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January A Little Blues and a Little Bluegrass

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1. A Man of Constant Sorrow 2. Ain’t No Ash Will Burn 3. Blues Like Midnight 4. Blues Stay Away From Me 5. Come On In My Kitchen 6. Crawdad Hole 7. Cripple Creek 8. Dark Hollow 9. Drifting Too Far From the Shore 10. Fishin’ Blues 11. Goin’ Down the Road Feelin’ Bad 12. Goin’ Up the Country 13. How Long Blues 14. I Know You Rider 15. I’ll Fly Away 16. In The Pines 17. In The Sweet By and By 18. I’ve Endured 19. Kansas City 20. Kitty Waltz 21. Midnight Special 22. Need a Little Sugar In My Bowl 23. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out 24. Old Joe Clark 25. Rock and Gravel Blues 26. San Francisco Bay Blues 27. St. Louis Blues 28. Sweet Home Chicago 29. Tennessee Stud 30. Tennessee Waltz 31. The Separation Blues 32. The Wabash Cannonball 33. Trouble In Mind 34. Truckin’ My Blues Away 35. Uncloudy Day 36. When The Bees Are In The Hive 37. Wildwood Flower 38. Will The Circle Be Unbroken 39. Working Man Blues 40. Worried Man Blues

A Man of Constant Sorrow (trad.) (first published by Dick Burnett in 1913)

Intro: [G] [C] [D] [C] [G]

([C] Constant [D] sorrow [C] through his [G] days)

[G] I am the man of [G7] constant [C] sorrow I've seen [D7] trouble [C] all my [G] days [G] I bid farewell to [G7] old Ken- [C] tucky The place where [D7] I was [C] born and [G] raised (The [C] place where [D7] he was [C] born and [G] raised)

[G] [C] [D] [C] [G]

[G] For six long years, [G7] I've been in [C] trouble No pleasure [D7] here on [C] earth I [G] find [G] For in this world, [G7] I'm bound to [C] ramble I have no [D7] friends to [C] help me [G] now (He [C] has no [D7] friends to [C] help him [G] now)

[G] [C] [D] [C] [G]

[G] You can bury me in [G7] some deep [C] valley For many [D7] years where [C] I'll be [G] laid [G] And you may learn [G7] to love an- [C] other While I am [D7] sleeping [C] in my [G] grave

[G] Hey, it's fair thee well [G7] my old true [C] lover I never ex- [D7] pect to [C] see you a- [G] gain [G] Oh, I'm bound to ride [G7] that northern [C] railroad Perhaps I'll [D7] die up- [C] on this [G] train (Perhaps he'll [D7] die up- [C] on this [G] train)

[G] [C] [D] [C] [G]

[G] Maybe your friends think [G7] I'm just a [C] stranger My face you'll [D7] never [C] see no [G] more [G] But, there is one promise [G7] that is [C] given I'll meet you [D7] on God's [C] golden [G] shore (He'll [C] meet you [D7] on God's [C] golden [G] shore)

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Ain’t No Ash Will Burn (3/4) Walt Aldridge

Chorus: [C] Love is a [F] precious [G] thing I'm [C] told [C] Burns just like [F] West [G] Virginia [C] coal [C] But when the [F] fire dies [G] down, it's [Am] cold There [F] ain't no [G] ash will [C] burn

[C] I have seen [F] snow that [G] fell in [C] May And [C] I have seen [F] rain on [G] cloudless [C] days Some things are [F] always [G] bound to [Am] change There [F] ain't no [G] ash will [C] burn

[C] I have seen [F] lives [G] re-ar- [C] ranged I [C] have seen [F] friendships [G] wax and [C] wane Some things in [F] life are [G] sure to [Am] change There [F] ain't no [G] ash will [C] burn C Chorus: Instrumental: /C F G C / C F G C/ / C F G Am / F G C/

[C] You say this [F] life is [G] not your [C] lot F I [C] can't be [F] something [G] that I'm [C] not Can't stoke a [F] fire that [G] we ain't [Am] got And there [F] ain't no [G] ash will [C] burn G Chorus:

[C] In every [F] life there [G] comes a [C] time [C] Where there are [F] no more [G] tears to [C] cry We must leave [F] someone [G] dear [Am] behind a Cause there [F] ain't no [G] ash will [C] burn

Chorus: [C] There is one [F] lesson I [G] have [Am] learned There [F] ain't no [G] ash will [C] burn (X 3)

Blues Like Midnight – Jimmie Rogers, c. 1927 (Blue Yodel #6) (Jerry Lee Lewis, others)

[C] She left me this morning Midnight was turning day [C7] [F] She left me this morning Midnight turning [C] day I didn't [G7] have no blues Until my good gal [C] went away.

[C] I got the blues like midnight C The moon shining bright as day [C7] [F] I got the blues like midnight Oh, The moon shines bright as [C] day I [G7] wish a Tornado F Would blow my blues [C] away.

Instrumental: (Play through one verse) N [C] When a man is down and out You women don't want him round [C7] [F] When a man is down You women don't want him round But when [G7] he's got money He's the sweetest thing [C] in town.

[C] One of these mornings I'm gonna leave this town [C7] [F] One of these mornings I'm gonna leave this [C] town 'Cause you [G7] triflin' women Really keep a good man [C] down

Blues Stay Away From Me A. Delmore, R. Delmore, W. Raney, H. Glover, 1949

[C] Blues - [F7] stay away from [C] me [C7] [F7] Blues - why don't you let me [C] be [C] Don't know [G7] why - you keep on haunting [C] me

[C] Love - [F7] was never meant for [C] me [C7] [F7] True love - was never meant for [C] me [C] Seems some- [G7] how - we never can a- [C] gree

[C] Life - is [F7] full of miser- [C] y [C7] [F7] Dreams - are like a memo- [C] ry [C] Bringing [G7] back - your love that used to [C] be

Instrumental: (play through one verse)

[C] Tears - [F7] so many I can't [C] see [C7] [F7] Years - don't mean a thing to [C] me [C] Time goes [G7] by - and still I can't be [C] free

[C] Time goes [G7] by - and still I can't be [C] free

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Come On In My Kitchen Robert Johnson, 1937 (Johnny Winter, George Harrison, Leon Russell, Hot Tuna, Eric Clapton, many others)

[G] You better come on in my [D] kitchen [C] Hey, it's goin' to be rainin' [G] outdoors

Ah, the woman I [G] love, took from my best friend Some joker got [C] lucky, stole her back [Eb] again You better [G] come on in my [D] kitchen It's [C] goin' to be rainin' [G] outdoors

Ah-ah, she's [G] gone, I know she won't come back I've taken the last [C] nickel out of her notion [Eb] sack You better [G] come on in my [D] kitchen It's [C] goin' to be rainin' [G] outdoors

There's a cold wind [G] blowin’, leaves tremblin' on the trees, Don't you know that that [C] good girl, yeah she's leaving [Eb] me. You better [G] come on in my [D] kitchen Yes, it's [C] going to be rainin' [G] outdoors

Instrumental: play through verse twice

When a woman gets in [G] trouble, everybody throws her down Looking for her good [C] friend, none can be [Eb] found You better [G] come on in my [D] kitchen It's [C] going to be rainin' [G] outdoors

Winter time's [G] comin', it's gonna be slow You can't make the [C] winter, babe, that's dry long [Eb] so You better [G] come on in my [D] kitchen 'Cause it's [C] going to be rainin' [G] outdoors

Mama's dead and [G] gone, father’s nowheres to be found, I ain't got no- [C] body, to love and care for [Eb] me You better [G] come on into my [D] kitchen, Yes, it's [C] going to be raining out- [G] doors Yes, it's [C] going to be raining out- [G] doors Yes, it's [C] going to be raining out- [G] doors

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Crawdad Hole (Traditional, first recorded by Honeyboy and Sassafras, 1929, originating in the southern United States and first published in a collection of songs in 1917 by Cecil Sharp. This song is apparently a variation of an older traditional work, 'Sweet Thing', which is of African-American origins.)

Intro: Play through one verse: [G] [G][D7] [G][G7] [C][C7] [G][D7][G]

(G) You get a line and I'll get a pole, Honey. (G) You get a line and I'll get a pole, (D7) Babe. (G) You get a line and (G7) I'll get a pole, (C) We'll go fishin' in the (C7) crawdad hole, (G) Honey, (D7) Baby (G) mine. G

(G) Sittin' on the bank 'til my feet get cold, Honey. (G) Sittin' on the bank 'til my feet get cold, (D7) babe. (G) Sittin' on the bank (G7) 'til my feet get cold, (C) lookin' down that (C7) crawdad hole. K (G) Honey, (D7) Baby (G) mine.

(G) Get up old man, you slept too late, Honey. (G) Get up old man, you slept too late, (D7) Babe. N (G) Get up old man, (G7) you slept too late, (C) That crawdad man's (C7) done passed your gate. (G) Honey, (D7) Baby (G) mine.

C (G) Yonder comes a man with a sack on his back, Honey. (G) Yonder comes a man with a sack on his back, (D7) Babe. (G) Yonder comes a man with a (G7) sack on his back, (C) Packin' all the crawdads (C7) he can pack, J (G) Honey, (D7) Baby (G) mine.

(G) The man fell down and he broke that sack, Honey. (G) The man fell down and he broke that sack, (D7) Babe. (G) The man fell down and (G7) he broke that sack, (C) See those crawdads (C7) backing on back. (G) Honey, (D7) Baby (G) mine.

(G) What you gonna do when the lake runs dry, Honey. (G) What you gonna do when the lake runs dry, (D7) babe. (G) What you gonna do when the (G7) lake runs dry (C) Just sit on the bank and (C7) watch the crawdads die (G) Honey, (D7) Baby (G) mine. (G) Honey, (D7) Sugar Baby (G) mine.

Cripple Creek Traditional

Chorus: [C] Goin' up Cripple Creek, [F] goin' on a [C] run Goin' up Cripple Creek, to [G7] have a little [C] fun [C] Goin' up Cripple Creek, [F] goin' in a [C] whirl Goin' up Cripple Creek to [G7] see my [C] girl

Hey [C] I got a gal at the [F] head of the [C] creek Go up to see her 'bout the [G7] middle of the [C] week Kiss her on the mouth, just as [F] sweet as any [C] wine C Wraps herself around me like a [G7] sweet pertater [C] vine

Chorus: N Now the [C] girls on the Cripple Creek [F] 'bout half [C] grown Jump on a boy like a [G7] dog on a [C] bone Roll my britches up [F] to my [C] knees I'll wade old Cripple Creek [G7] whenever I [C] please F Chorus:

[C] Cripple Creek's wide and [F] Cripple Creek's [C] deep I'll wade old Cripple Creek a- [G7] fore I [C] sleep Roads are rocky and the [F] hillside's [C] muddy And I'm so drunk that I [G7] can't stand [C] steady

Chorus:

When [C] grandma died at a [F] hundred and [C] two We danced and we sang like she [G7] asked us [C] to Folks drove in from [F] miles a- [C] round To help lay grandma [G7] in the [C] ground

Chorus:

[C] Kids up on Cripple Creek [F] they so [C] free Jump on your lap like a [G7] squirrel up a [C] tree We hold on tight when [F] things feel [C] bad Laugh when you're happy and [G7] cry when you're [C] sad

Chorus:

DARK HOLLOW Bill Browning, 1958

[C] I'd rather be... in [G] some... dark [C] hollow Where the sun... don't [F] ever... [C] shine Than to be home [C7] alone, and [F] knowing that you're [F7] gone Would [C] cause me to [G] lose my [C] mind

[C] So blow... your [G] whistle freight [C] train [C] Take me far... on [F] down... the [C] track I'm goin' [C7] away... I'm [F] leavin' [F7] today I'm [C] goin', but I [G] ain't comin' [C] back

[C] I'd rather be...in [G] some...dark [C] hollow Where the sun... don't [F] ever... [C] shine Than to be... in [C7] some... big [F] city [F7] In a [C] small room... with your [G] love on my [C] mind

SOLO: [C] [G] [C] [F] [C] [C7] [F] [F7] [C] [G] [C]

[C] So blow... your [G] whistle freight [C] train [C] Take me far... on [F] down... the [C] track I'm goin' [C7] away... I'm [F] leavin' [F7] today I'm [C] goin', but I [G] ain't comin' [C] back

[C] I'd rather be in [G] some dark [C] hollow Where the sun don't [F] ever [C] shine Then to [C7] see you an- [F] other man’s [F7] darlin', And to [C] know that you'll [G] never be [C] mine

[C] So blow... your [G] whistle freight [C] train [C] Take me far... on [F] down... the [C] track I'm goin' [C7] away... I'm [F] leavin' [F7] today I'm [C] goin', but I [G] ain't comin' [C] back

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Drifting Too Far From the Shore Various artists, written by Charles Moody, 1924 [3/4 time]

[C] Out on the perilous sea Where [G7] danger so silently [C] creeps And storms so [C7] violently [F] sweep You're [C] drifting too [G7] far from the [C] shore

Chorus: : [F] You're drifting too far from the [C] shore You're [G7] drifting too far from the [C] shore Come to Jesus today; let Him [C7] show you the [F] way You're [C] drifting too [G7] far from the [C] shore

[C] Today the tempest rolls high And the [G7] clouds overshadow the [C] sky Sure death is [C7] hovering [F] nigh And you're [C] drifting too [G7] far from the [C] shore

(repeat chorus)

[C] Why meet a terrible fate When [G7] mercy so abundantly [C] waits Turn back be- [C7] fore it's too [F] late You're [C] drifting too [G7] far from the [C] shore

(repeat chorus)

(slowly) Come to Jesus today; let Him [C7] show you the [F] way You're [C] drifting too [G7] far from the [C] shore

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Fishin' Blues (Lovin’ Spoonful version) Traditional, first recorded by Henry Thomas, 1928

Well I [G] went down the hill about twelve o'clock I [C] ran right back and got me a pole [G] I'm going down to the fishin' hole And [D7] you can come fishin' all the time

CHORUS: [G] Have you been a-fishin' all the time, G [C] I'm a-goin' fishin' [G] too Well you can [G] bet your life your lovin' wife Will [A7] catch more fish than [D7] you C [G] Any fish'll bite if you [G7] got good bait [C] Here's a little something I would [C7] like to relate So [G] come on baby, [A7] come on gal K [G] I'm a-goin' fishin', [A7] yes I'm goin' fishin' And [G] you can come a- [D7] fishin' [G] too H Well I [G] went down the hill about one o'clock [C] Spied them catfish swimmin' around [G] I'm a-goin' down to the fishin' hole N [D7] Live in the country instead of the town

CHORUS: [G] Have you been a-fishin' all the time, [C] I'm a-goin' fishin' [G] too Well you can [G] bet your life your lovin' wife Will [A7] catch more fish than [D7] you [G] Any fish'll bite if you [G7] got good bait [C] Here's a little something I would [C7] like to relate So [G] come on baby, [A7] come on gal [G] You can come a-fishin', [A7] instead of just a-wishin' That [G] you could come a- [D7] fishin' [G] too

Going Down The Road Feeling Bad Trad. (Nathaniel Shilkret and Gene Austin, 1927)

Chorus: [C] Goin down the road feelin’ bad [F] Goin down the road feelin’ [C] bad [F] Goin down the road feelin’ [C] bad, bad, [Am] bad [C] Don't wanna be [G] treated this a- [C] way

