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Born About Six Thousand Years Ago

by Doc Watson

Biography:

Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson (March 3, 1923, Deep Gap, North Carolina – May 29, 2012, Winston-Salem, North Carolina) was a guitar player, banjo player, songwriter and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues and gospel music.

Doc played guitar in both flatpicking and fingerpicking style, but was best known for his flatpick work. His virtuosity combined with his authenticity as a mountain musician made him a highly influential figure during the folk music revival.

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Born About Six Thousand Years Ago - Doc Watson

From the 1964 album - "Doc Watson"

Fill1 for end of first line of verses:

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B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-0-2-0-----|
A|-------2---|
E|---------3-|

Fill2 for end of first line of chorus:
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|--0-0-2-0-------|
A|----------3-2-0-|
E|----------------|

The split chords show the movement between different chords which give this song its
character play them as a single bass note- for example

D7 D7/E D7/F# G strum D7, play E F# on the 6th string, strum G

[Introduction]

G A7 D7 G

[Verse 1]
G C G
I was born about six thousand years ago [ Fill1 ]
G G/B G/Bb A7 A7/B A7/C# D7
They ain't nothin' in this world that I don't know
G G7 G7/A G7/B C C/B C/Bb A7
I saw Old King Pharaoh's daughter find Lit -tle Moses on the water
D7 D7/E D7/F# G
And I can whip the man that says it is - n't so

[Verse 2]
G G/A G/B C G
I saw Noah when he built that famous ark [ Fill1 ]
G G/B G/Bb A7 A7/B A7/C# D7 D7/C D7/B
I slipped into it one night when it got dark
D7/A G G7 G7/A G7/B C C/B C/Bb A7
I saw Jonah swallowed by the whale, and I pulled the li - on's tail
D7 D7/E D7/F# G
I can whip the man that says it is - n't so

[Chorus]
G G/B G/Bb A7 D7
I'm an educated man, to get more sense within my head I plan [ Fill2 ]
G G7 G7/A G7/B C C/B C/Bb A7
Well, I've been on earth so long, and I used to sing a lit -tle song
D7 D7/E D7/F# G
While all of them old timers took their stand

[Instrumental]

G A7 D7 G

[Verse 3]
G C G
Queen Elizabeth fell dead in love with me, (hee, hee, she did)
G A7 A7/B A7/C# D7
We was married in Mil-wauk-ee sec- ret - ly
G G7 G7/A G7/B C C/B C/Bb A7
Then I took her out and shook her, and I went with General Hooker
D7 D7/E D7/F# G
To fight mosquitoes down in Tenn-ess- ee.

[Verse 4]
G C G
I taught Solomon his little A B C's (smart feller)
G G/Bb A7 D7
And through all his books, I tutored him with ease
G G7 G7/A G/B C C/B C/Bb A7
Then I sailed out on the bay with Methuselah one day
D7 D7/E D7/F# G
And I played with his flowing whiskers in the breeze

[Chorus]
G G/B G/Bb A7 D7
I'm an educated man, to get more sense within my head I plan [ Fill2 ]
G G7 G7/A G7/B C C/B C/Bb A7
Well, I've been on earth so long, and I used to sing a lit -tle song
D7 D7/E D7/F# G
While all of them old timers took their stand

[Instrumental]

G A7 D7 G

[Verse 5]
G C G
I seen old Satan when he searched that Garden o'er, (old bugger)
G A7 A7/B D7
Saw Adam and Eve driven from the door
G G7 G/A G/B C C/B C/Bb A7
When the apples they were eating, from the bushes I was a-peeping
D7 D7/E D7/F# G
I can prove it for I'm the man that ate the core

[Verse 6]
G C G
I saw Cain when he killed Abel with a spade [ Fill1 ]
G G/B A7 D7
And I know the game was poker that they played
G G7 G/A G/B C C/B C/Bb A7
I was hid behind the shrub when he slapped him with that club
D7 D7/E D7/F# G
Poor old Abel caught him a-cheatin' and now he's dead

[Chorus]

G G/B G/Bb A7 D7
I'm an educated man, to get more sense within my head I plan [ Fill2 ]
G G7 G7/A G7/B C C/B C/Bb A7
Well, I've been on earth so long, and I used to sing a lit -tle song
D7 D7/E D7/F# G
While all of them old timers took their stand

[Outro]

D7 G