Good Ole Mountain Dew

traditional

Key: A

 There's a Avending machine

down the road here from me

 where you Dput in a quarter or Atwo

You put your money in

and before you begin

 you're chugging that Egood ole mountain Adew

They call it that ole mountain dew

And them that refuse it are few

I'll hush up my mug if you'll fill up my jug

With that good ole mountain dew

My uncle Mort he's sawed off and he's short

He measures bout four foot two

But he thinks he's a giant when you give him a pint

Of that good old mountain dew

My brother Bill's got a house on the hill

where he buys it by the case or two

And the buzzards in the sky get so sick they can't fly

from smelling that good ole mountain dew

Lonesome Road Blues

traditional

Key: A

No chord chart available.

Angel Band

traditional

Key: A

AMy latest sun is Dsinking Afast,
 My race is Enearly Arun,
 My longest trials Dnow are Apassed,
 My triumph Ehas Abegun
EOh come angel Aband,
ECome and around me Astand,
DBear me away on your Asnow white wings,
 To my immortal EhomeA 
DBear me away on your Asnow white wings,
 To my Eimmortal Ahome

Oh, bear my loving heart to him

Who bled and died for me,

Whose blood now cleanses from all sins,

And give me victory

I've almost reached my heavenly home,

My spirit loudly sings,

The holy ones, behold they come,

I hear the noise of wings

Miss Me When I'm Gone

Carter Family

Key: A

AYou're going to miss me when I'm gone
 You're going to Dmiss me when I'm Agone
 You know, you're going to miss me when I'm Egone
AYou're going to miss me by my walk
 You're going to Dmiss me by my talk
 You Aknow, you're going to Dmiss me when I'm Agone

You're going to miss me by my hair

You're going to miss me everywhere

You know, you're going to miss me when I'm gone

You're going to miss me by my knees

You're going to miss me if you please

You know, you're going to miss me when I'm gone

 Oh when I'm Dgone, When I'm Agone
 You know, you're going to miss me when I'm Egone
 You're going to Amiss me by my walk
 You're going to Dmiss me by my talk
 You know, you're going to Emiss me when I'm Agone

Feast Here Tonight

Traditional

Key: A

AThere's a rabbit in the log and I ain't got my dog
 How will I get him I Eknow
 I'll Aget me a briar and twist it in his hair
 That Eway I'll get him I Aknow
 I Dknow (yes I know) I Aknow (I surely know)
 That's how I'll get him I Eknow
 I'll Aget me a briar and twist in his hair
 That way I'll Eget him I Aknow

I'll build me a fire and I'll cook that old hare

Roll him in the flames and make him brown

Have a feast here tonight while the moon is shining bright

And find me a place to lie down

To lie down (to lie down) to lie down (to lie down)

Find me a place to lie down

Have a feast here tonight while the moon is shining bright

And find me a place to lie down

I'm going down that track with my coat and my bag

Soles on my shoes are nearly gone

A little ways ahead there's a farmer's shed

That's where I'll rest my weary bones

Weary bones (weary bones) weary bones (you lazy bones)

That's where I'll rest my weary bones

A little way's ahead there's a farmer's shed

That's where I'll rest my weary bones

Stagger Lee

traditional

Key: C

CCould been on a rainy morning

Could been on a rainy night

FStagger Lee and Billy DeLyon
 had a great big Cfight
 Oh that Gbad man, that cruel Stagger CLee

Billy DeLyon said, Stagger Lee,

please don't take my life,

I got two little babes,

and a darlin' lovin' wife"

Oh that bad man, that cruel Stagger Lee

"What do I care about two little babes

and a darlin' lovin' wife?

You done stole my Stetson hat,

now I'm gonna take your life"

Oh that bad man, that cruel Stagger Lee

Stagger Lee shot Billy

shot the boy so bad,

the bullet went through Billy

and broke the bartender's looking glass

Oh that bad man, that cruel Stagger Lee

Police officer,

tell me how can this be?

You arrest everybody

except cruel Stack O' Lee

Oh that bad man, that cruel Stagger Lee

Gentlemens of the jury

now what do you think of that?

Stagger Lee killed Billy de Lyon

about a five-dollar Stetson hat

Oh that bad man, that cruel Stagger Lee

Now he's standing on the gallows,

with his head way up high.

