Intro is F#m with a bit of a hammer on the low A note
#note# in-between sections the song finds it's grove by
reverting to F#m for a couple of bars.
As the song goes on, F#m stays for longer with slidey bits.
These can be slid between E--0--2--5 or B--2-5-7-10
A--0--2--5 G--2-4-6-9-
Verse
In a [A]cavern, in a [E]canyon,
Exca[Bm]vating for a [F#m]mine
Dwelt a [A]miner forty [E]niner,
And his [D]daughter Clemen[F#m]tine
Light she [A]was and like a [E]fairy,
And her [Bm]shoes were number [F#m]nine,
Herring [A]boxes, without [E]topses,
Sandals [D]were for Clement[F#m]ine.
[Chorus:]
Clemen[A]tine, Clementin[F#m]e,
Oh my [A]darling, Clementine[D]!
Verse
Drove she [A]ducklings to the [E]water
Ev'ry [Bm]morning just at [F#m]nine,
Hit her [A]foot there against a s[E]plinter,
Fell in[D]to the foaming [F#m]brine.
Ruby [A]lips above the [E]water,
Blowing [Bm]bubbles, soft and [F#m]fine,
But, a[A]las, I was no [E]swimmer,
So I [D]lost my Clemen[F#m]tine.
[Chorus:]
Clemen[A]tine, Clementin[F#m]e,
Oh my [A]darling, Clementine[D]!
Verse
then the [A]miner, 4[E]9er
soon be[Bm]gan to peak and [F#m]pine
thought he [A]aughta join his [E]daughter
now he's [D]left with clemen[F#m]tine
in my [A]dreams she still does [E]haunt me
broken [Bm]garments soaked in [F#m]brine
though in [A]life I used to [E]hug her
in [D]death i draw the [F#m]line
[Chorus:]
Clemen[A]tine, Clementin[F#m]e,
Oh my [A]darling, Clementine[D]!
Verse
How I [A]missed her! How I [E]missed her,
How I [Bm]missed my Clemen[F#m]tine,
so I k[A]issed her little s[E]ister,
and I for[D]got my Clemen[F#m]tine.
[Chorus:]
Clemen[A]tine, Clementin[F#m]e,
Oh my [A]darling, Clementine[D]!
clemen[A]tine, clementine[F#m]
you are l[A]ost and gone, Clementine[D]
clementine...[F#m]
[slide around in F#m!]
[Chorus:]
Clemen[A]tine, Clementin[F#m]e,
Oh my [A]darling, Clementine[D]!
clemen[A]tine, clementin[F#m]e
you are l[A]ost and gone, Clementine[D]
[F#m] (Just a guide)
E---2/s5--5--5\s2--2-2--2/s5-5-5
B---2/s5--5--5\s2--2-2--2/s5-5-5----5/s7-7-7\5--5\2--2/5-5-5
G-----------------------------------4/s6-6-6\4--4\2--2/4-4-4
E---2-2/s5-5-5-5\2-2-2-2/s5\2
B---2-2/s5-5-5-5\2-2-2-2/s5\2----5-5/s7-7-7\s5/7
G--------------------------------4-4/s6-6-6\s4/6
Clemen[F#m]tiineee (let it ring out!)
#note# in-between sections the song finds it's grove by
reverting to F#m for a couple of bars.
As the song goes on, F#m stays for longer with slidey bits.
These can be slid between E--0--2--5 or B--2-5-7-10
A--0--2--5 G--2-4-6-9-
Verse
In a [A]cavern, in a [E]canyon,
Exca[Bm]vating for a [F#m]mine
Dwelt a [A]miner forty [E]niner,
And his [D]daughter Clemen[F#m]tine
Light she [A]was and like a [E]fairy,
And her [Bm]shoes were number [F#m]nine,
Herring [A]boxes, without [E]topses,
Sandals [D]were for Clement[F#m]ine.
[Chorus:]
Clemen[A]tine, Clementin[F#m]e,
Oh my [A]darling, Clementine[D]!
Verse
Drove she [A]ducklings to the [E]water
Ev'ry [Bm]morning just at [F#m]nine,
Hit her [A]foot there against a s[E]plinter,
Fell in[D]to the foaming [F#m]brine.
Ruby [A]lips above the [E]water,
Blowing [Bm]bubbles, soft and [F#m]fine,
But, a[A]las, I was no [E]swimmer,
So I [D]lost my Clemen[F#m]tine.
[Chorus:]
Clemen[A]tine, Clementin[F#m]e,
Oh my [A]darling, Clementine[D]!
Verse
then the [A]miner, 4[E]9er
soon be[Bm]gan to peak and [F#m]pine
thought he [A]aughta join his [E]daughter
now he's [D]left with clemen[F#m]tine
in my [A]dreams she still does [E]haunt me
broken [Bm]garments soaked in [F#m]brine
though in [A]life I used to [E]hug her
in [D]death i draw the [F#m]line
[Chorus:]
Clemen[A]tine, Clementin[F#m]e,
Oh my [A]darling, Clementine[D]!
Verse
How I [A]missed her! How I [E]missed her,
How I [Bm]missed my Clemen[F#m]tine,
so I k[A]issed her little s[E]ister,
and I for[D]got my Clemen[F#m]tine.
[Chorus:]
Clemen[A]tine, Clementin[F#m]e,
Oh my [A]darling, Clementine[D]!
clemen[A]tine, clementine[F#m]
you are l[A]ost and gone, Clementine[D]
clementine...[F#m]
[slide around in F#m!]
[Chorus:]
Clemen[A]tine, Clementin[F#m]e,
Oh my [A]darling, Clementine[D]!
clemen[A]tine, clementin[F#m]e
you are l[A]ost and gone, Clementine[D]
[F#m] (Just a guide)
E---2/s5--5--5\s2--2-2--2/s5-5-5
B---2/s5--5--5\s2--2-2--2/s5-5-5----5/s7-7-7\5--5\2--2/5-5-5
G-----------------------------------4/s6-6-6\4--4\2--2/4-4-4
E---2-2/s5-5-5-5\2-2-2-2/s5\2
B---2-2/s5-5-5-5\2-2-2-2/s5\2----5-5/s7-7-7\s5/7
G--------------------------------4-4/s6-6-6\s4/6
Clemen[F#m]tiineee (let it ring out!)
