1.
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||||||||||||||||||||||| "Roving Gambler"
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Intro:
E|------------------|
B|----11-11--11-11--|
G|----11-11--11-11--|
D|----11-11--11-11--|
A|-9----------------|
E|------------------| x4F#
I am a roving gambler I gambled all around
Whenever I meet with a deck of cards
BF#
I lay my money down
B
Lay my money down, lay my money down
F#
I had not been in Washington many more weeks than three
I met up with a pretty little girl
BF#
She fell in love with me
B
Fell in love with me, fell in love with me
F#
She took me in her parlour, she cooled me with her fan
She whispered low in her mother's ear
BF#
I love that gambling man
B
Love that gambling man, love that gambling man
F#
Oh daughter oh dear daughter how can you treat me so?
Leave your dear old mother
BF#
And with a gambler go
B
With a gambler go, with a gambler go
F#
My mother oh dear mother you can not understand
If you ever see me a coming back
BF#
I'll be with a gambling man
B
With a gambling man, with a gambling man
F#
I left her here in El Paso and I wound up in Maine
I met up with a gambling man
BF#
Got in a poker game
B
Got in a poker game, got in a poker game
F#
We put our money in the pot and dealt the cards around
I saw him deal from the bottom of the deck
BF#
And I shot that gambler down
B
Shot the gambler down, shot the gambler down
F#
Well, now I'm in the jailhouse got a number for my name
The Warden said as he locked the door
BF#
You've gambled your last game
B
Gambled your last game, gambled your last game
F#
I am a roving gambler I gambled all around
Whenever I meet with a deck of cards
BF#
I lay my money down
B
Lay my money down, lay my money down
End
2.
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||||||||||||||||||||||| "Long Time Gone"
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||||||||||||||||||||||||Intro: EE|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-0--2--0--2b-2b-0--|E
You cheated me
And made me lonely
I tried to be
B
Your very own
A
There'll be a day
E
You'll want me only
B
But when I leave
E
I'll be a long time gone
A
Be a long time gone
E
Be a long time gone
B
Yes, when I leave
E
I'll be a long time gone
E
You're gonna be sad
You're gonna be weepin'
You're gonna be blue
B
And all alone
A
You'll regret the day
E
You seen me leavin'
B
'Cause when I leave
E
I'll be a long time gone
A
Be a long time gone
E
Be a long time gone
B
Yes, when I leave
E
I'll be a long time gone
E
You'll see my face
Through tears and sorrow
You'll miss the love
B
You called your own
A
Baby, there'll be
E
No tomorrow
B
'Cause when I leave
E
I'll be a long time gone
A
Be a long time gone
E
Be a long time gone
B
Yes, when I leave
E
I'll be a long time gone
A
Be a long time gone
E
Be a long time gone
B
Yes, when I leave
E
I'll be a long time gone
B
Yes, when I leave
E
I'll be a long time gone
End
3.
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||||||||||||||||||||||| "Lightning Express"
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Intro: CGAD7GD7G
The lightning express from the depot so grand
CG
Had started out on its way
All of the passengers that were on board
AD7
Seemed to be happy and gay
G
But one little boy who sat by himself
CG
Was reading a letter he had
CG
You could plainly tell by the look on his face
AD7G
That the contents of it made him sad
G
The stern old conductor then started his round
CG
Taking tickets from everyone there
And finally reaching the side of the boy
AD7
He gruffly demanded his fare
G
"I have no ticket" the boy then replied
CG
"But I'll pay you back someday"
CG
"Then I'll put you off at the next stop we make"
AD7G
But he stopped when he heard the boy say
G
"Please Mr. Conductor
CG
Don't put me off of this train
The best friend I have in this world sir
AD7
Is waiting for me in pain
G
Expecting to die any moment sir
CG
And may not live through the day
CG
I wanna reach home and kiss mother goodbye
AD7G
Before God takes her away."
CGAD7GD7G
A girl sitting near was heard to exclaim
CG
"If you put him off, it's a shame."
Taking his hand, a collection she made
AD7
The boy's way was paid on the train
G
"I'm obliged to you miss for your kindness to me."
CG
"You're welcome," she said, "never fear."
CG
Each time the conductor would pass through the car
AD7G
The boy's words would ring in his ear
G
"Please Mr. Conductor
CG
Don't put me off of this train
The best friend I have in this world sir
AD7
Is waiting for me in pain
G
Expecting to die any moment sir
CG
And may not live through the day
CG
I wanna reach home and kiss mother goodbye
AD7G
Before God takes her away."
Outro:
CG
"I wanna reach home and kiss mother goodbye
AD7G
Before God takes her away."
End
4.
