary, [C] far [G] from the old [C] folks at home.
[G]
[C] Oh, up and [F] down the whole creation, [C]
sadly [G] I roam,
[C] Still longing [F] for the old plantation [C] and [G] for the [E] old folks at [C]
home.
[G]
Oh, the world [C] is sad and [F] dreary everywhere [C] I [G] roam,
[C]
Oh, lordy, [F] how my heart grows [C] weary, far [G] from the old folks at [C] home.
[G]
[C] Oh, [Em] where I [F] once fell from, I [C] wandered when I [Em] was [G] young,
[C] Then many [F] happy days I [C] squandered, [Em] many the songs [C] I sung.
[G] Oh, the world [C] is sad and [F] dreary everywhere [Am] I [G]
roam,
[C] Oh, lordy, [F] how my heart grows [C] weary, far from [G] the old [C] folks at home.
[G]
[C] When I [F] was playing with my brother, [C]
happy [G] was I,
[C]
Oh, take me [F] to my kind old mother, [C]
[G] there let me live and die.
Oh, the world [C] is sad and [F] dreary [Am] everywhere I roam,
[G] [C]
Oh, lordy, [Dm] how my heart grows [C] weary, far [G] from the old [C] folks at home.
[G] [C]
One little [F] hut among the bushes, [C] one that [G] I love,
[C] Still sadly [F] to my memory [Am] rushes, [G] no matter where [C] I roam.
[G] Oh, the world [C] is sad and [F] dreary everywhere [C] I [G] roam,
[C] Oh, [E] lordy, [F] how my heart grows weary, [Am] [C] far from the old folks at home.
[G]
[C] When will I [F] see the beaver [Am] humming [C] all around the [G] cone?
[C] When will I [F] hear the banjo [Am] strumming down [G] by my good [C] old town?
[G] Oh, the [C] world is sad and [F] dreary everywhere [C]
I [G] roam,
[C] [Em] Oh, lordy, [F] how my heart grows [C] weary, far [G] from the old folks at [C] home.
[G] Oh, the world [C] is sad and [F] dreary everywhere [C]
I [G] roam,
[C] Oh, lordy, [F] how my heart grows [C] weary, far [G] from the old [C] folks at home.
[G]
[N]
Key:
C
G
F
Am
Em
C
G
F
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Way _ _ down upon [F] the _ swammy [C] river, _ _ far, _ [G] far away, _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _
That's where [F] my heart is turning _ ever, [C] _ that's [Em] where the old folks _ [C]
stay.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
Oh, the world is sad and [F] dreary _ _ _ everywhere [D] I _ [G] roam, _ _ _
[C] _ Oh, _ lordy, [F] how my heart grows weary, [C] _ far [G] from the old [C] folks at _ home. _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ Oh, up and [F] down the whole _ _ creation, [C] _ _ _
sadly [G] I roam, _
_ _ _ [C] Still _ _ longing [F] for the old _ plantation [C] _ and [G] for the [E] old folks at [C]
home.
_ _ [G] _ _
Oh, the world [C] is sad and [F] dreary _ _ everywhere _ [C] I _ [G] roam,
_ _ [C] _
_ _ Oh, lordy, [F] how my heart grows [C] weary, far [G] from the old folks at [C] _ home. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ Oh, [Em] where I [F] once fell from, I _ [C] wandered when _ I [Em] was [G] _ young, _ _
[C] _ _ Then _ many [F] happy days I _ [C] squandered, _ [Em] many the songs [C] I _ sung.
