Home on the Range (3/4, key of D)
Public domain - full karaoke IMMHA-L468
Credit: Traditional (words Brewster Higley, music Daniel Kelley) · 1870s
Origin: Words by Brewster M. Higley and music by Daniel E. Kelley, 1870s; public domain. Printed with chords, 3/4 time, in D.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_on_the_Range
Lyrics sheet: courtesy of Country Roads Folk Music Camp, Mount Madonna County Park, California (about the camp)
Original scan: from John's songbook (scan to be posted on @IMMHACAL)
Chords as printed on the original song sheet. Chords as printed.
D G 1. Oh give me a home where the buffalo roam D A7 Where the deer and the antelope play. D G Where seldom is heard a discouraging word D A7 D And the skies are not cloudy all day. D A7 D Chorus: Home, home on the range. A7 Where the deer and the antelope play D G Where seldom is heard a discouraging word D A7 D And the skies are not cloudy all day. D G 2. Oh, give me a land where the bright diamond sand D A7 Flows leisurely down the stream; D G Where the graceful white swan goes gliding along D A7 D Like a maid in a heavenly dream. (chorus) D G 3. How often at night when the heavens are bright D A7 With the light of the glittering stars, D G Have I stood here amazed and asked as I gazed D A7 D If their glory exceeds that of ours. (chorus)