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Version 1
(3/4)
[Intro]
| C | G7 | C | C |
[Verse 1]
Am Dm Am
Shadows slowly creeping
Dm Am
Down the prairie's trail
Dm Am/E
Everything is sleeping
C Ab7 G
All, but the nightingale
[Verse 2]
Am Dm Am/E
Moon will soon be climbing
Am Dm Am
In the purple sky
Dm Am/E
Night winds are a-humming
Am E7 Am G7
This tender lullaby
[Chorus 1]
C Dm
Cares of the day have fled, my little sleepyhead
C G C G7
The stars are in the sky
C Dm
Time that your prayers were said, my little sleepyhead
C G7 C
To a prairie lullaby
[Chorus 2]
G7 C
Saddle up your pony, the sandman's here
D7 G7
To guide you down the trail of dreams
C Dm
Tumble in bed my tired little ol' sleepyhead
C G7 C
To a prairie lullaby
[Break]
| F | F | C | C |
| C | G7 | C | C |
(yodel)
[Chorus 1]
Dm
Cares of the day have fled, my little ol' sleepyhead
C G C G7
The stars are in the sky
C Dm
Time that your prayers were said, my little ol' sleepyhead
C G7 C
To a prairie lullaby
[Chorus 2]
G7 C
Saddle up your pony, the sandman's here
D7 G7
To guide you down the trail of dreams
C Dm
Tumble in bed my tired little ol' sleepyhead
C G7 C
To a prairie lullaby
[Outro]
| F | F | C | C |
| G7 | G7 | C | C |
(yodel)