Joe's Been A-Gittin' There Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][Bm][D]
There was a Yankee [G]Cornel

[Verse 1]
[D]in 1862
Who fell in Love with a [G]southern belle
where the [A]sweet magnolias [D]bloom
He wondered why folks [G]laughed at
him when he went [D]ridin' by
But little did he [G]know that she was
a [A]courtin' on [D]the sly.

[Verse 2]
Joe's been a gettin' there Joe's [D]been a
flyin'
Joe's been a [A]gettin'
there [D]all this time
Joe's been a gettin' there
Joe's been a flyin'
Joe's been a gettin' there
beatin' his [Bm]time.[D][A]

[Verse 3]
[D]He walked her up the[G] mountain
he [D]named it to her there
He offered her [G]a band of gold
[A]and his name [D]to share
She said that she [G]would marry
him and [D]even set the day
But little did he [G]know that she loved
a [A]soldier boy in [D]grey.

[Verse 4]
(Joe's been a gettin' there) Joe's been [Bm]a
flyin'
[D](Joe's been a gettin'
there) all this time
(Joe's been a gettin'
there) Joe's been a [Bm]flyin'
[D](Joe's been a gettin' there)
beatin' his time.
[Bm][D]

[Verse 5]
She took the love he [G]offered
she [D]took his silver too
She took every [G]little thing from
[A]Cornel dressed in [D]blue
She wouldn't let him [G]hold her
[D]in a fond embrace
And when he tried to [G]kiss his bride
she [A]laughed right in his [D]face.

[Verse 6]
Joe's been a gettin' there Joe's [Bm]been a
flyin'
[D]Joe's been a gettin'
there all this time
Joe's been a gettin' there
Joe's been a [Bm]flyin'
[D]Joe's been a gettin' there
beatin' his time.
[A]

[Verse 7]
[D]
He woke up one [G]morning and
[D]found himself alone
And all she left was a [G]letter that said
good[A]bye farewell I'm [D]gone
No doubt [A]he was a [G]mighty man
where the [D]heroes fell
But all is fare in [G]love and war and he
[A]lost his southern [D]belle.

[Verse 8]
(Joe's been a gettin' there) Joe's been [Bm]a
flyin'
[D](Joe's been a gettin'
there) all this time
(Joe's been a gettin'
there) Joe's been a [Bm]flyin'
[D](Joe's been a gettin' there)
beatin' his time.

[Verse 9]
(Joe's been a gettin' there) Joe's been [Bm]a
flyin'
[D](Joe's been a gettin'
there) all this time
(Joe's been a gettin' there) Joe's
been a flyin'
(Joe's been a gettin'
there) beatin' his time...