BEAZLEY SLOW JAM, 5/14/13

Slow jam songs 5/14/13:

All the Good Times Are Past & Gone – A Will the Circle Be Unbroken – A
Banks of the Ohio – G Worried Man Blues – A
Blue Moon of Kentucky – A Your Love Is Like a Flower – A
Blue Ridge Cabin Home – A
Bury Me Beneath the Willow – B Slow jam instrumentals:
Cabin in Caroline – A Angelina Baker – D
Cora is Gone – E Boil Them Cabbage – A
Dark Hollow – D Cluck Old Hen – A
Don’t This Road Look Rough & Rocky – C Cripple Creek – A
Dooley – A Fireball Mail – G
Footprints in the Snow – G Foggy Mountain Breakdown – G
Gold Watch & Chain – B The Gold Rush – A
High on a Mountain – G John Hardy – G
How Mountain Girls Can Love – G Old Joe Clark – A
I Saw the Light – A Red-Haired Boy – A
I’ll Fly Away – Bb Soldiers Joy – D
In the Pines – E Whiskey Before Breakfast – D
John Hardy – G
Just When I Needed You – G
Keep on the Sunny Side – Bb
Little Georgia Rose – A
Little Maggie – A
Lonesome Road Blues – A
Long Journey Home – A
Love of the Mountains – A
Love, Please Come Home – B
More Pretty Girls Than One – E
New River Train – C
Nine Pound Hammer – A
No Mother or Dad – A
Ocean of Diamonds – G
Old Home Place – A
Once More – A
Over in the Glory Land – Bb
The Road Into Town – G
Rocky Top – G
Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms – A
Salty Dog Blues – G
Shackles & Chain – Bb
Shady Grove – Am
Sitting on Top of the World – G
Some Old Day – G
Think of What You Done – B
Wabash Cannonball – Bb
Wayfaring Stranger – Em
Wildwood Flower – E
All The Good Times Are Past And Gone
Traditional

I IV I
I wish to the Lord I'd never been born,
V
Or died when I was young,
I IV I
I never would've seen your sparkling blue eyes,
V I
Or heard your lying tongue.

Chorus:
I IV I
All the good times are past and gone,
V
All the good times are o'er,
I IV I
All the good times are past and gone,
V I
Little darling, don't you weep no more,

Now don’t you see that lonesome dove,

Flying from pine to pine,
He's mourning for his own true love,
Just like I mourn for mine. (chorus)

Now can’t you see that lonesome train,

Going around the bend,
It's taking away my own true love,
Who’ll never return again. (chorus)

Come back, come back, my own true love,

Come stay awhile with me,
If ever I had a friend in this world,
You’ve been a friend to me. (chorus)
Angelina Baker (or Angeline the Baker) – key of D
Traditional

“A” section - play twice:

I / / / / / / /

I / / / IV / / /

I / / / / / / /

I / / / / / / /

“B” section - play twice:

I / / / / / / /

I / / / IV / / /

I / / / / / / /

I / / / / / / /

form = AABB
Banks of the Ohio G
Traditional

I V
I asked my love to take a walk,
I
Just to walk a little ways,
IV
As we walked then we would talk,
I V I
All about our wedding day.

chorus:
I V
Only say that you'll be mine,
I
In our home we'll happy be,
IV
Down beside where the waters flow,
I V I
On the banks of the Ohio.

I took her by her lily-white hand,

And led her down that bank of sand,
There I pushed her in to drown,
I saw her as she floated down.

(chorus)

Returning home about twelve past one,

I said, “Dear God, what have I done?"
I killed the girl I love, you see,
Because she would not marry me.

(chorus)

The very next day at half past four,

Sheriff’s men knocked at my door,
Said, "Young man, come now and go,
Down to the banks of the Ohio."

(chorus)
 A
Blue Moon of Kentucky
Bill Monroe

I IV
Blue moon of Kentucky, keep on shining,
I V
Shine on the one that's gone and proved untrue,
I IV
Blue moon of Kentucky, keep on shining,
I V I
Shine on the one that's gone and left me blue.
IV
It was on a moonlight night
I
The stars were shining bright,
IV
They whispered from on high
I V
Your love has said goodbye,
I IV
Blue moon of Kentucky, keep on shining,
I V I
Shine on the one that's gone and said goodbye.
Blue Ridge Cabin Home A
Flatt & Scruggs

I IV
There's a well-beaten path on this old mountain side,
V I
Where I wandered when I was a lad,
I IV
And I wandered alone to the place I call home,
V I
In those Blue Ridge hills far away.

Chorus:
I IV
Oh I love those hills of old Virginia,
V I
From those Blue Ridge hills I did roam,
I IV
When I die won't you bury me on the mountain,
V I
Far away near my Blue Ridge mountain home.

Now my thoughts wander back to that ramshackle shack,

In those Blue Ridge hills far away,
My mother and dad were laid there to rest,
They are sleeping in peace together there.

Chorus

I return to that old cabin home with a sigh,

I've been longing for days gone by,
When I die won't you bury me on that old mountain side,
Make my resting place upon the hills so high.

Chorus
Boil Them Cabbage (song & instrumental) – key of A
traditional

chorus:
I IV
Boil them cabbage down,
I V
Turn that hoecake round,
I IV
The only song that I can sing
I V I
Is “Boil Them Cabbage Down.”

Grandma had a muley cow,

Muley since she’s born,
Took a jaybird forty years
To fly from horn to horn.

(chorus)

Wish I had a nickel,

Wish I had a dime,
Wish I had a pretty little girl
To love me all the time.

(chorus)

Wish I had a needle and thread,

As fine as I could sew,
I'd sew that girlie to my coat,
And down the road I'd go.

(chorus)

Love her in the summertime,

Love her in the fall,
If I can’t have my own true love
I won’t have none at all.

(chorus)
Bury Me Beneath The Willow B
Traditional

I IV
My heart is sad and I am lonely
I V
For the only one I love,
I IV
When shall I see her, oh no never,
I V I
'Til we meet in heaven above.

I IV
Oh, bury me beneath the willow,
I V
Under the weeping willow tree,
I IV
So she will know where I am sleeping,
I V I
And perhaps she'll weep for me.