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||||||||||||||||||||||| "Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine"
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Intro: F#F#
In a vine covered shack in the mountains
C#
Bravely fighting the battle of time
F#B
There's a dear one who's weathered my sorrows
F#C#F#
This is that silver haired daddy of mine
F#
If I could recall all the heartaches
BF#
Dear old daddy, I've caused you to bear
C#F#
If I could erase those lines from your face
G#C#
And bring back the gold to your hair
F#
If God would but grant me the power
C#
Just to turn back the pages of time
F#B
I'd give all I own if I could but atone
F#C#F#
To that silver haired daddy of mine
F#C#F#BF#C#F#F#
I know it's too late, dear old Daddy
C#
To repay for the sorrows and cares
F#B
Though dear Mother is waiting in Heaven
F#C#F#
Just to comfort and solace you there
F#
If I could recall all the heartaches
BF#
Dear old daddy, I've caused you to bear
C#F#
If I could erase those lines from your face
G#C#
And bring back the gold to your hair
F#
If God would but grant me the power
C#
Just to turn back the pages of time
F#B
I'd give all I own if I could but atone
F#C#F#
To that silver haired daddy of mine
F#B
I'd give all I own if I could but atone
F#C#F#
To that silver haired daddy of mine
End
5.
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||||||||||||||||||||||| "Down In The Willow Garden"
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||||||||||||||||||||||||Intro:
E|----|----------------------|
B|----|----------------------|
G|----|----------2-----------|
D|----|-------4-----4--------|
A|----|----4-----------4-----|
E|-4b-|-2-----------------2--| x2AF#m
Down in the willow garden
AF#m
Where me and my love did meet
AF#m
As we sat a-courtin'
AEA
My love fell off to sleep
F#mAF#m
I had a bottle of Burgundy wine
AF#m
My love she did not know
AF#m
So I poisoned that dear little girl
AEF#m
On the banks below
E|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------2-----------|
D|-------4-----4--------|
A|----4-----------4-----|
E|-2-----------------2--| x2AF#m
I drew a sabre through her
AF#m
It was a bloody knife
AF#m
I threw her in the river
AEA
Which was a dreadful sign
F#mAF#m
My father often told me
AF#m
That money would set me free
AF#m
If I would murder that dear little girl
AEA
Whose name was Rose Connelly
F#mAF#mAF#mAF#mAEF#mAF#m
My father sits at his cabin door
AF#m
Wiping his tear-dimmed eyes
AF#m
For his only son soon shall walk
AEA
To yonder scaffold high
F#mAF#m
My race is run, beneath the sun
AF#m
The scaffold waits for me
AF#m
For I did murder that dear little girl
AEF#m
Whose name was Rose Connelly
F#m
End
6.
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||||||||||||||||||||||| "Who's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet?"
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||||||||||||||||||||||||
Intro: DADD
Who's gonna shoe your pretty little feet
A
Who's gonna glove your little hands
D
Who's gonna kiss your ruby red lips
DAD
Who-oo-oo-oo
D
Papa's gonna shoe your pretty little feet
A
Mama's gonna glove your little hands
D
And I'm gonna kiss your ruby red lips
DAD
Who-oo-oo-oo
DADD
Who's gonna shoe your pretty little feet
A
Who's gonna glove your little hands
D
Who's gonna kiss your ruby red lips
DAD
Who-oo-oo-oo
D
Papa's gonna shoe your pretty little feet
A
Mama's gonna glove your little hands
D
And I'm gonna kiss your ruby red lips
DAD
Who-oo-oo-oo
DAD
End
7.
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||||||||||||||||||||||| "Oh So Many Years"
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||||||||||||||||||||||||F#
All these many years I've loved you
B
No one has ever known
F#C#
No one has ever known but you alone
F#
I've kept it locked inside my heart
B
And smiled through all my tears
F#C#F#
My darling, I have loved you oh so many years
F#
Each night within my lonely room
B
I cry dear, over you
F#C#
And pray to God that things will turn out right
F#
But when the dawn of day appears
B
I brush away my tears
F#C#F#
My darling, I have loved you oh so many years
F#BF#C#F#BF#C#F#F#B
I'll go on pretending that my life is oh so gay
F#C#
And happy dear without you by my side
F#B
When all the time my heart is longing just to have you near
F#C#F#
My darling I have loved you oh so many years
F#B
Maybe fate will lead us down a path where we will meet again
F#C#
And then we both be free to love anew
F#
Then one sweet kiss from your dear lips
B
Will banish all my fears
F#C#F#
My darling I have loved you oh so many years
F#C#F#
My darling I have loved you oh so many years
F#
End
8.
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||||||||||||||||||||||| "Barbara Allen"
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||||||||||||||||||||||||
Intro: BbFCFF
T'was in the merry month of May
BbF
When flowers were a-bloomin'
BbF
Sweet Willie on his deathbed lay
CF
For the love of Barbara Allen
F
He sent his servant to the town
BbF
The town where she did dwell in
BbF
Saying "Master dear has sent me here
CF
If your name is Barbara Allen"
F
Then slowly, slowly she got up
BbF
And slowly she went to him
BbF
And all she said when she got there
CF
"Young man, I think you're dying"
F
"Oh don't you remember the other day
BbF
When we were in the tavern?
