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I Love To Hear A Banjo

Words and Music by Abel Baer, Roy Smeck, and Betty Van Hasselt - 1964

G                  F#	G	E7	-
A7	D7	G               C	G
G                  F#	G	E7	-
A7	D7	G               C	G
G7	Dm7           G7	C	-
A7	Em7            A7	D              Em7	D7
G                  F#	G	E7	-
A7	D7	G              C9	B+              E9
A7	D9	A7	D9
A7	Am7            D9	G	-            (repeat)

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

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I Love To Hear A Banjo, that rhythm is a treat,

It makes me wanna sing out and swing out when I hear that banjo beat,

I Love To Hear A Banjo, It puts me in a trance,

That "Hootenanny" feelin' comes stealin' gotta get right up and dance.

I wanna clap my hands, "clapity clap", I wanna tap my feet, "tapity tap",

I wanna rock and sway, "rockity rock", like the young folks do today.

I Love To Hear A Banjo, that music makes me gay,

I simply gotta give in, I'm livin', 'cause it shoos my blues away,

That's why I Love To Hear A Banjo, a "plinky planky" banjo,

I Love To Hear A Banjo play.

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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

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