She told me that she dearly loved me,

How could I believe it untrue,
Until the angels softly whisper,
She will prove untrue to you. With capo:
I=G, IV=C, V=D
Chorus A = capo at 2nd fret
Bb = capo at 3rd fret,
Tomorrow was our wedding day, B = capo at 4th fret
Oh God, dear God, where can she be, C = capo at 5th fret (or open)
She's out a’courting with another, D = capo at 2nd fret, play in C
And no longer cares for me. (or open)

Chorus No capo:
Key of A: I=A, IV=D, V=E
Key of Bb: I=Bb, IV=Eb, V=F
Key of B: I=B, IV=E, V=F#
Key of C: I=C, IV=F, V=G
Key of D: I=D, IV=G, V=A
My Cabin In Caroline A
Flatt & Scruggs

I IV I
There's a cabin in the pines in the hills of Caroline,
V
And a blue-eyed girl is waiting there for me,
I IV I
I'll be going back someday and for her I'll never stray,
V I
And the cabin in the hills of Caroline.

Chorus:
IV I
Oh the cabin in the shadows of the pines,
V
And a blue-eyed girl way down in Caroline,
I IV I
Someday she'll be my wife and we'll live a happy life,
V I
In the cabin in the hills of Caroline.

I'm packin' my grip for that long, long trip,

Back to the hills of Caroline,
I want to see that blue-eyed girl, she's the sweetest in the world,
And the cabin in the hills of Caroline.

Chorus

And when it's late at night and the moon is shinin' bright,
And the whippoorwill is calling from the hill,
Then I'll tell her of my love beneath the stars above,
How I love her now and I know I always will.

Chorus
Cluck Old Hen
Traditional

I VII I IV
I had an old hen, had a wooden leg,
I VII V I
Best old hen that ever laid an egg,
VII I IV
Laid more eggs than a hen around a barn,
I VII V I
Another drink of whisky wouldn’t do me no harm.

Chorus:
I VII
Cluck old hen, cluck and sing,
I V I
Ain't laid an egg since way last spring,
I VII
Cluck old hen, cluck and squall,
I V I
Ain't laid an egg since way last fall.

My old hen she's a good old hen,

She lays eggs for the railroad men,
Sometimes one, sometimes two,
Sometimes enough for the whole dang crew.

Cluck old hen, cluck and sing,

Ain’t laid an egg since way last spring,
Cluck old hen, cackle & squawk,
Next time you cackle you’ll cackle in the pot.
Cora is Gone E
Traditional

I IV I
The winds through the night blowing so lonesome
V
Singing to me a song,
I IV I
Whippoorwill’s call is just a reminder
V I
Pretty girls have hearts made of stone.

Chorus:
IV I
Awake with the blues at dawn
IV I
My darling Cora is gone,
IV I
I don't know why she told me goodbye
V I
But my darling Cora is gone.

I IV I
The ring that she wears I bought for her finger
V
Purchased her raiment so fine,
I IV I
Gave her my last green back dollar,
V I
And now she's left me behind.

Chorus

Drifting alone like brush on a river

Caring not where I roam,
Going to live in the deep forest
Dark hollow will be my new home.
Cripple Creek (song & instrumental) – key of A
traditional

I IV I
Cripple Creek's wide and Cripple Creek's deep,
V I
I'll wade old Cripple Creek before I sleep,
IV I
Roll my britches up to my knees,
V I
I'll wade old Cripple Creek when I please.

chorus:
I
Goin' up Cripple Creek, goin' on a run,
V I
Goin' up Cripple Creek to have a some fun,

Goin' up Cripple Creek, goin' on a whirl,

V I
Goin' up Cripple Creek to see my girl.

I got a gal at the head of the creek,

Goin up to see her 'bout twice a week,
Kiss her on the mouth, just as sweet as any wine,
Wraps herself around me like a sweet potatoe vine.

(chorus)

“A” section - play twice (verse):

I / / / IV / I /
I / / / V / I / (repeat)

“B” section - play twice (chorus):

I / / / / / / /
I / / / V / I / (repeat)

form = AABB
Dark Hollow
Bill Browning

I V I
I’d rather be in some dark hollow,
IV I
Where the sun don’t ever shine,
IV
Than to be at home alone just knowin’ that you’re gone,
I V I
It would cause me to lose my mind.

Chorus:
I V I
So blow your whistle freight train,
IV I
Carry me farther on down the track,
IV
I’m goin’ away, I’m leavin’ today,
I V I
I’m goin’, but I ain’t comin’ back.

I’d rather be in some dark hollow,

Where the sun don’t ever shine,
Than to be in some big city,
In a small room with you on my mind.

chorus
Don't This Road Look Rough And Rocky C
Stanley Brothers

I IV I
Darling, I have come to tell you,
V
Though it almost breaks my heart,
I IV I
But before the morning darling,
V I
We'll be many miles apart.

chorus:
IV I
Don't this road look rough and rocky,
V
Don't that sea look wide and deep,
I IV I
Don't my baby look the sweetest,
V I
When she's in my arms asleep.

Can’t you hear the night birds crying,

Far across the deep blue sea,
While of others you are thinking,
Won't you sometimes think of me. With capo:
I=G, IV=C, V=D
chorus A = capo at 2nd fret
Bb = capo at 3rd fret,
One more kiss before I leave you, B = capo at 4th fret
One more kiss before we part, C = capo at 5th fret (or open)
You have caused me lots of trouble, D = capo at 2nd fret, play in C
Darling, you have broke my heart. (or open)

chorus No capo:
Key of A: I=A, IV=D, V=E
Key of Bb: I=Bb, IV=Eb, V=F
Key of B: I=B, IV=E, V=F#
Key of C: I=C, IV=F, V=G
Key of D: I=D, IV=G, V=A
Don’t This Road Look Rough And Rocky
Written and recorded by Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs C

G C G
Darling I have come to tell you
D7
Though it almost breaks my heart
G C G
But before the morning darling
D7 G
We’ll be many miles apart

C G
Don’t this road look rough and rocky
D7
Don’t that sea look wide and deep
G C G
Don’t my baby look the sweetest
D7 G
When she’s in my arms asleep

C G
Can’t you hear the night birds crying
D7
Far across the deep blue sea
G C G
While those others you are thinking
D7 G
Won’t you sometimes think of me

Repeat #2

C G
One more kiss before I leave you
D7
One more kiss before we part
G C G
You have caused me lots of trouble
D7 G
Darling you have broke my heart

Repeat #2
G
Foggy Mountain Breakdown – key of G
Earl Scruggs

Typical jam version (play twice per solo):

I / / / / / / /

I / / / / / / /

vi / / / / / / /

I / / / / / / /

vi / / / / / / /

I / / / / / / /

V / / / / / / /

I / / / / / / /

Recorded F & S version (vi = VI?):

I / / / / / / /

I / / / / / / /

vi / / / / / / /

vi / / / I / / /

vi / / / / / / /

vi / / / I / / /

V / / / / / / /

I / / / / / / /
Fireball Mail
Fred RoseFireball Mail
Fred Rose
I
Here she comes, look at her roll,
V
There she goes, eaten that coal,
I I
Watch her fly, look at her sail,
Here she comes, lo
V I
Let her by, by, by, the Fireball Mail.

