Mark Twain

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[Intro]
D
[Verse]
G D
My granddad used to tell me, "Boy, when I was just your age
Em A
I was a river pilot on a showboat called The Stage
D G D
I'd hobnob with them southern belles and every roustabout
Em A D
I'd listen to them paddle wheels and hear the leadsman shout"
[Chorus]
D
Mark Twain, (Mark Twain) it's two fathoms deep below
Em A Em
Mark Twain, (Mark Twain) heave the gangplank, start the show
D G D
Mark Twain, play those banjos as we go
Bm F#m Em A D G A D G A D
Down the Mississippi, 'round the Gulf of Mexico
[Verse]
G D
There were gamblers, crooks and fakers and a minstrel man who'd dance
Em A
A singin' gal, Simone Lamour, imported straight from France
D G D
It was a floatin' palace, boy, that showboat called The Stage
Em A D
And granddad was the king of it, when he was just my age
[Chorus]
D
Mark Twain, (Mark Twain) it's two fathoms deep below
Em A Em
Mark Twain, (Mark Twain) heave the gangplank, start the show
D G D
Mark Twain, play those banjos as we go
Bm F#m Em A D
Down the Mississippi, 'round the Gulf of Mexico
[Instrumental
D G A D
D G A D
D G A D
D G A D
[Verse]
G D
The calliope is quiet now, the rudder's thick with rust
Em A
The main deck and the paddlewheels are covered high with dust
D G D
But granddad's in his glory, still standin' on the bow
Em A D
A halo 'round his pilot's cap and I can hear him now
[Chorus]
D
Mark Twain, (Mark Twain) it's two fathoms deep below
Em A Em
Mark Twain, (Mark Twain) heave the gangplank, start the show
D G D
Mark Twain, play those banjos as we go
Bm F#m Em A D
Down the Mississippi, 'round the Gulf of Mexico
[Chorus]
D
Mark Twain, it's two fathoms deep below
Em
Mark Twain, heave the gangplank, start the show
D G D
Mark Twain, play those banjos as we go
Bm F#m Em A D
Down the Mississippi, 'round the Gulf of Mexico

Mark Twain chords and lyrics

Free chords for Mark Twain by The Kingston Trio. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro]
D
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Instrumental
D G A D
D G A D
D G A D
D G A D
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Chorus]

Mark Twain Chords by The Kingston Trio

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