[C] Going where the water tastes like wine [F] Going down where the water tastes like [C] wine [F] Going where the water tastes like [C] wine, oh [Am] lord [C] Don't wanna be [G] treated this a- [C] way

Chorus:

Instrumental: (play through one verse)

[C] Goin where the climate suits my clothes [F] Goin where the climate suits my [C] clothes [F] Goin where the climate suits my [C] clothes, oh [Am] yeah [C] Don't wanna be [G] treated this a- [C] way

Chorus: [C] Goin down the road feelin’ bad [F] Goin down the road feelin’ [C] bad [F] Goin down the road feelin’ [C] bad, bad, [Am] bad [C] Don't wanna be [G] treated this a- [C] way

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Going Up the Country Canned Heat, 1968 (Bull Doze Blues, Henry Thomas, 1928)

[A] I’m going up the country, Babe, don’t you wanna go [A7] I’m [D] going up the country, Babe, don’t you wanna [A] go? I’m [E7] going to someplace I’ve never been be- [A] fore

I’m [A] going, I’m going where the water tastes like wine [A7] I’m [D] going where the water tastes like [A] wine We can [E7] jump in the water, stay drunk all the [A] time

Gonna [A] leave this city, got to get away [A7] Gonna [D] leave this city, got to get a- [A] way All this [E7] fussing and fighting, man, you know I sure can’t [A] stay

Instrumental: Play through verse once or twice

[A] Now baby, pack your leaving trunk, you know we’ve got to leave today Just exactly where we’re goin’ I cannot say But, [D] we might even leave the U - S - [A] - A. ‘Cause there’s a [E7] brand new game that I just wanna [A] play

No use of you [D] running, Or screaming and [A] crying ‘Cause you’ve got a [E7] home, Babe, As long as I’ve got [A] mine

‘Cause you’ve got a [E7] home, Babe, As long as I’ve got [A] mine

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How Long Blues Leroy Carr, 1928 (Leroy Carr, Scrapper Blackwell, Pinetop Perkins, Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton, others)

How [A] long, baby how [A7] long, Has that [D] evening train been [D7] gone? How [A] long, how how [E7] long, baby how [A] long? [E7]

Went to the [A] station, didn't see no [A7] train. Down in my [D] heart, I have an aching [D7] pain. How [A] long, how how [E7] long, baby how [A] long? [E7]

I feel dis- [A] gusted, I feel so [A7] bad Thinking 'bout the [D] good time that I once had [D7] had. How [A] long, how how [E7] long, baby how [A] long? [E7]

I could see the [A] green grass growing on the [A7] hill; I ain't seen no [D] greenback on a dollar [D7] bill. How [A] long, how how [E7] long, baby how [A] long? [E7]

You're gonna be [A] sorry, you’ll feel so [A7] blue. When you want [D] me, baby, I declare I won’t want [D7] you. How [A] long, how how [E7] long, baby how [A] long? [E7]

Instrumental: Play through verse

Don't have no [A] money for to ride the [A7] train. I would ride the [D] rods, baby, to be with you a- [D7] gain. How [A] long, how how [E7] long, baby how [A] long? [E7]

How [A] long, baby how [A7] long Must I [D] keep my, my watch in [D7] pawn? How [A] long, how how [E7] long, baby how [A] long? [E7] [A7]

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I Know You Rider Trad. – also recorded by Joan Baez, Janis Joplin, The Byrds, The Grateful Dead, many others

[A] I know you rider, gonna [G] miss me [D] when I'm [A] gone; [A] I know you rider, gonna [G] miss me [D] when I'm [A] gone; [F] Gonna miss your [C] baby, from [F] rollin' [C] in your [D] arms.

[A] Lay down last night, Lord I [G] could not [D] take my [A] rest; [A] Lay down last night, Lord I [G] could not [D] take my [A] rest; [F] My mind was [C] wanderin' like the [F] wild geese [C] in the [D] west.

[A] The sun will shine in [G] my back [D] door some- [A] day; [A] The sun will shine in [G] my back [D] door some- [A] day; [F] March winds will [C] blow [F] all my [C] troubles [D] away.

[A] I wish I was a headlight, [G] on a [D] North-bound [A] train; [A] I wish I was a headlight, [G] on a [D] North-bound [A] train; [F] I'd shine my [C] light through the [F] cool Colo- [C] rado [D] rain.

Instrumental: play through one verse

[A] I know you rider, gonna [G] miss me [D] when I'm [A] gone; [A] I know you rider, gonna [G] miss me [D] when I'm [A] gone; [F] Gonna miss your [C] baby, from [F] rollin' [C] in your [D] arms.

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I’ll Fly Away Alfred Brumley, 1929

[C] Some glad morning when this life is o'er, [F] I'll fly a- [C] way [C] To a home on God's celestial [Am] shore, [F] I'll [G7] fly a- [C] way

CHORUS:

[C] I'll fly away, O glory, [F] I'll fly a- [C] way (in the morning) [C] When I die, hallelujah, by and [Am] by, [F] I'll [G7] fly a- [C] way

[C] When the shadows of this life have gone, [F] I'll fly a- [C] way [C] Like a bird from prison bars has [Am] flown, [F] I'll [G7] fly a- [C] way

CHORUS:

[C] Oh how glad and happy when we meet, [F] I'll fly a- [C] way [C] No more cold iron shackles on my [Am] feet, [F] I'll [G7] fly a- [C] way

CHORUS:

INSTRUMENTAL VERSE

[C] Just a few more weary days, and then, [F] I'll fly a- [C] way [C] To a land where joys shall never [Am] end, [F] I'll [G7] fly a- [C] way

CHORUS:

[C] When I die, hallelujah, by and by, [F] I'll [G7] fly a- [C] way

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IN THE PINES (trad.) (The first printed version of the song, compiled by Cecil Sharp, appeared in 1917; later recorded by Leadbelly, Bill Monroe, The Four Pennies, Kurt Cobain, and Dolly Parton, among others.)

Chorus: [C] In the pines, in the pines, Where the [F] sun never [Cm] shines, And you [G] shiver when the [G7] cold wind [C] blows

[C] My love, my love, what [F] have I [Cm] done To [G] make you [G7] treat me [C] so [C] You've caused me to weep C You've [F] caused me to [Cm] moan You've [G] caused me to [G7] leave my [C] home

Repeat Chorus: F [C] The longest train I [F] ever [Cm] saw Went [G] down that [G7] Georgia [C] line [C] The engine passed at [F] six o'- [Cm] clock The [G] cab went [G7] by at [C] nine c

Repeat Chorus

[C] My husband was a [F] railroad [Cm] man G Killed a [G] mile and a [G7] half from [C] here [C] His head was found in the [F] driving [Cm] wheel But his [G] body has [G7] never been [C] found

Instrumental: (play through one verse) N

Repeat Chorus:

[C] I asked my captain for the [F] time of [Cm] day He said he [G] throwed his [G7] watch [C] away [C] It's a long steel rail and a [F] short cross [Cm] tie I'm [G] on my [G7] way back [C] home.

[C] In the pines, in the pines, Where the [F] sun never [Cm] shines, And you [G] shiver when the [G7] cold wind [C] blows

In the Sweet By and By Joseph Webster and Fillmore Bennett, 1868

[G] There's a land that is [C] fairer than [G] day And by faith we can see it [D7] afar For the [G] Father waits [C] over the [G] way To prepare us a [D7] dwelling place [G] there

In the sweet by and [D7] by We shall meet on that beautiful [G] shore In the sweet [G7] by and [C] by We shall [G] meet on that [D7] beautiful [G] shore

We shall sing on that [C] beautiful [G] shore The melodious songs of the [D7] blessed; And our [G] spirits shall [C] sorrow no [G] more, Not a sigh for the [D7] blessing of [G] rest.