BbF
You drank your health to the ladies there
CF
And you slighted Barbara Allen"
BbFCFF
He turned his face unto the wall
BbF
He turned his back upon her
BbF
"So long farewell to all my friends
CF
Be kind to Barbara Allen"
F
She looked to the east, she looked to the west
BbF
She saw his corpse a-comin'
BbF
"Oh sit him down for me" she cried
CF
"That I may gaze upon him"
F
The more she looked the more she grieved
BbF
She bursted out to cryin'
BbF
Sayin' "Pick me up and carry me home
CF
For I feel like I am dyin'"
BbFCFF
They buried Willie in the old churchyard
BbF
And Barbara in the new one
BbF
From Willie's grave there grew a rose
CF
From Barbara's a green briar
F
They grew and grew to the old church wall
BbF
And could not grow no higher
BbF
And there they died in a true love-knot
CF
The rosebush and the briar
BbFCF
End
9.
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||||||||||||||||||||||| "Rockin' Alone (In an Old Rockin' Chair)"
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||||||||||||||||||||||||
Intro: EEB
Sitting alone in an old rocking chair
B7E
I saw an old mother with silvery hair
A
She seemed so neglected by those who should care
BE
Rocking alone in an old rocking chair
EB
Her hands were all callused and wrinkled and old
B7E
A life of hard work was the story they told
A
And I thought of angels as I saw her there
BE
Rocking alone in an old rocking chair
EB
Bless her old heart, do you think she'd complain
B7E
Though life has been bitter she'd live it again
A
And carry that cross that is more than her share
BE
Rocking alone in an old rocking chair
EB
It wouldn't take much just to gladden her heart
B7E
Just some small remembrance on somebody's part
A
A letter would brighten her empty life there
BE
Rocking alone in an old rocking chair
EB
I look at her and I think "What a shame"
B7E
The ones who forgot her she loves just the same
A
And I think of angels as I see her there
BE
Rocking alone in an old rocking chair
E
End
10.
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||||||||||||||||||||||| "I'm Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail"
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||||||||||||||||||||||||A
"I'm not in your town to stay,"
A
said a lady old and gray
EA
to the warden of the penitentiary
A
"I'm not in your town to stay
A
And I'll soon be on my way
EA
I'm just here to get my baby out of jail
DEA
Oh warden, I'm just here to get my baby out of jail"
A
"I tried to raise my baby right
A
I have prayed both day and night
EA
That he wouldn't follow footsteps of his dad
A
I have searched both far and wide
A
And I feared that he had died
EA
But at last I've found my baby here in jail
DEA
Oh warden, at last I've found my baby here in jail"
AA
"It was just five years today
A
When his daddy passed away
EA
He was found beneath the snow so cold and white
A
T’was then I bowed to take his ring
A
And his gold watch and his chain
EA
Then the county laid his daddy in the grave
DEA
Yes warden, the county laid his daddy in the grave"
A
"I will pawn you his watch
A
I will pawn you his chain
EA
I will pawn you my diamond wedding ring
A
I will wash all your clothes
A
I will scrub all your floors
EA
If that will get my baby out of jail
DEA
Yes warden, if that will get my baby out of jail"
A
Then I heard the warden say
A
to the lady old and gray:
EA
"I'll go bring your darling baby to your side"
A
Two iron gates swung wide apart
A
She held her darling to her heart
EA
She kissed her baby boy and then she died
DEA
But smiling, she kissed her baby boy and then she died
AEAAEADEAA
"I'm not in your town to stay,"
A
said a lady old and gray
EA
"I'm just here to get my baby out of jail
DEA
Yes warden, I'm just here to get my baby out of jail"
End
11.
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||||||||||||||||||||||| "Kentucky"
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||||||||||||||||||||||||
Intro: GG
Kentucky
D
You are the dearest land outside of Heaven to me
D
Kentucky
G
I miss your laurel and your redbud trees
G
When I die,
D
I want to rest upon a graceful mountain so high
D
For that is
G
Where God will look for me
G
Kentucky
D
I miss the old folks singing in the silvery moonlight
D
Kentucky
G
I miss the hound dogs chasin' coons
GDGG
I know that
D
My mother, dad and sweetheart are waiting for me
D
Kentucky
G
I will be coming soon
G
Kentucky
End
12.
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||||||||||||||||||||||| "Put My Little Shoes Away"
E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||||||||||||||||||||||||D#
Mother dear come bathe my forehead
G#A#
For I'm growing very weak
D#A#D#
Mother let one drop of water
A#D#
Fall upon my burning cheek
G#D#
I'm going away to leave you mother darling
G#A#
And remember what I say
D#A#D#
Do this wont you please dear mother
A#D#
Put my little shoes away
A#D#
Santa Claus he brought them to me
G#A#
With a lot of other things
D#A#D#
I believe he brought an Angel
A#D#
With a pair of golden wings
A#D#
Tell my loving little playmates
G#A#
That I never more will play
D#A#D#
Give them all my toys but mother
A#D#
Put my little shoes away
G#D#
I'm going away to leave you mother darling
G#A#
And remember what I say
D#A#D#
Do this wont you please dear mother
A#D#
Put my little shoes away