(Acapella)
Up along the Ohio River
Over on the old Kentucky shore
G D
Once dwelt a fair young maiden
D A D D
Now there's a crepe up-on her door
D D
I walk down to the graveyard
G C D
Down by the Church of God
G C D
I looked up-on the one I love
D A D
That would soon be covered with sod
D
Up along the Ohio River
G D
Over on the old Kentucky shore
G C D
Once dwelt a fair young maiden
D A D
Now there's a crepe up-on her door
Instrumental
D F C D, D C A, D F C D, D A G
Verse
D D
The angels took my darlin'
G C D
God needed the one I love
G C A D
I reached the old Kentucky shore too late
D A D
I'll make my plans and meet her up above
D
The last words that my darling spoke
G C D
Was tell the one I love goodbye
G C A D
I'd like to see him before I go
D A D
But I'll meet him in the sky
D
Up along the Ohio River
G D
Over on the old Kentucky shore
G C D
Once dwelt a fair young maiden
D A D
Now there's a crepe up-on her door
Outro
D A D or acapella
Now there's a crepe up-on her door