E D E A


[Verse 1]
                    A
(Gone are the days) Gone are the days
                                          D                   A
(When my heart was young and gay) When my heart was young and gay
                      A
(Gone are my friends) Gone are my friends
                                       Bm             E
(From the cotton fields away) From the cotton fields away
                      A
(Gone from the earth) Gone from the earth
                               D              A
(To a better land I know) To a better land I know
                                       E                 D      A  D
(I hear those gentle voices calling) I hear those gentle voices calling
A   E     A
Old Black Joe


[Chorus]
                  A
(Eyes are coming) Joe's are coming
                  A
(Eyes are coming) Joe's are coming
                                    D               A
(For my head is bending low) For my head is bending low
  E                 D      A  D
I hear those gentle voices calling
A   E     A
Old Black Joe


[Verse 2]
A
Where are the hearts
        D            A
Once so happy and so free
    A
The children so dear
       Bm           E
That I held upon my knee
A
Gone to the shore
         D                  A
Where my soul has longed to go
  E                 D      A  D
I hear those gentle voices calling
A   E     A
Old Black Joe


[Chorus]
                  A
(Eyes are coming) Joe's are coming
                  A
(Eyes are coming) Joe's are coming
       D               A
For my head is bending low
  E                 D      A  D
I hear those gentle voices calling
A   E     A
Old Black Joe


[Instrumental]
A D A
A Bm E
A D A


[Outro]
  E                 D      A  D
I hear those gentle voices calling
A   E     A
Old Black Joe
  E                 D      A  D
I hear those gentle voices calling
A   E     A
Old Black Joe