_ [G] _ _ _ Oh, the world [C] is _ sad and [F] dreary _ _ everywhere [Am] _ I _ [G]
roam,
_ _ [C] _ Oh, _ lordy, [F] how my heart grows _ [C] weary, far from [G] the old [C] folks at home.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] When _ I [F] was playing with my brother, [C] _ _
_ happy [G] was _ I,
_ _ [C] _
Oh, take me [F] to my kind old mother, [C] _
[G] there let me live and die. _ _ _ _ _
Oh, the world [C] is _ sad and [F] dreary _ _ _ [Am] everywhere I roam,
[G] _ _ [C] _ _
Oh, _ lordy, [Dm] how my heart grows [C] weary, far [G] from the old [C] folks at _ home. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ One _ little [F] hut among the bushes, [C] _ one _ that [G] I love, _ _ _
[C] Still _ _ sadly [F] to my memory _ [Am] rushes, [G] no matter where [C] I roam. _ _ _
[G] _ Oh, the world [C] is sad and [F] dreary _ _ everywhere [C] I _ [G] roam, _ _
[C] _ Oh, _ [E] lordy, [F] how my heart grows weary, [Am] _ [C] far from the old folks at home. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ When will I [F] see the beaver _ [Am] humming _ [C] all around the [G] cone? _ _ _
[C] _ _ When will I [F] hear the banjo _ [Am] strumming down [G] by my good [C] old town? _ _
[G] _ _ Oh, the [C] world is sad and [F] dreary _ _ everywhere [C]
I _ [G] roam, _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Em] Oh, lordy, [F] how my heart grows [C] weary, far [G] from the old folks at [C] home. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ Oh, the world [C] is sad and [F] dreary _ _ everywhere [C]
I _ [G] roam, _ _
_ [C] _ _ Oh, lordy, [F] how my heart grows [C] weary, far [G] from the old [C] folks at home. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Way _ _ down upon [F] the _ swammy [C] river, _ _ far, _ [G] far away, _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _
That's where [F] my heart is turning _ ever, [C] _ that's [Em] where the old folks _ [C]
stay.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
Oh, the world is sad and [F] dreary _ _ _ everywhere [D] I _ [G] roam, _ _ _
[C] _ Oh, _ lordy, [F] how my heart grows weary, [C] _ far [G] from the old [C] folks at _ home. _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ Oh, up and [F] down the whole _ _ creation, [C] _ _ _
sadly [G] I roam, _
_ _ _ [C] Still _ _ longing [F] for the old _ plantation [C] _ and [G] for the [E] old folks at [C]
home.
_ _ [G] _ _
Oh, the world [C] is sad and [F] dreary _ _ everywhere _ [C] I _ [G] roam,
_ _ [C] _
_ _ Oh, lordy, [F] how my heart grows [C] weary, far [G] from the old folks at [C] _ home. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ Oh, [Em] where I [F] once fell from, I _ [C] wandered when _ I [Em] was [G] _ young, _ _
[C] _ _ Then _ many [F] happy days I _ [C] squandered, _ [Em] many the songs [C] I _ sung.
_ [G] _ _ _ Oh, the world [C] is _ sad and [F] dreary _ _ everywhere [Am] _ I _ [G]
roam,
_ _ [C] _ Oh, _ lordy, [F] how my heart grows _ [C] weary, far from [G] the old [C] folks at home.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] When _ I [F] was playing with my brother, [C] _ _
_ happy [G] was _ I,
_ _ [C] _
Oh, take me [F] to my kind old mother, [C] _
[G] there let me live and die. _ _ _ _ _
Oh, the world [C] is _ sad and [F] dreary _ _ _ [Am] everywhere I roam,
[G] _ _ [C] _ _
Oh, _ lordy, [Dm] how my heart grows [C] weary, far [G] from the old [C] folks at _ home. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ One _ little [F] hut among the bushes, [C] _ one _ that [G] I love, _ _ _
[C] Still _ _ sadly [F] to my memory _ [Am] rushes, [G] no matter where [C] I roam. _ _ _
[G] _ Oh, the world [C] is sad and [F] dreary _ _ everywhere [C] I _ [G] roam, _ _
[C] _ Oh, _ [E] lordy, [F] how my heart grows weary, [Am] _ [C] far from the old folks at home. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ When will I [F] see the beaver _ [Am] humming _ [C] all around the [G] cone? _ _ _
[C] _ _ When will I [F] hear the banjo _ [Am] strumming down [G] by my good [C] old town? _ _
[G] _ _ Oh, the [C] world is sad and [F] dreary _ _ everywhere [C]
I _ [G] roam, _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Em] Oh, lordy, [F] how my heart grows [C] weary, far [G] from the old folks at [C] home. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ Oh, the world [C] is sad and [F] dreary _ _ everywhere [C]
I _ [G] roam, _ _
_ [C] _ _ Oh, lordy, [F] how my heart grows [C] weary, far [G] from the old [C] folks at home. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _