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- I'm Looking Over
A Four Leaf Clover
- Words by Mort
Dixon, Music by Harry Woods - 1927
- Number 1 on the
Hit Parade in 1948, played for 11 weeks.
| Verse: |
| Am |
Dm |
Am E7 |
Am |
| E7 |
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Am |
- E7 |
| Am |
Dm |
Am E7 |
Am |
| D D7 |
Ddim D7 |
G7 |
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| Chorus: |
| C |
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| D7 |
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| G7 |
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C |
A7 |
| D7 |
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G |
G7 |
| C |
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| D7 |
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| F |
Fm |
C A7 |
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| D7 |
G7 |
C |
- (G7
to chorus) |
- 8-beat intro. Play 4-beats
for each cell, reading from left to right.
- _______
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- Verse:
- Farewell ev'ry old familiar
face,
- It's time to stray, It's
time to stray.
- Only wait till I communicate,
- Here's just what I'll say.
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- Chorus:
- I'm Looking Over A Four
Leaf Clover,
- That I overlooked before.
- One leaf is shunshine, the
second is rain,
- Third is the roses that
grow in the lane.
- No need explaining, the
one remaining,
- Is somebody I adore.
- I'm Looking Over A Four
Leaf Clover,
- That I overlooked before.
- _______
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- Listen
to Gary Ryan play "Four Leaf Clover" on the plectrum
banjo (youtube, timestamp 2:00)
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- Listen
to the Marin Banjo Club play "Four Leaf Clover" (youtube,
timestamp 3:40)
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- Watch Don
Van Palta perform "Four Leaf Clover" (youtube)
- _______
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- Arranged by Jim Bottorff
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- This Chord Chart
may not appear correctly with some browsers. It should
be viewed with a full size window.
- The chord names should
appear in single rows. Let me know of any problems.
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- email: jbott@ix.netcom.com