In the sweet by and [D7] by We shall meet on that beautiful [G] shore In the sweet [G7] by and [C] by We shall [G] meet on that [D7] beautiful [G] shore

To a wonderful [C] father a- [G] bove We shall offer our tribute of [D7] praise For the [G] glory as [C] gift of his [G] love And the blessings that [D7] hallow our [G] days

In the sweet by and [D7] by We shall meet on that beautiful [G] shore In the sweet [G7] by and [C] by We shall [G] meet on that [D7] beautiful [G] shore

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I’ve Endured David Reed/Ola Belle Reed

[G] Born in the mountains, many years [C] ago [C] Climbed these hills and valleys [G] through the rain and snow [C] I've seen the lightning flashin', [G] heard the thunder roll [G] Barefoot in the summer, on into the [C] fall [C] Too many mouths to feed, [G] they couldn't clothe us all [C] Sent to church on Sunday [G] to learn the golden rule [C] I've endured, [G] I've endured, [C] how [G] long must one [D] en- [G] dure

[G] I've worked for the rich, I've lived with the [C] poor [C] I've seen many heartaches [G] and I'll see many more [C] I've lived loved and sorrowed, [G] been through success's door [C] I've endured, [G] I've endured, [C] how [G] long must one [D] en- [G] dure [C] I've endured, [G] I've endured, [C] how [G] long can [C] man [D] en- [G] dure

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Kansas City Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, 1952 (Little Willie Littlefield, Fats Domino, Wilbert Harrison, Little Richard, The Beatles, James Brown, and many others)

[G] I'm going to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come I'm going to [C] Kansas City, Kansas City here I [G] come They got [D7] some crazy little women there And [C] I'm a gonna get me [G] one

[G] I'll be standing on the corner of Twelfth Street and Vine I'll be [C] standing on the corner of Twelfth Street and [G] Vine With my [D7] Kansas City baby And [C] boy, she's really [G] fine

[G] (tacit) I might take a train; [G] (tacit) I might take a plane [G] (tacit) But if I have to walk; [G] I'm gonna get there just the same

I'm going to [C] Kansas City, Kansas City here I [G] come They got [D7] some crazy little women there And [C] I'm a gonna get me [G] one C [G] I'm gonna pack my clothes, leave at the break of dawn I'm gonna [C] pack my clothes; leave at the break of [G] dawn Every- [D7] body will be sleeping Nobody [C] will know where I've [G] gone G

[G] (tacit) Cause if I stay in town; [G] (tacit) I know I'm gonna die [G] (tacit) Gotta find a friendly city; [G] And that's the reason why K I'm going to [C] Kansas City, Kansas City here I [G] come They got [D7] some crazy little women there And [C] I'm a gonna get me [G] one

I'm goin' [C] to Kansas City; Kansas City, here I [G] come They got a [D7] crazy way of loving there And [C] I'm goin' to get me [G] some

They got a [D7] crazy way of loving there And [C] I'm goin' to get me [G] some [C] [G]

Kitty Waltz A. P. Carter, 1929 (The Carter Family)

[C] Waltz Kitty waltz let [F] everybody [C] waltz [G] Waltz Kitty waltz let everybody [C] waltz [C] Waltz Kitty waltz let [F] everybody [C] waltz The [G] guitars are ringing come on and [C] waltz

The [C] girls are singing the [F] guitars are [C] ringing Their [G] steps are so neat their music so [C] sweet [C] Waltz Kitty waltz let [F] everybody [C] waltz The [G] guitars are ringing come on and [C] waltz

Instrumental: play through verse

[C] Waltz Kitty waltz let [F] everybody [C] waltz [G] Waltz Kitty waltz let everybody [C] waltz [C] Waltz Kitty waltz let [F] everybody [C] waltz The [G] guitars are ringing come on and [C] waltz

[C] Boys come on and [F] join our [C] band The [G] guitars are ringing the music’s so [C] grand [C] Waltz Kitty waltz let [F] everybody [C] waltz The [G] guitars are ringing come on and [C] waltz

Instrumental: play through verse

[C] Waltz Kitty waltz let [F] everybody [C] waltz [G] Waltz Kitty waltz let everybody [C] waltz [C] Waltz Kitty waltz let [F] everybody [C] waltz The [G] guitars are ringing come on and [C] waltz C F G

Midnight Special (traditional, first published 1923 (Leadbelly, Creedence Clearwater Revival, many others)

[C] Well, you wake up in the [F] mornin’, you hear the work bell [C] ring, And they march you to the [G7] table, to see the same old [C] thing. Ain t no food upon the [F] table, ain’t no pork up in the [C] pan. But you better not com- [G7] plain, boy, you get in trouble with the [C] man.

Let the midnight [F] special shine her light on [C] me Let the midnight [G7] special shine her light on [C] me, Let the midnight [F] special shine her light on [C] me, Let the midnight [G7] special shine her everlovin’ light on [C] me.

[C] Yonder come Miss [F] Rosie, how in the world did you [C] know? By the way she wears her [G7] apron, and the clothes she [C] wore. Umbrella on her [F] shoulder, piece of paper in her [C] hand; She come to see the [G7] gov’nor, she wants to free her [C] man.

[C] If you’re ever in [F] Houston, well, you better do the [C] right; You better not [G7] gamble there, you better not [C] fight, Or the sheriff will [F] grab ya, and the boys will bring you [C] down. The next thing you [G7] know, boy, oh, you’re prison [C] bound.

Let the midnight [G7] special shine her everlovin’ light on [C] me.

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Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl T. Brynn, D. Small. C. Williams, 1931 (Bessie Smith, Nina Simone, others)

Intro: [C] Tired of bein' lonely, [E7] tired of [A7] bein' blue [D7] I wished I had some good man, to tell my troubles [G7] to [C] Seem like the [E7] whole world's [A7] wrong [D7] Since my man's been [G7] gone

Verse 1: [C] I want a little [E7] sugar [A7] in my bowl [D7] I want a little sweetness down in my soul

Bridge: [G7] I could stand some lovin', oh so bad [C] I feel so funny, I [G7] feel so sad

Verse 2: [C] I need some steam-heat [E7] on my [A7] floor [D7] Maybe I can fix things up so they'll go

Chorus: [F] What's the matter, [Adim7] daddy? Come [C] on, [E7] save my [A7] soul [D7] I need some [G7] sugar in my [C] bowl, [E7] I ain't [A7] foolin' [D7] I want some [G7] sugar in my [C] bowl

Instrumental: (play through verse 1, bridge, and verse 2)

Chorus: [F] What's the matter, [Adim7] daddy? Come [C] on, [E7] save my [A7] soul [D7] I need some [G7] sugar in my [C] bowl, [E7] I ain't [A7] foolin' [D7] I want some [G7] sugar in my [C] bowl [G7] [C]

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Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out Jimmy Cox, 1923 (Scrapper Blackwell, Bessie Smith, many others.) [C] Once I [E7] lived the life of a [A7] millionaire [Dm] Spending all my [A7] money and [Dm] I [A7] didn’t [Dm] care [F] Carrying my [F#dim] friends out for a [C] mighty good [A7] time Buyin’ [D7] bootleg liquor, [G7] champagne and wine C

[C] Lord, but I got [E7] busted and I [A7] fell so low [Dm] Didn't have no [A7] money and [Dm] no- [A7] where to [Dm] go If I [F] ever get my [F#dim] hands on a [C] dollar a- [A7] gain L I’m gonna [D7] hold on to it till the [G7] eagle grins

[F] This is the [F#dim] truth, Lord with- [C] out a [A7] doubt [D7] Nobody wants you when you're [G7] down and [C] out H [F] In my [F#dim] pocket [C] not one [A7] penny And [D7] as for my friends, [G7] I haven't any But as [C] soon as you get [E7] back on your [A7] feet again [Dm] Everybody [A7] wants to be your [Dm] long [A7] lost [Dm] friend d

