Before They Close The Minstrel Show Chords - Ed Trickett

Intro

G (4x into verse 1]

Verse 1

G The poster's peeling underneath D G Last summer's morning glory vine G An old white hat and a stump of cigar D And an empty bottle of wine

Chorus

G C G Lay me down Carolina, lay me down Em C D Don't want to wake up in the morning no more G Sing me one slow sad song C For this one last old time D G Before they close the minstrel show

Verse 2

G Banjo's got a broken string D G Don't expect I'll get to fix it now G Won't be no more chance to sing D I'm rusty anyhow

Chorus

G C G Lay me down Carolina, lay me down Em C D Don't want to wake up in the morning no more G Sing me one slow sad song C For this one last old time D G Before they close the minstrel show

Verse 3

G Daddy Bones is dead, I guess D G You probably don't know or care G And Frank and Arch has gone away D Somewhere, I don't know where

Chorus

G C G Lay me down Carolina, lay me down Em C D Don't want to wake up in the morning no more G Sing me one slow sad song C For this one last old time D G Before they close the minstrel show

Verse 4

G The money and the crowd run out D G Before we left the last town G This old show has played its run D And rung the curtain down

Chorus

G C G Lay me down Carolina, lay me down Em C D Don't want to wake up in the morning no more G Sing me one slow sad song C For this one last old time D G Before they close the minstrel show

Verse 5

G Don't know where we go from here D G Come to that, I just don't care G Maybe we'll go to a better place D And the minstrel show'll be there

Chorus

G C G Lay me down Carolina, lay me down Em C D Don't want to wake up in the morning no more G Sing me one slow sad song C For this one last old time D G Before they close the minstrel show

Outro

G (4x following last G in chorus) Hope You Enjoy My Tab:)