The Old Calliope (From "Sailor Beware") Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]My [Baug]grandpa[G] was[C]
a minstrel [G]man
A minstrel man was he
[C]And to tell the truth I guess
I've got some [G]minstrel blood in [C]me.

[Verse 2]
You can have all the [G]harps in heaven
[Dm]Blow all the [C]horns here on the ground
But I [Em]find I [Baug]still get m[G]y greatest t[Em]hrill[A]
[Am]Every time [D]I hear this sound.
[G]I lov[F]e to hea[Dm]r[G]

[Verse 3]
that old calliope
I love the melody of an old calli[C]ope
[G]And when you hear the thrilling har[C]mon[G]y
[C]Gather rou[D]nd the[G] minstrel's
[Cm]show's in [C]town.

[Verse 4]
It [Am]sounds [G]so good
That old calliope
What is more heavenly
Than an old cal[C]li [G]ope
Here comes [D]the band
[G]Oh what [C]a sight to [Em]see[C][G]
[Am]Gather [D]round [C]the minstrel's
show's in [G]town.
[C]Ban[F]jos str[Dm]umming

[Verse 5]
[G][C][G][C]
[G]Folk[F] s [G]are hum[Dm]ming[G][C][B][C]
[F]Minstrel's [Dm]com i[G]ng[B][G][C]
What [D]a show what a show
(Both) It's the finest show [G]I know.
[F]It's coming [D]near [G](JL)Coming near

[Verse 6]
coming near
That old [D]calliope (JL) What a
[G]sight [C]to see
[G]Oh what [C]a melody [G](JL) What a melody
Oh the old calli[C]ope (JL) Old
[G]calliope
(Both) So loud and [D]clear[G]
That thrilling [C]harmony
[Am]Gather [D]round [Am]the m[G]instrel's
[C]show's [G]in [C]town.
[F][Dm][C]

[Verse 7]
[G][C]
There's the interlocutor
And Mr. Bones so full of life
[F]Who's that lady you were
with last [Am]night
[G](JL) That was no lady
that was my [C]wife
[F](DM) Ha ha [Dm](JL) Ha Ha (DM)
[C]Ho [G]ho [C](JL) Ho ho
[G](Both) What a show what
a show what a [C]show.[Ebdim]
[G]Says [C]the interlocutor

[Verse 8]
To Mr. Bones so full of pride
[Em]Why does[G] a chicken c[F]ross
[C]the road
[G](JL) Why [D]to get to [G]the other [C]side.[F#dim][G]
[C]

[Interlude 1]
[G][Baug][Am][C][Am]
[G][C][Am][Adim][D][G]
[C]

[Verse 9]
I love [G]to hear that old calliope
I love the melody of an old cal[C]liope
[Am](JL) And when you [G]hear
that thrilling [C]har[G]mony
[C](Both) Gather rou[Am]nd the[D] minstr[F]el's
show's [G]in [C]tow[F]n..[Adim].[F]