The blue tail fly chords by
Burl Ives
Burl Ives
Print

N/A2 views
Key: Eb major
Verse 1
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
"I've heard it said
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
That this song was a favourite
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
E
E

View detailed E chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Of that very famous
and great American
Abraham Lincoln"
Verse 2
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
When I was young, I used to wait
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
On master and give him his plate
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
And pass him the bottle
Edim
Edim

View detailed Edim chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
when he got dry
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
And brush away the blue tail fly
Verse 3
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Jimmy, crack corn, I don't care
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Jimmy, crack corn and I don't care
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Jimmy, crack corn and I don't care
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
E
E

View detailed E chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
My master's gone away
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Verse 4
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Edim
Edim

View detailed Edim chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
And when he'd ride in the afternoon
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
I'd follow after, with a hickory broom
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Edim
Edim

View detailed Edim chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
The pony being rather shy
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
When bitten by blue tail fly
Verse 5
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Jimmy, crack corn, I don't care
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Jimmy, crack corn and I don't care
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Jimmy, crack corn and I don't care
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
My master's gone away
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
One day, he
Verse 6
C#dim
C#dim

View detailed C#dim chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
F#
F#

View detailed F# chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
ride around the farm
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
The flies so numerous, they did swarm
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
One chanced to bite him on the thigh
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
The devil take the blue tail fly
Verse 7
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Jimmy, crack corn and I don't care
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Jimmy, crack corn and I don't care
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Jimmy, crack corn and I don't care
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
E
E

View detailed E chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
My master's gone away
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
E
E

View detailed E chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Interlude 1
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Bm
Bm

View detailed Bm chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
E
E

View detailed E chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Verse 8
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Edim
Edim

View detailed Edim chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
The pony run, he jumped,
Gm
Gm

View detailed Gm chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
he pitch
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
He threw my master in the ditch
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Gm
Gm

View detailed Gm chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
He died and the jury wondered why
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
The verdict was the blue tail fly
Verse 9
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Jimmy, crack corn, I don't care
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Jimmy, crack corn and I don't care
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Jimmy, crack corn and I don't care
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
My master's gone away
Verse 10
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Edim
Edim

View detailed Edim chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Gm
Gm

View detailed Gm chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
They lay him under a 'simmon tree
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
His epitaph is there to see
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
"Beneath this stone,
Gm
Gm

View detailed Gm chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Edim
Edim

View detailed Edim chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
I'm forced to lie
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Victim of the blue tail fly"
Verse 11
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Jimmy, crack corn and I don't care
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Jimmy, crack corn and I don't care
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Jimmy, crack corn and I don't care
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
My master's gone away
Outro 1
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
C#m
C#m

View detailed C#m chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Gm
Gm

View detailed Gm chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
E
E

View detailed E chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
A
A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

How did you like the song?

You need to to leave a rating.
TunerE A D G B E
ChordsD G Em E A...

More songs by Burl Ives

Discover chords for more songs to play

150 More
Burl Ives

The Big Rock Candy Mountain

5.0

Burl Ives

Ghost Riders In The Sky

5.0

Burl Ives

Pearly Shells

5.0

Burl Ives

By The Light Of The Silvery Moon

Burl Ives

funny way of laughing

Burl Ives

foggy foggy dew

Burl Ives

ill be your baby tonight

Related songs

Discover chords for more songs to play

800K+ More
Burl Ives

The Big Rock Candy Mountain

Burl Ives

5.0

John Denver

Take Me Home, Country Roads

John Denver

4.8

Oasis

Wonderwall

Oasis

4.8

John Legend

All Of Me

John Legend

4.8

Don McLean

American Pie

Don McLean

4.9

The Cranberries

Zombie

The Cranberries

4.8

The Beatles

Let It Be

The Beatles

4.9

Popular chords globally

Most played chords & tabs across all users

100 More

1

Perfect

Ed Sheeran

4.8

2

Creep

Radiohead

4.9

3

Yellow

Coldplay

4.8

4

Boulevard Of Broken Dreams

Green Day

4.8

5

Zombie

The Cranberries

4.8

6

Wonderwall

Oasis

4.8

7

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Bob Dylan

4.8

Recently added

Recently added chords & tabs

22K+ More

Dracula

Tame Impala

Stay Country Or Die Tryin’

Blake Shelton

Yo te necesito

Marca MP

5.0

Fast

Juice WRLD

5.0

Mr Red White And Blue

Coffey Anderson

Todo va estar bien

Barak

5.0

Station To Station

David Bowie

1.0