Woody Guthrie

Accords et partitions

1913 Massacre

D G A

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Fairly simple and pretty freely played Just about the entire song is played with one pattern: A: X0222X (maybe easier if barred)

A Picture From Lifes Other Side

D G A7

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In the world's mighty gallery of pictures There're scenes that are painted from life, Scenes of youth and of beauty, Scenes of hardship and strife, Scenes of wealth and of plenty,

All You Fascists

A E D

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[Verse 1] I'm gonna tell all you fascists, and you may be surprised: The people in this world are getting organized. You're bound to lose, you fascists, bound to lose.

Bad Lee Brown Cocaine Blues

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It was late last night I made my rounds; I met my woman and I blowed her down. I went on home and I went to bed. I laid my pistol up under my head.

The Ballad Of John Henry

C G F G6 G7

John Henry when he was a baby,sittin down on his mammy's knee. Picked up a hammer in his little right hand. He said that'll be the death of me.me,me. That hammer gonna be the death of me.

Baltimore To Washington

C F G

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Verse 1 I've gambled all around the town of Newport News And the more I gamble, boys the more I lose! Baltimore to Washington.

Biggest Thing Man Has Ever Done

C G F

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[Verse 1] I'm just a lonesome traveler, The Great Historical Bum Highly educated from history I have come I built the Rock of Ages, 'twas in the Year of One And that was about the biggest thing that man had ever done

Blowin Down That Old Dusty Road

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I'm blowin' down this old dusty road I'm a-blowin' down this old dusty road I'm a-blowin' down this old dusty road, Lord, Lord An' I ain't a-gonna be treated this a-way

Blowin Down This Old Dusty Road

C F G7

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Please post corrections, it is probably not 100%. (included one set of lyrics, but there are at least three different ones) Blowin' Down This Old Dusty Road (I ain't gonna be treated this a-way)

Blowin Down This Old Dusty Road Going Down The Road Feeling Bad

E A C#m B7 e B

This version of the song uses the Woodie Guthrie Lyrics from the Dust Bowl Ballads recording The chords and style of play have been adapted based on the more traditional Going Down the Road Feelin Bad done by a wide variety of musicians from Woody Guthrie, Allman Brothers, Grateful Dead, Cliff Carslile (with yodeling), Roy Clark and Gatemouth Brown and many others country, blues Rock and roll, Soul and Gospel

Brown Eyes

D A G

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Tabbed from the recording from the American Folk Anthology (disc 2) [Chorus:] Those brown eyes I loved so well. Those brown eyes I long to see. How I long for those brown eyes. Strangers they have grown to be.

California Stars

A D E

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I'd like to rest my heavy head tonight On a bed of California stars I'd like to lay my weary bones tonight On a bed of California stars

Chisholm Trail

G D C

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[Verse] Woke up one mornin' on the Chisholm Trail With a rope in my hand and heifer by the tail Come a ki wopa li yippee yi yay Come a ki wopa li yay

Danville Girl

F Bb C

Verse: 1 I went down to the railroad yard To watch the train roll by Knew that train would roll that day But I did not know what time.

Dear Mrs Roosevelt

G G7 C Bm D7

[Verse] Dear Mrs. Roosevelt, don't hang your head and cry; His mortal clay is laid away, but his good work fills the sky; This world was lucky to see him born.

Deportee

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[Verse 1] The crops are all in and the peaches are rotting The oranges piled in their creosote dumps You're flying them back to the Mexican border To pay all their money, to wade back again

Do Re Mi

C G F B

Lots of folks back East, they say, is leavin' home every day, Beatin' the hot old dusty way to the California line. 'Cross the desert sands they roll, gettin' out of that old dust bowl, They think they're goin' to a sugar bowl, but here's what they find Now, the police at the port of entry say,

Dust Bowl Refugee

C G

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Verse 1 I'm a dust bowl refugee, Just a dust bowl refugee, From that dust bowl to the peach bowl, Now that peach fuzz is a-killin' me.

Dust Can't Kill Me

C G

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That old dust storm killed my baby, But it can't kill me, Lord And it can't kill me. That old dust storm killed my family,

Dusty Old Dust

C G7 F C7 F#

[Verse 1] I've sung this song, but I'll sing it again Of the place that I lived on the wild windy plains In the month called April, county called Gray And here's what all of the people there say

The Dying Miner

A D E7

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[Verse 1] It happened an hour ago, Way down in this tunnel of coal, Gas caught fire from somebody's lamp. And the miners are choking in smoke.

Ezekiel Saw The Wheel

G D7

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[Verse] Ezekiel saw the wheel Way up in the middle of the air Ezekiel saw the wheel Way up in the middle of the air

Go Tell Aunt Rhody

G D

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[Chorus] Go tell Aunt Rhody Go Tell Aunt Rhody Go Tell Aunt Rhody The old grey goose is dead.

