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T T = alternate bass, right hand thumb    fingers 1, 2, 3, of right hand claw 3 thin strings.

number = left hand finger   X = silent string   O = play open string   thin string chord grid right

Left palm     2   1 | 3   | | | 4 T | | | | | | | | |  \| | | |

A T_T_ _ _ _O |_|_|_|_|_| |_|_1_2_3_| |_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|

E X_T_T_O_O_O |_|_|_1_|_| |_2_3_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|

Start singing:  _ _ _ _ _ |_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_*_| |_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|

[ A ] Choose your partner, skip to my Lou, [ E ] Choose your partner, skip to my Lou, [ A ] Choose your partner, skip to my Lou, [ E ] Skip to my Lou my [ A ] darling.  Chorus:

Chorus: [ A ] Skip, skip, skip to my Lou, [ E ] Skip, skip, skip to my Lou, [ A ] Skip, skip, skip to my Lou, [ E ] Skip to my Lou my [ A ] darling.

Fly's in the buttermilk, shoo, fly, shoo, Fly's in the buttermilk, shoo, fly, shoo,
Fly's in the buttermilk, shoo, fly, shoo, Skip to my Lou my darling.  Chorus:

Lost my partner, what'll I do? Lost my partner, what'll I do?
Lost my partner, what'll I do? Skip to my Lou my darling.  Chorus:

I'll get another one prettier than you, I'll get another one prettier than you,
I'll get another one prettier than you, Skip to my Lou my darling.  Chorus:

Key of A above, key of C below:

e|-0-0----0-0-0-3---------------1-
B|-----1-1--------3-3-0-0-3-3-3---

e|-0-0----0-0-0-3----0-1-0--------
B|-----1-1---------3-------3-1-1--