Nellie Sits A-Waitin Chords

[Verse 1]
G             C
Nellie sits a-waitin',
G             C
Waitin' all a-lone
G               C              G
Waitin' for her Johnny to come home
C              G
Johnny come on home.
 
[Verse 2]
G              C
Johnny courted Nellie,
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She would be his wife
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Johnny went to battle,
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Lost his life.
 
[Verse 3]
G               C
Nellie promised Johnny
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Her love for him she'd save
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For Johnny's in Sa-vannah
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An oak tree marks his grave.
 
[Verse 4]
G             C
Nellie sits a-waitin',
G             C
Waitin' all a-lone
G               C              G
Waitin' for her Johnny to come home
C              G
Johnny come on home.
 
[Verse 5]
G                C
No one will tell Nellie
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Who's sittin' all a-lone
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All abided that's coming back
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But Johnny can't come home.
 
[Verse 6]
G             C
Nellie sits a-waitin',
G             C
Waitin' all a-lone
G               C              G
Waitin' for her Johnny to come home
C              G
Johnny come on home...