There she goes, ea

Engineer making up time,
Tracks are clear, look at her climb,
See that freight clear the rail, I
Watch her fly, look
I'll bet she's late, late, late, the Fireball Mail.

Watch her go, look at her steam,

Hear her blow whistle and scream, V
Let her by,
Like a hound dog wagging its tail,
by,
Let her by, by, by, the Fireball Mail.
by,
Watch her swerve, look at her sway,
Get that curve out of the way,
Watch her fly, look at her sail,
Engineer making u
Dallas bound, bound, bound, the Fireball Mail.
Footprints in the Snow G
from Bill Monroe

I IV
Some folks like the summertime when they can walk about,
V I
Strolling through the meadow green, it’s pleasant there’s no doubt,
IV
But give me the wintertime when the snow is on the ground,
V I
For I found her when the snow was on the ground.

Chorus:
I V
I traced her little footprints in the snow,
I
I found her little footprints in the snow, Lord,
IV
I bless that happy day that Nellie lost her way,
V I
For I found her when the snow was on the ground.

I dropped in to see her there was a big round moon,

Her mother said she just stepped out but would be returning soon,
I found her little footprints and I traced them through the snow,
I found her when the snow was on the ground.

Now she’s up in heaven, she’s with the angel band,

I know I’m going to meet her in that promise land,
But every time the snow falls it brings back memories,
For I found her when the snow was on the ground.

Chords in key of G:
I = G, IV = C, V = D
Verse: Chorus:
I / / / / / IV / I / / / V/ / /
V/ / / / / I / V/ / / I / / /
I / / / / / IV / I / / / / / IV /
V/ / / I / / / V / / / I / / /
Gold Watch and Chain B
Traditional, from the singing of the Carter Family

(I) IV I
Darling, how can I stay here without you,
V I
I have nothing to cheer my poor heart,
IV I
This old world would seem sad, love, without you,
V I
Tell me now that we're never to part.

Chorus:
IV I
Oh I'll pawn you my gold watch and chain, love,
V I
And I'll pawn you my gold diamond ring,
IV I
I will pawn you this heart in my bosom,
V I
Only say that you'll love me again.

Take back all the gifts you have given,

Save a ring and a lock of your hair,
And a card with your picture upon it,
It's a face that is false, but is fair.

Tell me why that you do not love me,

Tell me why that your smile is not bright,
Tell me why you have grown so cold-hearted,
Is there no kiss for me, love, tonight.

Oh, the white rose that blooms in the garden,

It grows with the love of my heart,
It broke through on the day that I met you,
It will die on the day that we part.
High on a Mountain G
Ola Belle Reed

I VII I
As I looked at the valleys down below,
VII I
They were green just as far as I could see,
VII I IV
As my memory returned, oh how my heart did yearn,
I VII I
For you and the days that used to be.

Chorus:
I VII I IV
High on a mountain oh, wind blowin' free,
I V I
Thinking about the days that used to be,
VII I IV
High on a mountain oh, standin' all alone,
I V I
Wondering where the years of my life have flown.

I VII I
Oh, I wonder if you ever think of me,
VII I
Or if time has blotted out your memory,
VII I IV
As I listen to the breeze whisper gently through the trees,
I VII I
I'll always cherish what you meant to me.

(Chorus)
How Mountain Girls Can Love G
Stanley Brothers

Chorus:

IV I
Get down boys, go back home,
V I
Back to the girl you love,
IV I
Treat her right, never roam,
V I
How mountain girls can love.

I
Riding the night in the high cold winds
V I
On the trail of the old lonesome pine.

Thinking of you and feeling so blue,

V I
Wondering why I left you behind.

Chorus

I
Remember the night we strolled down the lane,
V I
Our hearts were gay and happy then,

You whispered to me when I held you close,

V I
We hoped that night would never end.

Chorus
I Saw the Light A
Hank Williams

I
I wandered so aimless, life filled with sin,
IV I
I wouldn’t let my dear Savior in,

Then Jesus came like a stranger in the night,

V I
Praise the Lord, I saw the light.

Chorus:
I
I saw the light, I saw the light,
IV I
No more darkness, no more light,

Now I’m so happy, no sorrow in sight,

V I
Praise the Lord, I saw the light.

Just like a blind man I wandered along,

Worries and fears I claimed for my own,
Then like the blind man that God gave back his sight,
Praise the Lord, I saw the light.

(Chorus)

I was a fool to wander and stray,

Straight is the gate and narrow the way,
Now I have traded the wrong for the right,
Praise the Lord, I saw the light.

(Chorus)
I'll Fly Away Bb
Traditional

I
Some bright morning when this life is o’er,
IV I
I'll fly away,

To that home on God's celestial shore,

V I
I'll fly away.

Chorus:
I
I'll fly away, oh Glory,
IV I
I'll fly away (in the morning),

When I die hallelujah by and by,

V I
I'll fly away.

Just a few more weary days and then

I'll fly away,
To a land where joys will never end,
I'll fly away.

When the shadows of this life have gone,

I'll fly away,
Like a bird from these prison walls I'll fly,
I'll fly away.

Oh how glad and happy when we meet,

I'll fly away,
No more cold iron shackles on my feet,
I'll fly away.
In the Pines
E
Traditional (Bill Monroe version)

I IV I
The longest train I ever saw
V I
Went down that Georgia line,
IV I
The engine passed at six o’clock
V I
And the cab passed by at nine.

Chorus:
I IV I
In the pines, in the pines, where the sun never shines,
V I
And we shiver when the cold wind blows.
IV I
Wooo oo ooooo, wooo oo oooooo,
V I
Wooo oo ooooo oo ooooooooo.

I asked my captain for the time of day,

He said he throwed his watch away,
A long steel rail and a short cross tie,
I’m on my way back home.

(chorus)

Little girl, little girl, what have I done

That makes you treat me so,
You caused me to weep, you caused me to moan,
You caused me to leave my home.

(chorus)
Jingle Bells
James Lord Pierpont (1822–1893)

Chorus:
I
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,
IV I II V
Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh,
I
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,
IV I V I
Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh.

