Tonart: G major
Verse 1
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C
The funeral was over,
F
D
the folks started home
G
C
It was only a few that were there
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D
A lonely little fellow on an old wagon seat,
G
C
His heart ached too heavy to bear.
F
Turn to his father who drove the old mule
D
G
C
His face plainly showed the deep hurt
Why did they put Grandpappy
D
G
C
Then cover him over with dirt?
The man searched for an answer
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as the old mule walked along
D
Through his tears he gazed down the road,
G
Bb
As he held the little boy
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G
close to his old ragged shirt,
C
And tried awful hard to lighten his load.
Why, Pappy wasn't in that box, boy,
Dm
D
He came and got Pappy last night
And that old coffin,
C
that's all they buried today, boy.
Ab
That's the truth, honey baby,
Eb
You remember how old Pappy always
Gb
say he think he need a new banjo?
Gbm
Well, the Lord know that
Db
And he come and got Pappy
Bbm
He found him a -dreamin'
in that old rockin' chair
Ab
And he take him up to heaven
Db
and he show him a big beautiful garden
Gb
And he say, Pappy, you work it
Gbm
You not only get a new banjo
Gb
Db
but you'll get a new mule, a good mule,
Ab
Db
and a plow that's got a
golden plowshare.
That's what he'd say to Pappy.
Yeah, Pappy's gone away,
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but he's got a new banjo,
a brand new one,
Db
and he's just set ting up there rockin'
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and a -plinkin' on them golden stairs.
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And I'll tell you something else,
Ab
boy, Pappy's got a new mule,
Db
a good mule this time.
Gb
And old Pappy's workin' in a big,
Db
And he's plowin' with
that golden plowshare
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Db
That's the truth, honey baby,
that's the truth
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