Byrds — Americas Great National Pasttime Chords
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From RICKL1@IX.NETCOM.COM Fri Mar 21 11:33:04 1997
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 19:47:21 GMT
From: RICKL1@IX.NETCOM.COM
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: America's Great National Pastime The Byrds Chords
Roy had the words, so lets try these chords. Please post corrections
The Byrds America's Great National Pastime written by Skip Battin
Kim Fowler
C G
One of America's great national pastimes is drinking a coke
F C
Taking a smoke telling a joke
C G
One of America's great national pastimes is playing ball
F C
Taking it all and thinking so small
F C
But the great taste of coke has refreshed players
G C
The hot and tired the weary and the sore
F C
But the great taste of coke has refreshed players
G F C
The hot and tired the weary and the sore
C G
One of America's great national pastimes is chocolate fudge
F C
Carrying a grudge bribing a judge
C G
One of America's great national pastimes is poisoning rain
F C
Acting insane inflicting pain
F C
But the great taste of coke has refreshed players
G C
The hot and tired the weary and the sore
F C
But the great taste of coke has refreshed players
G F C
The hot and tired the weary and the sore
C G
One of America's great national pastimes is the worship of speed
F C
Planting the seeds taking more than she needs
C G
One of America's great national pastime is cutting the grass
F C
Grabbing some ass living too fast
F C
But the great taste of coke has refreshed players
G C
The hot and tired the weary and the sore
F C
But the great taste of coke has refreshed players
G F C
The hot and tired the weary and the sore
Copyright @ 1971 Kyo Music and Bad Boy Music
From the "Farther Along" LP Columbia Records 1971
The Byrds Old Blue arranged by
Roger McGuinn
D A7 D
Well I had an old dog and his name was Blue
A7 D
Well I had an old dog and his name was Blue
Well I had an old dog and his name was Blue
A7 D D A7 D
Betcha five dollars he's a good dog too
D A7 D
Oh Blue chased a possum up a holler limb
A7 D
Blue chased a possum up a holler limb
Blue chased a possum up a holler limb
A7 D
The possum growled Blue whined at him
D Bm G A D Bm G A D
Bye bye blue you good dog you bye bye blue you good dog you
D
When old Blue died he died so hard
A7 D
He shook the ground in my back yard
We lowered him down with a golden chain
A7 D
And every link we called his name
D Bm G A D Bm G A D
Bye bye blue you good dog you bye bye blue you good dog you
D
My old Blue he was a good old hound
A D
You'd hear him hollar miles around
When I get to heaven first thing I'll do
A D
Is grab my horn and call for Blue
D Bm G A D Bm G A D
Bye bye blue you good dog you bye bye blue you good dog you
Copyright @ 1969 Blackwood Music Inc., McHillby Inc.
From the "Dr Byrds and Mr Hyde" LP