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Kate & Anna McGarrigle - The Log Drivers Waltz Chords

Chord reference D, G, A, A7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

If you should [D]ask any [D]girl from the [G]parish a[G]round What [A]pleases her[A]most from her [A7]head to her [D]toes She’ll [D]say: I’m [D]not sure that it’s [G]business of [G]yours But I [A]do like to [A]waltz with a [D]log driver, ([A]for he goes)

For he goes [D]birling [D]down, a[G]down white [G]water [D]That’s where the [D]log driver [A]learns to step [A]lightly It’s [D]birling [D]down, a [G]down white [G]water A [D]log drivers waltz [D]pleases [D]girls [A]com[D]pletely[D] [A] [D]

When the [D]drive’s nearly [D]over, I [G]like to go [G]down To [A]see all the [A]lads while they [A7]work on the [D]river I [D]know that come [D]evening they’ll [G]be in the [G]town And we [A]all want to [A]waltz with a [D]log driver ([A]for he goes)

For he goes [D]birling [D]down, a[G]down white [G]water [D]That’s where the [D]log driver [A]learns to step [A]lightly It’s [D]birling [D]down, a [G]down white [G]water A [D]log drivers waltz [D]pleases [D]girls [A]com[D]pletely[D] [A] [D]

To please [D]both my parents, [D]I’ve had to [G]give way And [A]dance with the [A]doctors and [A7]merchants and [D]lawyers [D]Their manners are [D]fine, but their [G]feet are of [G]clay For there’s [A]none with the [A]style of a [D]log driver ([A]for he goes)

For he goes [D]birling [D]down, a[G]down white [G]water [D]That’s where the [D]log driver [A]learns to step [A]lightly It’s [D]birling [D]down, a [G]down white [G]water A [D]log drivers waltz [D]pleases [D]girls [A]com[D]pletely[D] [A] [D]

I’ve had [D]my chances with [D]all [G]sorts of [G]men But [A]none is so [A]fine as my [A7]lad on the [D]river So [D]when the drive’s [D]over, if he [G]asks me again I [A]think I will marry my [D]log driver ([A]for he goes)

For he goes [D]birling [D]down, a[G]down white [G]water [D]That’s where the [D]log driver [A]learns to step [A]lightly It’s [D]birling [D]down, a [G]down white [G]water A [D]log drivers waltz [D]pleases [D]girls [A]com[D]pletely[D] [A] [D]

Artist Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Album Log Driver's Waltz (Soundtrack)
Genres Children, Folk
Year 1979
Key D

How to Play The Log Drivers Waltz on Guitar?

Kate & Anna McGarrigle - The Log Drivers Waltz can be played in the key of D using the D, G, A, A7 chords.

  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play The Log Drivers Waltz with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.