Ralph Stanley - Old Country Church Chords
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
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D
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[N] [A]
Christmas is a sweet memory, [E] Oh what joy it [A] brings to me, How I long much [D] more to be with [A] my friends at the old country church.
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There's a place dear to me [D] where I'm longing to [A] be, With my friends at the old country [E] church.
[A] Where with mother we went and [D]
Sundays we spent, [A] With our friends at the old country church.
Precious Christmas is a sweet memory, Oh [E] what joy [A]
it brings to me, How I long much more to [D] be [A] with my friends at the old country church.
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I wish that today [D] all the people would [A] greet, As they did in the old country [E] church.
[A] That they'd all make confessions and [D] share their living [A] gifts, As they did in the old country church.
Precious Christmas is a sweet memory, Oh what [E]
joy it [A] brings to me, How I long much more to [D]
be with my friends at the old country church.
Christmas is a sweet memory, [E] Oh what joy it [A] brings to me, How I long much [D] more to be with [A] my friends at the old country church.
[D]
[A]
[E] [A]
[D] [A]
There's a place dear to me [D] where I'm longing to [A] be, With my friends at the old country [E] church.
[A] Where with mother we went and [D]
Sundays we spent, [A] With our friends at the old country church.
Precious Christmas is a sweet memory, Oh [E] what joy [A]
it brings to me, How I long much more to [D] be [A] with my friends at the old country church.
[D] [A]
[E]
[A] [D]
[A]
I wish that today [D] all the people would [A] greet, As they did in the old country [E] church.
[A] That they'd all make confessions and [D] share their living [A] gifts, As they did in the old country church.
Precious Christmas is a sweet memory, Oh what [E]
joy it [A] brings to me, How I long much more to [D]
be with my friends at the old country church.
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[N] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
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_ _ Christmas _ is a sweet memory, [E] Oh _ what joy it [A] _ brings to me, How I _ long much [D] more to be with [A] my friends at the old country church. _ _ _ _
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[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
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_ _ _ There's a place dear to me [D] where I'm longing to [A] be, With my friends at the old country [E] _ church.
[A] Where with mother we went and [D]
Sundays we spent, [A] With our friends at the old country church.
_ _ Precious _ Christmas is a _ sweet memory, Oh [E] _ what joy [A] _
it brings to me, How I _ long much more to [D] _ be [A] with my friends at the old country church. _
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[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I wish that today [D] all the people would [A] greet, As they did in the old country [E] _ church.
[A] That they'd all make confessions and [D] share their living [A] gifts, As they did in the old country _ church.
_ Precious _ Christmas is a sweet memory, Oh what [E] _
_ joy it [A] brings to _ me, How _ _ I long much more to [D] _
be with my friends at the old country church. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Christmas _ is a sweet memory, [E] Oh _ what joy it [A] _ brings to me, How I _ long much [D] more to be with [A] my friends at the old country church. _ _ _ _
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[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ There's a place dear to me [D] where I'm longing to [A] be, With my friends at the old country [E] _ church.
[A] Where with mother we went and [D]
Sundays we spent, [A] With our friends at the old country church.
_ _ Precious _ Christmas is a _ sweet memory, Oh [E] _ what joy [A] _
it brings to me, How I _ long much more to [D] _ be [A] with my friends at the old country church. _
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[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I wish that today [D] all the people would [A] greet, As they did in the old country [E] _ church.
[A] That they'd all make confessions and [D] share their living [A] gifts, As they did in the old country _ church.
_ Precious _ Christmas is a sweet memory, Oh what [E] _
_ joy it [A] brings to _ me, How _ _ I long much more to [D] _
be with my friends at the old country church. _ _ _ _ _
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