Darling Nelly Gray chords by Louis Armstrong

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Guitar intro:
    Dm7             G7                      C  G#  G7
E|--5--8--5--8------10--12----10--12--10----8--11--10--|
B|--6--6--6--6------10--10----10--10--10----8--11--8---|
G|--7--7--7--7------10--10----10--10--10----9--11--10--|
D|-------------------------------------------------9---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1:
       Dm7        G7              C
Oh! my poor Nelly Gray, they have taken you away,
                                  G7
And I'll never see my darling any more;
    C              C7            F               Fm
I'm sitting by the river and I'm weeping all the day.
           C             G7           C
For you've gone from the old Kentucky shore.

Verse 2:
       Dm7        G7              C
Oh! my poor Nelly Gray, they have taken you away,
                                  G7
And I'll never see my darling any more;
    C              C7            F               Fm
I'm sitting by the river and I'm weeping all the day.
           C             G7           C
For you've gone from the old Kentucky shore.

Trumpet solo:

Verse 3:
       Dm7        G7              C
Oh! my poor Nelly Gray, they have taken you away,
                                  G7 F#7 G7
And I'll never see my darling any more;
    C              C7            F               Fm
I'm sitting by the river and I'm weeping all the day.
           C             G7           C
For you've gone from the old Kentucky shore.

Verse 4:
       G7                         C
Oh! my poor Nelly Gray, they have taken you away,
                                  G7
And I'll never see my darling any more;
    C7                           F               Fm
I'm sitting by the river and I'm weeping all the day.
           C             G7           C
For you've gone from the old Kentucky shore.