Key: D
Introduction:
G7M G6 Gm Gm7
Pale moon shining on the fields below
D E7 Bm9 Bb9
Folks are crooning songs soft and low
Em7 G/B A4/7 A7 G
Needn't tell me so, beause I know
Gm D
It's sleepy time down south
G7M G6 Gm Gm7
Softs winds blowing thru the pinewood trees
D D7M E7 Bm9 Bb9
Folks down there live a life of ease
Em7 G/B A4/7 A7 G
When the twilight brings the evening breeze
Gm D
It's sleepy time down south
F# Bbm B C#7
Steamboats on the river, a-comin' and a-goin', splashing the night away
F# Bbm B C#7 B C#7 A7
Hear those banjos ringing, the folks are alla-singin' they dance till break of day
G7M G6 Gm Gm7
Dear old Southland, with its dreamy songs
D D7M E7 Bm9 Bb9
Takes me back there where I belong
Em7 G/B A4/7 A7 G
How I'd love to be mother's arms
Gm D
When it's sleepy time down south
F# Bbm B C#7
Steamboats on the river, a-comin' and a-goin', splashing the night away
F# Bbm B C#7 B C#7 A7
Hear those banjos ringing, the folks are alla-singin' they dance till break of day
G G7M G6 Gm9 Gm7
Dear old Southland, with its dreamy songs
D D9 D7M D6 E7 Bm9 Bb9
Takes me back where I belong
Em7 G/B A4/7 A7 G
How I'd love to be mother's arms
G Gm D Bm7
When it's sleepy time down south
Em7 G/B A4/7 A7 D6
When it's sleepy time down south
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