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Strum Pattern
B       d   u   d   u 
1   +   2   +   3   +

     D (3)
In a cavern, in a canyon, 
                 A7
excavating for a mine
        A7          D
dwelt a miner forty-niner 
        A7             D
and his daughter Clementine.  

Chorus:
      D (3)
Oh my darling, oh my darling, 
                    A7
oh my darling Clementine 
        A7               D
You are lost and gone forever, 
         A7           D
dreadful sorry, Clementine.  

D (3)
Light she was, and like a fairy 
                          A7
And her shoes were number nine 
        A7            D
Herring boxes without topses, 
        A7             D
Sandals were for Clementine. 


Chorus
 
        D (3)
Walking lightly as a feather, 
                             A7
Though her shoes were number nine, 
          A7                D
Sometimes tripping, lightly skipping 
       A7             D
Lovely girl, my Clementine 
 

Chorus
 
          D (3)
Drove she horses to the water 
                      A7
Every morning just at nine, 
        A7              D
Hit her foot against a splinter, 
       A7             D
Fell into the foaming brine. 
 

Chorus

          D (3)
Ruby lips above the water, 
                         A7
Blowing bubbles soft and fine, 
     A7             D
But alas, I was no swimmer, 
        A7           D
Neither was my Clementine. 

 
Chorus