| Song Name: | 'Neath The Old Chestnut Tree (hi-lo) | By: | Trad. folk |
| Posted By: | WaltP | Difficulty: | Any |
| Key: | E | Genre: | Folk |
| Harp Type: | Diatonic | ||
| Created: | 2011-06-10 11:06:56 | Modified: | 2013-02-01 11:04:41 |
| Song: | ‘NEATH THE OLD CHESTNUT TREE hi-lo
Trad folk Key: E 6 8 8 8 8 -8 7 -6 6 3 5 5 5 5 -4 4 -3” 3 My way-far-ing ways took me a-way 7 -8 8 7 9 8 -8 4 -4 5 4 6 5 -4 From the girl I loved so true -8 8 -8 8 -9 9 -4 5 -4 5 -5 6 I kissed her on the cheek 7 7 9 9 -9 7 4 4 6 6 -5 4 ‘Neath the old chest-nut tree -8 8 -9 8 -8 7 -4 5 -5 5 -4 4 When I bid her a-dieu 6 8 8 8 8 -8 7 -6 6 3 5 5 5 5 -4 4 -3” 3 The road I did ride was full of tears 6 7 -8 8 7 9 8 -8 3 4 -4 5 4 6 5 -4 I was so lone-some I could cry -8 -8 8 8 -9 9 -4 -4 5 5 -5 6 Now I think of that girl 7 7 9 9 -9 7 4 4 6 6 -5 4 ‘Neath the old chest-nut tree -8 8 -9 8 -8 7 -4 5 -5 5 -4 4 As I lay down to die 7 -10 -10-10 -10 9 -9 9 9 8 4 -6 -6 -6 -6 6 -5 6 6 5 So bu-ry me ‘neath the old chest-nut tree -9 -9 -9 8 -8 7 8 -5 -5 -5 5 -4 4 5 That we carved our names up-on 7 7 -10 -10 -10 -10 9 4 4 -6 -6 -6 -6 6 And this lone-some old cow-boy -9 9 9 9 -9 8 -5 6 6 6 -5 5 Will fi-n’lly rest in peace 7 7 7 -8 8 -8 4 4 4 -4 5 -4 And that tree will still stand 7 -7 7 4 -3 4 When I’m gone 7 7 -8 8 -8 7 -7 7 4 4 -4 5 -4 4 -3 4 I’ll lie ‘neath the old chest-nut tree |
