Chords for 16. John Hartford - Kentucky Tunes - Crosseyed Child
Tempo:
85.55 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
E
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [F#]
[Bm] [G]
Well, the last couple of years of his [F#] life.
He'd come [B] out Tuesday night, he said we're going to turn the [D] dogs loose, run the fox.
[G] And I would go out there and expect about 20 or 30 people.
[D] And he'd poke [F#] up the fire and tell me about how he was a little boy and he was cross-eyed
and his brothers used to make fun of him and what a hard time he had.
[B]
He said when he was a kid he used to get down in that big bottom down below Roseanne, Kentucky
where the railroad track runs real straight and the high timber is over on the other side
of the river and he said the cooties were real good.
And he said the old veterans would be coming back from World War I and they'd be walking
along the railroad track and every once in a while one of them would think he's all alone
and he'd rear back his head and he'd holler.
[G#]
[B] And then he'd wait until he made sure he was all by himself and then he'd try it.
And he always figured that's where his singing style came from.
[D] [F#] Then he said his brothers and his uncle used to play music, his Uncle Penn who I understand
is originally from around [D] here, best of Clarksville.
[E] He used to hide under the porch of Uncle Penn.
[D]
[A] [Bm]
[D]
[E]
[D]
While [G] a voice so [F#m] high it frees your heart like the heart of a cross [D] eyed child
Behind [A] the house, [D] behind the barn, behind the white oak tree
[G] Underneath the old blackboard, [B] not peace [A]
behind it
Knock, laugh at them as they go riding by
[G] And all the tears [D] that make the pain in the heart
Cross eyes, the doctor's office, an elderly woman was sitting across from me.
She was looking at me and trying to look away.
In fact, as she says, I know who you are, she says, you're that crazy guy on television.
I said, I won't.
But she said, my daddy was a grandfather.
She said I knew Bill Monroe when he was a little boy and he used to hide under the porch.
Back inside the darkness, [A] lonely me
[D] [G] [D] She takes his hand and pulls him [E] out and leads him [A] in
Brothers and [D] sisters dance in the style
[G] For no drop of [D] stain is determined less [A] than the bow of the cross [D] eyed child
[A]
[D]
[G] [D]
[E] [A]
[D]
[G] [D] [A]
[D] He [A] wills himself to be
[D] As strong he upward grows
They [G] come to match [D] him, this note [E] is on their way, [A] babe He does
[D] Some say it is his style
In the heart of the cross eyed child
He will prove it himself, he may hold [A] on his pride but the [D] way
[G] There along sits [D] down in the churchyard [E] ground in the town so [A] far away
[D]
A whale on the radio dial
[G] A man around the [D] world
He [A] [D]
sings
[G]
[D] [A]
[D] [D]
his song to the midnight sky, a whale on the radio dial
A [G] man around the [D] world
He sings his [E]
[D] song to the midnight sky, a whale on the radio dial
[A] [D] A man around the world
He sings his song to the midnight sky, [A] [D] a whale on the radio dial
[A]
[G] [D]
[G] A man [D]
around the world
Mark Schatz on [N] the bass, Chris Sharp on the guitar.
Thank you very much.
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[Bm] [G]
Well, the last couple of years of his [F#] life.
He'd come [B] out Tuesday night, he said we're going to turn the [D] dogs loose, run the fox.
[G] And I would go out there and expect about 20 or 30 people.
[D] And he'd poke [F#] up the fire and tell me about how he was a little boy and he was cross-eyed
and his brothers used to make fun of him and what a hard time he had.
[B]
He said when he was a kid he used to get down in that big bottom down below Roseanne, Kentucky
where the railroad track runs real straight and the high timber is over on the other side
of the river and he said the cooties were real good.
And he said the old veterans would be coming back from World War I and they'd be walking
along the railroad track and every once in a while one of them would think he's all alone
and he'd rear back his head and he'd holler.
[G#]
[B] And then he'd wait until he made sure he was all by himself and then he'd try it.
And he always figured that's where his singing style came from.
[D] [F#] Then he said his brothers and his uncle used to play music, his Uncle Penn who I understand
is originally from around [D] here, best of Clarksville.