[F] This is the [F#dim] truth, Lord with- [C] out a [A7] doubt [D7] Nobody wants you when you're [G7] down and [C] out F [C] Lord the other day I [E7] asked a man for my [A7] rent [Dm] He told me, [A7] boy, the [Dm] money [A7] he had [Dm] spent [F] But I tried my [F#dim] best to [C] try one or [A7] two That's [D7] everything that [G7] I could do N [F] This is the [F#dim] truth, Lord with- [C] out a [A7] doubt [D7] Nobody wants you when you're [G7] down and [C] out K [C] Lord, nobody [E7] let me have one lousy [A7] dime [Dm] I just get [A7] worried now [Dm] all [A7] the [Dm] time But [F] this is the truth, Lord with- [C] out a [A7] doubt [D7] Nobody wants you when you're [G7] down and [C] out h

[D7] Nobody knows you, [F7] Nobody needs you [D7] No gal can use you when you’re [G7] down and [C] out M

OLD JOE CLARK (Trad.) (It’s said that there are over 90 recorded versions of verses to this old tune, and probably more)

CHORUS: (REPEAT AFTER EVERY VERSE) [G] Fare thee well, Old Joe Clark, Fare thee well, I [F] say [G] Fare thee well, Old Joe Clark, [G] Old Joe Clark was a good old man I’m a- [D] goin’ a- [G] way Never did no [D] harm [G] Said he would not hoe my corn [G] Old Joe Clark’s a fine old man, Might hurt his [D] fiddlin’ [G] arm Tell you the reason [D] why, He [G] keeps good likker ‘round his house, [G] I asked my girl to marry me Good old [D] Rock and [G] Rye And what do you think she [D] said Time [G] enough to marry you [G] Old Joe Clark the preacher’s son, When all the [D] rest are [G] dead Preached all over the [D] plain, [G] Raccoon has a bushy tail The [G] only text he ever knew 'Possum's tail is [D] bare Was High, low [D] jack and the [G] game Rabbit [G] has no tail at all 'Cept a [D] bunch of [G] hair [G] Old Joe Clark’s got two little girls To wash his feet and [D] sing [G] Wished I had a nickel Old [G] Joe Clark I heard one say Wished I had a [D] dime Will give [D] you any- [G] thing [G] Wished I had a pretty girl To kiss and [D] call her [G] mine [G] Old Joe Clark had a mule, [G] Sixteen horses in my team, His name was Morgan [D] Brown, The leaders they are [D] blind And [G] every tooth in that mule’s head And [G] every time the sun goes down, Was sixteen [D] inches a- [G] round There’s a pretty [D] girl on my [G] mind

[G] Old Joe Clark had a yellow cat, [G] Wish I was a sugar tree She would neither sing nor [D] pray Standin' in the [D] town She [G] stuck her head in the buttermilk jar Every [G] time a pretty girl passed And washed her [D] sins a- [G] way I'd shake some [D] sugar [G] down

[G] Wished I had a sweetheart [G] Old Joe Clark had a house, Put her on the [D] shelf Fifteen stories [D] high Every [G] time she smiled at me And [G] every story in that house I’d get up [D] there my- [G] self Was filled with [D] chicken [G] pie [G] Eighteen miles of mountain road, [G] I went down to Old Joe’s house, And fifteen miles of [D] sand, He invited me to [D] supper, If [G] I ever travel this road again, I [G] stubbed my toe on the table leg I’ll be a [D] married [G] man And stuck my [D] nose in the [G] butter [G] Fare thee well, Old Joe Clark, Now [G] I wouldn’t marry a widder, Fare thee well, I [F] say Tell you the reason [D] why, [G] Fare thee well, Old Joe Clark, She’d [G] have so many children, I’m a- [D] goin’ a- [G] way They’d make those [D] biscuits [G] fly

Rock and Gravel Blues Mance Lipscomb, c: 1928 (Del Rey, many others)

[D] Rocks and gravel; Make a solid road, [D7] Takes [G] rocks and gravel; Make a solid [D] road, It’s a [A] do right baby Gonna satisfy my [D] soul.

I got a [D] gal up country; she don’t come to town [D7] I got a [G] gal up country; but she don’t come to [D] town I got [A] one in Louisiana, Lord But she’s water [D] bound

Goin’ to [D] Saratoga; gonna watch my ponies run [D7] Goin’ to [G] Saratoga; gonna watch my ponies [D] run If I [A] win any money Sure gonna give you [D] some

That’s your [D] tone darlin’; Every time you come [D7] That’s your [G] story baby; Every time you [D] come Never [A] got no money; Always soon have [D] some

Here’s my [D] dollar baby; You know I made it in the rain [D7] Here’s my [G] dollar baby; You know I made it in the [D] rain It’s my [A] last old dollar But you can spend it just the [D] same

I don’t see [D] why you treat your baby mean [D7] I don’t see [G] why you treat your baby [D] mean You [A] stay up all night On that low-down Benze- [D] drine

Instrumental: play through a couple of verses

[D] Rocks and gravel; Make a solid road [D7] Takes rocks and gravel; [G] Make a solid [D] road, It’s a [A] do right baby Gonna satisfy my [D] soul.

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San Francisco Bay Blues Jesse Fuller (1954)

Intro: (play first verse chords) [C] [F] [C] [C7] [F] [C] [C7] [F] [C-B-Bb-A] [D7] [G7] [C]

(slide the moveable chord up for the run)

I got the [C] blues for my baby down [F] by the San Francisco [C] Bay [C7] (Where) [F] the ocean liners, they aren't so far a [C] way [C7] [F] I didn't mean to treat her so bad, she was the [C-B-Bb-A] best girl I ever had [D7] Said goodbye, had to take a cry, [G7] I wanna lay down and die.

I [C] ain't got a nickel and I [F] ain't got a lousy [C] dime [C7] If [F] she don't come back, I think I'm gonna lose my [E7] mind. If I [F] ever get back to stay, it's gonna [C-B-Bb-A] be another brand new day, [D7] Walkin' with my baby down [G7] by the San Francisco [C] Bay [G7]

(break) (Harmonica and Kazoo) [C] [F] [C] [C7] [F] [C] [C7] [F] [C-B-Bb-A] [D7] [G7] [C]

(bridge) [C] Sittin’ down [F] lookin' from my [C] back door, wonderin' which [F] way to [C] go, The [F] woman I'm so crazy about, she don't love me no [C] more. [F] Think I'll catch me the freight train, [C] 'cause I'm feelin' [A7] blue [D7] Ride all the way to the end of the line, [G7] thinkin' only of you.

[C] Meanwhile, livin' in the city, [F] just about to go in- [C] sane [C7] [F] Thought I heard my baby's voice, the way she used to call my [E7] name [F] If I ever get back to stay, it's gonna [C-B-Bb-A] be another brand new day [D7] Walkin' with my baby down [G7] by the San Francisco [C] Bay, hey, [A7] hey [D7] Walkin' with my baby down [G7] by the San Francisco [C] Bay [A7]

Yeah, [D7] walkin' with my baby down [G7] by the San Francisco [C] Bay. [C] [F] [C7] (Ends on a C7)

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St. Louis Blues W. C. Handy, 1914 (Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Etta James, Natalie Cole, many others)

[A] I hate to see, [D7] that evening sun go [A] down [A7] [D7] I hate to see, that evening sun go [A] down [E7] 'Cause, my baby, [D7] he's done left this [A] town [D7] [A] [E7]

[A] Feelin' tomorrow, [D7] like I feel to- [A] day [A7] [D7] If I'm feelin' tomorrow, like I feel to- [A] day [E7] I'll pack my trunk, [D7] and make my geta- [A] way [D7] [A] [E7]

[Am] St. Louis woman, with her diamond [E7] ring [E7] Pulls that man around, by her apron [Am] strings If it wasn't for [Am] powder, and her store bought [E7] hair [E7] That man I love would’nt have gone no- [A] where, [B] no- [E7] where

