Chords for "Lonesome Road Blues" Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival May 2012 All Star Jam
Tempo:
137.35 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[G] Scruggs, it's amazing, [D] there's not anybody on any instrument that I'm aware [G] of who,
his career, when people get together, there's one individual whose material they all know.
common material.
bluegrass that a whole lot of material is understood
guys think of a Scruggs tune you both like and see what we can do on that.
Okay, so Earl, that's a song that goes way back, but Earl had his special way of doing
we could even [Gm] try playing a unison on it and see what happens later on, but why
would you like to start?
his career, when people get together, there's one individual whose material they all know.
common material.
bluegrass that a whole lot of material is understood
guys think of a Scruggs tune you both like and see what we can do on that.
Okay, so Earl, that's a song that goes way back, but Earl had his special way of doing
we could even [Gm] try playing a unison on it and see what happens later on, but why
would you like to start?
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[G] Scruggs, it's amazing, [D] there's not anybody on any instrument that I'm aware [G] of who,
after doing his career, _ _ when people get together, there's one individual whose material they all know.
Not all of it, but there's a lot of common material.
There's no other banjo player _ in _ bluegrass that a whole lot of material is understood
and known by the different players.
So why don't you guys think of a Scruggs tune you both like and see what we can do on that.
What you got?
Oh, some road blues.
Okay, so Earl, that's a song that goes way back, but Earl had his special way of doing
it [C] and _ [G]
we could even [Gm] try playing a unison on it and see what happens later on, but why
don't we [C] take turns on it [G] first.
Ronnie, would you like to start?
Sure.
You might want to start.
Let's get the bat over with first.
_ That's my best friend.
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_ _ _ [G] _ _ Neverland.
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_ _ _ [G] _ hard, sir. _
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after doing his career, _ _ when people get together, there's one individual whose material they all know.
Not all of it, but there's a lot of common material.
There's no other banjo player _ in _ bluegrass that a whole lot of material is understood
and known by the different players.
So why don't you guys think of a Scruggs tune you both like and see what we can do on that.
What you got?
Oh, some road blues.
Okay, so Earl, that's a song that goes way back, but Earl had his special way of doing
it [C] and _ [G]
we could even [Gm] try playing a unison on it and see what happens later on, but why
don't we [C] take turns on it [G] first.
Ronnie, would you like to start?
Sure.
You might want to start.
Let's get the bat over with first.
_ That's my best friend.
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_ _ _ [G] _ hard, sir. _
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