Chords for Tex Morton - The Black Sheep (c.1948).
Tempo:
103.1 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
D
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Well, I think the main request for this week is a very old number.
One of the first songs I think I ever sang on the Australian radio, the old Black Sheep.
The Black Sheep.
[C] [G] [C]
In a quiet little village, not so many miles away,
There dwelt a rich and aged [G] man, his hair was thin and grey.
[C] He had three sons, his only [F] sons, both Jack and [C] Tom were sly,
But Ted was honest as could [G] be and would not [C] tell a lie.
They did their best to ruin Ted before their father's eyes,
Their poison soon began to work [G] and Ted was much despised.
[C] One day the old man said, Be [F] gone, you're heartless to the [C] core.
These were the words the Black Sheep said as he stood [C] outside the door,
Don't be angry with me, [F] Dad, don't turn [C] me from your door.
I know that I've been wayward, [D] but I won't be [G] anymore.
[C] Just give to me another [Fm] chance, just put me [C] to the test,
And you'll find the Black Sheep loves his [G] dad far better [C] than the rest.
[G] [C]
Year by year rolled swiftly by, the father he grew old,
He called his sons to him one [G] day and he gave them all his gold.
[C] Now all I want is a little cup to place here by your side.
One night on Jack's returning [G] he brought home with him a bride.
[C] The wife began to hate the old man more and more each day,
Until one night the three [D] declared the old [G] fool's in the way.
[C] They laid the plans to take the old man to a poor house near,
Then like a flash the Black Sheep's words [G] came ringing in his ear.
[C]
Yodel-ee [Fm]-lodel-ay, yodel-ee-lodel-ay, yodel-ee [G]-lodel-ay, yodel-ee-lodel-ay-dee-dee.
[C] A wagon drove up to the yard, it was the poor house van.
[G] The boys then [Cm] pointed to their [D] dad and cried, [G] there is your man.
[Cm] Just then a manly form [F] appeared and pushed [C] right through the crowd.
Stop that you brutes, the stranger [G] cried, that shall not [C] be allowed.
You've taken the old man's property and all that he could save.
I'm glad our mother cannot [G] know, for she is in her grave.
[C] I am his son, but not your kin from now till judgment day.
The old man clasped the Black Sheep's [G] hand, the crowd then heard him say,
[C]
Don't be angry with me lad, [G] I've turned you from my door.
I know that [C] I was [G] hasty, I've repented o'er and o'er.
[C] I wish I'd given you another [F] chance, for you have [C] stood the test.
And I find the Black Sheep [Bb] loves his [G] dad, far better than the rest.
[C]
One of the first songs I think I ever sang on the Australian radio, the old Black Sheep.
The Black Sheep.
[C] [G] [C]
In a quiet little village, not so many miles away,
There dwelt a rich and aged [G] man, his hair was thin and grey.
[C] He had three sons, his only [F] sons, both Jack and [C] Tom were sly,
But Ted was honest as could [G] be and would not [C] tell a lie.
They did their best to ruin Ted before their father's eyes,
Their poison soon began to work [G] and Ted was much despised.
[C] One day the old man said, Be [F] gone, you're heartless to the [C] core.
These were the words the Black Sheep said as he stood [C] outside the door,
Don't be angry with me, [F] Dad, don't turn [C] me from your door.
I know that I've been wayward, [D] but I won't be [G] anymore.
[C] Just give to me another [Fm] chance, just put me [C] to the test,
And you'll find the Black Sheep loves his [G] dad far better [C] than the rest.
[G] [C]
Year by year rolled swiftly by, the father he grew old,
He called his sons to him one [G] day and he gave them all his gold.
[C] Now all I want is a little cup to place here by your side.
One night on Jack's returning [G] he brought home with him a bride.
[C] The wife began to hate the old man more and more each day,
Until one night the three [D] declared the old [G] fool's in the way.
[C] They laid the plans to take the old man to a poor house near,
Then like a flash the Black Sheep's words [G] came ringing in his ear.
[C]
Yodel-ee [Fm]-lodel-ay, yodel-ee-lodel-ay, yodel-ee [G]-lodel-ay, yodel-ee-lodel-ay-dee-dee.
[C] A wagon drove up to the yard, it was the poor house van.
[G] The boys then [Cm] pointed to their [D] dad and cried, [G] there is your man.
[Cm] Just then a manly form [F] appeared and pushed [C] right through the crowd.
Stop that you brutes, the stranger [G] cried, that shall not [C] be allowed.
You've taken the old man's property and all that he could save.
I'm glad our mother cannot [G] know, for she is in her grave.
[C] I am his son, but not your kin from now till judgment day.
The old man clasped the Black Sheep's [G] hand, the crowd then heard him say,
[C]
Don't be angry with me lad, [G] I've turned you from my door.
I know that [C] I was [G] hasty, I've repented o'er and o'er.
[C] I wish I'd given you another [F] chance, for you have [C] stood the test.
And I find the Black Sheep [Bb] loves his [G] dad, far better than the rest.
[C]
Key:
C
G
F
D
Fm
C
G
F
Well, I think the main request for this week is a very old number.
One of the first songs I think I ever sang on the Australian radio, the old Black Sheep.
_ _ _ The Black Sheep.
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ In a quiet little village, not so many miles away,
There dwelt a rich and aged [G] man, his hair was thin and grey.
[C] He had three sons, his only [F] sons, both Jack and [C] Tom were sly,
But Ted was honest as could [G] be and would not [C] tell a lie.
_ _ They did their best to ruin Ted before their father's eyes,
Their poison soon began to work [G] and Ted was much despised.
[C] One day the old man said, Be [F] gone, you're heartless to the [C] core.
These were the words the Black Sheep said as he stood [C] outside the door,
_ _ Don't be angry with me, [F] Dad, don't turn [C] me from your door.
I know that I've been wayward, [D] but I won't be [G] anymore.
[C] Just give to me another [Fm] chance, just put me [C] to the test,
And you'll find the Black Sheep loves his [G] dad far better [C] than the rest.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ Year by year rolled swiftly by, the father he grew old,
He called his sons to him one [G] day and he gave them all his gold.
[C] Now all I want is a little cup to place here by your side.
One night on Jack's returning [G] he brought home with him a bride. _
[C] _ The wife began to hate the old man more and more each day,
Until one night the three [D] declared the old [G] fool's in the way.
[C] They laid the plans to take the old man to a poor house near,
Then like a flash the Black Sheep's words [G] came ringing in his ear.
[C] _
_ _ _ Yodel-ee [Fm]-lodel-ay, yodel-ee-lodel-ay, yodel-ee [G]-lodel-ay, yodel-ee-lodel-ay-dee-dee.
[C] _ _ _ _ A wagon drove up to the yard, it was the poor house van.
[G] The boys then [Cm] pointed to their [D] dad and cried, [G] there is your man.
[Cm] Just then a manly form [F] appeared and pushed [C] right through the crowd.
Stop that you brutes, the stranger [G] cried, that shall not [C] be allowed.
You've taken the old man's property and all that he could save.
I'm glad our mother cannot [G] know, for she is in her grave.
[C] I am his son, but not your kin from now till judgment day.
The old man clasped the Black Sheep's [G] hand, the crowd then heard him say,
[C] _ _
_ Don't be angry with me lad, [G] I've turned you from my door.
I know that [C] I was [G] hasty, I've repented o'er and o'er.
[C] I wish I'd given you another [F] chance, for you have [C] stood the test.
And I find the Black Sheep [Bb] loves his [G] dad, far better than the rest.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
One of the first songs I think I ever sang on the Australian radio, the old Black Sheep.
_ _ _ The Black Sheep.
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ In a quiet little village, not so many miles away,
There dwelt a rich and aged [G] man, his hair was thin and grey.
[C] He had three sons, his only [F] sons, both Jack and [C] Tom were sly,
But Ted was honest as could [G] be and would not [C] tell a lie.
_ _ They did their best to ruin Ted before their father's eyes,
Their poison soon began to work [G] and Ted was much despised.
[C] One day the old man said, Be [F] gone, you're heartless to the [C] core.
These were the words the Black Sheep said as he stood [C] outside the door,
_ _ Don't be angry with me, [F] Dad, don't turn [C] me from your door.
I know that I've been wayward, [D] but I won't be [G] anymore.
[C] Just give to me another [Fm] chance, just put me [C] to the test,
And you'll find the Black Sheep loves his [G] dad far better [C] than the rest.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ Year by year rolled swiftly by, the father he grew old,
He called his sons to him one [G] day and he gave them all his gold.
[C] Now all I want is a little cup to place here by your side.
One night on Jack's returning [G] he brought home with him a bride. _
[C] _ The wife began to hate the old man more and more each day,
Until one night the three [D] declared the old [G] fool's in the way.
[C] They laid the plans to take the old man to a poor house near,
Then like a flash the Black Sheep's words [G] came ringing in his ear.
[C] _
_ _ _ Yodel-ee [Fm]-lodel-ay, yodel-ee-lodel-ay, yodel-ee [G]-lodel-ay, yodel-ee-lodel-ay-dee-dee.
[C] _ _ _ _ A wagon drove up to the yard, it was the poor house van.
[G] The boys then [Cm] pointed to their [D] dad and cried, [G] there is your man.
[Cm] Just then a manly form [F] appeared and pushed [C] right through the crowd.
Stop that you brutes, the stranger [G] cried, that shall not [C] be allowed.
You've taken the old man's property and all that he could save.
I'm glad our mother cannot [G] know, for she is in her grave.
[C] I am his son, but not your kin from now till judgment day.
The old man clasped the Black Sheep's [G] hand, the crowd then heard him say,
[C] _ _
_ Don't be angry with me lad, [G] I've turned you from my door.
I know that [C] I was [G] hasty, I've repented o'er and o'er.
[C] I wish I'd given you another [F] chance, for you have [C] stood the test.
And I find the Black Sheep [Bb] loves his [G] dad, far better than the rest.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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