Old Pappy's New Banjo chords by
Jimmy Dean
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Key: G major
Verse 1
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C
C

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The funeral was over,
F
F

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D
D

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the folks started home
G
G

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C
C

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It was only a few that were there
F
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D
D

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A lonely little fellow on an old wagon seat,
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G

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C
C

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His heart ached too heavy to bear.
F
F

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Turn to his father who drove the old mule
D
D

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G
G

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C
C

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His face plainly showed the deep hurt
Why did they put Grandpappy
F
F

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in that old wooden box
D
D

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G
G

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C
C

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Then cover him over with dirt?
The man searched for an answer
F
F

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as the old mule walked along
D
D

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Through his tears he gazed down the road,
G
G

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Bb
Bb

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As he held the little boy
F
F

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G
G

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close to his old ragged shirt,
C
C

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And tried awful hard to lighten his load.
Why, Pappy wasn't in that box, boy,
F
F

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The Lord took him out.
Dm
Dm

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D
D

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He came and got Pappy last night
G
G

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while he was asleep.
And that old coffin,
C
C

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that's all they buried today, boy.
Ab
Ab
4

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That's the truth, honey baby,
Db
Db
4

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don't you weep
Eb
Eb
6

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You remember how old Pappy always
Gb
Gb
2

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say he think he need a new banjo?
Gbm
Gbm
2

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Well, the Lord know that
Db
Db
4

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And he come and got Pappy
Bbm
Bbm

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He found him a -dreamin'
Eb
Eb
6

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and a -rockin'
in that old rockin' chair
Ab
Ab
4

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And he take him up to heaven
Db
Db
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and he show him a big beautiful garden
Gb
Gb
2

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And he say, Pappy, you work it
Gbm
Gbm
2

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You not only get a new banjo
Gb
Gb
2

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Db
Db
4

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but you'll get a new mule, a good mule,
Ab
Ab
4

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Db
Db
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and a plow that's got a
golden plowshare.
That's what he'd say to Pappy.
Yeah, Pappy's gone away,
Gb
Gb
2

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but he's got a new banjo,
a brand new one,
Db
Db
4

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and he's just set ting up there rockin'
Bbm
Bbm

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and a -plinkin' on them golden stairs.
Eb
Eb
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And I'll tell you something else,
Ab
Ab
4

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boy, Pappy's got a new mule,
Db
Db
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a good mule this time.
Gb
Gb
2

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And old Pappy's workin' in a big,
Gbm
Gbm
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beautiful garden
Db
Db
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And he's plowin' with
that golden plowshare
Ab
Ab
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Db
Db
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That's the truth, honey baby,
that's the truth

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