| Song Name: | 'Neath The Old Chestnut Tree (chrom) | By: | Trad. folk |
| Posted By: | WaltP | Difficulty: | Any |
| Key: | E | Genre: | Folk |
| Harp Type: | Chromatic | ||
| Created: | 2011-06-10 11:06:01 | Modified: | 2011-06-10 11:06:37 |
| Song: | �NEATH THE OLD CHESTNUT TREE
Trad folk Key: E -4 7* 7* 7* 7* -6* 6 5* -4 My way-far-ing ways took me a-way 6 -6* 7* 6 -8 7* -6* From the girl I loved so true -6* 7* -6* 7* -7 -8 I kissed her on the cheek 6 6 -8 -8 -7 6 �Neath the old chest-nut tree -6* 7* -7 7* -6* 6 When I bid her a-dieu -4 7* 7* 7* 7* -6* 6 5* -4 The road I did ride was full of tears -4 6 -6* 7* 6 -8 7* -6* I was so lone-some I could cry -6*-6* 7* 7* -7 -8 Now I think of that girl 6 6 -8 -8 -7 6 �Neath the old chest-nut tree -6*7* -7 7* -6* 6 As I lay down to die 6 8* 8* 8* 8* -8 -7 -8 -8 7* So bu-ry me �neath the old chest-nut tree -7 -7 -7 7* -6* 6 7* That we carved our names up-on 6 6 8* 8* 8* 8* -8 And this lone-some old cow-boy -7 -8 -8 -8 -7 7* Will fi-n�lly rest in peace 6 6 6 -6* 7* -6* And that tree will still stand 6 -5* 6 When I�m gone 6 6 -6* 7* -6* 6 -5* 6 I�ll lie �neath the old chest-nut tree |