Tunes

Cherokee Shuffle

traditional

Key: A

No chord chart available.

Tipping Back The Corn

Jordan Wankoff

Key: A

No chord chart available.

Waterbound

traditional

Key: A

AWaterbound and I can’t get across
EWaterbound and I can’t get across
AWaterbound and I can’t get F#across
ADown in ENorth CaroAlina
F# A 
F# A E A 

Wake up Charlie let’s go home…

Dance all night with a bottle in my hand…

Pretty Little Gal

Pappy Taylor

Key: A

fiddle tune, sort of modal-y

June Apple

traditional

Key: A

No chord chart available.

Booth Shot Lincoln

Bascom Lamar Lunsford

Key: A

AJohn Wilkes Booth came to DWashington,
 An Aactor great was F#mhe,
 He Aplayed at Ford's DTheater,
 And ALincoln Ewent to Asee.

It was early in April,

Not many weeks ago,

The people of this fair city

All gathered at the show.

The war it is all over,

The people happy now,

And Abraham Lincoln arose,

Arose to make his bow;

The people cheer him wildly,

Arising to their feet,

And Lincoln waving of his hand,

He calmly takes his seat.

And while he sees the play go on,

His thoughts are running deep,

His darling wife, close by his side,

Has fallen fast asleep.

From the box there hangs a flag,

It's not the Stars and Bars,

The flag that holds within its folds

Bright gleaming stripes and stars.

John Wilkes Booth he moves down the aisle,

He had measured once before,

He passes Lincoln's bodyguard

A-nodding at the door.

He holds a dagger in his right hand,

A pistol in his left,

He shoots poor Lincoln in the temple,

And he sends his soul to rest.

The wife awakes from slumber,

And screams in her rage,

Booth jumps over the railing

And lands him on the stage.

He'll rue the day, he'll rue the hour,

As God him life shall give,

When Booth stood in that center stage,

Crying, "Tyrants shall not live!"

The people all excited

Then cried everyone, "A hand!"

Cried all the people near,

"For God's sake, save that man!"

Then Booth ran back with boot and spurs

Across the backstage floor,

He mounts that trusty claybank mare,

All saddled at the door.

John Wilkes Booth, in his last play,

All dressed in broadcloth deep,

He gallops down the alleyway,

I hear those horses feet.

Poor Lincoln then was heard to say,

And all has gone to rest,

"Of all the actors in this town,

I loved Booth the best."

Tunes

Bull At The Wagon

Lewis Brotherse

Key: A

No chord chart available.

Pretty Betty Martin

traditional

Key: A

No chord chart available.

Lil Liza Jane/Crow Red Rooster

traditional

Key: A

Lil Liza Jane

G Em G C D x4

Crow Red Rooster

C G C D x2
C G D  C D G x2

Tunes

Pretty Little Dutch Girl

traditional

Key: A

No chord chart available.

John Browns Dream

traditional

Key: A

No chord chart available.

Lil Liza Jane/Crow Red Rooster

traditional

Key: A

Lil Liza Jane

G Em G C D x4

Crow Red Rooster

C G C D x2
C G D  C D G x2

Tunes

Cold Frosty Morning

traditional

Key: G

A part

Am G 
Am  G Am 

B part

Am G 
Am C D Am G Am 

Red Prairie Dawn

Garry Harrison

Key: A

No chord chart available.

Dull Chisel

Garry Harrison

Key: A

No chord chart available.

Cripple Creek

Traditional

Key: G

 Hey, FI got a gal at the Bbhead of the Fcreek,
 Goin' up to see her about Ctwo times a Fweek.
 Kiss her on the mouth, Bbsweet as any Fwine,
 Wrap herself around me like a Csweet potato Fvine.
FGoin up Cripple Creek, Bbgoin on a Frun,
 goin up Cripple Creek to Chave a little Ffun.
 Goin up Cripple Creek, Bbgoin in a Fwhirl,
 goin up Cripple Creek to Csee my Fgirl.

Now the girls up Cripple Creek, about half-grown,

jump on a boy like a dog on a bone.

Roll my britches up to my knees,

wade ol Cripple Creek whenever I please.

Now, Cripple Creek's wide and Cripple Creek's deep,

wade old Cripple Creek before I sleep.

Hills are steep and the roads are muddy,

and I'm so dizzy that I can't stand steady

Tunes

Jump In The Well My Pretty Little Miss

traditional

Key: A

No chord chart available.

