Chords for Follow The Drinking Gourd - The Weavers - (Lyrics needed)
Tempo:
123.3 bpm
Chords used:
Ebm
Bbm
Ab
Db
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ebm] [Eb] [Ebm] the song of the Underground Railroad.
[Eb] It told the slaves in their own language how to travel out of bondage.
It told them when to go, what rivers to follow,
what mountains to pass over,
[Ebm] what turnings to make, who to ask for,
and always to keep their eyes to the north where freedom was,
under the sign of the drinking gourd.
That was the Big Dipper.
And so their song was called, Follow the Drinking Gourd.
[Eb] Follow
[Ab]
[Ebm] the drinking gourd,
[Ab] follow the drinking gourd,
for [Gbm] the [Db] old man is a-waiting [Ebm] for to [Bb] carry you to [Eb] freedom.
Follow [Bbm] the drinking [Ebm] gourd.
When the sun comes back and the first quail calls,
follow the drinking gourd,
for [Gb] the old [Db] man is a-waiting for [Ebm] to carry you to [Bbm] freedom.
Just [Ebm]
follow the [Ebm] drinking gourd.
[Ab]
Follow the drinking gourd,
[Ab]
follow [Ebm] the drinking gourd,
[Gb] for the old [Db] man is a [Ebm]-waiting for to [Bbm] carry you to freedom.
[Ebm] Follow [Bbm] the drinking gourd.
Now the river bank will make a mighty good road,
the dead trees will show you the way,
left [Bbm] foot, [Ebm] peg foot, travelin' on,
just you [Ab] follow the [Ebm] drinking gourd.
[Ab] Follow [Ebm] the drinking gourd,
[Ab] follow [Ebm] the drinking gourd,
[Gb] for the old man [Db] is a-waiting [Ebm] for to carry [Bbm] you to freedom.
[Ebm] Follow [Bbm] the drinking [Ebm]
gourd.
Now the river ends between two hills,
follow the drinking gourd,
there's [Bbm] another river [Ebm] on the other side,
just you [Bbm] follow the drinking [Ebm] gourd.
[Ab]
Follow [Ebm] the drinking gourd,
[Ab]
follow [Ebm] the drinking gourd,
[Gb] for the old [Db] man is a-waiting [Ebm] for to carry you to freedom.
[Bbm] Follow the [Ebm] drinking gourd.
[Eb] It told the slaves in their own language how to travel out of bondage.
It told them when to go, what rivers to follow,
what mountains to pass over,
[Ebm] what turnings to make, who to ask for,
and always to keep their eyes to the north where freedom was,
under the sign of the drinking gourd.
That was the Big Dipper.
And so their song was called, Follow the Drinking Gourd.
[Eb] Follow
[Ab]
[Ebm] the drinking gourd,
[Ab] follow the drinking gourd,
for [Gbm] the [Db] old man is a-waiting [Ebm] for to [Bb] carry you to [Eb] freedom.
Follow [Bbm] the drinking [Ebm] gourd.
When the sun comes back and the first quail calls,
follow the drinking gourd,
for [Gb] the old [Db] man is a-waiting for [Ebm] to carry you to [Bbm] freedom.
Just [Ebm]
follow the [Ebm] drinking gourd.
[Ab]
Follow the drinking gourd,
[Ab]
follow [Ebm] the drinking gourd,
[Gb] for the old [Db] man is a [Ebm]-waiting for to [Bbm] carry you to freedom.
[Ebm] Follow [Bbm] the drinking gourd.
Now the river bank will make a mighty good road,
the dead trees will show you the way,
left [Bbm] foot, [Ebm] peg foot, travelin' on,
just you [Ab] follow the [Ebm] drinking gourd.
[Ab] Follow [Ebm] the drinking gourd,
[Ab] follow [Ebm] the drinking gourd,
[Gb] for the old man [Db] is a-waiting [Ebm] for to carry [Bbm] you to freedom.
[Ebm] Follow [Bbm] the drinking [Ebm]
gourd.
Now the river ends between two hills,
follow the drinking gourd,
there's [Bbm] another river [Ebm] on the other side,
just you [Bbm] follow the drinking [Ebm] gourd.
[Ab]
Follow [Ebm] the drinking gourd,
[Ab]
follow [Ebm] the drinking gourd,
[Gb] for the old [Db] man is a-waiting [Ebm] for to carry you to freedom.
[Bbm] Follow the [Ebm] drinking gourd.