I got the [A] St. Louis Blues; Just as [D7] blue as I can [A] be [A7] [D7] That man's got a heart like a rock cast in the [A] sea [E7] Or else, he wouldn't have [D7] gone so far from [A] me [D7] [E7]

[A] I love my baby, [D7] like a school boy loves his [A] pie [A7] [D7] Like a Kentucky colonel, loves his mint 'n [A] rye [E7] I love my man, [D7] 'til the day I [A] die [D7] [A7]

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Sweet Home Chicago Robert Johnson, 1936

Chorus: [C] Come on, [F] baby don't you want to [C] go [F] Come on, baby don't you want to [C] go To the [G] same old place, [F] sweet home Chi- [C] cago [G]

[C] Now, one and one is two, [C] two and two is four [C] I'm heavy loaded baby, I'm booked, I [C7] gotta go Cryin' [F] baby, honey, don't you want to [C] go Back to the [G] same old place, my [F] sweet home Chi- [C] cago [G]

Chorus:

[C] Now two and two is four, [C] six and two is eight [C] Come on baby, don't you make me [C] late I'm cryin' [F] hey, baby, don't you [C7] want to go To the [G] same old place, [F] sweet home Chi- [C] cago [G]

Instrumental:

Chorus:

[C] Two and two is four, [C] four and two is six, [C] Keep stayin out late at night you gonna get your [C] business fixed. I'm cryin' [F] hey, baby, don't you want to [C7] go To the [G] same old place, [F] sweet home Chi- [C] cago [G]

Chorus:

[C] Six and two is eight, [C] eight and two is ten [C] She double crossed you one time and she gonna [C] do it again. I'm goin to [F] Chicago, two thousand miles a- [C] way, Boy won't you [G] tell me that [F] you'll be my friend some- [C] day [G]

Chorus:

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Tennessee Stud Jimmie Driftwood, 1959

(Well there never was a hoss like the Tennessee stud)

[G] Along about eighteen twenty-five I [F] left Tennessee very much alive And I [G] never would got through the Arkansas mud [G] If I hadn't been a-ridin’ that [D] Tennessee [G] stud

[G] I had me some trouble with my sweetheart's Paw One [F] of her brothers was a bad outlaw I [G] sent her a letter by my Uncle Fud [G] Then I rode away on the [D] Tennessee [G] stud

Chorus: [G] The Tennessee Stud was [F] long and [G] mean The [C] color of the sun and his [A] eyes were [D] green [G] He had the nerve and [F] he had the [G] blood [G] And there never was a horse like the [D] Tennessee [G] stud

[G] We drifted on down into no man's land And [F] crossed that river called the Rio Grande I [G] raced my hoss with a Spaniard's foal [G] Till I got me a skin full of [D] silver and [G] gold G [G] Me and the gambler we couldn't agree We [F] got in a fight over Tennessee We [G] jerked our guns and he fell with a thud [G] And I got away on the [D] Tennessee [G] stud F [G] Well I got just as lonesome as a man could be A- [F] dreamin’ of my girl in Tennessee The [G] Tennessee Stud's green eyes turned blue [G] ‘Cause he was dreamin’ ‘bout his [D] sweetheart [G] too C [G] We loped right back across Arkansas I [F] whooped her brother and I whooped her Paw When I [G] found that girl with the golden hair [G] She was a-ridin’ that [D] Tennessee [G] mare A Chorus:

[G] Stirrup to stirrup and side by side We [F] crossed them mountains and the valleys wide We [G] came to big muddy and then we forded a flood D [G] On the Tennessee Mare and the [D] Tennessee [G] stud

[G] There's a pretty little girl by the cabin door And a [F] little horse colt laying on the floor I [G] love that girl with the golden hair [G] And the Tennessee stud loves the [D] Tennessee [G] mare

Chorus:

Tennessee Waltz Redd Stewart & Pee Wee King, 1946 (Patti Page, Patsy Cline, many others)

I was [C] waltzing with my [Cmaj7] darlin to the [C7] Tennessee [F] Waltz When an [C] old friend I [A7] happened to [D7] see. [G7] Intro-[C] duced him to my [Cmaj7] loved one and [C7] while they were [F] waltzing My [C] friend stole my [G7] sweetheart from [C] me. [C]

I [C] remember the [E7] night and the [F] Tennessee [C] Waltz Now I [C] know just [A7] how much I have [D7] lost [G7] Yes, I [C] lost my little [C] darlin’ the [C7] night they were [F] playin’ That [C] beautiful [G7] Tennessee [C] Waltz. [C]

Now I [C] wonder how a [Cmaj7] dance like the [C7] Tennessee [F] Waltz [C] Could have [A7] broken my heart so [D7] complete. [G7] Well I [C] couldn’t blame my [Cmaj7] darlin’, and [C7] who could help [F] fallin’ In [C] love with my [G7] darlin’ so [C] sweet. [C]

Well it [C] must be the [E7] fault of the [F] Tennessee [C] Waltz Wish I’d [C] known just how [A7] much it would [D7] cost. [G7] But I [C] didn’t see it [Cmaj7] comin’; It’s all [C7] over but the [F] cryin’ Blame it [C] all on the [G7] Tennessee [C] Waltz. [C]

The Separation Blues

[G] I’m in the kitchen, my baby’s in the [D7] hall . . . [D7] Bop [C#7] Shoo [D7] Bop, [D7] Bop [C#7] Shoo [D7] Bop [D7] I’m in the kitchen, my baby’s in the [G] hall . . . [G] Bop [F#] Shoo [G] Bop, [G] Bop [F#] Shoo [G] Bop [G] I’m in the kitchen, baby’s [G7] in the hall, [C] she ain’t talking to [C7] me at all ‘Cause we [G] got, we [E7] got, we [A7] got the separ- [D7] ation [G] blues

[G] See that fly, crawlin’ up that [D7] wall . . . [D7] Bop [C#7] Shoo [D7] Bop, [D7] Bop [C#7] Shoo [D7] Bop [D7] See that fly, crawlin’ up that [G] wall . . . [G] Bop [F#] Shoo [G] Bop, [G] Bop [F#] Shoo [G] Bop [G] See that fly crawlin’ [G7] up that wall, [C] he ain’t talking to Miss [C7] Spider at all ‘Cause he [G] got, he [E7] got, he [A7] got the separ- [D7] ation [G] blues

[C] This all goes to prove, that ever since time be- [G] gan, It’s [A7] better to be bought than to be sold, [D7] for a bottle of gin

[G] If she don’t treat you, like you think she [D7] should . . . [D7] Bop [C#7] Shoo [D7] Bop, [D7] Bop [C#7] Shoo [D7] Bop If [D7] she don’t treat you, like you think she [G] should . . . [G] Bop [F#] Shoo [G] Bop, [G] Bop [F#] Shoo [G] Bop [G] If she don’t treat you like you [G7] think she should, [C] Your services ain’t no [C7] longer no good Then you [G] got, you [E7] got, you [A7] got the separ- [D7] ation [G] blues

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The Wabash Cannonball J. A. Roff, 1882

[D] From the great Atlantic Ocean, to the wide Pacific [G] shore, The [A7] green and flowery mountains, to the south belt by the [D] shore, [D] She's mighty tall and handsome, she’s known quite well by [G] all. She's a [A7] modern combination, called the Wabash Cannon- [D] ball. [A7]

[D] Oh, listen to the jingle, the rumble and the [G] roar As she [A7] glides along the woodlands over hills and by the [D] shore [D] Hear the mighty rush of the engine, hear that lonesome hobo's [G] call [A7] Travelling through the jungles on the Wabash Cannon- [D] ball. [A7]

[D] Oh, the Eastern states are dandy, so the Western people [G] say From [A7] New York to Chicago, and Guilderland, by the [D] way [D] Through the hills of Minnesota, where the rippling waters [G] fall [A7] As they speed along in safety, on the Wabash Cannon- [D] ball. [A7]

[D] I rode the I.C. Limited, also the Royal [G] Blue [A7] Across the Eastern counties on the Elkhorn number [D] two. [D] I rode these highball trains from coast to coast and that’s [G] all [A7] But I’ve found no equal to the Wabash Cannon- [D] ball. [A7]

[D] She came down from Birmingham one cold December [G] day As she [A7] rolled up to the platform you could hear all the people [D] say [D] There's a gal from Tennessee; she's long and she's [G] tall [A7] She came down from Birmingham on the Wabash Cannon- [D] ball. [A7]

[D] Here's to Daddy Klaxton, may his name forever [G] stand And [A7] always be remembered in the courts of Ala- [D] bam' [D] His earthly race is over, the curtains 'round him [G] fall [A7] We'll carry him on to vic’try, on the Wabash Cannon- [D] ball.

