Chords for Ballad of Weaverville - Mary McCaslin
Tempo:
111.9 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
F#m
E
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A]
I'll tell you about a game, you folks, Jim Weaver was his [F#m] name
I don't [A] know where he came from, gambling was his [F#m] trade
Hiding [A] in a close beside me, I'll tell you about a game
The damnedest game I ever [D] played, and all [A] my years he played
Some say they'd see him play, he'd be down on the barbed wire
He'd be down on the post, [F#m] [D] he said it [A] might be true enough
He'd gambled [F#m] around, and lost his [A] stake to a jack
I strayed down at Sutter's post
[D] But it saved a [A] little folk [D] in case of a game [A] within our [E] town
[A] And [D] he loves to gamble, [A] and he's feeling [F#m] free
And I felt a [A] tremble deep [D] within when I turned around [A] to see
Who was [D] looking [A] hard for me
The game was set in Daddy's tent, an honest man you know
[D] And all the [A] boys in town were set to take Jim [F#m] Weaver's [D] foe
For digging [A] gold is hard work, and fanning is too slow
[F#m] And I saw Jim [A] Weaver smiling [F#m] at some little private [A] joke
By midnight he had all the boys in town had saved
[F#m] And they never [A] caught him cheating, they watched him [F#m] all the while
[D] And he never [A] lost a single hand in any game he played
[D] And he never [A] lost a doll, [D] and he never lost [A] a [E] smile
[F#] Cause the [F#m] lady loves to gamble, and she's feeling free, smiling wide
[D] And I knew I wouldn't [A] rest till [D] I was smiling [A] as we ride
Smiling as we ride
[F#m] [A]
And all the boys who bust a flat, they wanted to steal to play
[D] So I asked him [A] what was left in town [F#m] to gamble in the game
[D]
He said he [A] got high cards in time, and if he lost he'd pay
But if he won, they had to [D] swear to give the [A] town his name
And he told my daddy he would bet ten dollars on the side
And I would be my daddy's stake if I would [F#m] so agree
[D] And I [A] rode out of the way until next morning as he spied
[D] And left the [A] town that bears his name, [D] the [F#m] gambling man and [E]
me
[D] Cause the lady loves to gambler [A] if she cheats [F#m] all the same
And no one saw [A] me slip through him, the ace [F#m] won the game
And gave the town our [E] name
[A] [D] And gave the town our [A] name
Thank you very much
[N]
I'll tell you about a game, you folks, Jim Weaver was his [F#m] name
I don't [A] know where he came from, gambling was his [F#m] trade
Hiding [A] in a close beside me, I'll tell you about a game
The damnedest game I ever [D] played, and all [A] my years he played
Some say they'd see him play, he'd be down on the barbed wire
He'd be down on the post, [F#m] [D] he said it [A] might be true enough
He'd gambled [F#m] around, and lost his [A] stake to a jack
I strayed down at Sutter's post
[D] But it saved a [A] little folk [D] in case of a game [A] within our [E] town
[A] And [D] he loves to gamble, [A] and he's feeling [F#m] free
And I felt a [A] tremble deep [D] within when I turned around [A] to see
Who was [D] looking [A] hard for me
The game was set in Daddy's tent, an honest man you know
[D] And all the [A] boys in town were set to take Jim [F#m] Weaver's [D] foe
For digging [A] gold is hard work, and fanning is too slow
[F#m] And I saw Jim [A] Weaver smiling [F#m] at some little private [A] joke
By midnight he had all the boys in town had saved
[F#m] And they never [A] caught him cheating, they watched him [F#m] all the while
[D] And he never [A] lost a single hand in any game he played
[D] And he never [A] lost a doll, [D] and he never lost [A] a [E] smile
[F#] Cause the [F#m] lady loves to gamble, and she's feeling free, smiling wide
[D] And I knew I wouldn't [A] rest till [D] I was smiling [A] as we ride
Smiling as we ride
[F#m] [A]
And all the boys who bust a flat, they wanted to steal to play
[D] So I asked him [A] what was left in town [F#m] to gamble in the game
[D]
He said he [A] got high cards in time, and if he lost he'd pay
But if he won, they had to [D] swear to give the [A] town his name
And he told my daddy he would bet ten dollars on the side
And I would be my daddy's stake if I would [F#m] so agree
[D] And I [A] rode out of the way until next morning as he spied
[D] And left the [A] town that bears his name, [D] the [F#m] gambling man and [E]
me
[D] Cause the lady loves to gambler [A] if she cheats [F#m] all the same
And no one saw [A] me slip through him, the ace [F#m] won the game
And gave the town our [E] name
[A] [D] And gave the town our [A] name
Thank you very much
[N]
Key:
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'll tell you about a game, you folks, Jim Weaver was his [F#m] _ name
I don't [A] know where he came from, gambling was his [F#m] _ trade
