The Banjo Am The Instrument

| A | A | A | D | | A | E | A* D* | A | A A D A I like the gold pianer and I like the fiddle too, A A E E the old guitar makes music awful sweet. A A A D But when I pick the old banjo, my heart is mighty free, A E A A the banjo am the instrument for me! D D A D* A* Let me hear the banjo, A A E E I like that good ole five string melody. A A A D It makes me feel so happy, my heart so light and free, A E A A the banjo am the instrument for me! | A | A | A | D | | A | E | A* D* | A | A A D A Well, I used to court the ladies and pluck the old banjo, A A E E they gathered 'round me happy as can be. A A A D That's why the cute one liked me, that's when she told me so A E A A and the banjo am the instrument for me! D D A D* A* Well, let me hear the banjo, A A E E I like that good ole five string melody. A A A D It makes me feel so happy, my heart so light and free, A E A A the banjo am the instrument for me! | A | A | A | D | | A | E | A* D* | A | A A D A Now, I'm old and feeble, grandchildren by the score, A A E E and every night they sit upon my knee. A A A D That's when I scoot 'em over, just to make a little room, A E A A 'cause the banjo am the instrument for me! End-Chorus D D A D* A* Well, let me hear the banjo, A A E E I like that good ole five string melody. A A A D It makes me feel so happy, my heart so light and free, A E A* D* A* A* the banjo am the instrument for me!