{"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":2149143,"song":"Mark Twain","artist":"The Kingston Trio","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2149143-mark-twain-chords-by-the-kingston-trio/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2149143?type=chord","rating":4.81435,"votes":4,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]                                        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMy granddad used to tell me, \"Boy, when I was just your age[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI was a river pilot on a showboat called The Stage[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                                    [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'd hobnob with them southern belles and every roustabout[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                     [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'd listen to them paddle wheels and hear the leadsman shout\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMark Twain, (Mark Twain) it's two fathoms deep below[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nMark Twain, (Mark Twain) heave the gangplank, start the show[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMark Twain, play those banjos as we go[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]F#m[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDown the Mississippi, 'round the Gulf of Mexico[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]                                             [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere were gamblers, crooks and fakers and a minstrel man who'd dance[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]Em[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nA singin' gal, Simone Lamour, imported straight from France[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt was a floatin' palace, boy, that showboat called The Stage[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                      [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd granddad was the king of it, when he was just my age[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMark Twain, (Mark Twain) it's two fathoms deep below[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nMark Twain, (Mark Twain) heave the gangplank, start the show[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMark Twain, play those banjos as we go[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]F#m[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDown the Mississippi, 'round the Gulf of Mexico[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe calliope is quiet now, the rudder's thick with rust[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                       [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe main deck and the paddlewheels are covered high with dust[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut granddad's in his glory, still standin' on the bow[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nA halo 'round his pilot's cap and I can hear him now[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMark Twain, (Mark Twain) it's two fathoms deep below[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nMark Twain, (Mark Twain) heave the gangplank, start the show[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMark Twain, play those banjos as we go[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]F#m[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDown the Mississippi, 'round the Gulf of Mexico[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMark Twain, it's two fathoms deep below[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nMark Twain, heave the gangplank, start the show[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMark Twain, play those banjos as we go[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]F#m[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDown the Mississippi, 'round the Gulf of Mexico[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nD\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental\nD G A D\nD G A D\nD G A D\nD G A D\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["D","G","Em","A","Bm","F#m"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}