At twelve o'clock they killed him

we're all glad to see him die

Oh that bad man, that cruel Stagger Lee

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

CC Rider

traditional

Key: C

CCC Rider, see what you gone C7done
FCC Rider, see what you gone Cdone
FCC Rider, see what you gone Cdone
Ghey, hey, Fhey, Chey

You made me love you, now your man done come ...

Standin in the kitchen in that morning gown ...

Lookin right at her when that sun went down ...

My home is on the water, I don't like the land at all ...

Darling Corey

traditional

Key: C

No chord chart available.

Omie Wise

traditional

Key: C

 Come Call of you, children, I'll tell you no Flies
 How GJohn Lewis did murder Flittle Omie CWise.

He told her to meet him at Adamsville Spring

He said he'd bring her money and many other fine things.

Like a fool, well she met him at Adamsville Springs

he brought her no money nor any other fine things.

"Now get up behind me, to Squireville we'll go"

And off the did ride to where deep waters flow.

"John Lewis, John Lewis, will you tell me your mind?

Do you intend to marry me or leave me behind?"

"Little Omie, little Omie, I'll tell you my mind.

My mind is to drown you and leave you behind."

"Have mercy on my baby and spare me my life,

I'll go distracted and never be your wife."

He kissed her and hugged her and turned her around,

Then pushed her in deep waters where he knew that she would drown.

He got on his pony and away he did ride,

the screams of dear Omie went down by his side.

John Lewis he rode back in to Adamsville Hall

asked around for Omie, heard she won't be gone for very long

They threw John Lewis into the county jail

there he remained with no one to pay his bail

Caffeine

Hokum High Rollers

Key: C

No chord chart available.

Miss Ferris

John Hartford

Key: D

 Now DI had a teacher when GI went to school,
 She loved the river, and she taDught about it too.
 I'se a Gpretty bad boy, but she cDalled my bluff,
 With her gDreat big collection of stGeamboat stuff. Oh, yDeah!

She had log-books and bells and the things like that,

And she knew the old captains and where they were at.

She rode the Alabama and the Gordon C. Green,

As the Cape Girardeau, she was later renamed, Uh-huh.

 But her vGery favorite, as you all know,
 Was the GoDlden Eagle, Captain Buck's old boat.
 ThGis old stern wheeler sank and went to heaven,
 When DI was in the fourth grade, in nAineteen forty-seven, Uh-huh!

Well, now, fast people in St. Louis society

A-takin' a trip on the Mississippi

Sleepin' in their bunks after an after-dinner drink

They didn't think the boat would sink. Oh, no!

Well, I know Captain Buck was a very sad man

When that old wooden hull went into the sand

And Miss Ferris was sad for sure

But immediately, her mind went to work. Oh, yeah!

Well, she did some politicking that was tricky and hard

And she got the pilot house for the schoolhouse yard

And so, instead of studying, I became a dreamer

Dreaming 'bout boats and the Mississippi River. Uh-huh.

I had to work real hard to get my school work done

Cause you could not fool Miss Ferris none;

And, if I went to sleep or I were not supposed to talk

Oh, she was a dead shot with a little piece of chalk. Uh-huh!{soc}

Oh me, oh my, how the time does fly.

Time and the river keep a-rollin' on by.

Now, I am not a student and she is not a teacher

But, we both still love the Mississippi River. Uh, huh.

Well, I went to see her this Christmas last.

We took a little trip back through the past.

On the easy rocker we looked at pictures

And we dreamed our dreams of the Mississippi River. Uh-huh!

On This Cold Prison Wall

George Tolbert

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Mole in the Ground

traditional

Key: D

DI wish I was a mole in the ground
 Yes, I wish I was a mole in the Aground
 If I's a Dmole in the ground
 I'd Groot that mountain down
 And I Dwish I was a Amole in the Dground

Oh, I wish I was a lizard in the spring

Yes, I wish I was a lizard in the spring

If I's a lizard in the spring

I'd hear my darlin' sing

And I wish I was a lizard in the spring

Oh, Kempe wants a nine dollar shawl

Yes, Kempe wants a nine dollar shawl

With a nine dollar shawl

She could beat them all in all

Kempe wants a nine dollar shawl

Oh Kempe, let your hair roll down

Kempe, let your hair roll down

Let your hair roll down

and your bangs curl round

Oh Kempe, let your hair roll down

I been in the bend so long

Yes, I been in the bend so long

I been in the bend

with the rough and rowdy men

Baby, where you been so long?