I IV
Dashing through the snow in a one-horse open sleigh,
V I
O’er the fields we go, laughing all the way,
I IV
Bells on bobtails ring, making spirits bright,
V I V
What fun it is to laugh and sing a sleighing song tonight, oh…

Chorus

A day or two ago I thought I’d take a ride,

And soon Miss Fanny Bright was seated by my side,
The horse was lean and lank, misfortune seemed his lot,
We got into a drifted bank and then we got upsot, oh…

Chorus

"Jingle Bells" is one of the best-known and commonly sung winter songs in
the world. It was written by James Lord Pierpont (1822–1893) in 1850, and
published under the title "One Horse Open Sleigh" in 1857. Even though it is
commonly referred to as a Christmas song, it was actually written and sung for
Thanksgiving. It was mistakenly branded as a Christmas song because being
extremely popular at Thanksgiving, it was sung again around Christmas.
According to the Medford, MA Historical Society, the song was inspired by the
town's popular sleigh races during the 1800s.
John Hardy
Traditional

IV I
John Hardy was a desperate little man,
IV I
He carried two guns every day,
IV I
Shot down a man on the West Virginia line,
V
You ought’a seen John Hardy get away,
I
Ought’a seen John Hardy get away.

IV I
He went up to Virginia ‘round the Keystone Bridge,
IV I
He thought he would surely be free,
IV I
Up steps a sheriff and takes him by the arm,
V
Saying, "Johnny, come along with me,
I
Johnny, come along with me."

He sent for his mama and his papa, too,

To come and go his bail,
But there was no bail for a murder charge,
So they threw John Hardy back in jail,
Threw John Hardy back in jail.

John Hardy had a pretty little girl,

The dress she wore was blue,
The very last thing that she said to him,
Said, "Johnny, I been true to you,
Johnny, I been true to you."
Just When I Needed You

I IV
Just when I needed you, you left and went away,
I V
You made my life so blue both night and day,
I IV
You left me here behind with a troubled, worried mind,
I V I
So broken hearted too, just when I needed you.

Chorus:
I IV I
I cried, I cried, I prayed, I tried,
V
To forget you and never call your name,
I IV I
What a shame, what a shame, you’re the one that was to blame,
IV I V I
You’re the one that proved untrue just when I needed you.

I IV
You said it’s best we part and never love again,
I V
And though it broke my heart I won’t complain,
I IV
You know I love you still and, dear, I always will,
I V I
Although you proved untrue just when I needed you.

(Chorus)
Keep On The Sunny Side Bb
Ada Blenkhorn & J. Howard Entwisle, 1899

I IV I
There's a dark and a troubled side of life,
V
There's a bright and a sunny side too,
I
Though we meet with the darkness and strife,
V I
The sunny side we also may view.

Chorus:
I IV I
Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side,
V
Keep on the sunny side of life,
I IV I
It will help us every day, it will brighten all the way,
I IV I V I
If we keep on the sunny side of life.

Oh, the storm and its fury broke today,

Crushing hopes that we cherish so dear,
Clouds and storms will in time pass away,
The sun again will shine bright and clear.

chorus

Let us greet with a song of hope each day,

Though the moment be cloudy or fair,
Let us trust in our Savior always,
To keep us everyone in His care.

chorus
Little Georgia Rose A
Bill Monroe

I IV I
Now come and listen to my story,
V
A story that I know is true,
I IV I
A little rose that bloomed in Georgia,
V I
With hair of gold and a heart so true.

Chorus:
IV I
Way down in the Blue Ridge Mountains,
V
Way down where the tall pines grow,
I IV
Lives my sweetheart of the mountains,
I V I
She's my little Georgia Rose.

Her mother left her with another,

A carefree life she had planned,
The baby now is a lady,
The one her mother couldn't stand,

chorus

We often sang old songs together,

I watched her do her little part,
She smiled at me when I would tell her,
That she was my sweetheart.
Little Maggie A
Traditional (Stanley Brothers)

I VII
Over yonder stands little Maggie,
I V I
With a dram glass in her hand,
VII I / / / / / VII / / /
She’s drinking away her troubles,
I V I
And courting another man.
I / V / I / / /

I / / / / / VII / / /
Pretty flowers were made for blooming,
Pretty stars were made to shine,
Pretty women were made for loving, I / V / I / / /
Little Maggie was made for mine.

The last time I saw Little Maggie, Variations on chords:

She was sitting on the banks of the sea, I / / / / / VII / v /
With a forty-four around her,
And a banjo on her knee.
I / V / I / / /
Lay down your last gold dollar,
Lay down your gold watch and chain, I / / / / / VII / v /
Little Maggie’s gonna dance for daddy,
Now listen to that old banjo ring.
I / V / I / / /
Go away, go away, Little Maggie,
Go and do the best you can,
I’ll get me another woman,
You can get you another man.

Variations on chords:
I VII v (minor)
Over yonder stands little Maggie,
I V I
With a dram glass in her hand,
VII v (minor)
She’s drinking away her troubles,
I V I
And courting another man.
Lonesome Road Blues A
Traditional, from Bill Monroe version

I
I’m goin’ down this long, lonesome road, Lord, Lord,
IV I
I’m goin’ down this long, lonesome road,
IV I
Goin’ down this long, lonesome road, Lord, Lord,
V I
And I ain’t a-gonna be treated this-a way.

I’m goin down this road feelin’ bad, Lord, Lord,

Goin’ down this road feelin’ bad,
Goin’ down this road feelin’ bad, Lord, Lord,
And I ain’t a-gonna be treated this-a way.

I’m goin’ down to jail on my knees, Lord, Lord,

I’m goin’ down to jail on my knees,
Goin’ down to jail on my knees, Lord, Lord,
And I ain’t a-gonna be treated this-a way.

They feed me on cornbread and beans,

They feed me on cornbread and beans,
Feed me on cornbread and beans, Lord, Lord,
And I ain’t a-gonna be treated this-a way.

I’m goin’ down this long lonesome road,

I’m goin’ down this long lonesome road,
Goin’ down this long lonesome road, Lord, Lord,
And I ain’t a-gonna be treated this-a way.
Long Journey Home
Traditional

Chorus:
I
Lost all my money but a two dollar bill,
IV I
Two dollar bill, Lord, two dollar bill,

Lost all my money but a two dollar bill,

V I
I'm on my long journey home.

I
Cloudy in the West and it looks like rain,
IV I
Looks like rain, boys, looks like rain,

Cloudy in the West and it looks like rain,

V I
I'm on my long journey home.

(Chorus)

It's dark and a raining and I want to go home,

Want to go home, boys, want to go home,
It’s dark and a raining and I want to go home,
I'm on my long journey home.

Homesick and lonesome and I'm feeling mighty blue,

Feeling mighty blue, boys, feeling mighty blue,
Homesick and lonesome and I'm feeling mighty blue,
I'm on my long journey home.

