The Banjolin Song

this is the version they played on balcony tv back in 08 so it may be a tad different than the recorded version . it’s pretty easy to pick up the strumming pattern when you listen to the song . standard tuning . no capo . Intro : slowly : E | - 1 - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - | B | - 0 - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - | G | - 0 - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - | D | - 0 - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - | A | - 2 - 3 - 2 - 0 - 2 - 3 - 2 - 0 - 2 - 3 - 2 - 0 | E | - 3 - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - | then faster : E | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | B | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | G | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | D | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | A | - - - - - - - 3 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 0 - 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 3 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 0 - 0 - 0 - - - - - - 3 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 0 - 0 - 0 - - - - - - 3 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 0 - 0 - 0 - | E | - 3 - 3 - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - 3 - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - 3 - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - 3 - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | slowly again : G C G Am 4 xg C G Am G she stole my heart and made me sing C G Am she tore me limb from limb G C G Am G i did not think that i could love C G or be loved that way ( fast strumming ) Am G C G Am G C G aga - aa - ain - aa - aa - aa - ain aaaga - aa - ain - aa - aa - aa - ain ( repeat the same pattern for second Verse ) how glad i was to be myself and use my heart once more how glad i was to be a man and love that girl that i ado - oo - ore - oo - ore - oo - ore ado - oo - ore - oo - ore - oo - ore ( slow strumming ) Am G C G well my eyes will see the light again Am G C G and my heart will bleed right again ( fast again ) Am G C G well my eyes will see the light again Am G C G and my heart will bleed right again G C G Am x3 Am G C G aa - aagh - aa - aa - aagh aa - aagh - aa - aagh aa - aagh - aa - aa - aagh aa - aagh - aa - aagh aa - aagh - aa - aa - aagh aa - aagh - aa - aagh aa - aagh - aa - aa - aagh aa - aagh - aa - aagh aa - aagh - aa - aa - aagh aa - aagh - aa - aagh aa - aagh - aa - aa - aagh aa - aagh - aa - aagh G G G the end