Get Along Home Cindy
intermediate
Get Along Home Cindy
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Chord Chart
Verse
GG
GG
GG
D7D7
GG
GG
G
D7
GG
Chorus
CC
CC
GG
G7G7
CC
CC
DD
GG
Chords used:
C
D
D7
G
G7
Lyrics
You ought to see my Cindy, she lives way down south
And she's so sweet the honey bees all swarm around her mouth
Get along home Cindy, Cindy
Get along home
Get along home Cindy, Cindy
I'll marry you some day
I wish I was an apple, hanging in a tree
And every time that Cindy passed she'd take a bite of me
She told me that she loved me, she called me sugar plum
She threw her arms around me, I thought my time had come
Cindy hugged and kissed me, she rung her hands and cried
Swore I was the prettiest thing that ever lived to die
I wish I had a needle as fine as I could sew
I'd sew my sweetheart to my back and down the road I'd go
Now Cindy's got religion, she's had it once before
But when she hears the banjo play, she's the first one on the floor
About This Song
Get Along Home Cindy is a traditional bluegrass song in the key of G. Using 5 chords, it's approachable for intermediate players.
Standard verse-chorus structure. The chord progression changes between sections, so practice the transitions.