On Top Of Old Smokey chords by
Lonnie Donegan

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Key: D major•

Verse 1

D

D

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A

A

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D

D

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I've sung this old song

A

A

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and I'll sing it again

D

D

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Of the people I've met

A

A

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and the places I've seen

D

D

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Of some of the troubles

G

G

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that bothered my mind

D

D

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And a good lot of people

A

A

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that I've left behind

D

D

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Sing it so long, it's been good to know you

A

A

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D

D

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So long, it's been good to know you

G

G

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So long, it's been good to know you,

D

D

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A

A

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but a long time since I've been home

D

D

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And I've got to be nipping along

I walked down the street

A

A

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to the gro_ cery store

I was crowded with people,

D

D

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both rich and both poor

G

G

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I asked the man how his but_ ter was sold

D

D

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He said, one pound of butter

A

A

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costs two pounds of gold

D

D

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I said, so long, it's been good to know you

A

A

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D

D

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So long, it's been good to know you

G

G

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So long, it's been good to know you

D

D

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A

A

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Been a long time since I've been home

D

D

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And it's hard to be drifting alone

G

G

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D

D

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On top of old Smoky I'm covered in snow

A

A

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I lost my true lover

D

D

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G

G

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I call it to school, I call it to pleasure,

D

D

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I love it, and part in this grief,

A

A

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And a false -hearted lover

D

D

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G

G

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is worse than a thief.

D

D

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Yeah, it's good, isn't it?

Oh, lovely.

Down in the valley, aren't

Oh, lovely.

Down in the valley.

Right, I'm the governor.

One, two...

A

A

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Down in the valley, valley so low

D

D

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Hang your head over, it would blow

If you don't love me,

A

A

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love whom you please

But throw your arms around me

Not you, Les

D

D

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G

G

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D

D

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If my heart is

A

A

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Down in the valley, the valley, no, no

D

D

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Hang your head over the hill, we'll know

G

G

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D

D

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Use your oth_ er chord, man

B

B

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E

E

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So long, it's been good to know you

B

B

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E

E

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So long, it's been good to know you

A

A

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It's been good to know you,

E

E

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B

B

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been a long time since I've been home,

E

E

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A

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nine hours, and I gotta be drifting along,

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B

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E

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got_ ta be drifting along.

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Chords

D
A
G
B
E

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What is the original key of On Top Of Old Smokey?

The original key of On Top Of Old Smokey by Lonnie Donegan is D major.

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The primary chords used in On Top Of Old Smokey are D, A, G, B, E.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like D, A, G, B, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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The tempo of On Top Of Old Smokey is approximately 102 beats per minute.

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