Cold Frosty Morning

traditional

Key: G

A part

Am G 
Am  G Am 

B part

Am G 
Am C D Am G Am 

Cluck Old Hen

traditional

Key: A

GMy old hen’s a Fgood old Ghen
 She lays Feggs for the railroad Gmen
 Sometimes one and Fsometimes Gten
 That’s eFnough for the railroad Gmen

Cluck old hen cluck and sing

You ain’t laid an egg since late last spring

Cluck old hen cluck and squall

Ain’t laid an egg since late last fall

Cluck old hen cluck when I tell you

Cluck old hen or I’m gonna sell you

Last time she cackled cackled in the lot

Next time she cackles cackle in the pot

My old hen she’s a good old hen

She lays eggs for the railroad men

Sometimes 1 sometimes two

Sometimes enough for the whole damn crew

Greasy Coat

traditional

Key: A

No chord chart available.

Red Wing

traditional

Key: G

No chord chart available.

Ol Bob

Garry Harrison

Key: A

No chord chart available.

Jimmy Shank

traditional

Key: A

No chord chart available.

Speed the Plow

traditional

Key: A

No chord chart available.

Lonesome John

traditional

Key: A

No chord chart available.

Old Joe Clark

traditional

Key: A

No chord chart available.

Jesse James

traditional

Key: G

GJesse James was a man, the Cfinest in the land
GHe robbed the Glendale trDain
GHe stole from the rich and Cgave to the poor
GHe had a heDart, a soul and a brGain

It was on a Friday night the moon was shining bright

They robbed the Glendale train

And people all did say, from many miles away

It was those outlaws Frank and Jesse James

CJesse had a wife who mourned for his lGife
 Three children, they were brDave
GThat dirty little coward who shCot Mr. Howard
 Has lGaid Jesse JaDmes in his grGave

It was Robert Ford that dirty little coward

I wonder how he does feel

For he ate of Jesse's bread and slept in Jesse's bed

and he laid Jesse James in his grave

He was standing on a chair just dustin' a picture there

Thought that he heard a noise

He turned his head around and the bullet smashed him down

and they laid poor Jesse on the floor

People held their breath

when they heard about his death

wondered how he ever came to fall

It was Robert Ford, that little coward,

shot Jesse while he hung a picture on the wall

The Cuckoo

traditional

Key: G

GmOh the cuckoo, she's a pretty bird,
 and she warD7bles, as she Gmflies

And she never, hollers cuckoo,

 until the 4th D7day, of Gmuly

Jack of Diamonds, Jack of Diamonds,

I knowed you from old

You rob my, poor pockets,

of my silver, and my gold

Going to build me a log cabin

on a mountain so high,

So I can see Kevin

as he goes on by

I played cards in England

I played cards in Spain

I'll bet you $100

I'll beat you next game

Shady Grove

traditional

Key: G

GmShady Grove, my little love
 Shady Grove I D7say
GmShady Grove, my little love
 I'm D7bound to go Gmaway

When I was a little boy

I wanted a Barlow knife

And now I want little Shady Grove

To say she'll be my wife

Peaches in the summertime

Apples in the fall

If I can't get the girl I love

I don't want none at all

Wish I had a banjo string

Made of golden twine

I'd play that song on my banjo string

And make that girly mine

Some come here to fiddle and dance

Sme come here to tarry

Some come here to fiddle and dance

I come here to marry

Darling Corey

traditional

Key: C

No chord chart available.

Who's That Knocking At My Window

Carter Family

Key: D

No chord chart available.

I Ain't Got No Home

Woody Guthrie

Key: G

GI ain't got no home, I'm Cjust a-roamin' G'round
 Just a wandrin' worker, I Ago from town to Dtown
GPolice make it hard Cwherever I may Ggo
 And I ain't got no home in Dthis world anymore

My brothers and my sisters are stranded on this road

A hot and dusty road that a million feet have trod

Rich man took my home and drove me from my door

And I ain't got no home in this world anymore

Was a-farmin' on the shares, and always I was poor

My crops I lay into the banker's store

My wife took down and died upon the cabin floor

And I ain't got no home in this world anymore

I mined in your mines and I gathered in your corn

I been working, mister, since the day I was born

Now I worry all the time like I never did before

'Cause I ain't got no home in this world anymore

Now as I look around, it's mighty plain to see

This world is such a great and a funny place to be

Oh, the gamblin' man is rich an' the workin' man is poor

And I ain't got no home in this world anymore

Summertime

George Gershwin

Key: G

EmSummertime,

and the livin' is easy

Am7Fish are jumpin'
 and the Emcotton is B7high C7 B7 
EmYour daddy's rich,

and your momma's good lookin'

