In The Evening Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[C]In [G]the evening by the moonlight
When my mother had finished
[D]working
[G]We used to sit around the fire
[Em]place[A]
Till the cornbread it was [D]done
And [G]then we all would eat our supper
After [C]that we'd clean the [G]kitchen[D]
[G]It's the only time they ever
[Em]gave us to [G]spare[Am][A][G]
To [D]have a little [G]fun
Then my [A]daddy used to take his [D]fiddle down
[G]That hung u[Am]pon the[G] wall[C]
[G]While the silvery moon was [A]shin
[Am]ing [A]clea[G]r and [C]bright[D][G][C][D]
[G]How the folks would enjoy it
[C]They would sit all night and [G]listen[D]
As we [G]used [Am]to sing in the even
[D]ing [C]by [D]the[G] mo[D]onlight[G]
[D]In

[Verse 2]
the even[G]ing by the moonlight
You could [C]hear banjos [G]ringing
You could hear them by the moonlight
You [A]could hear my folks all [D]singing
How [G]my mother she would enjoy it
She would [C]sit all night [C#dim]and listen
As we [G]sang [E]in [A]the evening
[D]by [G]the [C]moolight o[G]h yeah

[Verse 3]
[D]In the [G]evening by the moonlight
You [C]could hear folks [G]all singing
[D]In the even[G]ing by the moonlight
You [A]could hear my folks [Am]all singing
[D]How my [G]mother she would enjoy it
She would sit [C]all night [C#dim]an d listen
[A]As we [G]sang in [Am]the even[D] in[G]g by[C] th[G]e mo[D]o[G][C][G][Em][A][D][G][C][C#dim]
[G][Em][Am][D][G][D][G][C][G]
[D]lig[G]ht [Em]o[A][D][G][C][C#dim]
[A][D][G][Em][C#dim][A][D][G][C][G][D]
[G][C][G][D][G][Em][A][D]
[G][C][C#dim][G][Em][A][D][G][C][G]
[C][G][Em][A][D]
[G][C][C#dim][G][Am][D][G]
[C][G][Em][A][D]
[G]h y[C]eah[C#dim][G][Em][Am][D][G][C][G]

[Verse 4]
In [G]the evening by the moonlight
You [C]could hear banjos [G]ringing
[D]In the [G]evening by the moonlight
[Em]You [A]could hear my folks [D]all singing
How [G]my mother she would enjoy it
She would sit [C]all night [C#dim]and listen
[A]As we [G]sang in [Am]the even[C] in[D]g by[G][C]
[G]the[C] mo[G]oli[C]ght [G]oh yeah