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Aunt Dinah's Quilting Party

The Country Gentlemen

Written by Francis Kyle and John Fletcher

Key of C · Chords: I IV V

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Verse 1

Aunt Dinah's Quilting Party
Aka Seeing Nellie Home

Verse 2

C              G7           C
In the sky the bright stars glittered
       F                  C
On the bank the pale moon shone
                            F
And 'twas from aunt Dinah's quilting party
      G7            C
I was seeing Nellie home

Verse 3

             F      C
I was seeing Nellie home
      F             C
I was seeing Nellie home
                            F
And 'twas from aunt Dinah's quilting party
      G7            C
I was seeing Nellie home

Verse 4

            G7        C
On my arm a soft hand rested
       F             C
Rested like as ocean foam
                            F
And 'twas from aunt Dinah's quilting party
      G7            C
I was seeing Nellie home

Verse 2

C              G7           C
In the sky the bright stars glittered
       F                  C
On the bank the pale moon shone
                            F
And 'twas from aunt Dinah's quilting party
      G7            C
I was seeing Nellie home

Verse 5

             G7      C
On my lips a whisper trembled
         F                C
Trembled till it dared to come
                            F
And 'twas from aunt Dinah's quilting party
      G7            C
I was seeing Nellie home

Verse 2

C              G7           C
In the sky the bright stars glittered
       F                  C
On the bank the pale moon shone
                            F
And 'twas from aunt Dinah's quilting party
      G7            C
I was seeing Nellie home

Verse 6

               G7         C
On my life new hopes were dawning
          F                    C
And those hopes have lived and grown
                            F
And 'twas from aunt Dinah's quilting party
      G7            C
I was seeing Nellie home

Verse 2

C              G7           C
In the sky the bright stars glittered
       F                  C
On the bank the pale moon shone
                            F
And 'twas from aunt Dinah's quilting party
      G7            C
I was seeing Nellie home