God Blessed America For Me

G C D7

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This land is your land, this land is my land >From Calfornia to Stanen Island (New York) >From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream Waters This land was made for you and me

Going Down The Road Feeling Bad

C F C7 G7

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I'm a-goin' down this road feelin' bad I'm goin' down this road feelin' bad I'm goin' down this road feelin' bad, bad, bad And I ain't gonna be treated this a-way

Good Night Irene

G D7 D G7 C

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As young love for you, she told me that you was too young, I wish, the Lord, that I?d never seen your face, I?m sorry you all was born. Irene good ni?ght, Irene good night, Good night Irene, good night Irene, I?ll see you in my dreams.

Goodnight Little Arlo Goodnight Little Darlin

D A G A7

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[Chorus] Goodnight, little darlin', goodnight, Goodnight, little darlin', goodnight, goodnight, Goodnight, little darlin', goodnight, goodnight, Goodnight, little darlin', goodnight.

Grand Coulee Dam

G C D

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Well, the world has seven wonders that the travelers always tell, Some gardens and some towers, I guess you know them well, But now the greatest wonder is in Uncle Sam's fair land It's the big Columbia River and the big Grand Coulee Dam.

Greenback Dollar

G C D7

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Greenback Dollar ---Woody's Version has alternate lyrics but the same chord structures, This is the version that you'll usually see recorded by other artists; Woody's are at the bottom for any drawn here for those---

Gypsy Davy

C G7

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Have you forsaken your baby Have you forsaken your husband dear To go To the gypsy Davey And sing with the gypsy Dave That Song of the gypsy Dave

Happy Joyous Hanukkah

C F G

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[Verse 1] How many nights for Hanukkah? Happy joyous Hanukkah Nights and days, days and nights, Happy joyous Hanukkah

Hard, Ain't It Hard

C G F G7

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First time I seen my true Iove, He was walkin' by my door, The last time l saw his false hearted smile, He was dead on his coolin' board.

Hard Times

G D C

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Verse I've been havin' these hard times, hard times I've been havin' these hard ol', hard times Every day is just the same, not a nickel to my name I've been havin these hard times, hard times

Hard Travelin

F C a D A G

Oh, I've been havin' some hard travelin', I thought you knowed. I've been havin' some hard travelin', way down the road. I've been havin' some hard travelin', hard ramblin', hard gamblin' An' I've been havin' some hard travelin', Lawd.

Hard Travellin'

G C D7 G7 C7

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I been a-havin'some hard travellin', I thought you knowed, I been a-havin'some hard travellin', way down the road, I been a-havin'some hard travellin', hard ramblin', hard gamblin', I been havin'some hard travellin', Lord.

Hey Lolly Lolly

G D

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Hey lolly lolly, lolly, hey lolly lolly low. Hey lolly lolly, lolly, hey lolly lolly low. Hey lolly lolly, lolly, hey lolly lolly low. Hey lolly lolly, lolly, hey lolly lolly low.

Hobos Lullaby

G D7 G7 Am C

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Go to sleep you weary, hobo Let the towns drift slowly by Listen to those steel rails hummin' That's a hobo's lullaby

House Of The Rising Sun

D A G

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[Verse 1] There is a house in New Orleans You call the Rising Sun It's been the ruin of many a poor soul And me, oh God, I'm one

I Aint Got No Home

C G F

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I ain't got no home, I'm just a-roamin' 'round, Just a wandrin' worker, I go from town to town. And the police make it hard wherever I may go And I ain't got no home in this world anymore.

I Was Born

D C G Am

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Note: This song is originally flat picked with different fingerings but I made a simpler open triad version. I personally use fingerstyle with an alternating bass and shuffle pluck. Most of down strokes should be done as a "chuck" with the bags of your fingers and muting after except on the last chorde of each line. The "rests" Should be a thumb pick of the root note Of each chord. Line three should be strummed lightly. Line 4 pluck each chord and let ring.

I'm Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad

E A C#m B

Going down the road feelin bad Going down the road feelin bad Going down the road feelin bad, bad, bad Don't wanna be treated this a way

Ive Got To Know

C G7

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I've got to know, yes, I've got to know friend Hungry lips ask me wherever I go Comrades and friends all falling around me I've got to know, yes, I've got to know

Jarama Valley

D G A D7 A7

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There's a valley in spain called Jarama Its a place that we all know so well It was there that we fought against the fascists We saw a peacful valley turn to hell

Jessie James

G C D7

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Verse 1 When Jesse James was a lad heâ??d killed many a man, He robbed the Glendale train, And the people they did say for many miles away It was robbed by Frank and Jesse James.

Jesus Christ

E A B7

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Jesus Christ was a man that traveled through the land, A carpenter, true and brave. Said to the rich, "Give your goods to the poor", So they laid Jesus Christ in His grave.