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Trouble In Mind Richard Jones, 1924 (Georgia White, Big Bill Broonzy, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, many others)

Try using the barre chord versions of the open chords [C-2], [G-2] and use the barre chord [D7] not [D7-alt] - great song to practice them on

Chorus: [G] Trouble in mind, I'm so [D7] blue But I [G] won't be [G7] blue al- [C] ways [Edim7] Cause the [G] sun's gonna [E7] shine in [A] my back- [D7] door some- [G] day [C7] [G] [D7]

[G] Trouble in mind, It’s [D7] true, I [G] have almost [G7] lost my [C] mind [Edim7] Well, [G] life ain’t worth [E7] livin’, Feel [A] like [D7] I could [G] die [C7] [G] [D7]

[G] Trouble in mind, yes, I'm [D7] blue My [G] poor heart is [G7] beat-beatin' [C] slow [Edim7] I haven't [G] had so much [E7] trouble, In [A] my [D7] life be- [G] fore [C7] [G] [D7]

Repeat Chorus:

I'm going [G] down, to the [D7] river Gonna [G] take my old [G7] rocking [C] chair [Edim7] And if the [G] blues comes and [E7] finds me, well I'll [A] rock a- [D7] way from [G] there [C7] [G] [D7]

[G] My good gal, she [D7] left me [G] Left me with a [G7] troubled [C] mind [Edim7] If you [G] see me [E7] laughin’, I’m [A] laughin’ just to [D7] keep from [G] cryin’ [C7] [G] [D7]

I'm gonna [G] lay my [D7] head On some [G] lonesome [G7] railroad [C] iron [Edim7] When [G] the 2:19 [E7] comes, I'm [A] gonna [D7] pacify my gentle [G] mind [C7] [G] [D7]

Instrumental: play through verse and chorus

[G] Trouble in mind, I'm so [D7] blue But I [G] won't be blue al- [C] ways [Edim7] Cause the [G] sun's gonna [E7] shine in [A] my back- [D7] door some- [G] day [C7] [G] [D7]

The [G] sun's gonna [E7] shine on [A] my back- [D7] door I say the [G] sun's gonna [E7] shine on [A] my back- [C] door Yeh, the [G] sun's gonna [E7] shine on [A] my back- [D7] door some- [G] day [C7] [G] [D7] [G] G C K N ( h h h 33

Truckin’ My Blues Away Fulton Allen (Blind Boy Fuller), 1930s

[C] I got a gal – [A7] here in this town, she’s the [F] best lookin’ [G] gal a- [C] round [C] I got a gal – [A7] in this town – [D7] best lookin’ gal a- [G7] round [C] She’s a-strictly tailor-made, she ain’t no [C7] hand-me-down [F] Catch you truckin’ with her, I’m gonna [D7] shoot you down CHORUS: [C] Keep on truckin’ [A7] mama, [F] truckin my [G] blues a- [C] way C [F] Truckin’ my [G] blues a- [C] way [C] Keep on truckin’ [A7] mama – [F] truckin my [G] blues a- [C] way [C] Keep on truckin’ [A7] mama – girl, you [D7] truck my blues a- [G7] way [C] I got a gal she’s [C7] little and neat H [F] When she starts to truckin’, [D7] man it’s so sweet

CHORUS: [C] Keep on truckin’ [A7] mama, [F] truckin my [G] blues a- [C] way F [F] Truckin’ my [G] blues a- [C] way [C] Keep on truckin’ [A7] baby – [F] truckin’ my [G] blues a- [C] way, yeah [C] Keep on truckin’ [A7] baby – [D7] truckin’ my blues a- [G7] way [C] I know a gal, she’s [C7] long and tall G [F] When she starts to truckin’ make a [D7] little man squall

CHORUS: [C] Keep on truckin [A7] mama – [F] truckin my [G] blues a- [C] way I mean, [F] truckin my [G] blues a- [C] way, yeah N

INSTRUMENTAL: (play through 1 verse and chorus) [C] Keep on truckin [A7] baby – [F] truckin my [G] blues a- [C] way [C] Keep on truckin [A7] mama – [D7] truckin my blues a- [G7] way K [C] She has a dance she call [C7] biddle-um-bum [F] Sure missin’ something if you [D7] don’t truck some CHORUS: [C] Keep on truckin [A7] mama – [F] truckin my [G] blues a- [C] way J [F] truckin my [G] blues a- [C] way

[C] Keep on truckin [A7] mama – [F] truckin my [G] blues a- [C] way, yeah [C] Keep on truckin [A7] baby – [D7] truckin my blues a- [G7] way Make a [C] lame man run, make a [C7] blind man see [F] Sure gets good when she [D7] truckin with me CHORUS: [C] Keep on truckin [A7] mama – [F] truckin my [G] blues a- [C] way [F] Truckin my [G] blues a- [C] way

UNCLOUDY DAY Reverend J. K. Alwood, 1882 (Unclouded Day) (Willie Nelson, The Staple Singers, Johnny Cash, Doc Watson, many others)

Chorus: [C] Oh, the land of cloudless days Oh. the land of an [D7] unclouded [G7] sky Oh, they [C] tell me of a home where no [F] storm clouds [C] rise Oh, they tell me of an [G7] uncloudy [C] day C [C] Oh, they tell me of a home far [F] beyond the [C] skies And they tell me of a home far a- [G7] way Oh, they [C] tell me of a home where no [F] storm clouds [C] rise Oh, they tell me of an [G7] uncloudy [C] day K

Chorus: [C] Oh, the land of cloudless days Oh, the land of an [D7] unclouded [G7] sky Oh, they [C] tell me of a home where no [F] storm clouds [C] rise F Oh, they tell me of an [G7] uncloudy [C] day

[C] Oh they tell me of a home where [F] my friends have [C] gone And they tell me of that land far a- [G7] way N Where the [C] Tree of Life [F] in eternal [C] bloom Sheds its fragrance through [G7] the uncloudy [C] day

[C] Oh they tell me of the King in [F] His beauty [C] there And they tell me that mine eyes shall be- [G7] hold Where He [C] sits on a throne that is [F] whiter than [C] snow In the city that is [G7] made of [C] gold

Repeat Chorus:

[C] Oh, they tell me that He smiles on [F] His children [C] there And His smile drives their sorrows a- [G7] way And they [C] tell me that no tears [F] ever come a- [C] gain In that lovely land of [G7] an uncloudy [C] day

[C] Oh, the land of cloudless days Oh, the land of an [D7] unclouded [G7] sky Oh, they [C] tell me of a home where no [F] storm clouds [C] rise Oh, they tell me of an [G7] uncloudy [C] day

Oh, they tell me of an [G7] uncloudy [C] day

When The Bees Are In The Hive Alfred Bryan and Kerry Mills, 1905

By the [G] mill stream sits the [G7] miller's pretty [C] daughter, Her [D] cheeks are like the [D7] first red rose of [G] June, Her [G] sweet voice sounds just [G7] like the rippling [C] water, As so [D] tenderly she [D7] hums an old love [G] tune,

But [Em] soon her song of joy has turned to [Am] sorrow, For her [A] sweetheart now has [A7] come to say good- [D] bye, [D7] He’s [G] thinking of the [G7] sad and lonely [C] morrow, As he [D] kisses her and [D7] murmurs with a [G] sigh, chorus: When the [D] bees are in the hive and the [C] honey's in the [G] comb, And the [A] golden sun beams [A7] bend to kiss the [D] dew, While the [G] old mill wheel turns [G7] ‘round I’ll love you [C] Mary, When the [D] bees are in the [D7] hive I'll come to [G] you.