Key:
Ebm
Bbm
Ab
Db
Eb
Ebm
Bbm
Ab
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ebm] the song of the Underground Railroad.
[Eb] It told the slaves in their own language how to travel out of bondage.
It told them when to go, what rivers to follow,
what mountains to pass over,
[Ebm] what turnings to make, who to ask for,
and always to keep their eyes to the north where freedom was,
under the sign of the drinking gourd.
That was the Big Dipper.
And so their song was called, Follow the Drinking Gourd.
[Eb] Follow _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Ebm] the drinking gourd,
_ [Ab] follow _ the drinking gourd,
for [Gbm] the [Db] old man is a-waiting [Ebm] for to [Bb] carry you to [Eb] freedom.
Follow [Bbm] the drinking [Ebm] _ gourd.
When the sun comes back and the first quail calls,
follow _ the drinking gourd,
for [Gb] the old [Db] man is a-waiting for [Ebm] to carry you to [Bbm] freedom.
Just [Ebm]
follow the [Ebm] drinking gourd.
_ _ [Ab] _
Follow the drinking gourd,
[Ab]
follow _ [Ebm] the drinking gourd,
[Gb] for the old [Db] man is a [Ebm]-waiting for to [Bbm] carry you to freedom.
[Ebm] Follow [Bbm] the drinking gourd.
Now the river bank will make a mighty good road,
the dead trees will show you the way,
_ left [Bbm] foot, [Ebm] peg foot, travelin' on,
just you [Ab] follow the [Ebm] drinking gourd.
_ _ [Ab] _ Follow [Ebm] the drinking gourd,
[Ab] follow _ [Ebm] the drinking gourd,
[Gb] for the old man [Db] is a-waiting [Ebm] for to carry [Bbm] you to freedom.
[Ebm] Follow [Bbm] the drinking [Ebm]
gourd.
Now the river ends between two hills,
follow _ the drinking gourd,
there's [Bbm] another river [Ebm] on the other side,
just you [Bbm] follow the drinking [Ebm] _ _ gourd.
[Ab]
Follow _ [Ebm] the drinking gourd,
[Ab]
follow _ [Ebm] the drinking gourd,
[Gb] for the old [Db] man is a-waiting [Ebm] for to carry you to freedom. _
[Bbm] Follow the [Ebm] drinking gourd. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ebm] the song of the Underground Railroad.
[Eb] It told the slaves in their own language how to travel out of bondage.
It told them when to go, what rivers to follow,
what mountains to pass over,
[Ebm] what turnings to make, who to ask for,
and always to keep their eyes to the north where freedom was,
under the sign of the drinking gourd.
That was the Big Dipper.
And so their song was called, Follow the Drinking Gourd.
[Eb] Follow _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Ebm] the drinking gourd,
_ [Ab] follow _ the drinking gourd,
for [Gbm] the [Db] old man is a-waiting [Ebm] for to [Bb] carry you to [Eb] freedom.
Follow [Bbm] the drinking [Ebm] _ gourd.
When the sun comes back and the first quail calls,
follow _ the drinking gourd,
for [Gb] the old [Db] man is a-waiting for [Ebm] to carry you to [Bbm] freedom.
Just [Ebm]
follow the [Ebm] drinking gourd.
_ _ [Ab] _
Follow the drinking gourd,
[Ab]
follow _ [Ebm] the drinking gourd,
[Gb] for the old [Db] man is a [Ebm]-waiting for to [Bbm] carry you to freedom.
[Ebm] Follow [Bbm] the drinking gourd.
Now the river bank will make a mighty good road,
the dead trees will show you the way,
_ left [Bbm] foot, [Ebm] peg foot, travelin' on,
just you [Ab] follow the [Ebm] drinking gourd.
_ _ [Ab] _ Follow [Ebm] the drinking gourd,
[Ab] follow _ [Ebm] the drinking gourd,
[Gb] for the old man [Db] is a-waiting [Ebm] for to carry [Bbm] you to freedom.
[Ebm] Follow [Bbm] the drinking [Ebm]
gourd.
Now the river ends between two hills,
follow _ the drinking gourd,
there's [Bbm] another river [Ebm] on the other side,
just you [Bbm] follow the drinking [Ebm] _ _ gourd.
[Ab]
Follow _ [Ebm] the drinking gourd,
[Ab]
follow _ [Ebm] the drinking gourd,
[Gb] for the old [Db] man is a-waiting [Ebm] for to carry you to freedom. _
[Bbm] Follow the [Ebm] drinking gourd. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _