Old Blue chords by Odetta

SimplifiedAb · G · A · Bb

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Verse 1
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Well, now my wife died
and left me a farm
G 
Yes, sir, my wife died and left me a farm
Ab 
Well, now my wife died
and left me a farm
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That's why I'm going
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back to Charlestown
Well, I had me a dog
and his name was Blue
Yes, I had me a dog and
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Ab 
his name was Blue
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Well, I had me a dog and his name was Blue
And I'll bet you five dollars
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he's a good 'un too
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Singin' ha, blue, I cried, come on, blue
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Well now old blue's
feet was biggin' around
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Yes sir, old blue's feet
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was biggin' around
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Well now old blue's feet was biggin'
around
You never allowed a possum
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to touch the ground
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Singin' hi, Blue, you good dog,
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you
Well, I'll take my gun
G 
and I'll take my horn
And fetch me a possum
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in the new ground corn
Old Blue barked and I went to see
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He had a possum up in a tree
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The possum crawled out on a limb
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Blue barked at the possum,
possum growled at him
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G 
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Singing, 'all, blue,
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you can have some, too.
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Well, when old Blue died, he died so hard
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he shook the ground in my backyard,
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so  I dug his grave with a silver spade
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and lowered him down with a golden chain.
Ab 
And every link I did call his name,
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I called y 'all blue,
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I'm a -comin'
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to you.
Well, I'll tell y 'all just so you'll know.
G 
Yes, I'll tell y 'all just so you'll know.
Ab 
G 
Well, I'll tell y 'all just so
you'll know
that old blue's gone where
the good dogs go.
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Singin' how blue you
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good darlin'
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you.