A7   Em7 A7  D      A6   D 
A - long a  moun - tain pass 
      G      D   A6   D 
There is a patch of grass 
G          D      A6   D           D6      D7 
Where the swing - in' shep - herd plays a tune; 
      G        F?  G 
His sheep nev -   er    stray, 
 G         F? G 
Danc - in'    all   day 
G?              D       Em7  F?  D   C? 
Til they see the pale and yel - low moon, 
     B7       A7  Em7/9  A7 
And then he leads  his  flock 
    Em7         G? C? A7 
And home - ward they all rock 
A - A9   A   D   D7       G     Gm7  A - A7  A7/6   D 
To      the tune of the swing - in' shep  -  herd blues. 
 

D9    A7    D9     G 
Come home, shep - herd, 
D      A7  D6/9     A7   D7 
Play those haunt - ing trills; 
G6  F? G      F? 
Come   home,  shep - herd, 
D      F#m      Em7    F?  B7 
Let it ech - o through the hills, 
    Em7     A7  G/B    A - A9 - A   D - D7  G - Gm7  A - A7 - A7/6  D6 
The swing - in' shep - herd       blues.