[E] He used to hide under the porch of Uncle Penn.
[D]
[A] [Bm]
[D]
[E]
[D]
While [G] a voice so [F#m] high it frees your heart like the heart of a cross [D] eyed child
Behind [A] the house, [D] behind the barn, behind the white oak tree
[G] Underneath the old blackboard, [B] not peace [A]
behind it
Knock, laugh at them as they go riding by
[G] And all the tears [D] that make the pain in the heart
Cross eyes, the doctor's office, an elderly woman was sitting across from me.
She was looking at me and trying to look away.
In fact, as she says, I know who you are, she says, you're that crazy guy on television.
I said, I won't.
But she said, my daddy was a grandfather.
She said I knew Bill Monroe when he was a little boy and he used to hide under the porch.
Back inside the darkness, [A] lonely me
[D] [G] [D] She takes his hand and pulls him [E] out and leads him [A] in
Brothers and [D] sisters dance in the style
[G] For no drop of [D] stain is determined less [A] than the bow of the cross [D] eyed child
[A]
[D]
[G] [D]
[E] [A]
[D]
[G] [D] [A]
[D] He [A] wills himself to be
[D] As strong he upward grows
They [G] come to match [D] him, this note [E] is on their way, [A] babe He does
[D] Some say it is his style
In the heart of the cross eyed child
He will prove it himself, he may hold [A] on his pride but the [D] way
[G] There along sits [D] down in the churchyard [E] ground in the town so [A] far away
[D]
A whale on the radio dial
[G] A man around the [D] world
He [A] [D]
sings
[G]
[D] [A]
[D] [D]
his song to the midnight sky, a whale on the radio dial
A [G] man around the [D] world
He sings his [E]
[D] song to the midnight sky, a whale on the radio dial
[A] [D] A man around the world
He sings his song to the midnight sky, [A] [D] a whale on the radio dial
[A]
[G] [D]
[G] A man [D]
around the world
Mark Schatz on [N] the bass, Chris Sharp on the guitar.
Thank you very much.
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Key:
D
A
G
E
F#
D
A
G
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
Well, the last couple of years of his [F#] life. _ _ _
He'd come [B] out Tuesday night, he said we're going to turn the [D] dogs loose, run the fox.
_ [G] And I would go out there and expect about 20 or 30 people.
_ [D] _ _ And he'd poke [F#] up the fire and tell me about _ _ how he was a little boy and he was cross-eyed
and his brothers used to make fun of him and what a hard time he had.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
He said when he was a kid he used to get down in that big bottom down below Roseanne, Kentucky
where the railroad track runs real straight and the high timber is over on the other side
of the river and he said the cooties were real good.
And he said the old veterans would be coming back from World War I and they'd be walking
along the railroad track and every once in a while one of them would think he's all alone
and he'd rear back his head and he'd holler.
[G#] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ And then he'd wait until he made sure he was all by himself and then he'd try it.
And he always figured that's where his singing style came from.
[D] _ _ _ [F#] Then he said his brothers and his uncle used to play music, his Uncle Penn who I understand
is originally from around [D] here, best of Clarksville. _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ He used to hide under the porch of Uncle Penn.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ While _ [G] a voice so [F#m] high it frees your heart like the heart of a cross [D] eyed child _
Behind [A] the house, _ [D] behind the barn, _ behind the white oak tree _ _ _
[G] Underneath the old blackboard, [B] not peace [A] _ _
behind it
_ Knock, laugh at them _ as they go riding by _
[G] And all the tears [D] that make the pain in the heart
Cross eyes, _ the doctor's office, _ _ an elderly woman was sitting across from me.
She _ _ was looking at me and trying to look away.
In fact, as she says, I know who you are, she says, you're that crazy guy on television.
_ _ I said, _ _ I won't.