Instrumental: (play through verse)

By the [G] old mill sits the [G7] lonely maid re- [C] pining, And her [D] face was like the [D7] spring rose far a- [G] way While [G] she looked down in the [G7] silver waters [C] shining, And she [D] sees her golden [D7] locks are dimmed with [G] gray

Long [Em] years she's waited there for his re- [Am] turning, All in [A] vain she's thinking [A7] he'll come back some [D] day, [D7] For the [G] lamp of hope [G7] still in her heart is [C] burning, As the [D] old mill wheel turns [D7] ‘round it seems to [G] say, chorus: When the [D] bees are in the hive and the [C] honey's in the [G] comb, And the [A] golden sun beams [A7] bend to kiss the [D] dew, While the [G] old mill wheel turns [G7] ‘round I’ll love you [C] Mary, When the [D] bees are in the [D7] hive I'll come to [G] you.

While the [G] old mill wheel turns [G7] ‘round I’ll love you [C] Mary, When the [D] bees are in the [D7] hive I'll come to [G] you.

G N C D K A H e a

Wildwood Flower M. Irving and J.P. Webster c. 1860 (Carter Family, Emmylou Harris, Roseann Cash, many others)

Verse 1:

[C] Oh, I'll twine with my mingles and [G7] waving black [C] hair [C] With the roses so red and the [G7] lilies so [C] fair [C] And the myrtles so bright with [F] emerald [C] dew [C] The pale amanita and [G7] hyssop so [C] blue.

Verse 2:

[C] Oh, I'll dance, I will sing and my [G7] laugh shall be [C] gay [C] I will charm ev'ry heart, in his [G7] crown I will [C] sway [C] When I woke from my dreaming, [F] my idols were [C] clay [C] All portions of love then had [G7] all flown a- [C] way.

Verse 3:

[C] Oh, he taught me to love him and [G7] promised to [C] love [C] And to cherish me over all [G7] others a- [C] bove [C] How my heart now is wond'ring [F] misery can [C] tell [C] He's left me no warning, no [G7] words of fare- [C] well.

Verse 4:

[C] Oh, he taught me to love him and [G7] called me his [C] flow'r [C] That was blooming to cheer him through [G7] life's dreary [C] hour [C] Oh, I'm longing to see him and dread [F] the dark [C] hour [C] He's gone and neglected this [G7] pale wildwood [C] flow'r. C N F

Will The Circle Be Unbroken Ada R. Habershon and Charles H. Gabriel,. 1907 (Carter Family, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, many others)

I was [C] standing by my [C7] window, On a [F] cold and cloudy [C] day. When I [C] saw that hearse come [Am] rolling, For to [C] carry my [G7] mother [C] away.

Will the [C] circle be un- [C7] broken, C By and [F] by, Lord, by and [C] by? There's a [C] better home a- [Am] waiting, In the [C] sky, Lord, [G7] in the [C] sky.

Lord, I [C] told that under- [C7] taker, F "Under- [F] taker, please drive [C] slow. For the [C] lady you are [Am] taking, Lord, I [C] hate to [G7] see her [C] go."

Will the [C] circle be un- [C7] broken, N By and [F] by, Lord, by and [C] by? There's a [C] better home a- [Am] waiting, In the [C] sky, Lord, [G7] in the [C] sky.

Instrumental: Play through one verse a

Lord, I [C] followed close be- [C7] hind her, Tried to [F] hold up and be [C] brave. But I [C] could not hide my [Am] sorrow, When they [C] laid her [G7] in the [C] grave. J

Will the [C] circle be un- [C7] broken, By and [F] by, Lord, by and [C] by? There's a [C] better home a- [Am] waiting, In the [C] sky, Lord, [G7] in the [C] sky.

Went back [C] home, Lord, my home was [C7] lonesome, Since my [F] mother, she was [C] gone. All my [C] brothers, sisters [Am] cryin', What a [C] home so [G7] sad and [C] lone.

We sang the [C] songs of [C7] childhood, Hymns of [F] faith that made us [C] strong Ones that [C] mother Maybelle [C] taught us, Hear the [C] angels [G7] sing al- [C] ong

Will the [C] circle be un- [C7] broken, By and [F] by, Lord, by and [C] by? There's a [C] better home a- [Am] waiting, In the [C] sky, Lord, [G7] in the [C] sky.

Working Man Blues Merle Haggard, 1969

[G] It's a big job just getting by with nine kids and a wife I been a working man dang near all my life I'll be [C] working long as my two hands are fit to [G] use I'll [D7] drink my beer in a tavern Sing a little bit of these [C] working man [G] blues

[G] I keep my nose on the grindstone I work hard every day Might get a little tired on the weekend after I draw my pay But I'll go back [C] working; Come Monday morning I'm right back with the [G] crew I'll [D7] drink a little beer that evening Sing a little bit of these [C] working man [G] blues

[G] Sometimes I think about leaving, do a little bumming around I wanna throw my bills out the window catch a train to another town But I go back [C] working I gotta buy my kids a brand-new pair of [G] shoes Yeah [D7] drink a little beer in a tavern Cry a little bit of these [C] working man [G] blues

Instrumental: (play through one verse)

[G] Hey, hey, the working man, the working man like me I ain't never been on welfare that's one place I won't be Cause I'll be [C] working, long as my two hands are fit to [G] use I [D7] drink a little beer in a tavern Sing a little bit of these [C] working man [G] blues

[G] Sometimes I think about leaving do a little bumming around I wanna throw my bills out the window catch a train to another town But I go back [C] working I gotta buy my kids a brand-new pair of [G] shoes Yeah [D7] drink a little beer in a tavern Cry a little bit of these [C] working man [G] blues

Yeah [D7] drink a little beer in a tavern Cry a little bit of these [C] working man [G] blues

G C K

WORRIED MAN BLUES Trad. (Roots Music Folk Song) (The Carter Family, Woody Guthrie, Ramblin’ Jack Elliot, Pete Seeger, many others)

Chorus: It [C] takes a worried man to sing a worried song, It [F] takes a worried man to sing a worried [C] song, It [C] takes a worried man to sing a worried song, I'm worried [G] now, but I won't be worried [C] long.

I [C] went across the river; I laid down to sleep, I [F] went across the river; I laid down to [C] sleep, I [C] went across the river; I laid down to sleep, C When I woke [G] up, there were shackles on my [C] feet.

Twen- [C] ty-nine links of chain around my leg, Twen- [F] ty-nine links of chain around my [C] leg, F Twen- [C] ty-nine links of chain around my leg, And on each [G] link, the initial of my [C] name.

Chorus: G I [C] asked the judge what might be my fine, I [F] asked the judge what might be my [C] fine, I [C] asked the judge what might be my fine, Twenty-one [G] years on the Rocky Mountain [C] Line.

The [C] train arrived; sixteen coaches long, The [F] train arrived; sixteen coaches [C] long, The [C] train arrived; sixteen coaches long, The girl I [G] love is on that train and [C] gone.

Chorus:

If [C] anyone asks you who composed this song, If [F] anyone asks you who composed this [C] song, If [C] anyone asks you who composed this song, Tell him it was [G] me, and I sing it all day [C] long.

I'm worried [G] now, but I won't be worried [C] long