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Old Black Joe

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No Capo
Verse:
EGone are the E7days
When our Ahearts were young and Egay
EGone are toils of the F#cotton fields aBway
EGone far aE7way to a Abetter land, I Eknow
I Bhear those gentle Avoices Ecallin' 
EOld BBlack EJoe
Interlude:
E
Chorus:
Well EI'm comin', I'm comin'
Though my Ahead is bendin' Elow
I Bhear those gentle Avoices Ecallin' 
EOld BBlack EJoe
Chorus:
I'm comin' Ehome, I'm comin' home
Though my Ahead is bendin' Elow
I Bhear those gentle Avoices Ecallin'
EOld BBlack EJoe
Interlude:
E E A E
B A E
E B E
Chorus:
I'm comin' Ehome, I'm comin' home
Though my Ahead is bendin' Elow
I Bhear those gentle Avoices Ecallin'
EOld BBlack EJoe
Interlude:
E E A E
B A E
E B E
Chorus:
I'm comin' Ehome, I'm comin' home
Though my Ahead is bendin' Elow
I Bhear those gentle Avoices Ecallin'
EOld BBlack EJoe
EOld BBlack EJoe
EOld BBlack Old Black EJoe

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Old Black Joe

by The Top Cats

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Chords in this song · guitar

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No Capo

Verse:

E E7

Gone are the days

A E

When our hearts were young and gay

E F# B

Gone are toils of the cotton fields away

E E7 A E

Gone far away to a better land, I know

B A E

I hear those gentle voices callin'

E B E

Old Black Joe

Interlude:

Chorus:

Well I'm comin', I'm comin'

A E

Though my head is bendin' low

B A E

I hear those gentle voices callin'

E B E

Old Black Joe

Chorus:

I'm comin' home, I'm comin' home

A E

Though my head is bendin' low

B A E

I hear those gentle voices callin'

E B E

Old Black Joe

Interlude:

E E A E

B A E

E B E

Chorus:

I'm comin' home, I'm comin' home

A E

Though my head is bendin' low

B A E

I hear those gentle voices callin'

E B E

Old Black Joe

Interlude:

E E A E

B A E

E B E

Chorus:

I'm comin' home, I'm comin' home

A E

Though my head is bendin' low

B A E

I hear those gentle voices callin'

E B E

Old Black Joe

E B E

Old Black Joe

E B E

Old Black Old Black Joe

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