THE LONELY GOATHERD

LEVEL 4Bb · 188 BPM · Rodgers & Hammerstein
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Print the sheet for the piano stand, or load the MIDI into any app and practise at your own tempo.

HOW TO PLAY

  1. 1Put your right thumb on middle C. Most beginner songs stay under five fingers — you never move your hand.
  2. 2Set the speed down and turn CLICK on. Press each key exactly when the note reaches the line.
  3. 3Loop the bar that keeps breaking until it feels easy, then add the left hand and take the speed back up.

LYRICS

(F)High on a hill was a lone ly goat herd, (C)lay ee o dl, lay ee o dl (F)lay ee o.

Loud was the voice of the lone ly goat herd, (C)lay ee o dl, lay ee o dl (F)o.

Folks in a town that was quite re mote, heard: (C)lay ee o dl, lay ee o dl (F)lay ee o.

Lust y and clear from the goat herd’s throat heard: (C)lay ee o dl, lay ee o dl (F)o.

(C)O ho, (F)lay dee o dl lee o, (C)o ho, (F)lay dee o dl ay!

(C)O ho, (F)lay dee o dl lee o, (C)hod l o dl (G7)lee o (C)ay!

A (F)prince on the bridge of a cas tle moat, heard: (C)lay ee o dl, lay ee o dl (F)lay ee o.

Men on a road with a load to tote, heard: (C)lay ee o dl, lay ee o dl (F)o.

Men in the midst of a ta ble d’hôte heard: (C)lay ee o dl, lay ee o dl (F)lay ee o.

Men, drink ing beer with the foam a float, heard: (C)lay ee o dl, lay ee o dl (F)o.

(C)O ho, (F)lay dee o dl lee o, (C)o ho, (F)lay dee o dl ay!

(C)O ho, (F)lay dee o dl lee o, (C)hod l o dl (G7)lee o (C)ay!

A (C)ay!

(F)One lit tle girl, in a pale pink coat, heard: (C)lay ee o dl, lay ee o dl (F)lay ee o.

She yo deled back to the lone ly goat herd: (C)lay ee o dl, lay ee o dl (F)o.

(F)Soon her ma ma with a gleam ing gloat, heard: (C)lay ee o dl, lay ee o dl (F)lay ee o.

What a du et for a girl and goat herd: (C)lay ee o dl, lay ee o dl (F)o.

(C)O ho, (F)lay dee o dl lee o, (C)o ho, (F)lay dee o dl ay!

(C)O ho, (F)lay dee o dl lee o (C)hod l o dl (G7)lee o (C)ay!

(F)Hap py are they, lay ee o lay ee lee o!

(C)O lay lee o lay lee (F)lay ee o.

Soon the du et will be come a tri o, (C)lay ee o dl, lay ee o dl (F)o.

Ho di (C)lay ee

Ho di (F6)lay ee

Ho di (C7)lay ee

O de (F)lay ee o dl lee e o dl lay.

SONG INFO

Level
4 of 5
Key
Bb
Tempo
188 BPM
Plays
17
Category
Musical/Soundtrack
Artist
Rodgers & Hammerstein

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