Tennessee Yodel Polka
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[Intro ]
G
Oh de lay-ee-oh
C
Oh de lay-ee-ay
D7 G
Lay-ee lay-ee lay-ee
[Verso 1]
G C G
In a little town in Tennesee among the mountains high
D7 G
Lived a very handsome boy who had a twinkle in his eye
G C G
How he loved to do the polka and make all the girlies sigh
G D7 G
With his yo-de-lay-ee oh-de-lay-ee hee
[Refrão]
G
One, two, whirl and a yo-de-lay-ee hee
D7
A boy and a girl and a yo-de-lay-ee hee
G
One, two, twirl and a yo-de-lay-ee hee
D7 G
Is all you need to do the polka
Interlude
C
[Verso 2]
C F C
In this little town in Tennesee among the mountains high
G7 C
Lived a backwoods miss who also was quite charming to the eye
C F C
As she danced among the mountains all day long you'd hear her cry
C G7 C
With her yo-de-lay-ee oh-de-lo-oh-oh dee
[Refrão]
C
One, two, whirl and a yo-de-lay-ee hee
G7
A boy and a girl and a yo-de-lay-ee hee
C
One, two, twirl and a yo-de-lay-ee hee
G7 C
Is all you need to do the polka
{Instrumental}
G D7 G
D G
G D7 G
G D7 G
[Refrão]
G
One, two, whirl and a yo-de-lay-ee hee
D7
A boy and a girl and a yo-de-lay-ee hee
G
One, two, twirl and a yo-de-lay-ee hee
D7 G
Is all you need to do the polka
Outro
G
Oh-de-lay-ee oh-de-lo-oh dee
C
Oh-oh-oh de-ay
D7 G
Yo-de-lo-oh-ay oh-ee-ay-ay too le-oh
G
Oh-oh-de-ay
C N.C.
Yo-de-lay-ee te-oh
D7 N.C.
Yo-de-lay-ee-oo-oo-oo
N.C.
Oh-de-oh-lay
G D7 G
How to play Tennessee Yodel Polka
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.