Black smoke a rising, surely is a train,

Surely is a train, boys, surely is a train,
Black smoke a rising, surely is a train,
I'm on my long journey home.
Love Of The Mountains
Allen H. Mills

I IV I
Two trees on a hillside of the mountain,
V IV I
Always looking up towards the sky,
IV I
Reminds me of my papa and my mama,
V IV I
Who lived there eighty years before they died.

Chorus:
I IV I
Now a bright moon is shining in the valley,
V IV I
An old wagon leans against a stack of hay,
IV I
Two graves on a hillside by a cabin,
V IV I
My mom and dad are resting there today.

The burning of the green wood on the fireplace,

The fallen snow around the red bud trees,
The branches of the laurel by the creek bed,
And the rippling waters of the gentle stream.

Papa used to talk about the young days,

When he and Mama first were settled there,
He spoke about the love of the mountains,
That he and Mama shared together there.
Love, Please Come Home B
Reno & Smiley

I VII
As you read this letter that I write to you,
IV I
Sweetheart, I hope you’ll understand,
IV I
That you’re the only love I knew,
V I
So please forgive me if you can.

Chorus:
I VII
Sweetheart, I beg you to come home tonight,
IV I
I’m so blue and all alone,
IV I
I promise that I’ll treat you right,
V I
Love, oh love, oh please come home.

That old wind is cold and slowly creeping ‘round,

And the fire is burning low,
The snow has covered up the ground,
Your baby’s hungry, sick and cold.
More Pretty Girls Than One E
Traditional

Chorus:
I V I
There's more pretty girls than one,
IV I
More pretty girls than one,
IV I vi
Any old town that I ramble all around,
I V I
There's more pretty girls than one.

I V I
Now mama talked to me last night,
IV I
She gave to me some good advice,
IV I vi
She said, "Son you ought to quit this old ramblin' all around,
I V I
And marry you a sweet loving wife."

(chorus)

I V I
Now look down that long lonesome road,
IV I
Hang down your head and cry,
IV vi
I'm thinking all about them pretty little gals,
I V I
And hoping that I'll never die.

(chorus)
New River Train C
Traditional

Chorus:
I
Riding on that New River Train,
V
Riding on that New River Train,
I IV
That same old train that brought me here
V I
Gonna carry me away again.

I
Darling, you can't love one,
V
Darling, you can't love one,
I IV
You can't love one and have any fun,
V I
Oh darling, you can't love one.

Darling, you can't love two,

Darling, you can't love two,
You can't love two and your little heart be true,
Oh darling, you can't love two.

Darling, you can't love three,

Darling, you can't love three,
You can't love three and still love me,
Oh darling, you can't love three.

Darling, you can't love four,

Darling, you can't love four,
You can't love four and love me anymore,
Oh darling, you can't love four.
Nine Pound Hammer A
Traditional

I IV
This nine pound hammer is a little too heavy,
I V I
For my size, for my size.
IV
Roll on, buddy, don’t you roll too slow,
I V I
How can I roll when the wheels won’t go.
I / / / IV / / /
I’m going on the mountain, gonna see my baby,
And I ain’t coming back, no I ain’t coming back.
I / V / I / / /
Roll on, buddy, don’t you roll too slow,
How can I roll when the wheels won’t go. I / / / IV / / /
There ain’t one hammer in this tunnel,
That rings like mine, that rings like mine, I / V / I / / /
Rings like silver and shines like gold,
Rings like silver and shines like gold.

It’s a long way to Hazard, it’s a long way to Harlan,

Just to get a little brew, just to get a little brew.
Roll on, buddy, don’t you roll too slow,
How can I roll when the wheels won’t go.

Now when I’m gone you can make my tombstone,

Out of number nine coal, out of number nine coal.
Roll on, buddy, pull a load of coal,
Tell me how can I pull when the wheels won’t roll.

That nine pound hammer that killed John Henry,

Ain’t a gonna kill me, ain’t a gonna kill me.
Roll on, buddy, don’t you roll too slow,
How can I roll when the wheels won’t go.
No Mother Or Dad A
Lester Flatt & Curley Sechler

I IV I
Now, brother and I are all alone,
V
We have no place to call our home,
I IV
It will never be like home no more,
I V I
Till we meet them on that other shore.

Chorus:
IV I
Oh Mother, dear, and Daddy too,
V
We wish that we were there with you,
I IV
It's not the same since you're away,
I V I
We'll see you Mother and Dad some day.

Now Mother and Dad were old, you know,

It hurt us so to see them go,
It's not the same since they are gone,
Oh Mother and Dad, we're so alone.

Chorus

Our little home will tumble down,

Since Mother and Dad are not around,
What is a home without a friend,
I can never go back home again.

Chorus
Ocean of Diamonds G
Jimmy Martin

I IV
Some people drink champagne out under the stars,
V I
While others drink wine leaning over a bar,
IV
But all that I need, dear, to make me feel fine,
V I
Is to know that your love will forever be mine.

Chorus:
IV I
I'd give a ocean of diamonds, a world filled with flowers,
V I
To hold you closely for just a few hours,
IV
Hear you whisper softly that you love me too,
V I
Would change all the dark clouds to bluest of blue.

I IV
I don't drink their champagne and I don't drink their wine,
V I
So if you refuse me my poor heart will pine,
IV
I'll be so lonely till the day that I die,
V I
And as long as I live, dear, you'll still hear me cry.
Old Home Place A
Mitch Jayne & Dean Webb

I III IV I
It's been ten long years since I left my home
V
In the hollow where I was born,
I III IV I
Where the cool fall nights make the wood smoke rise
V I
And the foxhunter blew his horn.

I fell in love with a girl from the town

I thought that she would be true,
I ran away to Charlottesville
And worked in a sawmill crew.

Chorus:
V I
What have they done with the old home place,
II V
Why did they tear it down,
I III IV I
And why did I leave the plow in the field
V I
And look for a job in the town.

Well the girl ran off with somebody else

The tariffs took all my pay,
And now I stand where the old home stood
Before they took it away.

Now the geese fly south and the wind grows cold
As I stand here and hang my head,
I've lost my love, I've lost my home
And now I wish that I was dead.
Old Joe Clark (song and instrumental) – key of A
Traditional

I
Old Joe Clark he had a house,
V
Eighteen stories high,
I
Every story in that house
V I
Was filled with chicken pie.

Chorus:
I
Fare thee well, Old Joe Clark,
VII
Fare thee well, I say,
I
Fare thee well, Old Joe Clark,
I V I
I’m a-goin’ away.

I went down to Old Joe’s house

Stayed to have some supper,
Stubbed my toe on the table leg
And stuck my nose in the butter.

(chorus)

Don’t you marry Old Joe Clark,

I’ll tell you the reason why,
He blows his nose in old corn bread
And calls it pumpkin pie.

