Fiddler a Dram Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays507

Fiddler a Dram by Byrds is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, F, C and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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G
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  			G            F 
I got goin', Jenny come along 
                G     
Here come John, big boots on 
             F  
I got goin', Jenny come along 
                          G 
Here come Johnny with his big boots on 
 
I got goin', Jenny come along 
Pretty little girl with a red dress on 
She put it on, I put it on 
Here come Johnny with his big boots on 
 
Chorus: 
G                       F 
Come on people give the fiddler a dram 
C                       D  
Come on people give the fiddler a dram (repeat)  
 
I got a dog sitting on a fence 
And I haven't seen the damn thing since 
Worked all day with a bottle in my hand 
Come on and give the fiddler a dram 
 
Chorus 
 
I got goin', Jenny come along 
Twenty long years since I've been gone 
I got goin', Jenny come along 
Here come Johnny with his big boots on 
 
Chorus 
 
 

    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante