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The Real Old Mountain Dew chords by
The Clancy Brothers And Tommy Makem
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Key: Db major•
Intro 1
C
C

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Bb
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C
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Verse 1
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C

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Let grasses grow and

waters flow

in a free and easy way.
Gm
Gm
3

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C
C

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Just give me enough
F
F

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of that fine old stuff
C
C

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that's made near Galway Bay.

And peelers all from Donegal,
Dm
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Sligo and Leitrum, too.
C
C

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We'll give them the slip

and we'll have a sip
F
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C
C

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Dm
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of that real old mountain
C
C

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dew.
Am
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F
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C
C

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Hi the diddly idle um diddly doo idle um,

diddly doo rah diddly- i- day
F
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C

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Hi the diddly idle um diddly doo

idle um, diddly doo rah diddly- i- day
Verse 2
C
C

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At the foot of the hill there's a

neat little still

where the smoke curls up to the sky.

From the smoke and the smell
Dm
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you can plainly tell
C
C

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there' s poteen brewin' nearby.

For it fills the air with a perfume rare.

Betwixt both you and me,

When home you roll you can take a bowl
F
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or a bucket of the mountain dew.
Dm
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F
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Hi the diddly idle um diddly doo idle um,
C
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diddlydoo rah diddly- i- day

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idle um, diddly doo rah diddly- i- day
Verse 3
C
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And learned men as use the pen
F
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C
C

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have wrote your praises high.
Dm
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F
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That sweet poteen from Ireland green,

C
C

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distilled from wheat and rye.

Throw away your pills,

it'll cure all ills,

be you pagan or christian or jew.

Take off your coat and grease your throat

with that real old mountain dew.
F
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Hi the diddly idle um diddly doo idle um,
C
C

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diddly doo rah diddly- i- day
Dm
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Hi the diddly idle um diddly doo idle um,
C
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diddly doo rah diddly- i- day

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C

  • F

  • Bb

  • Gm

    3

  • Dm

  • Am

Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

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The original key of The Real Old Mountain Dew by The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem is Db major.

The primary chords used in The Real Old Mountain Dew are Db, Gb, Cb, Abm, Ebm, Bbm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Db, Gb, Cb, Abm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of The Real Old Mountain Dew is approximately 107 beats per minute.

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