Jesus Christ Was A Man

G C D

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Jesus Christ was a man that traveled through the land Hard working man and brave He said to the rich, "Give your goods to the poor." So they laid Jesus Christ in his grave

Jolly Banker

D G A

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Verse My name is Tom Cranker and I'm a jolly banker I'm a Jolly banker, jolly banker am I I safeguard the farmers and widows and orphans Singin' I'm a jolly banker, jolly banker am I

Lindbergh

D G A

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[Verse 1] Mr. Charlie Lindbergh, he flew to old Berlin Got him a big Iron Cross, and he flew right back again To Washington, Washington

Little Black Train

G G7 C D

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(intro) There's a little black train that's coming, coming down the track, You gotta ride that little black train, but it ain't gonna bring you back.

Little Darling At My Window Sad And Lonely

G Em C

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[Chorus] It's at my window sad and lonely Often do I think of thee And I wonder little darling If you ever think of me

Little Saka Sugar

C G D

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Jiggle, jiggle, jiggle, jiggle, tickle, tickle, tickle, tickle Little sack of sugar I could eat you up. Jiggle, jiggle, jiggle, jiggle, pickle, pickle, pickle, pickle Little sack of sugar I could eat you up.

Lonesome Day

D A7 G

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Today has been a lonesome day Today has been a lonesome day Today has been a lonesome day And tomorrow gonna be the same old way

Ludlow Massacre

G C D7

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Verse 1 It was early springtime when the strike was on They drove us miners out of doors Out from the houses that the company owned We moved into tents up at old Ludlow

Mail Myself To You

C F G Am

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Chorus I'm gonna wrap myself in paper Im gonna daub myself with glue Stick some stamps on the top of my head I'm gonna mail myself to you

Miss Pavlichenko

C F G7

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[Verse] Miss Pavilichenko's well known to fame; Russia's your country, fighting is your game; The whole world will love her for a long time to come Cdim C G7

My Daddy Flies A Ship In The Sky

C G F Em

[Verse] Well, a curly-headed girl with a bright shining smile Heard the roar of a plane as it sailed through the sky To her playmates she said, with a bright twinkling eye My Daddy flies that ship in the sky

My Revolutionary Mind

C G Bm Am D

Night is here again, baby, I'm stretched out on my bed Seeing all kinds of crazy notions Running through my head

Oklahoma Hills

E B7 A F#m

Many months have come and gone, since I wandered from my home In those Oklahoma Hills where I was born Many a page of life has turned, many a lesson I have learned Well I feel like in those hills I still belong

Oregon Trail

D G A

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(chorus:) I'm gonna hit that Oregon Trail this coming fall, Hit that Oregon Trail this coming fall Where the good rain falls a plenty and the crops and orchards grow I'm gonna hit that Oregon Trail this coming fall

Pastures Of Plenty

D A

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It's a mighty hard row that my poor hands have hoed, My poor feet have traveled a hot dusty road. Out of your Dust Bowl and westward we rolled, And your deserts was hot and your mountains was cold.

Philadelphia Lawyer

C G7 F

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Way out in Reno, Nevada, Where romance blooms and fades, A great Philadelphia lawyer Was in love with a Hollywood maid.

Pretty Boy Floyd

D G A A7

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If you'll gather 'ro?..und me, children, a story I will tell, 'bout Pretty Boy Floyd, an outlaw, Oklahoma knew him well. It was in the to??wn of Shawnee, it was Saturday afternoon, His wife beside him in his wagon as into town they rode.

Ramblin Round

D A G

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Ramblin' around your city, Ramblin' around your town, I never see a friend I know As I go ramblin' 'round boys, As I go ramblin' 'round.

The Rangers Command

G C D7

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Verse 1 Come all of you cowboys all over this land I'll sing you the law of the Ranger's command To hold a six-shooter and never to run As long as there's bullets in both of your guns

Red River Valley

D A D7 G A7

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Then come sit by my side if you love me, Do not hasten to bid me adieu. Just remember that Red River Valley, And the cowboy that loved you so true.

Ridin' In My Car

D A G

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Take me ridin? in the car, car, take me ridin? in the car, car Take you ridin? in the car, car, I?ll take you ridin? in the car. Click clack, open up the door, girls, click clack open up the door, boys! Front door, back door, clickety-clack, take you ridin? in my car.

Riding In My Car

C G7 F a A

[Verse 1] Take me riding in the car car Take me riding in the car car Take you riding in the car, car I'll take you riding in my car

Roll On Columbia

C G C7 F

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Verse 1 Green Douglas firs where the waters cut through. Down her wild mountains and canyons she flew. Canadian Northwest to the ocean so blue, It's Roll on, Columbia, roll On!