But she said, my daddy was a grandfather. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ She said I knew Bill Monroe when he was a little boy and he used to hide under the porch. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Back inside the darkness, [A] lonely me
[D] _ _ [G] _ [D] She takes his hand and pulls him [E] out and leads him [A] in _ _ _ _
Brothers and [D] sisters _ _ _ _ dance in the style
_ [G] For no drop of [D] stain is determined less [A] than the bow of the cross [D] eyed child
_ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ He [A] wills himself to be
_ [D] _ _ As strong he upward grows
They [G] come to match [D] him, this note [E] is on their way, [A] babe He does _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ Some say it is his style _ _ _ _ _
In the heart of the cross eyed child
_ _ He will prove it himself, he may hold [A] on his pride but the [D] way _ _
[G] There along sits [D] down in the churchyard [E] ground in the town so [A] far away
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ A whale on the radio dial _
[G] A man around the [D] world
He [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ sings _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
his song to the midnight sky, a whale on the radio dial
A [G] man around the [D] world
He sings his [E] _
[D] song _ _ to the midnight sky, a whale _ on the radio dial
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ A man around the world
He sings his song to the midnight sky, [A] _ _ [D] _ a whale on the radio dial
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] A man [D] _ _ _
around the world
Mark Schatz on [N] the bass, Chris Sharp on the guitar.
Thank you very much.
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[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
Well, the last couple of years of his [F#] life. _ _ _
He'd come [B] out Tuesday night, he said we're going to turn the [D] dogs loose, run the fox.
_ [G] And I would go out there and expect about 20 or 30 people.
_ [D] _ _ And he'd poke [F#] up the fire and tell me about _ _ how he was a little boy and he was cross-eyed
and his brothers used to make fun of him and what a hard time he had.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
He said when he was a kid he used to get down in that big bottom down below Roseanne, Kentucky
where the railroad track runs real straight and the high timber is over on the other side
of the river and he said the cooties were real good.
And he said the old veterans would be coming back from World War I and they'd be walking
along the railroad track and every once in a while one of them would think he's all alone
and he'd rear back his head and he'd holler.
[G#] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ And then he'd wait until he made sure he was all by himself and then he'd try it.
And he always figured that's where his singing style came from.
[D] _ _ _ [F#] Then he said his brothers and his uncle used to play music, his Uncle Penn who I understand
is originally from around [D] here, best of Clarksville. _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ He used to hide under the porch of Uncle Penn.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ While _ [G] a voice so [F#m] high it frees your heart like the heart of a cross [D] eyed child _
Behind [A] the house, _ [D] behind the barn, _ behind the white oak tree _ _ _
[G] Underneath the old blackboard, [B] not peace [A] _ _
behind it
_ Knock, laugh at them _ as they go riding by _
[G] And all the tears [D] that make the pain in the heart
Cross eyes, _ the doctor's office, _ _ an elderly woman was sitting across from me.
She _ _ was looking at me and trying to look away.
In fact, as she says, I know who you are, she says, you're that crazy guy on television.
_ _ I said, _ _ I won't.
But she said, my daddy was a grandfather. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ She said I knew Bill Monroe when he was a little boy and he used to hide under the porch. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Back inside the darkness, [A] lonely me
[D] _ _ [G] _ [D] She takes his hand and pulls him [E] out and leads him [A] in _ _ _ _
Brothers and [D] sisters _ _ _ _ dance in the style
_ [G] For no drop of [D] stain is determined less [A] than the bow of the cross [D] eyed child
_ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ He [A] wills himself to be
_ [D] _ _ As strong he upward grows
They [G] come to match [D] him, this note [E] is on their way, [A] babe He does _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ Some say it is his style _ _ _ _ _
In the heart of the cross eyed child
_ _ He will prove it himself, he may hold [A] on his pride but the [D] way _ _
[G] There along sits [D] down in the churchyard [E] ground in the town so [A] far away
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ A whale on the radio dial _
[G] A man around the [D] world
He [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ sings _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
his song to the midnight sky, a whale on the radio dial
A [G] man around the [D] world
He sings his [E] _
[D] song _ _ to the midnight sky, a whale _ on the radio dial
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ A man around the world
He sings his song to the midnight sky, [A] _ _ [D] _ a whale on the radio dial
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] A man [D] _ _ _
around the world
Mark Schatz on [N] the bass, Chris Sharp on the guitar.
Thank you very much.
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