I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover
Music-Harry Woods
Key: F
Lyrics-Mort Dixon
Copyright 1927

Created 11/23/2014
Edited 08/23/2021

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Verse 1:

Dm        Gm     Dm          A7  Dm
Farewell,  every  old fa-mil-iar face.
             A7
It's time to  go,
             Dm Bb7A7
It's time to  go

Dm       Gm       Dm      A7     Dm
Backward,backward  to the little place
          A7
I left be-hind
          Dm
So long a-go

C7
Watch Mis-ter Casey Jones
F
Carry this lazybones
C7                   F  A7
I should arrive in a day

Dm   Gm          Dm  A7    Dm
Only wait till I com-mun-i-cate
G7                    C7  CdimC7C+
Here's just what I'll say.

Chorus:

F
I'm looking over a
Four leaf clover
     G7
That I overlooked before

C7
One leaf is sunshine
    F      E  EbD
The second is rain
G7
Third are the roses
     C7   Cdim   C7  C+
That grow in the lane

F
No need explaining
The one remaining
   G7
Is somebody I adore

Gm7      Bbm6
I'm look ing o-ver
  F    EEb   D
A four leaf clover
     G7     C7        F    DdimC7
That I over looked be fore

Verse 2:

Dm   Gm        Dm     A7       Dm
Hellohomestead in the new mown hay
             A7                Dm   Bb7A7
I'm glad I'm here I'm glad I'm here.
Dm    Gm     Dm     A7        Dm
Hello humble mill a-cross the way
           A7               Dm
Beside the pond so cool and clear

C7
Right to my sweetie's home,
F
Oh What a place to roam
C7                       F A7
She'll be as glad as can be

Dm     Gm        Dm   A7       Dm
Up the trail and over hill and dale
G7             C   CdimC7C+
Don't you envy me?
  
Chorus 2:

F
I’m looking over a
Four leaf clover
           G7
That I overlooked before

C7
One leaf is sweetheart,
    F      EEb D
The second is dad
G7
Third is the best pal that
C7Cdim C7 C+
I ever had

F
No need complaining
The one remaining
   G7
Is home where I’ll weep no more

Gm7         Bbm6
I’m looking over
 F    EEb   D
Afour leaf clover
     G7     C7           F
That I over looked before

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