(chorus)

continued 
Once More A
Osborne Brothers

I
Once more to be with you, dear,
V
Just for tonight to hold you tight,
I IV
Once more I'd give a fortune,
I V I
If I could see you once more.

Bridge:
I V I IV
Forget the past, this hurt can't last,
I V I V
Oh I don't want it to keep us apart,
I V I IV
Your love I'll crave I'll be your slave,
I V I
If you'll just give me all of your heart.

Once more to be with you, dear,

Just for tonight to hold you tight,
Once more I'd give a fortune,
If I could see you once more.
Over In The Gloryland Bb
traditional

IV I
I've a home prepared where the saints abide,
V
Over in the Gloryland,
I IV I
And I long to be by my Saviors side,
V I
Over in the Gloryland.

I
Just over (over) in the Gloryland,
IV I
I'll join (yes join) the happy angels band,
V
Over in the Gloryland,
I
Just over (over) in the Gloryland,
IV I
There with (yes with) the Mighty Host I'll stand,
V I
Over in the Gloryland.

I'm on my way to those mansions fair,

Over in the Gloryland,
There to sing God’s praise and his glory share,
Over in the Gloryland.

What a joyful thought that my Lord I’ll see,

Over in the Gloryland,
And the kindred say there forever I'll be,
Over in the Gloryland.
Red-Haired Boy – key of A
Traditional

“A” section - play twice (verse):

I / / / / / IV /

I / / / VII / / /

I / / / / / IV /

I / / / V / I / (repeat)

“B” section - play twice (chorus):

VII / / / IV / / / *

I / / / VII / / /

I / / / / / IV /

I / / / V / I / (repeat)

form = AABB

* variation, first line of “B” section:

VII / / / / / IV / (IV chord is later)

The Road Into Town G
(© Christopher Stuart, Backcountry Music, 2002)

I V I
Back in my childhood on a winter day,
V
I can still remember the coal man say,
I V I
Sign these papers, sell us the ground,
V I
And we’ll build you a road into town.

Chorus:
IV I
All I’ve ever known,
V
Is this old mountain home,
I IV
I’d rather sleep on rocky ground,
I V I
If I had to travel the road into town.

Daddy was burdened, he hung his head down,

We waited for an answer, he made not a sound,
Mama was crying and silently prayed,
But we all shouted when we heard Daddy say,

Chorus

So many changes have come to these hills,

Mama and Daddy are lying there still,
Coal company folded, the mines have shut down,
The only thing left is the road into town.

Chorus
Road Into Town: Chris Stuart - Desert Lullaby lyrics G

Sleep little baby, sleep ‘til the morning comes

Mama will keep you from all harm
Sleep little baby under the western sky
I’ll sing you a desert lullaby

Sleep little baby, sleep on your mama’s knee

Don’t call the wolf and coyote
Sleep little baby, hush baby don’t you cry
I’ll sing you a desert lullaby

Dream little baby, dream of a valley green

Far over mountains by the sea
Dream little baby, one day no more you’ll roam
Then you’ll awake and find a home

Sleep little baby, sleep ‘til the morning comes

Mama will keep you from all harm
Sleep little baby under the western sky
I’ll sing you a desert lullaby
Rocky Top G
Boudleaux and Felice Bryant

I IV I vi V I
Wish that I was on ole Rocky Top, down in the Tennessee Hills,
I IV I vi V I
Ain’t no smoggy smoke on Rocky Top, ain’t no telephone bills.

I IV I vi V I
Once I had a girl on Rocky Top, half bear the other half cat,
I IV I vi V I
Wild as a mink but sweet as soda pop, I still dream about that.

Chords in key of G:
I = G, IV = C, V = D, vi = Em, VII = F
Chorus:
vi V Verse:
Rocky Top, you’ll always be I / / / IV / I / vi / V / I / / /
VII IV I / / / IV / I / vi / V / I / / /
Home sweet home to me, I / / / IV / I / vi / V / I / / /
I I / / / IV / I / vi / V / I / / /
Good ole Rocky Top, Chorus:
VII I vi / / / V / / /
Rocky Top, Tennessee, VII / / / IV / / /
VII I IV / / / I / / /
Rocky Top, Tennessee. I / VII / I / / /
I / VII / I / / /

Once two strangers climbed ole Rocky Top, lookin’ for a moonshine still,
Strangers ain’t come down from Rocky Top, reckon they never will.

Corn won’t grow at all on Rocky Top, dirt’s too rocky by far,
That’s why all the folks on Rocky Top get their corn from a jar.

Chorus

I’ve had years of cramped up city life, trapped like a duck in a pen,
All I know is it’s a pity life can’t be simple again.

Chorus
Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms G
Flatt & Scruggs

Chorus:
I
Roll in my sweet baby's arms,
I V
Roll in my sweet baby's arms,
I IV
Lay around the shack 'til the mail comes back,
V I
And roll in my sweet baby's arms.

I
I ain't gonna work on the railroad,
I V
Ain't gonna work on the farm,
I IV
Lay down the shack 'til the mail train comes back,
V I
And roll in my sweet baby's arms.

(Chorus)

Now where were you last Friday night

While I was lying in jail,
Walking the streets with another man, With capo:
Wouldn't even go my bail. I=G, IV=C, V=D
A = capo at 2nd fret
(Chorus) Bb = capo at 3rd fret,
B = capo at 4th fret
I know your parents don't like me, C = capo at 5th fret (or open)
They drove me away from your door, D = capo at 2nd fret, play in C
If I had my life to live over (or open)
I'd never go there any more.
No capo:
(Chorus) Key of A: I=A, IV=D, V=E
Key of Bb: I=Bb, IV=Eb, V=F
Key of B: I=B, IV=E, V=F#
Key of C: I=C, IV=F, V=G
Key of D: I=D, IV=G, V=A
Salty Dog Blues G
Wiley & Zeke Morris

I VI
Standing on the corner with the low down blues,
II
A great big hole in the bottom of my shoes,
V I
Honey, let me be your salty dog.

chorus:
I VI
Let me be your Salty Dog,
II
Or I won't be your man at all,
V I
Honey, let me be your Salty Dog.

Look it here, Sal, I know you,

Run down stocking and a wore out shoe,
Honey, let me be your salty dog.

(chorus)

Down in the wildwood sitting on a log,

Finger on the trigger and eye on the hog,
Honey, let me be your salty dog.

Pulled the trigger and the gun said go,

Shot fell over in Mexico,
Honey, let me be your salty dog.

