The Sound Of Music - The Lonely Goatherd

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Verses 1-8 Refrain Last Verse and Outro
---------- ------------ --------------------
F C F#
x3321x x3201x x4432x
C7 F C#7
x3231x x3321x x4342x
C C7 C#
x3201x x3231x x32x2x
Bb Bb/C B
x1333x x3033x x2444x
C/G
33201x
G
32000x
[Verse 1]
F C7 F
High on a hill was a lonely goatherd
C Bb F
Layee-o-dl, layee-o-dl, lay-ee-oo
F C7 F
Loud was the voice of the lonely goatherd
C F
Layee-o-dl, layee-o-dl-oo
[Verse 2]
F C7 F
Folks in a town that was quite remote heard
C Bb F
Layee-o-dl, layee-o-dl, lay-ee-oo
F C7 F
Lusty and clear from the goatherd's throat heard
C F
Layee-o-dl, layee-o-dl-oo
[Refrain]
C F C C7 F
O-ho, laydee-o-dl-lee-o, o-ho, laydee-o-dl-lay
C F Bb/C F C/G G C
O-ho, laydee-o-dl-lee-o, laydee-o-dl-ee o-lay
[Verse 3]
F C7 F
A prince on the bridge of a castle moat heard
C Bb F
Layee-o-dl, layee-o-dl, lay-ee-oo
F C7 F
Men on a road with a load to tote heard
C F
Layee-o-dl, layee-o-dl-oo
[Verse 4]
F C7 F
Men in the midst of a table d'hote heard
C Bb F
Layee-o-dl, layee-o-dl, lay-ee-oo
F C7 F
Men drinking beer with the foam afloat heard
C F
Layee-o-dl, layee-o-dl-oo
[Verse 5]
F C7 F
One little girl in a pale pink coat heard
C Bb F
Layee-o-dl, layee-o-dl, lay-ee-oo
F C7 F
She yodeled back to the lonely goatherd
C F
Layee-o-dl, layee-o-dl-oo
[Verse 6]
F C7 F
Soon her mama with a gleaming gloat heard
C Bb F
Layee-o-dl, layee-o-dl, lay-ee-oo
F C7 F
What a duet for a girl and goatherd
C F
Layee-o-dl, layee-o-dl-oo
[Interlude]
C C F F F F F F
C C7 F F F F F
C C F F F F Bb/C F
C/G C/G C/G C/G C/G G C
F C7 F C Bb F
F C7 F C F
[Refrain]
C
Hmm-hm-hmm-hmmmm (hmm-hm-hmm-hmmmm)
F
O-dl-layee (o-dl-layee)
C
O-dl-lay-hee-hee (o-dl-lay-hee-hee)
F
O-dl-layee
C F
Ah-ah-ah-ah, laydee-o-dl-lay-o
C F
Oh-oh, laydee-o-dl-lay
C F
Ah-ah-ah-ah, laydee-o-dl-lay-o
C/G G C
Laydee-o-dl-lay, o-lay
[Verse 7]
F C7 F
One little girl in a pale pink coat heard
C Bb F
Laydee-o-dl, laydee-o-dl, lay-woo-woo
F C7 F
She yodeled back to the lonely goatherd
C F
Laydee-o-dl, laydee-o-dl-oo
[Verse 8]
F C7 F
Soon her mama with a gleaming gloat heard
C Bb F
Laydee-o-dl, laydee-o-dl, lay-hmm-mmm
F C7 F
What a duet for a girl and goatherd
C F
Layee-o-dl, layee-o-dl-oo
[Verse 9 – key change]
F# C#7 F#
Happy are they laydee-o laydee-lee-o
C# B F#
O-laydee-o, laydee laydee-o
F# C#7 F#
Soon the duet will become a trio
C# F#
Laydee-o-dl, laydee-o-dl-oo
[Outro]
C#7
O-dl-lay-ee
F#
O-dl-lay-ee (o-dl-lay-ee)
C#7
O-dl-lay-hee-hee (o-dl-lay-hee-hee)
F#
O-dl-lay-ee
C#7
O-dl-lay o-dl-lay (o-dl-lay, o-dl-lay)
F#
O-dl-lay o-dl-lay (o-dl-lay, o-dl-lay)
C#7
O-dl-lay o-dl-lay (o-dl-lay, o-dl-lay)
F#
Layee-o-dl, layee-o-dl-lay
F#
Woah!

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Verses 1-8       Refrain            Last Verse and Outro
----------       ------------       --------------------
F   x3321x       C     x3201x       F#   x4432x
C7  x3231x       F     x3321x       C#7  x4342x
C   x3201x       C7    x3231x       C#   x32x2x
Bb  x1333x       Bb/C  x3033x       B    x2444x
                 C/G   33201x
                 G     32000x
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Refrain]
[Verse 3]
[Verse 4]
[Verse 5]
[Verse 6]
[Interlude]
C  C  F F F F F  F
C  C7 F F F F F
C  C  F F F F Bb/C F
C/G C/G C/G C/G C/G  G  C
F C7 F   C Bb F
F C7 F   C    F
[Refrain]
[Verse 7]
[Verse 8]
[Verse 9 – key change]
[Outro]

The Sound Of Music - The Lonely Goatherd Chords by Misc Musicals

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