Oh, I don't like a railroad man

No, I don't like a railroad man

Oh the railroad man

He'll kill you if he can

Drink up your blood like wine

Been All Around This World

traditional

Key: D

DUpon the Blue Ridge Mountain, there I'll take my stand
AUpon the Blue Ridge Mountain, Gthere I'll take my Dstand
GRifle on my shoulder, Dsix gun in my hand
 I've Gbeen all Aaround this Dworld

Lulu, my Lulu, come and open the door

Lulu, my Lulu, come and open the door

Before I have to walk on in with my old 44

I've been all around this world

Where'd you get that wedding dress and the shoes you wear so fine

Where'd you get that wedding dress and the shoes you wear so fine

I got em from a driver who's moved on down the line

I've been all around this world

Working on that new railroad, mud up to my knees

Working on that new railroad, mud up to my knees

Working for Big John Henry, you know he's so hard to please

I've been all around this world

Mama and Papa, little sister makes 3

Mama and Papa, little sister makes 3

Hanging from the gallows, you'll see the last of me

Lord, Lord, I've been all around this world

Hang me, oh, hang me, so I'll be dead and gone

Hang me, oh, hang me, so I'll be dead and gone

I don't mind the dying, it's being alive so long

I've been all around this world

John Henry

traditional

Key: E

 When John HEenry was a little baby
 sitting on his mammy's knBee
 he piEcked up a hammer in his little right hand
 This haE/F#mmer'll be the dEeath of E/F#me, Lord, LoArd,
 hamEmer'll be the deBath of mEe.

The captain said to John Henry,

I'm gonna bring that steam drill round.

I'm gonna bring that steam drill round on this job

and work that steel on down, down, down, (x2)

John Henry said to his captain,

You can bring that old steam drill round.

You can bring that steam drill round on this job

and I'll beat your steam drill down, down, down (x2)

John Henry said to his shaker,

Shaker, you had better pray.

If you miss your six feet of steel

tomorrow be your burying day, day, day (x2)

The shaker said to John Henry,

A man ain't nothing but a man.

Before you let that steam drill beat you down

you'd better die with your hammer in your hand, Lord, Lord (x2)

John Henry said to his shaker,

Shaker, now why don't you sing?

I'm swinging nine pounds from the shoulders on down,

listen to my cold steel ring, ring ring (x2)

John Henry and the steam drill

took to driving steel and throwing sand

and John Henry beat that steam drill three inches down

but he died with hammer in his hand, Lord, Lord (X2)

They took John Henry to the graveyard

laid him down in the sand.

And every locomotive that comes a'rustling by

hollers, yonder lies a steel driving man, man, man (X2)

All You Fascists Bound To Lose

Woody Guthrie

Key: G

 I'm gonna Gtell all you fascists,

you may be surprised

CPeople all over this world
 are getting Gorganized
 You fascists are bound to Glose
DAll you fascists are bound to lose

You fascists are bound to lose

You fascists are bound to lose

You're bound to lose, you fascists

 Are bound to Glose

Race hatred cannot stop us,

this one thing I know

Poll tax and Jim Crow and greed

have got to go

People of every color marching

side by side

Marching across these fields

where a million fascists died

I'm going into this battle,

take my union gun

Gonna end this world of slavery

before this war is won

Cripple Creek

Traditional

Key: A

 Hey, GI got a gal at the Chead of the Gcreek,
 Goin' up to see her about Dtwo times a Gweek.
 Kiss her on the mouth, Csweet as any Gwine,
 Wrap herself around me like a Dsweet potato Gvine.
GGoin up Cripple Creek, Cgoin on a Grun,
 goin up Cripple Creek to Dhave a little Gfun.
 Goin up Cripple Creek, Cgoin in a Gwhirl,
 goin up Cripple Creek to Dsee my Ggirl.

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

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

This Land Is Your Land

Woody Guthrie

Key: G

GThis land is Cyour land
 this land is Gmy land,
 From CalifDornia
 to the New York GIsland,
 From the Redwood FCorests
 to the Gulf Stream waGters;
DThis land was made
 for you and Gme.

As I was walking that ribbon of highway,

I looked above me, there in the skyway,

I saw below me, the Golden Valley;

This land was made for you and me.

I roamed and rambled,

and followed my footsteps

Through the sparkling sands of

her diamond deserts,

And all around me this voice kept saying,

"This land was made for you and me."

 Oh, my loving Cmother,
 when the world's on Gfire,
 don't you want God's Dbosom
 to be your Gpillow?
 Tide me Cover in the Rock of GAges
 Rock of DAges cleft for Gme.

