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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. with 1 lead-in
note ("On").
- 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 Smok - y,
- All cov - ered with snow.
- I lost my true lov - er,
- Came court - in' too slow.
- But court - in's a pleas
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- Oh flirt - in's a grief.
- A false heart - ed lov -
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- Is worse than a thief.
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- Sound Clip:
- Listen to Jim play along with
"On Top Of Old Smokey" on the plectrum banjo (440k
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