Oh My Darling Clementine
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Music: traditional Key: C Measure: 3/4 binary Genre: Country Style: Standard |
Chords: Am C D7 Dm G G7 |
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| In a | C cavern, in a |canyon, | |C | | | |
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Exca|vating for a | G mine |
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Dwelt a | Dm miner G forty | C niner, |
|Dm G |C Am | | |
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Am And his | D7 daughter G7 Clemen| C tine |
|D7 G7 |C | | |
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Oh my | C darling, oh my |darling, |
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Oh my |darling, Clemen| G tine! |
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Thou art | Dm lost and G gone for| C ever |
|Dm G |C Am | | |
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Am Dreadful | D7 sorry, G7 Clemen| C tine |
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Light she | C was and like a |fairy, |
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And her |shoes were number | G nine, |
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Herring | Dm boxes, G without | C topses, |
|Dm G |C Am | | |
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Am Sandals | D7 were for G7 Clemen| C tine. |
|D7 G7 |C | | |
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Oh my |darling, oh my |darling ... |
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Drove she |ducklings to the |water |
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Ev'ry |morning just at |nine, |
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Hit her |foot against a s|plinter, |
|Dm G |C Am | | |
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Fell in|to the foaming |brine. |
|D7 G7 |C | | |
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Oh my |darling, oh my |darling ... |
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Ruby |lips above the |water, |
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Blowing |bubbles, soft and |fine, |
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But, a|las, I was no |swimmer, |
|Dm G |C Am | | |
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So I |lost my Clemen|tine. |
|D7 G7 |C | | |
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Oh my |darling, oh my |darling ... |
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How I |missed her! How I |missed her, |
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How I |missed my Clemen|tine, |
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But I |kissed her little |sister, |
|Dm G |C Am | | |
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I for|got my Clemen|tine. |
|D7 G7 |C | | |
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Oh my |darling, oh my |darling ... |
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