The Sinking Of The Reuben James

G D C Am

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Verse 1 Have you heard of a ship called the good Reuben James Manned by hard fighting men both of honor and fame? She flew the Stars and Stripes of the land of the free But tonight she's in her grave at the bottom of the sea.

Slipknot Hangknot Slipknot

C G C7 D7 G7

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Did you ever see a hangman tie a hangknot? Did you ever see a hangman tie a hangknot? I've seen it many a time and he winds, he winds, After thirteen times he's got a hangknot.

Snow Deer

G D7 C D

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Snow deer mine, Moon's a-shine, through the pines While Mohawks sleep, Let us creep, through the vale Your cowboy lover, your heart will cover Don't hesitate, it is late, ponies wait For you and me by the trees in the dale

So Long Its Been Good

C G7 C7 F F# D7

I've sung this song, but I'll sing it again Of the people I've met and the places I've seen Of some of the troubles that bothered my mind And a lot of good people that I've left behind, saying:

So Long Its Been Good To Know You

C G7 F

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I got the news that the war had begun It was straight for the Army Hall that I run And all of the people in my home town Was a running up and a running down Singing:

Stackolee

D A G

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[Verse] Stackolee was a bad man, everybody knows Spent a hundred dollars for just one suit of clothes He was a bad man, that mean old Stackolee

Stepstone

E A B

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[Chorus]  Goodbye to my stepstone, goodbye to my home God bless the ones that I leave with a sigh The field will be widening and I will be gone To ramble this wide world alone

Take A Whiff On Me

F a Bb C

[Verse 1] I got a woman 6ft4 sleepin in the kitchen with her feet in the door Hey, hey, baby take a whiff on me Sure maid, fishin in the creek, ain't caught a man since a way last week Hey, hey, baby take a whiff on me

Talking Dust Bowl Blues

A E D

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Back in nineteen twenty-seven, I had a little farm and I called that heaven. Well, the prices up and the rain come down, And I hauled my crops all into town. I got the money, bought clothes and groceries,

Tear The Fascists Down

C G F

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Intro There's a great and a bloody fight 'round this whole world tonight And the battle, the bombs and shrapnel rain Hitler told the world around he would tear our union down But our union's gonna break them slavery chains

Theres More Pretty Girls Than One

C C7 F G

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Theres more pretty girls than one More pretty girls than one Every town I rambled around More pretty girls than one

This Land Is Your Land

D G A

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This land is your land This land is my land From California to the New York island; From the red wood forest to the Gulf Stream waters This land was made for you and me.

This Train is Bound for Glory

A E D D7 E7 D/A

This train is bound for glory, this train. This train is bound for glory, this train. This train is bound for glory, Don't carry nothing but the righteous and the holy. This train is bound for glory, this train.

Tom Joad Part 2

D G A

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[Verse 1] Now a deputy sheriff fired Loose at a man, Shot a woman in the back. Before he could take his aim again,

Train 45

Am E Dm

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Train 45 - Woodie Guthrie Intro: , , , , , , , , The train I ride on is a hundred couches long,

Two Good Men

E B7 A

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Verse 1 Say, there, did you hear the news? Sacco worked at trimming shoes; Vanzetti was a peddling man, Pushed his fish cart with his hands.

Union Maid

C G F D C7 G7

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There once was a union maid, she never was afraid, Of goons and ginks and company finks, And the deputy sheriffs who made the raid. She went to the union hall when a meeting it was called, And when the Legion boys come 'round

Vigilante Man

D G A

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Have you seen that vigilante man? Have you seen that vigilante man? Have you seen that vigilante man? I?ve been hearin' his name all over the land.

We Shall Be Free

E F#

[Chorus] In the mornin' you shall be free 'Fore day you shall be free Hear me say you shall be free When the Good Lord sets you free

What Are We Waiting On

C G F

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There's a great and a bloody fight 'round this whole world tonight And the battle, the bombs and shrapnel reign Hitler told the world around he would tear our union down But our union's gonna break them slavery chains

What Did The Deep Sea Say

D G A

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Verse 1: Oh captain tell me true Does my sailor sail with you No, he does not sail with me He sleeps on the bottom of the sea

When The Curfew Blows

G D7

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[Verse 1] The lonesomest sound, boys, I ever heard sound, boys, On the stroke of midnight, Hear the curfew blow.

Whos Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet

B E F#

Who's gonna shoe your pretty little feet? Who's gonna glove your hand? Who's gonna kiss your red ruby lips? Who's gonna be your man?

Will You Miss Me

G C D

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[Verse 1] When death'll close my eyelids And my race on earth is run, Will you miss me when I'm gone?

Wreck Of The Old 97

C F G

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Well they give him his orders in Monroe Virginia Saying Pete you're way behind time This ain't 38 but it's old 97 And you've got to be in Center on time