Key: C
Introduction: C Bm C G Bm C G Em G C D Em
Bm C G
There she sits on Buttermilk Hill
Bm C G
Oh, who could blame her crying her fill
Em G C
Every tear would turn a mill
D Em C D Em
Johnny has gone for a soldier
Bm C G
Me-oh-my she loved him so
Bm C G
It broke her heart just to see him go
Em G C
Only time will heal her woe
D Em
Johnny has gone for a soldier
Em Bm C G
She sold her rod and she sold her reel
Bm C G
She sold her only spinning wheel
Em G C
To buy her love a sword of steel
D Em
Johnny has gone for a soldier
Bm C G
She'll dye her dress, she'll dye it red
Bm C G
And in the streets go begging for bread
Em G C
The one she loves, from her has fled
D Em
Johnny has gone for a soldier
D Em
Johnny has gone for a soldier