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The First Whippoorwill

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[Intro]
Bb/F Bb
[Verse]
BbSpring time is Bbhere my BbdarlingBb, They Bbsay that Fyou are going aBbwayBb  
My Bbheart will Bbbe with you my BbdarlinBbg, BbAnd I'm Fcountin' down the BbdaysBb  
[Chorus]
I Eb/Bbknow that Ebyou have to BbtravelBb, I Bbknow I'm Bbover the FdueF  
I Ebfeel so all aEblone my darling Bbsaid you'd be Bbgone
When I Bbheard that Ffirst whippoorBbwillBb  
[Verse]
The Bbflowers are bloomin' little Bbdarling, BbWith a Fbutton of deBbgree
I Bbhear them night birds a Bbcrying, I Bbknow that Fthey are warning Bbme
[Chorus]
I Ebknow that Ebyou have to BbtravelBb, I Bbknow I'm Bbover the FdueF  
I Ebfeel so all aEblone my darling Bbsaid she'd be Bbgone
When I Bbheard that Ffirst whippoorBbwillBb  
[Verse]
Our Bblove was Bbplanted little BbdarlingBb, Just Bblike a Ffarmer plants the BbgrainBb  
But Bbthere will Bbnever be a BbharvestBb, On the Bbhill the Fwhippoorwill now BbsingsBb  
[Chorus]
I Ebknow that Ebyou now have to BbtravelBb, I Bbknow I'm over the FdueF  
I Ebfeel so all aEblone my darling Bbsaid she'd be Bbgone
When I Bbheard that Ffirst whippoorBbwillBb  
[Outro]
Bb

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The First Whippoorwill

by Hazel Dickens

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Bb/F

Eb/Bb

[Intro]

Bb/F Bb

[Verse]

Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb F Bb Bb

Spring time is here my darling, They say that you are going away

Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb F Bb Bb

My heart will be with you my darling, And I'm countin' down the days

[Chorus]

Eb/Bb Eb Bb Bb Bb Bb F F

I know that you have to travel, I know I'm over the due

Eb Eb Bb Bb

I feel so all alone my darling said you'd be gone

Bb F Bb Bb

When I heard that first whippoorwill

[Verse]

Bb Bb Bb F Bb

The flowers are bloomin' little darling, With a button of degree

Bb Bb Bb F Bb

I hear them night birds a crying, I know that they are warning me

[Chorus]

Eb Eb Bb Bb Bb Bb F F

I know that you have to travel, I know I'm over the due

Eb Eb Bb Bb

I feel so all alone my darling said she'd be gone

Bb F Bb Bb

When I heard that first whippoorwill

[Verse]

Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb F Bb Bb

Our love was planted little darling, Just like a farmer plants the grain

Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb F Bb Bb

But there will never be a harvest, On the hill the whippoorwill now sings

[Chorus]

Eb Eb Bb Bb Bb F F

I know that you now have to travel, I know I'm over the due

Eb Eb Bb Bb

I feel so all alone my darling said she'd be gone

Bb F Bb Bb

When I heard that first whippoorwill

[Outro]

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