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On Top Of Old Smokey

F	-	-	-
C	-	-	-
G7	-	-	-
C	-	-	-
F	-	-	-
C	-	-	-
G7	-	-	-
C	-	-	-       (repeat)

6-beat intro. and 6-beat lead-in with C chord.  

Play 3-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.

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On top of Old Smok -y

All cov -ered with snow

I lost my true lov -er

Came court -in' too slow

But court -in's a pleas -ure

Oh flirt -in's a grief

A false heart -ed lov -er

Is worse than a thief.

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Sound Clip:

Listen to Jim play along with "On Top Of Old Smokey" on the plectrum banjo (440k mp3)

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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

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email: jbott@ix.netcom.com