Nelly Was A Lady (chrom)

by Stephen Foster 1849

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NELLY WAS A LADY chrom
By: Stephen C. Foster 1849
Key: A

 -3  -3  2  -2* -3  -3  -4   4*  -4
Down on the Mis-sis-sip-pi float-ing
 4*   -4 -3  -2* 3* -3 -4  -3
Long time I trav-el on the way
-3   -3    2  -2* -3   -3 -4  4* -4
All night the cot-ton-wood a-tot-ing
 4*  -4  -3  -2*  3*  -3  -4  -3
Sing for my true love all the day
 2  2  -3  2 -2*-3
Nel-ly was a la-dy
 -4   -4   -3   -4
Last night she died
 4*   4*  -4  -3  -2*  -3  -3
Toll the bell for love-ly Nell
-4   4*  -3  -4  -4  -3
My sweet Vir-gin-ia bride