Little Old Sod Shanty On My Claim (2nd pos)

by American pioneer song

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LITTLE OLD SOD SHANTY ON MY CLAIM 2nd pos
American pioneer song
Key: D
Harp: G

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I'm look-ing rath-er seed-y now

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While hold-ing down my claim

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And my vit-tles are not al-ways

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Served the best

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And the mice play shy-ly 'round me

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-7 6 -6   6   6   5   6
As I nes-tle down to rest

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6  -6 -7  -8  -8  -7   -6  7
In my lit-tle old sod shan-ty

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-7 -6   6
In the West

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-6  -7   7   7   7  7   8    8
Oh, the hing-es are of leath-er

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And the win-dows have no glass

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The boards they let 

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The howl-ing bliz-zard in

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You can see the hun-gry coy-ote

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As he slinks up in the grass

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   6   -6 -7  -8   -8  -7  -6  7
'Round my lit-tle old sod shan-ty

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-7 -6   6
On my claim