Banjo Sam chords by Grandpa Jones

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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I rovin' little banger
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picker up a mallop van
Where I used to hold the
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cotton and the cane
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Well, the old folks, will miss me
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when they shout for banger Sam
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Cause I'm not a -going to
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live with them again
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Well, I left them in the night
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when the moon was shining bright
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I stuck out with a banjo in my hand
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Well, I left my only brother
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and my dear old aged mother
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And I run away to join this
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little band
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Well, I picked and sang
both night and day,
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I'm a -workin' mighty hard,
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I'm makin' all the money that I can
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When I return to my old home,
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I'll sure go back in style,
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the old folks will be proud of Banjo Sam
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Well, I'm a -savin' every cent
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exceptin' what I go and spend
Oh, and I'm a -goin' back
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to see them all again
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To see my only brother
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and my dear old ancient mother
They'll say, Welcome home,
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little badger Sam
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Now the cabin which I lived in
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was sitting on a hill
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And the mockingbird is singing on the tree
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I'll build myself a mansion
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in that spot that I love well
And let mother and my
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brother live with me
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Well when the day is all
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we will gather round the door
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Of that mansion all the kinfolks in a jam
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Well, we'll keep the banjo ringing,
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we'll be pickin' and a -singin',
they'll be proud of their
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little banjo set.