Acony Bell Ukulele chords by Gillian Welch

Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)



Intro:
G  G7  C  G  D  G

Verse 1:
      G         G
The fairest bloom the mountain knows
     G       G7
Is not an iris or a wild rose
        C          G
But the little flower of which I'll tell
     D      G
Known as brave acony bell

Interlude:
D  G

Verse 2:
       G          G
Just a simple flower so small and plain
       G           G7
With a pearly hue and a little known name
           C           G
But the yellow birds sing when they see it bloom
          D        G
For they know that spring is coming soon

Interlude:
D   G   D  G  C  G  D  G

Verse 3:
         G             G
Well it makes its home mid the rocks and the rills
          G         G7
Where the snows lie deep on the windy hills
         C          G
And it tells the world "why should I wait
       D         G
This ice and snow is gonna melt away"
      C            G
And so I'll sing that yellow bird's song
       D
For troubled times will soon be gone

Outro:
G  G7  C  G  D  G C G