Chords for "Levon Helm: The Making of Electric Dirt"
Tempo:
123.9 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
A
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
You [G]
gotta move it on train.
[C] He's [Cm] moving on train.
[Eb]
You know that my horse coming out.
He won't be long.
He's gonna safely carry me home.
He's gonna safely carry me home.
[C]
There we go.
Yep.
[C] [Dm]
[F]
[C] [G] [F]
[G] Cold iron shackles and a ball and chain.
[Em]
[C] [F] I listen to the whistle [A] of the evening [C] train.
[G] [C] You know [F] you've found too [Fm] a wild [C] love to let.
[F] It is on every night [G] in [C] Tennessee, James.
[Dm] [C]
[G] [A]
[Em] [A]
All the tales of old [D] Virginia.
There [A] they play, Daddy loves [E] so well.
There he spent many days on [D] my childhood.
[A]
Amy Cammon, there [E] we go.
[A]
Doing the Dirt Farmer record with him.
[Em] You know we started this thing, it was [Gb] Amy's idea initially to do,
[E]
just come up here and record some acoustic tunes.
And she asked me if I'd help produce it.
[A] And I thought well this is a great [D] idea.
Came up for no [A] reason, just to record this stuff.
And the result was this great record.
And now we're trying to get the next one done.
And I'm [Bm] trying to [D] recreate that feeling, that no pressure [B] feeling.
I think we can do it, we [Fm] can get there.
Drives [Bb] up in the [B] world.
[Eb]
Can't you imagine we're down in old Metrocali and you're [C] doing this.
[Bbm] [D] Hugs you [Gb] down in old Tijuana.
[Ab] We'd come up, we'd hang out, [Ab] just hang out, tell stories.
[F] And then oh you heard this tune, check this out.
Oh man that's great, you know I could [Bb] do this if you do that.
Yeah that would be cool.
The harmonies, let's try harmonies over here.
Oh this is cool, this sounds great, hey let's record this.
I come here.
We all are gone.
With my eyes,
[Fm] trying [Dm]
to get [G] sharper,
[Bm] and [D] more.
[G] And it's a beautiful way to work if you can do it.
It's either going to come [Gb] naturally, you can't [G] force [E] him.
It's just got to be done [G] at his pace.
And you're doing it simply for the [D] pleasure of doing it.
Shrouds [E] of
[F]
portal,
all [Cm] day's [G] a bronze portal.
The man is still vital, you know.
[Cm] The guy's still got plenty to give.
[C] And I want to [G] be there to help him give it.
[D] [C]
You better [F] tell that barroom [C] lady,
she [F] better get [F] her business [G] right.
Because [F] the gospel train is [C] coming.
[Cm] You [Bb] know it [Bb] may [G] be [Eb] here [C]
tonight.
[Bb] You got [Cm] a [C] moving long train.
[G] You got [F] a moving long train.
You got [Cm] a [F] [C]
moving long train.
You [F] know that my man is coming tonight.
He won't [C] be long this morning.
He's going to safely [G] carry [C] me home.
He's going to safely [G] carry [C] me home.
He's going to safely [G]
[Bb] carry [C] me home.
[N]
gotta move it on train.
[C] He's [Cm] moving on train.
[Eb]
You know that my horse coming out.
He won't be long.
He's gonna safely carry me home.
He's gonna safely carry me home.
[C]
There we go.
Yep.
[C] [Dm]
[F]
[C] [G] [F]
[G] Cold iron shackles and a ball and chain.
[Em]
[C] [F] I listen to the whistle [A] of the evening [C] train.
[G] [C] You know [F] you've found too [Fm] a wild [C] love to let.
[F] It is on every night [G] in [C] Tennessee, James.
[Dm] [C]
[G] [A]
[Em] [A]
All the tales of old [D] Virginia.
There [A] they play, Daddy loves [E] so well.
There he spent many days on [D] my childhood.
[A]
Amy Cammon, there [E] we go.
[A]
Doing the Dirt Farmer record with him.
[Em] You know we started this thing, it was [Gb] Amy's idea initially to do,
[E]
just come up here and record some acoustic tunes.
And she asked me if I'd help produce it.
[A] And I thought well this is a great [D] idea.
Came up for no [A] reason, just to record this stuff.
And the result was this great record.
And now we're trying to get the next one done.
And I'm [Bm] trying to [D] recreate that feeling, that no pressure [B] feeling.
