{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2075505,"song":"An Old Convention Song","artist":"The Cathedrals","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11451407-an-old-convention-song-chords-by-the-cathedrals/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2075505?type=chord","rating":0.13121,"votes":0,"content":"[Verse]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nWe used to come from miles around[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Eb/Bb[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nAnd have dinner on the ground[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb7/D[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]            [ch]Eb/G[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nunderneath those old shade trees[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]Eb/Bb[/ch] [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nAnd sing the old songs in   shape-notes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb/D[/ch] [ch]C7[/ch]      [ch]C13[/ch]   [ch]F7[/ch]\r\nIn four-part harmony[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bb[/ch]              [ch]Eb/Bb[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nLike \"He Set Me Free\" and \"He'll Pilot Me\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]D7[/ch]  [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nAnd \"Anywhere is Home\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bb[/ch]         [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nHow long has it been[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]C9[/ch]      [ch]F13[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nSince you heard an old convention song?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nI still (I still) love to hear (love to hear)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb7/D[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]       [ch]Eb/G[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nThose old convention songs[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nThat I heard (that I heard) as a child (as a child)[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]C9[/ch]  [ch]C13[/ch] [ch]C7/G[/ch]  [ch]F7[/ch]\r\nWhen we sang them all day  long[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bb[/ch]                 [ch]Eb/Bb[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nLike \"I'm A Gon-na Walk\" and \"Just a Little Talk\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]D7[/ch]   [ch]Gm[/ch]   [ch]F9[/ch]\r\nAnd \"All the day long\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bb[/ch]                      [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nHow long (how long) has it been (has it been)[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]C9[/ch]     [ch]F13[/ch]     [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nSince you heard an old convention song[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nGospel songs today[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb/Bb[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nhave a lot to say[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bb7/D[/ch]    [ch]Eb[/ch]              [ch]Eb/G[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nThey lift you up when you're feeling down[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Eb/Bb[/ch]   [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nSome have a country flavor,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb/D[/ch]   [ch]C7[/ch]          [ch]C13[/ch]     [ch]F7[/ch]\r\n      some have a modern sound[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bb[/ch]                [ch]Eb/Bb[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nThey all serve the need of   planting seeds,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]D7[/ch]   [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nso I know they can't go wrong[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bb[/ch]              [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nBut there's none so dear as when I hear[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C9[/ch]      [ch]F13[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nan old convention song.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nHow long (How long) has it been (has it been)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nsince you heard \"After a while\"?[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nHow long (How long) since you heard (since you heard)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]C13[/ch]   [ch]C7[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]\r\n\"Give the World a Smile\"?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F9[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nHow long (How long) since you heard (since you heard)[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]D7[/ch]    [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\n\"I'm Wing-in My Way Back Home\"?[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bb[/ch]             [ch]Eb/Bb[/ch]   [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nHow long (How long) has it been[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]C9[/ch]     [ch]F13[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nsince you heard an old convention song?[/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["Bb","Eb/Bb","Bb7/D","Eb","Eb/G","Gm","Bb/D","C7","C13","F7","D","D7","C9","F13","C","C7/G","A","F9","F"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,4,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,3,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}