Hiding [A] in a close beside me, I'll tell you about a _ game
The damnedest game I ever [D] played, and all [A] my years he played
_ Some _ say they'd see him play, he'd be down on the barbed wire
He'd be down on the post, [F#m] _ [D] he said it [A] might be true enough
He'd gambled [F#m] around, _ _ and lost his [A] stake to a jack
I strayed down at Sutter's post
[D] But it saved a [A] little folk [D] in case of a game [A] within our _ [E] town
_ [A] And [D] he loves to gamble, [A] and he's feeling [F#m] free
_ And I felt a [A] tremble deep [D] within when I turned around [A] to see
Who was [D] looking [A] hard for _ me _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ The game was set in Daddy's tent, an honest man you know
_ [D] And all the [A] boys in town were set to take Jim [F#m] Weaver's _ [D] foe
For digging [A] gold is hard work, and fanning is too slow
_ [F#m] And I saw Jim [A] Weaver smiling [F#m] at some little private _ [A] joke
By midnight he had all the boys in town had saved
[F#m] _ And they never [A] caught him cheating, they watched him [F#m] all the while
[D] And he never [A] lost a single hand in any game he played _
[D] And he never [A] lost a doll, [D] and he never lost [A] a [E] smile
_ _ [F#] Cause the [F#m] lady loves to gamble, and she's feeling free, smiling wide _
[D] And I knew I wouldn't [A] rest till [D] I was smiling [A] as we ride
_ _ Smiling as we ride
_ [F#m] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And all the boys who bust a flat, they wanted to steal to play
_ [D] So I asked him [A] what was left in town [F#m] to gamble in the game
_ [D]
He said he [A] got high cards in time, and if he lost he'd pay
But if he won, they had to [D] swear to give the [A] town his _ name
And he told my daddy he would bet ten dollars on the side _
And I would be my daddy's stake if I would [F#m] so agree
_ _ [D] And I [A] rode out of the way until next morning as he spied
_ [D] And left the [A] town that bears his name, [D] the [F#m] gambling man and _ [E] _
me
[D] _ Cause the lady loves to gambler [A] if she cheats [F#m] all the _ same
And no one saw [A] me slip through him, the ace [F#m] won the _ game
And gave the town our [E] name
_ [A] _ [D] And gave the town our [A] name
_ Thank you very much _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'll tell you about a game, you folks, Jim Weaver was his [F#m] _ name
I don't [A] know where he came from, gambling was his [F#m] _ trade
Hiding [A] in a close beside me, I'll tell you about a _ game
The damnedest game I ever [D] played, and all [A] my years he played
_ Some _ say they'd see him play, he'd be down on the barbed wire
He'd be down on the post, [F#m] _ [D] he said it [A] might be true enough
He'd gambled [F#m] around, _ _ and lost his [A] stake to a jack
I strayed down at Sutter's post
[D] But it saved a [A] little folk [D] in case of a game [A] within our _ [E] town
_ [A] And [D] he loves to gamble, [A] and he's feeling [F#m] free
_ And I felt a [A] tremble deep [D] within when I turned around [A] to see
Who was [D] looking [A] hard for _ me _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ The game was set in Daddy's tent, an honest man you know
_ [D] And all the [A] boys in town were set to take Jim [F#m] Weaver's _ [D] foe
For digging [A] gold is hard work, and fanning is too slow
_ [F#m] And I saw Jim [A] Weaver smiling [F#m] at some little private _ [A] joke
By midnight he had all the boys in town had saved
[F#m] _ And they never [A] caught him cheating, they watched him [F#m] all the while
[D] And he never [A] lost a single hand in any game he played _
[D] And he never [A] lost a doll, [D] and he never lost [A] a [E] smile
_ _ [F#] Cause the [F#m] lady loves to gamble, and she's feeling free, smiling wide _
[D] And I knew I wouldn't [A] rest till [D] I was smiling [A] as we ride
_ _ Smiling as we ride
_ [F#m] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And all the boys who bust a flat, they wanted to steal to play
_ [D] So I asked him [A] what was left in town [F#m] to gamble in the game
_ [D]
He said he [A] got high cards in time, and if he lost he'd pay
But if he won, they had to [D] swear to give the [A] town his _ name
And he told my daddy he would bet ten dollars on the side _
And I would be my daddy's stake if I would [F#m] so agree
_ _ [D] And I [A] rode out of the way until next morning as he spied
_ [D] And left the [A] town that bears his name, [D] the [F#m] gambling man and _ [E] _
me
[D] _ Cause the lady loves to gambler [A] if she cheats [F#m] all the _ same
And no one saw [A] me slip through him, the ace [F#m] won the _ game
And gave the town our [E] name
_ [A] _ [D] And gave the town our [A] name
_ Thank you very much _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _