• Song:

    Americas Great National Pasttime

  • Artist:

    The Byrds

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From RICKL1@IX.NETCOM.COM Fri Mar 21 11:33:04 1997
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 19:47:21 GMT
From: RICKL1@IX.NETCOM.COM
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: America's Great National Pastime  The Byrds    Chords

Roy had the words, so lets try these chords. Please post corrections

The Byrds  America's Great National Pastime written by Skip Battin
                                                       Kim Fowler

C (x32010@1)                                         GOne (320003@1)of America's great national pastimes is drinking a coke
F (133211@1)                CTaking (x32010@1) a smoke   telling a joke
C (x32010@1)                                         GOne (320003@1)of America's great national pastimes is playing ball
F (133211@1)                CTaking (x32010@1)it all  and thinking so small
        F (133211@1)                      CBut (x32010@1)the great taste of coke has refreshed players
     G (320003@1)              CThe (x32010@1)hot and tired the weary and the sore
        F (133211@1)                      CBut (x32010@1)the great taste of coke has refreshed players
    G (320003@1)               F (133211@1)            CThe (x32010@1)hot and tired the weary and the sore
C (x32010@1)                                          GOne (320003@1)of America's great national pastimes is chocolate fudge
F (133211@1)                CCarrying (x32010@1)a grudge  bribing a judge
C (x32010@1)                                         GOne (320003@1)of America's great national pastimes is poisoning rain
F (133211@1)             CActing (x32010@1)insane  inflicting pain
        F (133211@1)                      CBut (x32010@1)the great taste of coke has refreshed players
     G (320003@1)              CThe (x32010@1)hot and tired the weary and the sore
        F (133211@1)                      CBut (x32010@1)the great taste of coke has refreshed players
    G (320003@1)               F (133211@1)            CThe (x32010@1)hot and tired the weary and the sore
C (x32010@1)                                               GOne (320003@1)of America's great national pastimes is  the worship of speed
F (133211@1)                         CPlanting (x32010@1) the seeds  taking more than she needs
C (x32010@1)                                        GOne (320003@1)of America's great national pastime is cutting the grass
F (133211@1)                CGrabbing (x32010@1)some ass living too fast
        F (133211@1)                      CBut (x32010@1)the great taste of coke has refreshed players
     G (320003@1)              CThe (x32010@1)hot and tired the weary and the sore
        F (133211@1)                      CBut (x32010@1)the great taste of coke has refreshed players
    G (320003@1)               F (133211@1)            CThe (x32010@1)hot and tired the weary and the sore


  Copyright @ 1971 Kyo Music and Bad Boy Music
  From the "Farther Along"  LP Columbia Records 1971


The Byrds                        Old Blue              arranged by
Roger McGuinn

           D (xx0232@1)                                A7 (x02020@1)DWell (xx0232@1)I had an old dog and his name was Blue
                                   A7 (x02020@1)DWell (xx0232@1)I had an old dog and his name was Blue

Well I had an old dog and his name was Blue
                           A7 (x02020@1)     D (xx0232@1)         D (xx0232@1)   A7 (x02020@1)  DBetcha (xx0232@1)five dollars he's a good dog too
D (xx0232@1)                                      A7 (x02020@1)    DOh (xx0232@1)Blue chased a possum up a holler limb
                          A7 (x02020@1)    DBlue (xx0232@1)chased a possum up a holler limb

Blue chased a possum up a holler limb
                         A7 (x02020@1)      DThe (xx0232@1)possum growled Blue  whined at him
D (xx0232@1)     Bm (x24432@1)   G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)       D (xx0232@1)           Bm (x24432@1)  G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)      DBye (xx0232@1)bye blue   you good dog  you   bye bye blue  you good dog you
DWhen (xx0232@1)old Blue died he died so hard
                          A7 (x02020@1)          DHe (xx0232@1)shook the ground in my back yard

We lowered him down with a golden chain
                         A7 (x02020@1)DAnd (xx0232@1)every link we called his name
D (xx0232@1)     Bm (x24432@1)   G (320003@1)  A (x02220@1)      D (xx0232@1)           Bm (x24432@1)  G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)      DBye (xx0232@1)bye blue   you good dog  you   bye bye blue  you good dog you
DMy (xx0232@1)old Blue he was a good old hound
                      A (x02220@1)      DYou'd (xx0232@1)hear him hollar miles around

When I get to heaven first thing I'll do
                         A (x02220@1) DIs (xx0232@1)grab my horn and call for Blue
D (xx0232@1)     Bm (x24432@1)   G (320003@1)      A (x02220@1)  D (xx0232@1)           Bm (x24432@1)  G (320003@1)   A (x02220@1)    DBye (xx0232@1)bye blue   you good dog  you   bye bye blue  you good dog you


     Copyright @ 1969 Blackwood Music Inc., McHillby Inc.
     From the "Dr Byrds and Mr Hyde" LP

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