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Darling Corey

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Aminor

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Played on banjo, transcribed below for guitar:
Guitar Chords    Fill riff around Am
-------------    e|-------0-0---0-0-0---0-------------|
  Amx02210       B|-------1-1---1-1-1---1-0-1-0-------|
  Emx22000       G|-------2-2---2-2-2---2-------2-0---|
  G6xx0030       D|-----------------------------------|
   Fx3321x       A|---0-------------------------------|
                 E|-----------------------------------|
Capo 6th fret
[Intro]
Am
[Chorus]
Dig a Amhole, dig a hole, in the meadow
Dig a hole in the Emcold, cold Amground
Dig a hole, dig a hole, in the meadG6ow
We're gonna lay darling Corey dAmown
[Verse 1]
Wake Amup, wake up, darling Corey
What makes you Emsleep so Amsound?
The revenue officers are comG6ing
Gonna tear your still-hoAmuse down
Well, the Amfirst time I seen darling Corey
She was sitting by the Embanks of the Amsea
Had a forty-four strapped around her boG6dy
And a banjo on her Amknee
[Chorus]
Dig a Amhole, dig a hole, in the meadow
Dig a hole in the Emcold, cold Amground
Dig a hole, dig a hole, in the meadG6ow
We're gonna lay darling Corey dAmown
We're gonna Flay darling G6Corey dAmown
We're gonna Flay darling G6Corey dAmown
[Verse 2]
Go aAmway, go away, darling Corey
Quit hanging Emaround my Ambed
Your liquor has ruined my boG6dy
Pretty women gone to my Amhead
[Chorus]
Dig a Amhole, dig a hole, in the meadow
Dig a hole in the Emcold, cold Amground
Dig a hole, dig a hole, in the meadG6ow
We're gonna lay darling Corey dAmown
We're gonna Flay darling G6Corey dAmown
We're gonna Flay darling G6Corey dAmown
[Verse 3]
Can you Amhear them bluebirds singing?
Can you hear that Emmournful Amsound?
They're preaching Corey's funerG6al
In some lonesome graveyard Amground
[Chorus]
Dig a Amhole, dig a hole, in the meadow
Dig a hole in the Emcold, cold Amground
Dig a hole, dig a hole, in the meadG6ow
We're gonna lay darling Corey dAmown
We're gonna Flay darling G6Corey dAmown
We're gonna Flay darling G6Corey dAmown
[Outro]
We're gonna Flay darling G6Corey dAmown
We're gonna Flay darling G6Corey dAmown

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Darling Corey

by Amythyst Kiah

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 6 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Played on banjo, transcribed below for guitar:

Guitar Chords Fill riff around Am

------------- e|-------0-0---0-0-0---0-------------|

Am B

x02210 |-------1-1---1-1-1---1-0-1-0-------|

Em G

x22000 |-------2-2---2-2-2---2-------2-0---|

G6 D

xx0030 |-----------------------------------|

F A

x3321x |---0-------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------|

Capo 6th fret

[Intro]

[Chorus]

Dig a hole, dig a hole, in the meadow

Em Am

Dig a hole in the cold, cold ground

Dig a hole, dig a hole, in the meadow

We're gonna lay darling Corey down

[Verse 1]

Wake up, wake up, darling Corey

Em Am

What makes you sleep so sound?

The revenue officers are coming

Gonna tear your still-house down

Well, the first time I seen darling Corey

Em Am

She was sitting by the banks of the sea

Had a forty-four strapped around her body

And a banjo on her knee

[Chorus]

Dig a hole, dig a hole, in the meadow

Em Am

Dig a hole in the cold, cold ground

Dig a hole, dig a hole, in the meadow

We're gonna lay darling Corey down

F G6 Am

We're gonna lay darling Corey down

F G6 Am

We're gonna lay darling Corey down

[Verse 2]

Go away, go away, darling Corey

Em Am

Quit hanging around my bed

Your liquor has ruined my body

Pretty women gone to my head

[Chorus]

Dig a hole, dig a hole, in the meadow

Em Am

Dig a hole in the cold, cold ground

Dig a hole, dig a hole, in the meadow

We're gonna lay darling Corey down

F G6 Am

We're gonna lay darling Corey down

F G6 Am

We're gonna lay darling Corey down

[Verse 3]

Can you hear them bluebirds singing?

Em Am

Can you hear that mournful sound?

They're preaching Corey's funeral

In some lonesome graveyard ground

[Chorus]

Dig a hole, dig a hole, in the meadow

Em Am

Dig a hole in the cold, cold ground

Dig a hole, dig a hole, in the meadow

We're gonna lay darling Corey down

F G6 Am

We're gonna lay darling Corey down

F G6 Am

We're gonna lay darling Corey down

[Outro]

F G6 Am

We're gonna lay darling Corey down

F G6 Am

We're gonna lay darling Corey down

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