When It's Sleepy Time Down South Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][Dm][G][C]

[Verse 1]
Now [F]the pale moon's shining
[Fm]on the fields belo[C]w
[Am]The folks are crooning [D]songs
soft [Dm]and low
You needn't [G]tell me, boy,
[Bsus4]because I[E] know[F]
When it's sleepy time [C]down south

[Verse 2]
[F]
Soft [B]wind [D]blowing through
[C]the pinewood trees
[Am]The folks [D]down there
live a life of [Dm]ease
When old [Dbdim]mammy falls[Dm]
on her [E]knees[F]
When [Bb]it's sleepy time down
[C]south
[B]

[Verse 3]
[E]
Steamboats on the river a- coming,
[B]a- going
Splashing the night [E]away
You hear those banjos ringing,
all the people all [B]singing
They dance 'til the break of [E]day, oh
[Bb]

[Verse 4]
[F]
Dear old southland with
[Fm]his dreamy [C]songs
Take [Am]me back [D]where I bel[Dm]ong
[Dbdim]Right here in my [C]mammy's
arm[E]s[Am]
When [C]it's sleepy time down south

[Interlude 1]
[C][F#dim][B]
[E][F#m][B][E]
[C#m][E][F#m][B][E][G]

[Verse 5]
[F]Dear old southland with
[Bb]his dreamy song[C]s[Bb][C]
[Am]Take [D]me back where I [Dm]belong
Right [G]here in my [Bsus4]mammy's a[B]rms[E]
When it's [F]sleepy time,
[C]sleepy [Bb]time, down [C]south

[Interlude 2]
[C]

[Verse 6]
Yes, [C]Lord