I think we can do it, we [Fm] can get there.
Drives [Bb] up in the [B] world.
[Eb]
Can't you imagine we're down in old Metrocali and you're [C] doing this.
[Bbm] [D] Hugs you [Gb] down in old Tijuana.
[Ab] We'd come up, we'd hang out, [Ab] just hang out, tell stories.
[F] And then oh you heard this tune, check this out.
Oh man that's great, you know I could [Bb] do this if you do that.
Yeah that would be cool.
The harmonies, let's try harmonies over here.
Oh this is cool, this sounds great, hey let's record this.
I come here.
We all are gone.
With my eyes,
[Fm] trying [Dm]
to get [G] sharper,
[Bm] and [D] more.
[G] And it's a beautiful way to work if you can do it.
It's either going to come [Gb] naturally, you can't [G] force [E] him.
It's just got to be done [G] at his pace.
And you're doing it simply for the [D] pleasure of doing it.
Shrouds [E] of
[F]
portal,
all [Cm] day's [G] a bronze portal.
The man is still vital, you know.
[Cm] The guy's still got plenty to give.
[C] And I want to [G] be there to help him give it.
[D] [C]
You better [F] tell that barroom [C] lady,
she [F] better get [F] her business [G] right.
Because [F] the gospel train is [C] coming.
[Cm] You [Bb] know it [Bb] may [G] be [Eb] here [C]
tonight.
[Bb] You got [Cm] a [C] moving long train.
[G] You got [F] a moving long train.
You got [Cm] a [F] [C]
moving long train.
You [F] know that my man is coming tonight.
He won't [C] be long this morning.
He's going to safely [G] carry [C] me home.
He's going to safely [G] carry [C] me home.
He's going to safely [G]
[Bb] carry [C] me home.
[N]
Key:
C
G
F
A
D
C
G
F
_ You _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ gotta _ _ move it on train. _ _
_ _ _ [C] He's [Cm] moving on train.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
You know that my horse coming out.
He won't be long.
He's gonna _ safely _ carry me _ home.
_ _ He's gonna _ safely carry _ me home.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
There we go.
_ Yep.
[C] _ [Dm] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ Cold iron shackles and a ball and chain.
_ [Em] _ _
_ _ [C] _ [F] I listen to the whistle [A] of the evening [C] train. _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] You know [F] you've found too [Fm] a wild [C] love to let.
[F] It is on every night [G] in [C] Tennessee, _ James. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ All the tales of old [D] Virginia.
_ _ _ There [A] they play, Daddy loves [E] so well.
_ _ There he spent many _ days on [D] my childhood.
_ _ _ [A]
Amy Cammon, there [E] we go.
_ [A] _ _
Doing the Dirt Farmer record with him.
_ [Em] You know we started this thing, it was [Gb] Amy's idea initially to do,
[E] _ _
_ _ just come up here and record some acoustic tunes.
And she asked me if I'd help produce it.
[A] And I thought well this is a great [D] idea.
Came up for no [A] reason, just to record this stuff.
And the result was this great record.
And now _ we're trying to get the next one done.
And I'm [Bm] trying to [D] recreate that feeling, that no pressure [B] feeling.
I think we can do it, we [Fm] can get there.
_ Drives [Bb] up in the _ [B] world.
_ [Eb] _ _ _
Can't you imagine we're down in old Metrocali and you're [C] doing this.
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ [D] _ _ Hugs you [Gb] down in old Tijuana.
[Ab] We'd come up, we'd hang out, [Ab] just hang out, tell stories.
[F] _ And then oh you heard this tune, check this out.
Oh man that's great, you know I could [Bb] do this if you do that.
Yeah that would be cool.
_ _ The harmonies, let's try harmonies over here.
Oh this is cool, this sounds great, hey let's record this.
_ I come here.
We all are gone. _ _ _
_ With my _ _ _ eyes,
[Fm] _ trying _ _ _ [Dm]
to get [G] sharper,
_ _ [Bm] _ and [D] more.
_ _ _ _ [G] And it's a beautiful way to work if you can do it.
It's either going to come [Gb] naturally, _ you can't [G] force [E] him.
It's just got to be done [G] at his pace. _
And you're doing it simply for the [D] pleasure of doing it.
_ _ _ _ Shrouds [E] of _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
portal,
all [Cm] day's [G] a bronze portal.
