Intro: C C/B F C C (2x)
Verse 1 chords:
C C/B F
Where's the queen of my parade?
C G
She ain't coming back
C C/B F
The only thing she left me is
C G C
This appleblossom rag
C F C
Oh, the appleblossom rag
C F C
oh, such sweet refrain
C F
And hid beneath the chords, the thorns
C G C
That cause such awful pain
Interlude: C C/B F C C
Verse 2: use verse 1 chords
This new gang's the gang for me
Always on the town
Oh, the stories I could tell
If I felt like it now
Verse 3: use verse 1 chords
This new gang's the gang for me
I know all of their names
And they know mine and them that don't
All love me just the same
Chorus 2: use chorus 1 chords
Oh, the appleblossom rag
oh, for such a knife
That from my blood could love unbraid
Without taking my life
Interlude: C C/B F C C (2x)
Verse 3: use verse 1 chords
This new girl's the girl for me
Best girl that I know.
Never asks me where I've been
or when I'm coming home
Verse 3: use verse 1 chords
This new girl's got a real fork-tongue
I love the way she lies.
A false young painted devil
But, I know so it's alright
Chorus 3: use chorus 1 chords
Oh, that appleblossom rag
Lord, I'm such a fool
for things that sing so sweet and sad
And are so goddamn cruel
Outro: C C/B F C C (2x)