Sioux City Sue
Lyrics - Ray (Max) Freeman
Key: C
Music - Dick Thomas
Copyright 1945

Chords and lyrics provided by Judy Muldawer
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“Ukulele Music - the Early 1900’s - Tin Pan Alley

File Created 10/08/2017
File Edited 08/27/2019

Verse 1:

  C               A7
I drove a herd of cattle down
     D7
from old Nebraska way
    G7      Dm7   G7
And that is how I come to be
       Dm7      G7 C
in the state of Io-way

  C6           A7
I met a gal in Iowa,
    D7
her eyes were big and blue
  Dm7      G7        Dm7  G7
I asked her what her name was,
    Dm7  G9    G7   C
she said Sioux City Sue.

Chorus:

C          A7   D7
Sioux City Sue, Sioux City Sue
     G7      Dm7       G7       Dm7
Your hair is red, your eyes are blue
    C       Dbdim     Dm7     G7
I'd swap my horse and dog for you

C          A7   D7
Sioux City Sue, Sioux City Sue.
      Dm7      G9     G7
There ain't no gal as true as my
Dm7         G7   C
sweet Sioux City Sue

Verse 2:

  C                A7
I asked her if she had a beau
    D7
She said, "Yes quite a few."
    G7      Dm7     G7      Dm7
But still I started courtin'
   G7          G9   C
My sweet Sioux City Sue.

    C6                A7
The first time that I stole a kiss,
  D7
I caught her stealing two
  Dm7       G7      Dm7  G7
I asked her did she love me,
    Dm7      G9   G7C
She said "In-deed I do."

Chorus Repeat:

Verse 3:

    C             A7
Now I'm admitting Iowa,
  D7
I owe a lot to you
       Dm7    G7      Dm7   G7
'Cause I come from Ne-brask-a
   Dm7        G7   C
To find Sioux City Sue.

    C6             A7
I'm gonna rope and tie her up,
     D7
I'll use my old lasoo
    Dm7   G7     Dm7   G7
I'm gonna put my brand on,
   Dm7         G9 G7 C
My sweet Sioux Ci-ty Sue

Chorus Repeat

End Tag:

      Dm7      G9     G7
There ain't no gal as true as my
Dm7         G7   C  C6
sweet Sioux City Sue

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