Let me be your salty dog,

Or I won't be your man at all,
Honey let me be your salty dog.
Shackles and Chains
G C
On a long lonesome journey I’m going
D7 G
Oh darling please don’t you cry
C
Oh these shackles and chains they will take me
D7 G
To a prison to stay till I die

C
And at night through the bars I will gaze at the stars
D7 G
And long for your kisses in vain
C
A piece of stone I will use for my pillow
D7 G
While I’m sleeping in shackles and chains

C
Put your arms through these bars once my darling
D7 G
Let me kiss those sweet lips I love best
C
In heartache you’re my consolation
D7 G
And in sorrow my haven of rest

And at night through the bars I will gaze at the stars

The plans that we made were in vain
A piece of stone I will use for my pillow
While I’m sleeping in shackles and chains
Shady Grove
Traditional
SHADY GROVE
i VII i
Cheeks as red as a blooming rose and eyes the prettiest brown, Key of Dm:
III VII v i I = Dm
She's the darling of my heart, sweetest little girl in town. VII = C
i VII i III = F
Wish I had a glass of wine, and butter and meat for two, v = Am
III VII v i
I’d set it out on a golden plate and give it all to you.
Key of Am:
Chorus: i = Am
i VII i VII = G
Shady Grove, my little love, Shady Grove, I say, III = C
III VII v i v = Em
Shady Grove, my little love, I'm bound to go away.
Key of Em:
When I was a little boy I wanted a Barlow knife, i = Em
Now I want little Shady Grove to say she'll be my wife. VII = D
Kiss from pretty little Shady Grove, sweet as brandy wine, III = G
Ain't no girl in this old world that's prettier than mine. v = Bm

Chorus

Went to see my Shady Grove, she was standing in the door,

Shoes and stockings in her hand, little bare feet on the floor.
I wish I had a big fine horse, corn to feed him on,
Shady Grove to stay at home and feed him when I'm gone.

Chorus

Peaches in the summertime, apples in the fall,

If I can’t have little Shady Grove I don’t want no gal at all,
If I had a needle and thread as fine as I could sew,
I’d sew that pretty girl to my side and down the road we’d go.

Chorus

Have you seen that mournful dove flying from pine to pine,
She’s mourning for her own true love like I mourn for mine.

Chorus
Sitting on Top of the World
Walter Vinson & Lonnie Chatmon

I
It was in the spring one sunny day,
IV I
My good gal left me, she went away,
(vi)
And now she's gone but I don't worry,
I V I
'Cause I'm sitting on top of the world.

I
She called me up from down in El Paso,
IV I
Said come back, daddy, I need you so,
(vi)
And now she's gone but I don't worry,
I V I
'Cause I'm sitting on top of the world.

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust,

Show me a woman a man can trust,
And now she's gone but I don't worry,
'Cause I'm sitting on top of the world.

Mississippi River, long, deep and wide,

The woman I'm loving is on the other side,
And now she's gone but I don't worry,
'Cause I'm sitting on top of the world.

You don't like my peaches, don't shake my tree,

Get out of my orchard, let my peaches be,
And now she's gone but I don't worry,
'Cause I'm sitting on top of the world.
Solder’s Joy – key of D
Traditional

“A” section - play twice:

I / / / / / V /

I / / / / V I /

“B” section - play twice:

I / IV / I / V /

I / IV / I V I /

form = AABB

some lyrics:

Twenty-five cents for morphine, fifteen cents for beer,

Twenty-five cents for morphine, gonna take me away from here.

I am my momma's darling boy, I am my momma's darling boy,

I am my momma's darling boy, sing a little song called Soldier's Joy.
Some Old Day G
Flatt & Scruggs

I
I've been workin' out in the rain
IV I
Tied to a dirty old ball and chain,
II V
Oh dear mother, I'll come home some old day,
I
Some sweet day they'll turn me loose
IV I
From this dirty old calaboose,
II V I
Oh dear mother, I'll come home some old day.

Chorus:
IV I
Some old day, you'll wait for me and pray,
II V
Oh dear mother, I'll come home some old day,
I
Some sweet day they'll turn me loose
IV I
From this dirty old calaboose,
II V I
Oh dear mother, I'll come home some old day.

I
Oh dear mother, I've hurt you so,
IV I
I've been cruel to you I know,
II V
Oh dear mother, I'll come home some old day,
I
Tell my brother, my sister and dad
IV I
Tell the dear friends that I've had,
II V I
Oh dear mother, I'll come home some old day.
(Chorus)
The Gold Rush – key of A
Bill Monroe

Key of A, form = AABB

A section (play twice):

I / / /

I / / /

I / / /

V / I / (repeat)

B section (play twice):

I / IV I

I / / /

I / IV I

V / I / (repeat)
Think of What You’ve Done B
Stanley Brothers

Chorus:
IV I
Is it true that I've lost you?
V I
Am I not the only one?
IV I
After all this pain and sorrow,
V I
Darlin', think of what you've done.

I
Heart to heart, dear, how I need you,
V I
Like the flowers need the dew,
IV I
Lovin' you has been my life blood,
V I
I can't believe we're really through.

Chorus

I
I’ll go back to old Virginia,
V I
Where the mountains meet the sky,
IV I
In those hills I learned to love you,
V I
Let me stay there till I die.

Chorus
Troubled Times
Plow (Chris Clarke)

Chorus:
I VII IV I
Well, blow wind, blow, blow away these troubled times,
VII IV I
Well, blow wind, blow, blow away these troubled times,
V IV bIII * I
Blow away all this sorrow, bring me back some peace of mind.

I VII IV I
Well, Mama's gone away, joined my Daddy up above,
VII IV I
Well, Mama's gone away, joined my Daddy up above.
V IV b III I
I wouldn't have me no lovin’ if it wasn't for my one true love.

Chorus

I VII IV I
Well, money's hard to come by, but there's always bills to pay,
VII IV I
Well, money's hard to come by, but there's always bills to pay,
V IV bIII I
I'm just waitin’ for November, it's gonna be a brighter day.

Chorus

* bIII = flat III chord (in the key of D = F major)

Wabash Cannonball Bb
Traditional, from the singing of Roy Acuff

I IV
From the great Atlantic Ocean to the wide Pacific shore,
V I
From the queen of flowing mountains to the Southbell by the shore,
IV
She's mighty tall and handsome, she’s known quite well by all,
V I
She's the combination on the Wabash Cannonball.

Chorus:
I IV
Listen to the jingle, the rumble and the roar,
V I
As she glides along the woodland, through the hills and by the shore,
IV
Hear the mighty rush of the engine, hear the lonesome hobo's call,
V I
You’re traveling through the jungle on the Wabash Cannonball.

She came down from Birmingham one cold December day,

As she rolled up to the station you could hear all the people say,
“There's a girl from Tennessee, she's long and she's tall
She came down from Birmingham on the Wabash Cannonball.”

