Gussie Davis - Maple On The Hill Chord Chart printable pdf download

Gussie Davis - Maple On The Hill Chord Chart

MAPLE ON THE HILL

4/4 time, key of G

Gussie Davis

Near

a quiet country village grew a maple on the hill

Where

sat with my Gen-eva long a- go-

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When

the stars were shining brightly we could hear the whippoor- will

As we

Set beneath the maple on the hill

We would sing love songs together when the birds had gone to rest

We would listen to the murmur of the rill

Will

you love me, little darling as you did those starry nights

When we set beneath the maple on the hill

Now, we’re getting old and feeble and our hair is turning gray

no longer hear the rippling of the rill

Still

I’ll always love you darlin as I did those starry nights

When we sat beneath the maple on the hill

Don't

forget me, little darlin when they’ve laid me down to die

Just

one little wish darling, that I crave

you linger there in sadness you are thinking of the past

Let your teardrops kiss the flowers on my grave

will soon be with the angels on that bright and happy shore

E- ven now I hear them coming o'er the hill

It’s

goodbye, my little darling, it is time for us to part

I must leave you at the maple on the hill

There are many great (and lyrically varied) versions of this song on YouTube – here’s just a couple:

Carter Family (in ~G)

Ralph Stanley turns the bluegrass up to “11” here

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Gussie Davis was an African-American songwriter. He also wrote “Footprints In The Snow”, as well as

“Irene,Goodnight,” which was probably some part of the basis of Huddie Ledbetter’s “Goodnight, Irene”

Gussie Davis - Maple On The Hill Chord Chart