The
man with the banjo
C - Dm - Em - Dm
C Dm C Dm
1. Who's that comin', who's that strummin' ?
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Am Dm - G
That's the man with the banjo !
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C7 F Fm
C Am Dm - G
For a penny, he'll play any song, that's happy
and gay.
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2. Folks all smile and stop awhile,
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because
the man with the banjo,
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makes
their troubles burst like bubbles, chasing worries away.
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See the children running after, while he plays his merry song,
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C D7 G
all their hearts are filled with
laughter, as they tag along.
C Dm
C Dm
3. Shadows fallin', sandman's callin',
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there
goes the man with the banjo,
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C
gaily
hummin', softly strummin'
on his merry old way.
+ instrumental = verses 1 & 2 (orig. in G)
F C F G C
See the children running after, while he plays his merry song,
F
C D7 G
all their hearts are filled with
laughter, as they tag along.
+ repeat verse 3 + C - Dm
C
(orig.& midi = capo 5th)
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