Little Mohee chords by Burl Ives

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Verse 1

Burl Ives - Little Mohee

Verse 2
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As I was a-  (A major) walkin' upon a fine  (D major) day
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I got awful  (A major) lonesome as the
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day passed  (D major) away
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I sat down a-  (G major) musing,
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alone on the  (D major) grass
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When who should sit  (A major) by me
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but a sweet Indian  (D major) lass.

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Verse 3

2. She sat down beside me and took

hold of my hand

Said, "You sure be a stranger,

and in a strange land."

She asked me to marry and gave me her hand,

Said, "My pappy's a chieftain

all over this land."

Verse 4
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3. "My pappy's a  (A major) chieftain,
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and ruler be  (D major) he
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I'm his only  (A major) daughter and my name
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is  (D major) Mohee"
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I answered an (G major) d told her that it
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never could  (D major) be
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'Cause I had my own  (A major) sweetheart
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in my own country.  (D major) 

Verse 5
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4. I had my own  (A major) sweetheart,
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and I knew she loved  (D major) me
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Her heart was as  (A major) true as any  (D major) Mohee
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So I said, "I must  (G major) leave you
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and goodbye my  (D major) dear
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There's wind in my can (A major) vas
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and home I must  (D major) steer."

Verse 6
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5. At home with  (A major) re lations I tried  (D major) for to see
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But there wasn't a one  (A major) like
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my little  (D major) Mohee,
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And the girl I had  (G major) trusted
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proved untrue  (D major) to me
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So I sailed o'er  (A major) the ocean to my little Mo (D major) hee.