Oh my loving father...

As the Sun was shining, and I was strolling

Through the wheat fields waving

and the dust clouds rolling,

I could feel inside me

and see all around me,

This land was made for you and me.

Wagon Wheel

Old Crow Medicine Show and Bob Dylan

Key: G

GHeaded down south to the Dland of the pines
EmThumbin my way outa CNorth Caroline
GStaring up the road Dpray to God I see Cheadlights

I made it down the coast in seventeen hours

pickin me a bouquet of dogwood flowers and I'm

hoping for Raliegh, gonna see my baby tonight

Rock me mama like a wagon wheel

Rock me mama any way you feel

Hey mama rock me

Rock me mama like the wind and the rain

Rock me mama like a south bound train

Hey mama rock me

Runnin' from the cold up in New England

I was born to be a fiddler in an old time string band

My baby plays the guitar, I pick the banjo now

Ah, north country winters keep-a gettin' me cold

Lost my money playin' poker so I had to up and leave

but i ain't turning back to live that old life no more

Walkin' to the south out of Roanoake

I caught a trucker out of Philly had a nice long toke

But he was headed west 'cross the Cumberland Gap

into Johnson City, Tennessee

I gotta get a move on, pray for the sun

I hear my baby callin my name and i know that she's the only one

and if I die in Raleigh, well at least I will die free

Will The Circle Be Unbroken

The Carter Family

Key: G

 I was Gstanding by my window
 On one Ccold and cloudy Gday

when I saw that hearse come rolling

 for to carry my Dmother aGway
 Will the Gcircle be unG7broken,
 By and Cby, Lord, by and Gby?

There's a better home a-waiting,

 In the sky, Lord, Din the Gsky.

Lord I told that undertaker

undertaker please drive slow

for this body you are hauling

Lord, I hate to see her go

I will follow close behind her

try to hold up and be brave

but I could not hide my sorrow

when they laid her in her grave

Worried Man's Blues

traditional

Key: G

No chord chart available.

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

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

Little Girl & Dreadful Snake

traditional

Key: G

No chord chart available.

I'll Fly Away

Albert E. Brumley

Key: G

GSome bright morning when this life is over
CI'll fly Gaway
 To that home on God's celestial Emshore
GI'll Dfly Gaway

I'll fly away, oh glory

I'll fly away in the morning

When I die, Hallelujah by and by

I'll fly away

When the shadows of this life have gone

Like a bird from these prison walls has flown

Oh, how glad and happy when we meet

No more cold iron shackles on my feet

Just a few more weary days and then

To a land where joys will never end

Rank Stranger

Stanley Brothers

Key: G

 I wandered Gagain to my Dhome in the Gmountains
 Where in youth's early dawn I was happy and Afree   D 
 I looked for my Gfriends, but I Dnever could Gfind them
 I found they were all rank Dstrangers to Gme

Everybody I met (everybody I met)

 Seemed to Cbe a rank Gstranger (seemed to Cbe a rank Gstranger)

No mother nor dad (no mother or dad)

 Not a friend could I Asee (not a friend could I Dsee)
 They knew not my Gname (they knew not my name)
 And I Dknew not their Gfaces (and I Dknew not their Gfaces)

I found they were all (I found they were all)

 Rank strangers Dto Gme (rank Dstrangers to Gme)

"They've all moved away, " said the voice of a stranger

"To a beautiful land by the bright crystal sea"

Some beautiful day I'll meet 'em in heaven

Where no one will be a stranger to me

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

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

Lonesome Valley

traditional

Key: G

 You gotta Gwalk that lonesome valley
 You gotta Dwalk it by Gyourself
 Ain't nobody Celse can walk it Gfor you
 You gotta Dwalk it by Gyourself

They say John, he was a Baptist

He ate locusts and honey too

But he had to walk that lonesome valley

And you will have to walk it too

You gotta sleep in that lonesome graveyard

You gotta sleep there by yourself

Can't nobody else sleep there for you

You gotta sleep there by yourself

You know your mama truly loves you

And your woman she does too

Though they may beg you to go with them

You know they can not go for you

Standing on the Mountain

Jim & Jesse

Key: A

No chord chart available.

Tunes

Dull Chisel

Garry Harrison

Key: A

No chord chart available.

Ol Bob

Garry Harrison

Key: A

No chord chart available.

Red Prairie Dawn

Garry Harrison

Key: A

No chord chart available.

