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- On Top Of Old
Smokey
- Traditional Folk Song
- Number 1 on the
Hit Parade in 1951, played for 13 weeks.
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- 6-beat intro. Play 3-beats
for each cell, reading from left to right.
- This song is in 3/4 waltz time.
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- On top of Old Smoky,
- All covered with snow.
- I lost my true lover,
- Came courtin' too slow.
- But courtin's a pleasure,
- Oh flirtin's a grief.
- A false hearted lover,
- Is worse than a thief.
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- Listen to Jim play along with
"On Top Of Old Smokey" on the plectrum banjo (mp3)
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- Listen to Wilf Carter perform
"On Top Of Old Smokey" (mp3)
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- Arranged by Jim Bottorff
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- This Chord Chart
may not appear correctly with some browsers. It should
be viewed with a full size window.
- The chord names should
appear in single rows. Let me know of any problems.
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- email: jbott@ix.netcom.com