Carter Family - Sad and Lonesome Day Chords

Tempo:
93.2 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Bb

Ab

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Carter Family - Sad and Lonesome Day chords
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[C] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
Oh, today [Bb] has been [Eb] a lonesome day.
[Ab] Today has [Eb] been a lonesome day.
[Ab] Today has been [Eb] a lonesome day,
and [Bb] it seems tomorrow will be the same [Eb] old way.
Oh, they [Bb] carried my mother to the [Eb] buring ground.
[Ab] They carried my mother [Eb] to the buring ground.
[Ab] They carried my mother [Eb] to the buring ground
and [Bb] watched the [Eb] pallbearers let her down.
[Bb] [Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] Did you [Bb] ever hear a church [Eb] belt tone?
[Ab] Did you ever hear [Eb] a church belt tone?
Did [Ab] you ever hear [Eb] a church belt tone?
You [Bb] may know by that she's [Eb] dead and gone.
Oh, dig [Bb] my grave with a [Eb] silver spade.
[Ab] Oh, dig my grave [Eb] with a silver spade.
[Ab] Oh, dig my [Eb] grave with a silver spade
and [Bb] mark the place [Eb] where I must lay.
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
There's one [Bb] kind of favor I ask [Eb] of you.
[Ab] There's one kind of favor [Eb] I ask of you.
[Ab] There's one kind of favor [Eb] I ask of you.
[Bb] That's to see my
Key:  
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
C
3211
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
C
3211
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To start learning The Carter Family - Sad And Lonesome Day chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Eb, Ab, Eb, Bb and Eb in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 46 BPM and then match the original tempo of 93 BPM. With an eye on the song's key E Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[C] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ Oh, today [Bb] has been [Eb] a lonesome day.
_ [Ab] Today has [Eb] been a lonesome day.
[Ab] Today has been [Eb] a lonesome day,
and [Bb] it seems tomorrow will be the same [Eb] old way.
_ Oh, they [Bb] carried my mother to the [Eb] buring ground.
_ [Ab] They carried my mother [Eb] to the buring ground.
_ [Ab] They carried my mother [Eb] to the buring ground
and [Bb] watched the [Eb] pallbearers let her down. _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ Did you [Bb] ever hear a church [Eb] belt tone?
_ [Ab] Did you ever hear [Eb] a church belt tone?
Did [Ab] you ever hear [Eb] a church belt tone?
You [Bb] may know by that she's [Eb] dead and gone. _
Oh, dig [Bb] my grave with a [Eb] silver spade. _
[Ab] Oh, dig my grave [Eb] with a silver spade.
_ [Ab] Oh, dig my [Eb] grave with a silver spade
and [Bb] mark the place [Eb] where I must lay.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ There's one [Bb] kind of favor I ask [Eb] of you.
_ [Ab] There's one kind of favor [Eb] I ask of you.
_ [Ab] There's one kind of favor [Eb] I ask of you.
[Bb] That's to see my

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