Our eastern states are dandy, so the people always say,

From New York to St. Louis and Chicago by the way,
From the hills of Minnesota where the rippling waters fall,
No changes can be taken on the Wabash Cannonball.

Here's to Daddy Claxton, may his name forever stand,

And always be remembered ‘round the courts of Alabam',
His earthly race is over the curtains 'round him fall,
We'll carry him on to victory on the Wabash Cannonball.
 Some chords in
Em key of E minor:
Wayfaring Stranger
Traditional
i = e minor
i Em iv = a minor
I'm just a poor wayfaring stranger V = B major
iv Am i Em
Traveling through this world of woe, VI = C major
III = G major
And there’s no sickness, toil or danger
Am iv V B i Em
In that fair land to which I go.

VI C III G
I'm going back to see my mother, Chords In
VI C III G VB Am
I'm going back no more to roam,
i = Am
i Em
iv = Dm
I'm just going over Jordan,
V=E
ivAm V B i Em
I'm just going over home. VI = F#
III = C

I know dark clouds will gather 'round me,

I know my way is rough and steep,
But golden fields arise before me,
Where God's redeemed shall ever sleep.
I'm going there to see my mother,
She said she'd meet me when I come,
I'm just going over Jordan,
I'm just going over home.

I want to wear a crown of glory,

When I get home to that good land,
I want to shout salvation's story,
In concert with the blood-washed band,
I'm going there to meet my Savior,
To sing his praise forever more,
I'm just going over Jordan,
I'm just going over home.
 Some chords in
Am key of E minor:
Wayfaring Stranger
Traditional
i = e minor
i Am iv = a minor
I'm just a poor wayfaring stranger V = B major
iv Dm i Am
Traveling through this world of woe, VI = C major
III = G major
And there’s no sickness, toil or danger
Dm iv V E i Am
In that fair land to which I go.

VI F# III C
I'm going back to see my mother, Chords In
VI F# III C VE Am
I'm going back no more to roam,
i = Am
i Am
iv = Dm
I'm just going over Jordan,
V=E
ivDm V E i Am
I'm just going over home. VI = F#
III = C

I know dark clouds will gather 'round me,

I know my way is rough and steep,
But golden fields arise before me,
Where God's redeemed shall ever sleep.
I'm going there to see my mother,
She said she'd meet me when I come,
I'm just going over Jordan,
I'm just going over home.

I want to wear a crown of glory,

When I get home to that good land,
I want to shout salvation's story,
In concert with the blood-washed band,
I'm going there to meet my Savior,
To sing his praise forever more,
I'm just going over Jordan,
I'm just going over home.
 Whiskey Before Breakfast Traditional

Key of D: D G D
## C œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
& œ œ
œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

A D
## œ œ œ œ œ œ
4 & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

G D A D A D
## ..
œ œ œ
2.

œ œ œ
1.

7 & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Em
## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
10 & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Jœ J

A
## œ œ œ œ œ
D
D œ œ A G
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
13 & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

G D A D A D
## œ œ œ œ œ .. œ œ œ œ ˙
1. 2.

16 & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Wildwood Flower D
Traditional (from the Carter Family)

I V I
Oh, I'll twine with my mingles and waving black hair,
V I
With the roses so red and the lilies so fair,
IV I
And the myrtle so bright with the emerald hue,
V I
The pale amanita and eyes look like blue.

I V I
Oh, I'll dance, I will sing and my laugh shall be gay,
V I
I will charm every heart, in his crown I will sway,
IV I
When I woke from my dreaming, my idols were clay,
V I
All portion of love had all flown away.

Oh, he taught me to love him and promised to love,

And to cherish me over all others above,
How my heart is now wond'ring no misery can tell,
He's left me no warning, no words of farewell.

Oh, he taught me to love him and called me his flower,

That was blooming to cheer him through life's dreary hour,
Oh, I long to see him and regret the dark hour,
He's gone and neglected this pale wildwood flower.
Will The Circle Be Unbroken Chords by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
A
I was standing by my window CHORUS
D A
On a cold and cloudy day.
F# VERSE 4
When I saw that hearse come rollin
A E A A
For to carry my mother away. I went back home, my home was lonesome
D A
Miss my mother she was gone.
CHORUS F#
A All my brothers, and sisters crying
Will the circle be unbroken A E A
D A What a home so sad and lone.
By and by Lord by and by.
F#
There’s a better home awaiting CHORUS
A E A
In the sky lord by and by. A
Will the circle be unbroken
D A
VERSE 2 By and by Lord by and by.
A F#
I said to that, undertaker There’s a better home awaiting
D A A E A
Undertaker please drive slow. In the sky lord by and by.
F#
For this lady you are carrying
A E A VERSE 5
Lord I hate to see her go.
A
CHORUS We sang the songs of childhood.
D A
Hymns of faith that made us strong.
VERSE 3 F#
A Ones that Mother Maybelle taught us
Oh I followed close behind her A E A
D A And the angels sang along.
Tried to hold up and be brave.
F#
But I could not hide my sorrow CHORUS 2x
A E A
When they laid her in the grave.
Worried Man Blues A
Carter Family

Chorus:
I
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,
IV I
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,
I
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,
V I
I'm worried now, but I won't be worried long.

I
I went across the river and I lay down to sleep,
IV I
I went across the river and I lay down to sleep,
I
I went across the river and I lay down to sleep,
V I
When I woke up, had shackles on my feet.

(Chorus)

Twenty-nine links of chain wrapped around my leg, (3X)

And on each link was the initial of my name.

I asked the judge, what might be my fine, (3X)

Twenty-one years on the Rocky Mountain Line.

The train that I ride, is sixteen coaches long, (3X)

The girl I love is on that train and gone

I looked down the track as far as I could see, (3X)

Little bitty hand was waving back at me.

If any one should ask you who composed this song, (3X)
Tell him it was I, and I sing it all day long.
Your Love Is Like A Flower A
Carter Family

I IV
It was long, long ago in the moonlight,
I V
We were sitting on the banks of a stream,
I IV
When you whispered so sweetly, I love you,
I V I
As the waters murmured a tune.

Chorus:
I IV
Oh they tell me your love is like a flower,
I V
In the springtime blossoms so fair,
I IV
In the fall then it withers away dear,
I V I
And they tell me that's the way of your love.

I remember the night, little darling,

We were talking of days gone by,
When you told me you always would love me,
And for me your love would never die.

Chorus

It was spring when you whispered these words, dear,

The flowers were all blooming so fair,
But today as the snow falls around us,
I can see that your love is not there.

Chorus