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I Love To Hear A Banjo

Words and Music by Abel Baer, Roy Smeck, and Betty Van Hasselt - 1964

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G                  F#	G	E7	-
A7	D7	G           C	G
G                  F#	G	E7	-
A7	D7	G           C	G
G7  Gdim  G	Dm7       G7	C    B     C	-
A7  Adim  A7	Em7       A7	D        Em7  Fdim	D7
G                  F#	G	E7	-
A7	D7	G           C9	B+        E9
A7	D9	A7	D9
A7	Am7      D9	G6	G6   (repeat)

8-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.

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I Love To Hear A Ban -jo, that rhy -thm is a treat,

It makes me wan -na sing out and swing out when I hear that ban -jo beat,

I Love To Hear A Ban -jo, It puts me in a trance,

That "Hoo -te -nan -ny" feel -in' comes steal -in' got -ta get right up and dance.

I wan -na clap my hands, "clap -i -ty clap", I wan -na tap my feet, "tap -i -ty tap",

I wan -na rock and sway, "rock -i -ty rock", like the young folks do to -day.

I Love To Hear A Ban -jo, that mu -sic makes me gay,

I sim -ply got -ta give in, I'm liv -in', 'cause it shoos my blues a -way,

That's why I Love To Hear A Ban -jo, a "plink -y plank -y" ban -jo,

I Love To Hear A Ban -jo play.

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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

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