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The Big Rock Candy Mountain

Traditional

Verse:
C            G7	C            G7	C            G7	C
-             G7	C            G7	C            G7	C
G7	C	G7	C
-             G7	C            G7	C            G7	C           G7
Chorus:
C	C7	F	C
G7	C	G7	C   (repeat all)

8-beat intro. with 2 lead-in notes.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.

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First Verse:

On a summer day in the month of May, Once a hobo was a hiking.
Down a shady lane through the sugar cane, He was looking for his liking.
As he roamed along he sang a song, Of the land of milk and honey,
Where a bum can stay for many a day, And he won't need any money

 

Second Verse:

There's a lake of gin we can both jump in, And the handouts grow on bushes.
In the new-mown hay we can sleep all day, And the bars all have free lunches.
Where the mail train stops and there ain't no cops, And the folks are tender-hearted.
Where you never change your socks and you never throw rocks,  And your hair is never parted.

 

Chorus:

Oh the buzzin' of the bees in the cigarette trees. Near the soda water fountain,
At the lemonade springs, Where the bluebird sings, On the Big Rock Candy Mountains.

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Performer Links:

(webpage)

Listen to Pete Seeger perform "Big Rock Candy Mountain" (mp3)

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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

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The chord names should appear in single rows.   Let me know of any problems.

 

email: jbott@ix.netcom.com