Blanket On The Ground Lyrics And Chords

Blanket on the ground easy piano notes for beginners included along with the full piano / keyboard sheet music in D Major. Billy Jo Spears, a big hit in Ireland for Philomena Begley. The 5 string banjo chords shapes are included. A classic song that stands the test of time. I have given the chords in the key of G, C and D Major. Also recorded by Heidi Hauge, Jean Shepard, Mary Duff with Daniel O'Donnell. Derek Ryan and Lisa McCrory also recorded it live on stage in 2016. The tin whistle sheet music is included along with the ukulele chords. Back to Irish country songs for guitar.

Oh[G] come and look out through the window,
That big old moon is shining[A] down,
Tell me now dont it[D] remind you of the blanket on the[G] ground,
Remember back when love first found us,
We'd go slippin out of[A] town,
And we' love beneath the[D] moonlight,
On the blanket on the[G] ground.
[Chorus]
I'll get the[G7] blanket from the[C] bedroom,
And we'll go walking once[G] again,
To that spot down by the[D] river,
Where our sweet love first be[G]gan,
Just because we are[C] married,
Dont mean we can't slip[G] around,
So lets walk down through the[D] moonlight,
And lay the[D7] blanket on the[G] ground.
[2]
Oh remember how excited,we used to get when we were young,
That old moon was our best buddy,we couldn't wait for night to come,
Now you know you still excite me,I know you love me like I am,
Just once more I wish you'd love me on the blanket on the ground.

​🎵 Blanket on the Ground — Key of G Major

Tuning: Standard (EADGBE)
Tempo: ~95 BPM (gentle country swing)
Time Signature: 4/4

🎸 1. Strumming Pattern (Country 4/4 Swing)

Use a gentle country rhythm — flowing, warm, slightly swung.

Pattern:

↓ ↓↑ ↑↓↑

Counting:

1 2& 3&4&

Feel:

Beat 1 → strong bass note (thumb or pick the lowest string in the chord)

Beats 2–4 → light down-up strums

Keep a swing (don’t play it straight — a lazy country lilt)

Optional (for softer verses):

↓ ↓ ↓↑

🎶 2. Fingerpicking Pattern (Travis Style)

A gentle Travis picking pattern (thumb alternates bass strings; index/middle play melody).

Pattern (per measure):

T – I – T – M
(Thumb = bass, Index = G string, Middle = B string)

Verse 1 Fingerpicking Arrangement
   G
e|----------------|----------------|
B|------0---------|------0---------|
G|----0---0-------|----0---0-------|
D|--------0-------|--------0-------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|--3-------------|--3-------------|
 Oh come and look out through the window,

   Am                             D
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------1---------|------1---------|------3---------|------3---------|
G|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|
D|--------2-------|--------2-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|
A|--0-------------|--0-------------|--0-------------|--0-------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 That big old moon is shining down,

   D                              G
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------3---------|------3---------|------0---------|------0---------|
G|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|----0---0-------|----0---0-------|
D|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|
A|--0-------------|--0-------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--3-------------|--3-------------|
 Tell me now don’t it remind you of the blanket on the ground.

   G                              Am
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------0---------|------0---------|------1---------|------1---------|
G|----0---0-------|----0---0-------|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|
D|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------2-------|--------2-------|
A|----------------|----------------|--0-------------|--0-------------|
E|--3-------------|--3-------------|----------------|----------------|
 Remember back when love first found us,

   Am                             D
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------1---------|------1---------|------3---------|------3---------|
G|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|
D|--------2-------|--------2-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|
A|--0-------------|--0-------------|--0-------------|--0-------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 We’d go slippin’ out of town,

   D                              G
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------3---------|------3---------|------0---------|------0---------|
G|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|----0---0-------|----0---0-------|
D|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|
A|--0-------------|--0-------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--3-------------|--3-------------|
 And we’d love beneath the moonlight, on the blanket on the ground.

Chorus Fingerpicking Arrangement
   G7                             C
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------0---------|------0---------|------1---------|------1---------|
G|----0---0-------|----0---0-------|----0---0-------|----0---0-------|
D|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------2-------|--------2-------|
A|----------------|----------------|--3-------------|--3-------------|
E|--1-------------|--1-------------|----------------|----------------|
 I’ll get the blanket from the bedroom,

   G                              D
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------0---------|------0---------|------3---------|------3---------|
G|----0---0-------|----0---0-------|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|
D|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|
A|----------------|----------------|--0-------------|--0-------------|
E|--3-------------|--3-------------|----------------|----------------|
 And we’ll go walking once again,

   D                              G
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------3---------|------3---------|------0---------|------0---------|
G|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|----0---0-------|----0---0-------|
D|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|
A|--0-------------|--0-------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--3-------------|--3-------------|
 To that spot down by the river, where our sweet love first began,

   C                              G
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------1---------|------1---------|------0---------|------0---------|
G|----0---0-------|----0---0-------|----0---0-------|----0---0-------|
D|--------2-------|--------2-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|
A|--3-------------|--3-------------|--2-------------|--2-------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--3-------------|--3-------------|
 Just because we are married, don’t mean we can’t slip around,

   D                              D7              G
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------3---------|------3---------|------1---------|------0---------|
G|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|----2---2-------|----0---0-------|
D|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|
A|--0-------------|--0-------------|--0-------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|--3-------------|
 So let’s walk down through the moonlight, and lay the blanket on the ground.

Verse 2 Fingerpicking (same as Verse 1)

Follow the same picking pattern and chord shapes.

Here's the chords in the key of D
Oh[D] come and look out through the window,
That big old moon is shining[E] down,
Tell me now dont it[A] remind you of the blanket on the[D] ground,
Remember back when love first found us,
We'd go slippin out of[E] town,
And we' love beneath the[A] moonlight,
On the blanket on the[D] ground.

I'll get the[D7] blanket from the[G] bedroom,
And we'll go walking once[D] again,
To that spot down by the[A] river,
Where our sweet love first be[D]gan,
Just because we are[G] married,
Dont mean we can't slip[D] around,
So lets walk down through the[A] moonlight,
And lay the[A7] blanket on the[D] ground.

Here's the guitar chords in the key of C

Oh[C] come and look out through the window,
That big old moon is shining[D] down,
Tell me now dont it[G] remind you of the blanket on the[C] ground,
Remember back when love first found us,
We'd go slippin out of[D] town,
And we' love beneath the[G] moonlight,
On the blanket on the[C] ground.

I'll get the[C7] blanket from the[F] bedroom,
And we'll go walking once[C] again,
To that spot down by the[G] river,
Where our sweet love first be[C]gan,
Just because we are[F] married,
Dont mean we can't slip[C] around,
So lets walk down through the[G] moonlight,
And lay the[G7] blanket on the[C] ground.

Blanket on the ground guitar chords tab and lyrics. More guitar tabs for oldies here .

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Philomena-Begley singer of The Blanket On The Ground

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