Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Guitar intro: Dm7 G7 C G# G7 E|--5--8--5--8------10--12----10--12--10----8--11--10--| B|--6--6--6--6------10--10----10--10--10----8--11--8---| G|--7--7--7--7------10--10----10--10--10----9--11--10--| D|-------------------------------------------------9---| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| Verse 1: Dm7 G7 C Oh! my poor Nelly Gray, they have taken you away, G7 And I'll never see my darling any more; C C7 F Fm I'm sitting by the river and I'm weeping all the day. C G7 C For you've gone from the old Kentucky shore.
Verse 2: Dm7 G7 C Oh! my poor Nelly Gray, they have taken you away, G7 And I'll never see my darling any more; C C7 F Fm I'm sitting by the river and I'm weeping all the day. C G7 C For you've gone from the old Kentucky shore. Trumpet solo: Verse 3: Dm7 G7 C Oh! my poor Nelly Gray, they have taken you away, G7 F#7 G7 And I'll never see my darling any more; C C7 F Fm I'm sitting by the river and I'm weeping all the day. C G7 C For you've gone from the old Kentucky shore. Verse 4: G7 C Oh! my poor Nelly Gray, they have taken you away, G7 And I'll never see my darling any more; C7 F Fm I'm sitting by the river and I'm weeping all the day. C G7 C For you've gone from the old Kentucky shore.
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Darling Nelly Gray by Louis Armstrong