Tipping Back The Corn

Jordan Wankoff

Key: A

No chord chart available.

Bull At The Wagon

Lewis Brotherse

Key: A

No chord chart available.

Cherokee Shuffle

traditional

Key: A

No chord chart available.

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.

Indian Corn

traditional

Key: A

No chord chart available.

John Browns Dream

traditional

Key: A

No chord chart available.

Jump In The Well My Pretty Little Miss

traditional

Key: A

No chord chart available.

Lonesome John

traditional

Key: A

No chord chart available.

Pretty Betty Martin

traditional

Key: A

No chord chart available.

Pretty Little Dutch Girl

traditional

Key: A

No chord chart available.

Saddle Old Kate

traditional

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…

Angeline the Baker

traditional

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Tunes

Needlecase

traditional

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Walk Old Shoe Heel Come A'Draggin

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.

8th of January

traditional

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Arkansas Traveler

traditional

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Bonapartes Retreat

traditional

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Chinese Breakdown

traditional

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Duck River

traditional

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Echoes of the Ozarks

traditional

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss

traditional

Key: D

No chord chart available.

New Five Cents

traditional

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Run Down Boot

traditional

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Spotted Pony

traditional

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Mississippi Palisades

Chirps

Key: G

No chord chart available.

Nail The Catfish To The Tree

Steve Rosen

Key: G

No chord chart available.

Never Mind the Weather So The Wind Dont Blow

traditional

Key: G

No chord chart available.

Going Down to Cairo

traditional

Key: G

No chord chart available.

Red Wing

traditional

Key: G

No chord chart available.

Roscoe

traditional

Key: G

No chord chart available.

Green Back Dollar

traditional

Key: A

No chord chart available.

Wild Bill Jones

traditional

Key: C

 As DI went out for to Ctake a little Dwalk
 I walked upon that CWild Bill DJones
 He was Da'walking and a'talking by my Ctrue lover's Dside
 And I Dbid him to Cleave her Dalone

Boys pass around that long-necked bottle

Let's all get on a spree

Today was the last of that Wild Bill Jones

tomorrow be the last of me

He said my age is twenty-one

Too old to be controlled

I drew my revolver from my side

And destroyed that poor boy's soul

He reeled and he staggered, and he fell to the ground

And then he gave one dying moan

He wrapped his arms around my little girl's neck

Saying honey won't you take me home

They sent me to prison for twenty long years

This poor boy longs to be free

But Wild Bill Jones and that long-necked bottle

Have been the ruin of me

Raleigh & Spencer

traditional

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Who's That Knocking At My Window

Carter Family

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Policeman

traditional

Key: G

GPoliceman come, knock on my door this morning
CPoliceman come, knock on my door this Gmorning
CPoliceman come, Gknock on my door
Dshot him in the head with Cmy .44 this Gmorning

I've got a secret I ain't gonna tell...

Keep my whiskey in a coconut shell

Down went the trigger, bang went the gun...

Should have seen him run

Take a Whiff on Me

Memphis Jug Band

Key: G

GGoing down Sixth Street, coming down Main
CTrying to bum a nickel for to buy cocaine
DHey, hey, honey take a whiff on Gme

Take a whiff on me, take a whiff on me

All you rounders take a whiff on me

Hey, hey, honey take a whiff on me

I've got a woman, she's ten feet tall

Her head in the kitchen, feet in the hall

Hey, hey, honey take a whiff on me

Two old women fishing in a creek

ain't caught a man since late last week

Hey, hey, honey take a whiff on me

Cocaine's for horses not for men

doctor say it'll kill you but he won't say when

Hey, hey, honey take a whiff on me

I'm a-walkin' down the road with my hat in my hand

Lookin' for a woman who needs a banjo man,

Hey, hey, baby take a whiff on me.

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

Goodbye Booze

Charlie Pool

Key: G

 She tore my Fclothes
 She swelled my Chead
 So goodbye Gbooze I'm going to Cbed
 I had a good Ftime, but we couldn't Cagree
 So you see what Gbooze has done for Cme

Oh goodbye booze forever more

My boozing days will soon be o'er

I had a good time, but we couldn't agree

So you see what booze has done for me

Well she slammed my head

She broke my heart

So goodbye booze its time we part

I had a good time ...

Well she whispered low, how sweet it sounds

Won't don't you take another ride on the merry go round

I had a good time ...

Hesitation Blues

traditional

Key: G

No chord chart available.