 So Ghush little baby,
C7don't B7you Emcry

One of these mornings,

you're gonna rise up singing

Then you'll spread your wings

and you'll take to the sky

But till that morning,

there's a nothin' can harm you

With daddy and mommy

by your side

Highway Home

traditional

Key: G

Black smoke a-rising and it surely is a train

Surely is a train, Lord, it surely is a train

Black smoke a-rising and it surely is a train

I'm on my long journey home

Lost all my money but two dollar bill

Two dollar bill, Lord, two dollar bill

Lost all my money but two dollar bill

I'm on my long journey home

GTraveling the highway home
 I'm Ctraveling the highway Ghome

Oh narrow's the way thank God I can say

 I'm traveling the Dhighway Ghome

Going toward the sunset of time

Traveling the highway home

Rid this world of sin far behind

Traveling the highway home

Well ol' Satan said I’d never be

Traveling the highway home

When I resisted he had to flee

Traveling the highway home

Sometimes the road seems weary and long

Traveling the highway home

But in my heart there's always a song

Traveling the highway home

Hop High Lulu

traditional

Key: G

GWell where did you get them Fhigh top Gshoes?
 And that dress that you Fwear so Gfine?
 I got my shoes from a Frailroading Gman
 And my dress is from a driver Fin the Gmine
Chop high, hop high
 Hop high my Dlulu Ggirl
Chop high, hop high
 Hop high my Dlulu Ggirl

Well where have you been my pretty lulu girl?

Where have you been so long?

Well I've been in the pen with the rough and rowdy men

And honey I'm goin' back again

Well I'll pawn you my watch and I'll pawn you my chain

I'll pawn you my gold wedding ring

To pay my little lulu girl's fine

I'll pawn you my wagon and my team

Tunes

Possum In A Well

Traditional

Key: D

Fiddle tune!

Possums Tail Is Bare

Traditional

Key: D

fiddle tune

8th of January

traditional

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Needlecase

traditional

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Lady of the Lake

Traditional

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Snake River Reel

Peter Lippincott

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Sarah Armstrongs Tune

Sarah Armstrong

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Bonaparte Crossing Rhine

traditional

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Chinese Breakdown

traditional

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Soldiers Joy

traditional

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Flop Eared Mule

traditional

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Run Down Boot

traditional

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Angeline the Baker

traditional

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Tunes

Duck River

traditional

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Five Miles From Town

traditional

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Mississippi Sawyer

traditional

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Arkansas Traveler

traditional

Key: D

No chord chart available.

New Five Cents

traditional

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss

traditional

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Cindy

traditional

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Ducks on the Millpond

traditional

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Echoes of the Ozarks

traditional

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Tennessee Waltz

traditional

Key: C

 I was Cdancin' with my darlin to the C7Tennessee FWaltz
 When an Cold friend I Amhappened to Dsee. G 
 I introcduced him to my darlin' and C7while they were Fdancin'
 my Cfriend stole my Gsweetheart from Cme.
 I Cremember the C7night and the FTennessee CWaltz
 'cause I know just how Ammuch I have Dlost G 
 Yes I Clost my little darlin' the C7night they were Fplayin'
 That Cbeautiful GTennessee CWaltz

Now I wonder how a dance like the Tennessee Waltz

Could have broken my heart so complete

Well I couldn't blame my darlin', and who could help fallin'

In love with my darlin' so sweet

Well it must be the fault of the Tennessee Waltz

Wish I'd known just how much it would cost

But I didn't see it commin', it's all over but the cryin'

Blame it all on the Tennessee Waltz

She goes dancin' with the darkness to the Tennessee Waltz

and I feel like I'm falling apart

and it's stronger than drink and it's deeper than sorrow

this darkness she left in my heart

Tunes

Swannanoa Waltz

traditional

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Cumberland Gap

traditional

Key: C

CCome on, boys, take a little nap
FCome on, body, let's take a Gnap
CCome on, boys, take a little Amnap
F14 miles to the GCumberland CGap

Daniel Boone on the Pinnacle Rock

shot a bear with his old flint lock

Cumberland Gap is a special place

Three kinds of water there to wash your face

Me and my wife and my grandpap

we all moved down to the Cumberland Gap

Cumberland Gap, Cumberland Gap

14 miles to the Cumberland Gap

Tunes

Maggots in The Sheep Hide

traditional

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Johnny Dont Get Drunk

traditional

Key: A

No chord chart available.

Squirrel Hunters

traditional

Key: A

No chord chart available.

Ashokan Farewell

Jay Ungar

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Spotted Pony

traditional

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Snow Shoes

traditional

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Going Down to Cairo

traditional

Key: G

No chord chart available.

Nail The Catfish To The Tree

Steve Rosen

Key: G

No chord chart available.

Oh Groundhog

traditional

Key: G

No chord chart available.

Shove Pigs Foot A Little Further In The Fire

traditional

Key: G

No chord chart available.

Roscoe

traditional

Key: G

No chord chart available.

Mississippi Palisades

Chirps

Key: G

No chord chart available.

Indian Corn

traditional

Key: A

No chord chart available.