The man is still vital, you know.
[Cm] The guy's still got plenty to give.
[C] And _ I want to [G] be there to help him give it.
_ [D] _ _ [C] _
You better [F] tell that _ barroom [C] lady,
_ _ she [F] better get [F] her business _ [G] right.
_ _ Because [F] the gospel _ train is [C] coming.
_ _ [Cm] You [Bb] know it [Bb] may [G] be [Eb] here [C]
tonight.
_ _ [Bb] You got [Cm] a [C] moving long train. _ _ _ _ _
[G] You got [F] a moving long train.
You got _ _ _ [Cm] a [F] _ [C]
moving _ long train. _ _
_ _ You [F] know that my man is coming tonight.
He won't [C] be long this morning.
He's going to safely _ [G] carry [C] me _ _ home.
He's going to safely [G] _ carry [C] me _ home.
He's going to safely [G] _
[Bb] carry [C] me home. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ gotta _ _ move it on train. _ _
_ _ _ [C] He's [Cm] moving on train.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
You know that my horse coming out.
He won't be long.
He's gonna _ safely _ carry me _ home.
_ _ He's gonna _ safely carry _ me home.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
There we go.
_ Yep.
[C] _ [Dm] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ Cold iron shackles and a ball and chain.
_ [Em] _ _
_ _ [C] _ [F] I listen to the whistle [A] of the evening [C] train. _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] You know [F] you've found too [Fm] a wild [C] love to let.
[F] It is on every night [G] in [C] Tennessee, _ James. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ All the tales of old [D] Virginia.
_ _ _ There [A] they play, Daddy loves [E] so well.
_ _ There he spent many _ days on [D] my childhood.
_ _ _ [A]
Amy Cammon, there [E] we go.
_ [A] _ _
Doing the Dirt Farmer record with him.
_ [Em] You know we started this thing, it was [Gb] Amy's idea initially to do,
[E] _ _
_ _ just come up here and record some acoustic tunes.
And she asked me if I'd help produce it.
[A] And I thought well this is a great [D] idea.
Came up for no [A] reason, just to record this stuff.
And the result was this great record.
And now _ we're trying to get the next one done.
And I'm [Bm] trying to [D] recreate that feeling, that no pressure [B] feeling.
I think we can do it, we [Fm] can get there.
_ Drives [Bb] up in the _ [B] world.
_ [Eb] _ _ _
Can't you imagine we're down in old Metrocali and you're [C] doing this.
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ [D] _ _ Hugs you [Gb] down in old Tijuana.
[Ab] We'd come up, we'd hang out, [Ab] just hang out, tell stories.
[F] _ And then oh you heard this tune, check this out.
Oh man that's great, you know I could [Bb] do this if you do that.
Yeah that would be cool.
_ _ The harmonies, let's try harmonies over here.
Oh this is cool, this sounds great, hey let's record this.
_ I come here.
We all are gone. _ _ _
_ With my _ _ _ eyes,
[Fm] _ trying _ _ _ [Dm]
to get [G] sharper,
_ _ [Bm] _ and [D] more.
_ _ _ _ [G] And it's a beautiful way to work if you can do it.
It's either going to come [Gb] naturally, _ you can't [G] force [E] him.
It's just got to be done [G] at his pace. _
And you're doing it simply for the [D] pleasure of doing it.
_ _ _ _ Shrouds [E] of _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
portal,
all [Cm] day's [G] a bronze portal.
The man is still vital, you know.
[Cm] The guy's still got plenty to give.
[C] And _ I want to [G] be there to help him give it.
_ [D] _ _ [C] _
You better [F] tell that _ barroom [C] lady,
_ _ she [F] better get [F] her business _ [G] right.
_ _ Because [F] the gospel _ train is [C] coming.
_ _ [Cm] You [Bb] know it [Bb] may [G] be [Eb] here [C]
tonight.
_ _ [Bb] You got [Cm] a [C] moving long train. _ _ _ _ _
[G] You got [F] a moving long train.
You got _ _ _ [Cm] a [F] _ [C]
moving _ long train. _ _
_ _ You [F] know that my man is coming tonight.
He won't [C] be long this morning.
He's going to safely _ [G] carry [C] me _ _ home.
He's going to safely [G] _ carry [C] me _ home.
He's going to safely [G] _
[Bb] carry [C] me home. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _