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A Banjo Song

Words by Howard Weeden, Music by Sidney Homer - 1910

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G	D7	G	D7
B7	Em	A7	D9
G	D7	G	D7
E7	Am7	A7	D9
G	D7	G	D7
B7	Em	A7	D9
G	-	E7	Am7
A7	D7	G	D7
G	D7	G	-   (D7  repeat)

8-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.

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I plays de banjo better now, Dan him dat taught me do,

Becase he plays for all de worl', An' I jes' plays for you.

He learns his chunes I jes' lets down, A banjostring or two,

Into de deepest of my heart, An' draws up chunes for you.

Slowly dey comes swingin' up, Aquiv'rin' through an through,

Till wid a rush of tinglin' notes, Dey reaches light an' you.

I never knows if dey will shine, Wet wid tears or dew;

I only knows dat, dew or tears, Dey shine becase of you,

Dey shine becase of you, of you.

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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

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