Rueben

traditional

Key: G

GOl Reuben made a train & he put it on a track
 He ran it to the Lord Fknows Gwhere
 Oh me, oh my ran it to the FLord knows Gwhere

Should been in town when Reuben's train went down

You could hear that whistle blow 100 miles

Oh me, oh my you could hear the whistle blow 100 miles

Last night I lay in jail had no money to go my bail

Lord how it sleeted & it snowed

Oh me, oh my Lord how it sleeted & it snowed

I've been to the East, I've been to the West

I'm going where the chilly winds don't blow

Oh me, oh my I'm going where the chilly winds don't blow

Oh the train that I ride is 100 coaches long

You can hear the whistle blow 100 miles

Oh me, oh my you can hear the whistle blow 100 miles

I got myself a blade, laid Reuben in the shade,

I'm startin' me a graveyard of my own.

Oh, me, oh lordy my, startin' me a graveyard of my own.

Ol Reuben made a train & he put it on a track

He ran it to the Lord knows where

Oh me, oh my ran it to the Lord knows where

Who Broke the Lock

Highwoods String Band

Key: G

No chord chart available.

Green Icy Mountain

Traditional

Key: G

 I'm Ggoing across that green icy mountain
Dmountain, mounGtain

I'm going across that green icy mountain

 lest I take Dsick and Gdie

I'm going to see my lover

lover, lover

I'm going to see my lover

lest I take sick and die

She told me that'd she always love me

love me, love me

She told me that'd she always love me

?????

She threw her arms around me

around me, around me

She threw her arms around me

like a vine around a gum

Hellbound Train

Key: C

No chord chart available.

Wildwood Flower

traditional

Key: C

CI will twine with my mingles and Gwaving black Chair
 with the roses so red and the Glilies so Cfair
 with the myrtle so bright and the Femerald Cdew
 with the pale amenitas and the Geyes look like Cblue

I will dance I will sing and my laugh shall be gay

I will charm every heart, in his arms I will sway

when I woke from my dreaming, my idols was clay

All portion of love had all gone away

He taught me to love him and promised to love

and to cherish me over all others above

How my heart is now aching no misery can tell

he left me no warning, no words of farewell

He taught me to love him and called me his flower

that was blooming to cheer him through life's dreary hour

How I long to see him and regret the dark hour

he's gone and neglected this pale wildwood flower

Spent

John Davey

Key: C

No chord chart available.

Tunes

Cold Frosty Morning

traditional

Key: G

A part

Am G 
Am  G Am 

B part

Am G 
Am C D Am G Am 

Flint Hill Special

Earl Scruggs

Key: G

No chord chart available.

Foggy Mountain Special

Earl Scruggs

Key: G

No chord chart available.

Sow Em On The Mountain

Traditional

Key: G

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

Shades of Death Creek

Chrips Smith

Key: A

It's a modal fiddle tune, so just A and G

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

Pretty Little Gal

Pappy Taylor

Key: A

fiddle tune, sort of modal-y

June Apple

traditional

Key: A

No chord chart available.

Flop Eared Mule

traditional

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Liberty

traditional

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Soldiers Joy

traditional

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Whiskey for Breakfast

traditional

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Lady of the Lake

Traditional

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Possums Tail Is Bare

Traditional

Key: D

fiddle tune

Wipe Your Nose Mama's Got A Shotgun

Phil Stepford

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Possum in Jeopardy

Stepford Bros

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Possum In A Well

Traditional

Key: D

Fiddle tune!

Five Miles From Town

traditional

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Bonaparte Crossing Rhine

traditional

Key: D

No chord chart available.

Lazy John

traditional

Key: G

 Work all Dweek in the noon day Gsun
 Fifteen Dcents when Saturday Gcomes
 Goin to a Ddance to have some Gfun
 Why don't you Dget away lazy GJohn?
 Lazy CJohn lazy DJohn
 Why don't you get your day's work all Gdone
CYou're in the shade and I'm in the Dsun
 Why don't you get away lazy GJohn?

Every night when I come home

Peas in the pot and the old jawbone

Here today and tomorrow he's gone

Why don't you get away lazy John?

My gal lives at the end of the road

Her teeth are crooked and her legs are bowed

But we sure have a lot of fun

Why don't you get away lazy John?

Goin to a dance Saturday night

Ain't coming home til the broad daylight

Then I'll take my girl back home

Why don't you get away lazy John?

Tunes

Shove Pigs Foot A Little Further In The Fire

traditional

Key: G

No chord chart available.